Mohamed Salmeen

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Mohamed Salmeen
Personal information
Full name Mohamed Ahmed Salmeen
Date of birth (1980-11-04) 4 November 1980 (age 43)
Place of birth Muharraq, Bahrain
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1990–1999 Muharraq Club
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2004 Muharraq Club
2004–2007 Al-Arabi
2007–2009 Muharraq Club
2009–2010 Al Dhafra 8 (1)
2010–2016 Muharraq Club
International career‡
1997 Bahrain U-17 3 (0)
2000–2013 Bahrain 126 (11)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18/1/2010
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14/01/2016

Mohamed Ahmed Youssef Salmeen (Arabic: محمد احمد يوسف سالمين; born 4 November 1980) is a former Bahraini footballer of Muharraq Club and the Bahrain national football team. He was the captain of the Bahrain National team. He wore the number 10 jersey for his club and country. Mohamed Salmeen is the son of Bahraini footballer Ahmed Salmeen. Salmeen has participated in three World Cup qualifying campaigns.

He played in Qatar from 2004 to 2007 with Al-Arabi.

Club career

International career

Youth level

He appeared in all three matches for Bahrain in 1997 FIFA U-17 World Championship.[1]

In 2002, he participated with U-23 level in 2002 Asian games that Bahrain reached quarter-final.

Senior level

Salmeen debuted for Bahrain in 2000. He scored the winning goal against Iran in 2000 AFC Asian Cup qualification campaign.

In 2004 AFC Asian Cup Salmeen and his teammates put in a great performance, leading Bahrain to fourth place.

He missed 2011 AFC Asian Cup due to broken leg from pre-tournament friendly match.[2]

He retired from international career after failed to lead Bahrain to the title of 21st Arabian Gulf Cup which held in home country.[3]

Playing style and awards

After the first leg of Bahrain's 2006 FIFA World Cup qualifying match against Trinidad and Tobago, Trinidadi captain Dwight Yorke claimed that Salmeen was good enough to play in the Premiership.[citation needed] Salmeen was shortlisted for being Asian Footballer of the Year, and had a place in the all-star team of the 2004 Asian Cup tournament. He was also once named Player of the Gulf Cup tournament, receiving the Golden Ball.

He announced the retirement in 2016.[4]

Family

Salmeen's father Ahmed Salmeen played for Muharraq Club in the 70's and 80's. His brother Yousuf Salmeen is a defender, who also plays for Muharraq and has recently won the 2010 league title.

International Matches

Bahrain national football team[5]
Year Apps Goals
2000 2 1
2001 16 2
2002 9 2
2003 6 1
2004 26 2
2005 9 0
2006 3 0
2007 8 0
2008 14 0
2009 18 2
2010 5 0
2011 1 0
2012 3 0
2013 6 1
Total 126 11

International Goals

No. Caps Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 1 April 4, 2000. Aleppo, Syria  Iran 1-0 Win 2000 AFC Asian Cup qualification
2[6] 6 February 21, 2001. Kuwait City, Kuwait  Kyrgyzstan 2-1 Win 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
3[7] 12 August 17, 2001. Riyadh, Saudi Arabia  Saudi Arabia 1-1 Draw 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
4[8] 20 January 7, 2002. Manama, Bahrain  North Macedonia 1-1 Draw Friendly
5[9] 26 December 12, 2002. Manama, Bahrain  China 2-2 Draw Friendly
6[10] 33 December 30, 2003. Kuwait City, Kuwait  Yemen 5-1 Win 2003 Gulf Cup of Nations
7[11] 35 January 3, 2004. Kuwait City, Kuwait  Oman 1-0 Win 2003 Gulf Cup of Nations
8[12] 37 January 10, 2004. Kuwait City, Kuwait  Kuwait 4-0 Win 2003 Gulf Cup of Nations
9 101 March 23, 2009. Riffa, Bahrain  Zimbabwe 5-2 Win Friendly
10 104 June 3, 2009. Riffa, Bahrain  Jordan 4-0 Win Friendly
11 [13] 126 November 19, 2013. Riffa, Bahrain  Yemen 2-0 Win 2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification
Correct as of 13 January 2017[14]

References

  1. ^ https://www.fifa.com/fifa-tournaments/players-coaches/people=181817/index.html
  2. ^ https://theworldgame.sbs.com.au/article/2011/01/03/bahrain-captain-ruled-out
  3. ^ http://www.gdnonline.com/Details/94315/Bahrain-football-Former-captain-Salmeen-retires
  4. ^ http://alwatannews.net/article/115900/محمد-سالمين-يقرر-اعتزال-كرة-القدم
  5. ^ http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/bah-salmeen-intl.html
  6. ^ https://www.11v11.com/matches/bahrain-v-kyrgyzstan-21-february-2001-270757/
  7. ^ https://www.11v11.com/matches/saudi-arabia-v-bahrain-17-august-2001-248005/
  8. ^ https://www.11v11.com/matches/bahrain-v-fyr-macedonia-07-january-2002-248788/
  9. ^ https://www.11v11.com/matches/bahrain-v-china-pr-12-december-2002-250847/
  10. ^ https://www.11v11.com/matches/bahrain-v-yemen-30-december-2003-252614/
  11. ^ https://www.11v11.com/matches/oman-v-bahrain-03-january-2004-252619/
  12. ^ https://www.11v11.com/matches/kuwait-v-bahrain-10-january-2004-252626/
  13. ^ http://www.the-afc.com/afcasfeeds?fixtureid=6963&stageid=273&tMode=H&view=ajax&show=matchsummary
  14. ^ Mohamed Ahmed Youssef Salmeen - Century of International Appearances

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