Samir Ben Sallam
 Ben Sallam with Jong Utrecht | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 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 | AS Trenčín | ||
| Number | 42 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –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) |
| 2022–2023 | Karmiotissa | 40 | (0) |
| 2024– | AS Trenčín | 4 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 June 2024 | |||
Samir Ben Sallam (born 3 June 2001) is a Dutch professional footballer of Moroccan descent who plays as a midfielder for Slovak First Football League club AS Trenčín.
Career
[edit]Early career
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]- As of 17 September 2021[6]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Jong Utrecht | 2018–19 | Eerste Divisie | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jong Volendam | 2019–20 | Tweede Divisie | 16 | 3 | — | — | 16 | 3 | ||
| 2020–21 | Tweede Divisie | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22 | Tweede Divisie | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 19 | 3 | — | — | 19 | 3 | ||||
| Volendam | 2019–20 | Eerste Divisie | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| 2020–21 | Eerste Divisie | 27 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 29 | 1 | |
| 2021–22 | Eerste Divisie | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | ||
| Total | 33 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 52 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 54 | 4 | ||
- ^ Appearance(s) in Eerste Divisie promotion play-offs
References
[edit]- ^ a b "S. Ben Sallam - Profiel - Voetbal International". vi.nl. Voetbal International. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
- ^ a b "FC Utrecht legt Samir Ben Sallam vast". FC Utrecht (in Dutch). 17 May 2018.
- ^ Reedijk, Tim (17 May 2018). "FC Utrecht haalt twee jonge talenten van Ajax binnen". Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch).
- ^ "FC Volendam versterkt zich met Samir Ben Sallam". FC Volendam (in Dutch). 28 August 2019.
- ^ "TOP Oss vs. Volendam - 15 November 2019 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
- ^ Samir Ben Sallam at Soccerway
- 2001 births
- Dutch sportspeople of Moroccan descent
- Living people
- Footballers from Amsterdam
- Dutch men's footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- ODIN '59 players
- AFC Ajax players
- FC Utrecht players
- Jong FC Utrecht players
- FC Volendam players
- Karmiotissa FC players
- Eerste Divisie players
- Tweede Divisie players
- Dutch expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus
- Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus
- 21st-century Dutch sportsmen