Haitam Aleesami is a Norwegian professional footballer of Moroccan descent, born on 31 July 1991 in Oslo.
He primarily plays as a left-back but has also featured as a centre-back. He currently represents Eliteserien club Bodø/Glimt, where he wears the number 5 shirt after joining in March 2025.
Aleesami is a former Norway international who earned 31 caps between 2015 and 2020 without scoring.
He began his football journey in the Oslo area and has built a career spanning several European leagues while maintaining strong ties to Norwegian football.
Siblings
Haitam’s younger brother is Ayoub Aleesami, born on 9 February 1996.
Ayoub is also a professional defender who plays in the Eliteserien for KFUM Oslo.
The brothers share Moroccan heritage and followed similar developmental paths through clubs such as Holmlia and Skeid.
Ayoub later played for Fredrikstad, a club where Haitam had previously featured.
In 2024 the pair played together for the first time at senior level when Haitam signed for KFUM Oslo, where Ayoub was already established.
Haitam’s subsequent move to Bodø/Glimt in 2025 left Ayoub at KFUM.
Career
Aleesami’s youth career took him through Nordstrand, Holmlia and Skeid.
He broke into Skeid’s first team in 2010 while the club competed in the Norwegian Second Division and was named the club’s best young player in 2011.
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In August 2012 he transferred to Fredrikstad FK, initially in the Tippeligaen and later in the First Division after relegation, remaining there until the end of 2014.
Ahead of the 2015 season he moved to Swedish side IFK Göteborg.
In August 2016 he signed for Italian club Palermo, spending three seasons with the team across Serie A and Serie B.
After leaving Palermo he joined French Ligue 1 side Amiens in 2019. A short spell at Russian Premier League club FC Rostov followed in 2020–21.
In August 2021 Aleesami signed a two-year contract with Cypriot club Apollon Limassol.
After a period without a club he returned to Norway in late 2023, joining newly promoted KFUM Oslo for the 2024 Eliteserien season.
On 15 March 2025 he agreed a two-year deal with Bodø/Glimt, later extended, and has since featured regularly for the club in domestic and European competition, including the UEFA Champions League.
Accolades
During his time at IFK Göteborg, Aleesami won the Svenska Cupen in the 2014–15 season after a 2–1 final victory over Örebro SK.
With Apollon Limassol he secured the Cypriot First Division title in the 2021–22 campaign.
At Bodø/Glimt he contributed to the club’s Norwegian Football Cup success in the 2025–26 season.
Earlier in his career he was recognised as Skeid’s best young player of the year in 2011.
On the international stage his 31 appearances for Norway between 2015 and 2020 remain a notable personal milestone.
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