Ahmed Salah (volleyball)

Ahmed Salah
Salah at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
Full name Ahmed Abdelhey Salah El din
Nationality Egyptian
Born (1984-08-19) 19 August 1984
Egypt
Height 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)
Weight 87 kg (192 lb)
Spike 342 cm (135 in)
Block 316 cm (124 in)
Volleyball information
Position Oppsite Spiker(2)
Current team Al Ahly (volleyball)
Number 4
Career
YearsTeams
2001-2009Egypt Al Ahly SC
2010–2011Russia Dynamo Yanter
2010–2012Egypt Al Ahly SC
2012–2013Turkey Halkbank Ankara
2013–2014Turkey Galatsaray
2014–2018Egypt AL GAISH
2018-presentEgypt Al Ahly SC
National team
2003–Now Egypt
Honours
Men’s Volleyball
Representing  Egypt
African Championship
2005 Egypt
2007 South Africa
2009 Morocco
2011 Morocco
2013 Tunisia
2015 Egypt
2017 Egypt
Mediterranean Games
2005 Almería
Last updated: 10 June 2018

Ahmed Salah (born 19 August 1984), also known as Ahmed Abdel Naeim (Arabic: احمد صلاح‎), is an Egyptian indoor volleyball player. Since 2003 he is a member of the Egypt men's national volleyball team, where he goes by the nickname Salah. He competed at the 2008 and 2016 Summer Olympics and 2006, 2010 and 2014 World Championships.[1]

Abdelhay was named most valuable player (MVP) at the 2011 and 2015 and best server at the 2011 and 2013 African Championships; he was also voted as best spiker at the 2011 World Cup. He is a patriot and refused several offers to change nationality despite the financial privileges.[1]

Sporting achievements

Clubs

- 8 × Egyptian Volleyball League : 2001/02, 2002/03, 2003/04, 2005/06, , 2006/07,2008/09,2009/10,2010/11.

- 9 × Egyptian Volleyball Cup : 2001/02, 2002/03, 2003/04,2004/05, 2005/06, 2006/07, 2007/08 , 2009/10, 2010/11.

- 5 × African Clubs Championship (volleyball) : 2003 - 2004 - 2006- 2010 - 2011.

- 4 × Arab Clubs Championship (volleyball) : 2002 - 2005 - 2006- 2010.


 : 1 × 2012–13 Men's CEV Cup

 : 1 × 2013–14 turkish cup

- 2 × Egyptian Volleyball League : 2015/16 , 2016/2017.

- 2 × Egyptian Volleyball Cup : 2014/15, 2016/17.

- 1 × African Clubs Championship (volleyball) : 2016

- 1 × 2011 Arab Clubs Championship (volleyball)

National team

Individually

  • best attacker at 2011 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Cup
  • best player & best attacker 2012–13 Men's CEV Cup
  • Top scorer at 2015 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Cup
  • best attacker & best server (in the Egyptian league 2001)
  • best player & best attacker (in African cup for youth 2002)
  • best attacker (in the Egyptian league 2002)
  • best server (8th rashid international volleyball tournament 2004)
  • best attacker (in the Egyptian league 2004)
  • best server (Arabian championship of clubs 2005)
  • best attacker(in the Egyptian league 2005)
  • best player (African championship for men 2005)
  • best player & best attacker (Arabian championship of clubs 2006)
  • best player & best server (African championship for men 2006)
  • best player & best attacker(in the Egyptian league 2007)
  • best attacker & best server (African championship for men 2007)
  • best player & best attacker (African Olympic qualifications 2008)
  • best player (African championship of clubs 2009)
  • best player (African championship of clubs 2010)
  • best server (Arabian championship of clubs 2010)
  • best player & best server (African championship for men 2011)
  • best player (Arabian championship of clubs 2011)
  • best attacker (African championship of clubs with egyptian army club 2015)

References

  1. 1 2 Ahmed Abdelhay. nbcolympics.com


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