Jami Rafati

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Jami Rafati
Personal information
Full name Jami Rafati
Date of birth (1994-04-26) 26 April 1994 (age 27)
Place of birth Florence, Italy
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
2011–2013 West Ham United
2013–2014 Genoa
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2014 Genoa 0 (0)
2014–2016 Livorno 1 (0)
2016–2017 Messina 0 (0)
2017–2018 Pistoiese 0 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21 October 2018

Jami Rafati (born 26 April 1994) is an Italian footballer who plays as a central midfielder.

Club career[]

Rafati's professional career started after he signed a contract in 2011 with West Ham United.[1] In the summer of 2013, he moved to Genoa being valued at €100,000. Jami Rafati made his debut in Serie A on 3 May 2014 playing from the start for Genoa against Sassuolo, and the match ended 0–0.

Rafati signed a contract on 7 July 2014 with newly relegated Serie B team Livorno until 2016.[2][3]

On 12 November 2018, he was released from his contract with Pistoiese by mutual consent.[4]

International career[]

Because he was born in Italy but has an Iranian father, Jami Rafati is eligible to play for the national team of Italy or Iran.[5] However, he has not yet been called up by either team and remains uncapped.

References[]

  1. ^ "West Ham secure the signing of Spanish keeper Adrian". skysports.com. Sky Sports News. 5 June 2013. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
  2. ^ Tuttomercato Archived 2014-07-14 at the Wayback Machine, Transfer News.
  3. ^ MonrifNet. "Livorno, primo acquisto: dal Genoa arriva Rafati. Ma la società liquida Perotti - La Nazione". Livorno - La Nazione - Quotidiano di Firenze con le ultime notizie della Toscana e dell’Umbria (in Italian). Retrieved 2016-06-03.
  4. ^ "Situazione sanitaria di Minardi e Regoli. Risoluzione consensuale per Rafati" (in Italian). Pistoiese. 12 November 2018.
  5. ^ "Jami Rafati joins Genoa C.F.C - PersianLeague.com". www.persianleague.com. Retrieved 2016-06-03.

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