Walid "Tatta" Atta (Arabic: وليد عطا, romanized: Walīd 'Aṭā, Amharic: ዋሊድ አታ; born 28 August 1986) is an Ethiopian footballer who plays as a centre back for Hittarps IK.
 Walid Atta playing for AIK | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 28 August 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Hittarps IK | ||
| Youth career | |||
| IF Stendy | |||
| Rannebergens IF | |||
| Gunnilse | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2006 | Gunnilse | ||
| 2006–2007 | Väsby United | 11 | (0) |
| 2008–2010 | AIK | 32 | (1) |
| 2008 | → Väsby United (loan) | 5 | (1) |
| 2010–2011 | Lokomotiva | 8 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Dinamo Zagreb | 0 | (0) |
| 2012–2014 | Helsingborgs IF | 31 | (6) |
| 2014–2015 | BK Häcken | 26 | (0) |
| 2015 | Gençlerbirliği | 4 | (0) |
| 2016 | Östersunds FK | 20 | (2) |
| 2017 | Sogndal | 1 | (0) |
| 2017 | Najran SC | ||
| 2017 | Khaleej FC | ||
| 2019– | Hittarps IK | ||
| International career | |||
| 2008–2009 | Sweden U21 | 3 | (0) |
| 2014– | Ethiopia | 4 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 August 2017 | |||
Career
editAIK
editIn January 2008, Atta joined Swedish top-division side AIK, but was immediately loaned back to Väsby.[1] He made his first appearance for his new club on 10 April 2008 against GIF Sundsvall at Råsunda Stadium, playing the full game in defence.[2] In the summer of 2010, Atta's situation at AIK came in doubt when he turned down a contract extension with the club. Together with his agent, he cut off the negotiations with AIK, and stated that he wanted to await bids from clubs outside of Sweden. This angered the AIK supporters, and in the 2–1 win against IF Brommapojkarna, parts of the crowd openly showed their disappointment. Some organized supporters demanded Atta to be disbanded from playing in AIK until he signed a new deal with the club. The club board followed the demands and stopped Atta from participate in AIK's Europa League qualification game against PFC Levski Sofia.[3] In 2010, Atta was sold to Croatian First Division side NK Lokomotiva.
Dinamo Zagreb
editAfter one season in Lokomotiva, he signed a 5-year contract with Croatian giants Dinamo Zagreb. However, his time at Dinamo was not prosperous, making no appearances apart from a friendly against GOŠK Gabela. In January 2012, the contract was terminated by mutual consent and Atta became a free agent.
Helsingborgs IF
editSoon after becoming a free agent, Atta was signed by Allsvenskan side Helsingborgs IF. He has since become a regular in the starting eleven.
BK Häcken
editOn 6 March 2014 Atta signed with BK Häcken prior to start of the 2014 Allsvenskan campaign.
Hittarps IK
editOn 13 February 2019, Atta joined Hittarps IK.[4]
International
editIn 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 Alcanena, Portugal.[5] He played a total of 3 matches for the Swedish U-21 team. In October 2013 he decided to represent Ethiopia at senior level. Atta was supposed to make his debut against Nigeria in the African play-offs for the World Cup in Brazil, but the needed papers did not arrive in time. He finally made his debut in a qualifiers match for the 2015 CAF against Mali in Addis Ababa. Ethiopia lost that match in Addis Ababa but won the second leg in Mali. Walid played in both these matches.[6]
Honours
editAIK
Helsingborgs IF
References
edit- ^ Saihou Jagne och Walid Atta klara för AIK (in Swedish)
- ^ Efterlängtat mål innebar ännu mer efterlängtad vinst[permanent dead link] (in Swedish)
- ^ Hallå där, Mats Gustavsson... Archived 24 August 2010 at the Wayback Machine (in Swedish)
- ^ VÄLKOMMEN WALID ATTA, hittarpsik.se, 13 February 2019
- ^ U21 herr: Ola Toivonen segerskytt mot Ukraina Archived 29 September 2008 at the Wayback Machine (in Swedish)
- ^ Inget VM-playoff för Atta (in Swedish)
External links
edit- Walid Atta at aikfotboll.se[permanent dead link] (in Swedish)
- Walid Atta at Playerhistory.com
- Walid Atta at the Swedish Football Association (in Swedish)