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Incredible statistics of Mohamed Salah as Liverpool icon puts pen to paper on new deal

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Liverpool icon Mohamed Salah has been outstanding this season, and he plans to remain. 

Certainly, the Egyptian has finalized a new two-year deal at Anfield. 

Here are the most astonishing statistics from his illustrious career. 

• Mohamed Salah has netted 243 goals and provided 110 assists in 392 matches for Liverpool. 

• Salah scored 320 goals for his club in 646 games. 

• Include 159 assists at the club level as well. 

• Just TWO players have netted more goals for Liverpool following their goals against Manchester City in February (Ian Rush, Roger Hunt). 

• Hodgson (1.56) is the sole Liverpool player with a superior games-per-goal ratio. 

He holds the record for the most goals scored by an African player in Premier League history, with 184 goals. 

• Salah is tied for sixth place on the Premier League all-time scoring list with Sergio Aguero. The only players with more are Andy Cole (187), Wayne Rooney (208), Harry Kane (213), and Alan Shearer (260), meaning he is just one goal short of being the highest-scoring foreign player. 

• This positions him as the top active Premier League player on the goal scorers list. 

• Liverpool’s all-time leading goal scorer in the Premier League. 

Salah has netted over 30 goals in five of his six seasons with Liverpool, recently achieving that figure against Man City this season. 

• He also has a ridiculous 79 goals scored on the road in Our League. No player from Liverpool, whether past or present, has a greater number. 

• Salah has scored an extra 58 goals in 102 matches for Egypt. 

• Salah netted his 100th goal at Anfield in the Premier League versus Leicester on Boxing Day, making him the eighth player in Premier League history to reach 100 goals at a home venue. 

• By netting two goals against Southampton, Salah has surpassed Wayne Rooney's goal tally at Old Trafford while playing at Anfield. Only Thierry Henry and Sergio Aguero have scored more at one stadium. 

• By netting two goals and providing an assist in Liverpool’s 3-3 stalemate against Newcastle on December 4, Salah both scored and assisted in a Premier League match for the 37th occasion, surpassing Wayne Rooney’s historic record. He has accomplished it five more times since that moment, with the latest being against Manchester City. 

• By netting a goal against City, Salah became the first player to either score or assist 40 or more times in two separate Premier League seasons. 

• The initial player over 27 to either score or provide assists for 40 or more goals in one Premier League season. 

• The initial player to net 25 goals and record 15 assists in one Premier League season. 

• The inaugural player in Premier League history to both score and provide an assist in both matches of a season against the defending champions. 

Liverpool's top assist maker in one Premier League campaign. All while there are nine matches remaining, and Liverpool still has to face Leicester. 

• Throughout his career, he has secured nine trophies, achieving every possible accolade at Liverpool, aside from the Europa League (Premier League, Champions League, FA Cup, EFL Cup, UEFA Super Cup, FIFA Club World Cup). 

• He holds the record for the most goals in Liverpool's continental football history (50). 

• No player has netted more goals in their first season for the Reds (44, 2017/18). 

• No player from Liverpool has netted more goals in a single season during the Premier League era (44, 2017/18). 

• He shares the record for the most continental goals in a season with Roberto Firmino (11, 2017/18). 

• No player has netted in more matches during a single season for Liverpool (34, 2017/18). 

• Salah holds the record for the highest number of consecutive games scored in for the Reds (10, 2021). 

• Salah has netted in the highest number of consecutive home matches from the beginning of a season (6, 2023). 


• No player has netted in more successive matches at Anfield for Liverpool (9, 2023). 

• The Liverpool players with the highest international goals (27) are: Ian Rush, Michael Owen, Mo Salah. 

• Salah secured the Swiss Super League title in both of his seasons with FC Basel (2012/13 and 2013/14). 

• Salah achieved the quickest hat-trick in Champions League history, marking the fastest Champions League hat-trick by a substitute (6 minutes and 12 seconds against Rangers, 2022). 

• No player has netted more Champions League goals for an English team (44). 

• Salah holds the record for the highest number of goals scored by an African in UEFA club competitions (61) and is the leading all-time African scorer in the Champions League (47). 

• He holds the record for the most goals in UEFA club competitions while playing for an English team (49). 

• The Egyptian is Liverpool's all-time leading scorer in Champions League history. 

• Salah set the record for the highest number of goals scored by an African player in a Premier League season (32, 2017/18). 

• Salah holds the record for the highest number of Premier League Player of the Month awards by an individual in a season (3, 2017/18). 

• Salah shares the record for the most teams he has scored against in a 38-match Premier League season with Ian Wright and Robin van Persie (17, 2017/18). 

• Salah surpassed the scoring of three Premier League teams in a single season (West Brom, Huddersfield Town, Swansea City, 17/18). He is the sole player to have accomplished this. 

• In 2022, Salah achieved the distinction of being the first and only player to net a goal on the opening day across six straight Premier League seasons. 

•The ex-Chelsea striker holds the record for the highest number of goals by a Liverpool player in their initial 100 matches for the team (69) and in their first 100 Premier League matches (70). 

• No other player has netted 20 or more goals in four separate Premier League seasons for Liverpool. He has accomplished it five times now. 

• Only Salah, Alan Shearer, Thierry Henry, Sergio Aguero, and Harry Kane have achieved 20 goals in a Premier League season on five occasions. 

•Salah made history as the first player for the Reds to net a minimum of 20 goals in all competitions over seven seasons last year. 

• He completed all eight seasons in December. Harry Kane (9) and Alan Shearer (10) are the sole Premier League players to achieve this over more seasons. 

• Since reaching the age of 30, Salah has netted 64 goals in the Premier League, surpassing the total goals scored by the following players throughout their entire Barclays careers: Alexis Sanchez, Phil Foden, Bruno Fernandes, Peter Beardsley, Gianfranco Zola, Yaya Toure, David Silva, Tim Cahill, Eidur Gudjohnsen, James Maddison, Alexandre Lacazette, Gareth Bale, Andy Carroll, Javier Hernandez, Edin Dzeko, Philippe Coutinho, Mesut Ozil, Cesc Fabregas, Dirk Kuyt, Willian, Ilkay Gundogan, Dele Alli, and Bobby Zamora. 

• He is the quickest Liverpool player to net 100 top-tier goals (151 matches). 

• Only Steven Gerrard (47) has netted more penalties (44) for the club than Salah. 

•Salah is the top World Cup goalscorer for Egypt, netting two goals and scoring 16 in World Cup qualifiers. 

• He is their leading scorer of all time in Africa Cup of Nations qualification (21). 

• No Egyptian has netted more goals for both club and country (379). He surpassed Hossam Hassan after the 7-0 win against Manchester United in March 2023. 

• He additionally played for Fiorentina and AS Roma. He holds the record for the most goals scored by an Egyptian in Serie A history, netting 35 times in 81 games. 

• Salah has been awarded African footballer of the year twice. Soon to become three. 

• Salah has earned the Premier League Goal of the Month award twice, been named Player of the Month five times, received the PFA Player of the Month 12 times, and won the FIFA Club World Cup Golden Ball for Liverpool. 

• His seasonal accomplishments at Liverpool consist of: 21/22 Premier League Goal of the Season, three Premier League Golden Boots, 17/18 Premier League Player of the Season, 21/22 Premier League Playmaker of the Season, three PFA Premier League Team of the Year selections, three PFA Fans’ Player of the Season titles, 17/18 Champions League Squad of the Season inclusion, three Liverpool Players’ Player of the Year honors, three Liverpool Goal of the Season awards, three Football Supporters’ Association Player of the Year recognitions, two European Sports Media Team of the Year selections, two Football Writers’ Association Footballer of the Year awards, and two PFA Players’ Player of the Year honors. 

• Salah has also received the following honors: Onze d’Argent, IFFHS CAF Men’s Team of the Year (x4), International Federation of Football History & Statistics (IFFHS) Best CAF Men’s Player of the Decade, IFFHS CAF Men’s Team of the Decade, IFFHS Best CAF Men’s Player of the Year, Laureus Sporting Inspiration Award, Golden Foot, BBC Goal of the Season, BBC African Footballer of the Year (x2), Globe Soccer Fans’ Player of the Year, Globe Soccer Best Arab Player of the Year, El Heddaf Arab Footballer of the Year, CAF Most Promising Talent of the Year, and UAFA Golden Boy. 

• Salah received the Puskas Award in 2018 for his goal scored against Everton, a team from Merseyside. 

• Salah was awarded Swiss Super League Player of the Year in 2013. 

• He was named AS Roma Player of the Season for 2015/16. 

• Salah leads the Premier League this season with 27 goals and 17 assists, making him the top player for total goal involvements at 44. 

• The 32-year-old has netted 16 times in 17 matches against Manchester United. This makes them his preferred adversary. Additionally, no player from Liverpool has ever netted more goals against United, which consists of one hat-trick and three pairs of goals. 

• Salah scored 13 goals and provided eight assists in 23 games against Manchester City. Major game participant. 

• In the past 30 years, only Salah, Luis Suarez, Michael Owen, and Robbie Fowler have scored four or more goals in a single match for Liverpool. 

• Teams Salah has always defeated in the Premier League (in multiple encounters): Newcastle United, Huddersfield Town, Norwich City, Stoke City, West Brom, Sheffield United, Cardiff City. 

• Salah has scored five or more goals versus the following teams in the Premier League: Manchester United, Arsenal, Brighton, West Ham, Tottenham, Southampton, Bournemouth, Watford, Leeds United, Manchester City, Crystal Palace, Newcastle United, Aston Villa, Everton, Brentford, Chelsea, Wolves, Leicester City. 

• He has eight or more against: Tottenham, Manchester United, Newcastle, West Ham, Southampton, Arsenal, Brighton, Manchester City, and Crystal Palace. Major game participant. 

• Last season, Salah made history as the first player in the Premier League to achieve 10+ goals and 10+ assists for three seasons in a row. He created that four some time back. 

• Salah is here to remain. 








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