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- Country of residence: Sweden
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Walid Atta (born 28 August 1986) is a Swedish footballer of Eritrean descent, currently playing for Helsingborgs IF.January 2008, Atta joined Swedish top-division side AIK, but was immediately loaned back to Väsby. 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. 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. In 2010, Atta was sold to Croatian First Division side NK Lokomotiva.Dinamo Zagreb.
After 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.
Achievements and Awards
Helsingborgs:
Soon after becoming a free-agent, Atta was signed by Allsvenskan side Helsingborgs IF. He has since become a regular in the starting eleven.
International:
In 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.
Honours:
AIK
Allsvenskan: 2009
Svenska Cupen: 2009
Supercupen: 2010
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