Chadi Riad
Morocco
Age
22
Appearances
0
Tackles won
0
About Chadi Riad
Chadi Riad takes his place in Mohamed Ouahbi's final 26 for the 2026 World Cup, a centre-back in the Morocco squad. Morocco qualified for the finals by winning their CAF group, and the Crystal Palace defender is 22 at kick-off and valued at around €15 million.
A Barcelona academy product, Riad signed for Crystal Palace for around £14 million in June 2024 and started Palace's 2026 UEFA Conference League final win over Rayo Vallecano, having won the 2023 U-23 Africa Cup of Nations with Morocco. He has 6 senior caps for his country to date. This season his Crystal Palace campaign across all competitions reads 12 appearances and no goals. Morocco open their Group C campaign against Brazil on 13 June 2026, with Scotland and Haiti to follow in the group.
A Barcelona academy product, Riad signed for Crystal Palace for around £14 million in June 2024 and started Palace's 2026 UEFA Conference League final win over Rayo Vallecano, having won the 2023 U-23 Africa Cup of Nations with Morocco. He has 6 senior caps for his country to date. This season his Crystal Palace campaign across all competitions reads 12 appearances and no goals. Morocco open their Group C campaign against Brazil on 13 June 2026, with Scotland and Haiti to follow in the group.
World Cup 2026 Stats
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Playing Style
Chadi Riad is a left-footed centre-back who came through Barcelona's academy before joining Crystal Palace. He has spent this season in the Premier League and European competition with Palace, listed as a centre-back in Mohamed Ouahbi's final Morocco squad.
He stands 1.86 m and is left-footed. This season he has logged 778 minutes of club football for Crystal Palace, and he is named in Mohamed Ouahbi's 26 as one of Morocco's centre-back options for the 2026 finals.
He stands 1.86 m and is left-footed. This season he has logged 778 minutes of club football for Crystal Palace, and he is named in Mohamed Ouahbi's 26 as one of Morocco's centre-back options for the 2026 finals.
World Cup History
The 2026 World Cup is set to be Chadi Riad's first. He has no previous senior World Cup appearances, and his place in Mohamed Ouahbi's confirmed 26 takes him to the finals for the first time. He arrives with 6 senior caps for Morocco, having come through the country's youth international ranks before his senior call-up. He goes to the tournament as one of the centre-backs named in Morocco's 26-man squad for the group stage in Group C.
National Team
Morocco
Tier 3
£17m
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Goal Rush Impact
Riad's contribution for Morocco is at the back, a left-footed centre-back who can slot into the heart of the defence. This season he has made 12 appearances for Crystal Palace, and he has 1 goal in 6 caps for Morocco. On the Goal Rush card Morocco are a Tier 3 side at £17m within the game's £200m card budget. That left-footed defensive option in the back line is what Morocco get from him at the finals.
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Riad at the 2026 World Cup
Riad is a confirmed centre-back in Mohamed Ouahbi's 26-man Morocco squad for the 2026 World Cup. Morocco begin their Group C campaign against Brazil on 13 June.
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A Tier 3 team, Morocco are set at £17m for the tournament. Riad is one of the centre-backs in Ouahbi's 26, part of the Morocco squad for the group stage.
Chadi Riad World Cup 2026 FAQs
Morocco are a Tier 3 team at £17m on the Goal Rush card. Riad is one of their centre-backs, named in Mohamed Ouahbi's confirmed 26, so for Goal Rush he is a squad name at that mid-tier team price for the tournament.
Riad is a centre-back for Morocco. He plays his club football for Crystal Palace and is part of Mohamed Ouahbi's national-team squad for the 2026 World Cup, named in Morocco's final 26-man group.
No. The 2026 World Cup will be Riad's first. He has no previous senior World Cup appearances, reaching the tournament for the first time after his place in Morocco's 26-man squad was confirmed.
Riad plays his club football for Crystal Palace in England. He is named among Morocco's centre-backs in Mohamed Ouahbi's final 26, with Morocco opening their Group C campaign against Brazil in mid-June.
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