Kaveh Rad

Central Defender - Columbus Crew
18 Sep 2027
Saturday
Process
Overview Personal Contract News 5 Transfers Relations Events 66 Awards Matches History

Events

66

  1. He has let it go: Someone to lean on

    Mind

  2. Protected from a rushed comeback by the medical staff

    Serious
    Cause
    The medical team are not yet ready to clear him for full minutes.

  3. Given a personal development plan

  4. Promised more playing time by the manager

    Moderate
    Cause
    The discussion focused on playing time.

  5. Asked the manager for a private conversation

    Serious
    Cause
    His relationship with the manager has soured. Manager trust is low. He has already raised this with the manager recently.
    Outlook
    Contract request risk increased.

  6. Personality clash with Éric Bailly

    Minor
    Cause
    Their personalities have rubbed against each other for a while now. It played out behind the dressing-room door, away from the cameras.
    Outlook
    Repeated incidents may damage dressing-room status.

  7. Difficult conversation with the manager

    Moderate
    Cause
    The discussion covered general matters.

  8. Praised by the manager

    Major
    Cause
    The discussion covered general matters.

  9. Manager trust is eroding

    Moderate
    Cause
    The discussion was a follow-up on a previous promise. Staff had already warned him about this in the last few weeks.
    Outlook
    Manager intervention may be required if it persists.

  10. He has made a formal demand: Out, anywhere

    Mind

  11. Promised more playing time by the manager

    Moderate
    Cause
    The discussion focused on playing time.

  12. Praised by the manager

    Serious
    Cause
    The discussion covered general matters.

  13. Hard conversation with the manager about playing time

    Moderate
    Cause
    The discussion focused on playing time.

  14. Promised more playing time by the manager

    Moderate
    Cause
    The discussion focused on playing time.

  15. He has come to believe: The two of them clashed — Paul Brooks

    Mind

  16. Worried by competition from a new signing Olwethu Makhanya

    Moderate
    Cause
    The new arrival has visibly higher ability. A much younger rival has arrived in his position.
    Outlook
    Contract request risk increased.

  17. Hard conversation with the manager about playing time

    Moderate
    Cause
    The discussion focused on playing time.

  18. Worried by competition from a new signing Raul Gustavo

    Moderate
    Cause
    The new arrival has visibly higher ability. The newcomer is on a much larger wage deal.
    Outlook
    Contract request risk increased.

  19. Promised more playing time by the manager

    Moderate
    Cause
    The discussion focused on playing time.

  20. Promised more playing time by the manager

    Moderate
    Cause
    The discussion focused on playing time.

  21. He has started to want: First-team football

    Mind

  22. Asked the manager for a private conversation

    Serious
    Cause
    His relationship with the manager has soured. Manager trust is low. He has already raised this with the manager recently.
    Outlook
    Contract request risk increased.

  23. Personality clash with Éric Bailly

    Minor
    Cause
    Their personalities have rubbed against each other for a while now. It played out behind the dressing-room door, away from the cameras.
    Outlook
    Repeated incidents may damage dressing-room status.

  24. Difficult conversation with the manager

    Moderate
    Cause
    The discussion covered general matters.

  25. Difficult conversation with the manager

    Moderate
    Cause
    The discussion covered general matters.

  26. He has said it out loud: Out, anywhere

    Mind

  27. Worried by competition from a new signing Nick Akoto

    Moderate
    Cause
    He was already short on minutes before the signing arrived.
    Outlook
    Contract request risk increased.

  28. Promised more playing time by the manager

    Moderate
    Cause
    The discussion focused on playing time.

  29. Manager trust is eroding

    Moderate
    Cause
    The discussion was a follow-up on a previous promise. Staff had already warned him about this in the last few weeks.
    Outlook
    Manager intervention may be required if it persists.

  30. Hard conversation with the manager about playing time

    Moderate
    Cause
    The discussion focused on playing time.

  31. Promised more playing time by the manager

    Moderate
    Cause
    The discussion focused on playing time.

  32. Manager broke a promise

    Moderate
    Cause
    Even an honest tone was resented given the strained relationship.

  33. He has started to want: The manager’s trust

    Mind

  34. Led the defence in a tight match

    Minor
    Cause
    He held the back line together when the game was hanging in the balance.

  35. Praised in a satisfied full-time talk

    Minor
    Cause
    The team had won, and the manager wanted to reinforce the standards. He handles pressure well, which helped the moment land.
    Outlook
    Trend is improving — relationship should keep strengthening.

  36. He has started to want: Out, anywhere

    Mind

  37. Asked the manager for a private conversation

    Moderate
    Cause
    He is unhappy about his playing time. His relationship with the manager is steady but tense. He has already raised this with the manager recently.
    Outlook
    Contract request risk increased.

  38. Personality clash with Éric Bailly

    Minor
    Cause
    Their personalities have rubbed against each other for a while now. It played out behind the dressing-room door, away from the cameras.
    Outlook
    Repeated incidents may damage dressing-room status.

  39. Hard conversation with the manager about playing time

    Moderate
    Cause
    The discussion focused on playing time.

  40. Hard conversation with the manager about playing time

    Moderate
    Cause
    The discussion focused on playing time.

  41. He has come to believe: He never rated him — Paul Brooks

    Mind

  42. Reassured by a calm full-time message

    Minor
    Cause
    The team had won, and the manager wanted to reinforce the standards. He handles pressure well, which helped the moment land.
    Outlook
    Trend is improving — relationship should keep strengthening.

  43. Worried by competition from a new signing Thomas Williams

    Moderate
    Cause
    The signing was bought with a similar squad-status tier in mind. A much younger rival has arrived in his position.
    Outlook
    Contract request risk increased.

  44. Promised more playing time by the manager

    Moderate
    Cause
    The discussion focused on playing time.

  45. Asked the manager for a private conversation

    Moderate
    Cause
    He is unhappy about his playing time. His relationship with the manager is steady but tense.
    Outlook
    Manager intervention may be required if it persists.

  46. Worried by competition from a new signing Aleksa Cvetković

    Moderate
    Cause
    The new arrival has visibly higher ability. A much younger rival has arrived in his position.
    Outlook
    Contract request risk increased.

  47. Led the defence in a tight match

    Minor
    Cause
    He held the back line together when the game was hanging in the balance.

  48. Reassured by a calm full-time message

    Minor
    Cause
    The team had won, and the manager wanted to reinforce the standards. He handles pressure well, which helped the moment land.
    Outlook
    Trend is improving — relationship should keep strengthening.

  49. Promised more playing time by the manager

    Moderate
    Cause
    The discussion focused on playing time.

  50. Promised more playing time by the manager

    Moderate
    Cause
    The discussion focused on playing time.

  51. Promised more playing time by the manager

    Moderate
    Cause
    The discussion focused on playing time.

  52. He has started to want: His place back

    Mind

  53. He has started to want: A loan, for games

    Mind

  54. He has started to want: The manager’s trust

    Mind

  55. Worried by competition from a new signing Ian Smith

    Moderate
    Cause
    The signing was bought with a similar squad-status tier in mind. He was already short on minutes before the signing arrived.
    Outlook
    Contract request risk increased.

  56. Personality clash with Éric Bailly

    Minor
    Cause
    Their personalities have rubbed against each other for a while now. It played out behind the dressing-room door, away from the cameras.
    Outlook
    Repeated incidents may damage dressing-room status.

  57. He has come to believe: Bad blood between them — Éric Bailly

    Mind

  58. Personality clash with Éric Bailly

    Minor
    Cause
    Their personalities have rubbed against each other for a while now. It played out behind the dressing-room door, away from the cameras.
    Outlook
    Repeated incidents may damage dressing-room status.

  59. Given a personal development plan

  60. Personality clash with Éric Bailly

    Minor
    Cause
    Their personalities have rubbed against each other for a while now. It played out behind the dressing-room door, away from the cameras.
    Outlook
    Repeated incidents may damage dressing-room status.

  61. Settling well into the dressing room

    Moderate
    Cause
    A strong training-ground partnership is behind this. He is still inside the early-weeks window of a transfer.
    Outlook
    Settling-in period is still under way.

  62. Personality clash with Éric Bailly

    Minor
    Cause
    Their personalities have rubbed against each other for a while now. It played out behind the dressing-room door, away from the cameras.
    Outlook
    Likely to settle unless repeated within the next few weeks.

  63. Signed a new contract

    Moderate
    Cause
    He committed to the project on terms both sides could live with.

  64. Contract extension signed

    Decision
    Movement
    3y · $616.4K/y

  65. Contract renewal offered

    Decision
    Movement
    3y · $616.4K/y

  66. Signed as a free agent

    Decision
    Movement
    Columbus Crew