Simen Rafn

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Simen Rafn
Personal information
Date of birth (1992-02-16) 16 February 1992 (age 33)
Place of birth Fredrikstad, Norway [1]
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) [1]
Position(s) Right back
Team information
Current team
Fredrikstad
Number 5
Youth career
–2006 Skogstrand IL
2007–2010 Fredrikstad
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2010–2015 Fredrikstad 133 (5)
2016 Gefle 0 (0)
2017–2020 Lillestrøm 111 (5)
2021–2022 Aalesund 53 (1)
2023– Fredrikstad 59 (2)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 7 August 2025

Simen Rafn (born 16 February 1992) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a right back for Fredrikstad.

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Career

Rafn was born and grew up in Fredrikstad, Norway, and started playing for the local club Skogstrand IL. As a 15-year-old, he joined Fredrikstad FK's youth academy and was later promoted to the senior team in 2010. He stayed in the club and played 136 league games, before transferring to Gefle as a free agent in November 2015. [2] During the pre-season for 2016 Allsvenskan, Rafn picked up a knee injury and were to miss the whole season. [3] [4] In January 2017 he signed for Lillestrøm.

Career statistics

As of 7 August 2025 [5] [6]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational Cup [a] EuropeOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Fredrikstad 2010 1. divisjon 252103 [b] 0292
2011 Eliteserien 16030190
2012 11100111
2013 1. divisjon21130241
2014 300201 [b] 0330
2015 30110311
Total1335110401475
Gefle 2016 Allsvenskan 001010
Lillestrøm 2017 Eliteserien29271363
2018 281602 [c] 01 [d] 0371
2019 301302 [b] 0351
2020 1. divisjon241241
Total111516120301326
Aalesund 2021 1. divisjon25020270
2022 Eliterserien28130311
Total53150581
Fredrikstad 2023 1. divisjon15130181
2024 Eliteserien28171352
2025 160401 [e] 0210
Total59214110743
Career total35613472307041315
  1. Including Norwegian Cup, Svenska Cupen
  2. 1 2 3 Appearances in the Eliteserien play-offs
  3. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  4. Appearance in Mesterfinalen
  5. Appearances in UEFA Europa League

Honours

Lillestrøm

Fredrikstad

References

  1. 1 2 Simen Rafn at WorldFootball.net
  2. "Simen Rafn klar för Gefle IF" (in Swedish). Gefle IF. 22 November 2015. Archived from the original on 24 November 2015. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  3. "Simen Rafn ny högerback i Gefle" (in Swedish). Allsvenskan. 22 November 2015. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  4. "Mardrömsbesked för Gefle: nyförvärvet knäskadad" (in Swedish). Aftonbladet. 27 January 2016. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  5. Simen Rafn at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
  6. 1 2 3 4 Simen Rafn at Soccerway