10 Mohamed Salah
Mohamed Salah, 1992-06-15, Forward for Egypt, plays for Liverpool. 100 international caps, 55 goals. Part of Egypt's 2026 World Cup Group G squad.
Biography
Liverpool legend, the symbol of Egyptian football, and Africa's finest player. Currently plying his trade at Liverpool, a clinical forward, Mohamed Salah possesses sharp finishing instincts and intelligent movement, serving as Egypt's primary attacking threat. Has earned 100 international caps, scoring 55 goals — a remarkable scoring rate. Set to compete with Egypt at the 2026 World Cup, building on the team's 3 previous tournament appearances.
Career Timeline
Salah's other individual accolades include three FWA Footballer of the Year awards, four Premier League Golden Boots, two Premier League Player of the Season awards, two Premier League Playmaker of the Season awards, finished third for the Best FIFA Men's Player in 2018 and 2021, and finished fourth in the 2025 Ballon d'Or, respectively.
In 2025, he became Liverpool's third-highest goalscorer in the club's history behind Roger Hunt and Ian Rush.
In the 2024–25 season, he won a second league title while breaking the record for the most goal contributions in a 38 game Premier League campaign.
In 2023, Salah became Liverpool's all-time top goalscorer in the history of the Premier League, and also became the fifth player to score 200 goals for the club.
Since then, he finished as runner-up in the 2017 and 2021 Africa Cup of Nations, and was top scorer during CAF qualification as Egypt qualified for the 2018 FIFA World Cup.
Salah was named CAF African Footballer of the Year (2017 and 2018), BBC African Footballer of the Year (2017 and 2018), and was selected in the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations Team of the Tournament, 2021 Africa Cup of Nations Team of the Tournament and the CAF Team of the Year on several occasions.
In his first season, he set the record for most Premier League goals scored (32) in a 38-game season and helped Liverpool to the 2018 Champions League final.
In 2017, Salah moved to Liverpool for £36.9 million, a club record at the time.
In the 2016–17 season, Salah was a key figure in Roma's unsuccessful title bid, reaching double figures in both goals and assists.
Salah began his senior career in 2010 at Al-Mokawloon, departing in 2012 to join Basel, where he won two Swiss Super League titles.
Following his performances at the 2012 Summer Olympics, he was named CAF Most Promising African Talent of the Year.
At international level, Salah represented Egypt at youth level before making his senior debut in 2011.