Saleh Gomaa (Arabic: صالح جمعة; born 1 August 1993) is an Egyptian professional footballer who formerly played for Al Ahly and currently plays for Ismailia based club, Ismaily SC, and the Egyptian national team. He competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics and the 2013 African U-20 Championship.[3] As a 19-year-old, he played at the 2013 African U-20 championship in Algeria and won "The Player of the Tournament" award, when the Egyptians won their trophy. He is the elder brother of the Egyptian footballer Abdallah Gomaa.
Gomaa has played for the Egypt national team and was the youngest player in the squad when he represented Egypt at the 2012 London Olympics. In just one year, Gomaa represented Egypt for the U20, U23, and the first team squads.[4]
| team | season | League | Cup | Continental tournaments | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| APP | Goals | APP | Goals | APP | Goals | APP | Goals | ||
| ENPPI SC | 2010–2011 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 14 | 0 | |
| 2011–2012 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 0 | |||
| 2012–2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2013–2014 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 21 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 29 | 1 | |
| Nacional Madeira (loan) | 2013–2014 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 14 | 1 | |
| 2014–2015 | 23 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 1 | |
| Total | 36 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 46 | 2 | |
| Al Ahly | 2014–2015 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2015–2016 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 23 | 0 | |
| 2016–2017 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| Total | 24 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 32 | 2 | |
Gomaa was a member of the Egypt national under-20 football team that won the 2013 African U-20 Championship in Algeria. He scored two goals in the competition, including a penalty in the final against Ghana. He was selected as the best player of the tournament.[6]
Gomaa was a key player for the Egyptian team at the CAF U23 Championship in Morocco.[4]
