Iman Mafi (Persian: ایمان مافی; born 9 July 1994) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for OBOS-ligaen club Jerv.

Iman Mafi
Personal information
Full name Iman Mafi
Date of birth (1994-07-09) 9 July 1994 (age 30)
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
0000–2011 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 95 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 May 2024

Early career

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Iman Mafi was born in Kristiansand and played youth football in Norway for Jerv.[1]

College career

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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.[1][2][3]

Club career

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Jerv

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Mafi made his Eliteserien debut for Jerv on 6 July 2022 against Molde at the Aker Stadion during the 2022 Eliteserien season.[4][5]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of 7 July 2022
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Jerv 2012 PostNord-ligaen 2 0 2 0
Vindbjart 2017 PostNord-ligaen 15 0 0 0 15 0
Kongsvinger 2018 OBOS-ligaen 19 0 3 0 22 0
2019 OBOS-ligaen 20 0 4 0 2 0 26 0
Total 39 0 7 0 2 0 48 0
Jerv 2020 OBOS-ligaen 26 1 26 1
2021 OBOS-ligaen 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

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Individual

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Iman Mafi - Men's Soccer".
  2. ^ "Spotlight – Iman Mafi". 18 September 2016.
  3. ^ a b c d "Iman Mafi". MLSsoccer.com. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
  4. ^ "Molde vs. FK Jerv - Football Match Summary - July 6, 2022 - ESPN".
  5. ^ "Iman Mafi".
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