.jpg) Tajouri-Shradi withRheindorf Altach in 2014 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ismael Tajouri-Shradi[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1994-03-28)28 March 1994 (age 31)[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Bern, Switzerland | ||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder,winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Al-Ahli Tripoli | ||
| Number | 24 | ||
| 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) |
| 2024–2025 | Asswehly | 15 | (1) |
| 2025– | Al-Ahli Tripoli | 03 | (02) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2012 | Libya U20 | 1 | (0) |
| 2018– | Libya | 6 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23 April 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 28 March 2023 | |||
Ismael Tajouri-Shradi (born 28 March 1994) is a professionalfootballer who plays as anattacking midfielder forLibyan Premier League clubAl-Ahli Tripoli. Born in Switzerland, he plays for theLibya national team.
Tajouri-Shradi was born inBern, Switzerland, to Libyan parents. His father was a diplomat.[3] He moved to Austria at the age of 9, and receivedAustrian nationality in July 2015.[4] He has always considered himself Libyan.[3]
Shradi spent his early career atAustria Wien, coming up through the youth ranks in 2013 before going on loan toRheindorf 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) clubNew 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 byCharlotte FC in the2021 MLS Expansion Draft and was immediately traded toLos Angeles FC in exchange for $400,000 in General Allocation Money.[6] He was traded again on 5 August 2022, joiningNew England Revolution in exchange for $400,000 In General Allocation Money.[7]
On 4 January 2023, Tajouri-Shradi joined Cypriot clubOmonia. He left asCup 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 withMinnesota United as a free agent. He signed until the end of the 2023 season.
Shradi debuted for the Libyan under-20s in a friendly with theMorocco under-20s in the summer of 2012.[8]
He debuted for theLibya senior national team in a 0–02019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification tie withSouth Africa on 8 September 2018.[9]
In February 2019, Tajouri-Shradi earned aU.S. green card which qualifies him as a domestic player for MLS roster purposes.[10]
| 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 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Libya | 2018 | 3 | 0 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2020 | — | ||
| 2021 | — | ||
| 2022 | — | ||
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 6 | 0 | |
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Omonia