Mohamed Salah: Liverpool star rinsed Marcelo at the 2012 Olympic Games

Mohamed Salah is a global superstar.

The Egyptian is one of the most recognisable figures in football. A hero not only in his native country but the continent of Africa as a whole.

With 52 million followers on Instagram, Salah is a household name.

But it’s taken time for the forward to establish his status.

Having started his professional career in Egypt with Al Mokawloon Al Arab, it was always going to be difficult for Salah to burst onto the scene worldwide at a young age.

But it was the summer of 2012 that changed Salah’s career.

He left Egypt for FC Basel in Switzerland, where he would catch the attention of major European clubs thanks to his performances in the Europa League and Champions League.

At the same time he was signing for Basel in 2012 aged 19, he was representing his country at the Olympic Games in London.

Salah arrived at the tournament as a relatively unknown quantity.

But his performance in a group stage match against Brazil certainly got him noticed.

Salah started on the bench at the Millennium Stadium against an incredibly strong Brazilian side that consisted the likes of Marcelo, Thiago Silva, Oscar, Hulk and Neymar among others.

Unsurprisingly, Brazil raced into a 3-0 lead in the first half against Egypt.

But after Salah was introduced at half time, the match changed direction.

It was Salah who won a free-kick which led to Egypt pulling a goal back. Then after troubling the Brazilian defence constantly, Salah made it 3-2 with a beautiful finish from outside of the penalty area.

He was unable to inspire an incredible comeback as Egypt fell to a 3-2 loss but his performance certainly made people sit up and take notice of this 19-year-old sensation.

Egypt would progress through their group alongside