Iranians @ North American Leagues

[Team Melli Fan]

Since you guys are featuring college/university players

Thanks, added Jaycee Iranshad to list on first page

[Gol Bezan]

Might want to add these girls plus Leila Azari playing for Vanderbilt University. The sisters have already played for Iran U19.

https://youtu.be/E3ahOK0HMKg

[KC McElroy]

First of all, you are the man! I can’t believe that you know all of these obscure football players in the states. With your investigative abilities, you are a prime CIA candidate. Jk, lol!

Having said that it appears that most of these leagues are akin to Sunday league. Just bunch of guys who didn’t want to stop playing football!

Thank you. I also went to Sharif University.

Michigan Stars Football Club is in the 3rd division. FC Motown, FC Davis, San Francisco Glens and Northern Virginia United FC are in the 4th division.

[Iranianarsenal11]

Professional (MLS, USL-C, USL-L1, NISA, NWSL, CPL):

USA:
Steven Beitashour ~ Colorado Rapids (MLS)
Amir Bashti ~ Atlanta United II (USL-C)
Kaveh Rad ~ Sporting Kansas City II (USL-C)
Jahon Rad ~ Sporting Kansas City II (USL-C)
Braxton Taghvai-Najib ~ Birmingham Legion (USL-C)
Zach Zandi ~ Philadelphia Union II (USL-C) -> Colorado Springs Switchbacks (USL-C)
Arshia Aghababazadeh ~ Michigan Stars FC (NISA)
Omid Namazi ~ Houston Dynamo (assistant coach) (MLS)

Canada:
Alessandro Hojabrpour ~ Pacific FC (CPL)



Semi-pro & college:

USA:
Shayan Charalaghi ~ San Francisco Glens (USL-L2)
Kian Fazel-Sarjui ~ FC Motown (NPSL)
Andisheh Bagheri ~ FC Davis (NPSL)
Hoshang Hatifie ~ FC Davis (NPSL)
Cyrus Ghaffari ~ FC Davis (NPSL)
Alex Shahmirzadi ~ Amherst College (NCAA-D3) -> Northern Virginia United (NPSL)
Sydney Zandi ~ University of Virginia (NCAA-D1)

Canada:
Lara Kazandjian ~ College de Montreal -> University of Memphis (NCAA-D1)

LOL Sydney Zandi is one of my classmates (she's pretty solid at futbol actually)

Alex Shahmirzadi also grew up in my neighborhood and we have mutual friends

[Team Melli Fan]

Jahon & Kaveh Rad sign professional contracts with SKC II

https://www.reddit.com/r/USLPRO/comm...ademy_product/
https://www.sportingkc.com/post/2020...d-professional

Sporting Kansas City II announced today that the club has signed Sporting KC Academy product Jahon Rad to a full professional contract ahead of the 2021 USL Championship season. The midfielder will officially be added to the Sporting II roster pending league and federation approval.

Jahon Rad, 19, joins his twin brother, Kaveh Rad, on the SKC II roster. J. Rad has been on the Sporting II squad the past three seasons while on an Academy contract.

J. Rad made his professional debut as a substitute in a home match against Sacramento Republic FC on July 10, 2018 before earning his first professional start at Children’s Mercy Park a week later against Orange County SC on July 18, 2018.

In total, the Durham, North Carolina native has made 12 professional appearances for Sporting KC II over the past three seasons. He set a career high in 2020, appearing in seven of Sporting II’s 16 USL Championship matches, earning three starts – with the side going 2-1-0 in those contests.

Jahon Rad and his brother Kaveh Rad joined the Sporting KC Academy together at the start of the 2016-17 season, having previously been a part of the North Carolina FC Academy in their native state. J. Rad made 88 appearances for the Sporting KC Academy, including 15 in the curtailed 2019-20 season for the U-19s.

[Team Melli Fan]

Adam Hemati Hopeful To Land In CPL: ‘Being Away Takes Its Toll’
https://www.reddit.com/r/CanadianPL/...pl_being_away/
https://northerntribune.ca/canadian-...e-adam-hemati/

[Team Melli Fan]

Opening MLS schedule released
https://www.coloradorapids.com/post/...-home-april-24

Beitashour's Rapids:
April 17: @ FC Dallas
April 24: vs Austin FC

[Team Melli Fan]

Braxton Taghvai-Najib rumored to join Fort Lauderdale CF
https://www.reddit.com/r/USLPRO/comm...rdale_cf_from/

It seems Amir Bashti, Adam Hemati and Sydney Zandi are the remaining free agents

[Team Melli Fan]

Kaveh Rad signs a two year MLS contract with Sporting Kansas City as a homegrown player
https://www.reddit.com/r/MLS/comment...ack_kaveh_rad/

We now have two current Iranian-American MLS players in Beitashour and Rad

[Leicester City]

[Team Melli Fan]

Braxton Taghvai-Najib joins the Inter Miami Academy and is playing for their USL League One affiliate Fort Lauderdale CF
https://www.uslleagueone.com/news_article/show/1156950

[Medzdidz]

Kaveh Rad signs a two year MLS contract with Sporting Kansas City as a homegrown player
https://www.reddit.com/r/MLS/comment...ack_kaveh_rad/

We now have two current Iranian-American MLS players in Beitashour and Rad

Checking out his Wikipedia page and he has a twin brother , Jahon, who plays for the SKC reserve team.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jahon_Rad?wprov=sfti1

[Team Melli Fan]

This weekend's games:

MLS:
Beitashour: FC Dallas vs Colorado Rapids - ESPN+ - Saturday 5 pm PT
Kaveh Rad: New York Red Bulls vs Sporting Kansas City - ESPN+ - Saturday 5 pm PT

USL-L1:
Najib: Tormenta FC vs Fort Lauderdale CF - ESPN+ - Saturday 4 pm PT

[Team Melli Fan]

https://www.reddit.com/r/MLS/comment...united_legend/

[Ghermez Agha]

https://www.reddit.com/r/MLS/comment...united_legend/

LOL had to get creative when scoring against his hometown team