Waed Bilal Raed ( ar, وعد بلال رعد; born 9 November 2006) is a Lebanese

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who plays as a

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for Lebanese club SAS and the Lebanon national team.

Club career

Raed began playing football in the Shady Football Academy in 2015 as the only girl in the academy, before moving to

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(SAS)'s youth sector. She scored her first senior goal in the

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on 13 June 2021, in a 3–3 draw against BFA. On 29 June 2022, Raed joined Safa on loan to compete in the 2022 WAFF Women's Clubs Championship in Jordan; Safa eventually won the tournament after beating

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of Jordan 3–1 in the final.

International career

Raed played for the Lebanon national under-15 team at the

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, winning the tournament. She made her senior international debut for

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on 30 August 2021, as a half-time substitute in a 5–1 win against

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in the

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. Raed was called up to represent

at the

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, helping her side finish runners-up. On 18 September 2023, she scored her first international goal against

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in a friendly tournament in Saudi Arabia. She was called up to the 2024 WAFF Women's Championship.

Personal life

Raed supports Spanish club

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and Lebanese club Ansar.

Career statistics

International

:''Scores and results list Lebanon's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Raed goal''.

Honours

Safa * WAFF Women's Clubs Championship:

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SAS *

: 2021–22,

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Lebanon U15 * WAFF U-15 Girls Championship:

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Lebanon U18 *

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Lebanon *

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runner-up:

References

External links

* 2006 births Living people People from Baabda District Lebanese women's footballers Women's association football fullbacks Stars Association for Sports players Safa WFC players Lebanese Women's Football League players Lebanon women's youth international footballers Lebanon women's international footballers {{Lebanon-women-footy-bio-stub