Mohamed Salah record: 10 goal contributions in first seven Süper Lig games
Mohamed Salah has set a Süper Lig record with seven goals and three assists in his first seven league games for Trabzonspor, according to reports citing Al Jazeera and Opta.
Mohamed Salah has written his name into the Turkish record books barely two months after arriving at Trabzonspor. As reported on Monday 12 October 2026, the Egyptian forward has reached 10 goal contributions, seven goals and three assists, in his first seven Süper Lig matches for the Black Sea club, a record for the competition. According to Gulf News, which cites Al Jazeera, no player in Süper Lig history had previously reached double figures for goals and assists combined in his first seven league games. This Mohamed Salah record story explains how the milestone was reached, what the numbers show and what it means for Trabzonspor's season.
Mohamed Salah record: 10 goal contributions in seven Süper Lig games
The record-breaking moment came with an assist in Trabzonspor's 3-0 win over Samsunspor, a game Gulf News reports was played on Saturday. That set-up took Salah to 10 direct goal involvements in only seven league outings, a pace that, according to the reports, no one had matched in the competition before.
Two outlets frame the achievement in slightly different ways, and both are worth noting. Gulf News, citing Al Jazeera, describes Salah as the first player in Süper Lig history to reach 10 goal contributions in his first seven games. CaughtOffside, meanwhile, says he got to double figures faster than any other player in the league since Opta began collecting data. Either way, the conclusion is the same: the 34-year-old's start in Turkey has no recent precedent.
Salah's record in numbers
- 7 Süper Lig matches played for Trabzonspor.
- 7 league goals.
- 3 league assists, as reported.
- 10 goal contributions: a Süper Lig record for a player's first seven games (Gulf News, citing Al Jazeera).
- 558 league minutes and one penalty goal, according to Yalla Shoot data.
The efficiency is just as striking as the total. Yalla Shoot data records 558 Süper Lig minutes for Salah so far, which works out at a goal or an assist roughly every 56 minutes of football, a rate that would stand out for a forward of any age, let alone one in his mid-thirties.
How Salah's goals and assists arrived
Salah's goals have been spread across the opening weeks of the season. He scored twice in a 2-1 win over Istanbul Başakşehir, then found the net against Amedspor and against Gençlerbirliği. The high point so far came at home to defending champions Galatasaray, when he scored a hat-trick and added an assist in a 4-0 victory, a performance that announced him to Turkish football in the loudest possible way.
That accounts for all seven of his goals. The assists are less fully documented in the reports: two of them, against Galatasaray and against Samsunspor, are specified, while the sources do not detail where the remaining one came from. Yalla Shoot's own Süper Lig data also lists him on three assists, matching the reported total.
| Opponent | Result | Salah's contribution |
|---|---|---|
| Istanbul Başakşehir | Won 2-1 | 2 goals |
| Amedspor | — | Goal |
| Gençlerbirliği | — | Goal |
| Galatasaray (home) | Won 4-0 | Hat-trick and an assist |
| Samsunspor | Won 3-0 | Assist (record-setting contribution) |
What Salah's form means for Trabzonspor
Salah's output has made Trabzonspor genuine contenders in the early part of the season. According to Yalla Shoot's Süper Lig standings, updated on 16 October, Trabzonspor are fifth with 13 points from seven matches, three points behind leaders Galatasaray. They have scored 16 goals and conceded only five, so Salah has had a direct hand in more than half of the team's league goals.
The race at the top is tight. Galatasaray lead on 16 points, Beşiktaş are second on 15, Amed third on 14, and Fenerbahçe and Trabzonspor are level on 13. With only three points separating the top five, every contribution from Salah could prove decisive over a long season.
He is also at the centre of the scoring race. Yalla Shoot data shows Salah level on seven league goals with Amed's Gift Orban at the top of the Süper Lig scoring chart, ahead of Fenerbahçe's Vedat Muriqi and Galatasaray's Victor Osimhen, who have six each. Salah's three assists give him the edge in overall contributions over Orban, who has two.
Background: from Liverpool legend to Trabzonspor talisman
Salah joined Trabzonspor in August on a two-year deal as a free agent, having left Liverpool at the end of the 2025-26 season. His nine seasons at Anfield brought the Premier League title and the Champions League, along with a string of individual records. In 2017-18 he scored 32 Premier League goals, at the time a record for a 38-game season, and he went on to become the highest-scoring African player in Premier League history.
The Egypt captain chose a club with a strong pedigree. Trabzonspor have won the Turkish title seven times and finished third last season, according to Gulf News, and they are the most successful club outside Istanbul's traditional big three. Salah's arrival was viewed as a statement of ambition, and so far the investment in a 34-year-old forward has paid off handsomely.
For Egyptian and Arab supporters, his start in Turkey also carries significance for the national team. Salah remains the talisman of Egypt, and sustained sharpness at club level is good news for the Pharaohs.
What's next for Salah
With the record secured, attention turns to whether Salah can keep up this pace across a full Süper Lig campaign and help Trabzonspor stay in the title race. Every league goal or assist now extends a record that already stands alone. Follow Trabzonspor's upcoming fixtures and live scores on our matches page.