Samir Ben Sallam

Samir Ben Sallam

Ben Sallam with Jong Utrecht
Personal information
Date of birth	(2001-06-03) 3 June 2001 (age 24)
Place of birth	Amsterdam, Netherlands [1]
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) [1]
Position	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Panserraikos
Number	10
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)
2024–2026	AS Trenčín	25	(0)
2026–	Panserraikos	0	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 25 June 2025

Samir Ben Sallam (born 3 June 2001) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Super League Greece club Panserraikos.

Career

Early career

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

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

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

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