Braxton Taghvai-Najib

Braxton Taghvai-Najib
Personal information
Date of birth (2002-12-23) December 23, 2002
Place of birth Draper, Utah, United States
Position Midfielder
Youth career
2013–2019 Real Salt Lake
2020 Pateadores
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020 Birmingham Legion 7 (0)
2021–2023 Inter Miami CF II 53 (1)
2023 → Indy Eleven (loan) 0 (0)
2024 Portland Timbers 2 17 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of November 18, 2024

Braxton Taghvai-Najib (born December 23, 2002) is an American soccer player who plays as a midfielder.

Club career

Youth

Najib played in the youth academy of Major League Soccer side Real Salt Lake from the under-9 to under-18 levels as well as spending a short time with Orange County sides Pateadores SC and Orange County SC.[1][2][3][4] Taghvai-Najib has also gone on trial in Europe with Sporting Lisbon, Dinamo Zagreb, and other clubs.[4]

Professional

In July 2020, Najib signed his first professional contract with USL Championship side Birmingham Legion.[5] He made his debut on July 15, 2020, appearing as an 82nd-minute substitute in a 3–0 win over Memphis 901.[6]

In April 2021, Najib joined Major League Soccer club Inter Miami CF and was registered to play for USL League One side Inter Miami CF II for the 2021 season.[7][8]

After playing the 2024 MLS Next Pro season with Portland Timbers 2, the club chose not to exercise Najib's contract option for the following season.[9]

Indoor soccer career

In 2026, Najib joined IShowSpeed's Speed United in the Baller League USA.[10]

References

  1. ↑ "Real Salt Lake". rsla.ussoccerda.com.
  2. ↑ "RSL Academy Concludes 2019 Season | Real Salt Lake".
  3. ↑ "Pateadores". pats.ussoccerda.com.
  4. 1 2 "Braxton Najib". www.bhmlegion.com.
  5. ↑ "Tweet". twitter.com. Retrieved December 26, 2020.
  6. ↑ "Birmingham Legion FC vs. Memphis 901 FC - July 15, 2020 | USLChampionship.com". www.uslchampionship.com.
  7. ↑ "Fort Lauderdale CF Announces 2021 Roster". intermiamicf.com. April 9, 2021.
  8. ↑ "Iranians @ North American Leagues".
  9. ↑ "Timbers2 announce roster status updates ahead of 2025 MLS NEXT Pro season". Portland Timbers. Retrieved November 18, 2024.
  10. ↑ https://ballerleague.us/en/player/braxton-taghvai-najib
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