95-643: The Egyptian Super Cup is Egyptian football 's annual match contested between the champions of the Egyptian Premier League season and the holders of the Egypt Cup . If the Egyptian Premier League champions also won the Egypt Cup then the cup runners-up provide the opposition. The competition was founded in 2001, the first team to win the trophy was Zamalek SC . From the 2023-24 season the tournament
190-567: A 1–1 away draw against Al Ahly . He remained a regular for Al Mokawloon, appearing in every game of the 2011–12 season . Following the Port Said Stadium riot on 1 February 2012, the Egyptian Premier League was suspended, and on 10 March, the Egyptian Football Association announced their decision to cancel the remainder of the season. Swiss Super League club Basel had been monitoring Salah for some time, so following
285-412: A 1–1 draw with Newcastle United, to become the first Liverpool player to score 20 goals in three different Premier League campaigns. On 13 May, he scored a goal in a 4–2 away win over Manchester United, to be his team's first away win at Old Trafford since March 2014. Moreover, he also became the only player to score at Old Trafford for Liverpool in two different games in a season, having scored twice in
380-515: A 1–1 home draw with his former team Chelsea out of respect for the club as well as victims of the Sinai Mosque attack two days earlier. Salah rose the top of the Premier League goalscoring charts by scoring twice after coming on as a substitute away at Stoke City on 29 November in a 3–0 win. The following month, Salah netted in a 4–0 win over AFC Bournemouth ; a result which saw Liverpool become
475-458: A 2–1 away win against AC Milan at the San Siro as Liverpool became the first English club to win all six Champions League group games in the competition's history. The goal was Salah's 20th of the season and he became the first Liverpool player since Ian Rush to score 20 goals in five successive seasons. On 16 December, Salah scored Liverpool's second goal in a 3–1 home win against Newcastle United,
570-415: A 2–1 loss against Sampdoria and a 5–1 win against Carpi . On 25 October, Salah scored the opener against his former club Fiorentina in a 2–1 away victory to help earn a fourth straight league win for Roma. On his return, Salah was also sent off after picking up a second yellow in the closing minutes of the match, just seconds after picking up his first yellow. On 4 November, he scored the opening goal of
665-627: A 2–1 win away League Two team Shrewsbury Town in the fourth round of the League Cup , he and fellow winger André Schürrle were criticised publicly by manager José Mourinho . Although Salah only made three league appearances before his loan move to Fiorentina , Mourinho stated that he would receive a replica winner's medal from the club for his contributions that season. On the transfer deadline day, 2 February 2015, Chelsea confirmed that Salah would join Italian club Fiorentina on an 18-month loan until
760-567: A 2–2 away draw against Everton . In scoring his 100th goal in his 159th game, Salah became the first player since Steven Gerrard in 2008 to reach the milestone, and the third fastest in Liverpool's history after Roger Hunt (100 goals in 144 games), and Jack Parkinson (153 games). Salah is the fastest to reach 100 goals for Liverpool while scoring purely in England's top flight, given that both Hunt and Parkinson scored some of their goals for Liverpool in
855-459: A 2–2 draw away against Manchester United , bringing his Premier League goal tally at Old Trafford to six, the most of any visiting player in the competition's history, overtaking Steven Gerrard 's five goals. On 25 May, Salah was named the African top goal scorer in the 2023–24 Premier League season with 18 goals from 34 league appearances for Liverpool. On 7 June, he was awarded Liverpool's Player of
950-423: A 3–0 victory against Nottingham Forest , he became the third player in Liverpool history to achieve the feat of scoring in each of the opening five home league matches of a season, after Harry Chambers and John Aldridge. Chambers and Aldridge made this achievement in 1922 and 1987 respectively. On 9 December, Salah scored his 200th goal for Liverpool in a 2–1 win away to Crystal Palace in the Premier League to become
1045-494: A 3–2 Champions League win over Bayer Leverkusen . On 4 March, he faced his former side Fiorentina again and scored another double as Roma won 4–1 and broke into the top three. Salah would go onto score another three goals that season, scoring against Bologna , Genoa , and AC Milan , the latter on the final day. In the 2015–16 season, Salah scored 15 goals in 42 matches as Roma finished in third place in Serie A and qualified for
SECTION 10
#17328554144521140-495: A 3–2 defeat in the FA Cup , since Harry Chambers in the 1920–21 season. Salah opened the 2021–22 season with a goal and two assists in a 3–0 win away to Norwich, becoming the first player to score in the opening game of five consecutive Premier League seasons. On 12 September, Salah scored his 100th Premier League goal in the 3–0 win away to Leeds United. On 25 September, Salah scored his 100th Premier League goal for Liverpool in
1235-479: A 3–2 win away to Atlético Madrid in the Champions League. His second goal, his 31st in the Champions League, saw him become Liverpool's record goalscorer in the competition, surpassing the 30 goals scored by Steven Gerrard. In his next game on 24 October Salah continued breaking records with a hat-trick against Liverpool's arch rivals Manchester United in a 5–0 away victory. In scoring three goals Salah became
1330-523: A 3–3 away draw on 12 August. On 24 August, Salah scored his second goal for Liverpool, in a 2017–18 Champions League play-off round 4–2 win (6–3 agg) against 1899 Hoffenheim , his first goal at Anfield . Three days later, Salah scored and assisted a goal in a 4–0 victory over Arsenal. For his performances in August, Salah was awarded Player of the Month by Liverpool supporters. On 17 October, Salah netted twice in
1425-437: A 3–3 draw away to Brentford . Reaching 100 top-flight goals in fewer games than any player in Liverpool history, he achieved the milestone in 151 games, one game fewer than Roger Hunt who reached a century of goals in 152 games. The goal also moved Salah into Liverpool's top 10 all-time scorers list. "We don't have to talk about what Messi and Ronaldo have done for world football and their dominance. But right now, he [Salah]
1520-579: A 4–4 aggregate draw. In the semi-final on 2 May, Salah scored away to Chelsea , although Basel were beaten 5–2 on aggregate. Despite late disappointment in Europe, Basel won the 2012–13 Swiss Super League title and finished runners-up in the Swiss Cup . Ahead of the 2013–14 Swiss Super League season, Salah was a member of the Basel team that won the 2013 Uhrencup . Salah scored in his first league appearance of
1615-405: 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. “What a season. And more to come in the Champions League and World Cup. It's been great to watch you.” — Pelé to Salah on his record-breaking 2017–18 season. On 26 November 2017, Salah scored the opener and refused to celebrate in
1710-497: A 7–0 win and became Liverpool's all-time top scorer in the Premier League with 129 goals, overtaking Robbie Fowler's tally of 128. Salah also became the first Liverpool player to score against Manchester United in five consecutive games. With his first goal against Manchester United, Salah became the highest scoring Egyptian ever with 303 career goals, surpassing Hossam Hassan who had scored 302 goals for club & country in all competitions between 1985 and 2007. On 6 May, Salah became
1805-407: A debut season. After his two goals and assists in the first leg against Roma, Salah featured in the second leg as Liverpool beat Roma 7–6 on aggregate to qualify for the final for the first time in eleven years. He would then become the Premier League's all-time goalscorer for a 38-game season, registering his 32nd league goal in a 4–0 win against Brighton & Hove Albion en route to being awarded
1900-583: A double against title rivals Young Boys , he helped Basel win the league title for the fifth time in a row. On 23 January 2014, it was announced that Salah would leave Basel. During his time with the club, Salah played a total of 95 games for Basel scoring a total of 21 goals. 47 of these games were in the Swiss Super League, six in the Swiss Cup , 26 in the UEFA competitions (Champions League and Europa League) and 16 were friendly games. He scored nine goals in
1995-502: A four-year contract starting from 15 June 2012. He initially found it difficult to settle, having arrived unable to speak the language and been signed as a replacement for Xherdan Shaqiri . Salah scored on his unofficial debut on 23 June 2012 against FCSB 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
SECTION 20
#17328554144522090-706: A goal against Manchester City after dribbling through their defence. The goal was later named the Premier League Goal of the Month and the Premier League Goal of the Season for 2021–22 . On 1 December, Salah scored twice in a 4–1 away win against Everton in the Premier League as Liverpool became the first team in English top-flight history to score at least two goals in 18 successive games in all competitions. On 7 December 2021, Salah scored Liverpool's opening goal in
2185-501: A penalty and assisted a goal in a 3–1 FA Community Shield victory against Manchester City. On 6 August, Salah began the new Premier League campaign by scoring one goal and assisting another in a 2–2 draw away at Fulham . With his eighth goal in Premier League opening matches, he became the first player to score on the opening day six seasons in a row, and equalled the record of total goals on opening days set by Wayne Rooney , Frank Lampard and Alan Shearer. On 12 October, Salah came off
2280-612: 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 . Following Salah's record-breaking goal exploits former Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard stated "we are witnessing the start of greatness". In early April 2018, he scored in both Champions League quarter-final matches against Manchester City to help his side advance. On 22 April 2018, Salah
2375-399: A ruptured ankle ligament kept him out for the first half of December. He returned as a half-time substitute in a 1–0 defeat against title rivals Juventus on 17 December. Salah then endured a two-month period without a goal, he broke his drought on 19 February, scoring against Torino in a 4–1 win. On 9 March, he scored Roma's opening goal in an eventual 4–2 defeat to Lyon in the first leg of
2470-434: A season-long loan for €5 million; with the option to make the deal permanent, for a reported €15 million. He wore the number 11 shirt. He made his debut on 22 August, as the new season began with a 1–1 draw away Hellas Verona . On 20 September, 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. He went on to score in his following two matches,
2565-415: 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-Sport . Salah scored his first UEFA Europa League goal in the quarter-finals on 11 April 2013, as Basel advanced to the semi-finals by beating Tottenham Hotspur 4–1 in a penalty shoot-out after
2660-557: A transfer to Premier League club Liverpool. He signed a long-term contract with the Reds for an initial £36.5m fee that could rise to £43m. The fee was a club record, eclipsing the £35m spent on Andy Carroll in 2011. 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. He scored on his Premier League debut against Watford in
2755-419: A video which allegedly showed fans racially abusing Salah, including for being Muslim. The investigation resulted in the fan being banned for three years. On 5 April, he scored his 50th Premier League goal for Liverpool in a 3–1 win over Southampton and in the process broke Torres' record to become the fastest player to reach the milestone for the club, doing so in his 69th appearance. It also saw him become
2850-641: Is characterized by a new format, four teams will compete instead of the usual two teams. Football in Egypt Football is the most popular sport in Egypt , many Egyptians gather around to watch various Egyptian clubs and the Egyptian national football team play on an almost daily basis. Zamalek and Al Ahly are amongst the most popular in the country, both of which are based in Cairo . Both teams compete in
2945-459: Is the best. I see him every day. There are people like Lewandowski and Ronaldo and Messi and Mbappe, but at this moment for sure he's on top of that list." —Liverpool manager Jürgen Klopp praising Salah after Liverpool's win against Watford in the Premier League On 19 October 2021, Salah became the first player in Liverpool history to score in nine consecutive games with two goals in
Egyptian Super Cup - Misplaced Pages Continue
3040-528: The 2014–15 season , Salah's future with Chelsea looked to be in doubt 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. He was spared of military service after a meeting with the then Egyptian prime minister Ibrahim Mahlab , the Minister of Higher Education, and
3135-553: The 2016–17 season , Salah was a key figure in Roma's unsuccessful title bid, reaching double figures in both goals and assists. In 2017, Salah moved to Liverpool for £36.9 million, a club record at the time. In his first season , he set the record for most Premier League goals scored (32) in a 38-game season and helped Liverpool to the 2018 UEFA Champions League final . Having formed a formidable attacking trio with Roberto Firmino and Sadio Mané , Salah went on to be an integral player in
3230-409: The 2018 FIFA Puskás Award for goal of the year, the winning strike his goal at Anfield in his first Merseyside derby , prompting online protests against the decision. On 24 October, Salah scored twice against Red Star Belgrade in the 2018–19 Champions League group stage , with his second goal his 50th for the club. With 50 goals in 65 games he is the fastest player in Liverpool history to reach
3325-616: The 2018 FIFA World Cup . Salah was named CAF African Footballer of the Year (2017 and 2018), BBC African Footballer of the Year (2017 and 2018), and was selected in the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations Team of the Tournament , 2021 Africa Cup of Nations Team of the Tournament and the CAF Team of the Year on several occasions. Salah is regarded as a symbol of national pride in Egypt for his achievements and
3420-480: The Champions League , he surpassed Didier Drogba as the all-time highest scoring African player the competition. The beginning of the season took place among much discussion about the potential expiry of the contracts of Salah as well as teammates Virgil van Dijk and Trent Alexander-Arnold . On the matter, Micah Richards commented: "[t]hey Liverpool have got to sign Mo Salah up, it is imperative they give him
3515-631: The Coppa Italia semi-final first leg. At the end of the season, Fiorentina 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 . On 11 September, Fiorentina filed a complaint to FIFA, claiming that Chelsea had breached the agreed contract when they allowed Salah to join Roma on loan. The Court of Arbitration for Sport cleared Salah and Chelsea of any wrongdoing. On 6 August 2015, Salah joined Roma on
3610-580: The Egypt national team . Widely regarded as one of the greatest wingers in the history of the sport, he is known for his clinical finishing, dribbling, speed, and playmaking abilities. Salah began his senior career in 2010 at Al Mokawloon , departing in 2012 to join Basel , where he won two Swiss Super League titles. In 2014, he joined Chelsea for a reported fee of £11 million, but limited gametime led to successive loans to Fiorentina and Roma , who later signed him permanently for €15 million. In
3705-486: The Egyptian Premier League , coming on as a substitute 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. Even though he was getting regular game time, Salah struggled to score. In the dressing room after matches he would sometimes be in tears because of this, and Radwan says it only motivated him to become better. He scored his first goal for them on 25 December 2010 in
3800-496: The Egyptian Premier League , the highest tier of Egyptian football. These two teams compete in the Cairo Derby . Other notable teams include: Ismaily , Al-Masry , Al Ittihad . The Egypt Cup is the oldest tournament in the history of Egyptian football that is still being held to-date. It is the first association football championship to be organized by the Egyptian Football Association . The first local football tournament in Egypt
3895-503: The Football League Second Division . On 31 January 2021, Salah scored two goals against West Ham and became the fifth Liverpool player to score more than 20 goals in all competitions in four consecutive seasons, and the first since Ian Rush did so six times running from 1981–82 to 1986–87. In addition, his goal in the 68th minute that game was later voted as Premier League Goal of the Month . On 24 April, he scored in
Egyptian Super Cup - Misplaced Pages Continue
3990-591: The Premier League Golden Boot . In the 2018 Champions League final against Real Madrid , Salah injured his left shoulder in the 30th minute after a challenge by Madrid defender Sergio Ramos . After initially carrying on, he left the field in tears after going to ground again; the match ended in a 3–1 defeat. The Egyptian FA stated that this would have no effect on his availability for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia, and that Salah would still be named in
4085-520: The Premier League Playmaker of the Season , finished third for the Best FIFA Men's Player in 2018 and 2021 , and finished fifth in the 2019 and 2022 Ballon d'Or , respectively. He received the 2018 FIFA Puskás Award for his winning strike in the first Merseyside derby of the 2017–18 season. In 2023, Salah became Liverpool's all-time Premier League top goalscorer, and also became
4180-535: The World Cup when they played in 1934 , losing to Hungary 4-2. Egypt played their second World Cup in 1990, where they didn't pass through the first stage after tying Ireland, Netherlands and losing to England 1-0 in what remains their last World Cup game. Egypt Qualified for the 2018 World Cup which was the first time in 28 years. They were placed in Group A with hosts Russia, Uruguay and KSA. Egypt lost to Uruguay in
4275-503: The play-off round . On 18 September 2013, Salah scored the equaliser 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. However he was unable to prevent Basel being eliminated in the group stage. On the domestic stage, Salah continued to perform. Scoring 4 goals in 18 games, including
4370-555: The round of sixteen in the 2016–17 Europa League . Despite winning the second leg 2–1, they were unable to turn the tie around and were knocked out 5–4 on aggregate. On 28 May, in the final game of the season, Salah was substituted for captain Francesco Totti, who was playing his final game with the club, in a 3–2 win over Genoa. Roma finished the season in second, just four points behind champions Juventus. Salah scored 19 goals in all competitions. On 22 June 2017, Salah agreed
4465-400: The 15th consecutive Premier League game he either scored or made an assist, in what was Liverpool's 2,000th top-flight win. On 19 February 2022, Salah became the 10th player to score 150 goals in all competitions for the club, and the second fastest (232 matches) after Roger Hunt (226), when he scored the second goal in a 3–1 Premier League win over Norwich at Anfield. On 19 April, Salah became
4560-550: The 90th minute and then lost 3-1 to Russia and scored the goal Mohamed Salah from a penalty in the last game against Saudi Arabia, Egypt lost 2-1 and scored the goal Mohamed Salah in the 22nd minute. Egypt has a total of 27 football stadiums spread around the country. The main stadium used to be Cairo International Stadium , but when the Borg El Arab Stadium in Alexandria was built, it replaced it. The stadium has become
4655-439: The Champions League. In June, it was announced that Salah won the club's 2015–16 Player of the Season award. On 3 August 2016, Roma announced the signing of Salah on a permanent deal for €15 million. He scored his first goal of the season in a 4–0 win over Udinese in the opening game of the season on 20 August. On 6 November, Salah scored a hat-trick in a 3–0 win over Bologna, his first club career hat-trick . However,
4750-408: The Egypt national team manager Shawky Gharieb . Salah changed squad numbers from 15 to 17 for the start of the season, with his new number having been vacated by Eden Hazard changing to number 10. Salah was rarely used during the season, making just three Premier League, two Champions League and three cup appearances, failing to score in any of them. On 28 October 2014, after a poor performance in
4845-545: The Egyptian Premier League suspension, the club organised a friendly match with the Egypt national under-23 team . The match took place on 16 March at the Stadion Rankhof in Basel , and despite only playing the second half, Salah scored twice, helping the Egyptians to a 4–3 win. 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
SECTION 50
#17328554144524940-583: The Football Association. The cup was also canceled in the 2011-12 season after the Port Said Stadium riot . The Egyptian Premier League (League A) has eighteen teams. There is no official English translation or title for the Egyptian League. Due to Sponsorships the official name of the league is the WE Premier League. The league was also called Vodafone Premier League back in the 2006/2007 for
5035-582: The Playmaker of the Season award after collecting 13 assists. Salah earned a runners-up medal in the 2021–22 Champions League , losing the final to Real Madrid. Liverpool narrowly missed out on the chance to achieve a historic quadruple, coming second in the 2021–22 Premier League and the Champions League but winning both the EFL Cup and the FA Cup . On 1 July 2022, Salah signed a new contract with Liverpool, lasting until at least 2025. On 30 July, Salah scored
5130-529: The Premier League, coming on as a substitute in the 3–0 win over Newcastle United . Seven games later, on 22 March, Salah scored his first goal for Chelsea against Arsenal in the London Derby, coming on as a substitute for Oscar , in a match which ended as a 6–0 home win. Then, on 5 April, Salah opened the scoring and later won a penalty and assisted the third goal in Chelsea's 3–0 win over Stoke City . Before
5225-438: The Premier League. On 29 January, Salah scored Liverpool's opening goal in a 2–0 away win against West Ham, a victory that saw the club beat every team in a Premier League season – the first time in the club's 127-year history that they had accomplished it in the top flight. On 7 March, Salah scored the opening goal in a 2–1 win against Bournemouth as Liverpool made it an English top-flight record of 22 consecutive home wins. It
5320-427: The Season for the fourth time. The end of the season saw manager Jürgen Klopp 's departure from Liverpool. Across Klopp's tenure as Liverpool manager, Salah was his most used player. On 17 August 2024, Salah broke the record for the most goals scored on opening day in Premier League history after netting in a 2–0 win over newly promoted Ipswich Town . On 2 October, with a curled goal in a 2–0 victory over Bologna in
5415-402: The bench in a Champions League match away to Rangers , before scoring three goals in the space of six minutes and twelve seconds of an eventual 7–1 win. This saw him break Bafétimbi Gomis ' record for the fastest Champions League hat-trick of all time. With 38 goals, he also became the highest goalscorer for an English side, beating out Didier Drogba and Sergio Aguero . On 17 October, Salah
5510-594: 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. Twelve days later, Salah scored his first European goal for Fiorentina, as his side advanced to the round of sixteen of the Europa League, beating Tottenham 3–1 on aggregate. Salah scored the winning goal for Fiorentina against Inter Milan on 1 March, his third goal in Serie A. Four days after that, Salah scored both of Fiorentina's goals in their 2–1 win away to Juventus in
5605-527: The club's Champions League and Premier League title successes in the following two seasons. He has since also won the FA Cup , EFL Cup , FA Community Shield , UEFA Super Cup and the FIFA Club World Cup . Salah has achieved numerous individual accolades, including two PFA Players' Player of the Year awards, three Premier League Golden Boots , the Premier League Player of the Season ,
5700-738: The domestic league, four in the cup, seven in the European games and the other was scored during the test games. On 23 January 2014, Premier League club Chelsea announced that a deal had been agreed with Basel to sign Salah for a fee reported to be in the region of £11 million. Three days later the transfer was completed, making him the first Egyptian to sign for the London-based club. Liverpool had been interested in Salah, and had made an offer of £11 million but were beaten to his signature by Chelsea. On 8 February, Salah made his debut for Chelsea in
5795-592: The end of the 2015–16 season , as part of a transfer deal which saw Juan Cuadrado moving in the opposite direction. Six days after signing, he made his debut coming off the bench in the 65th minute as a replacement for Joaquín in a 3–2 home victory against Atalanta in Serie A . Salah chose the number 74 shirt in honour of the victims of the Port Said Stadium riot. Salah made his first start for Fiorentina on 14 February against Sassuolo , scoring his first goal for
SECTION 60
#17328554144525890-490: The fifth player at the club to reach the landmark, following Ian Rush, Roger Hunt, Gordon Hodgson and Billy Liddell . On 14 March 2024, he netted a goal in a 6–1 win over Sparta Prague in the Europa League round of 16 , in which he became the first player to score at least 20 goals in seven consecutive seasons for Liverpool, breaking Ian Rush's previous record of six between 1981–82 and 1986–87. On 7 April, Salah scored in
5985-428: The fifth player to score 200 goals for the club. At international level, Salah represented Egypt at youth level before making his senior debut in 2011. Following his performances at the 2012 Summer Olympics , he was named CAF Most Promising African Talent of the Year. Since then, he finished as runner-up in the 2017 and 2021 Africa Cup of Nations , and was top scorer during CAF qualification as Egypt qualified for
6080-456: The first Liverpool player to score in four consecutive league openers from the 2017–18 to 2020–21 seasons, and the second man in Premier League history, after Teddy Sheringham from the 1992–93 to 1995–96 seasons. He also became the first player to score a hat-trick for Liverpool in the first league match since John Aldridge achieved this feat in the 1988–89 season. On 17 October 2020, he scored his 100th goal for Liverpool in all competitions in
6175-438: The first Premier League Player to score 5 goals against Manchester United in a single season after scoring a brace in a 4–0 win at Anfield. On 29 April, Salah was named England's Men's Footballer of the Year for the second time since 2018. On 22 May, Salah was awarded his third Golden Boot award at the end of the Premier League 2021–22 season, sharing the award with Son Heung-min after both players scored 23 goals. Salah also won
6270-426: The first player in Liverpool history to score in nine successive games at Anfield with his 100th goal at the stadium. On 15 May, Salah completed his first-ever hat-trick of assists in a Premier League match in 3–0 away win against Leicester City. At the end of the 2022–23 season , Liverpool narrowly missed out on Champions League qualification, with Salah describing himself as "totally devastated". Despite this, Salah
6365-459: The first team in Premier League history to win four consecutive away league matches by a margin of at least three goals. In the process, he also became the joint-second fastest player to reach 20 goals for Liverpool on his 26th appearance, behind George Allan who reached the milestone in 19 appearances in 1895. On 17 March 2018, Salah scored four goals in a 5–0 win over Watford, which was his first hat-trick for Liverpool. In this game, he also broke
6460-429: The half century. On 3 December, Salah was ranked in sixth place at the 2018 Ballon d'Or ceremony, as a recognition for his performances with club and country throughout 2018. On 8 December, Salah scored a hat-trick in a 4–0 away win over Bournemouth, to move Liverpool to the top of the league table . Three days later, he scored the winning goal in a 1–0 win over Napoli in their final Champions League group fixture,
6555-453: The highest scoring African player in Premier League history (surpassing the 104 goals scored by Didier Drogba ), and the first Liverpool player to score in ten consecutive games as well as the first Liverpool player to score at Old Trafford three games in a row. He also became the first opposition player to score a hat-trick at Old Trafford since Ronaldo in 2003, and the first to do so in Premier League history. On 3 October 2021, Salah scored
6650-503: The home stadium for the Egyptian National Team. This stadium carries a capacity of 86,000 which is great for all the fans who watch the Egyptian Premier League games. The reason that this stadium was built was for Egypt's bid for the 2010 FIFA World Cup . Egypt has hosted 5 African Cups in 1959, 1974, 1986, 2006 and 2019. The country also hosted the 1997 U-17 World Cup and the 2009 U-20 World Cup . Al Ahly and Zamalek leaded
6745-468: The occasion with a goal and assist in Liverpool's 3–0 win over Bournemouth. Later that month, Liverpool won the 2019 FIFA Club World Cup , with Salah receiving the Golden Ball award for Player of the Tournament. On 19 January 2020, Salah scored his first goal in five encounters against rivals Manchester United, with a run that spanned from outside his box to the other goal in Liverpool's 2–0 home win in
6840-417: The opening game of the 2019–20 Premier League season. In the 2019 UEFA Super Cup on 14 August, Salah scored Liverpool's fifth and ultimately decisive penalty in a 5–4 penalty shoot-out win against Chelsea, after the game had finished 2–2 after extra time . In December, Salah ended fifth in the voting polls for the 2019 Ballon d'Or , and made his 100th Premier League appearance later in the month, marking
6935-404: The player with the most goals in his first century of appearances for the club, netting twice in a 5–0 win over Huddersfield Town to take his tally to 69. On 1 June, after missing the semi-final due to injury, Salah scored Liverpool's first goal in a 2–0 win over Tottenham in the 2019 Champions League final from a penalty. Salah's goal, which he scored in the opening two minutes of the match,
7030-441: The result qualifying Liverpool to the round of sixteen . On 19 January 2019, he scored his 50th Premier League goal with a brace in a 4–3 win over Crystal Palace, reaching the tally in 72 appearances. In doing so, he became the joint-fourth fastest player to achieve the milestone, alongside Fernando Torres, and behind only Andy Cole , Alan Shearer and Ruud van Nistelrooy . In February 2019, West Ham said they were investigating
7125-446: The same reasons. The Egypt national football team, also known under the nickname of The Pharaohs , is, as their name states, the national team of Egypt and is administered by the Egyptian Football Association . The team was founded in 1921, although a team had been fielded in the 1920 Summer Olympics . Egypt participated in the 1924 Olympics, and achieved the eighth place in the 1928 Olympics . The team has won multiple cups over
7220-401: 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 . 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
7315-571: The season against Aarau on 13 July 2013. He scored his first Champions League goal a month later against Maccabi Tel Aviv on 6 August 2013 in the third qualifying round . Salah was the subject of major controversy following the game, after he appeared to deliberately avoid shaking hands with the players of the Israeli club in both the home and away legs. He scored twice against the Bulgarian league champions PFC Ludogorets Razgrad on 21 August 2013 in
7410-596: The season, in a 4–0 home win over West Ham United . On 30 August, Salah was named on the three-man shortlist for the UEFA Men's Player of the Year , coming in third place, and was also included on the three-man shortlist for the UEFA Forward of the Season , coming in second place. On 3 September he was named on the three-man shortlist for the Best FIFA Men's Player , finishing third. Salah controversially received
7505-463: The second goal of the Champions League match against Real Madrid in the first leg of the round of sixteen . Despite being defeated by Real Madrid in both legs of the round of sixteen and not advancing further in the competition, Salah finished the 2022–23 Champions League as the second-highest goalscorer in the competition, behind only Erling Haaland . Moreover, on 5 March, Salah scored two goals and delivered two assists against Manchester United in
7600-431: The second goal, a powerful strike from 25 yards out that flew into the top corner, in a 2–0 win over Chelsea which helped Liverpool earn a club-record-equaling 26th win for the Premier League campaign; and the club's second-highest ever wins return in the top flight after the record of 30 set in 1979. On 26 April, he made his 100th appearance for Liverpool and broke the record jointly held by Roger Hunt and Sam Raybould for
7695-408: The team edged closer to securing the title. After Liverpool being confirmed as champions, Salah would go on to score a further two goals (both against Brighton) before lifting the Premier League trophy after a 5–3 victory over Chelsea. On 12 September 2020, Salah scored a hat-trick in the first league match of a season, including two penalties, in a 4–3 win against Leeds United . Hence, he became
7790-416: The team's final squad on 4 June. The day after the match, Ramos wrote a message and sent him good wishes. On 2 July 2018, Salah signed a new long-term contract with Liverpool. Manager Jürgen Klopp said the news was important as a statement of intent in terms of Liverpool's status in the football world in having Salah commit himself further to the club. On 12 August, Salah scored Liverpool's first goal of
7885-457: The third fastest player to reach the milestone for a single club in the Premier League era, behind Shearer for Blackburn Rovers , in 66 "I have sacrificed a lot for my career, to come from a village to go to Cairo , and to be an Egyptian at this level is unbelievable for me." — Salah after winning the 2019 UEFA Champions League Final. appearances, and Van Nistelrooy for Manchester United , in 68 appearances. Later that month, he scored
7980-441: The top six most popular football clubs on social media from Africa on 12 October 2022: Mohamed Salah Mohamed Salah Hamed Mahrous Ghaly ( Arabic : محمد صلاح حامد محروس غالي , Egyptian Arabic pronunciation: [mæˈħam.mæd sˤɑˈlɑːħ ˈɣæːli] ; born 15 June 1992), known as Mohamed Salah or Mo Salah , is an Egyptian professional footballer who plays as a right winger or forward for Liverpool and captains
8075-577: The years. They won the African Cup of Nations 7 times. Egypt won the inaugural Cup in 1957 , 1959 , 1986 , 1998 , 2006 , 2008 and 2010 , making them record holders of most African cup wins and most wins in a row (for winning 3 times in a row). Their highest FIFA ranking was in July 2010 where they were ranked 9th in the world, making it their greatest achievement. They were the first from an African country and also, from an Arab country to participate in
8170-550: The youth team of Al Mokawloon Al Arab aged 14 after being spotted by a scout who had originally come to watch another child play but was distracted by Salah. Salah frequently had to miss school to make the three-hour journey to training. When Salah was 15 he was noticed by then first-team manager Mohamed Radwan , who moved him to the first-team squad immediately. Salah had to be given a special diet and training program due to his muscles not being fully formed because of his young age. Salah made his first-team debut on 3 May 2010 in
8265-432: Was "committed" to Liverpool. On 1 September 2023, Al-Ittihad sent an offer worth £150 million to sign him. However, the deal was eventually turned down by Liverpool on the same day. In the 2023–24 season, Salah moved into a playmaker role on the pitch, with manager Jürgen Klopp stating that now the situation was "slightly different, especially with Darwin [Núñez] when he… [was] playing". Klopp further opined that Salah
8360-552: Was "smart enough to adapt to all these different things" and that he was "in all phases world class". On 21 October 2023, Salah scored the 200th and 201st league goals of his career with a brace in the Merseyside derby. On 26 October, Salah scored the last goal in a 5–1 victory against Toulouse to become the highest-scoring Premier League player in European competitions , overtaking Thierry Henry . On 29 October, with Salah scoring in
8455-484: Was also his 70th Premier League goal in 100 appearances for Liverpool, meaning that he had scored seven more goals than the previous best in their first 100 league games for the club (63 goals by Fernando Torres). Salah's 20th of the season saw him become the first Liverpool player to score 20 goals in all competitions in three consecutive seasons since Michael Owen between 2000–01 and 2002–03 . On 24 June 2020, he scored as Liverpool beat Crystal Palace 4–0 at home, as
8550-547: Was awarded the PFA Players' Player of the Year award, having earlier been named in the PFA Team of the Year for the Premier League. 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. His double also took him to 43 goals for
8645-653: Was named in Time magazine's list of the 100 most influential people in 2019. Salah has also been credited for raising the profile of Liverpool among Egyptians. To Egyptians, Salah is known as the "Fourth Pyramid". Favoured across the Arab world , Salah is often known as the "Pride of the Arabs". Salah started out playing for the youth setups of local teams Ittihad Basyoun and Othmason Tanta. He names Ronaldo , Zinedine Zidane and Francesco Totti as his childhood idols. In 2006, he joined
8740-594: Was the Sultan Hussein Cup . The first team to win the Egypt Cup was Zamalek in 1922. The tournament was not played between 1967 and 1971 due to the outbreak of the War of Attrition . It was also canceled in the 1973–74 season due to the outbreak of the October War . The tournament was canceled in 1979-80, 1986-87 and 1993-94 seasons due to several reasons, and was canceled in the 1981-82 edition due to Zamalek’s dispute with
8835-466: Was the second fastest goal ever scored in a Champions League final, slower only than Paolo Maldini 's effort for AC Milan against Liverpool in the 2005 final . In September 2019, Salah was nominated for the FIFA FIFPro World11 award by worldwide players’ union, FIFPro, and FIFA as one among 55 players. On 9 August 2019, Salah scored Liverpool's second goal in a 4–1 win against Norwich City in
8930-469: Was voted in fifth place for the Ballon D'or ceremony. On 7 January 2023, Salah surpassed Kenny Dalglish for sixth place on the club's all-time top scorers' list, taking his tally for the club to 173 from 280 matches, when he scored the second goal in a 2–2 home draw against Wolverhampton Wanderers in the FA Cup . On 21 February, Salah became Liverpool's top goalscorer in European competitions after scoring
9025-522: Was widely praised as one of the best performers in the Premier League that season . In the preseason of the 2023–24 season , Salah was the recipient of a two-year contract offer worth £155m from Saudi Pro League side Al-Ittihad . Had Salah accepted the offer, he would have joined his former teammate Fabinho in Jeddah and Liverpool would have received a £52m transfer fee. However, the agent of Salah, Ramy Abbas Issa, stated on 7 August 2023 that his client
#451548