Alessio Ezequiel Naim Ham (Arabic: إيزاكيل نعيم العم; born 10 March 1994) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Argentine Primera División club Independiente Rivadavia.[1] Born in Argentina, he plays for the Syria national team.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alessio Ezequiel Naim Ham | ||
| Date of birth | 10 March 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Independiente Rivadavia | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Argentinos Juniors | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2020 | Argentinos Juniors | 19 | (2) |
| 2018 | → FC Gifu (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2020 | → Santamarina (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2020–2022 | Olimpo | 44 | (2) |
| 2023– | Independiente Rivadavia | 43 | (3) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2023– | Syria | 14 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:15, 23 April 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14 October 2024 | |||
Career
editHam was promoted into the first-team of Argentine Primera División side Argentinos Juniors in March 2014 and subsequently made his professional debut on 28 March versus Belgrano.[1][3] Another appearance followed in 2013–14 against River Plate.[1] His first senior goal came on 22 August 2015 in the Primera División against San Lorenzo.[1] He scored again four games later in a match with Boca Juniors on 19 September 2015, but was later subbed off after breaking his leg following a challenge with Carlos Tevez.[4][5] After 610 days out, Ham made his return in a Primera B Nacional draw with Almagro on 22 May 2017.[1][6]
In January 2018, Ham completed a loan move to Japan to join J2 League team FC Gifu.[7][8][9] He belatedly made his first appearance on 23 September versus Tokyo Verdy.[1] He departed the club on 23 November.[10] Upon returning to Argentinos Juniors, Ham suffered another serious injury after rupturing his cruciate knee ligaments in a reserve match with Vélez Sarsfield.[11] After recovering, Ham left on loan in February 2020 to Primera B Nacional's Santamarina.[12] He debuted on 15 February versus Deportivo Riestra, prior to a second appearance against Defensores de Belgrano a month later; though the season was soon curtailed.[1]
In October 2020, Ham joined Olimpo of Torneo Federal A on a free transfer.[13]
International career
editBorn in Argentina, Ham is of Syrian descent through a great-grandparent.[2] In October 2023, Ham was called up to play for the Syria national team.[2]
Career statistics
edit- As of 19 January 2021.[1]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Argentinos Juniors | 2013–14 | Primera División | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2014 | Primera B Nacional | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |||
| 2015 | Primera División | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | |||
| 2016 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2016–17 | Primera B Nacional | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||
| 2017–18 | Primera División | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2018–19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 19 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 2 | ||
| FC Gifu (loan) | 2018 | J2 League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Santamarina (loan) | 2019–20 | Primera B Nacional | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Olimpo | 2020 | Torneo Federal A | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 27 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 2 | ||
International
edit- As of match played 14 October 2024
- Scores and results list the Syria' goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Ham goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14 October 2024 | Tinsulanon Stadium, Songkhla, Thailand |  Thailand |
1–1 | 1–2 | 2024 King's Cup |
Honours
editArgentinos Juniors[1]
Independiente Rivadavia
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Ezequiel Ham profile". Soccerway. 3 November 2017. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
- ^ a b c "Ezequiel Ham, citado por una exótica Selección asiática: de la fractura de Tevez a una nueva chance, mientras pelea ascender a la Liga Profesional". Clarín (in Spanish). 3 October 2023. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
- ^ "Ezequiel Ham profile". Argentinos Juniors. 3 November 2017. Archived from the original on 7 November 2017. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
- ^ "Carlos Tevez apologises for Ezequiel Ham leg break". Sky Sports. 21 September 2015. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
- ^ "Carlos Tevez criticised after breaking Argentinos Juniors player's ankle". The Guardian. 20 September 2015. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
- ^ "Tras 610 días, volvió a jugar en Primera Ezequiel Ham, el futbolista que fracturó Carlos Tevez". La Nación. 23 May 2017. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
- ^ "Ezequiel Ham fue cedido a préstamo al Gifu Football Club". Argentinos Juniors/Twitter. 29 January 2018. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- ^ "Ezequiel Ham se va a jugar al ascenso de Japón". TyC Sports. 29 January 2018. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- ^ "エセキエル ハム選手 期限付き移籍加入のお知らせ". FC Gifu. 2 February 2018. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
- ^ "エセキエル ハム選手、期限付き移籍期間満了のお知らせ". FC Gifu. 23 November 2018. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
- ^ "Se operó el Turco Ham". Olé. 19 March 2019. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
- ^ "Ezequiel Ham será cedido a Santamarina de Tandil". Soccerway. 6 February 2020. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
- ^ "Un Turco en el Olimpo". Olé. 20 October 2020. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
External links
edit- Ezequiel Ham at Soccerway
- Ezequiel Ham at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
