Elías Rafn Ólafsson

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Elías Rafn Ólafsson
Personal information
Full name Elías Rafn Ólafsson
Date of birth (2000-03-11) 11 March 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth Reykjavik, Iceland
Height 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Mafra
(on loan from 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− → Mafra (loan) 14 (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 4 January 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 Liga Portugal 2 club Mafra, on loan from 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]

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.[15] In October 2020, Elías was diagnosed with COVID-19, following Iceland's U-21 2–0 win over Luxembourg U-21.[15] In March 2021, he was selected to the Icelandic U-21 team ahead of its games in the 2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship.[16]

He made his debut for the senior Iceland national football team on 8 October 2021 in a World Cup qualifier against Armenia.[17]

References[edit]

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "Næsti landsliðsmarkmaður Íslands?". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 27 October 2019. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
  3. ^ Anders Funder (25 October 2019). "Islandsk fyrtårn imponerer overrasket Fremad-træner". Jyllands-Posten (in Danish). Retrieved 4 April 2021.
  4. ^ 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]
  5. ^ Elín Heiður Gunnarsdóttir (27 May 2015). "Tveir sigrar í Færeyjum". RÚV (in Icelandic). Retrieved 3 April 2021.
  6. ^ Ívan Guðjón Baldursson (16 July 2018). "Elías Rafn til Midtjylland (Staðfest)". Fótbolti.net (in Icelandic). Retrieved 3 April 2021.
  7. ^ Sæbjörn Þór Þórbergsson Steinke (27 October 2019). "Elías Rafn fær mikið lof fyrir frammistöðu sína". Fótbolti.net (in Icelandic). Retrieved 3 April 2021.
  8. ^ Mathias Hansen (21 August 2019). "Netværk sendte islandsk målmand til Aarhus: - Han har ekstreme spidskompetencer". stiften.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 3 April 2021.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ Jesper Banke (11 August 2020). "FC Fredericia henter stor målmand i FC Midtjylland". frdb.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 3 April 2021.
  11. ^ Anton Ingi Leifsson (19 December 2020). "Elías skrifar undir langan samning við dönsku meistarana". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 3 April 2021.
  12. ^ "FC Midtjylland skriver lang kontrakt med keepertalent". Tipsbladet (in Danish). 19 December 2020. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
  13. ^ Hjörtur Leó Guðjónsson (2 October 2021). "Elías Rafn leikmaður mánaðarins í dönsku deildinni". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 31 January 2022.
  14. ^ ELÍAS ÓLAFSSON É REFORÇO, cdmafra.com, 18 July 2023
  15. ^ a b Ingvi Þór Sæmundsson (16 October 2020). "Elías Rafn með kórónuveiruna". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 3 April 2021.
  16. ^ Hörður Snævar Jónsson (18 March 2021). "KSÍ staðfestir hópinn sem lak út í fyrradag". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). Retrieved 3 April 2021.
  17. ^ "Iceland v Armenia game report". FIFA. 8 October 2021.

External links[edit]

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