Salah Al-Din Reda Mostafa Mostafa Ahmed Basha (Arabic: صلاح الدين رضا مصطفي باشا; born 5 March 2003), known as Salah Basha, is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Egyptian club Pharco. Born in Italy, he is a youth international for Egypt.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Salah Al-Din Reda Mostafa Mostafa Ahmed Basha[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 5 March 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Verona, Italy[1] | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Pharco | ||
| Youth career | |||
| AC Milan | |||
| Juventus | |||
| 2016 | Sharm El Sheikh Sporting Club | ||
| 2016–2018 | Al Ahly | ||
| 2018–2023 | Udinese | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023 | Giugliano | 1 | (0) |
| 2023– | Pharco | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| Egypt U17 | |||
| Egypt U19 | |||
| Egypt U20 | |||
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 April 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 2 May 2022 | |||
Club career edit
Born in Verona, Italy, to an Egyptian father and Italian mother, Basha started his career with Italian giants AC Milan and Juventus.[2] Due to his father's work, Basha relocated to South Sinai, Egypt, where he played for Sharm El Sheikh Sporting Club.[2] He was soon scouted and signed by Egyptian top division side Al Ahly in 2016.[3]
Having lived in Egypt with his mother and brother, Basha returned to Italy when his father became sick.[4] On his return, he signed for Serie A side Udinese, who he had trialled with in January 2018.[5]
He was named on the bench for Udinese for the first time in the penultimate game of the 2020–21 Serie A season, a 1–0 loss to Sampdoria, but did not feature.[6]
On 27 January 2023, Basha signed with Giugliano in Serie C.[7]
International career edit
Basha is eligible to represent both Italy and Egypt at international level.[8] He has represented Egypt at youth international level.[9]
Personal life edit
Salah's brother, Richard, is also a footballer, and moved to Udinese with him before leaving to join Swiss Super League club Lugano in 2021.[8][10]
References edit
- ^ a b c Salah Basha at WorldFootball.net
- ^ a b Kamal, Ahmed (12 April 2021). "«أصلي مصري» (20).. صلاح باشا يتحدث عن رحلة الصعود إلى أودينيزي الإيطالي والهروب من الأهلي وتمثيل الفراعنة" [My original Egyptian" (20) .. Salah Basha talks about the journey to climb to the Italian Udinese, escape from Al-Ahly and represent the Pharaohs]. elcaptain.dostor.org (in Arabic). Retrieved 2 May 2022.
- ^ Mohamed, Moataz. "صلاح جديد يظهر في الدوري الإيطالي - صور" [A new Salah appears in the Italian League - photos]. pulse.mubasher.info (in Arabic). Retrieved 2 May 2022.
- ^ Hadid, Hisham Abu (10 June 2021). "صلاح باشا: «لم أهرب من الأهلي.. والدي كان مريضًا في إيطاليا.. والعودة تسعدني جدًا»" [Salah Basha: "I did not run away from Al-Ahly .. My father was ill in Italy .. Returning makes me very happy."]. almasryalyoum.com (in Arabic). Retrieved 2 May 2022.
- ^ Al-Aidi, Ahmed. "ناشئ الأهلي: أفضل اللعب مع المارد الأحمر عن الرحيل إلى الكالتشيو" [Al-Ahly youth: I prefer playing with the red genie than leaving for Calcio]. kora11.com (in Arabic). Retrieved 2 May 2022.
- ^ El-Swaify, Mohamed (16 May 2021). "شبيه إبراهيموفيتش.. المصري صلاح باشا أحدث مواهب أودينيزي" [Similar to Ibrahimovic .. Egyptian Salah Basha is the latest talent of Udinese]. kooora.com (in Arabic). Retrieved 2 May 2022.
- ^ "UFFICIALE: SALAH BASHA E' UN NUOVO CALCIATORE DEL GIUGLIANO CALCIO 1928" (in Italian). Giugliano Calcio 1928. 27 January 2023. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
- ^ a b Noureddine, Hossam (4 May 2017). "حوار في الجول - قصة الإيطاليين صلاح الدين وريتشارد ناشئي الأهلي" [Dialogue in the Joule - the story of the Italians Salah El-Din and Richard Al-Ahly’s juniors]. filgoal.com (in Arabic). Retrieved 2 May 2022.
- ^ Nabil, Mohamed (27 May 2021). ""الخبر الحصرى"والد صلاح الدين: سعيد لتواجد ابني في صفوف منتخب مصر للشباب" [“Exclusive news” Salah El-Din’s father: I am happy to have my son in the ranks of the Egyptian youth team]. khbrhasry.com (in Arabic). Retrieved 2 May 2022.
- ^ Ali, Ahmad Gamal (13 August 2021). "Egyptian youngster Richard Basha joins Swiss side Lugano from Udinese". kingfut.com. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
External links edit
- Salah Basha at Soccerway
