Khaberni - Mohamed Salah has entered a new chapter in international football history after becoming one of the fastest players to reach 100 scoring contributions with his national team in the twenty-first century, an achievement that places the Egypt team captain among an exceptional elite of game legends who have left their mark on the international level.
Salah needed only 111 matches to reach this figure, ranking second in the list of fastest players of this century to achieve 100 scoring contributions, behind Brazilian Neymar who reached the number in 94 matches, and ahead of big names like Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez, Robert Lewandowski, Romelu Lukaku, and Cristiano Ronaldo, which gives his achievement extra value considering the huge disparities between national teams and competitive environments.
It is notable that this achievement comes at a time when Mohamed Salah has crossed the age of thirty-three, without his effectiveness or impact declining; on the contrary, he has maintained his crucial presence either by scoring or assisting, confirming that his continuity with the Egypt team was not a mere exception, but a rising trajectory imposed by hard work, discipline, and the ability to make a difference in big moments.
On a historical comparative level, the Brazilian legend Pelé holds the absolute record as the fastest player in football history to reach 100 international scoring contributions, having achieved this in just 77 matches. However, what Salah offers places him in the realm of comparison with the greatest who have played the game, especially in an era characterized by complex competition and the rise of physical and tactical pace.
And Salah's achievement reflects not only individual numbers but also summarizes a complete phase of the history of the Egyptian national team, where he was the leading star and the captain of the offensive project, bearing the greatest burden in most continental and international participations, clearly writing his name among the most influential players in international football during the twenty-first century.
