Mohamed Salah Hamed Mahrous Ghaly was born on 15 June 1992. He is an Egyptian professional footballer. He plays as a right winger or right midfielder for Liverpool and captains the Egypt national team. He is the all-time top foreign goalscorer in the Premier League and the all-time top African goalscorer in the UEFA Champions League.
Salah began his senior career in 2010 at Al-Mokawloon. In 2012, he joined Basel, where he won two Swiss Super League titles. In 2014, he signed for Chelsea for £11 million. He had limited gametime and was loaned to Fiorentina and then Roma. Roma signed him permanently for €15 million. In the 2016–17 season, he reached double figures in both goals and assists for Roma.
In 2017, Salah moved to Liverpool for £36.9 million, a club record at the time. In his first season, he scored 32 Premier League goals, setting the record for a 38-game season, and helped Liverpool reach the 2018 Champions League final. He formed an attacking trio with Roberto Firmino and Sadio Mané. In the 2024–25 season, he won a second league title and broke the record for most goal contributions in a 38-game Premier League campaign. He won the PFA Players’ Player of the Year for a third time that season.
Salah finished third for the Best FIFA Men’s Player in 2018 and 2021, and fourth in the 2025 Ballon d’Or. He won the 2018 FIFA Puskás Award for his goal in the Merseyside derby. In 2023, he became Liverpool’s all-time top Premier League goalscorer and the fifth player to score 200 goals for the club. In 2025, he became Liverpool’s third-highest goalscorer in the club’s history, behind Roger Hunt and Ian Rush. In March 2026, Salah announced he would leave Liverpool at the end of the 2025–26 season.
He has represented Egypt at senior level and has played in multiple Africa Cup of Nations tournaments and World Cups.
5 Fun Facts You Didn’t Know About Mohamed Salah
Traveled 4 Hours Daily for Training as a Teenager
Long before he was a Liverpool legend, Salah was a teenager in the small village of Nagrig, Egypt. To train with El Mokawloon’s academy in Cairo, he would wake up at 5 AM, finish school, then take a 2-hour bus ride to training, and another 2 hours back. He did this grueling commute for years.
Named His Daughter ‘Makka’ After Islam’s Holiest City
Salah is a deeply devout Muslim. He named his first daughter Makka (Mecca), after the holiest city in Islam. He drops to his knees in sujood (prostration) when he celebrates. It is a religious act of gratitude to God. He has also been known to read the Quran before big matches as a pre-game ritual.
Built a School, Hospital, and Sports Center in His Hometown
Salah has never forgotten Nagrig. He has funded a school, a hospital, an ambulance unit, and a youth sports centre in the village. He gives monthly allowances to local families and helped rebuild homes destroyed by fires. When he visits, he sleeps in the same modest family home. Roots that never moved.
An Elite FIFA/EA FC Player
Salah is as good with a controller as he is with a football. He is an avid EA FC (formerly FIFA) gamer and has reached the top tiers of the game’s competitive rankings. He once revealed he plays obsessively and even had a custom 99-rated FUT card of himself. In 2020, he competed in a Liverpool esports tournament. A true gamer at heart.
He Was Rejected by Real Madrid as a Teenager
At just 17, Salah had a trial with Real Madrid after they spotted him at the 2011 U-20 World Cup. The trial went well, but Madrid’s youth coaches decided against signing him. Why? He didn’t speak Spanish and was considered too shy to adapt. The rejection only fuelled his determination, and now he’s one of the biggest stars on the planet.
FAQs
Q. Which club does Mohamed Salah play for?
A. Mohamed Salah plays for Liverpool.
Q. Which national team does Mohamed Salah captain?
A. Salah captains the Egypt national team.
Q. When did Mohamed Salah join Liverpool?
A. Salah joined Liverpool in 2017 for a then club-record fee of £36.9 million.
Q. What records does Mohamed Salah hold in the Premier League?
A. Salah holds the record for the most goal contributions in a 38-game Premier League season.
Q. When did Mohamed Salah announce he would leave Liverpool?
A. Salah announced in March 2026 that he would leave Liverpool at the end of the 2025–26 season.
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