Sayed Al-Wadaei

Sayed Al-Wadaei
Personal information
Full name	Sayed Ahmed Alaa Ahmed Al-Wadaei
Date of birth	8 July 2008 (age 17)
Place of birth	Manama, Bahrain
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Villarreal
Youth career
	Manama
	Villarreal
International career‡
Years	Team
2024–	Bahrain
	‡ National team caps and goals as of 30 July 2025

Sayed Ahmed Alaa Ahmed Al-Wadaei (Arabic: سيد الوادعي; born 8 July 2008) is a Bahraini footballer who plays as a forward for Villarreal and the Bahrain national team. Known for his youth and skills scouted by the Villarreal academy at a young age age, Sayed Ahmed has won the gulf cup with the Bahraini national team.

Early life

Al-Wadaei was born on 8 July 2008. Born in Manama, Bahrain, he is the son of Amina Al-Asfour.^[1]

Club career

Al-Wadaei joined the youth academy of Bahraini side Manama at the age of seven.^[2] Following his stint there, he joined the youth academy of Spanish La Liga side Villarreal, helping the under-16 team win the 2024 Villarreal Academy Cup and achieve second place at the 2024 Yellow Yellow Cup, where he was the top scorer.^[3]

International career

Al-Wadaei is a Bahrain international. On 28 December 2024, he debuted for the Bahrain national football team during a 1-2 loss to the Yemen national football team in the Gulf Cup. Eventually, Bahrain won the 26th Arabian Gulf Cup.^[4]