Personal information | |||
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Full name | Alessio Ezequiel Naim Ham | ||
Date of birth | (1994-03-10) 10 March 1994 (age 30) | ||
Place of birth | Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||
Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Unión | ||
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) |
2023–2024 | Independiente Rivadavia | 65 | (4) |
2025– | Unión | ||
International career | |||
2023– | Syria | 14 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:09, 12 January 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14 October 2024 |
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 Unión. Born in Argentina, he plays for the Syria national team.
Career
Ham 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. Another appearance followed in 2013–14 against River Plate. His first senior goal came on 22 August 2015 in the Primera División against San Lorenzo. 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. After 610 days out, Ham made his return in a Primera B Nacional draw with Almagro on 22 May 2017.
In January 2018, Ham completed a loan move to Japan to join J2 League team FC Gifu. He belatedly made his first appearance on 23 September versus Tokyo Verdy. He departed the club on 23 November. Upon returning to Argentinos Juniors, Ham suffered another serious injury after rupturing his cruciate knee ligaments in a reserve match with Vélez Sarsfield. After recovering, Ham left on loan in February 2020 to Primera B Nacional's Santamarina. 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.
In October 2020, Ham joined Olimpo of Torneo Federal A on a free transfer.
International career
Born in Argentina, Ham is of Syrian descent through a great-grandparent. In October 2023, Ham was called up to play for the Syria national team.
On 14 October 2024, Ham scored his first international goal in the 2024 King's Cup final match against Thailand at the Tinsulanon Stadium, which ended in a 2–1 defeat.
Career statistics
- As of 19 January 2021.
Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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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
- 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 |
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1 | 14 October 2024 | Tinsulanon Stadium, Songkhla, Thailand | Thailand | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2024 King's Cup |
Honours
Argentinos Juniors
Independiente Rivadavia
References
- ^ "Ezequiel Ham profile". Soccerway. 3 November 2017. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
- ^ "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
- Ezequiel Ham at Soccerway
- Ezequiel Ham at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
Unión de Santa Fe – current squad | |
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Syria squad – 2023 AFC Asian Cup | ||
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- 1994 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Buenos Aires
- Syrian men's footballers
- 21st-century Syrian sportsmen
- Syria men's international footballers
- Argentine men's footballers
- Argentine people of Syrian descent
- Syrian people of Argentine descent
- Men's association football midfielders
- Argentine expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Japan
- Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Japan
- Argentine Primera División players
- Primera Nacional players
- J2 League players
- Argentinos Juniors footballers
- FC Gifu players
- Club y Biblioteca Ramón Santamarina footballers
- Club Olimpo footballers
- Independiente Rivadavia footballers
- Unión de Santa Fe footballers
- 2023 AFC Asian Cup players
- Argentine expatriate sportspeople in Syria
- Sportspeople of Syrian descent
- 21st-century Argentine sportsmen