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]
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Mohammad Younes Delfi | ||
Date of birth | October 2, 2000 | ||
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) |
2020–2022 | → HNK 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
editDelfi 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 | |
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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
edit- As of 12 June 2022
Club | Division | Season | League | Cup | Other | Total | ||||
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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
editNational
edit- AFC U-16 Championship - Runner-up (1): 2016
References
edit- ^ 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.
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- ^ "Fifa U-17 world cup statistics". FIFA. FIFA. Archived from the original on October 13, 2017.
External links
edit- Younes Delfi on Instagram
- Younes Delfi on Twitter
- Younes Delfi at Soccerway
- Younes Delfi on teammelli.com
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