Mohamed Salah Hamed Mahrous Ghaly famed as Mohamed Salah is an Egyptian footballer who plays as a forward for the Egyptian national team as well as the Premier League club Liverpool. He is famous for his finishing, dribbling, and speed. He started his senior career with Cairo club El Mokawloon in the Egyptian Premier League in the year 2010. He also played an important role in Basel’s victory on the 2012-2013 ‘Swiss Championship’ and the 2013 ‘Uhren cup.’ He was named by Time as one of the 100 most influential people in the world and was one of the six cover stars on the magazine in the year 2019. Overall, Salah is a very talented footballer.
Mohamed Salah is with yet another trophy
Salah is not long off the back of his Champions League victory and he has been keeping himself busy with other interests ahead of AFCON. He triumphed on the first day of June with his Liverpool teammates as they lifted the Champions League trophy in Madrid, the club's sixth in their history. And with summer action ahead for the Egyptian in the African Cup of Nations, the Anfield hero was taking some time out but continued his successful spell.
How old is Mohamed Salah?
Mohamed Salah celebrated his 26th birthday on 15 June as of 2018.
When and Where was Mohamed Salah born?
On 15th June 1992, Mohamed Salah was born in Nagri, Gharbia, Egypt as Mohamed Salah Hamed Mahrous Ghaly. He also has a sibling namely, Nasr Salah. He holds Egyptian nationality and his ethnicity is Mixed. His birth sign is Gemini and his religion is Christian. His father’s name is Salah Ghaly but his mother’s name has not been disclosed yet. Since his childhood, Football became his first priority. His parents also wanted a conventional career for him, but unaffected by his parents’ wishes, he kept himself completely engrossed in football. At first, he 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. As per his education, there is no information as of now.
Who is Mohamed Salah's wife?
Moving towards the personal life of Mohamed Salah, he is a married man. He is married to his girlfriend, Magi Salah. The couple tied the knot in the year 2013. The couple also has a daughter named Makka Mohamed Salah who was born in 2014. As of today, the couple seems to be very happy with their marital life.
What is the worth of Mohamed Salah?
Mohamed Salah is a very successful footballer. He has an estimated net worth of $28 million. He has an annual salary of $3 million. Overall, he is satisfied with his earnings.
How tall is Mohamed Salah?
Mohamed is a very handsome footballer with an awesome beard and attractive personality. His body build is athletic. He has a tall height of 5 feet 9 inches. His balanced weight consists of 72 Kg. His hair color is black and his eye color is brown. His chest, waist, biceps sizes are 36.5-32-13.5 inches.
What makes Mohamed Salah famous?
- Salah began his football career with El Mokawloon and 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.
- When the ‘Port Said Stadium Disaster’ threatened the existence of the ‘Egyptian Premier League,’ Swiss club ‘Basel’ offered him a contract. He signed a four-year contract with Basel in 2012.
- He also 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.
- He played an important role in Basel’s 2012-2013 ‘Swiss Super League Championship’ victory, and a great performance in the Swiss Cup, where they finished runners up.
- At the beginning of the next season, he was part of the Basel squad that won the ‘Uhren Cup.’
- He also 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, he debuted for Chelsea in the ‘Premier League’ against ‘Newcastle United’ and scored his first goal against Arsenal in March.
- In February 2015, Chelsea loaned him to Italian club ‘Fiorentina,’ which was valid until the end of the 2015-2016 season.
- During the year 2016, Roma’s management approached him for a permanent deal and he agreed to it.
- Despite Mohamed had a long-term deal with ‘Roma,’ Salah couldn’t resist an offer by ‘Liverpool’ in the year 2017.
- During the year 2017, he agreed to a long term contract with Liverpool for 50 million Pound, which was a club record.
- In the year 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.
- He signed a new long-term contract with Liverpool on 2nd July 2018.
- He scored his first goal of the season and Liverpool's first overall goal of the season, in a 40 win over West Ham United on 12th August.
- He 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.
- He also received the 2018 FIFA Puskas Award for the goal of the year, the winning strike his goal at Anfield in his first Merseyside derby.
- On 19th January 2019, he scored his 50th Premier League goal with a brace in a 4-3 win over Crystal Palace.
- He scored his 50th Premier League goal for Liverpool in a 3-1 win over Southampton on 5th April.
- On 1st June, he scored Liverpool's first goal in a 2-0 win over Tottenham in the 2019 UEFA Champions League Final.
