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This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Ólafur.

Ólafur Ingi Skúlason (born 1 April 1983) is an Icelandic former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He is the manager of Iceland national under-19 football team and the Iceland national under-15 women's team.[2]

Club career

Ólafur was born in Reykjavík, Iceland, where he played for Fylkir. After the Icelandic season had come to a close, he was looking for new employment, and found it with Arsenal on 1 July 2001.[3] Ólafur was loaned back to Fylkir over a part of the 2003 season, and was voted the best young player in the Icelandic league 2003.[4]

His Arsenal debut came on 2 December 2003 in a 5–1 defeat of Wolverhampton Wanderers, replacing Justin Hoyte after 55 minutes of the match.[5] Ólafur was released by Arsenal on 28 May 2005.[6] He signed for Brentford on 22 June 2005.[7] Upon his arrival at Brentford, the club's website quoted him as saying: "I look at this as a very important move for my career, knowing that manager Martin Allen had been interested in signing me for a while was a huge compliment for me."[7]

In the second game of the 2005–06 season, Ólafur suffered a cruciate and medial ligament injury resulting from a tackle with Chesterfield's Derek Niven, which ruled him out for the rest of the season.[8] He was passed fit for the start of the 2006–07 season and completed his comeback by scoring the winner in a 1–0 win over Blackpool, the first game of the season.[9] He signed for Helsingborgs IF on 21 February 2007.[10] After three successful years in Helsingborg, Ólafur turned down a new contract offer and signed for Danish team SønderjyskE on 6 December 2009.[11]

A year later Ólafur signed for Zulte Waregem in Belgium and stayed there for four years. He then plied his trade in Turkey for a few years before returning to Fylkir.[12][13]

Ólafur returned to former club Fylkir in 2018.[14]

International career

Ólafur earned his first cap for Iceland in a friendly against Mexico on 20 November 2003 as a substitute, replacing Veigar Páll Gunnarsson.[15] He has also captained their U21 team.[16]

Although playing almost 30 international games for over ten years, Ólafur never quite managed to become a regular first team member of the Icelandic team.[17] He was, however, a useful squad member and played three games as a substitute in Iceland's successful qualification for Euro 2016, including Iceland's famous win over the Netherlands in Amsterdam.[18] He was not selected for Iceland's Euro 2016 team.

In May 2018 he was named in Iceland's 23-man squad for the 2018 World Cup in Russia.[19]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by national team and year[20]
National team Year Apps Goals
Iceland 2003 1 0
2004 0 0
2005 1 0
2006 1 0
2007 2 0
2008 1 0
2009 3 1
2010 5 0
2011 1 0
2012 1 0
2013 4 0
2014 3 0
2015 2 0
2016 1 0
2017 5 0
2018 4 0
Total 36 1
Scores and results list Iceland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Ólafur goal.
List of international goals scored by Ólafur Ingi Skúlason[21]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 9 September 2009 Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland  Georgia 2–0 3–1 Friendly

References

  1. ^ a b "2018 FIFA World Cup Russia: List of players: Iceland" (PDF). FIFA. 10 June 2018. p. 13. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
  2. ^ "Ólafur Ingi Skúlason ráðinn þjálfari U19 karla og U15 kvenna". Retrieved 19 February 2021.
  3. ^ "Olafur-Ingi Skulason | Arsenal.com". www.arsenal.com. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
  4. ^ "Skulason's rise to prominence". www.arsenal.com. Archived from the original on 8 August 2016. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
  5. ^ "Games played by Ólafur Ingi Skúlason in 2003/2004". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
  6. ^ "Arsenal release five youngsters". www.arsenal.com. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
  7. ^ a b "Bees bring in midfielder Skulason". BBC. 22 June 2005. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
  8. ^ Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006. Harefield: Yore Publications. p. 146. ISBN 978-0-9552949-1-4.
  9. ^ "Brentford 1–0 Blackpool". BBC. 5 August 2006. Retrieved 9 April 2010.
  10. ^ "Skulason är klar för Helsingborg". Expressen. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
  11. ^ "Olafur-Ingi Skulason". footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
  12. ^ "Zulte Waregem slijt Skulason aan Turkse club". Retrieved 20 February 2018.
  13. ^ "Ólafur Ingi yfirgefur Genclerbirligi – Vísir". Retrieved 20 February 2018.
  14. ^ Ólafur Ingi til Fylkis, ruv.is, 28 May 2018
  15. ^ "Olafur Ingi Skulason". 11v11.com. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
  16. ^ "Brentford sign Skulason – Brentford FC – BeesMad". www.brentford-mad.co.uk. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
  17. ^ "Ólafur Ingi Skúlason – Knattspyrnusamband Íslands". www.ksi.is. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
  18. ^ "Iceland close to Euro 2016 place with surprise away defeat of Holland". the Guardian. Press Association. 3 September 2015. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
  19. ^ Crawford, Stephen (4 June 2018). "Revealed: Every World Cup 2018 squad - Final 23-man lists". Goal. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
  20. ^ "Ólafur Ingi Skúlason". European Football. 23 June 2018.
  21. ^ "Iceland – Ó. Skúlason – Profile with news, career statistics and history". soccerway.com. Retrieved 25 September 2016.

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