Samir Ben Sallam
Ben Sallam with Jong Utrecht
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-06-03) 3 June 2001
Place of birth Amsterdam, Netherlands[1]
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Karmiotissa
Number 42
Youth career
0000–2009 ODIN '59
2009–2017 Ajax
2018–2019 Utrecht
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2019 Jong Utrecht 0 (0)
2019–2022 Jong Volendam 30 (3)
2019–2022 Volendam 41 (1)
2022– Karmiotissa 35 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 October 2023

Samir Ben Sallam (born 3 June 2001) is a Dutch professional footballer of Moroccan descent who plays as a midfielder for Cypriot club Karmiotissa.

Career

Early career

Ben Sallam progressed through the Ajax youth teams after joining the academy 2009. In 2018, he moved to FC Utrecht and was added to the reserve team, Jong FC Utrecht, competing in the second-tier Eerste Divisie.[2][3] Upon signing him, Utrecht director of football Jordy Zuidam called Ben Sallam "very talented. Creative, good with both feet and technically skilled".[2]

Volendam

In August 2019, Ben Sallam signed a three-year contract with FC Volendam.[4] He made his debut in the first team on 15 November 2019, in the 2–1 win over TOP Oss. He came on as a substitute for Nick Runderkamp in the 68th minute.[5]

Career statistics

As of 17 September 2021[6]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Jong Utrecht 2018–19 Eerste Divisie 0000
Jong Volendam 2019–20 Tweede Divisie 163163
2020–21 Tweede Divisie 2020
2021–22 Tweede Divisie 1010
Total 193193
Volendam 2019–20 Eerste Divisie 100010
2020–21 Eerste Divisie 271101[lower-alpha 1]0291
2021–22 Eerste Divisie 500050
Total 3311010351
Career total 5241010544
  1. Appearance(s) in Eerste Divisie promotion play-offs

References

  1. 1 2 "S. Ben Sallam - Profiel - Voetbal International". vi.nl. Voetbal International. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
  2. 1 2 "FC Utrecht legt Samir Ben Sallam vast". FC Utrecht (in Dutch). 17 May 2018.
  3. Reedijk, Tim (17 May 2018). "FC Utrecht haalt twee jonge talenten van Ajax binnen". Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch).
  4. "FC Volendam versterkt zich met Samir Ben Sallam". FC Volendam (in Dutch). 28 August 2019.
  5. "TOP Oss vs. Volendam - 15 November 2019 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
  6. Samir Ben Sallam at Soccerway
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