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. He made his professional debut for club's reserve side on 23 July 2021 in a 1–1 draw against Wacker Innsbruck. 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.
Career statistics + Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAustria Wien II2021–222. Liga80——802022–232. Liga10——10Total90000090Austria Wien2021–22Austrian Bundesliga600000602022–23Austrian Bundesliga100000102023–24Austrian Bundesliga000000002024–25Austrian Bundesliga000000002025–26Austrian Bundesliga00000000Total70000070Career total1600000160
References
External links Ziad El Sheiwi at OFB