Mohamed Salah don set new record for Turkey top flight club football. He become first player to get 10 goal contributions in first seven games for Trabzonspor for Turkish Super Lig. Egyptian icon give assist in Trabzonspor 3-0 win over Samsunspor on Saturday. That assist take him tally to three assists plus seven goals in as many fixtures. The 10 goal contributions in seven games na record for any player in Super Lig.
The 34-year-old join Turkish side from English Premier League club in August on two-year contract. At the time, many see am as surprise move. Salah bin be free agent after he leave Anfield club at end of last season for English football. When him move to Trabzonspor complete, fans throng greet am when he arrive Istanbul.
Egypt captain make him competitive debut for Trabzonspor from bench in their Turkish Super Lig season opener against Kasimpasa. That game end 1-1 draw. One month later, he score hat-trick and provide assist as Trabzonspor thrash defending champions Galatasaray 4-0 at home. The result hand the Istanbul side their first defeat of season.
Trabzonspor be seven-time Turkish champions and dem finish third last season. But this season start chaotic. After dem win one of first five matches across all competitions, dem don win three of four games since. Salah score hat-trick during the 4-0 triumph over champions Galatasaray. He get seven goals and three assists in first nine appearances. Dem say he be first foreign Trabzonspor player to score in opening three home fixtures since 2000/01. That one na remarkable turnaround after nightmare start.
Trabzonspor lose 5-0 on aggregate to Ferencvaros in play-off round. After that, head coach Faith Tekke resign. Him replacement, Thomas Reis, don win both of him opening two matches without concede any goal. For other end of pitch, Salah don make record-breaking start to life in Turkey. Him ten goal contributions in first seven league games na first since records begin from 2014/15. Him goals and assists dey show early impact after he leave this summer.
Trabzonspor currently occupy fourth place in Super Lig. But dem sit just three points adrift of leaders Galatasaray. Besiktas and Kocaelispor both get game in hand on Salah side, meaning either fit overtake dem. Trabzonspor, though, would remain just two points behind in that situation. E go make fascinating few weeks ahead for Trabzonspor. Dem must now juggle Europa Conference League commitments, with fixtures against Freiburg, Hearts of Midlothian, and Finnish Veikkausliiga champions Kuopion Palloseura on horizon over coming month. Dem go need navigate those games alongside league clashes with Alanyaspor, Besiktas, Gaziantep and Rizespor.
Trabzonspor finish distant third last season, eight points behind Galatasaray. That be their highest finish since dem win title in 2022, which be their first in 38 years.
