Soroush Rafiei
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Soroush Rafiei Telgary | ||
Date of birth | 24 March 1990 | ||
Place of birth | Tal-e Gar, Shiraz, Iran | ||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Sepahan | ||
Number | 73 | ||
Youth career | |||
2005–2009 | Fajr Sepasi | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2009–2011 | Fajr Sepasi | 40 | (15) |
2011–2017 | Foolad | 79 | (12) |
2015–2017 | → Tractor (loan) | 39 | (5) |
2017 | Persepolis | 14 | (3) |
2017–2018 | Al-Khor | 19 | (5) |
2018–2019 | Persepolis | 12 | (1) |
2018 | → Foolad (loan) | 5 | (0) |
2019–2020 | Shahr Khodro | 14 | (0) |
2020– | Sepahan | 23 | (3) |
International career‡ | |||
2014– | Iran | 8 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 February 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 January 2015 |
Soroush Rafiei (Persian: سروش رفیعی) is an Iranian footballer who currently plays for Sepahan S.C. in the Persian Gulf Pro League.
Club career
He started his career with Fajr Sepasi and helped them to promote to the 2011–12 Persian Gulf Cup. Later he joined Foolad.
Foolad
Rafiei, 28, was a member of Foolad football team from 2011 to 2017 and helped the Ahvaz-based football team win Iran Professional League (IPL) title in 2014.
Tractor
In the summer of 2015 Rafiei signed a two–year contract with Tractor to spend his conscription period at the club.
Persepolis
On 9 January 2017, Rafiei signed a 6-month contract with Persian Gulf Pro League club Persepolis. He was given the number 7, which had previously been retired in honor of club legend Ali Parvin. He scored a goal against Esteghlal in 84th Tehran Derby. Rafiee returned to Persepolis for 2018–19 but due to fifa ban, he loaned to Foolad till winter.
Al-Khor
Before start of 2017–18 season, Rafiee joined the Qatari Al-Khor football team for one year, and wore number 7 in the team. At the end of the season, Al-Khor picked up an alternate player for Rafiei and did not renew his contract with the club.
Club career statistics
- As of 11 February 2020
Club | Division | Season | League | Hazfi Cup | Asia | Total | ||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
Fajr Sepasi | Pro League | 2009–10 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 20 | 5 |
Division 1 | 2010–11 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 20 | 5 | |
Total | 40 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 10 | ||
Foolad | Pro League | 2011–12 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 20 | 2 |
2012–13 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 16 | 1 | ||
2013–14 | 29 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 39 | 4 | ||
2014–15 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 7 | ||
2018–19 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 6 | 0 | ||
Total | 85 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 98 | 14 | ||
Tractor | Pro League | 2015–16 | 25 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 34 | 4 |
2016–17 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 17 | 1 | ||
Total | 39 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 51 | 5 | ||
Persepolis | Pro League | 2016–17 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 21 | 4 |
Al-Khor | Qatar Stars League | 2017–18 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 19 | 5 |
Persepolis | Pro League | 2018–19 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 20 | 1 |
Shahr Khodro | 2019–20 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | |
Sepahan | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | ||
Career total | 221 | 36 | 13 | 2 | 30 | 2 | 264 | 40 |
International career
He was called up to the Iran national football team in October 2014 by Carlos Queiroz. He made his debut in a match against South Korea on 18 November 2014. He was called into Iran's 2015 AFC Asian Cup squad on 30 December 2014 by Carlos Queiroz.[1] In May 2018 he was named in Iran's preliminary squad for the 2018 World Cup in Russia [2] but did not make the final 23.[3]
Honours
- Foolad
- Persepolis
- Persian Gulf Pro League (2): 2016–17, 2018–19
- Hazfi Cup (1) : 2018–19
- Iranian Super Cup (1): 2019
Individual
- Persian Gulf Pro League Team of the Year (3) : 2013–14 , 2015–16 , 2016-17
References
- ^ "Queiroz Names Team Melli Squad". afcasiancup.com. 30 December 2014. Archived from the original on 1 January 2015. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
- ^ "World Cup 2018: All the confirmed squads for this summer's finals in Russia".
- ^ "Carlos Queiroz Names Provisional Iran Squad for FIFA World Cup 2018". IFPNews.com.
External links
- 1990 births
- Living people
- People from Shiraz
- Fajr Sepasi players
- Foolad FC players
- Iranian footballers
- Iran international footballers
- Association football midfielders
- 2015 AFC Asian Cup players
- Tractor S.C. players
- Al-Khor SC players
- Iranian expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Qatar
- Iranian expatriate sportspeople in Qatar
- Persian Gulf Pro League players
- Qatar Stars League players
- Persepolis F.C. players