Amir Absalem

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Amir Absalem
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-06-19) 19 June 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Capelle aan den IJssel, Netherlands
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Left-back
Team information
Current team
Helmond Sport
Number 27
Youth career
–2004 Swift Boys
2004–2005 Excelsior
2005–2016 Feyenoord
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2016–2017 Jong Groningen 50 (5)
2017–2020 Groningen 16 (0)
2020Almere City (loan) 6 (0)
2020–2022 Roda JC 67 (1)
2022–2024 ADO Den Haag 40 (2)
2024– Helmond Sport 29 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 May 2025

Amir Absalem (born 19 June 1997) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Eerste Divisie club Helmond Sport.

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Club career

On 25 August 2022, Absalem signed a one-season deal with ADO Den Haag. [1] He left the club at the end of the 2023–24 season, as his contract was not extended. [2]

Absalem joined Eerste Divisie club Helmond Sport on 26 June 2024, signing a two-year contract. [3] He made his debut in the opening fixture of the season, starting in a 1–1 home draw against Jong Utrecht. [4] [5]

Personal life

Absalem was born in the Netherlands to a Moroccan-Algerian father, and Dutch mother. [6]

Career statistics

As of match played 9 August 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupEuropeOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Jong Groningen 2016–17 Derde Divisie 301301
2017–18 Derde Divisie132132
2018–19 Derde Divisie7272
Total505505
Groningen 2017–18 Eredivisie 801090
2018–19 Eredivisie300030
2019–20 Eredivisie501060
Total16020180
Almere City (loan) 2019–20 Eerste Divisie 600060
Roda JC Kerkrade 2020–21 Eerste Divisie301102 [a] 0331
2022–23 Eerste Divisie370202 [a] 0410
Total6713040741
ADO Den Haag 2022–23 Eerste Divisie16030190
2023–24 Eerste Divisie242303 [a] 1303
Total4026031493
Helmond Sport 2024–25 Eerste Divisie100010
Career total180811000711989
  1. 1 2 3 Appearances in Eredivisie promotion/relegation play-offs

References

  1. "LINKSBACK AMIR ABSALEM TRANSFERVRIJ AANGETROKKEN" (in Dutch). ADO Den Haag. 25 August 2022. Retrieved 26 August 2022.
  2. Teunisse, Maarten (30 May 2024). "Dhoraso Klas en Amir Absalem vertrekken bij ADO: 'Niet altijd even makkelijk geweest'". Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 23 June 2024.
  3. "Linksback Amir Absalem versterkt Helmond Sport". Helmond Sport (in Dutch). 26 June 2024. Archived from the original on 30 June 2024. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
  4. Esseveldt, Luuk van (9 August 2024). "Incompleet Helmond Sport begint met remise, duel tegen Jong FC Utrecht ontsierd door staking". Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 14 August 2024.
  5. "Helmond Sport vs. Jong FC Utrecht 1–1: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
  6. "De zoektocht naar jezelf – OMTRENT".