Alain Masudi Ekakanga (born 12 February 1978) is a Congolese former professional

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who played as a striker or

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Career

Masudi was part of the Congolese

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team, who finished bottom of their group in the first round of competition, thus failing to secure qualification for the quarter-finals. Masudi managed to score the only goal for Congo in the competition. In 2004 Masudi first ventured into Israeli football playing for

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. For the 2005–06 season, Masudi moved on to play for the newly promoted

Maccabi Netanya Maccabi Netanya F.C. () is an Israeli professional football club based in Netanya. Established in 1934, the club was a founding member of the Israeli League in 1949. After winning their first championship in 1971, the club's golden period last ...

in the

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. During the close season of 2006, Masudi moved to his third Israeli club,

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and in the 2007–08 season he played in

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and

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. On 26 June 2008, he decided to join

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's Maccabi Netanya after having troubles with officials from Maccabi Tel Aviv. On 29 July 2008, he was released from the team after he requested to extend the contract. On 12 September 2008, Masudi agreed on a one-year-contract with Maccabi Herzliya from the second league. Masudi will reunite with Eyal Lahman, the man who brought him to Israel four years ago to

. On 30 July 2009, Dalian Shide signed Masudi with a contract worth $330,000 for a season and a half. In July 2010 he returned to Israel and agreed again on a one-year deal with Herzlyia in the second league. In June 2011 he made his return to the Israeli Premier League as he will be a part of the newly promoted

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in their debut season in the top flight.

Personal life

He holds both DR Congo and French nationalities.

Honours

Austrian Bundesliga The Bundesliga ( , "Federal League"), also known as Admiral Bundesliga for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Austria and the highest level of the Austrian football league system. The competition decides the A ...

: Runner-up: 2001–02 *

ÖFB-Cup The Austrian Cup (), known as UNIQA ÖFB Cup for sponsorship purposes, is an annual football competition held by the Austrian Football Association, the ÖFB. During the 2008–09 season, Austria Wien won the tournament for a record 27th time. W ...

: Runner-up: 2002 *

Libyan Premier League The Libyan Premier League () is the men's top professional football division of the Libyan football league system. Administered by the Competition Organizing Committee in the Libyan Football Federation, Libyan Premier League is contested by 22 t ...

: Runner-up: 2003–04

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