Ezequiel Ham

Ezequiel Ham

Personal information
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)[1]
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.[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 great-grandparent.[2] In October 2023, Ham was called up to play for the Syria national team.[2]

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.[1]

Club statistics

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

As of match played 14 October 2024

Scores and results list the Syria' goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Ham goal.

List of international goals scored by Ezequiel Ham

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

Argentinos Juniors[1]

• Primera B Nacional: 2016–17

Independiente Rivadavia

• Primera Nacional: 2023

References

1. "Ezequiel Ham profile". Soccerway. 3 November 2017. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
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.

External links

• Ezequiel Ham at Soccerway
• Ezequiel Ham at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)