Samir Ben Sallam (born 3 June 2001) is a Dutch professional footballer of Moroccan descent who plays as a midfielder for Cypriot club Karmiotissa.
![]() Ben Sallam with Jong Utrecht | |||
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (2001-06-03) 3 June 2001 (age 21) | ||
Place of birth | Amsterdam, Netherlands[1] | ||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Karmiotissa | ||
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 | 0 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 May 2022 |
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]
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]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Other | Total | |||||
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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[lower-alpha 1] | 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 |