Personal information | |||
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Full name | Sosha Makani | ||
Date of birth | November 18, 1986 | ||
Place of birth | Bandar-e Anzali, Iran | ||
Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
Club information | |||
Current team
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Strømsgodset (loan from Mjøndalen) |
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Number | 77 | ||
Youth career | |||
2004–2006 | Fajr Sepasi | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2006–2008 | Fajr Sepasi | 42 | (1) |
2008–2010 | Pas Hamedan | 44 | (0) |
2010–2011 | Steel Azin | 24 | (0) |
2011–2013 | Naft Tehran | 56 | (0) |
2013–2014 | Foolad | 21 | (0) |
2014–2016 | Persepolis | 53 | (0) |
2016– | Mjøndalen | 15 | (0) |
2017– | → Strømsgodset (loan) | 1 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2007 | Iran U23 | 6 | (0) |
2012– | Iran | 5 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2 April 2017. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15 November 2016 |
Sosha Makani (Persian: سوشا مكانى; born 18 November 1986) is an Iranian football goalkeeper who currently plays for Strømsgodset on loan from Mjøndalen in the Norwegian First Division. Makani also plays for the Iran national football team.
Makani started his career with Fajr Sepasi and stayed at the club for two seasons. He played 42 matches for the club and also scored a goal.
He joined Pas Hamedan in the summer of 2008 and signed a two-year contract keeping him at the club until the end of the 2009–10 season. He ended up playing 44 games for the club.
He joined Steel Azin in the summer of 2010 and signed a one-year contract keeping him at the club until the end of the 2010–11 season. He only featured in 10 games for the club.
He joined Naft Tehran in the summer of 2011 signing a three-year contract with the club keeping him there until the end of the 2013–14 season. He played 56 games for the club.
Makani joined Foolad during the winter transfer window of the 2013–14 season. Makani helped Foolad win the 2013–14 Iran Pro League title, and also reach the knockout stages of the 2014 AFC Champions League.
After becoming the Pro League's champions with Foolad and also recording 13 clean sheets in 2013–14 Iran Pro League the fourth best in the league. Makani decided to join Persepolis in the summer of 2014 and signed a two-year contract keeping him at the club until the end of 2015–16 season. Makani became the starter for the club in the middle of the 2014–15 season after then-manager Hamid Derakhshan decided to sell Perspolis' first choice goalkeeper Nilson Correa Junior.