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Akbar Imani
	Imani in 2020
Personal information
Full name	Akbar Imani Ghareh Aghaj Sofla
Date of birth	21 March 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth	Parsabad, Ardabil, Iran
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team	Malavan (On loan from Tractor)
Number	6
Youth career
2005–2010	Sepahan
Senior career*
Years	Team
2010–2014	Sepahan
2013–2014	→ Zob Ahan (loan)
2014–2015	Zob Ahan
2015–2017	Foolad
2017–2018	Padideh
2018	Zob Ahan
2018	Sanat Naft
2019–	Tractor
2022–2023	→ Malavan (loan)
International career
2007–2009	Iran U17
2010	Iran U20
2012–2015	Iran U22
2017–	Iran
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 April 2022

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.

Club career

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 career statistics

As of 22 December 2017

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	Foolad		3	0	–	–	–	–	3	0
2016–17	Padideh		11	2	–	–	–	–	11	2
2017–18	Padideh		14	0	1	0	–	–	15	0
2017–18	Zob Ahan		6	0	–	–	3	0	9	0
2018–19	Sanat Naft Abadan		14	2	3	0	—		17	2
2018–19	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