Ryan Tafazolli
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ryan Sirous Tafazolli[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 28 September 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Sutton, England | ||
| Height | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Mansfield Town | ||
| Number | 12 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2011 | Southampton | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2009–2011 | Southampton | 0 | (0) |
| 2009 | → Salisbury City (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2011 | → Salisbury City (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2012– | Mansfield Town | 5 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Ryan Sirious Tafazolli (born 28 September 1991) is an Iranian-English footballer who currently plays as a defender for League Two club Mansfield Town. Born in Sutton, London, he was originally a member of the Southampton youth system, and plays primarily as a centre back.
Club career
Ryan Tafazolli originally joined the Southampton Academy in 2005.[2] His first taste of first team football came after he joined Conference Premier team Salisbury City on a one-month loan starting October 2009,[2] when he appeared in five league games and one FA Cup fixture.[3] Still not breaking into the squad at Southampton, the young defender returned to Salisbury in 2011 for three months, playing three times in the FA Trophy.[3]
After being released by Southampton, Tafazolli signed for Conference club Mansfield Town on 20 August 2012.[4][5] Despite being injured for most of the campaign, during which time he only picked up five league appearances, at the end of Mansfield's title-winning season he was offered a new contract with the club.[6][7]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | Division | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Southampton | 2009–10 | League One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010–11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Southampton total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Salisbury City (loan) | 2009–10 | Conference Premier | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Salisbury City total | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Mansfield Town | 2012–13 | Conference Premier | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 2013–14 | League Two | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mansfield Town total | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||
References
- ↑ "English National Football Archive". English National Football Archive. Retrieved 25 October 2013.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Loan Move for Ryan". Southampton F.C. Archived from the original on 3 October 2009. Retrieved 3 September 2013.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Ryan Tafazolli". FootballDatabase.eu. Retrieved 3 September 2013.
- ↑ "Mansfield Town sign defender Ryan Tafazolli". BBC Sport. 20 August 2012. Retrieved 3 September 2013.
- ↑ "Mansfield Town sign former Southampton trainee Ryan Tafazolli". Mansfield and Ashfield Chad. 20 August 2012. Retrieved 3 September 2013.
- ↑ "Mansfield Town give defender Ryan Tafazolli new deal". This is Nottingham. 9 May 2013. Retrieved 3 September 2013.
- ↑ "Mansfield Town: Lee Beevers one of 11 offered new deals". BBC Sport. 3 May 2013. Retrieved 3 September 2013.
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