Mohamed "Mo" Messoudi (born 7 January 1984 in

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) is a retired Belgian

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of Moroccan descent who last played for

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. He is the current coach of

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club

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Club career

Messoudi is a player who has made his debut in professional football, being part of the

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squad in the 2002–03 season, before joining

Willem II Tilburg Willem II Tilburg (), commonly known simply as Willem II, is a Dutch football club (association football), football club based in Tilburg, Netherlands. They play in the Eerste Divisie, the second tier of Dutch football league system, Dutch footb ...

. After being released from Dutch side Willem II, the 25-year-old midfielder returns to

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, he has signed a one-year deal with

KV Kortrijk Koninklijke Voetbalclub Kortrijk (often simply called KV Kortrijk or KVK) is a Belgian professional football club based in Kortrijk, West Flanders. They play in the Belgian First Division, and they achieved their best ranking ever during the 20 ...

. In 2012, Messoudi moved to

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side

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where he stayed one season before moving to

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. In July 2014, Messoudi punched a player in the face during a pre-season friendly match, prompting OH Leuven to fire him the next day. After being cleared from any further charges two weeks later, he signed for Zulte Waregem. On 10 September 2019, Messoudi joined

Coaching career

Messoudi served as an assistant coach at

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and Zulte Waregem before taking on his first head coaching role at

side

in June 2025.

Honours

Club

;Beerschot A.C. *

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: 2004–05

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* * * 1984 births Living people Belgian men's footballers Moroccan men's footballers Beerschot A.C. players Willem II Tilburg players K.V. Kortrijk players KAA Gent players Oud-Heverlee Leuven players SV Zulte Waregem players Belgian Pro League players Challenger Pro League players Eredivisie players Belgian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands Belgian expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands Expatriate men's footballers in Morocco People from Wilrijk Belgian sportspeople of Moroccan descent Raja CA players K Beerschot VA players Men's association football midfielders Footballers from Antwerp 21st-century Belgian sportsmen 21st-century Moroccan sportsmen Challenger Pro League managers Beerschot A.C. managers {{Morocco-footy-midfielder-stub