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Jahon Rad
Personal information
Full name Jahon Rad
Date of birth (2001-06-13) June 13, 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position(s) Defensive midfielder, center back
Team information
Current team
Sporting Kansas City II
Number 84
Youth career
0000–2016 North Carolina FC Youth
2016– Sporting Kansas City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018– Sporting Kansas City II[a] 62 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of June 10, 2023

Jahon Rad (Template:Lang-fa; born June 13, 2001) is an American soccer player who plays for Sporting Kansas City II in MLS Next Pro via the Sporting Kansas City Academy.

Career

Joining the Sporting Kansas City Academy in 2016 alongside his brother Kaveh Rad, Jahon played with USL Championship side Swope Park Rangers during their 2018 season from Sporting Kansas City's academy. He made his first professional appearance on July 10, 2018, as a 55th-minute substitute during a 1–3 loss to Sacramento Republic.[2]

Rad again joined the SKC reserve team (Sporting Kansas City II) on July 2, 2020, signing another Academy contract.[3] He made his 2020 debut with the club in a 1–0 win against the Indy Eleven on August 1, 2020.

In September 2022, Jahon Rad was named Sporting Kansas City II player of the year after the inaugural MLS Next Pro season.[4]

Personal

Rad's twin brother, Kaveh, also plays soccer for Sporting Kansas City, and his brother Cyrus Rad is also a professional soccer player.[5][6]

Career statistics

As of July 3, 2019
Club Division Season League Cup Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Sporting Kansas City II[a] USL Championship 2018 2 0 0 0 2 0
2019 3 0 3 0
Career total 5 0 0 0 5 0
  1. ^ a b Formerly known as Swope Park Rangers until the 2020 season.

Honors

Individual

References

  1. ^ https://www.uslchampionship.com/jahon-rad
  2. ^ "Swope Park Rangers vs Sacramento Republic FC". uslsoccer.com. Retrieved July 12, 2018.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ Bergabo, Patrik. "Sporting Kansas City II signs Josh Chong, Ryan Fessler, Mason Leeth and Jahon Rad to Academy contracts". SportingKC.com. Retrieved July 2, 2020.
  4. ^ a b https://www.twitter.com/SportingKC/status/1574513208320462848 [bare URL]
  5. ^ "Jahon Rad". Sporting Kansas City. Retrieved July 12, 2018.
  6. ^ "Sporting KC II Sign Academy Product: Jahon Rad". January 28, 2021.