Egyptian star Mohamed Salah is to bring down the curtain on his stellar career at Premier League side Liverpool at the end of the season.
AFP Sport highlights in statistics the forward’s extraordinary contribution to a golden era for the storied club:
Age: 33
Joined Liverpool: 2017 from AS Roma for £34 million ($45.5 million)
Appearances (all competitions): 435
Goals (all competitions): 255 — third in club’s all-time list behind Ian Rush (346) and Roger Hunt (285)
He was the fastest in club history to 100 league goals, taking just 151 matches to achieve the landmark
Assists — 119 including a joint club record of 92 (along with Steven Gerrard) in the Premier League
European goals — a club record 53, with 48 of those in the Champions League. He scored the fastest ever goal in the club’s European Cup/Champions League history (they are six-time winners) when he netted against Danish outfit FC Midtyjlland in 2020 after 55 seconds.
Most goals against Premier League rivals — Scored 16 against Manchester United, with Tottenham Hotspur close behind on 14
In October, 2021, Salah became the first player to score a hat-trick for the away team in a Premier League match against Manchester United at Old Trafford
Major trophies:
Champions League (1) — 2019 (finalist 2018/22)
World Club Cup (1): 2019
Premier League (2): 2019-20, 2024-25
FA Cup (1): 2022
League Cup (1): 2022 (finalist 2025)
European Super Cup (1): 2019
Personal awards:
Premier League Player of the Season (2) — 2017-18, 2024-25
Professional Footballers Association Player of the Year (3) — 2017-18, 2021-22, 2024-25
Football Writers’ Player of the Year (3) — 2017-18, 2021-22, 2024-25
Premier League Golden Boot (four, a record he shares with Thierry Henry) — 2017-18, 2018-19 (shared), 2021-22 (shared), 2024-25
Liverpool Players’ Player of the Season (5) — 2017-18, 2020-21, 2021-22, 2023-24, 2024-25
PFA Fans player of the year (3): 2017-18, 2020-21, 2021-22
International honours
Appearances for Egypt — 113
Goals for Egypt — 65
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