Soroosh Abdi - Sports Agent

Biography

I’m a multi-disciplinary professional with 13+ years of experience in litigation, transactional law, and professional sports representation. Now, as the founder of Agentify, I’m building technology at the intersection of law, sports, and AI to reshape how sports business is developed and executed. Our platform empowers athletes, agents, and teams with the insight, leverage, and control they’ve long been denied in an opaque industry. *Not representing athletes given my role at Agentify.

Experience

Work Experience

Founder - Sports Business Technologies LLCJun 2024 - Present

Partner & SVP - Paradigm SportsDec 2019 - Apr 2024

FIFA Agent - Abdi Sports RepresentationDec 2011 - Dec 2019

Litigator - Abdi Law PLLCDec 2013 - Dec 2018

Education

Juris Doctorate (JD) - Seattle University School of LawAug 2011 - May 2014

BA - University of WashingtonSep 2007 - Aug 2010

Transactions Completed

Transaction Details	Client Name	Transaction Date	Sport	Type
Danny Trejo 02/01/2024 Soccer Athlete Contract Represented Danny Trejo in his free transfer from ...	02/01/2024	Soccer	Athlete Contract	Represented Danny Trejo in his free transfer from USL Championship side Phoenix Rising FC to Korona Kielce in Poland’s First Division. This was the first-ever move of a USL Championship player to Poland and one of the rare cases of a player transitioning directly from the league into European football. I collaborated with a partner agent to finalize the deal, which secured Trejo an annual salary exceeding €100,000—a significant financial upgrade compared to his USL earnings.
Kim Kee Hee 02/01/2018 Soccer Transfer, Athlete Contract Represented Kim Kee-hee in his transfer from Shang...	02/01/2018	Soccer	Transfer, Athlete Contract	Represented Kim Kee-hee in his transfer from Shanghai Shenhua (Chinese Super League) to Seattle Sounders (MLS). Despite Shanghai paying him $2.5M net annually, Seattle had a limited budget of ~$800K. Leveraging Shanghai’s need to clear a foreign player roster spot, I negotiated a mutual termination where Kim received his full contract value from Shanghai. This enabled Seattle to sign him on a 2-year guaranteed $1.6M deal with no transfer fee. In the second year of his contract, Kim was a key starter and helped the Sounders capture the MLS Cup Championship.
Obafemi Martins 02/27/2018 Soccer Athlete Contract, Transfer Negotiated the transfer of Obafemi Martins from Se...	02/27/2018	Soccer	Athlete Contract, Transfer	Negotiated the transfer of Obafemi Martins from Seattle Sounders (MLS) to Shanghai Shenhua (Chinese Super League). Although Seattle initially resisted the move, I secured a $3M transfer fee from Shanghai. Martins went on to earn €23M net over three years—more than triple what he was set to earn under the final four years of his Sounders contract, despite already being one of MLS’s highest-paid players.
Jozy Altidore 07/10/2022 Soccer Athlete Contract Negotiated a Designated Player deal for U.S. Natio...	07/10/2022	Soccer	Athlete Contract	Negotiated a Designated Player deal for U.S. National Team legend Jozy Altidore with Toronto FC (2022). Restructured his contract by increasing compensation, extending guaranteed years, and adding performance bonuses. Also secured a critical no-trade clause, which proved pivotal in 2023 when New England Revolution pursued him—ensuring negotiations were conducted from a position of strength.

Client Reviews

5.0/ 5.0

Literally THAT GUY

2025/12/04 · Consulted

Soroosh was instrumental to helping us acquire Jermaine Jones as the coach for Central Valley Fuego FC. Without him, I GUARANTEE we would have not been able to lock in such world class talent. This is someone who absolutely strives to make deals fair and equitable. If you need a deal maker hit this guy up!!

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