Davíð Kristján Ólafsson

Davíð Kristján Ólafsson
Personal information
Date of birth (1995-05-15) 15 May 1995
Place of birth Kópavogur, Iceland[1]
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[2]
Position Left-back
Team information
Current team
AEL
Number 20
Youth career
Breiðablik
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2018 Breiðablik 81 (3)
2013Augnablik (loan) 6 (4)
2019–2021 Aalesund 69 (3)
2022–2024 Kalmar FF 59 (2)
2024–2026 Cracovia 49 (5)
2026– AEL 6 (0)
International career
2014 Iceland U19 5 (0)
2016 Iceland U21 1 (0)
2019–2023 Iceland 15 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21:00, 22 February 2026 (UTC)

Davíð Kristján Ólafsson (born 15 May 1995) is an Icelandic professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Super League Greece club AEL.

Club career

Ólafsson signed for Aalesund in 2019.[3] He moved to Kalmar FF on 12 January 2022.[4] On 25 February 2024, Polish side Cracovia announced the signing of Ólafsson on a two-and-a-half-year deal.[5] On 12 January 2026, he signed with Greek side AEL until the end of the season.[6]

International career

He made his debut for the Iceland national team on 15 January 2019 in a friendly against Estonia, as a starter.[7]

Career statistics

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year[8]
National team Year Apps Goals
Iceland
2019 1 0
2020 1 0
2022 9 0
2023 4 1
Total 15 1
Scores and results list Iceland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Ólafsson goal.[8]
List of international goals scored by Davíð Kristján Ólafsson
No. Cap Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 15 26 March 2023 Rheinpark Stadion, Vaduz, Liechtenstein  Liechtenstein 1–0 7–0 UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying

Acting

In 2006, he auditioned and played Little Sportacus in 1 episode in LazyTown.[9]

Honours

Breiðablik

References

  1. ^ Davíð Kristján Ólafsson at National-Football-Teams.com
  2. ^ "Kadra" (in Polish). Cracovia. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
  3. ^ Islandsk landslagsspiller har signert, aafk.no, 14 February 2019
  4. ^ "Fótbolti.net". fotbolti.net (in Icelandic). Retrieved 12 March 2022.
  5. ^ "Davíð Kristján Ólafsson piłkarzem Pasów!" (in Polish). Cracovia. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
  6. ^ Żukowski, Jacek (12 January 2026). "David Olafsson odszedł z Cracovii. Wybrał grecki klub". gol24.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 29 January 2026.
  7. ^ "Estonia v Iceland game report". Eurosport. 15 January 2019.
  8. ^ a b "Davíð Kristján Ólafsson". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 17 February 2025.
  9. ^ "AaFK-spilleren var barne-TV-stjerne på Island: – Hvem vet hvor jeg kunne vært i dag" (in Norwegian). 16 July 2021. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  10. ^ "Davíð Kristján Ólafsson". 90minut.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 14 May 2024.