Waed Bilal Raed (Arabic: وعد بلال رعد; born 9 November 2006) is a Lebanese footballer who plays as a left wing-back for Lebanese club SAS and the Lebanon national team.

Waed Raed
Personal information
Full name Waed Bilal Raed[1][2]
Date of birth (2006-11-09) 9 November 2006 (age 17)
Place of birth Ghobeiry, Lebanon[1]
Position(s) Left wing-back
Team information
Current team
SAS
Number 11
Youth career
Shady Football Academy
SAS
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020– SAS 18 (2)
2022Safa (loan) 0 (0)
International career
2019 Lebanon U15
2022– Lebanon U18 (0)
2023– Lebanon U20 (1)
2021– Lebanon 11 (0)
Medal record
Women's football
Representing  Lebanon
WAFF Women's Championship
Silver medal – second place 2022
WAFF U-18 Girls Championship
Gold medal – first place 2022 U-18 Team
WAFF U-15 Girls Championship
Gold medal – first place 2019 U-15 Team
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 May 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21 July 2023

Club career

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Raed began playing football in the Shady Football Academy in 2015 as the only girl in the academy, before moving to Stars Association for Sports (SAS)'s youth sector.[2] She scored her first senior goal in the Lebanese Women's Football League on 13 June 2021, in a 3–3 draw against BFA.[3] On 29 June 2022, Raed joined Safa on loan to compete in the 2022 WAFF Women's Clubs Championship in Jordan;[4] Safa eventually won the tournament after beating Orthodox of Jordan 3–1 in the final.[5]

International career

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Raed played for the Lebanon national under-15 team at the 2019 WAFF U-15 Championship, winning the tournament.[2]

She made her senior international debut for Lebanon on 30 August 2021, as a half-time substitute in a 5–1 win against Sudan in the 2021 Arab Women's Cup.[6] Raed was called up to represent Lebanon at the 2022 WAFF Women's Championship,[7] helping her side finish runners-up.[8]

On 18 September 2023, she scored her first international goal against Laos in a friendly tournament in Saudi Arabia.[9] She was called up to the 2024 WAFF Women's Championship.[10]

Personal life

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Raed supports Spanish club Barcelona and Lebanese club Ansar.[2]

Career statistics

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International

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Scores and results list Lebanon's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Raed goal.
List of international goals scored by Waed Raed
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 18 September 2023 King Fahd Sports City, Taif, Saudi Arabia   Laos 3–0 4–1 2023 SAFF Friendly Tournament

Honours

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Safa

SAS

Lebanon U15

Lebanon U18

Lebanon

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Waed Raed". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d "وعد بلال رعد.. نجمة واعدة في كرة القدم منذ موسمها الأول اختيرت لمنتخب لبنان". Al-binaa Newspaper (in Arabic). Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  3. ^ "SAS vs BFA". FA Lebanon. 13 June 2021. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  4. ^ Safa WFC [@safawfc] (29 June 2022). "Excited to welcome Waed to Safa WFC on loan! She will be a great addition to the squad as we head to Jordan" – via Instagram.
  5. ^ بالصور: سيدات الصفاء اللبناني يحصدن لقب بطولة غرب اسيا [Lebanese club Safa win the WAFF Championship title]. Kooora (in Arabic). 20 July 2022. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
  6. ^ "Lebanon vs Sudan". FA Lebanon. 30 August 2021. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  7. ^ "وصول سيدات الأرز الى الأردن للمشاركة في بطولة غرب آسيا". The LFA (in Arabic). Retrieved 2 September 2022.
  8. ^ الأردن يتوج ببطولة السيدات السابعة.. ويضيف اللقب الخامس إلى سجله [Jordan win the seventh women's championship.. and add a fifth title to their record]. West Asian Football Federation (in Arabic). 5 September 2022. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
  9. ^ "بالصور.. فوز سيدات لبنان على لاوس بافتتاح بطولة السعودية". كووورة. 18 September 2023. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  10. ^ "استدعاء ٢٣ لاعبة للمشاركة في بطولة غرب اسيا للسيدات" [Calling 23 players to participate in the west Asian women's championship] (in Arabic). Lebanese Football Association. 17 February 2024. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
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