Mahdi Salem

Mahdi Salem Al-Mejaba (born 4 April 2004) is a Qatari professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or winger for Qatari club Al-Sadd and the Qatar national football team.

Mahdi Salem

Personal information
Full name	Mahdi Salem Al-Mejaba[1]
Date of birth	(2004-04-04) 4 April 2004 (age 21)
Place of birth	Doha, Qatar
Height	1.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder, winger
Team information
Current team	Al-Sadd
Number	44
Youth career
–2020	Aspire Academy
2020–2022	Al-Sadd
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2022–	Al-Sadd	2	(0)
2023–2025	→ Al-Shamal (loan)	25	(2)
International career‡
2021–2023	Qatar U20	6	(0)
2023–	Qatar U23	9	(0)
2023–	Qatar	4	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 1 November 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 11 June 2024

Club career

On 23 September 2021, Salem made his professional debut with Al-Sadd in a Qatar Stars League game against Al-Rayyan.^[2]

On 28 August 2023, he was transferred to Al-Shamal.^[3]

International career

In June 2023, Salem was named in Qatar national team preliminary squad for the 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup.^[4] At first, he was dropped from the final 23-men squad but later replaced injured Ahmed Alaaeldin.^[5] He made his international debut in the group stage game against Mexico and also appeared in the quarter-final game against Panama.^[6]

Honours

Al-Sadd

• Qatar Stars League: 2021–22