Iranian footballer
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 .
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]
Honours
Foolad
References
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