Nick Olij
.jpg) Olij with Sparta Rotterdam in 2024 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nick Quinten Olij[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 1 August 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Haarlem, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[2] | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | PSV | ||
| Number | 1 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| ?–2011 | Koninklijke HFC | ||
| 2011–2014 | AZ | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2019 | AZ | 0 | (0) |
| 2016–2018 | Jong AZ | 66 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | → TOP Oss (loan) | 30 | (0) |
| 2019–2022 | NAC Breda | 101 | (0) |
| 2022–2025 | Sparta Rotterdam | 99 | (0) |
| 2025– | PSV | 1 | (0) |
| 2025– | Jong PSV | 2 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2012 | Netherlands U17 | 13 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Netherlands U18 | 4 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Netherlands U19 | 6 | (0) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 28 April 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 26 May 2013 | |||
Nick Quinten Olij (born 1 August 1995) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Eredivisie club PSV.
Club career
[edit]He moved to NAC Breda in July 2019 upon expiry of his contract at AZ.[3]
On 16 June 2022, Olij signed a four-year contract with Sparta Rotterdam.[4]
On 12 June 2025, Olij signed with PSV Eindhoven on a four-year deal.[5][6]
International career
[edit]Olij was the starting goalkeeper for the Netherlands at the 2012 UEFA European Under-17 Championship, which they won. Olij saved the decisive penalty kick in the final game shoot-out.[7]
He was also selected for the 2013 UEFA European Under-19 Championship squad, but remained on the bench as a back-up to Mickey van der Hart, as Netherlands were eliminated in group stage.[8]
In October 2023, Olij received his first official call-up to the Netherlands senior national team for two UEFA Euro 2024 qualifiers against France and Greece.[9]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of match played 23 April 2026
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| AZ Alkmaar | 2014–15 | Eredivisie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2015–16 | Eredivisie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2016–17 | Eredivisie | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18 | Eredivisie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Jong AZ | 2016–17 | Tweede Divisie | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18 | Eerste Divisie | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 35 | 0 | |||
| Total | 66 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 66 | 0 | ||||
| TOP Oss (loan) | 2018–19 | Eerste Divisie | 30 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 0 | ||
| NAC Breda | 2019–20 | Eerste Divisie | 29 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | Eerste Divisie | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3[a] | 0 | 37 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | Eerste Divisie | 38 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 2[a] | 0 | 44 | 0 | ||
| Total | 101 | 0 | 9 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | 115 | 0 | |||
| Sparta Rotterdam | 2022–23 | Eredivisie | 31 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 | |
| 2023–24 | Eredivisie | 34 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 1[b] | 0 | 37 | 0 | ||
| 2024–25 | Eredivisie | 34 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 36 | 0 | |||
| Total | 99 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 105 | 0 | |||
| PSV | 2025–26 | Eredivisie | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jong PSV | 2025–26 | Eerste Divisie | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 299 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 322 | 0 | ||
- 1 2 Appearances in Eerste Divisie play-offs
- ↑ Appearance(s) in Conference League play-offs
Honours
[edit]PSV
Netherlands Under-17
Individual
- Eredivisie Player of the Month: January 2023[12]
References
[edit]- ↑ "N. Olij – Profiel". Voetbal International (in Dutch). Retrieved 1 July 2022.
- ↑ "Nick Olij – Career". Premier League. Premier League. Retrieved 16 March 2026.
- ↑ "Nick Olij tekent contract voor twee jaar bij NAC". BN DeStem (in Dutch). 7 June 2019. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
- ↑ "Sparta versterkt zich met Olij". Sparta Rotterdam (in Dutch). 16 June 2022. Archived from the original on 17 June 2022. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
- ↑ Belgian, Get; read, Dutch Football News·1 min (12 June 2025). "PSV present Nick Olij as new number one". Yahoo Sports. Retrieved 12 June 2025.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ↑ "PSV completes Olij arrival: 'A dream has come true'". www.vl.nl. Retrieved 12 June 2025.
- 1 2 "Germany-Netherlands | UEFA Under-17 2012 Final | UEFA.com". UEFA. Retrieved 13 December 2025.
- ↑ "Netherlands-Spain | UEFA Under-19 2013 | UEFA.com". UEFA. Retrieved 13 December 2025.
- ↑ "Nick Olij debuteert in Oranjeselectie" [Nick Olij debutes in Dutch national team squad]. KNVB (in Dutch). 6 October 2023. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
- ↑ "From championship jitters to record breakers: PSV's road to the title". Flashscore. 5 April 2026. Retrieved 5 April 2026.
- ↑ "PSV win 15th Johan Cruyff Shield after late comeback against Go Ahead Eagles". Flashscore. 3 August 2025. Retrieved 3 August 2025.
- ↑ "Nick Olij named as Eredivisie Player of the Month January". Eredivisie. Retrieved 26 April 2023.
External links
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- Living people
- 21st-century Dutch sportsmen
- Men's association football goalkeepers
- Dutch men's footballers
- Netherlands men's youth international footballers
- AZ Alkmaar players
- Jong AZ players
- TOP Oss players
- NAC Breda players
- Sparta Rotterdam players
- PSV Eindhoven players
- Jong PSV players
- Eredivisie players
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