Walid Soliman born as Walid Soliman Said Obaid is a professional football player who plays as an attacking midfielder for Eygpt National Team and Egyptian professional football club, AI Ahly SC. Besides, he has also played for Saudi professional football club, Al-Ahli Saudi FC.
He made his international debut for Eygpt in 2007 and appeared in Pan Arab Games in the same year.
Walid Soliman was born to Egyptian parents on December 1, 1984, in Beni Mazar, Minya, Eygpt. He holds an Egyptian nationality.
He was interested in playing football since his early childhood days and joined the youth team of Egyptian football club, Beni Mazar FC to begin playing career.
His annual salary is estimated to be around $80,000 which he receives from playing for AI Ahly SC and has a market worth in the region of € 600,000 as of January 2018 with highest being € 1 million as of December 2012.
Looking at his professional football career, his net worth could be estimated to be over $ 550,000.
Walid Soliman played for the youth team of Haras EI Hodoud in 2004 after spending his junior season with Beni Mazar FC. He was later transferred to fellow Egyptian football club, EI Gouna FC in 2005 and signed with Petrojet SC in the summer of 2006.
Soliman scored his first goal for Petro jet against EI Geish and moved to Saudi Arabia. He joined AI Ahli Saudi FC on a six-month loan agreement worth $ 500,000 in 2009. After a disappointing run with the Saudi club, he returned back to Eygpt and joined EPPI club in 2010.
He played 26 matches and scored 4 goals for the club, before leaving in 2011.
The attacking Egyptian midfielder is currently playing for renowned Egyptian football club, AI Ahly SC whom he joined in 2011.
He was also part of the AI Ahly SC team that went on to win the prestigious Egyptian Premier League in 2013/14.
He made his international debut for Eygpt in 2007 and was the prominent player at Pan Arab Games 2007, the tournament that was eventually won by Eygpt.
As of 2018, he scored his first and only international goal for Eygpt against Oatar in defeat on 16 December 2010.
He also played over 20 matches and played along players such as legendary goalkeeper Essam EI Hadary, as well as a defender, Ahmed Fathy for the Eygpt at the international arena.
Nicknamed as the Egyptian magician due his breathtaking skills and technique, he stands at a height of 5 feet 8 inches tall and weighs around 70 kg. He is also known as the Egyptian Messi.
As per his Facebook account, Soliman seems to be a married man and is a parent of a child with his wife. His son named Salim was born in early 2017. He has posted several photos of his wife and son on his Facebook.
