Talk:Mohamed Salah/Archive 1

Archive 1

Archive 2

National Team statistics

There is a continuing edit-war against me thro' User: Oleola. It was stated: <actually you provided some wrong and unsourced info> but the infos are indeed all sourced.

• However the supplied source is wrong: in [1] one game and the goal from that game is missing in this source.

Exactly what match? Any source of your claim?--Oleola (talk) 13:34, 17 June 2013 (UTC)

• Please read Egyptian FA official site for infos about the U-20 team.

Please read WP:BURDEN--Oleola (talk) 13:34, 17 June 2013 (UTC)

• Please also read Egypt national under-23 football team; here the dates, the games and goals for the U-23 are sourced, in fact, in addition all the goals are all sourced on the page Mohamed Salah itself (goals dated from 29 July 2010 to 1 August 2012). Please study the German version of this page which contains further refs.

Please read WP:WPNOTRS--Oleola (talk) 13:34, 17 June 2013 (UTC)

• Further infos can be found under 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualification#Group G, Football at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament – Group C 2013 Africa Cup of Nations qualification#Egypt v Central African Republic and 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – CAF Second Round#Group G.

WP:WPNOTRS--Oleola (talk) 13:34, 17 June 2013 (UTC)

• Please help to stop the continued edit-war against me. Thanks --Huligan0 (talk) 21:13, 24 May 2013 (UTC)

There is no edit-war against you, you constantly don't provide any reliable sources for your edits, ignoring Wikipedia:Verifiability.--Oleola (talk) 13:34, 17 June 2013 (UTC)

Request for my friend

Hello Wikipedia. I am a former team-mate of Mohamed Salah. He is now my Best friend. We have both made international caps for Egypt. What I would like to ask you is if I could edit this post as I know who's Salah's next club will be. He will sign on January 1st. Terms are already agreed so let me tell the world this. He has agreed to let me show the world. Thank you. I'm Ahmed Hassad.

Jkjkjkjkjkjkj (talk) 17:59, 28 December 2013 (UTC)

Sorry, but information on Wikipedia must be verifiable through the use of third-party reliable sources. If you would like to tell the world, I suggest you talk to someone who publishes football news. Wikipedia is not a newspaper. --ElHef (Meep?) 20:07, 28 December 2013 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 2 January 2014

The following information should be immediately added - On 2nd January 2014, it was rumored that Basel had accepted a bid of £7.6m from Liverpool F.C., with a medical to be held at Melwood on the following day. Glinstone23 (talk) 17:02, 2 January 2014 (UTC)

• Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. Technical 13 (talk) 17:33, 2 January 2014 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 23 January 2014

JTWPlays (talk) 16:13, 23 January 2014 (UTC)

Not done: as you have not requested a change.
If you want to suggest a change, please request this in the form "Please replace XXX with YYY" or "Please add ZZZ between PPP and QQQ".
Please also cite reliable sources to back up your request, without which no information should be added to any article. - Arjayay (talk) 17:28, 23 January 2014 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 23 January 2014

Salah plays for Chelsea FC, not FC Basel.

JTWPlays (talk) 16:13, 23 January 2014 (UTC)

As of 45 minutes ago the deal is not done - he is just "expected to move" according to the BBC - We will wait until it is fully settled, and we have a WP:RS to confirm this. - Arjayay (talk) 17:31, 23 January 2014 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 23 January 2014

JTWPlays (talk) 16:15, 23 January 2014 (UTC)

Not done: as you have not requested a change.
If you want to suggest a change, please request this in the form "Please replace XXX with YYY" or "Please add ZZZ between PPP and QQQ".
Please also cite reliable sources to back up your request, without which no information should be added to any article. - Arjayay (talk) 17:31, 23 January 2014 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 23 January 2014

92.36.188.98 (talk) 23:31, 23 January 2014 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 6 March 2015

Goals: 6 in 7 Apps

41.232.27.115 (talk) 04:12, 6 March 2015 (UTC)

Not done: as you have not cited reliable sources to back up your request, without which no information should be added to, or changed in, any article. - Arjayay (talk) 09:12, 6 March 2015 (UTC)

As I said earlier in edit summaries and also written in comments in article, the infobox is LEAGUE ONLY, he has not played 7 matches in Serie A. Cup matches dont count. QED237 (talk) 10:43, 6 March 2015 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 1 June 2017

Cosmic Pseudp (talk) 12:46, 1 June 2017 (UTC)

Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format. - TheMagnificentist 12:50, 1 June 2017 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 22 June 2017

The page is incorrect as he has moved to Liverpool. Mxddxnn (talk) 19:48, 22 June 2017 (UTC)

Already done Infobox is already updated Eggishorn (talk) (contrib) 20:03, 22 June 2017 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 22 June 2017

He just joined Liverpool.. https://twitter.com/LFC/status/877979045094465536 Liverpool just announced it. Check the link 37.157.216.75 (talk) 20:07, 22 June 2017 (UTC)

Already done Check the article. Eggishorn (talk) (contrib) 20:19, 22 June 2017 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 23 June 2017

Hnsy121 (talk) 09:30, 23 June 2017 (UTC)

You haven't told us what edit you want made. The editor who uses the pseudonym "JamesBWatson" (talk) 09:45, 23 June 2017 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 15 August 2017

Someone has recently added content at the end of the Liverpool section without a reliable source, which I have found one. Also in the preceding section, the date should read 6 November 2016 instead of November 6 2016 so it matches the date format in the other parts of the article.

References

86.184.39.193 (talk) 13:01, 15 August 2017 (UTC)

Already done Cynko (talk) 13:09, 15 August 2017 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 16 November 2017

Zeyad Ramzy (talk) 08:29, 16 November 2017 (UTC)

Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format. DRAGON BOOSTER ★ 08:41, 16 November 2017 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 18 November 2017

Salah has scored 9 goals in 12 games now. Please update it. 47.41.14.82 (talk) 16:57, 18 November 2017 (UTC)

Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. Cocohead781 (talk) 03:02, 19 November 2017 (UTC)

Photo Update

Can someone please update the profile photo with a new one in Liverpool shirt? Amgadoz (talk) 22:45, 27 August 2017 (UTC)

Mohamed salah Abdulrhman diab (talk) 14:46, 4 December 2017 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 16 January 2018

Moody.vb (talk) 01:29, 16 January 2018 (UTC)

Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. Sakura Cartelet^Talk 03:36, 16 January 2018 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 4 February 2018

mohamed salah is 25 not 35 lol MR,Synax (talk) 23:19, 4 February 2018 (UTC)

 Not done:

Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

(and the edit request was not in change from X to Y format) Matthew_hk tc 23:38, 4 February 2018 (UTC)

infobox appearances and goals

Hallo Everybody, please note that the infobox appearances and goals are for the domestic league only. The ref www.soccerway.com shows Salah had scored 5 goals and had assisted 13 in ALL competitions through 23 matches. Thanks and greeting --Huligan0 (talk) 18:25, 1 January 2013 (UTC)

Why is it only domestic goals for his club that makes no sense. Bowdenjoefl (talk) 13:23, 18 March 2018 (UTC)

bump up. The infobox had the footnote : "Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only" and it is more easily comparable with other player may be? Matthew_hk tc 07:18, 14 April 2018 (UTC)

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Career statistics

Is it me, or are they not adding up correctly? I am confused when adding up the subtotal rows for the full total, keeps coming up wrong, are they even right? Govvy (talk) 10:36, 25 February 2018 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 2 April 2018

I want to add some records that Mohamed Salah has broken. Noorlfc (talk) 11:29, 2 April 2018 (UTC)

 Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. —KuyaBriBri^Talk 13:44, 2 April 2018 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 4 April 2018

On 4 April 2018, Salah netted once in a 3-0 win over Manchester City in the first match of UEFA Champions League quarter-finals. GrowthApache (talk) 22:32, 4 April 2018 (UTC)

 Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. — IVORK _Discuss 02:43, 5 April 2018 (UTC)

@GrowthApache:, Moreover, wikipedia (en encyclopedia) is not a news collection of goal. Matthew_hk tc 13:15, 5 April 2018 (UTC)

What kind of response is it to ask someone to provide reliable sources? The reply should of been more like Matthew said, that you don't need to record every goal he scores, only the keep points of his career should be covered. Govvy (talk) 13:37, 5 April 2018 (UTC)

@Govvy:. The standard Semi-protected edit request requires:

1. change from X to Y statement

2. the reliable source to support the change.

What IVORK did, was using the standard reply in {{ESp}} Matthew_hk tc 13:48, 5 April 2018 (UTC)

O, I don't like automated scripts like that. Govvy (talk) 14:10, 5 April 2018 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 13 April 2018

There should be a "Records" section for Mohamed salah. Skysports is a reliable source. http://www.skysports.com/football/news/11669/11311387/mohamed-salah-breaking-records-with-liverpool-scoring-exploits In this link,there are all the records that Mohamed Salah has broken Noorlfc (talk) 11:38, 13 April 2018 (UTC)

Not done wikipedia, an encyclopedia is not a collection trivial record. Only some were listed : topscorer (most of the time there is actual award to them), most cleansheet (ditto reasoning). Matthew_hk tc 03:18, 14 April 2018 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 15 April 2018

Mansoorata (talk) 15:58, 15 April 2018 (UTC)

We say Mohamed Salah or Mo Salah,(More popular).

 Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. NiciVampireHeart 16:53, 15 April 2018 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 16 April 2018

Club As of 14 April 2018[94] Table summation is wrong, Total Goals with Roma & Fiorentina supposed to 43 Goal Rabih24 (talk) 11:12, 16 April 2018 (UTC)

Not done May be due to the table layout, the subtotal was supposed for Roma only, not Roma+Fiorentina Matthew_hk tc 11:14, 16 April 2018 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 21 April 2018

Records Section : Most league goals in a 38-game season: 31 Premier League goals(shared with Alan Shearer,Cristiano Ronaldo and Luis Suárez) http://www.goal.com/en-sa/news/salah-joins-ronaldo-suarez-shearer-as-he-equals-premier/1mimupch3gsn31m2e26jbnfwga http://kwese.espn.com/football/liverpool/story/3465059/liverpools-mohamed-salah-equals-premier-league-record-in-draw-vs-west-bromwich-albion?src=com Noorlfc (talk) 14:29, 21 April 2018 (UTC)

There are records and statistics, you haven't indicated where you want to put those citations or information, I see no need to add them to the article either. Govvy (talk) 15:19, 21 April 2018 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 22 April 2018

 Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. OhKayeSierra (talk) 08:31, 23 April 2018 (UTC)

Career Stats

Any chance of getting a better stats box that seperates continental goals from champion league goals? It's a bit unclear as it is. Bodhadeepika (talk) 11:29, 28 April 2018 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 29 April 2018

boi Himanshum2005 (talk) 16:33, 29 April 2018 (UTC)

 Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. OhKayeSierra (talk) 16:42, 29 April 2018 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 10 May 2018

197.225.245.194 (talk) 09:24, 10 May 2018 (UTC)

Change the picture of Mohamed Salah

 Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. L293D (☎ • ✎) 12:13, 10 May 2018 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 22 May 2018

Mohamed Salah was born in Najrig AhmedFaroukHassanin (talk) 11:45, 22 May 2018 (UTC)

 Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. —KuyaBriBri^Talk 13:58, 22 May 2018 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 1 June 2018

Mohammed Salah is considered by many people as the best player in the world. Many songs have been written about him ever since he joined Liverpool.

"If he's good enough for you, he's good enough for me.

"If he scores another few, then I'll be Muslim too."

"If he's good enough for you, he's good enough for me.

"Sitting in the mosque, that's where I wanna be!

"Mo Salah-la-la-la, la-la-la-la-la-la-la." Hajeddy786 (talk) 14:45, 1 June 2018 (UTC)

 Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. Kosack (talk) 14:47, 1 June 2018 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 3 August 2018

I would like to write from a fans point of view to tell readers that he was a Chelsea reject and came back amazing, I will write it very professionally, checking every word a letter, and I will not write in a "Fan Banter" kind of way. Mr Football guy 12 (talk) 22:01, 3 August 2018 (UTC)

 Not done: It is not possible for individual users to be granted access to edit a semi-protected article. You will be able to edit this article without restriction four days after account registration if you make at least 10 constructive edits to other articles, or you can provide a specific request to edit the article in "change X to Y" format on this talk page and an editor who is not blocked from editing the article will determine if the requested edit is appropriate.

That said, Wikipedia is not a place to publish your own thoughts and analyses. Any content added to this article must be supported by reliable, published sources, no matter how professionally it's written. ‑‑ElHef (Meep?) 22:13, 3 August 2018 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 12 August 2018

Youtube link for the Youth teams should have a title ! 163.131.152.156 (talk) 02:44, 12 August 2018 (UTC)

 Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. Dolotta (talk) 03:31, 12 August 2018 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 9 February 2019

Salah has scored 49 premier league goals for Liverpool not 48 2001:BB6:1FEF:4558:75A9:B0D4:741A:2551 (talk) 19:58, 9 February 2019 (UTC)

 Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. DannyS712 (talk) 20:07, 9 February 2019 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 21 February 2019

I believe Mo Salah's actual height is 5' 6", so was going to adjust that bit from 1.75m to 1.67m. Martynpaylor (talk) 15:38, 21 February 2019 (UTC)

 Not done: Hi Martynpaylor, could you provide a reference for that? Thanks. aboideau^talk 15:46, 21 February 2019 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 1 June 2019

On 1 June 2019, he scored the first (not second) goal against Tottenham. 2A02:908:4E1:4B60:2CEE:9291:9C4E:6E0E (talk) 22:43, 1 June 2019 (UTC)

 Already done NiciVampireHeart 21:19, 2 June 2019 (UTC)

Update

Mo Salah appeared with Liverpool 87 game. Scored 56 goals. 19 assists. Roza (talk) 14:27, 14 July 2019 (UTC)

Conflict of sources

Hello. There seems to be conflict of information from two data providers. Soccerway shows 20 Champions League goals for Salah as a Liverpool player but World Football shows 19. The latter source is used to support the Salah stat in List of European Cup and UEFA Champions League top scorers, which also shows 19 while this article shows 20. Ae245 (talk) 10:18, 15 December 2019 (UTC)

Worldfootball.net isn't always reliable. You can check with other sites like UEFA.com soccerbase.com ESPN. Govvy (talk) 10:58, 15 December 2019 (UTC)

Should the List of European Cup and UEFA Champions League top scorers article change from 19 to 20 and cite Soccerway instead? Ae245 (talk) 11:08, 15 December 2019 (UTC)

I would cite UEFA.com if available . May be a goal was officially assigned from/to him by UEFA? Matthew hk (talk) 11:10, 15 December 2019 (UTC)

A 404 error page shows up when looking at Salah's 2018/19 stat page on UEFA.com. I think the website is broken. Ae245 (talk) 12:13, 15 December 2019 (UTC)

The only difference between worldfootball.net and Soccerway is how they present the stats. If you look at Mr Salah's club matches page at worldfootball.net, it lists goals in Champions League qualifying (up to and including playoff round) separately from CL proper (group stage onwards), while Soccerway puts them together. Both sites show 20 goals in total, the difference is how they list the matches against Hoffenheim in the 2017/18 playoff round. cheers, Struway2 (talk) 15:46, 15 December 2019 (UTC)

That explains it! Ae245 (talk) 15:03, 16 December 2019 (UTC)

Revert the name change from Mo Salah to Mohamed Salah

JorgeLaArdilla has taken it upon himself to change the article from Mohamed Salah to Mo Salah. Requesting this is undone immediately. Barton Dave (talk) 23:42, 7 January 2020 (UTC)

@Barton Dave:  Done. JorgeLaArdilla, please open a requested move discussion if you think the article title should be changed. S.A. Julio (talk) 06:00, 8 January 2020 (UTC)

Requested move 8 January 2020

The following is a closed discussion of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. Editors desiring to contest the closing decision should consider a move review after discussing it on the closer's talk page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

The result of the move request was: not moved. There is consensus against this requested move. (non-admin closure) qedk (t 桜 c) 13:11, 15 January 2020 (UTC)

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Mohamed Salah → Mo Salah – WP:COMMONNAME: More commonly known as Mo Salah - as illustrated by Mo Farah/Mohammed Farah. eg Liverpool official YouTube: Mo Salah's first 50 Liverpool goals at Anfield JorgeLaArdilla (talk) 08:28, 8 January 2020 (UTC)

I'm not convinced that it is the common name really, the BBC sticks with Mohamed ([2], [3], [4], [5]). Numerous other sources such as Liverpool's website, his own Twitter account and the Premier League all use Mohamed as well. Kosack (talk) 10:21, 8 January 2020 (UTC)

Fair dos, I'm not a great football fan, maybe it is just the pundits on MOTD that have christened him this - BTW This talk page's Archive is has 4 references to Mo Salah against 1 for Mohamed Salah. JorgeLaArdilla (talk) 11:37, 8 January 2020 (UTC)

His common name is Mohamed. In addition to the examples given, his Facebook account, Mohamed Salah, while the club’s official website almost never shortens his name, including first team list, his profile, with the most recent story on there: Mohamed Salah wins Liverpool Goal of the Month for December. Mo is a shortened alternative. There is no comparison with Farah who, unlike Salah, is routinely referred to as Mo. Barton Dave (talk) 12:07, 8 January 2020 (UTC)

• Oppose, WP:COMMONNAME is "Mohamed Salah" as per vast majority of references and external links.--Ortizesp (talk) 15:06, 8 January 2020 (UTC)
• Oppose, Hallo together, I oppose to the change as well. I can remember when I first opened this article there were problems with the players name, including the spelling, and in the end I contacted the Swiss football authorities to clear things up. Mohamed is his name. Greetings from Switzerland --Huligan0 (talk) 16:33, 8 January 2020 (UTC)
• Oppose per common name. Btw Ortizesp it appears to have 2 Ms not three per your post above. Govvy (talk) 16:40, 8 January 2020 (UTC)
  • Noted, and amended. Cheers! Govvy.--Ortizesp (talk) 16:47, 8 January 2020 (UTC)

Note: This discussion has been included in WikiProject Football's list of association football-related page moves. GiantSnowman 17:23, 8 January 2020 (UTC)

• Oppose as above. GiantSnowman 17:26, 8 January 2020 (UTC)
• Oppose Mo Salah is more of a nickname and not something that he's referred to all the time. I hear more people referring to him as Mohamed than just Mo. KingSkyLord (talk | contribs) 00:35, 9 January 2020 (UTC)
• Oppose His full name is Mohamed and he is popular with this name--ჯეოMan (talk) 20:07, 9 January 2020 (UTC)
• Oppose His common name is Mohamed. Liam E. Bekker (talk) 12:14, 12 January 2020 (UTC)
• Oppose per above. Ben5218 (talk) 15:58, 12 January 2020 (UTC)
• Oppose His full name is Mohamed Salah and it should be kept that way .REDMAN 2019 (talk) 15:38, 13 January 2020 (UTC)

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Semi-protected edit request on 6 February 2020

KarimFarid111111 (talk) 06:48, 6 February 2020 (UTC)

Mo Salah is one of the best players in the world!

Already mentioned in intro – Thjarkur (talk) 12:23, 6 February 2020 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 15 June 2020

Khaattam (talk) 15:49, 15 June 2020 (UTC)

 Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. Pupsterlove02 talk • contribs 15:58, 15 June 2020 (UTC)

Controversy section

This section should be removed and the text moved to other sections. Patrice Evra, for example, was involved in more (if not worse) off-field incidents like kicking a fan, accusing a player of racism and leading a mutiny during the 2010 World Cup, yet his article does not have a "Controversy" section, unlike Salah. Whoever edits these pages, please show consistency. Wolcott (talk) 08:09, 5 July 2020 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 3 November 2020

Mohamed salah scored hundred goals for liverpool but in the article you have only mentioned goals from the premier league,

gls (100) Fraxtfil (talk) 14:31, 3 November 2020 (UTC)

Hi Fraxtfil, in footballers' infoboxes, we only list league statistics which is why his number is lower. His full total of goals is included in the career statistics section further down. Thanks Kosack (talk) 14:57, 3 November 2020 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 9 December 2020

Salah Equals Ronaldo’s Record Joelantony0030 (talk) 05:58, 9 December 2020 (UTC)

@Joelantony0030: Not clear what exactly you want done. Please list your request in the format of "please change X to Y". REDMAN 2019 (talk) 15:01, 9 December 2020 (UTC)

GA Review

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Reviewer: Kosack (talk · contribs) 15:31, 2 January 2021 (UTC)

This has been sitting here for around six months now, so I'll try and get this looked at. Review coming as soon as possible. Kosack (talk) 15:31, 2 January 2021 (UTC)

Initial review

Lead

• "Considered one of the best players in the world", generally when a summary opinion like this is included we should include a few refs to back this up.  Done
• The infobox uses Al Mokawloon but the lead uses El Mokawloon?  Done
• "who signed him for in 2014", something missing from here.  Done
• The "second spell" link to his first Liverpool season seems very much like an WP:EASTEREGG to me.  Done
• The last two sentences of the third paragraph both begin with "the following season" which is a little repetitive.  Done
• "30 year league title drought", this seems like a bit of an WP:EASTEREGG. Done

El Mokawloon

• There are two youth teams listed in the infobox that aren't mentioned here? Even if these are local amateur sides, the sentence "played his youth football with El Mokawloon" is probably overly simplifying his youth career considering he was only there for four years.  Done
• Ref 6 mentions he joined the club at 14 which is probably worth mentioning.  Done
• Again, the club name changes between El and Al here?  Done
• "He remained a regular for Al Mokawloon, appearing in every game of the 2011–12 season", source?  Done
• The section is a little light overall, considering it covers around six years, plus perhaps the earlier years before that. There seems to be a decent bit of information out there for it too, see [6], [7], [8] (if you can find someone with a subscription), [9], [10], etc.  Done

Basel

• This section isn't the largest, so I don't see much need for the first paragraph to be separated from the rest?  Done
• There are a couple of obvious sources available for his arrival and time with Basel too, see [11], [12],  Done
• "had been monitoring Salah for some time", source doesn't seem to support this part?  Done
• Link friendly to Exhibition match and aggregate to aggregate score.  Done
• "they were beaten 2–5", it's generally accepted for the scoreline to list the subject club first, whether in defeat or victory.  Done
• Ref 20 appears to have expired.  Done

2013–14: Final season and league championship

• "To the start of the 2013–14 Swiss Super League season Salah was member of the Basel team that won the 2013 Uhrencup", this sentence doesn't make a whole lot of sense. Done
• "Salah scored on his first league appearance against Aarau" > in his first league appearance of the season against...  Done
• There appears to have been some significant controversy over a perceived refusal to shake the hands of Israeli players in the Tel Aviv match. Worth including? See [13], [14], etc.  Done
• Chelsea and Champions League are repeat linked here.  Done
• Worth noting that Basel were eliminated at the group stage.  Done
• The section heading mentions a league championship but the only information here is really about his Champions League performances?  Done

Chelsea

2013–14: Entry into first-team squad

• Chelsea doesn't need to be linked as they are mentioned previously.  Done
• "the Stamford Bridge club", this reads a little oddly to me. I would suggest dropping the use of London in the previous section and moving it here with "the London based club" perhaps.  Done
• The second paragraph has three sentences, all of which begin with "On xx date". This is a little repetitive and feels more like a list rather than flowing prose.  Done
• "later won a penalty and an assist", I don't think you can win an assist so to speak. Perhaps add "registered an assist" or similar?  Done

2014–15: Domestic success

• "looked to be in a balance" > looked to be in doubt?  Done
• Link military service to Conscription in Egypt.  Done
• Is Ibrahim Mahlab the same as mentioned here.  Done
• "after the meeting with the then Egyptian prime minister Ibrahim Mahlab", what meeting?  Not done

Its in the reference at the end of the sentence. Would you like me to move it closer? REDMAN 2019 (talk) 13:12, 3 January 2021 (UTC)

I was thinking more that the use of the meeting suggested that the reader should know of said meeting before this point. I've reworded slightly to remedy that, if you think it's wrong, let me know. Kosack (talk) 09:22, 21 January 2021 (UTC)

Looks fine. REDMAN 2019 (talk) 13:38, 30 January 2021 (UTC)

• Shawky Gharib is spelt differently to his actual page?  Done
• "Salah changed squad numbers from 15 to 17 for the start of the season, with his new number having been vacated by Eden Hazard changing to number 10", as much as I generally loathe basic shirt number info, if you want to keep it the source doesn't really support the players changing numbers.  Done Sorry to hear that you dislike it, but I think it should be kept.
• "Salah was rarely used during the season", this doesn't appear to be sourced, a summary of his appearances would be helpful for context too.  Done
• "he took a shot that went so far off target that it went for a throw-in", is this particularly relevant? I'd probably look to combine the two sentences with "He and fellow winger André Schürrle were criticized publicly by manager José Mourinho after a 2-1 win over..." and drop the throw-in part.  Done

Loan to Fiorentina

• "On transfer deadline" > day?  Done
• "confirmed that Salah would play for the Italian club Fiorentina", would play is an odd turn of phrase. Would join Italian... Perhaps?  Done
• Sentence is a bit long as well, perhaps split the shirt number part into a new one?  Done
• "Twelve days after that" > Twelve days later?  Done
• Round of 16 is capitalised here but not in other uses. Stay consistent.  Done
• The "reportedly" is probably unnecessary as there are some pretty definitive sources that Fiorentina did exercise an option to extend the loan. [15] Might also be worth including the conclusion of the saga [16]  Done

Loan to Roma

• Roma is repeat linked here.  Done
• "ACF Fiorentina filed a complaint to FIFA with the claim that Chelsea alleging breach of contract when they allowed Salah to join Roma", sentence is a bit muddled.  Done Moved
• The second paragraph here seems to be just an indiscriminate list of goals?  Done

Roma

• Again, this section seems to have been written week-by-week as it seems to be just a list of goals.  Done
• "for legendary captain", watch for WP:PEACOCK terms.  Done

Liverpool

2017–18: Record-breaking individual success

• "for an initial €42m fee that could rise to €50m. The fee was a club record, eclipsing the £35m", it seems a bit odd to be switching between two forms of currency when the figures are comparable. As he was moving to a British club, I would suggest sticking with pounds for both uses.  Done
• "He was assigned the number 11 shirt previously worn by Roberto Firmino who instead switched to number 9", source?  Done
• "becoming Liverpool's first Egyptian player", I can't see that mentioned in the source text, but there is a video included. Do you have access to that?

I have access to the video also it's a pretty well known fact. REDMAN 2019 (talk) 16:50, 18 January 2021 (UTC)

So does the video mention it? I would question how well known it is outside Liverpool. Personally, I don't know if another Egyptian has ever played for them. Kosack (talk) 09:16, 21 January 2021 (UTC)

• "He scored on his debut against Watford in a 3–3 draw on 12 August", perhaps mention what competition this was in.  Done
• "Salah hit the top of the Premier League goal scoring charts", wording is a little informal perhaps?  Done
• "The day after the match, Ramos wrote a message and sent him good wishes", I get why this was originally added given the consternation that surrounded it, but is this particularly relevant now the dust has settled?

It's not as relevant as before, but I don't see a strong reason to remove it if that's ok. REDMAN 2019 (talk) 12:04, 6 January 2021 (UTC)

I wouldn't oppose based on its inclusion at GA level, so not a sticking point if it stays. Kosack (talk) 09:17, 21 January 2021 (UTC)

2018–19: European champion and second Golden Boot

• "Salah scored his first goal of the season and Liverpool's first overall goal of the season", these two clauses could probably be combined given how similar they are rather than being written separately.  Done
• Roger Hunt and Fernando Torres are repeat linked here.  Done
• "after being kicked in the shins twice", not seeing that in the sources?  Done
• Section veers into "On xx date" territory at times. Try to avoid too many consecutive sentences beginning in the same manner.

2019–20: Premier League champion

• "In the 2019 UEFA Super Cup final", is there actually a final for the Super Cup given it's a one-off match?  Done
• Link penalty shootout to Penalty shoot-out (association football).  Done
• "after 120 minutes"> after extra-time?  Done
• Manchester United, Chelsea and Fernando Torres all repeat linked here.  Done
• "to become the league's fifth-highest African goalscorer of all time", is being the fifth-highest actually that notable, especially given the amount of records that he was actually setting at the time.  Done
• "the first time in the club's 127-year history they have achieved this", this sentence is written in the present tense, but this is already at least a year out of date. The sentence needs rewriting in the past tense to make it clearer that it was at the time.  Done
• "With his 70th Premier League goal in 100 appearances", it could be made clearer that we're still referring to the goal scored against Bournemouth here.  Done
• "he has scored seven more goals", wrong tense.  Done
• "63 goals of Fernando Torres > by Fernando Torres.  Done
• No mention of winning the league title?  Done

2020–21

• "He also became the first player to score a hat-trick for Liverpool in the first league match" add of a season after this point.  Done
• "Liverpool FC history" > Liverpool history or the club's, whichever you prefer.  Done
• The last part of this section about top tier goals is unsourced and I'm not sure how relevant it is anyway.  Done

Youth

• His appearance numbers don't appear in the sources provided in the first paragraph.  Done
• " following a 0–3 quarter-final defeat", not sure we need the sudden use of a reverse scoreline here.  Done

Senior

• First team doesn't need to be linked back to the article again in the second sentence.  Done
• "goal in a 1–2 away defeat", no need for the reverse scoreline.  Done
• "with their latest successful qualification being in 2010, when they won the competition for a third straight time", does this have any real relevance to Salah?  Done

Analysis

• The first paragraph here is comprised of only two sentences which are quite long to read. Might be worth splitting at least one.  Done
• No need to link Liverpool here.  Done

Reception

• "American soccer coach", soccer isn't needed here, we're not going to be quoting a tennis coach on his ability.  Done
• Chelsea and Mourinho don't need linking again.  Done
• "Salah has also received praise for having never celebrated scoring a goal against any of his former clubs", I'm not sure a single source from one match is enough to say he "never" celebrates. Also, there's not a lot of obvious praise for not celebrating in there?  Done Changed sentence

Media

• "Salah features in EA Sports' FIFA video game series", so do thousands of other footballers. I'm not sure this is particularly notable, certainly not his ratings either.  Done
• The fan vote on FIFPLAY seems rather irrelevant as well I would say.  Done

After looking over it, I have removed the entire section as I couldn't find a reason to keep it in its current state. REDMAN 2019 (talk) 15:07, 15 January 2021 (UTC)

Charity

• " father of the Egyptian footballer Salah Ghaly" > Salah's father  Done
• "when the country was in a bad situation" > was experiencing an economic crisis.  Done

In popular culture

• "It appears in FIFA 19", again I'm not sure of the relevance.  Done

Honours

• Are third placed finishes in tournaments generally considered honours? Let alone an under-20 youth competition?  Done

Records

• Score and goals are unnecessarily capitalised a few times.  Done
• "in all competition in Liverpool club history", this and the following record read a little clumsily.  Done

References

• The early refs seem pretty well formatted, but the further down you go there are quite a few authors, publishers, publishing dates and accessdates missing. These need filling out with all of the available info.  Done

• A couple of sources that look a little questionable or I'm unfamiliar with. Why are the following considered reliable sources:
• live-result.com

I wouldn't trust it for, say, a transfer rumor, but for a simple match report it should be ok. The Basel website has removed the original source. REDMAN 2019 (talk) 15:29, 11 January 2021 (UTC)

• tribalfootball.com  Done
• Trackalytics.com  Done

This is a pretty big review, perhaps the biggest I've ever written. Possibly the main issue is his earlier career sections. His Liverpool years are reasonably solid, but the Al Mokawloon and Basel years are a little light I feel and the Roma and Fiorentina sections descend into endless lists of goals. The refs also, while not in terrible shape, will need some work given the amount of them to sift through. It's up to you what you wish to do, I can leave this open if you wish to try and work through these in the usual sort of time frame of a week or so. Or I can close it and you can renominate later if it's likely to be too time consuming? Let me know what you wish to do, I'll leave on hold for now. Kosack (talk) 21:57, 2 January 2021 (UTC)

@Kosack: Is 10 to 14 days okay? REDMAN 2019 (talk) 11:56, 3 January 2021 (UTC)

Yeah sure, there's no rush. I just want to ensure that we are likely to see progress. Ping me again when you're ready for another look. Kosack (talk) 13:32, 3 January 2021 (UTC)

@Kosack: I am going to redo the Roma section over the next few days. Are there any new points you would like me to address? REDMAN 2019 (talk) 10:52, 20 January 2021 (UTC)

Follow up

Al Mokawloon

• "and his coach says it only motivated him to become better", what coach are we referring too?  Done

2013–14: Final season and league championship

• "As Basel won the league title for the fifth time in a row", needs a source.  Done

2018–19: European champion and second Golden Boot

• "Amid controversy and online protest, Salah received the 2018 FIFA Puskás Award for goal of the year", might be worth expanding on this. Were the protests for or against for example.  Done
• "West Ham said they were investigating a video which allegedly showed fans racially abusing Salah", what was the outcome of this? I assume it's reached a conclusion now, so the resulting verdict should be mentioned.  Done

Personal life

• The last sentence about coronavirus is partially unsourced.  Done Removed it as it was two tests for the same period.

International goals

• The table here likely needs scope=row added for the goal number.  Done

References

• Still the odd reference that is incomplete. Ref 9 for example needs a publisher, ref 29 needs an author, ref 121 needs an accessdate, etc. I know there's a lot, but try to ensure they are as complete as possible.

Apologies for the slow reply, it's taken me a few days to go through again. I've done some copyediting but it's really just minor corrections. Obviously, you're welcome to go through and see if you disagree with anything. Other than that, I've picked up a few minor points above now and, as you mention, the Roma section still has issues. However, we're significantly closer to passing this now which is good. Kosack (talk) 10:13, 22 January 2021 (UTC)

@Kosack: Sorry for how long it's taken me. I have addressed all the points that have been raised at this review. Could you take a look and see if there's anything left? REDMAN 2019 (talk) 13:39, 30 January 2021 (UTC)

I'm still not keen on the Roma sections unfortunately. Although the text flows better, there are remaining issues as it still appears to be just an indiscriminate list of goals. For example, "On 2 February 2016, Salah scored in a 2–0 away win over Sassuolo. Ten days later, he scored in a 3–1 win over Carpi", are both these notable occurrences? Same goes for "On 11 September, he scored in a 3–2 win over Sampdoria. Ten days later, on 21 September, he scored in a 4–0 win over Crotone" and "On 15 October, he scored in a 3–1 win over Napoli." Generally, we're looking for notable instances of goalscoring, especially for a player who scored as many goals as Salah does. Kosack (talk) 18:43, 31 January 2021 (UTC)

@Kosack: I have removed parts of the Roma sections. Does it look okay to you? REDMAN 2019 (talk) 19:11, 9 February 2021 (UTC)

One new point that has sprung up is the recent addition of "He also became the first Liverpool player since Billy Liddell in 1958 to score in a fourth consecutive league game for Liverpool against West Ham and the first to do so in the top-flight." Is scoring in consistent matches against a single club particularly notable? Perhaps if this was a derby of some kind, but Liverpool and West Ham is not really a world renowned fixture. Kosack (talk) 13:23, 11 February 2021 (UTC)

@Kosack: Done. REDMAN 2019 (talk) 17:10, 11 February 2021 (UTC)

The no. column of the international goals table still needs scope=rows adding. Kosack (talk) 13:06, 12 February 2021 (UTC)

Kosack Done. Sorry, I had forgotten that. REDMAN 2019 (talk) 14:33, 12 February 2021 (UTC)

A few references stick out as being incomplete, namely:

• 100, 257 - author and accessdate  Done
• 108, 109, 132 - accessdate  Done
• 127, 128, 129, 130 - publishing date  Done
• 180, 285, 305 - author  Done

After that, I think we might be there. Kosack (talk) 12:02, 14 February 2021 (UTC)

@Kosack: Done all. REDMAN 2019 (talk) 16:15, 14 February 2021 (UTC)

Happy to promote this now. While the text could still be fine-tuned, I think the overall quality required for a GA is there. The article is well-balanced, covers all aspects of his career and is adequately sourced. Nice work. Kosack (talk) 15:06, 15 February 2021 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 23 February 2021

Please consider changing Mohamed Salah Hamed Mahrous Ghaly is an Egyptian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Premier League club Liverpool and the Egypt national team." to "Mohamed Salah Hamed Mahrous Ghaly is an Egyptian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Premier League club Liverpool and is the captain of the Egypt national team." MohamedMaalimma (talk) 21:38, 23 February 2021 (UTC)

@MohamedMaalimma: can you provide a reliable source that confirms that he captains the national side? REDMAN 2019 (talk) 10:40, 24 February 2021 (UTC)

 Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. Melmann 19:23, 24 February 2021 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 25 February 2021

Please change (Mohamed Salah Hamed Mahrous Ghaly (Arabic: محمد صلاح حامد محروس غالى‎, Egyptian Arabic pronunciation: [mæˈħam.mæd sˤɑˈlɑːħ ˈɣæːli]; born 15 June 1992) is an Egyptian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Premier League club Liverpool and the Egypt national team.) to (Mohamed Salah Hamed Mahrous Ghaly (Arabic: محمد صلاح حامد محروس غالى‎, Egyptian Arabic pronunciation: [mæˈħam.mæd sˤɑˈlɑːħ ˈɣæːli]; born 15 June 1992) is an Egyptian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Premier League club Liverpool and Captains the Egypt national team.) The reliable sources used as evidence can be as follows, https://www.egypttoday.com/Article/8/75320/Salah-named-as-Egypt-national-team-new-captain https://www.liverpool.com/liverpool-fc-news/features/mohamed-salah-egypt-captain-liverpool-17007832 https://africanfootball.com/news/773059/Salah-named-new-captain-of-Egypt MohamedMaalimma (talk) 06:19, 25 February 2021 (UTC)

 Done Thank you for providing multiple sources. They have been added to the International career section so as not to clutter the lead paragraph. SK2242 (talk) 19:49, 27 February 2021 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 10 April 2021

Goals 94 82.1.48.81 (talk) 23:36, 10 April 2021 (UTC)

 Done This has been updated as per official Premier League statistics. MBihun (talk) 20:40, 12 April 2021 (UTC)

92 for Liverpool (he scored 2 for Chelsea). Nampa DC (talk) 00:20, 13 April 2021 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 14 April 2021

Minor typo: Under the heading "2016–17: Permanent transfer, Serie A runner-up" in the sixth sentence, change "Salah the endured" to "Salah then endured". Parillo (talk) 20:27, 14 April 2021 (UTC)

 Done ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 20:36, 14 April 2021 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 13 September 2021

Can you please ad Mo salah's honours with Chelsea for examole the premier league of 2014-15 premier league won by chelsea. Thanks in advance 95.97.195.86 (talk) 14:42, 13 September 2021 (UTC)

 Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 16:04, 13 September 2021 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 18 September 2021

mo salah has scored 98 goals for liverpool but the person who last edited this got confused he’s got 100 premier league goals altogether 98 for liverpool and 2 for chelsea. he hasn’t yet hit 100 for liverpool 90.240.173.241 (talk) 10:43, 18 September 2021 (UTC)

 Not done: The claim is well sourced, see [17]. — LauritzT (talk) 17:55, 18 September 2021 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 18 September 2021 (2)

Salah only has 99 league goals for Liverpool not 103 it needs changing 2A02:C7F:74A6:9B00:9814:B793:9C8:F828 (talk) 23:06, 18 September 2021 (UTC)

 Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 23:37, 18 September 2021 (UTC)