Jahon Rad

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| name = Jahon Rad

| image =

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| fullname = Jahon Rad

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2001|6|13}}

| birth_place = Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States

| height = 1.85 m{{Cite web|url=https://www.uslchampionship.com/Jahon-Rad|title=Jahon Rad | uslchampionship.com|website=www.uslchampionship.com|accessdate=January 19, 2024}}

| currentclub = Sporting Kansas City II

| clubnumber = 84

| position = Defensive midfielder, center back

| youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2016

| youthclubs1 = North Carolina FC Youth

| youthyears2 = 2016–2020

| youthclubs2 = Sporting Kansas City

| years1 = 2018–2023

| clubs1 = Sporting Kansas City IIFormerly known as Swope Park Rangers until the 2020 season.

| caps1 = 62

| goals1 = 0

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| club-update = June 10, 2023

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Jahon Rad ({{langx|fa|جیحون راد}}; born June 13, 2001) is an American professional soccer player.

Career

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.{{cite web|url=https://www.uslsoccer.com/swopeparkrangers-sacramentorepublicfc-971550|website=uslsoccer.com|title=Swope Park Rangers vs Sacramento Republic FC|accessdate=July 12, 2018}}{{Dead link|date=February 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

Rad again joined the SKC reserve team (Sporting Kansas City II) on July 2, 2020, signing another Academy contract.{{cite web |last1=Bergabo |first1=Patrik |title=Sporting Kansas City II signs Josh Chong, Ryan Fessler, Mason Leeth and Jahon Rad to Academy contracts |url=https://www.sportingkc.com/post/2020/07/02/sporting-kansas-city-ii-signs-josh-chong-ryan-fessler-mason-leeth-and-jahon-rad |website=SportingKC.com |accessdate=July 2, 2020}} 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.{{cite tweet|user=SportingKC|number=1574513208320462848|title=Jahon Rad}} {{user-generated source|date=January 2024}}

Personal

Rad's twin brother, Kaveh, also plays soccer for Sporting Kansas City, and his brother Cyrus Rad is also a professional soccer player.{{cite web|url=https://www.sportingkc.com/players/jahon-rad|title=Jahon Rad|website=Sporting Kansas City|accessdate=July 12, 2018}}{{Cite web|url = https://www.thebluetestament.com/2021/1/28/22254371/sporting-kc-ii-sign-academy-product-jahon-rad-kansas-city-brothers-twins-skc-usl-championship|title = Sporting KC II Sign Academy Product: Jahon Rad|date = January 28, 2021|access-date = August 22, 2021|archive-date = August 22, 2021|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210822051139/https://www.thebluetestament.com/2021/1/28/22254371/sporting-kc-ii-sign-academy-product-jahon-rad-kansas-city-brothers-twins-skc-usl-championship|url-status = dead}}

Career statistics

rowspan="2"\|Club !rowspan="2"\|Division !rowspan="2"\|Season !colspan="2"\|League !colspan="2"\|Cup !colspan="2"\|Other !colspan="2"\|Total
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Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
rowspan="2"\|Sporting Kansas City II \|rowspan="2"\|USL Championship \|2018 \|2	0	colspan=2\|—	0	0	2	0
2019 \|3	0	colspan=2\|—	colspan=2\|—	3	0
colspan=3\|Career total !5	0	colspan=2\|—	0	0	5	0