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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mohamed Ahmed Salmeen | ||
| Date of birth | (1980-11-04)4 November 1980 (age 45) | ||
| Place of birth | Muharraq, Bahrain | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position | 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:مُحَمَّد أَحْمَد يُوسُف سَالِمَيْن; born 4 November 1980) is a Bahraini former professionalfootballer who played forMuharraq and theBahrain national team. He was captain of the Bahrain national team and wore thenumber 10 jersey for his club and country. He is the son of Bahraini footballerAhmed Salmeen. Salmeen participated in three World Cup qualifying campaigns.
He played in Qatar from 2004 to 2007 withAl-Arabi.
Salmeen announced the retirement in 2016.[1]
Salmeen appeared in all three matches for Bahrain in1997 FIFA U-17 World Championship.[2]
In 2002, he participated with U-23 level in2002 Asian games that Bahrain reached quarter-final.
Salmeen debuted for Bahrain in 2000. He scored the winning goal against Iran in2000 AFC Asian Cup qualification campaign.
In2004 AFC Asian Cup Salmeen and his teammates put in a great performance, leading Bahrain to fourth place.
He missed2011 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 of21st Arabian Gulf Cup which held in home country.[4]
After the first leg of Bahrain's2006 FIFA World Cup qualifying match againstTrinidad and Tobago, Trinidadi captainDwight Yorke claimed that Salmeen was good enough to play in the Premiership.[citation needed] Salmeen was shortlisted for beingAsian Footballer of the Year, and had a place in the all-star team of the2004 Asian Cup tournament. He was also once named Player of the Arabian Gulf Cup tournament, receiving the Golden Ball.
Salmeen's fatherAhmed Salmeen played forMuharraq in the 1970s and 1980s. His brotherYousuf Salmeen is a defender, who also plays for Muharraq and has recently won the 2010 league title.
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bahrain[5] | 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 | |
| No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 April 2000 | Aleppo, Syria | 1 |  Iran | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2000 AFC Asian Cup qualification | |
| 2 | 21 February 2001 | Kuwait City, Kuwait | 6 |  Kyrgyzstan | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification | [6] |
| 3 | 17 August 2001 | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | 12 |  Saudi Arabia | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification | [7] |
| 4 | 7 January 2002 | Manama, Bahrain | 20 |  North Macedonia | 1–0 | 1–1 | Friendly | [8] |
| 5 | 12 December 2002 | Manama, Bahrain | 26 |  China | 1–1 | 2–2 | Friendly | [9] |
| 6 | 30 December 2003 | Kuwait City, Kuwait | 33 |  Yemen | 1–0 | 5–0 | 16th Arabian Gulf Cup | [10] |
| 7 | 3 January 2004 | Kuwait City, Kuwait | 35 |  Oman | 1–0 | 1–0 | 16th Arabian Gulf Cup | [11] |
| 8 | 10 January 2004 | Kuwait City, Kuwait | 37 |  Kuwait | 3–0 | 4–0 | 16th Arabian Gulf Cup | [12] |
| 9 | 23 March 2009 | Riffa, Bahrain | 101 |  Zimbabwe | 5–2 | Friendly | ||
| 10 | 3 June 2009 | Riffa, Bahrain | 104 |  Jordan | 4–0 | Friendly | ||
| 11 | 19 November 2013 | Riffa, Bahrain | 126 | Yemen | 2–0 | 2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification | [13] |
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