Jahon Rad (Persian: جیحون راد; born June 13, 2001) is an American soccer player who plays for Sporting Kansas City II in the USL Championship via the Sporting Kansas City Academy.
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Jahon Rad | ||
Date of birth | (2001-06-13) June 13, 2001 (age 21) | ||
Place of birth | Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States | ||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Defensive midfielder, center back | ||
Club 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[2] | 54 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of September 23, 2022 |
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.[3]
Rad again joined the SKC reserve team (Sporting Kansas City II) on July 2, 2020, signing another Academy contract.[4] 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.[5]
Rad's twin brother, Kaveh, also plays soccer for Sporting Kansas City, and his brother Cyrus Rad is also a professional soccer player.[6][7]
Club | Division | Season | League | Cup | Other | Total | ||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
Swope Park Rangers | USL Championship | 2018 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
2019 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||||
Career total | 5 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Sporting Kansas City II – current squad | |
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