Ezequiel Ham
Personal information
Full name Alessio Ezequiel Naim Ham
Date of birth (1994-03-10) 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
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 31 (3)
International career‡
2023– Syria 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:36, 1 August 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13 January 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 Independiente Rivadavia.[1] Born in Argentina, he plays for the Syria national team.[2]

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.[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

Born in Argentina, Ham is of Syrian descent through a grandparent. In October 2023, Ham was called up to play for the Syria national team.[2]

Career statistics

As of 19 January 2021.[1]
Club statistics
Club Season League Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Argentinos Juniors 2013–14 Primera División 2000——0020
2014 Primera B Nacional 6010——0070
2015 Primera División 8210——0092
2016 0000——0000
2016–17 Primera B Nacional 3000——0030
2017–18 Primera División 0000——0000
2018–19 000000000000
2019–20 000000000000
Total 19220000000212
FC Gifu (loan) 2018 J2 League 1000——0010
Santamarina (loan) 2019–20 Primera B Nacional 2000——0020
Olimpo 2020 Torneo Federal A 5000——0050
Career total 27220000000292

    Honours

    Argentinos Juniors[1]

    References

    1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "Ezequiel Ham profile". Soccerway. 3 November 2017. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
    2. 1 2 "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.
    3. ↑ "Ezequiel Ham profile". Argentinos Juniors. 3 November 2017. Archived from the original on 7 November 2017. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
    4. ↑ "Carlos Tevez apologises for Ezequiel Ham leg break". Sky Sports. 21 September 2015. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
    5. ↑ "Carlos Tevez criticised after breaking Argentinos Juniors player's ankle". The Guardian. 20 September 2015. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
    6. ↑ "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.
    7. ↑ "Ezequiel Ham fue cedido a préstamo al Gifu Football Club". Argentinos Juniors/Twitter. 29 January 2018. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
    8. ↑ "Ezequiel Ham se va a jugar al ascenso de Japón". TyC Sports. 29 January 2018. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
    9. ↑ "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.
    10. ↑ "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.
    11. ↑ "Se operó el Turco Ham". Olé. 19 March 2019. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
    12. ↑ "Ezequiel Ham será cedido a Santamarina de Tandil". Soccerway. 6 February 2020. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
    13. ↑ "Un Turco en el Olimpo". Olé. 20 October 2020. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
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