Elías Ólafsson
Goalkeeper
at FC Midtjylland
at FC Midtjylland
2,123 days · joined 2020-08-01
👕100+ Apps
Market value
€1.50m
Rating · 25/26
5.7
Solid
Goalkeeper
Career snapshot
10
clubs played for
16/17
debut season
0
goals / match
FC Midtjylland
top club · 75 apps
Position rank · 25/26
#676
goals rank
#7
assists rank
0
season goals
2
season assists
Among 1,246 Goalkeepers · ≥200 mins
Career highs
€1.50m
peak value · 2024
—
top transfer fee
—
best season
20 / 0
int'l caps / goals
Born the same day
Shares 2000-03-11 · 6 players total
186Appearances
0Goals
2Assists
7Yellow cards
0Red cards
186Full matches (90′)
| Full name | Elías Ólafsson |
|---|---|
| Name in home country | Elías Rafn Ólafsson |
| Date of birth | 2000-03-11 (26 yrs) |
| Place of birth | Reykjavík, Iceland |
| Citizenship |  Iceland |
| Position | Goalkeeper |
| Foot | right |
| Height | 201.00 m |
| Current club | FC Midtjylland |
| Joined | 2020-08-01 |
| Contract expires | 2029-06-30 |
| Agent | CAA Stellar |
Jul 2025
25/26 — FC Midtjylland
9 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Dec 2024
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Jul 2024
24/25 — FC Midtjylland
33 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 5 competitions
Jun 2024
Transfer: Mafra → FC Midtjylland
23/24 · Return from loan
Jul 2023
Transfer: FC Midtjylland → Mafra
23/24 · Loan
Jul 2023
23/24 — CD Mafra
33 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2022
22/23 — FC Midtjylland, FC Midtjylland Reserves
15 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 7 competitions
Mar 2022
Injury: unknown
19 games missed
Jul 2021
21/22 — FC Midtjylland, FC Midtjylland Reserves
21 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 6 competitions
Jun 2021
Transfer: FC Fredericia → FC Midtjylland
20/21 · Return from loan
Feb 2021
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Oct 2020
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
Aug 2020
Transfer: FC Midtjylland → FC Fredericia
20/21 · Loan
Aug 2020
Transfer: Midtjylland U19 → FC Midtjylland
20/21 · Transfer
Jul 2020
Transfer: Aarhus Fremad → Midtjylland U19
19/20 · Return from loan
Jul 2020
20/21 — FC Fredericia
26 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2019
Transfer: Midtjylland U19 → Aarhus Fremad
19/20 · Loan
Jul 2019
19/20 — Aarhus Fremad
21 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2018
Transfer: Breidablik → Midtjylland U19
18/19 · Transfer
Jul 2018
18/19 — FC Midtjylland Reserves, FC Midtjylland U19, FC Midtjylland UEFA U19
28 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2018
2018 — Breidablik Kópavogur
0 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Oct 2017
Transfer: Hafnarfjördur → Breidablik
17/18 · Return from loan
Jul 2017
2017 — Breidablik Kópavogur, FH Hafnarfjördur
0 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
May 2017
Transfer: Breidablik → Hafnarfjördur
16/17 · Loan
Dec 2016
Transfer: Breidablik U19 → Breidablik
16/17 · Transfer
Jul 2016
16/17 — Breidablik Kópavogur UEFA U19
0 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jun 2013
Transfer: Völsungur ÍF → Breidablik U19
12/13 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €1.50m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
Percentile rank vs 388 other Goalkeepers with ≥500 minutes in 25/26. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).
Goals0 total · 0.00/90
Assists1 total · 0.12/90
G+A1 total · 0.12/90
Yellow cards0 total · 0.00/90
Clean sheets5 total · 5.00/90
Minutes played by club
FC Midtjylland
39.9%
CD Mafra
17.9%
FC Midtjylland Reserves
2.1%
Breidablik Kópavogur
0.0%
FH Hafnarfjördur
0.0%
FC Fredericia
13.9%
Aarhus Fremad
11.4%
FC Midtjylland U19
11.3%
FC Midtjylland UEFA U19
3.4%
Breidablik Kópavogur UEFA U19
0.0%
| Club | Seasons | First | Last | Matches | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FC Midtjylland | 4 | 21/22 | 25/26 | 75 | 0 | 1 | 6,698 |
| CD Mafra | 1 | 23/24 | 23/24 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 3,000 |
| FC Midtjylland Reserves | 3 | 18/19 | 22/23 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 360 |
| Breidablik Kópavogur | 2 | 2017 | 2018 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FH Hafnarfjördur | 1 | 2017 | 2017 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FC Fredericia | 1 | 20/21 | 20/21 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 2,340 |
| Aarhus Fremad | 1 | 19/20 | 19/20 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 1,920 |
| FC Midtjylland U19 | 1 | 18/19 | 18/19 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 1,890 |
| FC Midtjylland UEFA U19 | 1 | 18/19 | 18/19 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 570 |
| Breidablik Kópavogur UEFA U19 | 1 | 16/17 | 16/17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value
Goals by season
Assists by season
| Season | Competition | Club | Matches | Goals | Assists | YC | RC | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25/26 | Europa League Qualifying | FC Midtjylland | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 362 |
| 25/26 | Superliga | FC Midtjylland | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 360 |
| 24/25 | Champions League Qu. | FC Midtjylland | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 450 |
| 24/25 | Europa League | FC Midtjylland | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 521 |
| 24/25 | Oddset Pokalen | FC Midtjylland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24/25 | Superliga | FC Midtjylland | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,800 |
| 24/25 | Superliga Championship round | FC Midtjylland | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 180 |
| 23/24 | Allianz Cup | CD Mafra | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23/24 | Liga Portugal 2 | CD Mafra | 32 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2,880 |
| 23/24 | Taça de Portugal | CD Mafra | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 120 |
| 22/23 | Champions League Qu. | FC Midtjylland | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 390 |
| 22/23 | Europa League | FC Midtjylland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22/23 | Future Cup | FC Midtjylland Reserves | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 180 |
| 22/23 | Pokalen | FC Midtjylland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| 22/23 | Superliga | FC Midtjylland | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 630 |
| 22/23 | Superliga Europa Playoff | FC Midtjylland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22/23 | Superliga Relegation round | FC Midtjylland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| 21/22 | Champions League Qu. | FC Midtjylland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21/22 | Conference L. | FC Midtjylland | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 210 |
| 21/22 | Europa League | FC Midtjylland | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 270 |
| 21/22 | Reserveligaen | FC Midtjylland Reserves | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| 21/22 | Superliga | FC Midtjylland | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1,255 |
| 21/22 | Sydbank Pokalen | FC Midtjylland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| 2018 | Lengjubikarinn | Breidablik Kópavogur | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | Pepsideild | Breidablik Kópavogur | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | Pepsideild | FH Hafnarfjördur | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20/21 | 1.Division Promotion | FC Fredericia | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 810 |
| 20/21 | NordicBet LIGA | FC Fredericia | 17 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1,530 |
| 19/20 | 2.Division | Aarhus Fremad | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1,260 |
| 19/20 | 2.Division Promotion | Aarhus Fremad | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 540 |
| 19/20 | Sydbank Pokalen | Aarhus Fremad | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 120 |
| 18/19 | Reserveligaen | FC Midtjylland Reserves | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| 18/19 | Reserveligaen Spring | FC Midtjylland Reserves | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18/19 | U19 Boys League | FC Midtjylland U19 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1,890 |
| 18/19 | UEFA Youth League | FC Midtjylland UEFA U19 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 570 |
| 16/17 | UEFA Youth League | Breidablik Kópavogur UEFA U19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Market value | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/13 | 2013-06-18 | Völsungur ÍF | Breidablik U19 | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 16/17 | 2016-12-12 | Breidablik U19 | Breidablik | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 16/17 | 2017-05-16 | Breidablik | Hafnarfjördur | Loan | 0 | — |
| 17/18 | 2017-10-16 | Hafnarfjördur | Breidablik | Return from loan | 0 | — |
| 18/19 | 2018-07-17 | Breidablik | Midtjylland U19 | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 19/20 | 2019-07-25 | Midtjylland U19 | Aarhus Fremad | Loan | 50000 | — |
| 19/20 | 2020-07-31 | Aarhus Fremad | Midtjylland U19 | Return from loan | 75000 | — |
| 20/21 | 2020-08-01 | Midtjylland U19 | FC Midtjylland | Transfer | 75000 | — |
| 20/21 | 2020-08-11 | FC Midtjylland | FC Fredericia | Loan | 75000 | — |
| 20/21 | 2021-06-30 | FC Fredericia | FC Midtjylland | Return from loan | 300000 | — |
| 23/24 | 2023-07-18 | FC Midtjylland | Mafra | Loan | 600000 | — |
| 23/24 | 2024-06-30 | Mafra | FC Midtjylland | Return from loan | 650000 | — |
| Season | Injury | From | To | Days missed | Games missed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20/21 | Quarantine | 2020-10-16 | 2020-10-26 | 11 | 3 |
| 20/21 | unknown injury | 2021-02-01 | 2021-02-23 | 23 | 2 |
| 20/21 | Broken arm | 2022-03-21 | 2022-06-30 | 102 | 19 |
| 24/25 | Broken hand | 2024-12-13 | 2025-02-12 | 62 | 2 |
Current€1.50m
Peak€1.50m
Low€50k
Δ since start+€1.45m
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €650k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €600k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €600k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €700k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €700k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €700k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €300k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €700k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €200k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €75k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €50k |
| Team | Shirt | Matches | Goals | Debut | Age at debut | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team #26034 | #12 | 3 | 0 | — | — | former national player |
| Team #25785 | #12 | 1 | 0 | — | — | former national player |
| Team #22414 | #1 | 7 | 0 | — | — | former national player |
| Team #3574 | #1 | 9 | 0 | — | — | current national player |
| Teammate | PPG played with | Joint goals | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oliver Sørensen | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Joel Andersson | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Gustav Isaksen | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Nikolas Dyhr | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Raphael Onyedika | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Juninho | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Christian Tue Jensen | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Andreas Nibe | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Chriso | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Lucas Gabriel | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Miguel Sousa | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mésaque Djú | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| João Goulart | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Henrik Dalsgaard | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Every loan spell across this player's career.
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Fee | Value at transfer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23/24 | 2024-06-30 | Mafra | FC Midtjylland | Return from loan | — | €650k |
| 23/24 | 2023-07-18 | FC Midtjylland | Mafra | Loan | — | €600k |
| 20/21 | 2021-06-30 | FC Fredericia | FC Midtjylland | Return from loan | — | €300k |
| 20/21 | 2020-08-11 | FC Midtjylland | FC Fredericia | Loan | — | €75k |
| 19/20 | 2020-07-31 | Aarhus Fremad | Midtjylland U19 | Return from loan | — | €75k |
| 19/20 | 2019-07-25 | Midtjylland U19 | Aarhus Fremad | Loan | — | €50k |
| 17/18 | 2017-10-16 | Hafnarfjördur | Breidablik | Return from loan | — | — |
| 16/17 | 2017-05-16 | Breidablik | Hafnarfjördur | Loan | — | — |
Last 34 matches for FC Midtjylland while Elías Ólafsson was at the club (joined 2024-06-30). The Availability column cross-references our injury database — matches inside a known injury window are flagged INJURED. Per-match goal attribution requires a paid feed (FBref/Sofascore) and isn't wired up yet.
| Date | Comp | Home | Score | Away | Availability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-05-25 | DK1 |
FC Midtjylland | 3–2 | Randers FC | Available |
| 2025-05-19 | DK1 |
Brøndby IF | 1–2 | FC Midtjylland | Available |
| 2025-05-11 | DK1 |
FC København | 1–1 | FC Midtjylland | Available |
| 2025-05-04 | DK1 |
FC Midtjylland | 3–1 | Aarhus GF | Available |
| 2025-04-27 | DK1 |
FC Midtjylland | 5–0 | FC Nordsjælland | Available |
| 2025-04-22 | DK1 |
FC Nordsjælland | 3–2 | FC Midtjylland | Available |
| 2025-04-17 | DK1 |
FC Midtjylland | 4–2 | FC København | Available |
| 2025-04-13 | DK1 |
Aarhus GF | 1–1 | FC Midtjylland | Available |
| 2025-04-04 | DK1 |
Randers FC | 2–1 | FC Midtjylland | Available |
| 2025-03-30 | DK1 |
FC Midtjylland | 0–2 | Brøndby IF | Available |
| 2025-03-16 | DK1 |
FC Midtjylland | 4–2 | Randers FC | Available |
| 2025-03-09 | DK1 |
Aalborg BK | 1–4 | FC Midtjylland | Available |
| 2025-03-02 | DK1 |
FC Midtjylland | 2–1 | FC Nordsjælland | Available |
| 2025-02-23 | DK1 |
FC København | 1–0 | FC Midtjylland | Available |
| 2025-02-16 | DK1 |
FC Midtjylland | 1–0 | Lyngby BK | Available |
| 2024-12-01 | DK1 |
Vejle BK | 0–3 | FC Midtjylland | Available |
| 2024-11-25 | DK1 |
FC Midtjylland | 1–0 | Silkeborg IF | Available |
| 2024-11-10 | DK1 |
Viborg FF | 1–0 | FC Midtjylland | Available |
| 2024-11-03 | DK1 |
FC Midtjylland | 1–5 | Brøndby IF | Available |
| 2024-10-31 | DK1C |
Brøndby IF | 1–0 | FC Midtjylland | Available |
| 2024-10-27 | DK1 |
FC Midtjylland | 2–0 | Aarhus GF | Available |
| 2024-10-20 | DK1 |
SønderjyskE | 3–2 | FC Midtjylland | Available |
| 2024-10-06 | DK1 |
Brøndby IF | 2–0 | FC Midtjylland | Available |
| 2024-09-29 | DK1 |
FC Midtjylland | 3–1 | Viborg FF | Available |
| 2024-09-22 | DK1 |
Randers FC | 2–2 | FC Midtjylland | Available |
| 2024-09-17 | DK1C |
Hillerød GI | 1–4 | FC Midtjylland | Available |
| 2024-09-14 | DK1 |
FC Midtjylland | 2–1 | FC København | Available |
| 2024-09-01 | DK1 |
Silkeborg IF | 1–3 | FC Midtjylland | Available |
| 2024-08-24 | DK1 |
FC Midtjylland | 3–2 | SønderjyskE | Available |
| 2024-08-16 | DK1 |
Lyngby BK | 1–2 | FC Midtjylland | Available |
| 2024-08-09 | DK1 |
FC Midtjylland | 2–0 | Vejle BK | Available |
| 2024-08-03 | DK1 |
FC Midtjylland | 2–0 | Aalborg BK | Available |
| 2024-07-27 | DK1 |
FC Nordsjælland | 2–2 | FC Midtjylland | Available |
| 2024-07-19 | DK1 |
Aarhus GF | 1–1 | FC Midtjylland | Available |
Teams faced most often by Elías Ólafsson's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).
| Opponent | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FC Porto B | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 16 | -5 | 30% |
| FC Penafiel | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 10 | -2 | 22% |
| CD Feirense | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 10 | -4 | 11% |
| Académico de Viseu | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 44% |
| Brøndby IF | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 17 | -10 | 22% |
| SL Benfica B | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 16 | -2 | 44% |
| Leixões SC | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 10 | -2 | 22% |
| UD Oliveirense | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 12 | -1 | 13% |
| FC København | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 8 | +7 | 63% |
| FC Nordsjælland | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 15 | +3 | 38% |
| Aarhus GF | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 7 | +7 | 63% |
| UD Vilafranquense | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | -2 | 33% |
Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.
| Season | Matches | Mins | YC | 2nd YC | RC | Cards / 90′ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23/24 | 33 | 3,000 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.06 |
| 21/22 | 21 | 1,915 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.09 |
| 20/21 | 26 | 2,340 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.04 |
| 19/20 | 21 | 1,920 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.05 |
| 18/19 | 28 | 2,550 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.04 |
Goalkeeper-specific aggregates: clean sheets and goals conceded by season.
| Season | Matches | Mins | Clean sheets | CS % | Goals conceded | GC / 90′ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25/26 | 9 | 722 | 5 | 56% | 7 | 0.87 |
| 24/25 | 33 | 2,951 | 9 | 27% | 42 | 1.28 |
| 23/24 | 33 | 3,000 | 8 | 24% | 41 | 1.23 |
| 22/23 | 15 | 1,380 | 3 | 20% | 24 | 1.57 |
| 21/22 | 21 | 1,915 | 8 | 38% | 22 | 1.03 |
| 20/21 | 26 | 2,340 | 5 | 19% | 35 | 1.35 |
| 19/20 | 21 | 1,920 | 13 | 62% | 14 | 0.66 |
| 18/19 | 28 | 2,550 | 9 | 32% | 35 | 1.24 |
Output by competition
Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.
Superliga
45 apps
0 G
1 A
NordicBet LIGA
17 apps
0 G
1 A
Europa League Qualifying
5 apps
0 G
0 A
Europa League
9 apps
0 G
0 A
Champions League Qu.
9 apps
0 G
0 A
Liga Portugal 2
32 apps
0 G
0 A
1.Division Promotion
9 apps
0 G
0 A
2.Division Promotion
6 apps
0 G
0 A
2.Division
14 apps
0 G
0 A
U19 Boys League
21 apps
0 G
0 A
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Who is Elías Ólafsson?
Elías Ólafsson is an Iceland professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for FC Midtjylland.
How old is Elías Ólafsson?
Elías Ólafsson is 26 years old. He was born on March 11, 2000 in Reykjavík.
What position does Elías Ólafsson play?
Elías Ólafsson plays as a goalkeeper (Goalkeeper).
What club does Elías Ólafsson play for?
Elías Ólafsson currently plays for FC Midtjylland.
What is Elías Ólafsson's market value?
Elías Ólafsson's most recent reported market value is €1.50m.