Elías Ólafsson

Ólafsson's current-season form is level with last season (Season 23→23), while his Rating held around 41. His peak season for form remains 2025/26 (Season 23).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	CS	CS%	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	FC Midtjylland · 4th	4	1	25%	6.8	41	23
2025/26	FC Midtjylland · 2nd	27	8	30%	7.37	42	23
2024/25	FC Midtjylland · 2nd	22	5	23%	7.05	44	12
2023/24	MafraLoan · 9th	32	8	25%	—	53	19
2022/23	FC Midtjylland · 3rd	8	3	38%	6.86	39	11

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 2 earlier seasons and 1 youth-team spell in the full career.

Iceland · international

Side	Apps	G
Iceland	23	0
Iceland U21	4	0

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

Scout report

Project playerGoalkeeper

E. Ólafsson is a 26-year-old goalkeeper at FC Midtjylland, rated 41.2 overall by Field Insider's model. In his prime years, he has been an ever-present this season (84.4% of available minutes). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Ólafsson.

On the season, Ólafsson graded 23 for current form (age-blind), on 8 clean sheets across 27 appearances.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 23 → 23). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2025/26.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 41. At 26 Ólafsson is in his prime years, and a market index of 7.7 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Ólafsson is operating at his career peak — the 2025/26 level is the level.

Peak: 2025/26Holding levelRemarkably consistentStepped up 2024/25

41.2

Ratingi

developing / rotation level

23.4

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

84.4%

Minutes

near ever-present

0.04

Def. actions / 90

light defensive volume

Output in context · FC Midtjylland finished 4th of 12 · an upper-table side

Apps

Clean sheets

30%

CS rate

84.4%

Minutes

8 clean sheets in 27 appearances (30% of games). Playing behind an upper-table side (4th 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 84.4% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.

Watch points

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

Outlook

Rated 41.2 overall — developing / rotation level. 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.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %84.4%

Available fixtures32 of 32

Goals / 900

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900

Defensive actions / 900.037

Player flow

Goal involvements0

Cards / 900

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~8), then tapers with age. At 26, Ólafsson sits on 7.7, at or near its peak. The blue line is Ólafsson's projected Rating — 41.2 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

Season statistics

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

Goalkeeping

Clean sheets8—

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards0

Red cards0

Transfer history

FC Midtjylland(back from loan)Jul 2024 – now

MMafra(on loan)Jul 2023 – Jul 2024

FC Midtjylland(back from loan)Jul 2021 – Jul 2023

FC Fredericia(on loan)Aug 2020 – Jul 2021

FC Midtjyllanduntil Aug 2020

About E. Ólafsson

Elías Rafn Ólafsson is a 26-year-old goalkeeper who plays for FC Midtjylland, born on March 11, 2000 in Reykjavík, standing 201 cm tall. He is from Iceland. FC Midtjylland currently sit 4th of 12 in the Superliga.

This season

In the current season, E. Ólafsson has made 4 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 360 minutes, averaging a 6.8 match rating over his last 4 rated games.

Recent matches

August 23, 2026: 1-0 win at home vs Randers FC (90 minutes, 7.6 rating)
August 16, 2026: 1-1 draw away at Lyngby (90 minutes, 6.7 rating)
August 2, 2026: 2-1 win at home vs AC Horsens (90 minutes, 6.2 rating)
July 26, 2026: 3-2 win away at Sonderjyske (90 minutes, 6.7 rating)

E. Ólafsson's next match is on August 30, 2026, when FC Midtjylland face Silkeborg away in the Superliga.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates E. Ólafsson at 41.2 with a Season form score of 23.4. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 6 career titles — among them the Baltic Cup and the DBU Pokalen. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 8 recorded seasons, E. Ólafsson has totalled 139 club appearances with 0 goals and 1 assist for 4 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2023/24, with 32 appearances for Mafra.

E. Ólafsson's career has also included time at MMafra and FC Fredericia.

On the international stage, E. Ólafsson has represented Iceland and Iceland U21 — 27 caps in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.