Ibrahim Salah (footballer, born 2001)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 30 August 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Belgium | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Gent | ||
| Number | 16 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Union Saint-Gilloise | |||
| Beerschot | |||
| 2021–2022 | Gent | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022– | Gent II | 2 | (3) |
| 2022– | Gent | 3 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:28, 7 October 2022 (UTC) | |||
Ibrahim Salah (born 30 August 2001) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a winger for the Belgian club Gent.
Club career
A youth product of Union Saint-Gilloise and Beerschot, In 2020 he was set to join Leicester City F.C. but the move failed for administrative reasons.[1][2] Salah joined the youth academy of Gent on 28 May 2021.[3] He signed his first professional contract with the club on 27 December 2021.[4] In the summer of 2022, he started training with the senior team in preparation for the 2022–23 season.[5] 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.[6] 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.[7] Salah and Fofana made their debut in that same game together against Westerloo.[8] 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.[9]
References
- ^ "Ibrahim Salah is experiencing his ultimate football dream: "A year ago I had to take a test at AA Gent"". Nieuwsblad.be.
- ^ "OFFICIAL: KAA Gent gives 20-year-old his first professional contract". voetballprimeur.be.
- ^ Ferrante, Sébastien. "Le jeune Ibrahim Salah signe à La Gantoise". DHnet.
- ^ "Ibrahim Salah beleeft zijn ultieme voetbaldroom: "Een jaar geleden moest ik nog een test afleggen bij AA Gent"". www.nieuwsblad.be.
- ^ "Hein Vanhaezebrouck maakt bij AA Gent de analyse op van stage: "Enkele jongens moeten zich vragen stellen"". www.nieuwsblad.be.
- ^ "AA Gent komt tegen Westerlo terug van achterstand en bedankt Hugo Cuypers voor omgezette strafschop". Het Nieuwsblad.
- ^ "Public favorite applies for return to AA Gent". voetbalnieuws.be.
- ^ "Flushing now even thinner, Ghent infirmary is bulging: "It is unbelievably bad"". Nieuwsblad.be.
- ^ "Vanhaezebrouck wou signaal geven aan ervaren spelers: "Als zij hun niveau niet halen, zullen de jongeren spelen"". voetbalkrant.com.
External links
- Ibrahim Salah at Soccerway