[8] Tafazolli later played five league games and one FA Cup fixture[citation needed] before returning to his parent club in December.

[citation needed] After being released by Southampton in May 2011,[10] Tafazolli went on trial with Eastleigh[11] and Reading in an effort to win a contract with the club.

[13] He subsequently joined Isthmian League Premier Division side Concord Rangers, where he had a brief spell.

[14] In April 2012, Tafazolli joined Southern Premier League side Cambridge City on a short-term contract.

[18] Despite an injured hamstring for most of the campaign,[19] during which time he only picked up five league appearances, at the end of Mansfield's title-winning season he was offered a new contract with the club.

[29] In the pre-season of the 2014–15 season, Mansfield turned down a bid from Scottish Professional Football League side Dundee United for Ryan Tafazolli.

[32] Things went well until he injured a hamstring during a match against Accrington Stanley in early October, which Mansfield Town lost 1–0.

[43] Tafazolli made his first appearance for the club in the first match of the 2019–20 season in the 2–1 away defeat to Swansea City, when he came off the bench to replace Jordy de Wijs.

[47] On 24 January 2025, Tafazolli joined Hong Kong Premier League club Lee Man on loan until the end of the 2024–25 season.