&sq=&lang=&file=File:Mohammed_Salim_(Indian_footballer)_having_feet_bandaged_at_Celtic_FC,_1936_photograph.jpg) Salim (right) having his feet bandaged, due to playing barefoot, by Jimmy McMenemy, the Celtic trainer, 1936. | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mohammed Salim | ||
| Date of birth | 1904 | ||
| Place of birth | Calcutta, Bengal Presidency, British India | ||
| Date of death | 5 November 1980 (aged 75–76) | ||
| Place of death | Calcutta, West Bengal, India | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1926 | Chittaranjan Football Club | ||
| 1926–1927 | Mohammedan Sporting Club | ||
| 1927–1931 | Sporting Union | ||
| 1932 | East Bengal Club | ||
| 1933–1934 | Aryans Club | ||
| 1934–1936 | Mohammedan Sporting Club | ||
| 1936 | Celtic | ||
| 1936–1938 | Mohammedan Sporting Club | ||
| International career | |||
| 1936 | All India XI[1] | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Mohammed Salim (; 1904 – 5 November 1980), nicknamed "the Indian juggler",[2] was an Indian footballer from Calcutta (now Kolkata, West Bengal), which at the time was part of the British Raj. He played predominantly as a defender.[3] Salim was best known for his role in the fabled 1930s Mohammedan SC team which claimed five successive Calcutta Football League titles.[4][5][6] He also became the first player from the Indian sub-continent to play for a European club, Celtic FC.[7][8][9]
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