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Elías Ólafsson

Project playerFC Midtjylland · 26 yrsStarter

Profile

Full nameElías Rafn Ólafsson
PositionGoalkeeper
NationalityIceland
Age26
Date of birth11 Mar 2000
BirthplaceReykjavík
Height201 cm
Shirt number#1
ClubFC Midtjylland
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Goalkeeper

Season stats

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8
Appearances
2
Clean sheets
25%
CS rate
share of apps kept clean
720
Minutes

Domestic-league season · FC Midtjylland.

Scout report

Project playerGoalkeeper

E. Ólafsson is a 26-year-old goalkeeper at FC Midtjylland, rated 40.5 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 45th of 88 on scout potential in the Superliga. In his prime years, he has been a regular starter this season (72.7% of available minutes). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Ólafsson.

Judged on this season alone, Ólafsson graded 15 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 5th of 10 of the 10 goalkeepers in the Superliga, on 2 clean sheets across 8 appearances.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 23 → 15). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has held fairly steady, peaking in 2025/26.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 41, top 40% of the 10 goalkeepers in the Superliga. At 26 Ólafsson is in his prime years, and a market index of 7.6 reflects that trajectory.

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Below his 2025/26 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2025/26Holding levelRemarkably consistentStepped up 2024/25
Current potential4th of 10 goalkeepers · Superliga · 8 appsCurrent season5th of 10 goalkeepers · Superliga · 8 apps5th-best goalkeeper in the Superliga45th in the Superliga · potential4th-highest potential goalkeeper in the Superliga
40.5
Ratingi
4th of 10 goalkeepers
14.6
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
72.7%
Minutes
a regular starter
0.25
Def. actions / 90
light defensive volume

Output in context · FC Midtjylland finished 2nd of 12 · a title-challenging side

8
Apps
2
Clean sheets
25%
CS rate
72.7%
Minutes

2 clean sheets in 8 appearances (25% of games). Playing behind a title-challenging side (2nd of 12) means a more protected goal, so the read is about command and distribution as much as raw shut-outs.

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 72.7% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.

Watch points

  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 40.5, Ólafsson carries the 4th-highest potential of the goalkeepers in the Superliga of 10 — though on just 8 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. A a regular starter keeper carrying the gloves this season. In the prime window — at or near peak market value, so the next two seasons are the ones to cash in or build around.

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among goalkeepers in the Superliga with 600+ minutes this season.

Goalkeeping

Clean sheets2
Saves17—
Save rate70.8%—
Goals conceded7—

Distribution

Passes237
Pass accuracy62%

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards0
Red cards0

Transfer news

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