Walid Atta

Infobox football biography
playername = Walid Atta


fullname =
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1986|8|28
cityofbirth = Riyadh
countryofbirth = Saudi Arabia
height = convert|1.87|m|ftin|abbr=on
currentclub = AIK
clubnumber = 6
position = Centre back
youthclubs = Stendy IF
youthyears =
years = ?-?
2006–2007
2008–
clubs = Gunnilse IS
FC Väsby United
AIK
caps(goals) = 0? 00(0)
0? 00(0)
08 00(0)
nationalyears = 2008–
nationalteam = Sweden U21
nationalcaps(goals) = 002 00(0)
pcupdate = 18:20, 28 September 2008 (UTC)
ntupdate = 00:00, 9 September 2008 (UTC)

Walid Atta (Arabic: وليد عطا) (born August 28 1986) is a Swedish footballer of Eritrean descent, currently playing for AIK. He came to the club in the beginning of 2008 from Väsby United. [ [http://www.svenskafans.com/fotboll/vasby/artikel.asp?id=200783 Saihou Jagne och Walid Atta klara för AIK] sv icon] He made his first match for his new club on 10 April, 2008 against GIF Sundsvall at Råsunda when he played the whole match as a right-back. [ [http://www.aikfotboll.se/herrar/lasvart/Sidor/ref_080410.aspx Efterlängtat mål innebar ännu mer efterlängtad vinst] sv icon] During 2008 Atta also became a member of the Swedish U-21 team, making his debut in a friendly against Ukraine on 5 February, 2008 in a game that was played in Alcanena, Portugal. [ [http://www.svenskfotboll.se/t2ll.aspx?p=152177&x=1&a=1121462 U21 herr: Ola Toivonen segerskytt mot Ukraina] sv icon]

His dream is to one day play for Arsenal and his favourite player when he was younger was former Arsenal captain Patrick Vieira. [ [http://www.svenskfotboll.se/t9.aspx?p=713982 frågor & svar från februari 2008] sv icon]

References

External links

* [http://www.aikfotboll.se/herrar/laget/Sidor/2008_06waat.aspx Walid Atta] at [http://www.aikfotboll.se aikfotboll.se]