| Jahon Rad | |
| Fullname: | Jahon Rad |
| Birth Date: | 13 June 2001 |
| Birth Place: | Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States |
| Height: | 1.85 m[1] |
| Currentclub: | Sporting Kansas City II |
| Clubnumber: | 84 |
| Position: | Defensive midfielder, center back |
| Youthyears1: | –2016 |
| Youthclubs1: | North Carolina FC Youth |
| Youthyears2: | 2016–2020 |
| Youthclubs2: | Sporting Kansas City |
| Years1: | 2018–2023 |
| Clubs1: | Sporting Kansas City II[2] |
| Caps1: | 62 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | June 10, 2023 |
Jahon Rad (Persian: جیحون راد; born June 13, 2001) is an American professional soccer player.
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.[3]
Rad again joined the SKC reserve team (Sporting Kansas City II) on July 2, 2020, signing another Academy contract.[4] 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.[5]
Rad's twin brother, Kaveh, also plays soccer for Sporting Kansas City, and his brother Cyrus Rad is also a professional soccer player.[6] [7]
| Club | Division | Season | League | Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| Sporting Kansas City II | USL Championship | 2018 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||||
| Career total | 5 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||||