Walid Soliman (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Walid Soliman Said Arabic: وليد سليمان سعيد |
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| Date of birth | 1 December 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Minya, Egypt | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Playing position |
Attacking Midfielder Winger |
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| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Al Ahly | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2010 | PetroJet | 50 | (11) |
| 2009–2010 | → Ahli Jeddah (loan) | 4 | (1) |
| 2010–2011 | ENPPI | 26 | (4) |
| 2011– | Al-Ahly | 105 | (25) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2007– | Egypt | 25 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18 October 2014 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14 November 2017 (UTC) |
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Walid Soliman (Arabic: وليد سليمان ; born 1 December 1984 in Minya) is commonly known as Walid. The Egyptian footballer is nicked named as "the Egyptian Messi" due to his magical skills. Soliman is a left-footed attacking midfielder and playmaker for the Egyptian Premier League side Al-Ahly and the Egypt National Team.
Soliman, who was born in Minya, played for his home town youth team; Beni Mazar FC. In 2004, he moved to Haras El-Hodoud and played for its U-20 youth team. However, he managed to appear for the club's first team in few matches under the coaching of Helmi Tolan. He was also among the Haras El-Hodoud squad that finished third in the 2004-05 Egyptian Premier League.
In 2005 and under the coaching of Kamal Etman, Soliman moved to Gouna FC, which at that time was competing in the Egyptian Second Division. Although, he helped the team to finish top of its group, it failed to achieve promotion to Egyptian Premier League in the play-offs. Gouna FC finished third in the play-offs group which included Beni Suef telephones, Sohag Nile and Asyut Petroleum in addition to Gouna. It was Asyut Petroleum that eventually won promotion that season.
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