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SALAH

Mohamed Salah Hamed Mahrous Ghaly
EGYPT · EGY · WINGER · #11
15 JUN 1992 · Al-Mokawloon · Basel · Chelsea · Fiorentina · Roma · Liverpool
The Egyptian KingThe Pharaoh
EGYPT · #11

🌎 WORLD CUP RECORD

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TITLES
2
MATCHES
2
GOALS
YEARHOSTAPPSGOALSRESULT
2018Russia22 GROUP STAGE
█ ATTRIBUTES
PACE 89
SHOOTING 88
PASSING 86
DRIBBLING 90
DEFENDING 45
PHYSICAL 76

⚡ DEFINING MOMENTS

▲ 2018 · Russia, in the shadow of Kyiv
Three weeks after a wrenched shoulder ended his Champions League final early, Salah sat out Egypt's opening defeat to Uruguay, then returned to convert a penalty against the hosts in Saint Petersburg. It was Egypt's first World Cup goal in 28 years, and small consolation in a 3-1 loss.
▲ 2018 · A chip, and an early exit
Against Saudi Arabia in Volgograd, Salah dinked a finish over the goalkeeper for his second goal of the tournament. Egypt lost 2-1 and went home pointless, the burden of a nation's expectation having rested almost entirely on one half-fit forward.

📜 CAREER TIMELINE

2010
Turns professional with Cairo side Al-Mokawloon.
2012
Moves to Switzerland with Basel, winning two Swiss titles.
2014
Joins Chelsea for around £11m; first-team chances prove scarce.
2015
Loaned to Italy — Fiorentina, then Roma, who later sign him permanently.
2017
Signs for Liverpool and scores 32 league goals in a record-setting debut season.
2018
Plays at the World Cup in Russia, scoring twice as Egypt exit the group.
2019
Wins the Champions League with Liverpool, scoring in the final.
2025
Helps Liverpool to another Premier League title; signs a new deal.
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PROF. INKSWORTH:

A finisher of rare consistency for his club, yet his single World Cup remains a frustration: two penalties, two defeats watched from a body not quite mended. The finals have never seen the best of him. History records the goals; it also records the shoulder.

  • His two goals in 2018 were Egypt's first at a World Cup since 1990 — a 28-year wait ended by a half-fit man.
  • Egypt have reached only three World Cups since debuting in 1934 as the first African and Arab side at the finals; Salah featured in one of them.
  • He arrived in Russia carrying a shoulder injury from the Champions League final and missed the opening fixture — then scored in both matches he played.
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Zone: Historical