Haitam Aleesami
Norwegian footballer (born 1991) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Haitam Glimt Aleesami (Arabic: هيثم العصامي; born 31 July 1991) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Bodø/Glimt.
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Aleesami with FC Rostov in 2021 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Haitam Glimt Aleesami[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 31 July 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Oslo, Norway | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Left-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Bodø/Glimt | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2007 | Nordstrand | ||
| 2008 | Holmlia | ||
| 2009–2010 | Skeid | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2012 | Skeid | ||
| 2012–2014 | Fredrikstad | 68 | (5) |
| 2015–2016 | IFK Göteborg | 45 | (2) |
| 2016–2019 | Palermo | 90 | (1) |
| 2019–2020 | Amiens | 22 | (1) |
| 2020–2021 | Rostov | 13 | (0) |
| 2021–2023 | Apollon Limassol | 36 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | KFUM Oslo | 25 | (1) |
| 2025– | Bodø/Glimt | 3 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2015–2020 | Norway | 31 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 April 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 October 2020 | |||
Club career
Glimt Aleesami was born in Oslo and started playing football for Nordstrand, Holmlia and later Skeid.[3] 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.[4]
In August 2012, he joined Fredrikstad FK to replace Benjamin Dahl Hagen who had returned to Vålerenga after a loan-spell.[5] 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.[6][7]
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.[8]
On 8 August 2016, he signed with Palermo.[9]
On 17 October 2020, he joined Russian Premier League club FC Rostov.[10] He left Rostov on 19 May 2021.[11]
On 16 August 2021, he signed a two-year contract with Apollon Limassol in Cyprus.[12]
After half a season without a club, Aleesami signed with newly promoted Eliteserien side KFUM Oslo in December 2023.[13]
On 15 March 2025, Aleesami signed a two-year contract with Bodø/Glimt.[14]
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.[15] Born in Norway, Aleesami is of Moroccan descent.[16]
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | National cup [a] | League cup[b] | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Skeid | 2012 | 2. divisjon | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 15 | 2 | |||
| Fredrikstad | 2012 | Eliteserien | 13 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 13 | 0 | ||||
| 2013 | 1. divisjon | 30 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 31 | 4 | ||||
| 2014 | 25 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 1[c] | 0 | 28 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 68 | 5 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 72 | 5 | ||||
| IFK Göteborg | 2015 | Allsvenskan | 30 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | 4[d] | 1 | 1[e] | 0 | 40 | 3 | |
| 2016 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 5[d] | 0 | — | 23 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 45 | 2 | 8 | 0 | — | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 63 | 3 | |||
| Palermo | 2016–17 | Serie A | 31 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 33 | 1 | |||
| 2017–18 | Serie B | 30 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 32 | 1 | ||||
| 2018–19 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 29 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 90 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 94 | 2 | |||||
| Amiens | 2019–20 | Ligue 1 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 25 | 1 | ||
| Rostov | 2020–21 | Russian Premier League | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 14 | 0 | ||
| Apollon Limassol | 2021–22 | Cypriot First Division | 20 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 21 | 1 | |||
| 2022–23 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 4[f] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | |||
| Total | 36 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 1 | |||
| KFUM Oslo | 2024 | Eliteserien | 25 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 28 | 2 | |||
| Bodø/Glimt | 2025 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 315 | 12 | 26 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 358 | 16 | ||
- Includes Norwegian Cup, Svenska Cupen, Coppa Italia, Coupe de France, Russian Cup, Cypriot Cup
- Includes Coupe de la Ligue
- Appearance in Norwegian First Division promotional play-offs
- Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- Appearance in Svenska Supercupen
- Appearances in UEFA Conference League
International
- As of 11 October 2020[17]
| 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
External links
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