Nicolás "Nico" Olsak (born 25 November 1991) is an Argentine
footballer
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who plays as a
midfielder for
Maccabi Herzliya.
Early life
Olsak was born into a family of
American Jewish descent in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
When Olsak was 12 years old, his parents, Marcelo and Gabriella, decided to move the family to
Boca Raton, Florida
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, in the United States.
College career
After high school, Olsak went to
Belmont University.
Club career
Olsak arrived in Israel as a tourist on
Birthright
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.
After a successful trial, he joined Maccabi Kabilo Jaffa. The following year he moved to Ironi Ramat Hasharon. In his third year in Israel, Olsak signed with Premier League club Maccabi Netanya.
After four seasons, and with his contract expiring, Olsak visited the training grounds of Maccabi Netanya on 29 June 2020 to say goodbye to his former teammates and coaches before returning to the
United States as a free agent. Shortly after, he signed with
RKC Waalwijk of the Dutch
Eredivisie.
On 8 February 2021, Olsak joined
Beitar Jerusalem, signing a contract until the end of the 2020–21 season.
Personal life
Olsak holds Argentine, Israeli and Polish citizenships.
In 2020, Olsak got engaged to Tali Shimon, an American of Israeli descent from Florida.
Career statistics
Club
Honours and achievements
Maccabi Netanya
Maccabi Netanya
* Liga Leumit:
2016–17
References
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1991 births
Living people
Israeli men's footballers
Jewish Argentine sportspeople
Footballers from Buenos Aires
Belmont Bruins men's soccer players
Maccabi Jaffa F.C. players
Hapoel Nir Ramat HaSharon F.C. players
Maccabi Netanya F.C. players
RKC Waalwijk players
Beitar Jerusalem F.C. players
Maccabi Petah Tikva F.C. players
Hapoel Hadera F.C. players
Maccabi Herzliya F.C. players
Liga Leumit players
Israeli Premier League players
Eredivisie players
Argentine emigrants to Israel
Argentine expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands
Israeli expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands
Men's association football midfielders