Nick Olij

Nick Olij

Olij with Sparta Rotterdam in 2024
Personal information
Full name	Nick Quinten Olij [1]
Date of birth	(1995-08-01) 1 August 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth	Haarlem, Netherlands
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) [1]
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	Sparta Rotterdam
Number	1
Youth career
000?–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–	Sparta Rotterdam	88	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 February 2025

Nick Quinten Olij (born 1 August 1995) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Eredivisie club Sparta Rotterdam.

Club career

He moved to NAC Breda in July 2019 upon expiry of his contract at AZ. ^[2]

On 16 June 2022, Olij signed a four-year contract with Sparta Rotterdam. ^[3]

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 France and Greece. ^[4]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 14 February 2025

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

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	23	0	2	0	—		—		25	0
	Total		88	0	5	0	—		1	0	94	0
Career total			285	0	17	0	0	0	6	0	308	0

1. Appearances in Eerste Divisie play-offs
2. Appearance(s) in Conference League play-offs

Honours

Individual

• Eredivisie Player of the Month: January 2023, ^[5]

References

1. "N. Olij – Profiel". Voetbal International (in Dutch). Retrieved 1 July 2022.
2. "Nick Olij tekent contract voor twee jaar bij NAC". BN DeStem (in Dutch). 7 June 2019. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
3. "Sparta versterkt zich met Olij". Sparta Rotterdam (in Dutch). 16 June 2022. Archived from the original on 17 June 2022. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
4. "Nick Olij debuteert in Oranjeselectie" [Nick Olij debutes in Dutch national team squad]. KNVB (in Dutch). 6 October 2023. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
5. "Nick Olij named as Eredivisie Player of the Month January". Eredivisie. Retrieved 26 April 2023.

External links

• Profile at the Sparta Rotterdam website
• Profile at the Royal Dutch Football Association website (in Dutch)
• Nick Olij – UEFA competition record ( archive )