Ahmed Salah (volleyball)

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.

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    Ahmed Salah
    Salah at the 2016 Olympics
    Personal information
    Full nameAhmed Abdelhey Salah El din
    NationalityEgyptian
    Born (1984-08-19) 19 August 1984
    Egypt
    Height1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)
    Weight87 kg (192 lb)
    Spike342 cm (135 in)
    Block316 cm (124 in)
    Volleyball information
    PositionOpposite Spiker
    Current teamAl Ahly (volleyball)
    Number4
    Career
    YearsTeams
    2001-2009 Al Ahly SC
    2010–2011 Dynamo Yanter
    2010–2012 Al Ahly SC
    2012–2013 Halkbank Ankara
    2013–2014 Galatsaray
    2014–2018 AL GAISH
    2018-present 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

    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. He retired internationally in 2023 after winning his 7th African championship in Cairo.

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