Mohamed Salmeen
Personal information
Full name Mohamed Ahmed Salmeen
Date of birth (1980-11-04) 4 November 1980
Place of birth Muharraq, Bahrain
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1990–1999 Muharraq
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2004 Muharraq
2004–2007 Al-Arabi
2007–2009 Muharraq
2009–2010 Al Dhafra 8 (1)
2010–2016 Muharraq
International career
1997 Bahrain U-17 3 (0)
2000–2013 Bahrain 126 (11)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Mohamed Ahmed Youssef Salmeen (Arabic: محمد احمد يوسف سالمين; born 4 November 1980) is a Bahraini former professional footballer who played for Muharraq and the Bahrain national team. He was captain of the Bahrain national team and wore the number 10 jersey for his club and country. He is the son of Bahraini footballer Ahmed Salmeen. Salmeen participated in three World Cup qualifying campaigns.

He played in Qatar from 2004 to 2007 with Al-Arabi.

Club career

Salmeen announced the retirement in 2016.[1]

International career

Youth level

Salmeen appeared in all three matches for Bahrain in 1997 FIFA U-17 World Championship.[2]

In 2002, he participated with U-23 level in 2002 Asian games that Bahrain reached quarter-final.

Senior level

Salmeen debuted for Bahrain in 2000. He scored the winning goal against Iran in 2000 AFC Asian Cup qualification campaign.

In 2004 AFC Asian Cup Salmeen and his teammates put in a great performance, leading Bahrain to fourth place.

He missed 2011 AFC Asian Cup due to broken leg from pre-tournament friendly match.[3]

He retired from international career after failed to lead Bahrain to the title of 21st Arabian Gulf Cup which held in home country.[4]

Style of style and awards

After the first leg of Bahrain's 2006 FIFA World Cup qualifying match against Trinidad and Tobago, Trinidadi captain Dwight Yorke claimed that Salmeen was good enough to play in the Premiership. Salmeen was shortlisted for being Asian Footballer of the Year, and had a place in the all-star team of the 2004 Asian Cup tournament. He was also once named Player of the Gulf Cup tournament, receiving the Golden Ball.

Personal life

Salmeen's father Ahmed Salmeen played for Muharraq in the 1970s and 1980s. His brother Yousuf Salmeen is a defender, who also plays for Muharraq and has recently won the 2010 league title.

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Bahrain[5] 200021
2001162
200292
200361
2004262
200590
200630
200780
2008140
2009182
201050
201110
201230
201361
Total12611
Scores and results list Bahrain's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Salmeen goal.[5]
List of international goals scored by Mohamed Salmeen
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
14 April 2000Aleppo, Syria1 Iran1–01–02000 AFC Asian Cup qualification
221 February 2001Kuwait City, Kuwait6 Kyrgyzstan1–12–12002 FIFA World Cup qualification[6]
317 August 2001Riyadh, Saudi Arabia12 Saudi Arabia1–11–12002 FIFA World Cup qualification[7]
47 January 2002Manama, Bahrain20 North Macedonia1–01–1Friendly[8]
512 December 2002Manama, Bahrain26 China1–12–2Friendly[9]
630 December 2003Kuwait City, Kuwait33 Yemen1–05–02003 Gulf Cup of Nations[10]
73 January 2004Kuwait City, Kuwait35 Oman1–01–02003 Gulf Cup of Nations[11]
810 January 2004Kuwait City, Kuwait37 Kuwait3–04–02003 Gulf Cup of Nations[12]
923 March 2009Riffa, Bahrain101 Zimbabwe5–2Friendly
103 June 2009Riffa, Bahrain104 Jordan4–0Friendly
1119 November 2013Riffa, Bahrain126 Yemen2–02015 AFC Asian Cup qualification[13]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "محمد سالمين يقرر اعتزال كرة القدم". Watan. 8 June 2016. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
  2. ↑ FIFA.com
  3. ↑ "Bahrain captain ruled out | : The World Game". theworldgame.sbs.com.au. Archived from the original on 11 March 2018.
  4. ↑ Rizk, Mazin. "Football: Bahrain football: Former captain Salmeen retires". www.gdnonline.com. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
  5. 1 2 "Mohamed Ahmed Youssef Salmeen – Century of International Appearances". RSSSF. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
  6. ↑ "Bahrain v Kyrgyzstan, 21 February 2001". 11v11.com. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
  7. ↑ "Saudi Arabia v Bahrain, 17 August 2001". 11v11.com. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
  8. ↑ "Bahrain v FYR Macedonia, 07 January 2002". 11v11.com. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
  9. ↑ "Bahrain v China PR, 12 December 2002". 11v11.com. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
  10. ↑ "Bahrain v Yemen, 30 December 2003". 11v11.com. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
  11. ↑ "Oman v Bahrain, 03 January 2004". 11v11.com. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
  12. ↑ "Kuwait v Bahrain, 10 January 2004". 11v11.com. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
  13. ↑ "All Competitions | AFC". the-AFC. Retrieved 31 March 2021.


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