| Intro | Libyan footballer | ||||
| A.K.A. | Ismael Shradi-Tajouri | ||||
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Athlete Football player Association football player |
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Libya Austria |
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| Type | Sports | ||||
| Gender | male | ||||
| Birth |
27 March 1994, Bern, Bern-Mittelland administrative district, canton of Bern, Switzerland |
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| Age | 26 years | ||||
| Star sign | Aries | ||||
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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.
Early and personal life
Tajouri-Shradi was born in Bern, Switzerland to Libyan parents; his father was a diplomat. He moved to Austria at the age of 9, and received his Austrian passport in March 2016. He has always considered himself Libyan.
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. In his debut season, he scored 11 league goals while also contributing 3 assists.
International career
Shradi debuted for the Libyan U20s in a friendly with the Morocco U20s in the summer of 2012.
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.
Personal
In February 2019, Tajouri-Shradi earned a U.S. green card which qualifies him as a domestic player for MLS roster purposes.