Damon Mirani (born 13 May 1996) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Eredivisie club Volendam.
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Damon Mirani | ||
| Date of birth | (1996-05-13) 13 May 1996 (age 26) | ||
| Place of birth | Monnickendam, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Volendam | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| VV Monnickendam | |||
| Volendam | |||
| 2012–2016 | Ajax | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2016 | Jong Ajax | 24 | (0) |
| 2016–2021 | Almere City | 163 | (14) |
| 2021– | Volendam | 38 | (4) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2013 | Netherlands U17 | 6 | (2) |
| 2013 | Netherlands U18 | 2 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Netherlands U19 | 6 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11:26, 6 July 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15:33, 16 October 2014 (UTC) | |||
Mirani began his football career in the under-8 of VV Monnickendam before moving to Volendam. At the end of the 2011–12 season, he was admitted to the Ajax academy. On 15 March 2013, he signed his first professional contract with the club, binding him to the club until 30 June 2016. At the end of the 2012–13 season, Mirani was crowned Talent van De Toekomst (Talent of the Future) while playing for Ajax B1, the under-17 team.[1][2]
Mirani began the 2013–14 season playing for Ajax A1, the under-19 team. With the unavailability of several players, he made his professional debut for Jong Ajax against Achilles '29 in an Eerste Divisie match on 8 September 2013, coming on for Tom Noordhoff as a half-time substitute.[3] On 28 June 2014, Mirani made his unofficial debut for the Ajax first team in a friendly against SDC Putten which was won 13–1. Mirani replaced Kenny Tete after the break and scored the 7–0 from a corner-kick in the 50th minute.[4]
In March 2016, it was announced that Mirani's expiring contract would not be extended, which meant that he could start looking for a new club. Mirani made a total of 24 appearances for Jong Ajax in three seasons, and failed to make his official first-team debut.[5]
On 31 May 2016, Mirani signed a two-year contract with Eerste Divisie club Almere City.[6] He made his official debut for Almere City on 5 August in an away match against Volendam. The match ended in a 1–1 draw.[7]
On 15 June 2021, Mirani moved to Volendam on a two-year contract, a club where he already worked part-time as a youth coach.[8]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Other | Total | |||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Jong Ajax | 2013–14 | Eerste Divisie | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2014–15 | Eerste Divisie | 4 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| 2015–16 | Eerste Divisie | 19 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 0 | |||
| Total | 24 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 0 | ||||
| Almere City | 2016–17 | Eerste Divisie | 33 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 35 | 1 | |
| 2017–18 | Eerste Divisie | 31 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6[lower-alpha 1] | 3 | 39 | 6 | |
| 2018–19 | Eerste Divisie | 32 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 36 | 4 | |
| 2019–20 | Eerste Divisie | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 30 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | Eerste Divisie | 38 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 40 | 5 | |
| Total | 163 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 180 | 13 | ||
| Volendam | 2021–22 | Eerste Divisie | 38 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | 39 | 4 | |
| Career total | 225 | 17 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 243 | 17 | ||
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