A Premier League and Champions League winner, Mohamed Salah has unquestionably played at the highest level of football in his career. The winger has been with Liverpool since 2017 and, since then, has established himself as one of the best wingers to ever play in the English top-flight.
Given Salah’s consistency and almost robotic way of playing football, it can be easy to forget how good he is because so rarely is he bad. The Egyptian has averaged staggering tallies during his seasons at Anfield, and, as a result of such form, many often overlook the winger in conversations about all-time Premier League greats.
Mohamed Salah's Career Stats at Liverpool So Far
Appearances
Goals
Assists
Honours Won
Salah’s immediate future is still up in the air, with the Egyptian being one of three key Liverpool players, along with Virgil van Dijk and Trent Alexander-Arnold, to be on contracts set to expire in the summer of 2025. Salah is, along with Van Dijk, hoping to stay at Anfield, despite there seemingly being little progress in the way of an extension, while Alexander-Arnold is reportedly closing in on a move to Real Madrid.
Liverpool striker Mohamed Salah Related
Mohamed Salah Named His Favourite Liverpool Player of All Time
Mohamed Salah is many younger generations' favourite Liverpool player, but the Egyptian King himself revealed he had one growing up too.
Whether Salah stays or goes remains to be seen, though what can not be argued is the legacy that he has already made for himself on Merseyside. Back in 2022, when speaking to Sky Sports, Salah listed the four best goalkeepers that he has ever played against. Given Salah’s own calibre as an attacker, his opinions on such a matter are worth double.
Iker Casillas
Salah thinks the Spaniard had a special career
Iker Casillas celebrates
First on Salah’s, albeit unordered, list of shot-stoppers is Iker Casillas. While the keeper retired at Porto, it was during his 16-year stint at Real Madrid that he became known to the world, with Casillas routinely pulling out exceptional saves for Los Blancos, who he helped win numerous trophies during his time at the club. When asked what made Casillas so special, Salah replied:
“For the career he had. I played against him when he was at Porto, not Real Madrid. You see him talking at the back and to the players.”
The fact that Salah played against Casillas only when he was at Porto, yet the Spaniard still ranks among the best goalkeepers the winger ever faced, is only a testament to Casillas’ ability as a player. Casillas was in his mid-30s when he moved to Portugal, and, even then, was only forced to retire due to health issues in 2020.
Manuel Neuer at Bayern Munich, Iker Casillas at Real Madrid and Petr Cech at Chelsea Related
11 Greatest Goalkeepers in Champions League History Ranked
Playing in the Champions League is only achieved by the best goalkeepers - but who are the top 11 shot stoppers in the competition's history?
Gianluigi Buffon
‘He was unbelievable’
Gianluigi Buffon
The next name given by Salah was a certain Gianluigi Buffon, one of the game’s greatest goalkeepers in history. The World Cup winner only retired in 2023 after two years with Parma, his boyhood club, having spent almost 30 years as a professional footballer, most famously with Juventus across two stints.
Salah, as a former Fiorentina player, faced off against Buffon more than just if Liverpool were ever drawn against Juventus or Paris Saint-Germain in European competitions. About the Italian icon, he said:
“When I played against Buffon in Italy, he was unbelievable. The feeling when you are up against him. It’s amazing. The career he had, winning everything in football, it’s unbelievable.”
A three-time runner-up in the Champions League, Buffon won 10 Serie A titles with Juventus, along with five Coppa Italia and six Supercoppa Italiana trophies. The Italian was well-known and feared by attackers for his lightning-fast movement as a goalkeeper, be it in his saves or for his brilliance in coming off his line.
Alisson
Salah has played with the Brazilian for years
alisson
Regarded as one of the best goalkeepers of his generation, it is hardly a surprise that Salah named Alisson as one of the greatest he has faced. Granted, the two have scarcely ever played against each other domestically. Salah played for Roma from 2015 to 2017, with Alisson joining the club in his second season in the capital.
One year after Salah departed for Anfield, Alisson followed suit. The Brazilian has played for Liverpool ever since and was a key cog in Jurgen Klopp's side that returned the club to a position of competing for and winning major honours. The winner of the inaugural Yashin Trophy, Alisson, will surely go down as one of Liverpool’s best shot-stoppers.
Ranking the highest-paid goalkeepers in football Related
20 Highest-Paid Goalkeepers in Football (2025)
Goalkeepers fulfil one of the most important roles on the pitch, but just how well paid are the best shot-stoppers in Europe?
Now 32 years old, Alisson feasibly has years at the top level yet, especially given that goalkeepers often retire at a later age. Salah will hope, then, that he does not end up facing off against his current teammate in the years to come, given how high a regard he holds Alisson.
Manuel Neuer
German is one of football’s most influential goalkeepers
Manuel Neuer for Germany at Euro 2016
Last on Salah’s star-studded list was Manuel Neuer, a leading light in the sweeper-keeper philosophy who has long been known for his speed and effectiveness when rushing off his line. A World Cup winner with Germany, Neuer has played for Bayern Munich since 2011 and has won countless accolades with the Bavarian giants.
Salah has faced off against Neuer numerous times, be it during his time in Italy or England, in the Champions League. A fearsome goalscorer, few could instill such worry into a player like Salah, though Neuer is one of those few. The German has won 11 Bundesliga titles and two Champions Leagues across his exceptional career, which, despite his age, has shown no signs of slowing down.
"I can't decide on one, so I'm going to give you four. Casillas, Buffon, Alisson, Neuer. I'm sure there are plenty of other great goalkeepers but I am forgetting at the moment. It's hard to choose which one."
(All stats are from Transfermarkt and are correct as of 28/03/2025 )