Mahdi Salem

Mahdi Salem
Personal information
Full name Mahdi Salem Al-Mejaba[1]
Date of birth (2004-04-04) 4 April 2004 (age 20)
Place of birth Doha, Qatar
Height 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder, winger
Team information
Current team
Al-Shamal
Number 44
Youth career
–2020 Aspire Academy
2020–2021 Al-Sadd
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2023 Al-Sadd 4 (0)
2023– Al-Shamal 23 (2)
International career
2021–2023 Qatar U20 6 (0)
2023– Qatar U23 9 (0)
2023– Qatar 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 November 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 June 2024

Mahdi Salem Al-Mejaba (born 4 April 2004) is a Qatari professional footballer who plays as a attacking midfielder or winger for Qatari club Al-Shamal and the Qatar national football team.

Club career

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On 23 September 2021, Salem made his professional debut with Al-Sadd in a Qatar Stars League game against Al-Rayyan.[2]

On 28 August 2023, he was transferred to Al-Shamal.[3]

International career

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In June 2023, Salem was named in Qatar national team preliminary squad for the 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[4] At first, he was dropped from the final 23-men squad but later replaced injured Ahmed Alaaeldin.[5] He made his international debut in the group stage game against Mexico and also appeared in the quarter-final game against Panama.[6]

Honours

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Al-Sadd

References

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  1. ^ "Mahdi Salem". soccerway. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
  2. ^ "17-year-old Mahdi Salem makes his senior debut for Al-Sadd, coming on for club captain Hassan Al-Haydos". Twitter. Qatar Football Live.
  3. ^ "الشمال يتعاقد مع اللاعب مهدي سالم" [Al-Shamal signs player Mahdi Salem]. Al-Watan (in Arabic). 28 August 2023.
  4. ^ "26 لاعبا في قائمة قطر لبطولة الكأس الذهبية" [Qatar's 26 player roster for the Gold Cup tournament]. Koora (in Arabic). 17 May 2023.
  5. ^ "Alaa misses out on Gold Cup". Qatar Football Association. 19 June 2023.
  6. ^ "العنابي يودع الكأس الذهبية بخسارته أمام نظيره البنمي - كرة القدم" [Al-Anabi bid farewell to the Gold Cup by losing to its Panamanian counterpart - Football]. Alkass (in Arabic). 30 June 2023.
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