Simen Rafn
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 16 February 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Fredrikstad, Norway[1] | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Right back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Fredrikstad | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2006 | Skogstrand IL | ||
| 2007–2010 | Fredrikstad | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2015 | Fredrikstad | 133 | (5) |
| 2016 | Gefle | 0 | (0) |
| 2017–2020 | Lillestrøm | 111 | (5) |
| 2021–2022 | Aalesund | 53 | (1) |
| 2023– | Fredrikstad | 16 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 April 2024 | |||
Simen Rafn (born 16 February 1992) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a right back for Fredrikstad.
Career[edit]
Rafn was born and grew up in Fredrikstad, Norway, and started playing for the local club Skogstrand IL. As a 15-year-old, he joined Fredrikstad FK's youth academy and was later promoted to the senior team in 2010. He stayed in the club and played 136 league games, before transferring to Gefle as a free agent in November 2015.[2] During the pre-season for 2016 Allsvenskan, Rafn picked up a knee injury and were to miss the whole season.[3][4] In January 2017 he signed for Lillestrøm.
Career statistics[edit]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup[a] | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Fredrikstad | 2010 | 1. divisjon | 25 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 3[b] | 0 | 29 | 2 | |
| 2011 | Eliteserien | 16 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 0 | |||
| 2012 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 1 | ||||
| 2013 | 1. divisjon | 21 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 1 | |||
| 2014 | 30 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 1[b] | 0 | 33 | 0 | |||
| 2015 | 30 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 133 | 5 | 11 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | 147 | 5 | |||
| Gefle | 2016 | Allsvenskan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Lillestrøm | 2017 | Eliteserien | 29 | 2 | 7 | 1 | — | — | 36 | 3 | ||
| 2018 | 28 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2[c] | 0 | 1[d] | 0 | 37 | 1 | ||
| 2019 | 30 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 2[b] | 0 | 35 | 1 | |||
| 2020 | 1. divisjon | 24 | 1 | — | — | — | 24 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 111 | 5 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 132 | 6 | ||
| Aalesund | 2021 | 1. divisjon | 25 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 0 | ||
| 2022 | Eliterserien | 28 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 1 | |||
| Total | 53 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 58 | 1 | ||||
| Fredrikstad | 2023 | 1. divisjon | 15 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 1 | ||
| 2024 | Eliteserien | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 16 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 1 | ||||
| Career total | 313 | 12 | 36 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 357 | 13 | ||
- ^ Including Norwegian Cup, Svenska Cupen
- ^ a b c Appearances in the Eliteserien play-offs
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearance in Mesterfinalen
Honours[edit]
Lillestrøm
- Norwegian Football Cup: 2017[6]
- Mesterfinalen runner-up: 2018[6]
Fredrikstad
References[edit]
- ^ a b Simen Rafn at WorldFootball.net
- ^ "Simen Rafn klar för Gefle IF" (in Swedish). Gefle IF. 22 November 2015. Archived from the original on 24 November 2015. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
- ^ "Simen Rafn ny högerback i Gefle" (in Swedish). Allsvenskan. 22 November 2015. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
- ^ "Mardrömsbesked för Gefle: nyförvärvet knäskadad" (in Swedish). Aftonbladet. 27 January 2016. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
- ^ Simen Rafn at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
- ^ a b c d Simen Rafn at Soccerway
External links[edit]
- Simen Rafn at the Swedish Football Association (in Swedish)
- Simen Rafn at FootballDatabase.eu
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- 1994 births
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- Norwegian men's footballers
- Fredrikstad FK players
- Gefle IF players
- Lillestrøm SK players
- Aalesunds FK players
- Norwegian First Division players
- Eliteserien players
- Norwegian expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Sweden
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