Eyad Abu Abaid (or Iyad,[1] Arabic: إيَاد أَبُو عُبَيْد, Hebrew: איאד אבו עביד; born 31 December 1994) is an Israeli professional footballer who plays as a defender for Israeli Premier League club Bnei Sakhnin.
[2] Abu Abaid was born in the Arab village of Meiser, Israel.
On 25 June 2016, he signed for a three-year contract with Maccabi Haifa in which he played 16 matches.
On 8 June 2017, Abu Abaid signed a contract for Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona.
He made his debut for the Israel national football team on 1 September 2021 in a World Cup qualifier against the Faroe Islands, a 4–0 away victory.