Nick Name: The Pharaoh, Egyptian King
Also
Known As: Mohamed Salah Ghaly
Sun
Sign: Gemini
Born
In: Gharbia Governorate
Famous
As: Footballer
Height: 1.75 M
Spouse/Ex-: Maggi
Father: Salah Ghaly
Siblings: Nasr Salah
Children: Makka
Mohamed Salah is an Egyptian footballer
who plays as a forward for the Egyptian national team as well as the Premier
League club ‘Liverpool.’ Born and brought up in Gharbia, Egypt, he is a gifted
footballer since his childhood. He started his career with the youth team of
the Egyptian club ‘El Mokawloon.’ Soon, his transition happened to the club’s
senior team in the ‘Egyptian Premier League’ in 2010. In 2012, he transferred
to the Swiss football club, ‘FC Basel’. He played an important role in Basel’s
victory in the 2012-13 ‘Swiss Championship’ and the 2013 ‘Uhren cup.’ In
January 2014, he transferred to ‘Chelsea,’ becoming the first ever Egyptian
player to play with Chelsea. Subsequently, he played for ‘Roma’ and
‘Fiorentina’ (on loan) before signing a new contract with ‘Liverpool’ in 2017.
In 2017, he was named the ‘African Footballer of the Year’ by BBC and CAF.
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Childhood & Early Life
- Mohamed
Salah was born on June 15, 1992, in Nagrig, Gharbia, Egypt, to average
middle class parents. Mohamed wasn’t good at academics, which worried his
parents. Mohamed tried finding the right balance between his academics and
football but he could never improve his academics. Football remained his
priority all through his childhood and teenage days.
- When he
wasn’t playing, he was watching football on television. Among his early
idols were some Arabic players. His parents wanted a conventional career
for him, but unaffected by his parents’ wishes, Salah kept himself
completely engrossed in football.
- At
first, Salah played football just for fun, but he started taking it as a
serious career opportunity when he joined a local youth club ‘El
Mokawloon’ in Cairo. It was far away from his hometown and he had to
change five buses to reach the academy, which further harmed his
academics, but his passion for the game kept him focussed.
- In May
2010, at the age of 18, he was finally accepted into the senior team of
his club. At first, Salah mostly played as a substitute player but
eventually, as his game improved, he became a regular forward in the team.
Around 2012, the ‘Egyptian Premier League’ faced a shut down and the fate
of many of its players became uncertain.
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Career
- When
the ‘Port Said Stadium Disaster’ threatened the existence of the ‘Egyptian
Premier League,’ Swiss club ‘Basel’ offered him a contract. In April 2012,
signed a four year contract with Basel. He made his ‘UEFA Championship
League’ debut in the same year and in the ‘Europa League’, and scored on
many crucial occasions to help his team reach the semi-finals, where they
eventually lost.
- Salah
played an important role in Basel’s 2012-13 ‘Swiss Super League
Championship’ victory, and a great performance in the Swiss Cup, where
they finished runners up. In the beginning of the next season, Salah was
part of the Basel squad that won the ‘Uhren Cup.’
- He
performed very well against Chelsea in two matches within a few weeks,
which made the club interested in him. In January 2014, he joined Chelsea.
- In
February 2014, Salah debuted for Chelsea in the ‘Premier League’ against
‘Newcastle United’ and scored his first goal against Arsenal in March.
Before the beginning of the 2014-15 season, it was reported that Salah could
go back to Egypt to complete his mandatory military training, but as it
turned out, Salah had met the Egyptian Prime Minister and got himself
exempted.
- In
February 2015, Chelsea loaned him to Italian club ‘Fiorentina,’ which was
valid until the end of 2015-16 season. On February 14, he made his debut
for the club, and at the end of the season, Salah showed his reluctance to
join ‘Fiorentina’ back. He was interested in joining another Serie A team
‘A.S. Roma’ instead.
- In
August 2015, he transferred to ‘Roma’ on loan. In September 2015,
‘Fiorentina,’ miffed with Chelsea’s breach of contract, filed a case, but
it was later settled and Salah stayed with ‘Roma.’
- By the
end of his first season for ‘Roma,’ Salah emerged out as the ‘Best Player’
of the Season and also the top scorer with 15 goals. In 2016, Roma’s
management approached him for a permanent deal and he agreed to it.
Despite signing a long-term deal with ‘Roma,’ Salah couldn’t resist an
offer by ‘Liverpool’ in 2017.
- In June
2017, Salah agreed to a long term contract with Liverpool for 50 million
Pound, which was a club record. He, thus, became Liverpool’s first ever
Egyptian player and scored in his debut match against ‘Watford.’ He was
named as ‘Player of the Month’ for August by Liverpool fans.
- In one
of his matches against ‘Watford,’ he scored 4 goals to secure a 5-0
victory for his team. This was his first hat-trick for ‘Liverpool’ and by
the end of the season, he emerged as the leading goal-scorer with 36
goals.
- He has
represented the Egyptian junior teams in U-20 and U-23 teams in 11 games,
including the 2011 ‘FIFA U-20 World Cup’ and 2012 ‘Summer Olympics.’ He
eventually became a part of the Egyptian national team and played with the
team in the 2014 ‘World Cup’ qualifiers, where he scored in almost all
games to get his team to the final stages.
- In the
2017 ‘Africa Cup of Nations,’ he turned out as one of the leading goal
scorers and helped his team to the finals. He also earned a place in ‘CAF
Team of the Tournament.’ During the 2018 ‘FIFA World Cup Qualifications,’
he was the top scorer for his team with five goals.
Personal
Life
- Mohamed
Salah is a devoted Muslim and after every goal, he performs sujood. His
fans have reiterated that if Salah keeps scoring goals, they would convert
to Islam!
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