Nick Quinten Olij (born 1 August 1995) is a Dutch professional

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who plays as a

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for

Eredivisie The Eredivisie (; ''"Honour Division"'' or ''"Premier Division"'') is the highest level of professional football in the Netherlands. The league was founded in 1956, two years after the start of professional football in the Netherlands. It is c ...

club

Sparta Rotterdam Sparta Rotterdam () is a Dutch professional football club based in Rotterdam. Established on 1 April 1888, Sparta Rotterdam is the oldest professional football team in the Netherlands. Sparta currently compete in the Eredivisie, the top flight ...

Club career

He moved to

NAC Breda NAC Breda (), often simply known as NAC, is a Dutch professional football club, based in Breda, Netherlands. NAC Breda play in the Rat Verlegh Stadium, named after their most important player, Antoon 'Rat' Verlegh. They play in the Eerste Divi ...

in July 2019 upon expiry of his contract at AZ. On 16 June 2022, Olij signed a four-year contract with

International career

In October 2023, Olij received his first official call-up to the Netherlands senior national team for two UEFA Euro 2024 qualifiers against

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and

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Career statistics

Club

Honours

Individual *

Player of the Month: January 2023, *

Team of the Month: January 2023

References

External links

Profile
at the Sparta Rotterdam website
Profile
at the Royal Dutch Football Association website (in Dutch) * {{DEFAULTSORT:Olij, Nick 1995 births Living people Dutch men's footballers Men's association football goalkeepers Netherlands men's youth international footballers Eredivisie players Eerste Divisie players Tweede Divisie players Koninklijke HFC players AZ Alkmaar players Jong AZ players TOP Oss players NAC Breda players Sparta Rotterdam players Footballers from Haarlem