BEST OF MOHAMMED SALAH

BIOGRAPHY:
Mohamed Salah Ghaly (Arabicمحمد صلاح غالى‎  Egyptian Arabic pronunciation: [mæˈħam.mæd sˤɑˈlɑːħ ˈɣæːli]; born 15 June 1992) is an Egyptian professional footballer who plays as a forward for the English club Liverpool and the Egyptian national team.
Salah started his senior career with hometown club El Mokawloon in the Egyptian Premier League in 2010, departing shortly thereafter to join Basel for an undisclosed fee. In Switzerland, he starred as he won the league title in his debut season, winning the SAFP Golden Player Award in the process. Salah's performances then attracted Premier Leagueside Chelsea, and subsequently signed for the team for a £11 million fee in 2014. However, he was used sparingly in his debut season, and was allowed to leave on loan to Serie A clubs Fiorentina and Roma, with the latter eventually signing him permanently for €15 million.
Following consistent match-winning performances in Rome to lead them to second-placed finish and a record points-tally in 2017, Salah relocated back to the Premier League to sign for Liverpool for a then club-record fee of £36.9 million. During his second spell in England, Salah adapted his game from a natural winger to a complete forward, and quickly became the focal point of the team. He would go onto break the club's scoring record for a debut season, as well as becoming the first player ever to win three Premier League Player of the Month awards in the same season. He would further go onto be named in the 2017–18 PFA Team of the Year[4] and as the 2017-18 PFA Player of the Year.[5]
At international level, Salah represented Egypt at youth level, winning a bronze medal in the Africa U-20 Cup of Nations, and participated in the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup and the 2012 Summer Olympics. He was awarded the CAF Most Promising African Talent of the Year in 2012.[6] Making his debut with the senior national team in 2011, he helped Egypt reach the final of the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations, and he became the top scorer during CAF qualificationto help the team qualify for the 2018 FIFA World Cup. For his performances, Salah was named CAF African Footballer of the Year and the BBC African Footballer of the Year.[7][8] He was also selected in the CAF Team of the Year and Africa Cup of Nations Team of the Tournament.

Club career

El Mokawloon

Salah played his youth football with El Mokawloon. He made his senior team debut in the Egyptian Premier League coming on as a substitute on 3 May 2010 in a 1–1 away draw against El Mansoura. During the 2010–11 season Salah continued earning minutes on the pitch, eventually becoming a regular in the team. He scored his first goal for them on 25 December 2010 in a 1–1 away draw against El Ahly. He remained a regular for El Mokawloon, appearing in every game of the 2011–12 season. However, following the Port Said Stadium disaster, early February 2012, the Egyptian Premier League stopped and all subsequent matches were postponed. On 10 March 2012, the Egyptian Football Association announced their decision to cancel the remainder of the season.[9]

Basel

Salah playing for Basel away at Zenit St Petersburg in the UEFA Europa League in March 2013
Swiss Super League club Basel had been monitoring Salah for some time, and after the Port Said Stadium disaster the club organised a friendly match with the Egypt U-23 team. This match took place on 16 March in the Stadion Rankhof, in Basel, and despite Salah only playing during the second half, he scored twice. The game ended in a 4–3 win for the Egypt U-23 team.[10] Basel subsequently invited Salah to remain in the city for a week's training. On 10 April 2012, it was announced that Salah had signed for Basel on a four-year contract starting from 15 June 2012.[11][12]
Salah scored on his unofficial debut on 23 June 2012 against Steaua București during a friendly match, a 4–2 defeat. He made his official Basel debut in a UEFA Champions League preliminary stage match against the Norwegian club Molde on 8 August, coming on as a substitute in the 74th minute. He made his league debut on 12 August against Thun, playing the full match. He scored his first league goal a week later, the second goal in the 2–0 home win against Lausanne. Salah scored his first Europa League goal in the quarter-finals on 11 April 2013, as Basel advanced to the semi-finals by beating Tottenham Hotspur 4–1 on penalties after a 4–4 aggregate draw.[13] In the semi-final on 2 May, Salah scored against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge, although they were beaten 2–5 on aggregate.[14] Despite late disappointment in Europe, Basel comfortably won the Swiss Super League season 2012–13 Championship title[15] and finished runners-up in the Swiss Cup.[16]
To the start of the 2013–14 Swiss Super League season Salah was member of the Basel team that won the 2013 Uhrencup.[17] Salah scored on his first league appearance against Aarau on 13 July 2013.[18]
He scored his first Champions League goal a month later against Maccabi Tel Aviv on 6 August 2013 in the third qualifying round.[19]Before the first leg on 30 July 2013, Salah did not take part in the UEFA-mandated pre-match handshakes with Maccabi players. Basel called the incident a "coincidence" and said it was not intended as a snub. Salah was on pressure from several Egyptian voices demanding from him not to travel to Israel and then criticizing his visit. On the return leg in Tel Aviv, he took part in the handshake line, but offered fist bumps rather than an open hand to Maccabi players.[20]
He scored twice against the Bulgarian league champions PFC Ludogorets Razgrad on 21 August 2013 in the play-off round.[21] On 18 September 2013, Salah scored the equalizer against Chelsea in the 2–1 away win during the group stage, During the return tie on 26 November at the St. Jakob-Park, Salah scored the winning goal as Basel beat Chelsea for the second time with a 1–0 home win.[22]

Chelsea

On 23 January 2014, Chelsea announced that a deal had been agreed with Basel to bring Salah to London for a fee reported to be in the region of £11 million.[23] On 26 January 2014, Chelsea announced they had completed the signing of Salah, making him the first Egyptian to sign for the Stamford Bridge club.[24] On 8 February 2014, Salah made his debut for Chelsea in the Premier League, coming on as a substitute, in the 3–0 win over Newcastle United.[25] On 22 March 2014, Salah scored his first goal for Chelsea against Arsenal at Stamford Bridge in the London Derby, coming on as a substitute for Oscar, in a match which ended with a 6–0 win for the Blues.[26] On 5 April 2014, Salah opened the scoring and later won a penalty and an assist in Chelsea's 3–0 win over Stoke City.[27]
Salah playing for Chelsea away at Tottenham Hotspur on 1 January 2015
Before the season, his future with Chelsea looked to be in a balance after reports suggested he could be forced to return to Egypt to carry out military service after his registration for an education scheme was rescinded by the Egyptian Minister of Higher Education.[28] Later, it was reported that he has been spared of military service after the meeting with the then Egyptian prime minister Ibrahim Mahlab, the Minister of Higher Education and the Egyptian national manager Shawky Gharib.[29] Salah changed squad numbers from 15 to 17 for the start of the 2014–15 season, with his new number having been vacated by Eden Hazard changing to number 10.[30]
Salah's season debut came against Swansea City on 13 September 2014, playing the last eight minutes of Chelsea's 4–2 home win in place of Cesc Fàbregas.[31] He made his first start of the season at home to Bolton Wanderers in the third round of the League Cup on 24 September, featuring in a 2–1 win.[32]
Although Salah only made three league appearances before his loan move to Fiorentina, José Mourinho stated that Salah would receive a replica winner's medal from the club for his contributions that season.[33]

Loan to Fiorentina

Salah playing for Fiorentina in 2015
On transfer deadline, 2 February 2015, Chelsea confirmed that Salah would play for the Italian club Fiorentina on 18-month loan until the end of the 2015–16 season, as part of a transfer deal which saw Juan Cuadrado moving in the opposite direction. Salah chose the number 74 shirt in honor of the victims of the Port Said Stadium riot.[34][35][36] Six days after signing, he made his Fiorentina debut coming off the bench in the 65th minute as a replacement for Joaquín in a 3–2 Serie A victory against Atalanta at the Stadio Artemio Franchi.[37]
Salah made his first start for Fiorentina on 14 February against Sassuolo, scoring his first goal for the club in the 30th minute. He then provided an assist to Khouma Babacar just two minutes after scoring; the match ended in a 3–1 win for Fiorentina.[38] Twelve days after that, Salah scored his first European goal for Fiorentina, as his side advanced to the Round of 16 of the Europa League, beating Tottenham 3–1 on aggregate.[39][40] Salah scored the winning goal for Fiorentina against Internazionale on 1 March, his third goal in Serie A.[41] Four days after that, Salah scored both of Fiorentina's goals in their 2–1 win away to Juventus in the Coppa Italia semi-final first leg.[42]
At the end of the season, Fiorentina reportedly activated an option to make the loan move permanent, but Salah refused the move. Even though the loan agreement was for 18 months, Salah refused to return to Fiorentina and instead joined fellow Serie A club Roma.[43][44]

Roma

On 6 August 2015, Salah joined Roma on a season-long loan for €5 million;[45] with the option to make the deal permanent,[45][46] for a reported €15 million.[47] He made his debut on 22 August, as the new season began with a 1–1 draw at Hellas Verona.[48] On 11 September 2015, ACF Fiorentina filed a complaint to FIFA with the claim that Chelsea alleging breach of contract when they allowed Salah to join Roma on loan.[49]
On 20 September 2015, Salah scored his first goal of the season against Sassuolo to help Roma salvage a point as the match ended in a 2–2 draw.[50] He went on to score in his following two matches, 2–1 loss against Sampdoria[51] and 5–1 win against Carpi.[52] On 25 October 2015, Salah returned to Artemio Franchi stadium, scoring the opener against his former Serie A side Fiorentina to help earn a fourth straight league win for Roma. In his return, Salah was also sent off after picking up a second yellow in the closing minutes of the game.[53]
At the end of the season, Salah was named Player of the Season, finishing as the club's top goalscorer with 15 goals in all competitions (14 in Serie A) and six assists.[54] On 3 August 2016, Roma made the deal permanent.[55] He scored a hat-trick at the Stadio Olimpico on 6 November as Roma won 3–0 against Bologna.[56]

Liverpool

On 22 June 2017, Salah agreed a transfer to Liverpool. He signed a long-term contract with the Reds for an initial €42m fee that could rise to up to €50m.[57] The fee was a club record, eclipsing the £35m spent on Andy Carroll in 2011.[58] He was assigned the number 11 shirt previously worn by Roberto Firmino who instead switched to number 9. He joined the club on 1 July upon the opening of the summer transfer window, becoming Liverpool's first Egyptian player.[59] He scored on his debut against Watford in a 3–3 draw on 12 August.[60] On 24 August, Salah scored his second goal for Liverpool, in a 2017–18 UEFA Champions League play-off round 4–2 win (6–3 agg) against Hoffenheim, his first goal at Anfield.[61] Three days later, Salah scored and assisted a goal in a 4–0 victory over Arsenal.[62] For his performances in August, Salah was awarded Player of the Month by Liverpool supporters.[63] On 17 October, Salah netted twice in a 7–0 Champions League win over Maribor, helping Liverpool to the joint-largest ever away win in the competition, and the largest away win by an English club.[64]
Salah playing for Liverpool against Manchester United in March 2018
On 26 November, Salah scored the opener and refused to celebrate in a 1–1 home draw with his former team Chelsea out of respect for the club as well as victims of the North Sinai Mosque attack two days earlier.[65] Salah hit the top of the Premier League goal scoring charts by scoring twice after coming on as a substitute away at Stoke City on 29 November in a 3–0 win.[66] The following month, Salah netted in a 4–0 win over Bournemouth; a result which saw Liverpool become the first team in Premier League history to win four consecutive away league matches by a margin of at least three goals.[67] In the process, he also became the joint-second fastest player to reach 20 goals for Liverpool on his 26th appearance, only behind George Allan who reached the milestone in 19 appearances in 1895.[68]
On 17 March 2018, Salah scored four goals in a 5–0 win over Watford, which was his first hat-trick for Liverpool.[69] In this game, he also broke a record of scoring 36 times in his debut season for Liverpool, and also became the leading goalscorer in Europe's top five leagues – overtaking Barcelona's Lionel Messi and Tottenham striker Harry Kane.[69] Following Salah’s record breaking goal exploits former Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard stated "we are witnessing the start of greatness".[69]
On 22 April 2018, Salah was awarded the PFA Players' Player of the Year award.[70] Two days later, he scored a brace in a 5–2 Champions League semi-final first leg win over former club, Roma. In doing so, he simultaneously became the first player from Africa and the first Liverpool player to score 10 goals in a single campaign in the tournament.[71] His double also took him to 43 goals for the season across all competitions, surpassing Roger Hunt's tally of 42, and making him Liverpool's second-highest goalscorer in a single season, behind Ian Rush.[71] He had previously also broken the club's record for the Premier League era, surpassing Robbie Fowler's total of 36 goals set in the 1995–96 campaign, and Fernando Torres' record of 33 for the most goals by a Liverpool player in a debut season.

International career

Salah (left) playing against Tunisiain October 2012
Salah made 11 appearances for the Egypt U-20 team and Egypt U-23 team, representing Egypt in both 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup and the 2012 Summer Olympics, scoring in all three of the team's group matches in the latter tournament, helping them to the quarter-finals.
On 3 September 2011, Salah made his debut for the Egypt national football team in the 2–1 away defeat by Sierra Leone. He scored his first goal for Egypt's first team in the 3–0 win against Niger one month later. He later scored a goal in the 93rd minute in stoppage time against Guinea to give Egypt an important 3–2 away victory in a 2014 World Cup qualifier.
On 9 June 2013, Salah scored a hat-trick in a 4–2 away win against Zimbabwe as Egypt won their fourth consecutive match in the World Cup qualifiers.[73] A week later in the following match, he scored the only goal away to Mozambique, putting Egypt into the final qualifying group.[74] Salah later scored his sixth goal in a qualification match to the joint-top scorer among all African teams in the qualification stages.
Salah was a member of the Pharaohs' squad for the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations held in Gabon. On 25 January 2017, he scored in Egypt's 1–0 win over Ghana to secure first place in Group D.[75] He went with the Egyptians all the way to the final, scoring twice and assisting two times in 6 games, earning him a place in the CAF Team of the Tournament.[76]
Salah was the top scorer for Egypt with five goals during the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification, including both goals in the decisive 2–1 victory over Congo, one of which was a penalty in the last minute to make the Pharaohs reach their first World Cup finals since 1990.[77]

Style of play

A quick, mobile, hard-working and tactical player, with good technique and an eye for goal, Salah is predominantly known for his speed, dribbling skills, first touch, and ball control, as well as his ability to use both his pace and flair on the ball in order to beat opponents, and create scoring opportunities for himself or his teammates.[78][79][80][81][82][83] A versatile forward, he primarily plays as a winger on the right flank, a position which allows him to cut into the centre onto his stronger left foot, and either shoot on goal[84] or play quick exchanges with other players; he can also play in the centre behind the main striker as either an attacking midfielderor second striker.[78]
Upon signing for ChelseaJosé Mourinho said of Salah: "He's young, he's fast, he's creative, he's enthusiastic. When we analysed him he looks the kind of humble personality on the pitch, ready to work for the team."[85] Mourinho went on to say that Salah has "similar qualities" with "talented players" that he had worked with, such as Gareth Bale and Arjen Robben.[86] His technical skills, pace, position and direct playing style led him to be nicknamed the "Egyptian Messi", in the Italian media.[79][80]

Personal life

Mo Salah in press conference in CAF Awards 2017
Mohammed Salah married Maggi in 2013. Together they have a daughter named Makka who was born in 2014.[87] His daughter is named after the holiest city in Islam and was born in Westminster Hospital in south west London.[88] Salah is Muslim and often celebrates goals by performing the sujood.[89] Liverpool fans created a chant to the tune of Dodgy's "Good Enough", saying that if Salah continued to score goals, they would convert to Islam. Salah gave his approval to the chant, and it has been cited as an example of inclusivity.[90]
Salah is nicknamed "The Pharaoh" by the press and his fans.[91][92][93] More recently, Salah was given the nickname "Egyptian King" by Liverpool supporters,[94][95] arising from a chant set to the tune of "Sit Down" by English band James.[96]

Career statistics

Club

As of 24 April 2018[97]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupLeague CupContinentalTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
El Mokawloon2009–10Egyptian Premier League302050
2010–11Egyptian Premier League20441245
2011–12Egyptian Premier League15700157
Total38116100004412
Basel2012–13Swiss Super League295531625010
2013–14Swiss Super League184111052910
Total47964002677920
Chelsea2013–14Premier League102100000112
2014–15Premier League3010202080
Total132202020192
Fiorentina (loan)2014–15Serie A1662281269
Roma (loan)2015–16Serie A341410714215
Roma2016–17Serie A311522824119
Total652932001538334
Liverpool2017–18Premier League3331110013114743
Career total211872010206422298120

International

As of 23 March 2018.[98]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoalsRatio
Egypt2011210.50
20121570.47
2013970.78
2014950.56
2015420.50
2016650.83
20171150.45
2018111.00
Total57330.58

International goals

Egypt score listed first, score column indicates score after each Salah goal.[98]
International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, score, result and competition
No.DateVenueCapOpponentScoreResultCompetitionRef
18 October 2011Cairo International StadiumCairo, Egypt2 Niger2–03–02012 Africa Cup of Nations qualification[99]
227 February 2012Thani bin Jassim StadiumDoha, Qatar3 Kenya1–05–0Friendly[100]
329 March 2012Khartoum StadiumKhartoum, Sudan6 Uganda1–12–1Friendly[101]
431 March 2012Khartoum Stadium, Khartoum, Sudan7 Chad1–04–0Friendly[102]
522 May 2012Al-Merrikh StadiumOmdurman, Sudan10 Togo2–03–0Friendly[103]
63–0
710 June 2012Stade du 28 SeptembreConakry, Guinea12 Guinea3–23–22014 FIFA World Cup qualification[104]
815 June 2012Borg El Arab StadiumAlexandria, Egypt13 Central African Republic2–12–32013 Africa Cup of Nations qualification[105]
96 February 2013Vicente Calderón StadiumMadrid, Spain18 Chile1–21–2Friendly[106]
22 March 2013Borg El Arab Stadium, Alexandria, Egypt Swaziland2–010–0Unofficial friendly[107]
3–0
109 June 2013National Sports StadiumHarare, Zimbabwe20 Zimbabwe2–14–22014 FIFA World Cup qualification[108]
113–1
124–2
1316 June 2013Estádio da MachavaMaputo, Mozambique21 Mozambique1–01–02014 FIFA World Cup qualification[109]
1414 August 2013El Gouna StadiumEl Gouna, Egypt22 Uganda2–03–0Friendly[110]
1510 September 2013El Gouna Stadium, El Gouna, Egypt23 Guinea3–24–22014 FIFA World Cup qualification[111]
165 March 2014Tivoli-NeuInnsbruck, Austria27 Bosnia and Herzegovina2–02–0Friendly[112]
1730 May 2014Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez PrádanosSantiago, Chile28 Chile1–02–3Friendly[113]
1810 October 2014National StadiumGaborone, Botswana32 Botswana2–02–02015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification[114]
1915 October 2014Cairo International Stadium, Cairo, Egypt33 Botswana2–02–02015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification[115]
2019 November 2014Stade Mustapha Ben JannetMonastir, Tunisia35 Tunisia1–01–22015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification[116]
2114 June 2015Borg El Arab Stadium, Alexandria, Egypt37 Tanzania3–03–02017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification[117]
226 September 2015Stade Omnisports Idriss Mahamat OuyaN'Djamena, Chad38 Chad3–15–12017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification[118]
2325 March 2016Ahmadu Bello StadiumKaduna, Nigeria40 Nigeria1–11–12017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification[119]
244 June 2016National StadiumDar es Salaam, Tanzania42 Tanzania1–02–02017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification[120]
252–0
269 October 2016Stade Municipal de KintéléBrazzaville, Republic of the Congo44 Congo1–12–12018 FIFA World Cup qualification[121]
2713 November 2016Borg El Arab Stadium, Alexandria, Egypt45 Ghana1–02–02018 FIFA World Cup qualification[122]
2825 January 2017Stade de Port-GentilPort-Gentil, Gabon49 Ghana1–01–02017 Africa Cup of Nations[123]
291 February 2017Stade de l'AmitiéLibreville, Gabon51 Burkina Faso1–01–1 (4–3 p)2017 Africa Cup of Nations[124]
305 September 2017Borg El Arab Stadium, Alexandria, Egypt55 Uganda1–01–02018 FIFA World Cup qualification[125]
318 October 2017Borg El Arab Stadium, Alexandria, Egypt56 Congo1–02–12018 FIFA World Cup qualification[126]
322–1
3323 March 2018LetzigrundZürich, Switzerland57 Portugal1–01–2Friendly[127]

Honours

Club

Basel[97]

International

Egypt U20
Egypt

Individual

Records

As of 24 April 2018

England

Europe

Liverpool

Performances

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