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.

Haitam Aleesami

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)
* 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

As of 20 December 2020[9][10]

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

International

As of 11 October 2020[11]

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

Club

IFK Göteborg

• Svenska Cupen: 2014–15

References

1. https://palermocalcio.it/it/1819/squadre/prima-squadra/haitam-aleesami_12862
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. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
7. http://www.football-italia.net/88944/official-palermo-sign-aleesami
8. "Хайтам Алеесами — игрок «Ростова»" (in Russian). FC Rostov. 17 October 2020.
9. Haitam Aleesami at Soccerway
10. "Haitam Aleesami". Elite Prospects. Archived from the original on 19 January 2015. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
11. "Haitam Aleesami". National Football Teams. Retrieved 24 October 2015.