vSalah played his youth football with El Mokawloon.

He made his senior team debut in the Egyptian

Premier League coming on as a substitute on 3 May 2010 in a 1–1 away draw against El Mansoura.
During the 2010–11 season Salah continued earning minutes on the pitch, eventually becoming a
regular in the team.[14] He scored his first goal for them on 25 December 2010 in a 1–1 away draw
against Al Ahly.[15] He remained a regular for Al Mokawloon, appearing in every game of the 2011–12
season. Following the Port Said Stadium riot on 1 February 2012, the Egyptian Premier League was
suspended, and on 10 March 2012, the Egyptian Football Association announced their decision to
cancel the remainder of the season.[16]

Basel
Swiss Super League club Basel had been monitoring Salah for some time, so following the Egyptian
Premier League suspension, the club organised a friendly match with the Egypt U-23 team.[17] The
match took place on 16 March at the Stadion Rankhof in Basel, and despite only playing the second
half, Salah scored twice, helping the Egyptians to a 4–3 win.[18] Basel subsequently invited Salah to
remain in the city for a week's training. On 10 April 2012, it was announced that Salah had signed for
Basel on a four-year contract starting from 15 June 2012.[19][20][21]
2012–13: Development and breakthrough

Salah playing for Basel away at Zenit St Petersburg in the UEFA Europa League in March 2013

Salah scored on his unofficial debut on 23 June 2012 against Steaua București during a friendly
match, a 4–2 defeat.[22] He made his official Basel debut in a UEFA Champions League preliminary
stage match against the Norwegian club Molde on 8 August, coming on as a substitute in the 74th
minute.[23] He made his league debut on 12 August against Thun, playing the full match.[24] He scored
his first league goal a week later, the second goal in the 2–0 home win against Lausanne.[25] Salah
scored his first Europa League goal in the quarter-finals on 11 April 2013, as Basel advanced to the
semi-finals by beating Tottenham Hotspur 4–1 on penalties after a 4–4 aggregate draw.[26] In the
semi-final on 2 May, Salah scored against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge, although they were beaten
2–5 on aggregate.[27] Despite late disappointment in Europe, Basel comfortably won the Swiss Super
League season 2012–13 Championship title[28] and finished runners-up in the Swiss Cup