Iman Mafi
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Iman Mafi | ||
| Date of birth | 9 July 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Kristiansand, Norway | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Left-back, midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Jerv | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2011 | Jerv | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2014 | Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs | 18 | (3) |
| 2014–2017 | Clemson Tigers | 51 | (6) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2013 | Jerv | 0 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Vindbjart | 15 | (0) |
| 2018–2020 | Kongsvinger | 39 | (0) |
| 2020– | Jerv | 113 | (4) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 February 2025 | |||
Iman Mafi (Persian: ایمان مافی; born 9 July 1994) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Norwegian First Division club Jerv.
Personal life
[edit]His parents emigrated from Iran to Norway in 1986. He grew up in Grimstad. Following the death of Mahsa Amini and ensuing protests, Mafi played with black tape around his wrists, illuding black armbands.[1]
Career
[edit]Iman Mafi was born in Kristiansand and played youth football in Norway for Jerv.[2]
Mafi played college soccer in the United States for the Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs where he scored 3 goals in 18 matches before transferring to the Clemson Tigers where he scored a goal in the 2015 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Tournament, played in the 2015 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship Game against Stanford, and took part in the 2017 MLS SuperDraft.[2][3][4]
Mafi made his Eliteserien debut for Jerv on 6 July 2022 against Molde at the Aker Stadion during the 2022 Eliteserien season.[5][6]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of 7 July 2022
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Jerv | 2012 | 2. divisjon | — | 2 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| Vindbjart | 2017 | 2. divisjon | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 15 | 0 | |
| Kongsvinger | 2018 | 1. divisjon | 19 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 22 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 1. divisjon | 20 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 0 | |
| Total | 39 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 48 | 0 | ||
| Jerv | 2020 | 1. divisjon | 26 | 1 | — | — | 26 | 1 | ||
| 2021 | 1. divisjon | 27 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 1 | |
| 2022 | Eliteserien | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 54 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 58 | 2 | |||
| Career total | 108 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 123 | 2 | ||
Honours
[edit]Individual
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Jalilian, Shayan (18 October 2022). "– Det er forkastelig det som skjer i Iran". Fædrelandsvennen (in Norwegian). pp. 30–31.
- ^ a b "Iman Mafi - Men's Soccer".
- ^ "Spotlight – Iman Mafi". 18 September 2016.
- ^ a b c d "Iman Mafi". MLSsoccer.com. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
- ^ "Molde vs. FK Jerv - Football Match Summary - July 6, 2022 - ESPN".
- ^ "Iman Mafi".
External links
[edit]- Iman Mafi at Soccerway
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- 1994 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Kristiansand
- Norwegian people of Iranian descent
- Sportspeople of Iranian descent
- Norwegian men's footballers
- Men's association football defenders
- Expatriate soccer players in the United States
- Norwegian expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- FK Jerv players
- Clemson Tigers men's soccer players
- Vindbjart FK players
- Kongsvinger IL Toppfotball players
- Norwegian Second Division players
- Norwegian First Division players
- Eliteserien players
- 21st-century Norwegian sportsmen
- Norwegian football defender stubs