Mohamed Salah scored his first European goal for Trabzonspor in a historic milestone. The 34-year-old star also provided an assist in the 4-2 victory over KuPS, taking his career UEFA club goal tally to 65 and drawing level with Erling Haaland for 11th place on the all-time list. This came on the back of a two-game winning run, part of a recent sequence of three wins and two losses from their last five matches.

Salah found the net in the 44th minute, having earlier set up Paul Onuachu's opener in the third minute. With Onuachu leaving early through injury, Salah also wore the captain's armband for the first time, becoming only the third player to both score and assist in the Champions League, Europa League and Conference League, after Mario Götze and Cody Gakpo.

This performance continues Salah's outstanding form since the season began. He is Trabzonspor's top scorer with 7 goals and 3 assists from 7 Süper Lig appearances. The club sits 5th in the table with 13 points from 7 games, three points behind leaders Galatasaray. Their next key test is at home against second-placed Beşiktaş on 18 October. The team's record from their seven league games so far stands at four wins, one draw and two losses, having scored 16 goals and conceded just 5 for a +11 goal difference.

Salah's 65 goals place him just two behind Edin Dzeko and Andriy Shevchenko on the all-time UEFA club scorers list. Cristiano Ronaldo leads with 145, followed by Lionel Messi on 132. Salah has now scored in UEFA competitions for five different clubs: Basel, Fiorentina, Roma, Liverpool and Trabzonspor.

Trabzonspor started their UEFA Conference League campaign with a win. The team's form in the last five matches reads WWLWL, and they are on a two-game winning streak. Salah's total contribution this season stands at 8 goals and 4 assists in 10 official matches. The Beşiktaş derby presents the next opportunity to maintain this momentum. The team had beaten Samsunspor 3-0 on 10 October but lost 1-0 to Drogheda United on 1 October. In prior weeks, they had defeated Galatasaray 4-0 on 19 September, after a 1-0 loss to Konyaspor on 12 September and a 5-0 victory over Gençlerbirliği on 6 September.

The report in full is at Hürriyet Spor