Omar Salah (footballer, born 2003)

Omar Salah Mohammad Al-Osad (Arabic: عمر صلاح محمد العصاد; born 18 April 2003), commonly known as Omar Salah (Arabic: عمر صلاح), is a Jordanian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Qatar Stars League club Al-Wakrah.

Omar Salah

Personal information
Full name	Omar Salah Mohammad Al-Osad
Date of birth	(2003-04-18) 18 April 2003 (age 22)
Place of birth	Jordan
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Al-Wakrah
Number	6
Youth career
–2023	Al-Wehdat
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2023	Al-Wehdat
2023–	Al-Wakrah	30	(0)
International career‡
2021	Jordan U18	3	(0)
2022–2023	Jordan U20	8	(1)
2023–	Jordan U23	5	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 14 December 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 26 March 2024

Club career

Al-Wehdat

Born in Jordan, Salah is a youth product of Al-Wehdat.^[1] He was promoted to the senior team on 28 August 2022, under manager Didier Gomes.^[2] After impressing with the club,^[3] he began attracting offers from Al-Hussein and Al-Faisaly.^[4][5] He would also attract offers from Qatar and later agree on a deal to sign with Al-Wakrah.^[6][7] Salah would reject the local offers out of respect to Al-Wehdat.^[8]

Al-Wakrah

On 19 June 2023, Qatar Stars League club Al-Wakrah purchased Salah from Al-Wehdat for $140 thousand, with Salah signing a one-year contract in the process.^[9][10][11] He was announced as a signing the following month.^[12] He was noted for having a successful season with the club, winning the 2024 Qatar Cup in the process.^[13][14]

On 9 June 2024, Salah signed a 5-year extension with the club.^[15][16] On 31 August 2024, Salah would record a hat-trick for Al-Wakrah, during a Qatari Stars Cup match against Al-Khor.^[17]

International career

Salah is a youth international for Jordan, having first represented the Jordanian under-18 team.

On 26 December 2023, it was reported that Al-Wakrah did not permit Salah from joining the Jordan national under-23 football team.^[18] By 10 April 2024, the Jordan Football Association were waiting for a response from Al-Wakrah regarding Salah's participation in the 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup.^[19] Al-Wakrah would later explain that his absence was due to him being a key player for the club.^[13]

On August 24, the Jordan Football Association issued a statement regarding Salah's absence with the Jordan national football team, alleging that he rejected a call-up to the senior team.^[20]

Playing style

Salah is described as a player known for his high technical abilities and his vision inside the box.^[21]