Haitam Aleesami

Norwegian footballer (born 1991)

Haitam Aleesami
Personal information
Aleesami with FC Rostov in 2021
Date of birth	(1991-07-31) 31 July 1991 (age 32)
Place of birth	Oslo, Norway
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)^[1]
Position(s)	Left-back
Team information
Current team	KFUM Oslo
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)
2020–2021	FC Rostov	13	(0)
2021–2023	Apollon Limassol	35	(0)
2024–	KFUM Oslo	11	(1)
International career^‡
2015–2020	Norway	31	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 July 2024 ‡ 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 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]

Career statistics

Club

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

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

IFK Göteborg

Svenska Cupen: 2014–15

References

^ 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.