It’s been a while Mo Salah has been out of the spotlight after his move to Trabzonspor in Turkey took him out of the immediate focus of fans across the world.
However, his latest facial hairstyle has brought him back doing the rounds on social media.
Since his exit from Liverpool in the summer of 2026, Salah has quietly registered 11 goals and 5 assists across 16 appearances in all competitions for Trabzonspor – clocking a goal contribution every 76 minutes in the Turkish top flight.
However, a recent style choice has brought him back to the attention of mainstream media, as eagle-eyed fans spotted the former Chelsea and Roma man sporting just a moustache arriving at the Cairo International Stadium for their AFCON qualifier against Malawi – a huge contrast from the familiarly bearded Egyptian King we’ve seen tear up the Premier League for years.
Mohamed Salah with a new haircut 💇♂️, Pure class of a player. ❤️💜 https://t.co/uNopDj1lAC
— Nyosunga (@d_nyosungaLFC) November 12, 2026
📸 We know him as the Egyptian king, but after today, people might call him the Turkish King! 😂👨🏻🇹🇷 https://t.co/oz3ANbY0fj
— SalahUpdates (@SalahUpdates_) November 12, 2026
While Salah has previously experimented with different hairstyles – sometimes going for an afro while simply going short sometimes – he has never been seen without his signature full beard (except that one time he shaved it all off for his wedding).
Therefore, the sight of him rocking an old-school handlebar moustache with a stubble underneath felt almost blasphemous for certain fans who took to social media to express their surprise, disgust, or both.
I can’t look at him bro that’s not Mohamed Salah What creature possessed him to do this https://t.co/CIixHIWb63
— ? (@kxreemasr) November 12, 2026
While some fans asked what could have possibly driven him to do something as drastic, some chose to see the lighter side of the affair – even going on to compare him to New York mayor Zohran Mamdani, who also recently ditched his beard for Movember movement.
Zohran Mamdani?
— Sandy #DonnarummaOUT (@sanddoda) November 12, 2026
With him back in action in the return fixture against Malawi next week, we do know one thing for sure – regardless of whether it’s the new moustache or the signature full beard, Salah will continue to run down the wing – tormenting defenders left, right, and centre.
