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My Take
I have a soft spot for footballers like Rafik Zekhnini, who grind it out in the lower leagues far from the spotlight. Born in Skien in 1998, this Norwegian forward has spent his career in the kind of clubs that rarely make international headlines, yet someone has to carry the line in those cold, demanding fixtures. Scandinavian football prizes discipline over flash, and I suspect that ethos is baked into him. He is still young enough to write a fresh chapter, and I find myself genuinely curious about where his quiet, workmanlike journey heads next.
Overview
Rafik Zekhnini (born 12 January 1998) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a forward for 1. divisjon club Raufoss.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Rafik Zekhnini
- Name (Japanese)
- ラフィク・ゼフニニ
- Reading
- らふぃく・ぜふにに
- Born
- January 12, 1998 (age 28)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Capricorn / Tiger
- Origin
- Skien, Telemark, Norway
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 179 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- association football player
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Association football player — see all → · More people from Norway →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.