Mohamed Salah

Mohamed Salah (Egyptian ; born 15 June 1992) is an Egyptian footballer. He plays for Liverpool in the Premier League and the Egypt national team. He plays as a forward.

 Career 
 Club 
Salah started his football career in Egypt playing for El Mokawloon from 2006 to 2012. He joined Swiss side Basel in 2012, winning the Swiss Super League twice during his time there. In 2014, he joined Premier League side Chelsea, becoming the first ever Egyptian player to play with Chelsea. However, he was sent on loan to the Serie A clubs Fiorentina and Roma, before signing with Roma completely in 2016. Following a second place finish in Serie A with Roma, he joined the Premier League once again, signing for Liverpool in June 2017. In 2017, he was named the ‘African Footballer of the Year’ by BBC and CAF.

In his first season with Liverpool, Salah scored 44 goals for Liverpool and made the final of the UEFA Champions League, losing 3–1 to Real Madrid. Also in his first season, he won the Premier League Golden Boot and PFA Players' Player of the Year, scoring 32 goals in the Premier League. This broke the record for most goals in a 38-game Premier League season. The 2018–19 season saw Liverpool make the final of the UEFA Champions League again. In the match, Salah scored a penalty as his side defeated Tottenham Hotspur 2–0. The same season, he was the joint-winner of the Premier League Golden Boot with 22 goals, winning the award for the second season in a row. He also received the FIFA Puskas Award, African Player of the Year, and FWA Footballer of the Year. In the 2019/20 season, Salah scored 23 goals as Liverpool won the Premier League for the first time. The following season, he scored 31 goals and helped Liverpool secure qualification for the UEFA Champions League, finishing 3rd in the Premier League. In 2021, Mohamed Salah became the first player in the history of the English club to score in 10 consecutive matches. With his goals, Mohamed Salah reached the tenth goal during his career in the English Premier League. 

International

 Career statistics 
 Club 

+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAl Mokawloon Al Arab2009–10Egyptian Premier League3020———502010–112010–11 Egyptian Premier League: For 2010–11 Egypt Cup: Egyptian Premier League21441———2552011–12Egyptian Premier League157————157Total391161———4512Basel2012–13Swiss Super League29553—162—50102013–14Swiss Super League18411—105—2910Total47964—267—7920Chelsea2013–14Premier League102100000—1122014–15Premier League30102020—80Total132202020—192Fiorentina (loan)2014–15Serie A16622—81—269Roma (loan)2015–16Serie A341410—71—4215Roma2016–17Serie A311522—82—4119Total652932—153—8334Liverpool2017–18Premier League363211001511—52442018–19Premier League38221010125—52272019–20Premier League34192000844048232020–21Premier League372223101061051312021–22Premier League35232010138—51312022–23Premier League38193111881151302023–24Premier League3218112195—44242024-25Premier League3829003162——2821Total26917312693814961377232Career total44923031151131326061629309

 International 

+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsEgypt2011212012157201310920149520154220166520171152018672019522020002021722022124202386202484Total10359

Egypt score listed first, score column indicates score after each Salah goal

+ List of international goals scored by Mohamed SalahNo.DateVenueCapOpponentScoreResultCompetition18 October 2011Cairo International Stadium, Cairo, Egypt22–03–02012 Africa Cup of Nations qualification227 February 2012Thani bin Jassim Stadium, Doha, Qatar31–05–0Friendly329 March 2012Khartoum Stadium, Khartoum, Sudan61–12–1Friendly431 March 2012Khartoum Stadium, Khartoum, Sudan71–04–0Friendly522 May 2012Al-Merrikh Stadium, Omdurman, Sudan102–03–0Friendly63–0710 June 2012Stade du 28 Septembre, Conakry, Guinea123–23–22014 FIFA World Cup qualification815 June 2012Borg El Arab Stadium, Alexandria, Egypt132–12–32013 Africa Cup of Nations qualification96 February 2013Vicente Calderón Stadium, Madrid, Spain181–21–2Friendly1022 March 2013Borg El Arab Stadium, Alexandria, Egypt192–010–0Friendly113–0129 June 2013National Sports Stadium, Harare, Zimbabwe212–14–22014 FIFA World Cup qualification133–1144–21516 June 2013Estádio da Machava, Maputo, Mozambique221–01–02014 FIFA World Cup qualification1614 August 2013El Gouna Stadium, El Gouna, Egypt232–03–0Friendly1710 September 2013El Gouna Stadium, El Gouna, Egypt243–24–22014 FIFA World Cup qualification185 March 2014Tivoli Stadion Tirol, Innsbruck, Austria282–02–0Friendly1930 May 2014Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos, Santiago, Chile291–02–3Friendly2010 October 2014Botswana National Stadium, Gaborone, Botswana332–02–02015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification2115 October 2014Cairo International Stadium, Cairo, Egypt342–02–02015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification2219 November 2014Mustapha Ben Jannet Stadium, Monastir, Tunisia361–01–22015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification2314 June 2015Borg El Arab Stadium, Alexandria, Egypt383–03–02017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification246 September 2015Stade Omnisports Idriss Mahamat Ouya, N'Djamena, Chad393–15–12017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification2525 March 2016Ahmadu Bello Stadium, Kaduna, Nigeria411–11–12017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification264 June 2016National Stadium, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania431–02–02017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification272–0289 October 2016Stade Municipal de Kintélé, Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo451–12–12018 FIFA World Cup qualification2913 November 2016Borg El Arab Stadium, Alexandria, Egypt461–02–02018 FIFA World Cup qualification3025 January 2017Stade de Port-Gentil, Port-Gentil, Gabon501–01–02017 Africa Cup of Nations311 February 2017Stade de l'Amitié, Libreville, Gabon521–01–12017 Africa Cup of Nations325 September 2017Borg El Arab Stadium, Alexandria, Egypt561–01–02018 FIFA World Cup qualification338 October 2017Borg El Arab Stadium, Alexandria, Egypt571–02–12018 FIFA World Cup qualification342–13523 March 2018Letzigrund, Zürich, Switzerland581–01–2Friendly3619 June 2018Krestovsky Stadium, Saint Petersburg, Russia591–31–32018 FIFA World Cup3725 June 2018Volgograd Arena, Volgograd, Russia601–01–22018 FIFA World Cup388 September 2018Borg El Arab Stadium, Alexandria, Egypt613–06–02019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification395–04012 October 2018Al Salam Stadium, Cairo, Egypt624–04–12019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification4116 November 2018Borg El Arab Stadium, Alexandria, Egypt633–23–22019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification4226 June 2019Cairo International Stadium, Cairo, Egypt662–02–02019 Africa Cup of Nations4330 June 2019Cairo International Stadium, Cairo, Egypt671–02–02019 Africa Cup of Nations4429 March 2021Cairo International Stadium, Cairo, Egypt703–04–02021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification454–04615 January 2022Roumdé Adjia Stadium, Garoua, Cameroon771–01–02021 Africa Cup of Nations4730 January 2022Ahmadou Ahidjo Stadium, Yaoundé, Cameroon801–12–1 2021 Africa Cup of Nations4823 September 2022Alexandria Stadium, Alexandria, Egypt861–03–0Friendly493–05024 March 202330 June Stadium, Cairo, Egypt881–02–02023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification5128 March 2023Bingu National Stadium, Lilongwe, Malawi893–04–02023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification5216 November 2023Cairo International Stadium, Cairo, Egypt941–06–02026 FIFA World Cup qualification532–0543–0554–05614 January 2024Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium, Abidjan, Ivory Coast972–22–22023 Africa Cup of Nations

 Honours 

Basel
Swiss Super League: 2012–13, 2013–14

Liverpool
Premier League: 2019–20
FA Cup: 2021–22
EFL Cup: 2021–22
FA Community Shield: 2022
UEFA Champions League: 2018–19; runner-up: 2017–18, 2021–22
UEFA Super Cup: 2019
FIFA Club World Cup: 2019

Egypt
Africa Cup of Nations runner-up: 2017, 2021

Individual
CAF Most Promising Talent of the Year: 2012
UAFA Golden Boy: 2012
Swiss Super League Player of the Year: 2013
El Heddaf Arab Footballer of the Year: 2013, 2017, 2018
AS Roma Player of the Season: 2015–16
Globe Soccer Best Arab Player of the Year: 2016
Globe Soccer Best Arab Player of the Year: 2016
CAF Team of the Year: 2017, 2018, 2019, 2023
Africa Cup of Nations Team of the Tournament: 2017, 2021
Premier League Player of the Month: November 2017, February 2018, March 2018, October 2021, October 2023
Premier League Goal of the Month: January 2021, October 2021
PFA Player of the Month: November 2017, December 2017, February 2018, March 2018, December 2018, January 2019, April 2019, September 2021, October 2021, February 2022, September 2023, October 2023
BBC African Footballer of the Year: 2017, 2018
African Footballer of the Year: 2017, 2018
PFA Players' Player of the Year: 2017–18, 2021–22
FWA Footballer of the Year: 2017–18, 2021–22
Premier League Golden Boot: 2017–18, 2018–19 (shared), 2021–22 (shared)
Premier League Player of the Season: 2017–18
Premier League Playmaker of the Season: 2021–22
Premier League Goal of the Season: 2021–22
PFA Premier League Team of the Year: 2017–18, 2020–21, 2021–22
Liverpool Players' Player of the Season: 2017–18, 2020–21, 2021–22
PFA Fans' Player of the Year: 2017–18, 2020–21, 2021–22
UEFA Champions League Squad of the Season: 2017–18
ESM Team of the Year: 2017–18, 2021–22
Onze d'Argent: 2017–18
FIFA Puskás Award: 2018
FIFA Club World Cup Golden Ball: 2019
FSA Player of the Year: 2018, 2021, 2023
Liverpool Goal of the Season: 2018–19, 2021–22, 2022–23
IFFHS CAF Men's Team of The Year: 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
IFFHS Best CAF Men's Player of the Decade: 2011–2020
IFFHS CAF Men's Team of the Decade: 2011–2020
Laureus Sporting Inspiration Award: 2021
Golden Foot: 2021
IFFHS Best CAF Men's Player of the Year: 2021
BBC Goal of the Season: 2021–22
Globe Soccer Fans' Player of the Year: 2022

 Records 

Europe

Fastest hat-trick in a UEFA Champions League match: 6 minutes and 12 seconds against Rangers, 12 October 2022
Most Champions League goals for an English club: 41 goals for Liverpool
Quickest UEFA Champions League hat-trick by a substitute: 6 minutes and 12 seconds against Rangers, 12 October 2022
Most goals scored in UEFA club competitions by an African player: 58 goals
Fewest touches ever to score hat-trick in a UEFA Champions League match: 9 touches
All-time African top goalscorer in the UEFA Champions League history: 44 goals
Most goals in UEFA club competitions for an English club: 46 goals

England

Most goals by an African player in a Premier League season: 32 goals in 2017–18
Most Premier League Player of the Month awards in a single season: 3 (November 2017, February 2018 and March 2018)
Most left-footed goals scored in a season: 25 goals in 2017–18
Most teams scored against in a Premier League season: 17 teams (shared with Ian Wright and Robin van Persie)
First and only player to outscore three Premier League teams in a Premier League season: West Brom (31), Swansea City (28) and Huddersfield Town (28) in 2017–18
First and only player to score on the opening day of six consecutive Premier League seasons: (2017–18 to 2022–23)
Highest-scoring African player in Premier League history: 156 goals
Most Premier League goals scored on the opening weekend: 8 goals (shared with Alan Shearer and Frank Lampard and Wayne Rooney)
Most left-footed goals scored in Premier League history: 125 goals
Most assists by an African player in the Premier League history: 68 assists

Liverpool

Most goals in a debut season: 44 goals in 2017–18
Most European goals in a season: 11 goals in 2017–18 (shared with Roberto Firmino)
Most games scored in during a single campaign: 34 games in 2017–18
Most top-flight goals in a season by a Liverpool player: 32 goals in Premier League 2017–18 (shared with Ian Rush)
Most Liverpool Player of the Month awards in a season: 7 months in 2017–18
Fastest player to score 50 goals for Liverpool: 65 games in 2018–19
Fastest Liverpool player to score 50 Premier League goals: 69 games in 2018–19
Most goals in the first 100 appearances overall in Liverpool history: 69 goals
Most goals in first 100 Premier League appearances in Liverpool history: 70 goals
All-time Liverpool top goalscorer in the UEFA Champions League: 42 goals
First and only Liverpool player to score 20+ goals in four different Premier League seasons: 2017–18, 2018–19, 2020–21, 2021–22
Fastest player to score 100 top-flight goals in Liverpool history: 151 games
Most consecutive games a player has scored for Liverpool: 10 games in 2021–22
All-time Liverpool top goalscorer in European competitions history: 47 goals
All-time Liverpool top goalscorer in the Premier League: 154 goals
Liverpool highest-ever away goalscorer in the Premier League: 63 goals
Most consecutive games a player has scored for Liverpool at Anfield: 9 games in 2022–23
First player in Liverpool's history to score 20+ goals in seven consecutive seasons in all competitions: 2017–18, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24

Egypt

Egypt's all-time highest scorer in FIFA World Cup history: 2 goals in 2018 (shared with Abdulrahman Fawzi, 2 goals in 1934)
Egypt's all-time highest scorer in CAF Africa Cup of Nations qualification: 18 goals
Highest-scoring player in Egypt's football history with clubs and national team: 341 goals
Egypt's all-time highest scorer in FIFA World Cup qualification: 15 goals
First and only Egyptian player to score in four consecutive Africa Cup of Nations editions: 2017, 2019, 2021, 2023

Italy

Highest-scoring Egyptian in Serie A history: 35 goals in 81 games

 References 

Other websites

Mohamed Salah profile at the Liverpool F.C. website
Mohamed Salah career stats at Soccerbase
Mohamed Salah life-story  at Footytales


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