Ibrahim Salah (footballer, born 2001)

Ibrahim Salah (Arabic: ابراهيم صلاح; born 30 August 2001) is a professional footballer who plays as a right winger for Ligue 1 club Rennes. Born in Belgium, he is a youth international for Morocco.

Ibrahim Salah
Salah with Morocco in 2023
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-08-30) 30 August 2001
Place of birth Saint-Josse-ten-Noode, Belgium
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position(s) Right winger
Team information
Current team
 Rennes
Number 34
Youth career
Union Saint-Gilloise
Beerschot
2021–2022 Gent
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022 Gent II 2 (3)
2022–2023 Gent 14 (3)
2023– Rennes 17 (3)
International career‡
2023– Morocco U23 5 (0)
Medal record
Representing  Morocco
U-23 Africa Cup of Nations
Winner2023 Morocco
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:18, 16 September 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:38, 30 August 2023 (UTC)

Club career

Gent

A youth product of Union Saint-Gilloise and Beerschot, In 2020 he was set to join Leicester City but the move failed for administrative reasons.[2][3] Salah joined the youth academy of Gent on 28 May 2021.[4] He signed his first professional contract with the club on 27 December 2021.[5] In the summer of 2022, he started training with the senior team in preparation for the 2022–23 season.[6] He made his senior and Belgian First Division A debut with the club as a substitute in a 2–1 win against Westerlo on 7 August 2022.[7] In the opening months of the 2022–23 season Gent head coach Hein Vanhaezebrouck gave young players the chance to play in the first team such as Salah, Malick Fofana and Noah De Ridder.[8] Salah and Fofana made their debut in that same game together against Westerloo.[9] Vanhaezebrouck praised Salah for his efforts in training and said his standard was high enough to send a message to the more experienced players, and that he earned his place on merit.[10]

Rennes

On 31 January 2023, Salah joined Ligue 1 side Rennes.[11] He scored his first goal for the club on 23 February 2023 as a substitute in a 2–1 home win over Shakhtar Donetsk in the UEFA Europa League knockout round play-offs, a 106th-minute goal that put Rennes ahead on aggregate. However, his team eventually lost in a penalty shoot-out after Shakhtar Donetsk equalized later in extra time.[12] On 12 August 2023, he scored his first two Ligue 1 goals in a 5–1 home win over Metz.[13]

International career

Born in Belgium, Salah is of Moroccan descent. He was called up to the Morocco U23s for a training camp in November 2022.[14]

In June 2023, he was included in the final squad of the under-23 national team for the 2023 U-23 Africa Cup of Nations, hosted by Morocco itself,[15][16] where the Atlas Lions won their first title[17][18] and qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympics.[17][19]

In August 2023, Salah was called up for the first time to join the Moroccan senior national team, for the upcoming games against Liberia and Burkina Faso.[20][21]

Honours

Morocco U23

References
  1. "Stade Rennais. Trois choses à savoir sur Ibrahim Salah, la recrue surprise . Sport". larochesuryon.maville.com.
  2. "Ibrahim Salah is experiencing his ultimate football dream: "A year ago I had to take a test at AA Gent"". Nieuwsblad.be.
  3. "OFFICIAL: KAA Gent gives 20-year-old his first professional contract". voetballprimeur.be.
  4. Ferrante, Sébastien. "Le jeune Ibrahim Salah signe à La Gantoise". DHnet.
  5. "Ibrahim Salah beleeft zijn ultieme voetbaldroom: "Een jaar geleden moest ik nog een test afleggen bij AA Gent"". www.nieuwsblad.be.
  6. "Hein Vanhaezebrouck maakt bij AA Gent de analyse op van stage: "Enkele jongens moeten zich vragen stellen"". www.nieuwsblad.be.
  7. "AA Gent komt tegen Westerlo terug van achterstand en bedankt Hugo Cuypers voor omgezette strafschop". Het Nieuwsblad.
  8. "Public favorite applies for return to AA Gent". voetbalnieuws.be.
  9. "Flushing now even thinner, Ghent infirmary is bulging: "It is unbelievably bad"". Nieuwsblad.be.
  10. "Vanhaezebrouck wou signaal geven aan ervaren spelers: "Als zij hun niveau niet halen, zullen de jongeren spelen"". voetbalkrant.com.
  11. "IBRAHIM SALAH, NOUVEL ATTAQUANT ROUGE ET NOIR !". Stade Rennais (in French). 1 February 2023. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
  12. "Rennes Beat Donetsk". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
  13. Veth, Manuel. "Despite Harry Kane, Bayern Munich Defeated 3-0 In DFL Supercup By Leipzig". Forbes. Retrieved 13 August 2023.
  14. "CHAN 2023, JO 2024, Lions de l'Atlas… Ibrahim Salah se confie". Le360 Sport.
  15. "Sei bianconeri con le nazionali". FC Lugano (in Italian). 9 June 2023. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
  16. "تشكيلة المنتخب الوطني لاقل من 23 سنة امام غينيا". Royal Moroccan Football Federation (in Arabic). 24 June 2023. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
  17. "Morocco win maiden TotalEnergies U-23 Africa Cup of Nations title with victory over Egypt | Total U-23 Africa Cup of Nations 2023". CAFOnline.com. 8 July 2023. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
  18. "Le Maroc remporte la CAN U23 au bout de la prolongation". SO FOOT.com (in French). 9 July 2023. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
  19. "Le Mali, le Maroc et l'Égypte qualifiés pour les JO 2024". SO FOOT.com (in French). 8 July 2023. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
  20. Eddahmani, Zouhair. "Coach Walid Regragui Announces Squad for Matches Against Liberia, Burkina Faso". Morocco World News. p. 1.
  21. "Morocco's national coach Walid Regragui unveils squad list for Liberia, Burkina Faso friendlies". HESPRESS English - Morocco News. 31 August 2023. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
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