Mahdi Salem

Qatari footballer

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*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2021–2023	Al-Sadd	4	(0)
2023–	Al-Shamal	9	(1)
International career^‡
2021–2023	Qatar U20	6	(0)
2023–	Qatar U23	7	(0)
2023–	Qatar	3	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 February 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21 March 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.

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

Club

Al-Sadd

Qatar Stars League: 2021-22

References

^ "Mahdi Salem". soccerway. Retrieved 14 November 2023.
^ "17-year-old Mahdi Salem makes his senior debut for Al-Sadd, coming on for club captain Hassan Al-Haydos". Twitter. Qatar Football Live.
^ "الشمال يتعاقد مع اللاعب مهدي سالم" [Al-Shamal signs player Mahdi Salem]. Al-Watan (in Arabic). 28 August 2023.
^ "26 لاعبا في قائمة قطر لبطولة الكأس الذهبية" [Qatar's 26 player roster for the Gold Cup tournament]. Koora (in Arabic). 17 May 2023.
^ "Alaa misses out on Gold Cup". Qatar Football Association. 19 June 2023.
^ "العنابي يودع الكأس الذهبية بخسارته أمام نظيره البنمي - كرة القدم" [Al-Anabi bid farewell to the Gold Cup by losing to its Panamanian counterpart - Football]. Alkass (in Arabic). 30 June 2023.