Mohamed Salmeen
Mohamed Ahmed Youssef Salmeen (Arabic: محمد احمد يوسف سالمين; born 4 November 1980) is a former Bahraini footballer of Muharraq Club and the Bahrain national football team. He was the captain of the Bahrain National team. He wore the number 10 jersey for his club and country. Mohamed Salmeen is the son of Bahraini footballer Ahmed Salmeen. Salmeen has participated in three World Cup qualifying campaigns.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mohamed Ahmed Salmeen | ||
| Date of birth | 4 November 1980 | ||
| Place of birth | Muharraq, Bahrain | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1990–1999 | Muharraq Club | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1999–2004 | Muharraq Club | ||
| 2004–2007 | Al-Arabi | ||
| 2007–2009 | Muharraq Club | ||
| 2009–2010 | Al Dhafra | 8 | (1) |
| 2010–2016 | Muharraq Club | ||
| National team‡ | |||
| 1997 | Bahrain U-17 | 3 | (0) |
| 2000–2013 | Bahrain | 126 | (11) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18/1/2010 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14/01/2016 | |||
He played in Qatar from 2004 to 2007 with Al-Arabi.
International career
Youth level
He appeared in all three matches for Bahrain in 1997 FIFA U-17 World Championship.[1]
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.[2]
He retired from international career after failed to lead Bahrain to the title of 21st Arabian Gulf Cup which held in home country.[3]
Playing 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.
He announced the retirement in 2016.[4]
Family
Salmeen's father Ahmed Salmeen played for Muharraq Club in the 70's and 80's. His brother Yousuf Salmeen is a defender, who also plays for Muharraq and has recently won the 2010 league title.
International Matches
| Bahrain national football team[5] | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2000 | 2 | 1 |
| 2001 | 16 | 2 |
| 2002 | 9 | 2 |
| 2003 | 6 | 1 |
| 2004 | 26 | 2 |
| 2005 | 9 | 0 |
| 2006 | 3 | 0 |
| 2007 | 8 | 0 |
| 2008 | 14 | 0 |
| 2009 | 18 | 2 |
| 2010 | 5 | 0 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 |
| 2012 | 3 | 0 |
| 2013 | 6 | 1 |
| Total | 126 | 11 |
International Goals
| No. | Caps | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | April 4, 2000. | Aleppo, Syria |  Iran | 1-0 | Win | 2000 AFC Asian Cup qualification | ||||
| 2[6] | 6 | February 21, 2001. | Kuwait City, Kuwait |  Kyrgyzstan | 2-1 | Win | 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification | ||||
| 3[7] | 12 | August 17, 2001. | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |  Saudi Arabia | 1-1 | Draw | 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification | ||||
| 4[8] | 20 | January 7, 2002. | Manama, Bahrain |  North Macedonia | 1-1 | Draw | Friendly | ||||
| 5[9] | 26 | December 12, 2002. | Manama, Bahrain |  China PR | 2-2 | Draw | Friendly | ||||
| 6[10] | 33 | December 30, 2003. | Kuwait City, Kuwait |  Yemen | 5-1 | Win | 2003 Gulf Cup of Nations | ||||
| 7[11] | 35 | January 3, 2004. | Kuwait City, Kuwait |  Oman | 1-0 | Win | 2003 Gulf Cup of Nations | ||||
| 8[12] | 37 | January 10, 2004. | Kuwait City, Kuwait |  Kuwait | 4-0 | Win | 2003 Gulf Cup of Nations | ||||
| 9 | 101 | March 23, 2009. | Riffa, Bahrain |  Zimbabwe | 5-2 | Win | Friendly | ||||
| 10 | 104 | June 3, 2009. | Riffa, Bahrain |  Jordan | 4-0 | Win | Friendly | ||||
| 11 [13] | 126 | November 19, 2013. | Riffa, Bahrain | Yemen | 2-0 | Win | 2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification | ||||
| Correct as of 13 January 2017[14] | |||||||||||
References
- https://www.fifa.com/fifa-tournaments/players-coaches/people=181817/index.html
- https://theworldgame.sbs.com.au/article/2011/01/03/bahrain-captain-ruled-out
- http://www.gdnonline.com/Details/94315/Bahrain-football-Former-captain-Salmeen-retires
- http://alwatannews.net/article/115900/محمد-سالمين-يقرر-اعتزال-كرة-القدم
- http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/bah-salmeen-intl.html
- https://www.11v11.com/matches/bahrain-v-kyrgyzstan-21-february-2001-270757/
- https://www.11v11.com/matches/saudi-arabia-v-bahrain-17-august-2001-248005/
- https://www.11v11.com/matches/bahrain-v-fyr-macedonia-07-january-2002-248788/
- https://www.11v11.com/matches/bahrain-v-china-pr-12-december-2002-250847/
- https://www.11v11.com/matches/bahrain-v-yemen-30-december-2003-252614/
- https://www.11v11.com/matches/oman-v-bahrain-03-january-2004-252619/
- https://www.11v11.com/matches/kuwait-v-bahrain-10-january-2004-252626/
- http://www.the-afc.com/afcasfeeds?fixtureid=6963&stageid=273&tMode=H&view=ajax&show=matchsummary
- Mohamed Ahmed Youssef Salmeen - Century of International Appearances
