Jami Rafati

Jami Rafati
Personal information
Full name Jami Rafati
Date of birth (1994-04-26) 26 April 1994
Place of birth Firenze, Italy
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
Messina
Youth career
2011–2013 West Ham United
2013–2014 Genoa
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2014 Genoa 0 (0)
2014–2016 Livorno 1 (0)
2016– Messina 0 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 27 August 2016.


Jami Rafati (born 26 April 1994) is an Italian footballer who plays for Messina in Lega Pro as a central midfielder.

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 U.S. Sassuolo Calcio, and the match ended 0–0.

Rafati signed a contract on 7 July 2014 with newly relegated Serie B team Livorno Calcio until 2016.[2][3]

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.[4] However, he has not yet been called up by either team and remains uncapped.

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, 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 2016-06-03.
  4. "Jami Rafati joins Genoa C.F.C - PersianLeague.com". www.persianleague.com. Retrieved 2016-06-03.
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