The Trabzonspor player reached the remarkable milestone after scoring a brace in the Pharaoh's emphatic 5-0 victory over Malawi, further cementing his place among the greatest players to have represented the North Africa's national team.
Salah’s two goals took his international tally to 70, moving him clear of Hossam Hassan, who previously held the record with 69 goals for the Egyptian national team.
Hassan was Salah’s previous coach with the national team before he was fired and Ali Maher took charge.
Salah has continued to deliver outstanding performances for both club and country, establishing himself as a key figure in Egypt’s pursuit of continental and international success.
He made his debut for the senior Egypt national team in a 2-1 away defeat by Sierra Leone in 2011, and scored his first goal in the 3-0 win against Niger a month later during the qualifying round for the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations.
Salah represented Egypt at youth level before making his senior debut in 2011. Following his performances at the 2012 Summer Olympics, he was named CAF Most Promising African Talent of the Year.
Since then, he finished as runner-up in the 2017 and 2021 Africa Cup of Nations, and was top scorer during CAF qualification as Egypt qualified for the 2018 FIFA World Cup.
Salah was named CAF African Footballer of the Year (2017 and 2018), BBC African Footballer of the Year (2017 and 2018), and was selected in the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations Team of the Tournament, 2021 Africa Cup of Nations Team of the Tournament and the CAF Team of the Year on several occasions.
He captained Egypt at the 2026 World Cup, leading the team to its first-ever match victories in the competition as well as its first appearance in the round of 16.
Now at Trabzonspor, Salah departed Liverpool having ripped up the record books at club level too.
Between 2017 and 2026 at Anfield, he scored 257 goals in 442 appearances and lifted eight major honours – including two Premier League titles and the Champions League.
