Mahdi Salem

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Mahdi Salem
Personal information
Full name Mahdi Salem Al-Mejaba [1]
Date of birth (2004-04-04) 4 April 2004 (age 20)
Place of birth Doha, Qatar
Height 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder, winger
Team information
Current team
Al-Shamal
Number 44
Youth career
–2020 Aspire Academy
2020–2021 Al-Sadd
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2021–2023 Al-Sadd 4 (0)
2023– Al-Shamal 23 (2)
International career
2021–2023 Qatar U20 6 (0)
2023– Qatar U23 9 (0)
2023– Qatar 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 November 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 June 2024

Mahdi Salem Al-Mejaba (born 4 April 2004) is a Qatari professional footballer who plays as a attacking midfielder or winger for Qatari club Al-Shamal and the Qatar national football team.

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Club career

On 23 September 2021, Salem made his professional debut with Al-Sadd in a Qatar Stars League game against Al-Rayyan. [2]

On 28 August 2023, he was transferred to Al-Shamal. [3]

International career

In June 2023, Salem was named in Qatar national team preliminary squad for the 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup. [4] At first, he was dropped from the final 23-men squad but later replaced injured Ahmed Alaaeldin. [5] He made his international debut in the group stage game against Mexico and also appeared in the quarter-final game against Panama. [6]

Honours

Al-Sadd

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References

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  2. "17-year-old Mahdi Salem makes his senior debut for Al-Sadd, coming on for club captain Hassan Al-Haydos". Twitter. Qatar Football Live.
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  4. "26 لاعبا في قائمة قطر لبطولة الكأس الذهبية" [Qatar's 26 player roster for the Gold Cup tournament]. Koora (in Arabic). 17 May 2023.
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