Mohamed Salah

Mohamed SalahCareer: football player, athlete

Date of birth: June 15, 1992

Age: 32 years

Place of birth: Basyoun, Egypt

Position: Forward

Working leg: left

Height/weight: 175 cm / 71 kg

Marital status: married

 

 

 

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Mohamed Salah is an Egyptian striker who plays for English club Liverpool. He was born on June 15, 1992 in Nagrig, Egypt and began his professional career in 2010 with the Arab Contractors club. His impressive performances attracted the attention of many European giants, and in 2014 he moved to the Swiss Basel. After two successful seasons in Switzerland, Salah signed a contract with English Chelsea in 2016. However, in London, he was unable to secure a place in the main squad and was loaned first to Fiorentina and then to Roma. It was in Italy that Salah revealed himself in all his glory, demonstrating a high level of play and scoring many goals. Latest news from football player Riyad Mahrez!

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In 2017, Mohamed Salah joined Liverpool for £42 million. Since then, he has become one of the Reds’ key players, making a significant contribution to the club’s Champions League (2019) and Premier League (2020) titles. His goalscoring and technical prowess have repeatedly drawn comparisons with the world’s best footballers. At international level, Salah is the leader of the Egyptian national team, with whom he has participated in the World Cup (2018) and African Cup (2017, 2019). In 2018, he was named African Player of the Year.

In addition to his impressive sporting achievements, Mohamed Salah is known for his modesty, hard work, and commitment to Islamic values. He is a role model for young people not only in Egypt but around the world. On our website you can find the latest news about Mohamed Salah, exclusive interviews, photo galleries, statistics of his performances, and much more. Join our community to support one of the greatest footballers of our time!

Biography

Mohamed Salah has achieved incredible success in his football career. The world’s most famous clubs want to get hold of the virtuoso player, and a real cult of Salah reigns in his historical homeland. In Egypt, the player is respected not only for his athletic talents: Mohamed has declared himself a generous philanthropist.

Childhood and youth

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The footballer’s birthplace is the small Egyptian village of Nagrig, located near Alexandria. The boy was born into a poor family under the full name Mohammed Salah Hamed Ghali. In childhood, one of the entertainments, like all boys in the world, was football. Until the age of 10, Mohammed independently mastered the secrets of the game with a ball. One day, the teenager was invited to compete in a school tournament, where the talented village boy was noticed by scouts of the capital’s club “Arab Contractors” (another name is “Mokawloon”). This is how Salah signed his first contract. Interesting eSports for you, come to us Cloud9!

Football

At the age of 19, the young man joined the team’s main squad as a striker, and ended 2010 with his first goal against Al-Ahli. Salah entered the field in the ranks of the national team in 2011-2012. The team played a series of friendly matches, and the Swiss Basel was among the opponents. The Egyptians defeated the opponent with a score of 4:3. Mohammed impressed the Swiss team with his double so much that they immediately took the talented footballer to themselves, offering a contract for 4 years. In the very first battle with the Romanians from the Steaua club, Salah drove the ball into the goal. The Swiss thanked Mohammed for his enormous help in winning the national championship in August 2012, when the young man managed to participate in all the goals. The first ball from his pass flew straight into the goal of Lausanne. Mohamed Salah‘s goal statistics were rapidly enriching. The footballer did not sit still, changing clubs like gloves, and in 2014 he was already running around the field in a blue Chelsea shirt – the English bought the athlete for 5.5 years. In the spring, he celebrated his first goal against Arsenal. After 12 months, the footballer was acquired on loan by the Fiorentina team. The fans of the Italian club rejoiced and were ready to idolize the newcomer for the fact that he managed to defeat the titled Internazionale for the first time in 15 years in a UEFA Europa League match. The Arab athlete lasted six months in the “violets”, and in the summer he played for Roma, which rented him, receiving the right to subsequent purchase. The young man gave his debut goal to his new club in a game against Sassuolo. A little later, he scored three times in the match against Bologna.

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Mohamed also made an international career. The footballer defended the honor of Egypt at the 2012 Olympic Games, although the team lost in the quarterfinals to the Japanese. But before that, the young striker managed to score a goal against four opponents. At the African Cup of Nations, held in Gabon in 2017, Salah won silver. In the summer of 2017, Mohammed changed clubs again – from Roma he moved to Liverpool, which forked out € 42 million. In the very first battle with Watford, the Egyptian scored a goal. In the Champions League, he scored a series of important goals, including against Spartak and Sevilla. And in the fall, the footballer scored twice against the Congo national team, earning his country a ticket to the 2018 World Cup. In March, the forward repeated Andrey Arshavin’s record: in the match against Watford, he scored a “poker”, having made only 4 shots on the opponent’s goal. That is, the Watford goalkeeper missed every ball sent by Salah. A little later, the Liverpool forward managed to surpass Fernando Torres in the number of goals in his debut season for the Reds – 36. Thanks to the records, the athlete received a significant award – the Golden Boot of the Premier League. Mohammed’s sports biography was decorated with another title. The light and agile footballer (with a height of 175 cm, he weighs 71 kg) displaced the Gabonese Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang from FC Arsenal from the pedestal of the fastest player in FIFA 18, demonstrating a speed of 99 points (the former leader’s figure is 98).

In June 2018, the FIFA World Cup kicked off in Russia. Mohamed Salah was included in the Egyptian national team, which met the hosts of the championship on June 19. The Russian national team won with a score of 3:1, Salah scored the only goal of the Egyptians from the penalty spot. In the 2020/2021 season, Mohamed continued to delight fans with new records. Thus, during the match of the 33rd round of the Premier League Liverpool – Newcastle United, he hit the ball into the opponent’s goal for the 20th time in this competition and became the first player of the club who managed to score such a number of goals in 3 seasons of the Premier League in a row.

Personal life

In the lion’s share of the interview, Mohammed admits to journalists that the most important thing in his life is his family. The African football star got married early, at the age of 21, and chose a girl named Magi Sadik as his wife. He had known his future wife since elementary school. The wedding took place in his native village – all the residents of the village gathered to celebrate the wedding of their idol. The athlete adheres to strict religious rules, so the celebration was held in compliance with Muslim traditions.

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The footballer even named his daughter, who was born a year after the wedding, Makka in honor of the pilgrimage center of Mecca. Salah also demonstrates his religiosity at matches, praising Allah after each goal. His second daughter, Kayan, was born in 2020. Mohammed Salah is an open person, he calmly shares news from his personal and sports life on his Instagram page. On the eve of 2021, the athlete posted a photo online with his wife and children in festive Christmas outfits.

Social activities

In his homeland, the athlete is known as a man with a kind heart. His impoverished childhood is behind him, and now a salary of £200 thousand a week allows Mohammed to live in luxury and do charity work. The player helps the village where he grew up get back on its feet: he built a school there, created a youth center under his own auspices, and equipped an indoor football pitch.

Couples in love are also grateful to the athlete. Salah transfers money for weddings for those who cannot afford the celebration. He also provides financial assistance to the football veterans’ fund. In 2017, the athlete surprised with two good deeds. In the summer, his father’s house was robbed, the thief was caught red-handed, and a criminal case was opened. Mohammed demanded that the lawsuit be withdrawn, gave the thief “relocation benefits” and found him a job. And in December, he became a hero on a national scale – he supported the Egyptian currency by transferring £210 thousand to the state.

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Mohamed Salah now

At Liverpool, Mohamed Salah remains the club’s highest-paid player. The striker’s contract with the English team runs until 2023, and the Transfermarkt portal estimated the athlete’s value at €100 million in 2021. Salah was invited to the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo, but the English club’s management did not allow the Egyptian to take part in the Games. Clubs have this opportunity, since the football competition at the Olympics is not recognized by FIFA. Liverpool has a full pre-season training planned for the summer of 2021.

Despite the fact that Liverpool was negotiating a contract extension with the Egyptian, the team remained tense. And if fans had only guessed about the conflict between the club’s star forwards Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane before, then in the 2020/2021 season it broke out during the match against Chelsea. The Egyptian’s competitor did not back away from the ball when there was an opportunity to fall and earn a penalty. According to the commentator, he did this out of fear of giving a goal to Salah, who is the team’s regular penalty taker.

Awards and achievements

  • 2012/13, 2013/14 — Swiss Champion
  • 2019/20 — English Champion
  • 2018/19 — UEFA Champions League Winner
  • 2019 — UEFA Super Cup Winner
  • 2019 — FIFA Club World Cup Winner
  • 2017 — African Cup of Nations Finalist
  • 2012 — CAF Most Promising African Talent of the Year
  • 2013 — Swiss Footballer of the Year
  • 2015/16 — Roma Player of the Season
  • 2016 — Globe Soccer Arab Player of the Year
  • 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 — CAF All-Africa Team Member
  • 2017 — African Cup of Nations All-Africa Team Member

FAQ

What position does Mohamed Salah play?
He plays as a forward.
Which club does Salah currently play for?
He currently plays for Liverpool FC.
How many goals has Salah scored for Egypt?
He has scored over 40 goals for the national team.
What are Salah's major achievements?
He has won multiple Premier League titles and the UEFA Champions League.
Is Salah considered one of the best players in the world?
Yes, he is often ranked among the top players globally.
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