Vafa Hakhamaneshi
Vafa Hakhamaneshi (born 27 March 1991) is an Iranian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Malaysia Super League club Negeri Sembilan and the Iran national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 27 March 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Gonbad-e Kavus, Iran | ||
| Height | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Negeri Sembilan | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008–2010 | Sepahan | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2010 | Sepahan Novin | 36 | (1) |
| 2010–2011 | Foolad Natanz | 11 | (0) |
| 2011–2013 | Naft Tehran | 7 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Foolad | 16 | (0) |
| 2014–2016 | Fajr Sepasi | 23 | (0) |
| 2016–2018 | Khooneh be Khooneh | 36 | (1) |
| 2018–2019 | Sanat Naft | 26 | (1) |
| 2019–2020 | Al-Minaa | 11 | (0) |
| 2020 | Zob Ahan | 9 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Tractor | 12 | (0) |
| 2021 | Ratchaburi | 12 | (2) |
| 2022–2023 | Chennaiyin | 18 | (1) |
| 2023– | Negeri Sembilan | 0 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2008–2010 | Iran U20 | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:12, 24 February 2023 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Earlier career
Hakhamaneshi joined Naft Tehran in 2011, having spent the 2009–2010 season at Sepahan Novin in the Azadegan League before joining Foolad Natanz in 2010.[1]
He won the 2013–14 Iran Pro League with Foolad.[2]
Hakhamaneshi made three appearances for Thai League 1 side Ratchaburi Mitr Phol F.C. in the AFC Champions League.[3]
Chennaiyin
In June 2022, Hakhamaneshi moved to Indian Super League club Chennaiyin on a one-year deal.[4] On 1 September, he scored a goal from a header on his club debut against TRAU in the Durand Cup, which ended in a 4–1 win.[5][6]
On 14 October 2022, in an Indian Super League home match against Bengaluru, Hakhamaneshi volunteered to go in goal for the last 8 minutes after goalkeeper Debjit Majumder was sent off; he did not concede as the match ended 1–1.[7][8][9]
International career
Hakhamaneshi has played for the Iran national under-20 football team.[10]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 19 April 2023[11]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | AFC | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Foolad Natanz | 2010–11 | League 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 11 | 0 | |
| Naft Tehran | 2011–12 | Persian Gulf Pro League | 6 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | |
| 2012–13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Naft Tehran total | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Foolad | 2012–13 | Persian Gulf Pro League | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | |
| 2013–14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Foolad total | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Fajr Sepasi | 2014–15 | League 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | |
| 2015–16 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 20 | 0 | |||
| Fajr Sepasi total | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | ||
| Khooneh be Khooneh | 2016–17 | League 1 | 14 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | — | 15 | 0 | |
| 2017–18 | 22 | 1 | 3[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | — | 25 | 1 | |||
| Khooneh be Khooneh total | 36 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 1 | ||
| Sanat Naft | 2018–19 | Persian Gulf Pro League | 26 | 1 | 3[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | — | 29 | 1 | |
| Zob Ahan | 2019–20 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | ||
| Tractor | 2020–21 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 12 | 0 | ||
| Ratchaburi | 2021–22 | Thai League 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Chennaiyin | 2022–23 | Indian Super League | 18 | 1 | 6[lower-alpha 3][lower-alpha 4] | 2 | — | 24 | 3 | |
| Career total | 151 | 3 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 168 | 5 | ||
- Appearance(s) in Iranian Hazfi Cup
- Appearance(s) in AFC Champions League
- Appearance(s) in Durand Cup
- Appearance(s) in Super Cup
References
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 20 June 2018. Retrieved 22 July 2012.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - "Vafa Hakhamaneshi joins ISL club Chennaiyin FC".
- "Chennaiyin FC rope in Iranian defender Vafa Hakhamaneshi".
- "Chennaiyin FC rope in Iranian defender Hakhamaneshi". chennaiyinfc.com. 29 June 2022. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
- "Chennaiyin beat TRAU to keep knockout hopes alive". chennaiyinfc.com. 1 September 2022. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
- "TRAU 1 – 4 Chennaiyin". the-aiff.com. 1 September 2022. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
- "ISL 2022-23 HIGHLIGHTS: 10-man Chennaiyin FC holds Bengaluru FC to a 1-1 draw; Prasanth, Krishna among goals". sportstar.thehindu.com. 14 October 2022. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
- "10-man Chennaiyin FC hold Bengaluru FC in ISL 2022-23". khelnow.com. 14 October 2022. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
- "Chennaiyin 1 – 1 Bengaluru". soccerway. 14 October 2022. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
- "ISL 2022-23: Chennaiyin FC signs Iranian defender Vafa Hakhamaneshi".
- Vafa Hakhamaneshi at Soccerway