Elías Már Ómarsson (born 18 January 1995) is an Icelandic professional

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who plays as a

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for Dutch club

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and the Iceland national team.

Club career

Elías Már started his career with local club

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in 2012. He signed a three-year contract with

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on 5 February 2015. In 2016 he went out on loan to Swedish club

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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. He moved to

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club

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in August 2018. On 18 January 2023, Elías Már agreed to return to the Netherlands on a 1.5-year contract with

International career

Elías Már made his first appearance for the Iceland national team on 16 January 2015 in a match against

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, when he came on as a substitute for Rúrik Gíslason with a few minutes left of the match.

Career statistics

Honours

Individual *

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: May 2019

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* * 1995 births Living people Elias Mar Omarsson Men's association football forwards Elias Mar Omarsson Elias Mar Omarsson Elias Mar Omarsson Elias Mar Omarsson Eliteserien players Allsvenskan players Eredivisie players Eerste Divisie players Ligue 2 players Elias Mar Omarsson Vålerenga Fotball players IFK Göteborg players Excelsior Rotterdam players Nîmes Olympique players NAC Breda players Elias Mar Omarsson Elias Mar Omarsson Expatriate footballers in Norway Elias Mar Omarsson Expatriate footballers in Sweden Elias Mar Omarsson Expatriate footballers in the Netherlands Elias Mar Omarsson Expatriate footballers in France Elias Mar Omarsson {{Iceland-footy-bio-stub