Ibrahim Salah Abdel Fattah (; born on 1 April 1987) is an Egyptian

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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

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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

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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 * 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 {{Egypt-footy-midfielder-stub