Jami Rafati

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Jami Rafati
Personal information
Full name Jami Rafati
Date of birth (1994-04-26) 26 April 1994 (age 30)
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*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2013–2014 Genoa 0 (0)
2014–2016 Livorno 1 (0)
2016–2017 Messina 0 (0)
2017–2018 Pistoiese 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 October 2018

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

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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.

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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 3 June 2016.
  4. "Situazione sanitaria di Minardi e Regoli. Risoluzione consensuale per Rafati" (in Italian). Pistoiese. 12 November 2018.[ permanent dead link ]
  5. "Jami Rafati joins Genoa C.F.C - PersianLeague.com". www.persianleague.com. Retrieved 3 June 2016.