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All You Need to Know About Mohamed Salah

Deepa Kartha
An ace footballer, Mohamed Salah has won the hearts of millions of football fans with his amazing goals. Here is a fun quiz to know how much you love this African footballer.
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Mohamed (Mo) Salah was born on June 15' 1992 in Nagrig, a little village in the Gharbia province of Egypt.
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After participating in several small football competitions, Mohamed Salah was selected by Cairo’s Contractors FG soccer club, El Mokawloon. He played for the club from 2006 to 2012.
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In 2012, Salah left Egypt and signed a 4-year contract with the Swiss Club, FC Basel.
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Mo Salah has been playing for Liverpool F.C since June 2017. He is the first Egyptian footballer to have played for Liverpool.
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Mo Salah got married to Maggi in 2013 in Egypt. They have two daughters: Makka (2014) and Kayan (2020).
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Mo Salah began his career with El Mokawloon, followed by Basel and then Chelsea. He also played for Roma and Fiorentina, while being with Chelsea. He was later signed by Liverpool; however, he never played for Manchester United.
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Salah's Liverpool debut was against Watford, which ended in 3-3 draw.
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Mohamed Salah scored 2 goals during the FIFA World Cup 2018 for Egypt, but the team had to make an early exit from the tournament, after losing all three matches they played.
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Mo Salah is fondly called The Pharaoh, Egyptian Messi, the Egyptian King, Cairo Cristiano, Ramadan Robben, Muslim Messi, Bearded Maradona, etc. Whereas, the Sultan of the Stepover is the nickname of Cristiano Ronaldo, the Portuguese footballer.
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Mohamed Salah won the Golden Boot twice, in 2017-2018 and 2018-2019. He shared it with Pierre-Emerick Aubaneyang in 2017-18 and with Sadio Mane in 2018-19.
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Mo Salah had a deadly debut with the Reds (Liverpool FC), where he scored 44 goals and 14 assists in all the matches.
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Although Salah has won 2 Golden Boots and several important trophies, his major win is considered to be winning the cup of 2018-19 Champions League.