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Mohamed Salah

Mohamed Salah is an Egyptian right winger for Liverpool and the Egypt national team.

Mohamed Salah

Mohamed Salah (born June 15, 1992) is an Egyptian professional footballer who plays as a right winger for Premier League club Liverpool and captains the Egypt national team. He holds the statistical records for the most goals scored by a foreign player in the Premier League and the most goals by an African player in the UEFA Champions League.

Key stats

Primary Position
Right Winger
African Footballer of the Year
2
Won in 2017 and 2018
English FA Cup
1
2021-2022 season
English Football League Cup
1
2021-2022 season
Premier League Foreign Goalscorer
1st
All-time record holder
UCL African Goalscorer
1st
All-time record holder

Career arc

  1. Early career and Basel

    2010–2014

    Began his senior career with Egyptian club Al Mokawloon before transferring to Swiss side FC Basel in 2012. Won the Swiss Super League in his first season.

  2. Chelsea and Italian loans

    2014–2016

    Signed with Chelsea in 2014 but recorded limited playing time. Loaned to Serie A clubs Fiorentina and Roma to secure consistent first-team minutes.

  3. Roma

    2016–2017

    Transferred permanently to Roma, establishing himself as a primary attacking threat in Serie A. His goalscoring output led to a transfer back to the Premier League.

  4. Liverpool

    2017–present

    Joined Liverpool and became the all-time top foreign goalscorer in the Premier League. Won multiple major domestic and international trophies, including the FA Cup, EFL Cup, and Community Shield.

Current form

Salah remains a primary attacking starter for Liverpool, consistently ranking among the team's leaders in goals and shot-creating actions. He continues to captain and start for the Egypt national team in international competitions.

Uncertainty

Assist totals and domestic cup appearances from his early career in the Egyptian Premier League (pre-2012) are not consistently tracked across all major statistical databases. Physical measurements such as exact height and weight are missing from some primary database records like TheSportsDB.

Sources

  • · Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohamed_Salah, retrieved 2026-06-04
  • · TheSportsDB id=34145506, retrieved 2026-06-04
  • · Premier League official statistics, retrieved 2026-06-04
  • · Wikipedia (Mohamed Salah)

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