Elías Már Ómarsson (born 18 January 1995) is an Icelandic professional footballer who plays as a forward for Dutch Eredivisie club NAC Breda and the Iceland national team.[1]
 Elías Már with Nîmes | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 18 January 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Keflavík, Iceland | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | NAC Breda | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Keflavík | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2014 | Keflavík | 37 | (8) |
| 2015–2016 | Vålerenga | 28 | (6) |
| 2016 | → IFK Göteborg (loan) | 13 | (6) |
| 2017–2018 | IFK Göteborg | 37 | (8) |
| 2018–2021 | Excelsior | 88 | (41) |
| 2021–2023 | Nîmes | 41 | (7) |
| 2023– | NAC Breda | 37 | (12) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2011–2012 | Iceland U17 | 9 | (1) |
| 2012–2014 | Iceland U19 | 12 | (3) |
| 2014–2016 | Iceland U21 | 12 | (3) |
| 2015– | Iceland | 9 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10:08, 2 June 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20 November 2020 | |||
Club career
editElías Már started his career with local club Keflavík in 2012. He signed a three-year contract with Vålerenga on 5 February 2015.[2]
In 2016 he went out on loan to Swedish club IFK Göteborg for the second half of the season. He had a clause in the loan contract enabling IFK to buy Ómarsson for a set fee after the loan ended which IFK chose to use.[3][4]
He moved to the Eredivisie club Excelsior Rotterdam in August 2018.[5]
On 18 January 2023, Elías Már agreed to return to the Netherlands on a one-and-a-half-year contract with NAC Breda.[6]
International career
editElías Már holds Icelandic and Norwegian nationalities.[7] He made his first appearance for the Iceland national team on 16 January 2015 in a match against Canada, when he came on as a substitute for Rúrik Gíslason with a few minutes left of the match.[8]
Career statistics
edit- As of match played 28 May 2024
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Keflavík | 2012 | Úrvalsdeild | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2013 | Úrvalsdeild | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7[a] | 0 | 24 | 2 | |
| 2014 | Úrvalsdeild | 20 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 7[a] | 4 | 30 | 10 | |
| Total | 37 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 55 | 12 | ||
| Vålerenga | 2015 | Tippeligaen | 15 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 5 |
| 2016 | Tippeligaen | 13 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 4 | |
| Total | 28 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 9 | ||
| IFK Göteborg | 2016 | Allsvenskan | 13 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 6 |
| 2017 | Allsvenskan | 25 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 4 | |
| 2018 | Allsvenskan | 12 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 9 | |
| Total | 50 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 19 | ||
| Excelsior | 2018–19[1] | Eredivisie | 23 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2[b] | 1 | 26 | 8 |
| 2019–20[1] | Eerste Divisie | 28 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 12 | |
| 2020–21[1] | Eerste Divisie | 37 | 22 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 25 | |
| Total | 88 | 41 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 97 | 45 | ||
| Nîmes | 2021–22 | Ligue 2 | 29 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 7 |
| 2022–23 | Ligue 2 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 | |
| Total | 41 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 9 | ||
| NAC Breda | 2022–23[1] | Eerste Divisie | 16 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 3[b] | 1 | 20 | 10 |
| 2023–24[1] | Eerste Divisie | 21 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3[b] | 2 | 24 | 5 | |
| Total | 37 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 44 | 15 | ||
| Career total | 281 | 88 | 32 | 13 | 22 | 8 | 335 | 109 | ||
- ^ a b Appearances in Icelandic League Cup
- ^ a b c Appearances in Eredivisie play-offs
Honours
editIndividual
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f Elías Már Ómarsson at WorldFootball.net
- ^ "Elías samdi við Vålerenga til þriggja ára".
- ^ "Isländskt nyförvärv till Blåvitt". 8 August 2016.
- ^ Jönsson, Fredrik (15 November 2016). "Klart: Elias Omarsson stannar hos IFK Göteborg". Aftonbladet. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
- ^ "Elias lämnar IFK Göteborg" (in Swedish). IFK Göteborg. 10 August 2018. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
- ^ "NAC BEREIKT AKKOORD MET ELÍAS MÁR ÓMARSSON" (in Dutch). NAC Breda. 18 January 2023. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
- ^ "Elías Már OMARSSON". unfp.org (in French). Retrieved 9 January 2024.
- ^ "Kristinn og Matthías skoruðu í sigri á Kanada". Retrieved 19 January 2015.
- ^ "Omarsson Eredivisie player of the month May, Ødegaard talent of the month; Eredivisie". eredivisie.nl. 20 May 2019. Archived from the original on 22 December 2020. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
External links
edit- Elías Már Ómarsson at the Football Association of Iceland (in Icelandic)
- Elías Már Ómarsson at Soccerway
- #9 Elías Már Ómarsson at ifkdb.com
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