Azaad Liadi (born May 14, 1998) is an American soccer player who plays as a winger for Portland Hearts of Pine in

USL League One USL League One (USL1) is a professional men's association football, soccer league in the United States that had its inaugural season in 2019 USL League One season, 2019. The United States soccer league system, Division III league is operated ...

, on loan from

USL Championship The USL Championship (USLC) is a men's professional association football, soccer league in the second tier of the United States soccer league system#Men's leagues, United States league system. It is organized by the United Soccer League (USL) a ...

team

Lexington SC Lexington Sporting Club is an American professional association football, soccer club based in Lexington, Kentucky. Founded in 2021 as an expansion side in USL League One (the third division of the United States soccer league system), the clu ...

Career

College

Liadi attended

Saginaw Valley State University Saginaw Valley State University (SVSU) is a public university in University Center, Michigan, United States, in Saginaw County. It was founded in 1963 as Saginaw Valley College. It is located on in Saginaw County's Kochville Township, appr ...

for three years, making 56 appearances and scoring 11 goals for their varsity soccer team. For his senior year, Liadi transferred to

Georgia Southern University Georgia Southern University (informally known as Southern or Georgia Southern) is a public university, public research university in the U.S. state of Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia. The largest campus is in Statesboro, Georgia, Statesboro, with ...

. He would go on to make 16 appearances, scoring three goals. During college, Liadi spent a season in the NPSL with

AFC Ann Arbor AFC Ann Arbor is an American soccer club based in Ann Arbor, Michigan, with a men's team that has played in USL League Two since 2020 and a women's team that has played in USL W League since 2020. The men's team played in the National Premier So ...

, and a season in

USL League Two USL League Two (USL2), formerly the Premier Development League (PDL), is a semi-professional soccer league sponsored by United Soccer Leagues in the United States, forming part of the United States soccer league system. The league will featu ...

with the

Cincinnati Dutch Lions The Cincinnati Dutch Lions FC is an American amateur soccer club based in Cincinnati, Ohio, and playing home games in the suburb of Highland Heights, Kentucky. Founded in 2013, the team played in USL League Two. The club went into hiatus durin ...

FC Tucson

In March 2020, Liadi signed a professional contract with

FC Tucson FC Tucson is an American soccer club based in Tucson, Arizona that plays in USL League Two. The club has an amateur women's team, FC Tucson Women, that play in the WPSL. Organized in 2010, the club first fielded a team in March 2011, then joine ...

. He made his competitive debut for the club on July 25, 2020, against Fort Lauderdale CF.

South Georgia Tormenta

On December 17, 2020, Liadi made the move to USL League One side South Georgia Tormenta ahead of their 2021 season.

Loudoun United

On January 28, 2022, it was announced Liadi had signed with

side Loudoun United. On February 26, 2022, Liadi joined Loudoun's parent club

D.C. United D.C. United is an American professional soccer club based in Washington, D.C. The club competes in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Eastern Conference. Domestically, the club has won four MLS Cups (league championships), four Supp ...

on a 4-day emergency loan.

Lexington SC

Liadi signed with

club

on January 19, 2024.

Loan to Hearts of Pine

On March 15, 2025, Liadi signed on loan with USL League One expansion team

Portland Hearts of Pine The Portland Hearts of Pine is an American professional soccer team based in Portland, Maine. First announced in 2023, the team plays in USL League One. Their home field is Fitzpatrick Stadium. History Founding On September 7, 2023, the Uni ...

. He scored a brace in his first match with the club, a 4–0 win against CD Faialense in the 2025 U.S. Open Cup, which was also Portland's first competitive match.

References

External links

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1998 births Living people Soccer players from Michigan Sportspeople from Sterling Heights, Michigan American men's soccer players African-American soccer players American sportspeople of Nigerian descent AFC Ann Arbor players Men's association football forwards Cincinnati Dutch Lions players D.C. United players FC Tucson players Georgia Southern Eagles men's soccer players Huntsville City FC players Loudoun United FC players MLS Next Pro players National Premier Soccer League players Saginaw Valley State Cardinals men's soccer players Tormenta FC players Lexington SC players USL League One players USL League Two players USL Championship players Major League Soccer players 21st-century American sportsmen Portland Hearts of Pine players {{US-footy-forward-1990s-stub