Akbar Imani ghareh Aghaj Sofla (born 21 March 1992), also known as Akbar Imani (Persian: اکبر ایمانی), is an Iranian footballer who currently plays for Iranian club Malavan as a midfielder.
 Imani in 2020 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Akbar Imani Ghareh Aghaj Sofla | ||
| Date of birth | 21 March 1992[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Parsabad,[2] Ardabil, Iran | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Malavan (On loan from Tractor) | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2010 | Sepahan | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2014 | Sepahan | 7 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | → Zob Ahan (loan) | 21 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Zob Ahan | 17 | (2) |
| 2015–2017 | Foolad | 22 | (1) |
| 2017–2018 | Padideh | 25 | (2) |
| 2018 | Zob Ahan | 6 | (0) |
| 2018 | Sanat Naft | 14 | (2) |
| 2019– | Tractor | 82 | (3) |
| 2022–2023 | → Malavan (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2007–2009 | Iran U17 | 11 | (1) |
| 2010 | Iran U20 | 3 | (0) |
| 2012–2015 | Iran U22 | 5 | (0) |
| 2017– | Iran | 3 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 April 2022 | |||
Club career
editHe joined Sepahan in summer of 2010 and won the league in his first season. He was loaned out to Zob Ahan for the 2013–14 season and made 21 league appearances. At the end of the season, Zob Ahan completed his permanent transfer, as he signed a five-year contract with the club.
Club career statistics
edit- As of 22 December 2017
| Club performance | League | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Iran | League | Hazfi Cup | Asia | Total | ||||||
| 2010–11 | Sepahan | Pro League | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2011–12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2012–13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2013–14 | → Zob Ahan | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 22 | 0 | |
| 2014–15 | Zob Ahan | 17 | 2 | 4 | 1 | – | – | 21 | 3 | |
| 2015–16 | Foolad | 19 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 21 | 1 | |
| 2016–17 | 3 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 3 | 0 | ||
| Padideh | 11 | 2 | – | – | – | – | 11 | 2 | ||
| 2017–18 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 15 | 0 | ||
| Zob Ahan | 6 | 0 | – | – | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | Sanat Naft Abadan | 14 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | 17 | 2 | ||
| Tractor | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 14 | 1 | |||
| 2019–20 | 24 | 2 | 5 | 1 | — | 29 | 3 | |||
| 2020–21 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 163 | 10 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 185 | 12 | ||
- Assist Goals
| Season | Team | Assists |
|---|---|---|
| 10–11 | Sepahan | 0 |
| 11–12 | Sepahan | 0 |
| 12–13 | Sepahan | 0 |
| 13–14 | Zob Ahan | 1 |
National Team
editHe made his debut against Togo national football team on 5 October 2017.
Honours
editClub
edit- Sepahan
- Iran Pro League (2): 2010–11, 2011–12
- Hazfi Cup (1): 2012–13
- Zob Ahan
- Tractor
- Iran U-17
- AFC U-16 Championship (1): 2008
References
edit- ^ "Aghaj Sofla Akbar Imanighareh". Soccerway. Global Sports Media. Retrieved 31 July 2011.
- ^ http://iranleague.ir/league/player/265 Archived 20 May 2017 at the Wayback Machine iranleague