Haitam Aleesami

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

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.

In August 2012, he joined Fredrikstad FK to replace Benjamin Dahl Hagen who had returned to Valerenga after a loan-spell. Aleesami made his debut in Tippeligaen and assisted Tarik Elyounoussi's goal when Fredrikstad won 2–0 in the match against Tromso on 5 August 2012.

On 18 August 2014, he signed a four-year contract with Swedish club IFK Goteborg. He joined the club in the pre-season before the 2015 season.

On 8 August 2016, he signed with Palermo.

On 17 October 2020, he joined Russian Premier League club FC Rostov. He left Rostov on 19 May 2021.

On 16 August 2021, he signed a two-year contract with Apollon Limassol in Cyprus.

This page also has a version in other languages :  Хайтам Алеесами (russian)