Haitam Aleesami
Haitam Aleesami (Arabic: هيثم العصامي; born 31 July 1991) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Russian club FC Rostov and the Norway national team.
 Aleesami with FC Rostov in 2020 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 31 July 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Oslo, Norway | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Left-back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | FC Rostov | ||
| Number | 2 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Holmlia SK | |||
| Skeid | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2012 | Skeid | 0 | (0) |
| 2012–2014 | Fredrikstad | 69 | (5) |
| 2015–2016 | IFK Göteborg | 45 | (2) |
| 2016–2019 | Palermo | 86 | (1) |
| 2019–2020 | Amiens | 22 | (1) |
| 2020– | FC Rostov | 5 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2015– | Norway | 31 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17 December 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11 October 2020 | |||
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]
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Fredrikstad | 2012 | Tippeligaen | 13 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 0 | ||
| 2013 | Adeccoligaen | 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 |
| Total | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 1 | ||
| Rostov | 2020–21 | Russian Premier League | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Total | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 226 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 246 | 11 | ||
Honours
References
- https://palermocalcio.it/it/1819/squadre/prima-squadra/haitam-aleesami_12862
- "Haitam Aleesami" (in Norwegian). Fredrikstad FK. Archived from the original on 19 January 2015. Retrieved 10 August 2012.
- "– Et kapteinsemne". Fredriksstad Blad (in Norwegian). 31 July 2012. Retrieved 10 August 2012.
- "FFK tok tre poeng i kampen om fornyet kontrakt". Verdens Gang (in Norwegian). 5 August 2012. Retrieved 10 August 2012.
- "Debutantenes aften". Fredriksstad Blad (in Norwegian). 5 August 2012. Retrieved 10 August 2012.
- "Aleesami ersätter Augustinsson" (in Swedish). IFK Göteborg. 18 August 2014. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
- http://www.football-italia.net/88944/official-palermo-sign-aleesami
- "Хайтам Алеесами — игрок «Ростова»" (in Russian). FC Rostov. 17 October 2020.
- Haitam Aleesami at Soccerway
- "Haitam Aleesami". Elite Prospects. Archived from the original on 19 January 2015. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
- "Haitam Aleesami". National Football Teams. Retrieved 24 October 2015.