Elías Rafn Ólafsson

Elías Rafn Ólafsson of FC Midtjylland was born in Reykjavik, Iceland on 11 March 2000 (age 26).

Elías Rafn Ólafsson, born on 11 March 2000 (age 26), is an Icelandic goalkeeper whose career has been shaped chiefly by FC Midtjylland. At 6ft 7in (2.01m), he is an imposing figure, which is not a bad starting point for the job.

His early senior development included a useful spell at FC Fredericia, where he made 26 league appearances in the 2020-2021 season. That period gave him regular football before Midtjylland became the main strand of his career rather than just the next stop.

Across five seasons with FC Midtjylland, Ólafsson has made 80 league appearances. In 2026-2027, he has made 15 appearances in all competitions for the club, including Superliga matches and European qualifiers. His current market value is around £1.5m, according to Transfermarkt.

Ólafsson’s career remains centred on Midtjylland: a tall Icelandic goalkeeper who built from early first-team experience elsewhere into a sustained role at the Danish club.

📈 Key stats and insights

Elías Rafn Ólafsson has nine Superliga starts in 2026-27

Elías Rafn Ólafsson has fifteen competitive appearances this season across Superliga and qualifiers

Elías Rafn Ólafsson has 0 yellow cards and 0 red cards in Superliga appearances

Elías Rafn Ólafsson is 26 and plays as a goalkeeper for FC Midtjylland

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Goalkeeper
Primary Position

Elías Rafn Ólafsson

GK

2.01m (6ft 7in)
Height: 16
Squad Number: 82kg (12st 12lb)
Weight: 11 March 2000 (age 26)
Date of Birth: Reykjavik
Birthplace: Iceland 🇮🇸
Country of Birth: FC Midtjylland
Team: Iceland 🇮🇸
National Team: £1.5m (via Transfermarkt)
Market Value

📊 Season stats

Team: FC Midtjylland
Superliga 2026 - 2027
Games: 9
Starting: 9
Substitute: -
Unused: -
Utilisation: 100%
Goals: -
Yellows: -
Reds: -

Team: FC Midtjylland
Europa League Qualifiers 2026 - 2027
Games: 2
Starting: 2
Substitute: -
Unused: -
Utilisation: 100%
Goals: -
Yellows: -
Reds: -

Team: FC Midtjylland
Conference League Qualifiers 2026 - 2027
Games: 4
Starting: 4
Substitute: -
Unused: -
Utilisation: 100%
Goals: -
Yellows: -
Reds: -

In 2026-27 Elías Rafn Ólafsson has nine Superliga starts and has also featured in two Europa League Qualifiers and four Conference League Qualifiers, amounting to fifteen competitive appearances so far; the zero yellow and zero red record in the league underlines a composed disciplinary record while his selection across league and continental qualifiers points to a key goalkeeping role at FC Midtjylland this season.

📋 Career stats

Team: FC Midtjylland
Season 2026 - 2027
Country: Denmark 🇩🇰
Games: 9
Goals: -

Team: FC Midtjylland
Season 2025 - 2026
Country: Denmark 🇩🇰
Games: 27
Goals: -

Team: FC Midtjylland
Season 2024 - 2025
Country: Denmark 🇩🇰
Games: 22
Goals: -

Team: Mafra
Season 2023 - 2024
Country: Portugal 🇵🇹
Games: 32
Goals: -

Team: FC Midtjylland
Season 2022 - 2023
Country: Denmark 🇩🇰
Games: 8
Goals: -

Team: FC Midtjylland
Season 2021 - 2022
Country: Denmark 🇩🇰
Games: 14
Goals: -

Team: FC Fredericia
Season 2020 - 2021
Country: Denmark 🇩🇰
Games: 26
Goals: -

He began as a trainee at FC Midtjylland in July 2018 and then followed a loan-led pathway with spells at FC Fredericia and Mafra; that sequence of loans and recalls charts a steady progression from youth prospect to a goalkeeper earning regular first-team involvement at Midtjylland by 2026.

💰 Transfers

Team: FC Midtjylland
1 June 2024
From: Mafra
Type: Returned from loan

Team: Mafra
18 July 2023
From: FC Midtjylland
Type: Loan

Team: FC Midtjylland
1 June 2021
From: FC Fredericia
Type: Returned from loan

Team: FC Fredericia
11 August 2020
From: FC Midtjylland
Type: Loan

Team: FC Midtjylland
17 July 2018
Type: Trainee

Transfers are dominated by loan moves: joined FC Midtjylland as a trainee in July 2018, loaned to FC Fredericia in August 2020 and returned in June 2021 (R F Loan), moved on loan to Mafra in July 2023 and was loaned back to FC Midtjylland from Mafra in June 2024 (R F Loan)

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