Haitam Aleesami


Haitam Aleesami is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Bodø/Glimt.

Club career

Haitam Aleesami was born in Oslo and started playing football for Nordstrand, Holmlia 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 Vålerenga 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 Tromsø on 5 August 2012.
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.
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.
After half a season without a club, Aleesami signed with newly promoted Eliteserien side KFUM Oslo in December 2023.
On 15 March 2025, Aleesami signed a two-year contract with Bodø/Glimt.

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. Born in Norway, Aleesami is of Moroccan descent.

Honours

IFK Göteborg