Younes Delfi (Persian: یونس دلفی; born 2 October 2000) is an Iranian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Gol Gohar Sirjan. He is the youngest Iranian player to have played in Europe.[1]

Younes Delfi
Personal information
Full name Mohammad Younes Delfi
Date of birth (2000-10-02) October 2, 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth Shush, Iran
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Forward, Winger
Team information
Current team
Gol Gohar Sirjan
Number 70
Youth career
2010–2016 Esteghlal Khuzestan
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2019 Esteghlal Khuzestan 43 (7)
2019–2022 Charleroi 6 (1)
2020–2022HNK Gorica (loan) 27 (3)
2022–2023 Foolad 3 (0)
2023– Gol Gohar Sirjan 0 (0)
International career
2016–2017 Iran U17 13 (6)
2018– Iran U23 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 April 2022
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 January 2017

International career

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Delfi is a very technical player displaying his talent initially at the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup in India. He burst onto the scene by recording 2 goals and 1 assist in the group stages of the competition. He also showed phenomenal technical ability by also getting 2 penalties for the Iran U-17 national team in the 3 group matches.

Year Competition Performance
Apps Goals
2016 AFC U-16 Championship[2] 3 0
2017 Granatkin Memorial 6 4
FIFA U-17 World Cup[3] 4 2
2018 Asian Games 3 0

Career statistics

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As of 12 June 2022
Club Division Season League Cup Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Esteghlal Khuzestan Persian Gulf Pro League 2016–17 6 0 0 0 6 0
2017–18 24 7 2 0 26 7
2018–19 9 0 2 0 11 0
Total 39 7 4 0 43 7
Charleroi Belgian First Division A 2018–19 5 1 0 0 5 1
2019–20 0 0 0 0 0 0
HNK Gorica (loan) Croatian First Football League 2020-21 5 2 0 0 5 2
2021-22 21 1 1 0 22 1
Foolad Persian Gulf Pro League 2022-23 3 0 0 0 - - 3 0
Career total 73 4 1 0 78 11

Honours

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National

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Iran U17

References

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  1. ^ Siekman, Tim (August 10, 2018). "PSV scouting for top Iranian talent: Younes Delfi". teammelli.com. Archived from the original on 21 April 2021. Retrieved 4 March 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. ^ "Younes Delfi". FFIRI.
  3. ^ "Fifa U-17 world cup statistics". FIFA. FIFA. Archived from the original on October 13, 2017.
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