Mahdi Salem
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Mahdi Salem Al-Mejaba[1] | ||
Date of birth | 4 April 2004 | ||
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 | 9 | (1) |
International career‡ | |||
2021–2023 | Qatar U20 | 6 | (0) |
2023– | Qatar U23 | 7 | (0) |
2023– | Qatar | 3 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 February 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21 March 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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]Al-Sadd
References
[edit]- ^ "Mahdi Salem". soccerway. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
- ^ "17-year-old Mahdi Salem makes his senior debut for Al-Sadd, coming on for club captain Hassan Al-Haydos". Twitter. Qatar Football Live.
- ^ "الشمال يتعاقد مع اللاعب مهدي سالم" [Al-Shamal signs player Mahdi Salem]. Al-Watan (in Arabic). 28 August 2023.
- ^ "26 لاعبا في قائمة قطر لبطولة الكأس الذهبية" [Qatar's 26 player roster for the Gold Cup tournament]. Koora (in Arabic). 17 May 2023.
- ^ "Alaa misses out on Gold Cup". Qatar Football Association. 19 June 2023.
- ^ "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.
External links
[edit]- Mahdi Salem at Soccerway