Ahmed Salama (born February 5, 1981) is an Egyptian

Egyptians

Egyptians are nation an ethnic group made up of Mediterranean North Africans, the indigenous people of Egypt.Egyptian identity is closely tied to geography. The population of Egypt is concentrated in the lower Nile Valley, the small strip of cultivable land stretching from the First Cataract to...

 football Striker

Striker

Forwards, also known as strikers, are the players on a team in association football who play nearest to the opposing team's goal, and are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals...

 who plays for Egyptian Premier League

Egyptian Premier League

The Egyptian Premier League is an Egyptian professional league for football clubs and represents the top flight of Egyptian football. The championship consists of nineteen competing teams in a home and away league system. It is currently known as the Etisalat Egyptian Premier League, after the...

 side Haras El Hodood  as well as the Egyptian national team.

Club career

Salama enjoyed a successful career at Tersana

Tersana

Tersana Sporting Club is an Egyptian football club based in Giza. It is the second biggest club in Giza after Egyptian giant El Zamalek. The club is currently a member of the Egyptian Second Division as it relegated from in 2008–09 season from the Egyptian Premier League.Tersana's most important...

 although it lasted for only one season. He scored 6 league goals in the 2007–08 Egyptian Premier League  making him top scorer of his team in that season beside Ahed Abdel Majeed, who had same number of league goals. Due to this success, a number of Egyptian clubs expressed their interest in winning his services. It was Haras El Hodood that eventually announced his signing on a three-year contract with an undisclosed fee in July 2008.

International career

Ahmed Salama was part of the Egyptian squad that participated in the football competition of 2007 Pan Arab Games

2007 Pan Arab Games

The 11th Pan Arab Games took place in Cairo, Egypt from 11 – 26 November 2007. A total of 22 countries participated in 32 events. These games were the largest in the games' history; seven new events were introduced and 2000 more athletes participated than in previous years, making them 8000 Arab...

 held in Egypt

Egypt

Egypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world...

. His only goal in the competition was the opining goal against Sudan

Sudan national football team

The Sudan national football team represents Sudan in association football and is controlled by the Sudan Football Association, the governing body for football in Sudan. Sudan's home ground is Al Merreikh Stadium in Omdurman and their head coach is Mohammed Abdullah Mazda...

. The match ended with a 5-0 Egyptian win as Emad Moteb added the other 4 goals.

External links

• Ahmed Salama Profile (At Footmercato)
• Ahmed Salama Profile (At Footballdatabase)