Oliver Kelaart

Oliver Kelaart
Personal information
Full name Oliver James Kelaart Torres[1]
Date of birth (1998-04-16) 16 April 1998
Place of birth Melbourne, Australia
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position Winger
Team information
Current team
 Altona Magic
Youth career
–2017 Orihuela U19
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2018 Orihuela
2019–2020 Calamonte 11 (2)
2020 Kormákur/Hvöt 5 (1)
2021 Keflavík 9 (1)
2022 Þróttur Vogum 6 (0)
2023 Njarðvík 14 (5)
2024 Haukar 8 (0)
2025–2026 Hume City 19 (2)
2026– Altona Magic 13 (1)
International career‡
2024– Sri Lanka 16 (3)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21 June 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 08 June 2026

Oliver James Kelaart Torres (Sinhala: ඔලිවර් කෙලාර්ට්; born 16 April 1998) is a footballer who plays as a winger for National Premier Leagues Victoria club Altona Magic. Born in Australia, he represents Sri Lanka at international level.

International career

Born in Melbourne, Kelaart is eligible to represent Sri Lanka as his father was born in Colombo.[2]

He was first approached by the Football Federation of Sri Lanka to represent the nation in 2020, under the recommendation of the coach at the time, Amir Alagic. However, due to the federation's FIFA ban in 2023, Kelaart's opportunity to play international football was further delayed.[3]

On 22 March 2024, Kelaart made his debut for the Sri Lanka national team against Papua New Guinea during the 2024 FIFA Series. In the following game, three days later, Kelaart scored his first international goal in a 2–0 victory over Bhutan.[4]

Personal life

Kelaart was born in Melbourne, Australia to a Sri Lankan Burgher father and Spanish mother.

Career statistics

International

As of 25 August 2025[5]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Sri Lanka2024102
202561
Total163

International goals

Scores and results list Sri Lanka's goal tally first.
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.25 March 2024Colombo Racecourse, Colombo, Sri Lanka Bhutan2–02–02024 FIFA Series
2.10 September 2024Olympic Stadium, Phnom Penh, Cambodia Cambodia1–02–2 (a.e.t.)
4–2 (p)		2027 AFC Asian Cup qualification
3.9 September 2025Colombo Racecourse, Colombo, Sri Lanka Maldives1–11–1Friendly

References

  1. 1 2 "Oliver Kelaart". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
  2. ↑ Wyper, Cameron (29 June 2022). "Oliver Kelaart on his hopes of representing Sri Lanka and his move to Iceland's second tier". kick360.co. Archived from the original on 8 June 2024. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
  3. ↑ Wyper, Cam (30 March 2024). "Melburnian forward Oliver Kelaart realises his dream representing Sri Lanka". Front Page Football. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
  4. ↑ "Sri Lanka football savour its finest moment". dailynews.lk. 27 March 2024. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
  5. ↑ "Oliver Kelaart". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 15 June 2024.
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