Ismael Tajouri-Shradi

Ismael Tajouri-Shradi (born 28 March 1994) is a professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Major League Soccer club New York City FC and the Libya national team.

Ismael Tajouri-Shradi
Tajouri-Shradi in 2014
Personal information
Full name Ismael Tajouri-Shradi
Date of birth (1994-03-28) 28 March 1994
Place of birth Bern, Switzerland
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Club information
Current team
 New York City
Number 29
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– New York City 61 (19)
National team
2012 Libya U20 1 (0)
2018– Libya 4 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12 November 2020

Early and personal life

Tajouri-Shradi was born in Bern, Switzerland, to Libyan parents. His father was a diplomat.[1] He moved to Austria at the age of 9, and received his Austrian passport in March 2016.[2] He has always considered himself Libyan.[1]

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 on 12 January 2018.[3] In his debut season, he scored 11 league goals while also contributing 3 assists.

International career

Shradi debuted for the Libyan under-20s in a friendly with the Morocco under-20s in the summer of 2012.[4]

He debuted for the senior Libya national football team in a 0–0 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification tie with South Africa on 8 September 2018.[5]

Personal

In February 2019, Tajouri-Shradi earned a U.S. green card which qualifies him as a domestic player for MLS roster purposes.[6]

References
  1. Lomas, Mark (19 February 2019). "Ismael Tajouri-Shradi: Proud Libyan born in Switzerland, raised in Austria". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
  2. "FK Austria Wien - Ismael Tajouri-Shradi". www.fk-austria.at. Archived from the original on 17 September 2015. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
  3. "New York City FC sign attacker Ismael Tajouri from Austria Wien". 12 January 2018.
  4. Österreich, SPOX (21 January 2013). "Der unbekannte Fernsehstar".
  5. "South Africa v Libya". www.supersport.com.
  6. "Three New York City FC Players Receive U.S. Green Cards". NYCFC.com. 21 February 2019. Retrieved 2 March 2019.


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