| Alaa Ghram | |
| Birth Date: | 24 July 2001 |
| Birth Place: | Sfax, Tunisia |
| Height: | 1.90m |
| Position: | Central defender |
| Currentclub: | Shakhtar Donetsk |
| Clubnumber: | 18 |
| Youthclubs1: | Sfax RS |
| Youthyears2: | 2018–2019 |
| Youthclubs2: | CS Sfaxien |
| Years1: | 2019–2024 |
| Clubs1: | CS Sfaxien |
| Caps1: | 72 |
| Goals1: | 5 |
| Years2: | 2024– |
| Clubs2: | Shakhtar Donetsk |
| Caps2: | 0 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2020–2021 |
| Nationalteam1: | Tunisia U20 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 7 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2023– |
| Nationalteam3: | Tunisia |
| Nationalcaps3: | 3 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 31 May 2024 |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 26 March 2024 |
Alaa Ghram (Arabic: علاء غرام; 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]
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.[8] 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.[9]
| 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 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | |||
| 2020–21 | Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22 | Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 | 26 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 33 | 1 | |||
| 2023–24 | Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | 20 | 4 | |||
| Total | 72 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 101 | 5 | |||
| Shakhtar Donetsk | 2024–25 | Ukrainian Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career total | 72 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 101 | 5 | |||
| 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".[10]
CS Sfaxien
Tunisia