Eyad Abu Abaid

Abu Abaid in 2016
Personal information
Full name	Eyad Abu Abaid
Date of birth	(1994-12-31) 31 December 1994
Place of birth	Meiser, Israel
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Right-back, centre-back
Team information
Current team	Hapoel Be'er Sheva
Number	5
Youth career
	Beitar Nes Tubruk
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2014–2015	Maccabi Netanya	28	(1)
2015–2016	Hapoel Tel Aviv	28	(0)
2016–2017	Maccabi Haifa	10	(0)
2017–2019	Ironi Kiryat Shmona	54	(2)
2019–2021	Hapoel Tel Aviv	60	(2)
2021–	Hapoel Be'er Sheva	36	(4)
International career‡
2015–2016	Israel U21	8	(1)
2021–	Israel	6	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 February 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13 June 2022 (UTC)

Eyad Abu Abaid (or Iyad,^[1] Arabic: إيَاد أَبُو عُبَيْد, Hebrew: איאד אבו עביד; born 31 December 1994) is an Israeli professional footballer who plays as a defender for Israeli Premier League club Hapoel Be'er Sheva.^[2]

Early life

Abu Abaid was born in the Arab village of Meiser, Israel.^[3]

Club career

Abu Abaid made his debut for Maccabi Netanya on 12 August 2014 in a Toto Cup game against Maccabi Tel Aviv. Since then, he became a regular in the starting lineup.

On 25 June 2016, he signed for a three year contract with Maccabi Haifa in which he played 16 matches.

On 8 June 2017, Abu Abaid signed a contract for Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona.

International career

He made his debut for the Israel national football team on 1 September 2021 in a World Cup qualifier against the Faroe Islands, a 4–0 away victory. He substituted Nir Bitton in the 84th minute.^[4]

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