Elías Rafn Ólafsson (born 11 March 2000) is an Icelandic professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for FC Midtjylland in the Danish Superliga.[1][2][3]
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Elías Rafn Ólafsson | ||
Date of birth | (2000-03-11) 11 March 2000 (age 22) | ||
Place of birth | Reykjavik, Iceland | ||
Height | 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | FC 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 | 16 | (0) |
2019−2020 | → Aarhus Fremad (loan) | 20 | (0) |
2020−2021 | → Fredericia (loan) | 26 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2016 | Iceland U16 | 3 | (0) |
2018 | Iceland U19 | 1 | (0) |
2019– | Iceland U21 | 7 | (0) |
2022– | Iceland | 4 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 July 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14 November 2021 |
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]
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]
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.[14] In October 2020, Elías was diagnosed with COVID-19, following Iceland's U-21 2–0 win over Luxembourg U-21.[14] In March 2021, he was selected to the Icelandic U-21 team ahead of its games in the 2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship.[15]
He made his debut for the senior Iceland national football team on 8 October 2021 in a World Cup qualifier against Armenia.[16]