Mohamed Salah
Mohamed Salah Ghaly born 15 June
1992 is an Egyptian professional footballer who plays as a forward for the
English club Liverpool and the Egyptian national team.
Mohamed Salah 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.
Mohammed Salah married Maggi in
2013. Together they have a daughter named Makka who was born in 2014. His
daughter is named after the holiest city in Islam and was born in Westminster
Hospital in south west London.Salah is Muslim and often celebrates goals by performing
the sujood. Liverpool fans created a chant to the tune of Dodgy's "Good
Enough", saying that if Salah continued to score goals, they would convert
to Islam.