Jami Rafati | |
Fullname: | Jami Rafati |
Birth Date: | 26 April 1994 |
Birth Place: | Florence, Italy |
Height: | 1.70NaN0 |
Position: | Midfielder |
Youthyears1: | 2011–2013 |
Youthclubs1: | West Ham United |
Youthyears2: | 2013–2014 |
Youthclubs2: | Genoa |
Years1: | 2013–2014 |
Clubs1: | Genoa |
Caps1: | 0 |
Goals1: | 0 |
Years2: | 2014–2016 |
Caps2: | 1 |
Goals2: | 0 |
Years3: | 2016–2017 |
Caps3: | 0 |
Goals3: | 0 |
Years4: | 2017–2018 |
Caps4: | 0 |
Goals4: | 0 |
Club-Update: | 21 October 2018 |
Jami Rafati (born 26 April 1994) is an Italian footballer who plays as a central midfielder.
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 Sassuolo, and the match ended 0–0.
Rafati signed a contract on 7 July 2014 with newly relegated Serie B team Livorno until 2016.[2] [3]
On 12 November 2018, he was released from his contract with Pistoiese by mutual consent.[4]
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.[5] However, he has not yet been called up by either team and remains uncapped.