Ismael Tajouri-Shradi

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 Asswehly Sports Club in the Libyan Premier League. 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. Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
2. 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. 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

• MLS Cup: 2021[13]

Omonia

• Cypriot Cup: 2022–23

References

1. "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. 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.