Elías Már Ómarsson

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

Elías Már Ómarsson (born 18 January 1995) is an Icelandic professional footballer who plays as a forward for Chinese Super League club Meizhou Hakka and the Iceland national team.^[1]

Elías Már Ómarsson

Elías Már with Nîmes
Personal information
Date of birth	(1995-01-18) 18 January 1995 (age 30)
Place of birth	Keflavík, Iceland
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Meizhou Hakka
Number	22
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)
2023–2025	NAC Breda	69	(20)
2025-	Meizhou Hakka	0	(0)
International career‡
2011–2012	Iceland U17	9	(1)
2012–2014	Iceland U19	12	(3)
2014–2016	Iceland U21	12	(3)
2015–	Iceland	9	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 11 June 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 20 November 2020

Club career

Elías 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]

On 13 July 2025, Elías Már joined Chinese Super League club Meizhou Hakka.^[7]

International career

Elías Már holds Icelandic and Norwegian nationalities.^[8] 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.^[9]

Career statistics

As of match played 28 May 2024

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

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	19	10	1	0	3[b]	1	20	10
	2023–24[1]	Eerste Divisie	26	5	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

1. Appearances in Icelandic League Cup
2. Appearances in Eredivisie play-offs

Honours

Individual

• Eredivisie Player of the Month: May 2019^[10]