Raymond Fafiani
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Raymond Louis Eduard Fafiani | ||
| Date of birth | 22 December 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Amsterdam, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| TOB | |||
| 1996–1998 | DWV | ||
| 1998–2003 | Vitesse | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003–2004 | Vitesse | 13 | (1) |
| 2004–2007 | Twente | 20 | (0) |
| 2005–2006 | → FC Zwolle (loan) | 22 | (2) |
| 2006–2007 | → Telstar (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2007–2012 | Telstar | 116 | (10) |
| 2012–2015 | Volendam | 71 | (7) |
| 2015–2016 | Fortuna Sittard | 15 | (1) |
| 2016–2024 | JOS | 52 | (6) |
| Total | 314 | (27) | |
| International career | |||
| 2004–2005 | Netherlands U21 | 5 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Raymond Fafiani (born 22 December 1983) is a Dutch former professional footballer who plays as a midfielder.
Club career
[edit]Fafiani was scouted by Jan Jongbloed at local amateur side DWV to join Vitesse.[1] He spent the large part of his career playing in the Dutch Eerste Divisie, but made his professional debut for Eredivisie side Vitesse against Roda JC in September 2003[2] and also had a season at FC Twente[3] in the top tier. He was released by the club in summer 2006 after spending a season on loan at FC Zwolle[4] and joined Telstar on loan before signing permanently. He would spend 6 years at the club.
In 2012 Fafiani signed a 2-year contract with FC Volendam,[5] where he was voted player of the season,[6] and in 2015 the left-footed midfielder was snapped up by Fortuna Sittard.[7] After suffering a serious injury, he was released and moved to Hoofdklasse side JOS.[8]
International career
[edit]Fafiani played 5 games for the Netherlands national under-21 football team.[9]
References
[edit]- ↑ Vader Ben Fafiani: “Raymond leeft voor zijn sport” - FC Volendam (in Dutch)
- ↑ Career stats - Ronald Zwiers
- ↑ Raymond Fafiani naar FC Twente - FC Twente (in Dutch)
- ↑ Voetbal: Fafiani weg bij FC Twente - Volkskrant (in Dutch)
- ↑ Raymond Fafiani tekent contract voor twee jaar - FC Volendam (in Dutch)
- ↑ Raymond Fafiani speler van het jaar - FC Volendam (in Dutch)
- ↑ Raymond Fafiani naar Fortuna Sittard - 1Limburg (in Dutch)
- ↑ Oud-prof Raymond Fafiani duikt op bij JOS/Watergraafsmeer - Het Amsterdamsche Voetbal (in Dutch)
- ↑ "Raymond Fafiani". OnsOranje (KNVB - Dutch FA) (in Dutch). Retrieved 4 July 2026.
External links
[edit]- Raymond Fafiani at Voetbal International Archived 22 July 2015 at the Wayback Machine (in Dutch)
- 1983 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Amsterdam
- Men's association football midfielders
- Dutch men's footballers
- Netherlands men's under-21 international footballers
- SBV Vitesse players
- FC Twente players
- PEC Zwolle players
- SC Telstar players
- FC Volendam players
- Fortuna Sittard players
- JOS Watergraafsmeer players
- Eredivisie players
- Eerste Divisie players