Haitam Aleesami

Haitam Aleesami

Personal information
Full name	Haitam Aleesami
Date of birth	31 July 1991
Place of birth	Oslo, Norway
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 ^1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Left back / Left winger
Club information
Current team	IFK Göteborg
Number	4
Youth career
	Holmlia SK
0000–2009	Skeid
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2010–2012	Skeid
2012–2014	Fredrikstad FK	68	(5)
2015–	IFK Göteborg	37	(2)
National team^‡
2015–	Norway	5	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2 May 2016. † Appearances (goals) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 29 March 2016

Haitam Aleesami (born 31 July 1991) is a Norwegian footballer of Moroccan descent^[1] who plays for IFK Göteborg in Allsvenskan as a defender.

Career

Early career

Hailing from Oslo, Aleesami played 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]

IFK Göteborg

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]

Career statistics

Club

As of 31 October 2015^[7]

Club	Season	League		Cup		Continental		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Fredrikstad FK	2012	13	0	—		—		13	0
	2013	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	30	2	5	0	4	1	39	3
	Total	30	2	5	0	4	1	39	3
Career total		98	7	8	0	4	1	110	8

International

As of 29 March 2016^[8]

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Norway	2015	3	0
	2016	2	0
Total		3	0

Honours

Club

IFK Göteborg

• Svenska Cupen: 2014–15

References

1. "Haitam Aleesami" (in Spanish). FussballTalente. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
2. "Haitam Aleesami" (in Norwegian). Fredrikstad FK. 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. "Haitam Aleesami". Elite Prospects. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
8. "Haitam Aleesami". National Football Teams. Retrieved 24 October 2015.