Adel Eid (born 22 March 1984) is a former professional

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who played as a

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. His father is Egyptian and his mother Finnish.

Career

The defender, who is 5'11" tall and weighs 159 pounds, previously played for

FC Honka FC Honka is a Finnish football club based in Espoo. It was founded in 1957 as Tapion Honka, and changed its name to FC Honka in 1975. The club currently play in the Finnish premier division (''Veikkausliiga''), having been promoted for the fir ...

and

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.Player Profile
/ref> His main role is as the

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within his team's first eleven.

Honours

2 Finnish League with

References

1984 births Egyptian footballers Egyptian expatriate footballers Living people Atlantis FC players Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi players FC Honka players Helsingin Ponnistus players Finnish people of Egyptian descent Men's association football defenders Käpylän Pallo players Footballers from Helsinki Ykkönen players Kakkonen players Veikkausliiga players 21st-century Finnish people 21st-century Egyptian people {{Finland-footy-defender-stub