Elías Rafn Ólafsson
Icelandic footballer (born 2000)
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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]
| 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 | 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 | 71 | (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 | 15 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 2 August 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 10 June 2026 | |||
Early life
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
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 five-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
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 under-21 national team's 2–0 win over Luxembourg U21.[16] In March 2021, he was selected for the Iceland U21 ahead of its games in the 2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship.[17]
He made his debut for the senior national team on 8 October 2021 in a World Cup qualifier against Armenia.[18]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 13 August 2026
| Club | Season | League | National 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) | 2017 | 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 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 11[c] | 0 | 31 | 0 | ||
| 2025–26 | Danish Superliga | 27 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 15[d] | 0 | 46 | 0 | ||
| 2026–27 | Danish Superliga | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4[e] | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Total | 71 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 116 | 0 | ||
| Mafra (loan) | 2023–24 | Liga Portugal 2 | 32 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 33 | 0 | |
| Career total | 148 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 194 | 0 | ||
- Three appearances in UEFA Europa League, two appearances in UEFA Conference League
- Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- Five appearances in UEFA Champions League, six appearances in UEFA Europa League
- Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- Two appearances in UEFA Europa League, two appearances in UEFA Conference League
International
- As of matches played on 9 June 2026
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iceland | 2021 | 4 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 15 | 0 | |