Wael Riad (Arabic: وائل رياض) (born February 8, 1982) is an Egyptian footballer. He plays in the attacking midfielder position for the Egyptian club El Gouna.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Wael Riad | ||
| Date of birth | (1982-08-02) 2 August 1982 (age 39) | ||
| Place of birth | Giza, Egypt | ||
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 6+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | El Gouna | ||
| Youth career | |||
| El-Ahly | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2001–2009 | El-Ahly | ? | (?) |
| 2007 | → Grazer AK (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | → Haras El Hodood (loan) | 3 | (1) |
| 2008–2009 | Itesalat | ?? | (5) |
| 2009 | El Gouna | 0 | (0) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of December 14, 2008 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 1 July 2006 | |||
Riad transferred to Grazer AK on loan in January 2007. He participated in two friendly matches in February, scoring a goal in each game. Cheetos played 5 matches with Grazer AK's first team between February and April 2007, starting once and scoring no goals.[1]
Wael Riad was a regular player in Egypt's Youth team who were Bronze Medalists at the 2001 FIFA World Youth Championship in Argentina. He scored against Finland in the group stage and again in the win against the United States in the last 16.[2][3]