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Salah Hat-Trick Fires Trabzonspor’s 4-0 Win Over Galatasaray

By Drooid · Sep 20, 2026, 2:15 PM UTC · How we work

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Salah Scores Hat-Trick

Mohamed Salah scored a hat-trick and assisted Noah Saviolo as Trabzonspor beat Galatasaray 4-0 on September 19, 2026.
The victory moved Trabzonspor to fifth place with ten points, three behind the league leaders.
Salah’s seventh goal in six games made him the Super Lig’s top scorer.
At 34 years, 96 days, he became the oldest Trabzonspor player to score a league hat-trick.

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Salah Joins Trabzonspor

Salah rejected Saudi Arabia and MLS offers to sign with Trabzonspor after speaking with president Ertugrul Dogan.
His contract reportedly includes an 18 million-euro net salary plus merchandising revenue.
Thomas Reis signed a two-year deal with Trabzonspor after leaving Ludogorets, which expressed surprise.
Reis said he will prioritize defensive solidity and direct attacking play, aiming to build the club’s future.

History

Historical Context

Basel signed the 20-year-old Salah in June 2012, and his rise at Chelsea and Liverpool proved early European moves can extend a striker’s peak. In August 2026 he joined Turkish club Trabzonspor on a two-year contract; by September he netted a hat-trick, becoming the first foreign player since 2000-01 to score in each of his first three home games, spurring Turkish clubs to target African talent.

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Salah Scores Hat-Trick

Mohamed Salah scored a hat-trick and assisted Noah Saviolo as Trabzonspor beat Galatasaray 4-0 on September 19, 2026.
The victory moved Trabzonspor to fifth place with ten points, three behind the league leaders.
Salah’s seventh goal in six games made him the Super Lig’s top scorer.
At 34 years, 96 days, he became the oldest Trabzonspor player to score a league hat-trick.

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