Persepolis midfielder Rafiei goes on loan to Foolad

Tasnim – AHVAZ, Persepolis of Iran’s midfielder Soroush Rafiei has joined Foolad on a six-month loan deal.

He has recently joined Persepolis but has to wait until January to play in the team due to Persepolis’s transfer ban.

Rafiei, 28, was a member of Foolad football team from 2011 to 2017 and helped the Ahvaz-based football team win Iran Professional League (IPL) title in 2014.

The attacking midfielder has also played in Tractor Sazi and Al-Khor of Qatar.

The IPL new season will start on Thursday and Foolad will host Pars Jonoubi in its first match.