Elías Rafn Ólafsson (born 11 March 2000) is an Icelandic professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Danish Superliga side FC Midtjylland and the Iceland national team.
Early life Elías started playing football at the age of five. He also played both handball and volleyball in his youth and played two games for the Iceland national volleyball team in 2015. He subsequently quit both sports to fully focus on football.
Club career Elías came through the youth academy of Breiðablik. In July 2018, he was sold to reigning Danish champions Midtjylland. In 2019, he was loaned to Aarhus Fremad where he appeared in 20 games. In August 2020, he was loaned to Fredericia. In December 2020, he signed a five-year contract extension with Midtjylland. In September 2021, he was named the Danish Superliga Player of the Month.
On 18 July 2023 it was confirmed, that Ólafsson had joined Liga Portugal 2 club Mafra on a season-long loan deal.ELÍAS ÓLAFSSON É REFORÇO, cdmafra.com, 18 July 2023 After the loan spell Ólafsson returned to Midtjylland.ELÍAS RAFN: MÆTTUR AFTUR TIL AÐ VERA AÐALMARKVÖRÐUR, fotbolti.net, 28 June 2024
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. In October 2020, Elías was diagnosed with COVID-19, following Iceland under-21 national team's 2–0 win over Luxembourg U21. In March 2021, he was selected for the Iceland U21 ahead of its games in the 2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship.
He made his debut for the senior national team on 8 October 2021 in a World Cup qualifier against Armenia.
Career statistics Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupEuropeTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsBreiðablik2017Úrvalsdeild0000——00FH (loan)2017Úrvalsdeild0000—0000Aarhus Fremad (loan)2019–20Danish 2nd Division20000——200Fredericia (loan)2020–21Danish 1st Division26000——260Midtjylland2021–22Danish Superliga14010—502002022–23Danish Superliga8010—401302024–25Danish Superliga20000—1103102025–26Danish Superliga27040—1504602026–27Danish Superliga9000—60150Total78060004101250Mafra (loan)2023–24Liga Portugal 23201000—330Career total155070004102030
International
+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsIceland202140202320202570202620Total150
Honours Midtjylland Danish Cup: 2025–26
Individual Danish Superliga Team of the Year: 2025–26
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