Mohamed Salah
Birthday: June 15, 1992 (Gemini)
Born In: Nagrig, Egypt
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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. 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. READ MORE: https://www.afrikaloaded.com/2022/05/the-six-pointed-star-is-stellated.htmlhttps://www.afrikaloaded.com/2022/05/18-interesting-facts-about-africa.html 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. You may also like:
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Image Credit 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.
READ MORE:
https://www.afrikaloaded.com/2022/05/the-six-pointed-star-is-stellated.html
https://www.afrikaloaded.com/2022/05/18-interesting-facts-about-africa.html
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.
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