Olafur Ingi Skulason is an Icelandic footballer and a midfielder who plays for Karabukspor.
Olafur was born in Reykjavik, Iceland where he played for Fylkir. He was loaned back to Fylkir over a part of the 2003 season. A defensive midfielder, his Arsenal debut came on 2 December 2003. He signed for Brentford on 22 June 2005. He signed for Helsingborgs IF on 21 February 2007. After three successful years in Helsingborg, Olafur turned down a new contract offer and signed for Danish team SønderjyskE on 6 December 2009. A year later Olafur signed for Zulte Waregem in Belgium and stayed there for four years. He then plied his trade in Turkey for a year.
Olafur earned his first cap for Iceland in a friendly against Mexico on 20 November 2003 as a substitute. He has also captained their U21 team. Although playing almost 30 international games for over ten years, Olafur never quite managed to become a regular first team member of the Icelandic team. 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. He was not selected for Iceland's Euro 2016 team. |