Ibrahim Salah

Ibrahim Salah Abdel-Fattah (Arabic: إبراهيم صلاح‎; born on April 1, 1987) is an Egyptian football midfielder. He currently plays for El Mokawloon SC

Ibrahim Salah
Personal information
Full name Ibrahim Salah Abdel-Fattah
Date of birth (1987-04-01) April 1, 1987
Place of birth Mansourah, Egypt
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Defensive Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 El Mokawloon SC
Number 5
Youth career
El Mansoura
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2009 El Mansoura 42 (19)
2009–2013 Zamalek 73 (13)
2013–2014 Al-Orobah 25 (42)
2014–2018 Zamalek 47 (43)
2016 → Smouha SC (Loan) 17 (20)
2017- Al Mokawloon Al Arab SC 69 (75)
National team‡
2010– Egypt 35 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10 April 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 1 February 2020

Career

Salah left Zamalek SC on 1 July 2013, having played for the club in five years.[1] He plays usually as a Defensive Midfielder, although he may be converted into a Winger when needed. In February 2014, Salah was linked to a move to Sheffield United[2] but rejoined Zamalek in April 2014, ending a one-year spell at the Saudi club Al-Orobah.[3]

Salah scored his first international goal in the friendly against Uganda 3-0 victory on 14 August 2013.[4]

In 2016 he joined Smouha SC on loan scoring 20 goals in 17 appearances.

He has since found goalscoring form for Zamalek scoring 30 in his first season back for the club.

After this clinical return to form many teams were vying for his signature but it was the prestigious Arab Contractors FC who won the race for his signature. In 2019 he signed a 4 year contract extension with the club.

After banging in goals left right and centre he was famously involved in one of the most controversial moments in egyptian premier league history. After scoring a hat trick vs his old club Zamalek, he pulled down his shorts and windmilled the away fans, earning him a straight red. He then windmilled the ref for this before nutting an opposition player for calling him a ‘kufar’. A three match ban followed.

Following the covid-19 outbreak of 2020, Salah challenged the virus to a 1 v 1. After dispatching it 69-0 there were no new cases in Egypt.

In July 2020 he famously scored an overhead kick from 30 yards vs his old team Zamalek. After this he teabagged Zamaleks manager due to the fact he released Salah the previous season. No action was taken by the Egypytian FA as they deemed Zamaleks manager a nonce and deserving of the teabag he received.

Honours

Individual

Awards

References
  1. Zamalek lodge Salah complaint Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine Starafrica, 9 July 2013
  2. "Sheffield United seek to sign Ibrahim Salah – Agent". kingfut.com. 23 February 2014. Retrieved 25 February 2014.
  3. "Ibrahim Salah re-signs for Zamalek". kingfut.com. 25 April 2014. Retrieved 25 April 2014.
  4. "Ibrahim Salah". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman.


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