Salah Basha

Salah Basha
Personal information
Full name Salah El Din Reda Mostafa Bashasha[1]
Date of birth (2003-03-05) 5 March 2003
Place of birth Verona, Italy[1]
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Position Forward
Youth career
AC Milan
Juventus
2016 Sharm El Sheikh SC
2016–2018 Al Ahly
2018–2023 Udinese
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2023 Giugliano 1 (0)
2023–2025 Pharco 8 (0)
International career
Egypt U17
Egypt U20
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 6 January 2026

Salah El Din Reda Mostafa Bashasha (Arabic: صلاح الدين رضا مصطفي باشا; born 5 March 2003), known as Salah Basha, is a professional footballer who plays as a forward. Born in Italy, he is a youth international for Egypt.

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] However, after just one Serie C appearance, Basha returned to Egypt, signing with Pharco in September of the same year.[8] Initially scouted by the Egyptian Olympic team,[9] after just a year with the club it was revealed that he had lost the confidence of Pharco's coaches and was only participating in friendly matches.[10]

International career

Basha is eligible to represent both Italy and Egypt at international level.[11] He has represented Egypt at youth international level.[12] Basha represented Egypt at the 2022 Arab Cup U-20, helping Egypt to the final with three goals, including one in their final loss to Saudi Arabia.[13][14]

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.[11][15]

Career statistics

Club

As of 24 December 2025.[16]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup[a] League Cup[b] Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Giugliano 2022–23 Serie C 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Pharco 2023–24 Egyptian Premier League 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
2024–25 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
Total 8 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 0
Career total 9 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 0

References

  1. ^ a b c Salah Basha at WorldFootball.net
  2. ^ a b Kamal, Ahmed (12 April 2021). ""أصلي مصري" (20).. صلاح باشا يتحدث عن رحلة الصعود إلى أودينيزي الإيطالي والهروب من الأهلي وتمثيل الفراعنة" [My original Egyptian" (20) .. Salah Basha talks about the journey to climb to the Italian Udinese, escape from Al-Ahly and represent the Pharaohs]. elcaptain.dostor.org (in Arabic). Retrieved 2 May 2022.
  3. ^ Mohamed, Moataz. "صلاح جديد يظهر في الدوري الإيطالي - صور" [A new Salah appears in the Italian League - photos]. pulse.mubasher.info (in Arabic). Retrieved 2 May 2022.
  4. ^ Hadid, Hisham Abu (10 June 2021). "صلاح باشا: "لم أهرب من الأهلي.. والدي كان مريضًا في إيطاليا.. والعودة تسعدني جدًا"" [Salah Basha: "I did not run away from Al-Ahly .. My father was ill in Italy .. Returning makes me very happy."]. almasryalyoum.com (in Arabic). Retrieved 2 May 2022.
  5. ^ Al-Aidi, Ahmed. "ناشئ الأهلي: أفضل اللعب مع المارد الأحمر عن الرحيل إلى الكالتشيو" [Al-Ahly youth: I prefer playing with the red genie than leaving for Calcio]. kora11.com (in Arabic). Retrieved 2 May 2022.
  6. ^ El-Swaify, Mohamed (16 May 2021). "شبيه إبراهيموفيتش.. المصري صلاح باشا أحدث مواهب أودينيزي" [Similar to Ibrahimovic .. Egyptian Salah Basha is the latest talent of Udinese]. kooora.com (in Arabic). Retrieved 2 May 2022.
  7. ^ "UFFICIALE: SALAH BASHA E' UN NUOVO CALCIATORE DEL GIUGLIANO CALCIO 1928" (in Italian). Giugliano Calcio 1928. 27 January 2023. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
  8. ^ "فاركو يتعاقد مع صلاح باشا لاعب أودينيزي السابق" [Pharco signs former Udinese player Salah Basha]. gate.ahram.org.eg (in Arabic). 14 September 2025. Retrieved 6 January 2026.
  9. ^ "المنتخب الأولمبى يراقب صلاح باشا بعد انضمامه لفاركو بالدورى المصرى" [The Olympic team is monitoring Salah Pasha after his move to Pharco in the Egyptian League]. Youm7 (in Arabic). 16 September 2023. Retrieved 6 January 2026.
  10. ^ "خاص - موقف صلاح باشا من المشاركة مع فاركو في مباريات الدوري" [Exclusive - Salah Pasha's stance on participating with Pharco in league matches]. btolat (in Arabic). 18 December 2024. Retrieved 6 January 2026.
  11. ^ a b Noureddine, Hossam (4 May 2017). "حوار في الجول - قصة الإيطاليين صلاح الدين وريتشارد ناشئي الأهلي" [Dialogue in the Joule - the story of the Italians Salah El-Din and Richard Al-Ahly’s juniors]. filgoal.com (in Arabic). Retrieved 2 May 2022.
  12. ^ Nabil, Mohamed (27 May 2021). ""الخبر الحصرى"والد صلاح الدين: سعيد لتواجد ابني في صفوف منتخب مصر للشباب" [“Exclusive news” Salah El-Din’s father: I am happy to have my son in the ranks of the Egyptian youth team]. khbrhasry.com (in Arabic). Archived from the original on 28 May 2021. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
  13. ^ "من ناشيء بالأهلي إلى محترف في إيطاليا.. تعرف على صلاح باشا نجم منتخب الشباب" [From Al Ahly youth player to professional in Italy... Meet Salah Basha, star of the youth national team]. Veto Gate (in Arabic). 1 August 2022. Retrieved 6 January 2026.
  14. ^ "ما حقيقة مفاوضات الأهلي لضم صلاح باشا؟" [What is the truth about Al-Ahly's negotiations to sign Salah Basha?]. al-ain.com (in Arabic). 10 August 2022. Retrieved 6 January 2026.
  15. ^ Ali, Ahmad Gamal (13 August 2021). "Egyptian youngster Richard Basha joins Swiss side Lugano from Udinese". KingFut. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
  16. ^ Salah Basha at Soccerway
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