Alaa Ghram (Arabic: عَلَاء غَرَام; born 24 July 2001) is a Tunisian professional football player who plays as a central defender for Ukrainian Premier League Club Shakhtar Donetsk and the Tunisia national team.[1]
Ghram was born in Sfax, Tunisia. As a youth player, he joined the youth academy of Sfax Railways Sports.[2]
Ghram started his career with Tunisian side CS Sfaxien.[3] In 2021, he suffered a ruptured cruciate ligament which caused him ton receive surgery.[4] That year, his contract was also renewed until June 2024.[5] In 2022, he received interest from a Qatari team.[6] In 2023, he received interest from clubs in France.[7]
On June 26, 2024 Ghram transferred to Ukrainian Premier League champions Shakhtar Donetsk, signing a five-year contract.[8]
Ghram was called up for the first time to the Tunisian national team squad during the Kirin Cup Soccer in Japan and did not participate in either match.[9] He made his debut with Tunisia as a late substitute in a 1–0 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification win over Libya on 28 March 2023 in Bengazi.[10]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| CS Sfaxien | 2018–19 | Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | |
| 2019–20 | Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10[a] | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 30 | 0 | |
| 2022–23 | Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 | 26 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4[a] | 0 | — | 33 | 1 | ||
| 2023–24 | Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | 3[d] | 0 | 20 | 4 | ||
| Total | 72 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 101 | 5 | ||
| Shakhtar Donetsk | 2024–25 | Ukrainian Premier League | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2[e] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| 2025–26 | Ukrainian Premier League | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[f] | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | ||
| Total | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 77 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 118 | 5 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tunisia U20 | 2020 | 5 | 0 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 7 | 0 | |
| Tunisia | 2023 | 2 | 0 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 3 | 0 | |
| Career total | 10 | 0 | |
He can operate in several defensive positions as a defensive midfield or as a pivotal defender, and he is known for his "high fighting spirit".[11]
CS Sfaxien
Tunisia
Shakhtar Donetsk
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