Ali Messaoud (born 13 April 1991) is a retired professional

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who played as an

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. Born in the Netherlands, he represented

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at under-23 international level.

Career

On 20 July 2019,

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club

Vendsyssel FF Vendsyssel Forenede Fodboldklubber is a professional football club based in Hjørring, Denmark. The team competes in the Danish 1st Division, the second tier of the Danish football league system. The club plays home matches at Nord Energi Arena ...

announced that they had signed Messaoud on a two-year contract. Vendsyssel confirmed on 15 January 2021, that Messaoud had returned to the Netherlands to join

Roda JC Kerkrade Sportvereniging Roda Juliana Combinatie Kerkrade (; ), shortly as Roda JC Kerkrade () or commonly Roda JC or simply Roda, is a Dutch professional association football, football club based in Kerkrade, Netherlands. Roda JC Kerkrade plays in the ...

. After a spell at

SteDoCo Voetbalvereniging Sterk Door Combinatie, more commonly known as VV SteDoCo or simply SteDoCo, is a Dutch football club based in the towns of Hoornaar and Hoogblokland in the Molenlanden. It currently plays in the Derde Divisie, the fourth tier o ...

in 2022, Messaoud returned to his former club

in July 2022, however, as assistant coach under manager

Henrik Pedersen Henrik Pedersen may refer to: * Henrik Pedersen (footballer) (born 1975), Danish footballer * Henrik Pedersen (football manager) (born 1978), Danish football manager * Henrik Pedersen (cyclist) (born 2004), Danish cyclist * Henrik Bolberg Pederse ...

. He left the position in August 2023.

International career

Born in the Netherlands to Moroccan parents, Messaoud debuted for the

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in a friendly 1–2 loss to the Ivory Coast U23s on 17 November 2010.

Career statistics

Honours

Willem II *

Eerste Divisie The Eerste Divisie (; ) is the second-highest tier of football in the Netherlands. It is linked with the top-level Eredivisie via promotion/relegation systems. It is also known as the Keuken Kampioen Divisie due to sponsorship reasons, while ...

: 2013–14 Vaduz *

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: 2015–16, 2016–17

References

External links

Voetbal International profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Messaoud, Ali 1991 births Living people Moroccan men's footballers Olympic footballers for Morocco Dutch men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Eredivisie players Eerste Divisie players Swiss Super League players Willem II Tilburg players AZ Alkmaar players NEC Nijmegen players Excelsior Rotterdam players FC Vaduz players Vendsyssel FF players Roda JC Kerkrade players SteDoCo players Moroccan expatriate men's footballers Dutch expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Liechtenstein Expatriate men's footballers in Denmark Footballers from Amsterdam Dutch sportspeople of Moroccan descent Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Denmark Danish 1st Division players Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Liechtenstein Moroccan expatriate sportspeople in Liechtenstein 21st-century Dutch sportsmen 21st-century Moroccan sportsmen