Early career Salou started to play for
King Faisal Babes, a Ghanaian football club based in the
Ashanti city of
Kumasi. After two seasons, he was signed by German club TuS Wandsbek 81.
Belgium In 2000, he signed for
FC Turnhout in Belgium, where he stayed for four seasons. During the 2003–04 season, Salou scored 16 goals in 26 appearances for
FC Turnhout and began to draw attention from higher-level clubs. In 2004, he signed for
KV Kortrijk, that started his first season in the
Belgian Second Division. After one season he went to
S.V. Zulte-Waregem in the
Belgian First Division and scored nine goals in 29 league appearances (14 goals in all competitions), helping his side capture the
2006 Belgian Cup. As a result of his play with Zulte-Waregem, Salou received offers from the top two sides in Belgian football
RSC Anderlecht and
Club Brugge as well as other European sides including
AEK Athens and
RC Lens. He decided on
Club Brugge and joined the club in 2006. On 2 November 2006, Salou scored his clubs lone goal in a 3–1 loss to
Premier League club
Tottenham in a
UEFA Cup match played at
White Hart Lane. In two seasons with the club, Salou appeared in 46
Belgian First Division matches scoring five goals. He also helped the club capture the
2006–07 Belgian Cup. There he also stayed for two seasons before returning to Germany.
MSV Duisburg In 2008, he moved to
MSV Duisburg. Prior to joining Duisburg, Salou was close to signing with
FC Rapid București. On 8 August 2010, Salou scored eleven minutes into his debut with
MSV Duisburg in a
DFB-Pokal match against
ASV Bergedorf that ended in a 5–1 victory.
Vejle After only six months in Duisburg, Salou signed with
Vejle Boldklub. On 1 March 2009, Salou scored his first goal in the
Danish Superliga in a 1–1 draw with
AGF Aarhus. During his time at the club Salou appeared in 20 official matches and scored 4 goals.
New York Red Bulls Salou went on trial for
New York Red Bulls in
Major League Soccer during March 2010. On 20 March 2010, Salou started and played 67 minutes for Red Bulls in a 3–1 victory against
Santos FC, which was the first match played at the new
Red Bull Arena. After impressing during his trial spell, Salou was signed on 23 March 2010 by
New York Red Bulls. On 24 April 2010, Salou scored his first league goal for New York in a 2–1 victory over
Philadelphia Union. On 21 October 2010, Salou started and played a full 90 minutes for Red Bulls in a 2–0 victory over
New England Revolution helping his side clinch the regular season
Eastern Conference title. Salou began the 2011 season with New York but was waived on 21 March 2011, two days after the club's first match of the season.
Return to Belgium Salou returned to Belgium in the beginning of 2012, signing for newly promoted
Oud-Heverlee Leuven on 20 January 2012. After one season there, Salou signed with
Hoogstraten in July 2013. In November 2014 Salou signed with
Destelbergen. ==International career==