Do you think Salah is the greatest African player ever in the Premier League?
Mohamed Salah
Mohamed Salah, fondly called the “Egyptian Messi” is one of the greatest African players of all time, and his records and achievements speak for themselves, especially in the English Premier League.
Salah has achieved numerous individual accolades and won lots of titles in his career, but the coveted African Cup of Nations still eludes Mo, who has finished runner-up with the Egyptian national team twice in 2017 and 2021.
Some football enthusiasts believe Mo Salah is the greatest African player ever in the Premier League, and some say he’s the greatest winger in the English top-flight division, but no matter where you stand, one thing everyone agrees to is that the Egyptian is a legend.
Salah has lots of career records, but individually, and for his teams. Below are some of the stats with Liverpool and Egypt, plus career honours.
Mohamed Salah career stats with Liverpool
- Premier League: 261 games, 163 goals, 74 assists
- UEFA Champions League: 70 games, 42 goals, 19 assists
- Europa League: 9 games, 5 goals, 4 assists
- Club World Cup: 2 games, 1 assist
- FA Cup: 12 games, six goals, one assist
- League Cup: 8 games, three goals
- Community Shield: 3 games, 1 goal, 1 assist
- All competitions with Liverpool: 366 games, 221 goals, 99 assists
Mohamed Salah's stats before Liverpool
- Al Mokawloon: 45 games, 12 goals, 6 assists
- FC Basel: 79 games, 20 goals, 17 assists
- Chelsea: 19 games, 2 goals, 3 assists
- ACF Fiorentina: 26 games, 9 goals 4 assists
- AS Roma: 83 games, 34 goals, 22 assists
Mohamed Salah's career stats with Egypt
- Africa Cup of Nations: 19 games, 7 goals, 4 assists
- World Cup: 2 games, 2 goals
- All competitions: 101 caps, 57 goals, 33 assists
Mohamed Salah select career awards, records, honours
- Swiss Super League: 2012-13 and 2013-14
- Swiss Super League Player of the Year: 2013
- CAF Team of the Year: 2017, 2018, 2019, 2023
- African Footballer of the Year: 2017, 2018
- PFA Players’ Player of the Year: 2017-18, 2021-22
- Premier League Golden Boot: 2017-18, 2018-19, 2021-22
- Premier League Playmaker Award: 2021-22
- Premier League: 2019-20
- FA Cup: 2021-22
- League Cup: 2021-22
- UEFA Champions League: 2018-19
- Club World Cup: 2019
- Most Champions League goals for an English club: 42 (Liverpool)
- Most UEFA tournament goals by an African player: 59
- Highest-scoring African player in Premier League history
Like him or not, you can not deny that Mo Salah's name will go down in history as one of the greatest players of his generation.