Early career Ben Sallam progressed through the
Ajax youth teams after joining the academy 2009. In 2018, he moved to
FC Utrecht and was added to the reserve team,
Jong FC Utrecht, competing in the second-tier
Eerste Divisie. Upon signing him, Utrecht director of football
Jordy Zuidam called Ben Sallam "very talented. Creative, good with both feet and technically skilled". He made his debut in the first team on 15 November 2019, in the 2–1 win over
TOP Oss. He came on as a substitute for
Nick Runderkamp in the 68th minute. ==Career statistics==