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 | |||
| *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
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
Basha is eligible to represent both Italy and Egypt at international level.[8] He has represented Egypt at youth international level.[9]
Personal life
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
External links
- Salah Basha at Soccerway
