Elías Rafn Ólafsson
Personal information | |||
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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 | 22 | (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 1 June 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]
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)
- 2000 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Reykjavík
- Icelandic men's footballers
- Men's association football goalkeepers
- Iceland men's international footballers
- Iceland men's under-21 international footballers
- Iceland men's youth international footballers
- Úrvalsdeild karla (football) players
- Danish Superliga players
- Danish 1st Division players
- Liga Portugal 2 players
- Breiðablik men's football players
- FC Midtjylland players
- Aarhus Fremad players
- FC Fredericia players
- C.D. Mafra players
- Icelandic expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Denmark
- Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal
- Icelandic expatriate sportspeople in Denmark
- Icelandic expatriate sportspeople in Portugal