# Mohamed Salmeen

Mohamed Ahmed Youssef Salmeen (Arabic: مُحَمَّد أَحْمَد يُوسُف سَالِمَيْن; born 4 November 1980) is a Bahraini former professional footballer who played for Muharraq and the Bahrain national team. He was captain of the Bahrain national team and wore the number 10 jersey for his club and country. He is the son of Bahraini footballer Ahmed Salmeen. Salmeen participated in three World Cup qualifying campaigns.
He played in Qatar from 2004 to 2007 with Al-Arabi.

## Club career

Salmeen announced the retirement in 2016.

## International career
### Youth level

Salmeen appeared in all three matches for Bahrain in 1997 FIFA U-17 World Championship.
In 2002, he participated with U-23 level in 2002 Asian games that Bahrain reached quarter-final.

### Senior level

Salmeen debuted for Bahrain in 2000. He scored the winning goal against Iran in 2000 AFC Asian Cup qualification campaign.
In 2004 AFC Asian Cup Salmeen and his teammates put in a great performance, leading Bahrain to fourth place.
He missed 2011 AFC Asian Cup due to broken leg from pre-tournament friendly match.
He retired from international career after failed to lead Bahrain to the title of 21st Arabian Gulf Cup which held in home country.

## Style of style and awards

After the first leg of Bahrain's 2006 FIFA World Cup qualifying match against Trinidad and Tobago, Trinidadi captain Dwight Yorke claimed that Salmeen was good enough to play in the Premiership. Salmeen was shortlisted for being Asian Footballer of the Year, and had a place in the all-star team of the 2004 Asian Cup tournament. He was also once named Player of the Arabian Gulf Cup tournament, receiving the Golden Ball.

## Personal life

Salmeen's father Ahmed Salmeen played for Muharraq in the 1970s and 1980s. His brother Yousuf Salmeen is a defender, who also plays for Muharraq and has recently won the 2010 league title.

## Career statistics

Appearances and goals by national team and year :
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
| Bahrain | 2000 | 2 | 1 |
| Bahrain | 2001 | 16 | 2 |
| Bahrain | 2002 | 9 | 2 |
| Bahrain | 2003 | 6 | 1 |
| Bahrain | 2004 | 26 | 2 |
| Bahrain | 2005 | 9 | 0 |
| Bahrain | 2006 | 3 | 0 |
| Bahrain | 2007 | 8 | 0 |
| Bahrain | 2008 | 14 | 0 |
| Bahrain | 2009 | 18 | 2 |
| Bahrain | 2010 | 5 | 0 |
| Bahrain | 2011 | 1 | 0 |
| Bahrain | 2012 | 3 | 0 |
| Bahrain | 2013 | 6 | 1 |
| Total | Total | 126 | 11 |
    Scores and results list Bahrain's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Salmeen goal.
List of international goals scored by Mohamed Salmeen :
| No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| 1 | 4 April 2000 | Aleppo, Syria | 1 | Iran | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2000 AFC Asian Cup qualification |
| 2 | 21 February 2001 | Kuwait City, Kuwait | 6 | Kyrgyzstan | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 3 | 17 August 2001 | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | 12 | Saudi Arabia | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 4 | 7 January 2002 | Manama, Bahrain | 20 | North Macedonia | 1–0 | 1–1 | Friendly |
| 5 | 12 December 2002 | Manama, Bahrain | 26 | China | 1–1 | 2–2 | Friendly |
| 6 | 30 December 2003 | Kuwait City, Kuwait | 33 | Yemen | 1–0 | 5–0 | 16th Arabian Gulf Cup |
| 7 | 3 January 2004 | Kuwait City, Kuwait | 35 | Oman | 1–0 | 1–0 | 16th Arabian Gulf Cup |
| 8 | 10 January 2004 | Kuwait City, Kuwait | 37 | Kuwait | 3–0 | 4–0 | 16th Arabian Gulf Cup |
| 9 | 23 March 2009 | Riffa, Bahrain | 101 | Zimbabwe | | 5–2 | Friendly |
| 10 | 3 June 2009 | Riffa, Bahrain | 104 | Jordan | | 4–0 | Friendly |
| 11 | 19 November 2013 | Riffa, Bahrain | 126 | Yemen | | 2–0 | 2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification |