Ibrahim Salah Abdel Fattah (; born on 1 April 1987) is an Egyptian
footballer
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who plays as a midfielder.
Career
Salah left
Zamalek SC
Zamalek Sporting Club (), commonly referred to as Zamalek, is an List of football clubs in Egypt, Egyptian Club based in Cairo, Egypt. The club is best known for its professional men's Association football, football team, which plays in the Egy ...
on 1 July 2013, having played for the club in five years. 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
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but rejoined Zamalek in April 2014, ending a one-year spell at the Saudi club
Al-Orobah.
Salah scored his first international goal in the friendly against
Uganda
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3–0 victory on 14 August 2013.
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 Arab Contractors FC who won the race for his signature. In 2019 he signed a four-year contract extension with the club.
Honours
Individual
Awards
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Lebanese Premier League Team of the Year: 2011–12
References
1987 births
Living people
Egyptian men's footballers
Egypt men's international footballers
Egyptian expatriate men's footballers
Zamalek SC players
Expatriate men's footballers in Saudi Arabia
Sportspeople from Mansoura, Egypt
Al-Orobah FC players
Smouha SC players
2017 Africa Cup of Nations players
Egyptian Premier League players
Saudi Pro League players
Egyptian expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia
Men's association football midfielders
21st-century Egyptian sportsmen
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