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Mohamed Salah has 10 goals in 14 games at Trabzonspor

Egypt's star leads his new club's scoring chart after his free move from Liverpool, with eight of the goals coming at home.

Taiwo Banjoko
Cairo1 min read
Mohamed Salah (front row, far right) with the Egypt team in January 2022.
Mohamed Salah (front row, far right) with the Egypt team in January 2022. File photo: Franco237 / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Mohamed Salah is among the top Google searches in Egypt this week, and his numbers in Turkey help explain why. The Egyptian forward has scored 10 goals in 14 official matches for Trabzonspor, making him the club's top scorer.

He joined in the summer on a free transfer, after ending his contract with Liverpool by mutual agreement.

Where the goals came from

  • League: eight goals in the first 10 rounds of the Turkish league.
  • Europe: two goals in his first two Conference League games, in a 4-2 away win over KuPS and a 2-0 home win over Hearts.
  • Home form: eight of the 10 came at Trabzonspor's own ground.

He began his spell as a substitute, coming on in the 58th minute of the opening league match against Kasimpasa, and has played 1,104 minutes in all.

He did not score in the last two league games, but Trabzonspor won both: 4-3 away at Caykur Rizespor and 2-0 at home to Gaziantep.

His next European test is against Freiburg.

Source: Yallakora, November 2026.

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