Jordanian footballer (born 2001)
Waseem Wassef Radwan Al Abdallah Al-Riyalat (Arabic: وسيم وصف رضوان العبدالله الريالات; born 25 June 2001) is a Jordanian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Jordanian Pro League side Al-Hussein and the Jordan national team.
Club career
Shabab Al-Ordon
Al-Riyalat began his senior career with Jordanian club Shabab Al-Ordon.[1] He signed his first professional contract with the club on 23 November 2019, extending his contract to the club for 5 seasons.[2][3]
Al-Riyalat was among the top scorers of the 2022 Jordan Shield Cup with two goals in that tournament.[4]
Al-Riyalat was nearing a move to Syrian club Al-Fotuwa from Shabab Al-Ordon. However, he was blocked from the move for undisclosed reasons.[5] He had also neared a move to Al-Faisaly the previous season.[6]
Al-Hussein
On 12 July 2023, Al-Riyalat moved to Al-Hussein on a permanent deal for three seasons.[7][8][9][10] He was among the contributors to Al-Hussein's successful 2023–24 league season.[11]
International career
Al-Riyalat was called up to various Jordanian youth national teams during his career. While with the Jordan U-18 squad, he was among the goalscorers in a 5–1 victory over Qatar U-18 during the 2019 WAFF U-18 Championship.[12] Al-Riyalat was also a part of the Jordan U-19 squad during the 2020 AFC U-19 Championship qualification process that same year.[13] Al-Riyalat was also called up to the Jordan U-23 squad for the 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup.[14][15]
Al-Riyalat was first called up to the Jordan national football team in July 2024 as a part of a training camp in Burdur. He was among the goalscorers in a 9–0 win against Bucaspor.[16]
Al-Riyalat would once again get his call-up to the senior national team on 23 August 2024, with a set of training camps against North Korea.[17] However, he was unable to make the cut to Jordan's final roster.[18]
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