Salah Basha
Egyptian footballer (born 2003)
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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.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Salah El Din Reda Mostafa Bashasha[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 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 | |||
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]
| 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 | ||
- Includes Coppa Italia and Egypt Cup
- Includes Coppa Italia Serie C and Egyptian League Cup
