Salah El Din Reda Mostafa Bashasha (; 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. Due to his father's work, Basha relocated to South Sinai, Egypt, where he played for Sharm El Sheikh Sporting Club. He was soon scouted and signed by Egyptian top division side Al Ahly in 2016.
Having lived in Egypt with his mother and brother, Basha returned to Italy when his father became sick. On his return, he signed for Serie A side Udinese, who he had trialled with in January 2018. 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.
On 27 January 2023, Basha signed with Giugliano in Serie C. However, after just one Serie C appearance, Basha returned to Egypt, signing with Pharco in September of the same year. Initially scouted by the Egyptian Olympic team, 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.
International career Basha is eligible to represent both Italy and Egypt at international level. He has represented Egypt at youth international level. 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.
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.
Career statistics
Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational CupLeague CupOtherTotal DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsGiugliano2022–23Serie C1000000010Pharco2023–24Egyptian Premier League40000000402024–254010000050 Total8010000090 Career total90100000100
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