Elías Rafn Ólafsson
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Elías Rafn Ólafsson | ||
| Date of birth | 11 March 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Reykjavík, Iceland | ||
| Height | 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Midtjylland | ||
| Number | 16 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005−2012 | Breiðablik | ||
| 2012−2013 | Völsungur | ||
| 2013−2018 | Breiðablik | ||
| 2018−2019 | Midtjylland | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2018 | Breiðablik | 0 | (0) |
| 2017 | → FH (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2018− | Midtjylland | 35 | (0) |
| 2019−2020 | → Aarhus Fremad (loan) | 20 | (0) |
| 2020−2021 | → Fredericia (loan) | 26 | (0) |
| 2023−2024 | → Mafra (loan) | 32 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2016 | Iceland U16 | 3 | (0) |
| 2018 | Iceland U19 | 1 | (0) |
| 2019–2021 | Iceland U21 | 7 | (0) |
| 2021– | Iceland | 6 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 October 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 November 2023 | |||
Elías Rafn Ólafsson (born 11 March 2000) is an Icelandic professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Danish Superliga side FC Midtjylland.[1][2][3]
Early life
[edit]Elías started playing football at the age of five.[4] He also played both handball and volleyball in his youth and played two games for the Iceland national volleyball team in 2015.[5] He subsequently quit both sports to fully focus on football.[4]
Club career
[edit]Elías came through the youth academy of Breiðablik. In July 2018, he was sold to reigning Danish champions Midtjylland.[6][7] In 2019, he was loaned to Aarhus Fremad[8] where he appeared in 20 games.[9] In August 2020, he was loaned to Fredericia.[10] In December 2020, he signed a 5-year contract extension with Midtjylland.[11][12] In September 2021, he was named the Danish Superliga Player of the Month.[13]
On 18 July 2023 it was confirmed, that Ólafsson had joined Liga Portugal 2 club Mafra on a season-long loan deal.[14] After the loan spell Ólafsson returned to Midtjylland.[15]
International career
[edit]Elías was selected to the Icelandic national team ahead of its friendly games against Canada and El Salvador in January 2020. He was an unused substitute in both games.[16] In October 2020, Elías was diagnosed with COVID-19, following Iceland's U-21 2–0 win over Luxembourg U-21.[16] In March 2021, he was selected to the Icelandic U-21 team ahead of its games in the 2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship.[17]
He made his debut for the senior Iceland national football team on 8 October 2021 in a World Cup qualifier against Armenia.[18]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Breiðablik | 2017 | Úrvalsdeild | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| FH (loan) | Úrvalsdeild | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Aarhus Fremad (loan) | 2019–20 | Danish 2nd Division | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 0 | ||
| Fredericia (loan) | 2020–21 | Danish 1st Division | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 0 | ||
| Midtjylland | 2021–22 | Danish Superliga | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 5[a] | 0 | 20 | 0 | |
| 2022–23 | Danish Superliga | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 4[b] | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||
| 2024–25 | Danish Superliga | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 8[c] | 0 | 21 | 0 | ||
| Total | 35 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 17 | 0 | 54 | 0 | |||
| Mafra (loan) | 2023–24 | Liga Portugal 2 | 32 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 33 | 0 | |
| Career total | 113 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 133 | 0 | ||
- ^ Three appearances in UEFA Europa League, two appearances in UEFA Conference League
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- ^ Five appearances in UEFA Champions League, three appearances in UEFA Europa League
International
[edit]| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iceland | 2021 | 4 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 6 | 0 | |
References
[edit]- ^ Hafliði Breiðfjörð (12 August 2020). "Elías Rafn: Gott að finna að þetta er nálægt en maður vill alltaf lengra". Fótbolti.net (in Icelandic). Retrieved 3 April 2021.
- ^ "Næsti landsliðsmarkmaður Íslands?". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 27 October 2019. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
- ^ Anders Funder (25 October 2019). "Islandsk fyrtårn imponerer overrasket Fremad-træner". Jyllands-Posten (in Danish). Retrieved 4 April 2021.
- ^ a b Patrick Viborg Andersen (19 January 2021). "FC Fredericias islandske plankeværk drømmer om Champions League". Koldingavisen.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 3 April 2021.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Elín Heiður Gunnarsdóttir (27 May 2015). "Tveir sigrar í Færeyjum". RÚV (in Icelandic). Retrieved 3 April 2021.
- ^ Ívan Guðjón Baldursson (16 July 2018). "Elías Rafn til Midtjylland (Staðfest)". Fótbolti.net (in Icelandic). Retrieved 3 April 2021.
- ^ Sæbjörn Þór Þórbergsson Steinke (27 October 2019). "Elías Rafn fær mikið lof fyrir frammistöðu sína". Fótbolti.net (in Icelandic). Retrieved 3 April 2021.
- ^ Mathias Hansen (21 August 2019). "Netværk sendte islandsk målmand til Aarhus: - Han har ekstreme spidskompetencer". stiften.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 3 April 2021.
- ^ Anton Ingi Leifsson (7 June 2020). "Elías fær mikið lof: "Getur allt og verður söluvara fyrir Midtjylland"". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 3 April 2021.
- ^ Jesper Banke (11 August 2020). "FC Fredericia henter stor målmand i FC Midtjylland". frdb.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 3 April 2021.
- ^ Anton Ingi Leifsson (19 December 2020). "Elías skrifar undir langan samning við dönsku meistarana". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 3 April 2021.
- ^ "FC Midtjylland skriver lang kontrakt med keepertalent". Tipsbladet (in Danish). 19 December 2020. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
- ^ Hjörtur Leó Guðjónsson (2 October 2021). "Elías Rafn leikmaður mánaðarins í dönsku deildinni". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 31 January 2022.
- ^ ELÍAS ÓLAFSSON É REFORÇO, cdmafra.com, 18 July 2023
- ^ ELÍAS RAFN: MÆTTUR AFTUR TIL AÐ VERA AÐALMARKVÖRÐUR, fotbolti.net, 28 June 2024
- ^ a b Ingvi Þór Sæmundsson (16 October 2020). "Elías Rafn með kórónuveiruna". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 3 April 2021.
- ^ Hörður Snævar Jónsson (18 March 2021). "KSÍ staðfestir hópinn sem lak út í fyrradag". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). Retrieved 3 April 2021.
- ^ "Iceland v Armenia game report". FIFA. 8 October 2021.
External links
[edit]- Elías Rafn Ólafsson at Soccerway
- Elías Rafn Ólafsson at the Football Association of Iceland (in Icelandic)