Mohamed Salah
Mohamed Salah Hamed Mahrous Ghaly (born 15 June 1992) is an Egyptian professional footballer. He plays as a forward for Premier League club Liverpool and the Egypt national team. Salah started his senior career with Egyptian club El Mokawloon. In 2012, he joined Swiss Super League side Basel for an undisclosed fee. In 2014, he was signed by Premier League side Chelsea for a then club-record fee of £36. 9 million. In his second spell in England, Salah adapted his game from a natural winger to a forward, going on to break the Premier League scoring record for a 38-game season. In 2017, he won the Golden Boot after netting 32 goals in 36 league games
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Mohamed Salah Hamed Mahrous Ghaly (born 15 June 1992) is an Egyptian professional footballer. He plays as a forward for Premier League club Liverpool and the Egypt national team. Salah started his senior career with Egyptian club El Mokawloon. In 2012, he joined Swiss Super League side Basel for an undisclosed fee. In 2014, he was signed by Premier League side Chelsea for a then club-record fee of £36. 9 million. In his second spell in England, Salah adapted his game from a natural winger to a forward, going on to break the Premier League scoring record for a 38-game season. In 2017, he won the Golden Boot after netting 32 goals in 36 league games. The following season, he helped end the club’s 30 year league title drought by winning the 2019–20 Premier League. He has also helped Egypt reach the final of the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations. He was top scorer during CAF qualification to help the team qualify for the 2018 FIFA World Cup. At international level, he has represented Egypt at youth level. He is considered one of the best players in the world, and is known for his finishing, dribbling, and speed. His performances have earned him a number of individual accolades, including the PFA Players’ Player of the Year and the Best FIFA Men’s Player award. He also won the CAF African Footballer of the year award and was selected in the Africa Cup Of Nations Team of the Tournament and CAF Team of The Year.
He scored on his unofficial debut on 23 June 2012 against Steaua București 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 a substitute in the 74th minute. In the start of the 2013–14 Super League season Salah was a member of the Basel team that won the 2013 Super League Championship and finished runners-up in the Super League Super Cup. He helped Basel to the semi-finals of the Europa League, beating Tottenham Hotspur 4–4 on penalties after a 4-4 aggregate draw on May 2–4 in the quarter-finals. In May 2013, Salh scored against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge, although they were beaten 2–5 on aggregate. He played his first league game for Basel against Lausanne on 12 August, playing the full match. On 10 April 2012, it was announced that Salah had signed for Basle on a four-year contract starting from 15 June 2012. He remained a regular for the 2011–12 season and scored his first goal for them on 25 December 2010 in a 1–1 away draw against Al Ahly. In July 2013, he scored against Uhren Aarau on July 13, 2013, in a 2–0 home win against Lausanne. In January 2014, Basel won the Swiss Superleague title and finished the SwissSuper League season 2012–13 Championship title. In March 2014, the Egyptian Premier League was suspended after the Port Said Stadium riot.
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