Haitam Aleesami (Arabic: هيثم العصامي; born 31 July 1991) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for KFUM Oslo.

Club career

Aleesami was born in Oslo and started playing football for Holmlia SK and later Skeid. He joined Skeid's first-team squad in 2010, playing in the Second Division, and was named "Skeid's best young player of the year" in 2011.[2]

In August 2012, he joined Fredrikstad FK to replace Benjamin Dahl Hagen who had returned to Vålerenga after a loan-spell.[3] Aleesami made his debut in Tippeligaen and assisted Tarik Elyounoussi's goal when Fredrikstad won 2–0 in the match against Tromsø on 5 August 2012.[4][5]

On 18 August 2014, he signed a four-year contract with Swedish club IFK Göteborg. He joined the club in the pre-season before the 2015 season.[6]

On 8 August 2016, he signed with Palermo.[7]

On 17 October 2020, he joined Russian Premier League club FC Rostov.[8] He left Rostov on 19 May 2021.[9]

On 16 August 2021, he signed a two-year contract with Apollon Limassol in Cyprus.[10]

Personal life

Haitam's younger brother Ayoub Aleesami also plays football. While Ayoub and Haitam have similar appearances, the latter is vastly more known due to him playing internationally, thus Ayoub is often confused for Haitam in the street.[11]

Career statistics

Club

As of 9 February 2022[12][13]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Fredrikstad 2012 Tippeligaen 13 0 — — 13 0
2013 1. divisjon 30 4 1 0 — 31 4
2014 25 1 2 0 — 27 1
Total 68 5 3 0 0 0 71 5
IFK Göteborg 2015 Allsvenskan 30 2 5 0 4 1 39 3
2016 15 0 0 0 5 0 20 0
Total 45 2 5 0 9 1 59 3
Palermo 2016–17 Serie A 31 1 1 0 0 0 32 1
2017–18 Serie B 26 0 2 1 0 0 28 1
2018–19 29 0 0 0 0 0 29 0
Total 86 1 3 1 0 0 89 2
Amiens 2019–20 Ligue 1 22 1 0 0 0 0 22 1
Rostov 2020–21 Russian Premier League 13 0 1 0 0 0 14 0
Apollon Limassol 2021–22 Cypriot First Division 13 0 1 1 0 0 14 1
Career total 247 9 13 2 9 1 269 12

International

As of 11 October 2020[14]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Norway 2015 3 0
2016 9 0
2017 4 0
2018 3 0
2019 9 0
2020 3 0
Total 31 0

Honours

IFK Göteborg

References

  1. ^ Prima squadra. Haitam Aleesami palermocalcio.it [permanent dead link‍]
  2. ^ "Haitam Aleesami" (in Norwegian). Fredrikstad FK. Archived from the original on 19 January 2015. Retrieved 10 August 2012.
  3. ^ "– Et kapteinsemne". Fredriksstad Blad (in Norwegian). 31 July 2012. Retrieved 10 August 2012.
  4. ^ "FFK tok tre poeng i kampen om fornyet kontrakt". Verdens Gang (in Norwegian). 5 August 2012. Retrieved 10 August 2012.
  5. ^ "Debutantenes aften". Fredriksstad Blad (in Norwegian). 5 August 2012. Retrieved 10 August 2012.
  6. ^ "Aleesami ersätter Augustinsson" (in Swedish). IFK Göteborg. 18 August 2014. Archived from the original on 29 October 2014. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
  7. ^ "Official: Palermo sign Aleesami - Football Italia". 8 August 2016.
  8. ^ "Хайтам Алеесами — игрок "Ростова"" (in Russian). FC Rostov. 17 October 2020. Archived from the original on 17 October 2020. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
  9. ^ "ХАЙТАМ АЛЕЕСАМИ ПОКИДАЕТ ФК "РОСТОВ"" (in Russian). FC Rostov. 19 May 2021.
  10. ^ "ΚΑΤΑΡΧΗΝ ΣΥΜΦΩΝΙΑ ΜΕ ΤΟΝ ΧΑΪΤΑΜ ΑΛΕΣΑΜΙ" (in Greek). Apollon Limassol FC. 16 August 2021.
  11. ^ Henriksen, Vidar (24 September 2020). "– Jeg blir gjerne forvekslet med min bror!". Fredriksstad Blad (in Norwegian). Retrieved 8 November 2024.
  12. ^ Haitam Aleesami at Soccerway
  13. ^ "Haitam Aleesami". Elite Prospects. Archived from the original on 19 January 2015. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
  14. ^ "Haitam Aleesami". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haitam_Aleesami
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