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

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...

who plays as a

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for

Eredivisie The Eredivisie (; "Honour Division" or "Premier Division") is a professional association football league in the Netherlands and the highest level of the Dutch football league system. The league was founded in 1956, two years after the start o ...

club PSV & the

Netherlands national football team The Netherlands national football team ( or simply ''Het Nederlands elftal'') has represented the Netherlands in international men's football matches since 1905. The men's national team is controlled by the Royal Dutch Football Association (KNV ...

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 Eredivisi ...

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

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 competes in the Eredivisie, the top flig ...

. On 12 June 2025, Olij signed with

PSV Eindhoven Philips Sport Vereniging (; ), abbreviated as PSV and internationally known as PSV Eindhoven (), is a Dutch sports club from Eindhoven, Netherlands. It is best known for its professional association football, football department, which has pla ...

on a four-year deal.

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,

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 21st-century Dutch sportsmen