Ismael Tajouri-Shradi
Tajouri-Shradi with Rheindorf Altach in 2014
Personal information
Full name Ismael Tajouri-Shradi[1]
Date of birth (1994-03-28) 28 March 1994 (age 30)[1]
Place of birth Bern, Switzerland
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)[2]
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2016 Austria Wien II 50 (11)
2013–2018 Austria Wien 49 (8)
2014–2016 → Rheindorf Altach (loan) 62 (9)
2014–2016 → Rheindorf Altach II (loan) 3 (2)
2018–2021 New York City FC 84 (26)
2022 Los Angeles FC 6 (2)
2022 New England Revolution 0 (0)
2023 Omonia 11 (1)
2023 Minnesota United 10 (1)
International career‡
2012 Libya U20 1 (0)
2018– Libya 6 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:45, 22 October 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 March 2023

Ismael Tajouri-Shradi (born 28 March 1994) is a professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Minnesota United in Major League Soccer. Born in Switzerland, he plays for the Libya national team.

Early life

Tajouri-Shradi was born in Bern, Switzerland, to Libyan parents. His father was a diplomat.[3] He moved to Austria at the age of 9, and received Austrian nationality in July 2015.[4] He has always considered himself Libyan.[3]

Club career

Shradi spent his early career at Austria Wien, coming up through the youth ranks in 2013 before going on loan to Rheindorf Altach. After two-and-a-half years at Altach, Shradi returned to Austria Wien and became a regular starter.

Shradi signed with Major League Soccer (MLS) club New York City FC on 12 January 2018.[5] In his debut season, he scored 11 league goals while also contributing 3 assists.

On 14 December 2021, Tajouri-Shradi was selected by Charlotte FC in the 2021 MLS Expansion Draft and was immediately traded to Los Angeles FC in exchange for $400,000 in General Allocation Money.[6] He was traded again on 5 August 2022, joining New England Revolution in exchange for $400,000 In General Allocation Money.[7]

On 4 January 2023, Tajouri-Shradi joined Cypriot club Omonia. He left as Cup winner at the end of the season, having scored one goal in 14 appearances for the club.

On July 5, 2023, Tajouri-Shradi returned to the MLS with Minnesota United as a free agent. He signed until the end of the 2023 season.

International career

Shradi debuted for the Libyan under-20s in a friendly with the Morocco under-20s in the summer of 2012.[8]

He debuted for the Libya senior national team in a 0–0 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification tie with South Africa on 8 September 2018.[9]

Personal life

In February 2019, Tajouri-Shradi earned a U.S. green card which qualifies him as a domestic player for MLS roster purposes.[10]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 8 October 2023[11]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Austria Wien II 2011–12 Regionalliga 9 1 — — — 9 1
2012–13 27 6 — — — 27 6
2013–14 12 3 — — — 12 3
2015–16 2 1 — — — 2 1
Total 50 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 50 11
Austria Wien 2015–16 Bundesliga 0 0 0 0 — — 0 0
2016–17 32 8 4 2 10[a] 0 — 46 10
2017–18 17 0 3 0 9[a] 1 — 29 1
Total 49 8 7 2 19 1 0 0 75 11
Rheindorf Altach (loan) 2013–14 2. Liga 15 4 — — — 15 4
2014–15 Bundesliga 28 4 3 1 — — 31 5
2015–16 19 1 2 0 — — 21 1
Total 62 5 5 1 0 0 0 0 67 6
Rheindorf Altach II (loan) 2014–15 Regionalliga 2 1 — — — 2 1
2015–16 1 1 — — — 1 1
Total 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2
New York City FC 2018 MLS 27 11 0 0 — 3[b] 1 30 12
2019 19 5 2 1 — 1[b] 1 22 7
2020 15 3 — 3[c] 0 2[d] 0 20 3
2021 23 7 — 1[e] 0 3[b] 0 26 7
Total 84 26 2 1 4 0 9 2 98 29
Los Angeles FC 2022 MLS 6 2 — — — 6 2
AC Omonia 2022-23 First Division 11 1 3 0 — — 14 1
Minnesota United FC 2023 MLS 10 1 — 1[e] 0 — 11 1
Career total 275 56 17 4 23 1 9 2 325 63
  1. ^ a b Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  2. ^ a b c Appearance(s) in MLS Cup Playoffs
  3. ^ Appearance(s) in CONCACAF Champions League
  4. ^ One appearance in MLS is Back Tournament knockout stage, one appearance in MLS Cup Playoffs
  5. ^ a b Appearance(s) in Leagues Cup

International

As of match played 28 March 2023[12]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Libya 2018 3 0
2019 1 0
2020 —
2021 —
2022 —
2023 2 0
Total 6 0

Honours

New York City FC

Omonia

References

  1. ^ a b "Ismael Tajouri-Shradi". Major League Soccer. Archived from the original on 16 April 2020.
  2. ^ "Ismael Tajouri-Shradi". Los Angeles FC. Archived from the original on 10 June 2022.
  3. ^ a b Lomas, Mark (19 February 2019). "Ismael Tajouri-Shradi: Proud Libyan born in Switzerland, raised in Austria". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
  4. ^ "FK Austria Wien – Ismael Tajouri-Shradi". www.fk-austria.at. Archived from the original on 17 September 2015. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
  5. ^ "New York City FC sign attacker Ismael Tajouri from Austria Wien". 12 January 2018.
  6. ^ "LAFC Acquires Ismael Tajouri-Shradi from Charlotte FC in Exchange for $400,000 in General Allocation Money | Los Angeles Football Club".
  7. ^ "Revolution acquire attacking midfielder Ismael Tajouri-Shradi from Los Angeles FC | New England Revolution".
  8. ^ Österreich, SPOX (21 January 2013). "Der unbekannte Fernsehstar".
  9. ^ "South Africa v Libya". www.supersport.com.
  10. ^ "Three New York City FC Players Receive U.S. Green Cards". NYCFC.com. 21 February 2019. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
  11. ^ Ismael Tajouri-Shradi at Soccerway. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
  12. ^ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Ismael Tajouri-Shradi". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
  13. ^ "2021 MLS Cup". mlssoccer.com. Retrieved 6 July 2022.


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