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 21)
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 9 (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 5 (0)
2020– Iceland 4 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 26 September 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14 November 2021

Elías Rafn Ólafsson (born 11 March 2000) is an Icelandic professional footballer who plays for FC Midtjylland. At 201 cm, he plays the goalkeeper position.[1][2][3]

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 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 5-year contract extension with Midtjylland.[11][12]

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.[13] In October 2020, Elías was diagnosed with COVID-19, following Icelands U-21 2–0 win over Luxembourg U-21.[13] In March 2021, he was selected to the Icelandic U-21 team ahead of its games in the 2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship.[14]

He made his debut for the senior Iceland national football team on 8 October 2021 in a World Cup qualifier against Armenia.[15]

References[]

  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.
  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. ^ a b Ingvi Þór Sæmundsson (16 October 2020). "Elías Rafn með kórónuveiruna". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 3 April 2021.
  14. ^ Hörður Snævar Jónsson (18 March 2021). "KSÍ staðfestir hópinn sem lak út í fyrradag". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). Retrieved 3 April 2021.
  15. ^ "Iceland v Armenia game report". FIFA. 8 October 2021.

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