Simen Rafn

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
0000–2006	Skogstrand IL
2007–2010	Fredrikstad
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(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.

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

Club	Season	League			National Cup [a]		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Fredrikstad	2010	1. divisjon	25	2	1	0	—		3 [b]	0	29	2
	2011	Eliteserien	16	0	3	0	—		—		19	0
	2012		11	1	0	0	—		—		11	1
	2013	1. divisjon	21	1	3	0	—		—		24	1
	2014		30	0	2	0	—		1 [b]	0	33	0
	2015		30	1	1	0	—		—		31	1
	Total		133	5	11	0	—		4	0	147	5
Gefle	2016	Allsvenskan	0	0	1	0	—		—		1	0
Lillestrøm	2017	Eliteserien	29	2	7	1	—		—		36	3
	2018		28	1	6	0	2 [c]	0	1 [d]	0	37	1
	2019		30	1	3	0	—		2 [b]	0	35	1
	2020	1. divisjon	24	1	—		—		—		24	1
	Total		111	5	16	1	2	0	3	0	132	6
Aalesund	2021	1. divisjon	25	0	2	0	—		—		27	0
	2022	Eliterserien	28	1	3	0	—		—		31	1
	Total		53	1	5	0	—		—		58	1
Fredrikstad	2023	1. divisjon	15	1	3	0	—		—		18	1
	2024	Eliteserien	28	1	7	1	—		—		35	2
	2025		16	0	4	0	1 [e]	0	—		21	0
	Total		59	2	14	1	1	0	—		74	3
Career total			356	13	47	2	3	0	7	0	413	15

1. Including Norwegian Cup, Svenska Cupen
2. Appearances in the Eliteserien play-offs
3. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
4. Appearance in Mesterfinalen
5. Appearances in UEFA Europa League

Honours

Lillestrøm

• Norwegian Football Cup: 2017 ^[6]
• Mesterfinalen runner-up: 2018 ^[6]

Fredrikstad

• 1. divisjon: 2023 ^[6]

• Norwegian Cup: 2024

References

1. 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. Simen Rafn at Soccerway

External links

• Simen Rafn at the Swedish Football Association (in Swedish)