Chadi Riad Dnanou ( ar, شادي رياض دنانو; born 17 June 2003) is a professional

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who plays as a

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for club

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. Born in Spain, he plays for the Morocco national team.

Club career

Barcelona

Early career

Born in

Palma de Mallorca Palma (; ; also known as ''Palma de Mallorca'', officially between 1983–88, 2006–08, and 2012–16) is the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of the Balearic Islands in Spain. It is situated on the south coast of Mallorc ...

, Balearic Islands to

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parents, Riad represented CD Atlético Rafal,

RCD Mallorca Real Club Deportivo Mallorca, S.A.D. (, ca, Reial Club Deportiu Mallorca , ''Royal Sporting Club Mallorca''), commonly known as Real Mallorca or just Mallorca is a Spanish professional football club based in Palma on the island of Majorca in ...

(two stints) and CD San Francisco before agreeing to a three-year deal with

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in February 2019, effective as of July 2019.

2020–21: Loan to Sabadell

In 2020, Riad moved to

CE Sabadell FC Centre d'Esports Sabadell Futbol Club, S.A.D. () is a Spanish football team based in Sabadell, a city in the province of Barcelona in the autonomous community of Catalonia. Founded in 1903, it plays in Segunda División RFEF – Group 2, holding ...

on loan for one year, being assigned to the ''Juvenil A'' squad. He made his senior – and first team – debut on 16 December 2020, starting in a 2–0 away win against

CD Ibiza Islas Pitiusas Club Deportivo Ibiza Islas Pitiusas, known as Ibiza Islas Pitiusas, Ibiza IP or simply Ibiza, is a Spanish football team based in Ibiza Town, in the autonomous community of the Balearic Islands. Founded in 2012, it plays in Segunda División ...

, for the season's

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. Riad's Segunda División debut occurred on 11 January 2021, as he came on as a late substitute for

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in a 1–1 home draw against CD Lugo.

2022–23: B-team and first team debut

On 5 July 2022, Riad renewed his contract with ''Barça'' until 2024, and was promoted to the reserves in

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. He scored the winning goal on the season-opener match on 27 August, netting his side's third in a 3–2 home win over

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. Riad made his first team – and

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– debut for Barcelona on 8 November 2022, replacing goalscorer

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late into a 2–1 away success over

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. He was an undisputed starter for

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's B-side during

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, scoring three goals in 37 matches overall as the side missed out promotion in the play-offs.

2023–24: Loan to Betis

On 26 July 2023, Riad joined

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on a season-long loan deal with a mandatory option to buy for €3 million.

Crystal Palace

On 14 June 2024,

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club

announced the signing of Riad on a five-year contract, for a reported fee of £14m including add-ons.

International career

Riad represented

Morocco Morocco (),, ) officially the Kingdom of Morocco, is the westernmost country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It overlooks the Mediterranean Sea to the north and the Atlantic Ocean to the west, and has land borders with Algeria ...

at under-20 level in 2022, scoring in a friendly against

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on 29 March. On 13 March 2023, he was called up to the full squad by manager

Walid Regragui Hoalid Regragui (born 23 September 1975), known as Walid Regragui ( ar, وليد الركراكي, Walīd ar-Ragrāgī), is a Moroccan professional football manager and former player who played as a right-back. He is the head coach of the Mo ...

, for friendlies against

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and

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. Riad also featured with the under-23 team in the

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, appearing in two matches as the side lifted the trophy. Riad made the final squad for the senior Morocco national team at the

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. He debuted with Morocco in a 3–1 pre-tournament friendly win over

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on 11 January 2024.

Career statistics

Club

International

: ''Morocco score listed first, score column indicates score after each Riad goal.''

Honours

Barcelona *

: 2022–23 La Liga, 2022–23 Morocco U23 *

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References

External links

Profile
at the Crystal Palace F.C. website * {{DEFAULTSORT:Riad, Chadi 2003 births Living people Footballers from Palma de Mallorca Moroccan men's footballers Morocco men's international footballers Morocco men's youth international footballers Spanish men's footballers Spanish sportspeople of Moroccan descent Men's association football defenders CE Sabadell FC footballers FC Barcelona players FC Barcelona Atlètic players Real Betis players La Liga players Segunda División players Primera Federación players 2023 Africa Cup of Nations players Crystal Palace F.C. players Moroccan expatriate men's footballers Moroccan expatriate sportspeople in England Expatriate men's footballers in England