Wael Riad
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Wael Riad (born February 8, 1982) is an Egypt
Egypt
Egypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world...

ian footballer
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...

. He plays in the attacking midfielder position for the Egyptian club El Gouna
El Gouna FC
El Gouna FC is an Egyptian football club based in El-Gouna, Egypt. The club currently plays in the Egyptian Premier League after having been promoted from the Second Division in 2008/09....

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Riad, who has the nickname 'Cheetos', is one of the most talented players of this Egyptian generation. He is a very fast player, with accurate shots, and outstanding skills. He is famous for breaking the offside traps, and scoring with his rapid movement.

El-Ahly

Riad wore the number 10 shirt and was known for his play as a second half substitute in tough games. In the last two years, he was not a regular player in the games with Egypt's African Super Cup Championship club el-Ahly  but he participated many times as a substitute as he can change the game with one touch.

Riad had put his prints on the glorious victory of el-Ahly in CAF Champions League 2006
CAF Champions League 2006
The CAF Champions League 2006 started on 17 February 2006 with a preliminary round. The second leg of the final was played in Tunisia on the 11th of November. Al-Ahly won the tournament for the second time in a row with a late winner by Mohamed Aboutreika....

, scoring a double-kick goal against Tusker FC of Kenya, in the 'Last 32'-round, in a game ended 3-0 in Cairo. He participated for 20 minutes in the final against CS Sfaxien and made an impact on the game. This tournament was the third African Champions League Riad achieves with Ahly. He was a main reason in achieving CAF Champions League 2001, and appears as a substitute in CAF Champions League 2005
CAF Champions League 2005
The CAF Champions League 2005 started on 29 January 2005 with a preliminary round. The two legs of the final were played on 28 October and 12 November, with Egypt's Al-Ahly coming out as 3-0 aggregate winners.-Preliminary Round:...

. He helped el-Ahly to get the Bronze Medal at the FIFA Club World Cup 2006
FIFA Club World Cup 2006
-Quarter-finals:-----Semi-finals:-----Fifth place play-off:-Third place play-off:-Final:-Scorers: 3 goals Mohamed Aboutrika 2 goals Flávio...

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Riad also participated in memorable friendly matches for El-Ahly, such as a 1-0 victory against Real Madrid
Real Madrid
Real Madrid Club de Fútbol , commonly known as Real Madrid, is a professional football club based in Madrid, Spain. The club have won a record 31 La Liga titles, the Primera División of the Liga de Fútbol Profesional , 18 Copas del Rey, 8 Spanish Super Cups, 1 Copa Eva Duarte and 1 Copa de la...

 in August 2001, a 2-1 victory against AS Roma in August 2002, and a 1-1 draw with Spanish side Real Sociedad
Real Sociedad
Real Sociedad de Fútbol, S.A.D. is a Spanish football club based in the city of San Sebastián, Basque Country, founded on 7 September 1909...

 in Spain in July 2003, with Riad scoring the tying goal.

Loan to Grazer AK

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.

Loan to Haras El Hadood

Riad spent the 2007-2008 season on loan at Haras El Hodood
Sawahel
Haras El-Hodood Club is an Egyptian football team. It was formerly known as Sawahel based in Alexandria. The team is a member of the Egyptian Premier League...

 and scored 1 goal.

National Youth team

Wael Riad was a regular player in Egypt's Youth team who got the Bronze Medalist in FIFA World Youth Championship 2001
2001 FIFA World Youth Championship
The 2001 FIFA World Youth Championship took place in Argentina between June 17 and July 8, 2001. The 2001 championship was the 13th contested. The tournament took part in six cities, Buenos Aires, Córdoba, Mendoza, Rosario, Salta, and Mar del Plata...

, as Riad scored twice against U.S.A
United States men's national soccer team
The United States men's national soccer team represents the United States in international association football competitions. It is controlled by the United States Soccer Federation and competes in CONCACAF...

 and Finland
Finland national football team
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National team

  • Bronze Medalist at FIFA World Youth Championship 2001
    2001 FIFA World Youth Championship
    The 2001 FIFA World Youth Championship took place in Argentina between June 17 and July 8, 2001. The 2001 championship was the 13th contested. The tournament took part in six cities, Buenos Aires, Córdoba, Mendoza, Rosario, Salta, and Mar del Plata...

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El-Ahly

  • Bronze Medalist at FIFA Club World Cup 2006
    FIFA Club World Cup 2006
    -Quarter-finals:-----Semi-finals:-----Fifth place play-off:-Third place play-off:-Final:-Scorers: 3 goals Mohamed Aboutrika 2 goals Flávio...

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  • Winner of CAF Champions League 2006
    CAF Champions League 2006
    The CAF Champions League 2006 started on 17 February 2006 with a preliminary round. The second leg of the final was played in Tunisia on the 11th of November. Al-Ahly won the tournament for the second time in a row with a late winner by Mohamed Aboutreika....

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  • Winner of CAF Champions League 2005
    CAF Champions League 2005
    The CAF Champions League 2005 started on 29 January 2005 with a preliminary round. The two legs of the final were played on 28 October and 12 November, with Egypt's Al-Ahly coming out as 3-0 aggregate winners.-Preliminary Round:...

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  • Winner of CAF Champions League 2001.
  • Winner of Egyptian League (2005–2006).
  • Winner of Egyptian League (2004–2005).
  • Winner of African Super Cup 2006.
  • Winner of African Super Cup 2002.
  • Winner of Egyptian Soccer Cup
    Egyptian Soccer Cup
    The Egypt Cup is the main "knockout" football cup competition in Egypt. It was created in 1921, and was not played only between 1968 and 1971 due to the Six-Day War, in 1973–74 due to October War and in 1979–80, 1981–82, 1986–87 and 1993–94....

     2006.
  • Winner of Egyptian Soccer Cup
    Egyptian Soccer Cup
    The Egypt Cup is the main "knockout" football cup competition in Egypt. It was created in 1921, and was not played only between 1968 and 1971 due to the Six-Day War, in 1973–74 due to October War and in 1979–80, 1981–82, 1986–87 and 1993–94....

     2003.
  • Winner of Egyptian Soccer Cup
    Egyptian Soccer Cup
    The Egypt Cup is the main "knockout" football cup competition in Egypt. It was created in 1921, and was not played only between 1968 and 1971 due to the Six-Day War, in 1973–74 due to October War and in 1979–80, 1981–82, 1986–87 and 1993–94....

     2001.
  • Winner of Egyptian Super Cup
    Egyptian Super Cup
    The Egyptian Super Cup is an Egyptian association football trophy contested in an annual match between the champions of the Egyptian Premier League and the winners of the Egyptian Cup. If a team wins The Double , then the Double winner plays the Premier League runner-up...

     2006.
  • Winner of Egyptian Super Cup
    Egyptian Super Cup
    The Egyptian Super Cup is an Egyptian association football trophy contested in an annual match between the champions of the Egyptian Premier League and the winners of the Egyptian Cup. If a team wins The Double , then the Double winner plays the Premier League runner-up...

     2005.
  • Winner of Egyptian Super Cup
    Egyptian Super Cup
    The Egyptian Super Cup is an Egyptian association football trophy contested in an annual match between the champions of the Egyptian Premier League and the winners of the Egyptian Cup. If a team wins The Double , then the Double winner plays the Premier League runner-up...

     2003.

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