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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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9
Appearances
2
Clean sheets
22%
CS rate
share of apps kept clean
810
Minutes

Domestic-league season · FC Midtjylland.

Scout report

Project playerGoalkeeper

E. Ólafsson is a 26-year-old goalkeeper at FC Midtjylland, rated 41.7 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 51st of 100 on scout potential in the Superliga. In his prime years, he has been an ever-present this season (81.8% of available minutes). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Ólafsson.

Judged on this season alone, Ólafsson graded 13 — a workmanlike campaign that ranks 5th of 11 of the 11 goalkeepers in the Superliga, on 2 clean sheets across 9 appearances.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 23 → 13). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2025/26.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 42, top 37% of the 11 goalkeepers in the Superliga. At 26 Ólafsson is in his prime years, and a market index of 7.8 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 11 goalkeepers · Superliga · 9 appsCurrent season5th of 11 goalkeepers · Superliga · 9 apps5th-best goalkeeper in the Superliga51st in the Superliga · potential4th-highest potential goalkeeper in the Superliga
41.7
Ratingi
4th of 11 goalkeepers
13.1
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
81.8%
Minutes
near ever-present
0.22
Def. actions / 90
light defensive volume

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

9
Apps
2
Clean sheets
22%
CS rate
81.8%
Minutes

2 clean sheets in 9 appearances (22% 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 81.8% 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 41.7, Ólafsson carries the 4th-highest potential of the goalkeepers in the Superliga of 11 — though on just 9 appearances this season, so the standing rests on a small sample. A near ever-present 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
Saves21—
Save rate75%—
Goals conceded7—

Distribution

Passes268
Pass accuracy61%

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards0
Red cards0

Transfer news

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