Ziad El Sheiwi

Ziad El Sheiwi (; born 11 March 2004) is an Austrian former professional footballer who played as a left-back.

Club career A former youth academy player of Team Wiener Linien, El Sheiwi moved to Austria Wien in 2011. He signed his first professional contract with the club in July 2021. On 6 December 2021, he suffered a cruciate ligament tear that was scheduled to keep him out for 8 months. On 13 June 2022, he extended his contract with the club until 2026 despite suffering a cruciate ligament tear that summer. On 11 September 2022, he again tore his cruciate ligament after a comeback game against TSV Hartberg.

El Sheiwi retired from football on 16 May 2026, after 5 cruciate ligament tears, and 8 operations overall.

International career Born in Austria, El Sheiwi is of Egyptian descent. He has represented Austria at youth international level. On 8 October 2020, he made his debut for the Austria under-17 team in a 1–0 friendly win against Slovenia.

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