Akbar Imani ghareh Aghaj Sofla (born 21 March 1992), also known as Akbar Imani (Persian: اکبر ایمانی), is an Iranian footballer who currently plays for Iranian club Malavan as a midfielder.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Akbar Imani Ghareh Aghaj Sofla | ||
| Date of birth | (1992-03-21) 21 March 1992 (age 30)[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Parsabad,[2] Ardabil, Iran | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Malavan (On loan from Tractor) | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2010 | Sepahan | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2014 | Sepahan | 7 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | → Zob Ahan (loan) | 21 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Zob Ahan | 17 | (2) |
| 2015–2017 | Foolad | 22 | (1) |
| 2017–2018 | Padideh | 25 | (2) |
| 2018 | Zob Ahan | 6 | (0) |
| 2018 | Sanat Naft | 14 | (2) |
| 2019– | Tractor | 82 | (3) |
| 2022– | → Malavan (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 2007–2009 | Iran U17 | 11 | (1) |
| 2010 | Iran U20 | 3 | (0) |
| 2012–2015 | Iran U22 | 5 | (0) |
| 2017– | Iran | 3 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 April 2022 | |||
He joined Sepahan in summer of 2010 and won the league in his first season. He was loaned out to Zob Ahan for the 2013–14 season and made 21 league appearances. At the end of the season, Zob Ahan completed his permanent transfer, as he signed a five-year contract with the club.
| Club performance | League | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Iran | League | Hazfi Cup | Asia | Total | ||||||
| 2010–11 | Sepahan | Pro League | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2011–12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2012–13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2013–14 | → Zob Ahan | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 22 | 0 | |
| 2014–15 | Zob Ahan | 17 | 2 | 4 | 1 | – | – | 21 | 3 | |
| 2015–16 | Foolad | 19 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 21 | 1 | |
| 2016–17 | 3 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 3 | 0 | ||
| Padideh | 11 | 2 | – | – | – | – | 11 | 2 | ||
| 2017–18 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 15 | 0 | ||
| Zob Ahan | 6 | 0 | – | – | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | Sanat Naft Abadan | 14 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | 17 | 2 | ||
| Tractor | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 14 | 1 | |||
| 2019–20 | 24 | 2 | 5 | 1 | — | 29 | 3 | |||
| 2020–21 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 163 | 10 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 185 | 12 | ||
| Season | Team | Assists |
|---|---|---|
| 10–11 | Sepahan | 0 |
| 11–12 | Sepahan | 0 |
| 12–13 | Sepahan | 0 |
| 13–14 | Zob Ahan | 1 |
He made his debut against Togo national football team on 5 October 2017.
Sanat Naft Abadan F.C. – current squad | |
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