Morad Fareed (born September 14, 1979) is a New York-based entrepreneur and former professional athlete.

Career

Born in

New York State New York, officially the State of New York, is a state in the Northeastern United States. It is often called New York State to distinguish it from its largest city, New York City. With a total area of , New York is the 27th-largest U.S. stat ...

, Fareed was a member of the first

Palestine national football team The Palestine national football team ( ar, منتخب فلسطين لكرة القدم), controlled by the Palestinian Football Association, represents Palestine in association football. The squad is governed by the Asian Football Confederation ...

in its attempt to qualify for the

2006 FIFA World Cup The 2006 FIFA World Cup, also branded as Germany 2006, was the 18th FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football world championship tournament. It was held from 9 June to 9 July 2006 in Germany, which had won the right to host the ...

. Although Palestine did not qualify for the World Cup, Fareed appeared in one preliminary match against Iraq on 16 November 2004. He was featured in the 2006 film

Goal Dreams A goal is an idea of the future or desired result that a person or a group of people envision, plan and commit to achieve. People endeavour to reach goals within a finite time by setting deadlines. A goal is roughly similar to a purpose or ai ...

, a documentary directed by Maya Sanbar and

Jeffrey Saunders Jeffrey may refer to: * Jeffrey (name), including a list of people with the name * ''Jeffrey'' (1995 film), a 1995 film by Paul Rudnick, based on Rudnick's play of the same name * ''Jeffrey'' (2016 film), a 2016 Dominican Republic documentary film ...

that follows the Palestinian national team in their attempt to qualify for the World Cup.Profile
at IMDB

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Fareed, Morad Living people 1979 births Palestinian footballers American people of Palestinian descent Association football midfielders Palestine international footballers Palestinian expatriate footballers Expatriate soccer players in the United States Palestinian businesspeople