Haitam Aleesami

Haitam Aleesami
	Aleesami with FC Rostov in 2021
Personal information
Date of birth	31 July 1991 (age 32)
Place of birth	Oslo, Norway
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Left-back
Team information
Current team	KFUM Oslo
Number	2
Youth career
	Holmlia SK
	Skeid
Senior career*
Years	Team
2010–2012	Skeid
2012–2014	Fredrikstad
2015–2016	IFK Göteborg
2016–2019	Palermo
2019–2020	Amiens
2020–2021	FC Rostov
2021–2023	Apollon Limassol
2024–	KFUM Oslo
International career‡
2015–2020	Norway
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 March 2023; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 October 2020

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

Club career[edit]

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]

Career statistics[edit]

Club[edit]

As of 9 February 2022^[11]^[12]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Total
Club	Season	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	Adeccoligaen	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	Allsvenskan	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	Serie B	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[edit]

As of 11 October 2020^[13]

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team	Year	Apps
Norway	2015	3
	2016	9
	2017	4
	2018	3
	2019	9
	2020	3
Total		31

Honours[edit]

IFK Göteborg

Svenska Cupen: 2014–15

References[edit]

^ Prima squadra. Haitam Aleesami palermocalcio.it ^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "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. Archived from the original on 29 October 2014. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
^ "Official: Palermo sign Aleesami - Football Italia". 8 August 2016.
^ "Хайтам Алеесами — игрок "Ростова"" (in Russian). FC Rostov. 17 October 2020. Archived from the original on 17 October 2020. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
^ "ХАЙТАМ АЛЕЕСАМИ ПОКИДАЕТ ФК "РОСТОВ"" (in Russian). FC Rostov. 19 May 2021.
^ "ΚΑΤΑΡΧΗΝ ΣΥΜΦΩΝΙΑ ΜΕ ΤΟΝ ΧΑΪΤΑΜ ΑΛΕΣΑΜΙ" (in Greek). Apollon Limassol FC. 16 August 2021.
^ 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.

External links[edit]

Haitam Aleesami at the Swedish Football Association (in Swedish)
Haitam Aleesami at Elite Football
#4 Haitam Aleesami at ifkdb.com

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[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] Haitam Aleesami at Soccerway

[12] "Haitam Aleesami". Elite Prospects. Archived from the original on 19 January 2015. Retrieved 19 January 2015.

[13] "Haitam Aleesami". National Football Teams. Retrieved 24 October 2015.

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