 Abu Abaid in 2016 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Eyad Abu Abaid | ||
| Date of birth | 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) |
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*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]
Abu Abaid was born in the Arab village of Meiser, Israel.[3]
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.
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]