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Samir Ben Sallam

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Samir Ben Sallam
Ben Sallam with Jong Utrecht
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-06-03) 3 June 2001 (age 23)
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
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)
2022–2023 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

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Early career

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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

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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

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As of 17 September 2021[6]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in Eerste Divisie promotion play-offs

References

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  1. ^ a b "S. Ben Sallam - Profiel - Voetbal International". vi.nl. Voetbal International. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
  2. ^ a b "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