Salah is on one of six individual covers in 2019, along with Gayle King, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, Nancy Pelosi, Sandra Oh, and Taylor Swift.
As a result, Salah is using his influence as a world famous soccer player to hopefully bring change to the Middle East. In an interview with Time, Salah called on the region to change how they treat women and grant them the same rights that men are granted. It’s unlikely that the words of one man will bring change to the region, but it’s worth a shot.
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 Salah with Egypt at the 2018 FIFA World Cup
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Mohamed Salah Hamed Mahrous Ghaly[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 15 June 1992[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Nagrig, Basyoun, Egypt[3] | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[4] | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Liverpool | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2004–2005 | Ittihad Basyoun[5] | ||
| 2005–2006 | Othmason Tanta[5] | ||
| 2006–2010 | El Mokawloon | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2012 | El Mokawloon | 38 | (11) |
| 2012–2014 | Basel | 47 | (9) |
| 2014–2016 | Chelsea | 13 | (2) |
| 2015 | → Fiorentina (loan) | 16 | (6) |
| 2015–2016 | → Roma (loan) | 34 | (14) |
| 2016–2017 | Roma | 31 | (15) |
| 2017– | Liverpool | 70 | (51) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2010–2011 | Egypt U20 | 11 | (3) |
| 2011–2012 | Egypt U23 | 11 | (4) |
| 2011– | Egypt | 62 | (39) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:50, 14 April 2019 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 23:29, 26 December 2018 (UTC) |
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Mohamed Salah Hamed Mahrous Ghaly (Egyptian Arabic: محمد صلاح غالي , Egyptian Arabic
Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah said men in “my culture and in the Middle East” need to treat women with more respect as he was named one of the world’s 100 most influential people by Time magazine.
“Mo Salah is a better human being than he is a football player,” wrote Oliver. “And he’s one of the best football players in the world.
“Mo is an iconic figure for Egyptians, Scousers and Muslims the world over, and yet he always comes across as a humble, thoughtful, funny man who isn’t taking any of this too seriously.”
Salah joined Liverpool from Roma in June 2017 and scored 44 goals in his debut season at the club.
This season he has scored 19 Premier League goals for leaders Liverpool, who are chasing their first top-flight title since 1990.
“People always have big expectations from you,” he added. “You see the kids, they’re wearing your shirt and they say they wish they could be like you one day.
“So they put you under pressure a bit, but that is something that makes you proud about what you have reached until now.”
Salah was one of three international sports stars named on the list, South Africa’s double 800m Olympic champion Caster Semenya and Japan’s tennis world number one Naomi Osaka the others.
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Salah started his senior career with Cairo club El Mokawloon in the Egyptian Premier League in 2010, departing shortly thereafter to join Basel for an undisclosed fee. In Switzerland, he starred as he won the league title in his debut season, winning the SAFP Golden Player Award in the process. Salah’s performances then attracted Premier League side Chelsea, and he joined the club for a £11 million fee in 2014. However, he was used sparingly in his debut season and was allowed to leave on loan to Serie A clubs Fiorentina and Roma, with the latter eventually signing him permanently for €15 million.
Following consistent match-winning performances in Rome to lead them to second-placed finish and a record points-tally in 2017, Salah returned to the Premier League in order to sign for Liverpool for a then club-record fee of £36.9 million. During his second spell in England, he adapted his game from a natural winger to a complete forward and quickly became the focal point of the team. Salah would go on to break the Premier League scoring record for a 38 game season, receiving the Premier League Golden Boot after registering a record 32 goals in 36 league games. His record-breaking performances saw him receive a number of other accolades, including the PFA Players’ Player of the Year, the Football Writers’ Player of the Year and the PFA Fans’ Player of the Year awards. Salah also came third in the award for the 2018 Best FIFA Men’s Player.
