Abderrahmane Mssassi (born 24 March 1985) is a Moroccan former professional

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who played as a defender.

Club career

Mssassi spotted by scouts from

Maghreb de Fès Maghreb Association Sportive de Fès ( ar, المغرب الرياضي الفاسي) is a Moroccan professional football club based in Fez, that competes in Botola, the top flight of Moroccan football. The club was founded in 1946. The club ...

during a youth tournament. He played at all youth levels until 2004 when he made his first-team debut. In August 2006, he went on trial with Scottish club

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, but ultimately failed to win a contract. During the 2007 summer transfer window, he was signed by

FAR Rabat Association sportive des Forces armées royales (, ar, الجمعية الرياضية للقوات المسلحة الملكية), commonly known as AS FAR ( ar, نادي الجيش الملكي), is a professional sport club based in Morocco's ...

. In July 2010, he signed a three-year contract with

Wydad Casablanca Wydad Athletic Club ( ar, نادي الوداد الرياضي, ) commonly referred to as Wydad AC and known as Wydad, or simply as WAC, is a Moroccan sports club based in Casablanca. Wydad AC is best known for its professional football team that ...

. Then he returned to his first club Maghreb de Fès in 2012. Mssassi joined Wydad from

in the summer of 2010. In May 2011, Abderahmane Msassi was given a six match ban and fined US$15,000 by CAF for spitting at the referee during the game.

International career

Mssassi played for Morocco at the

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in the

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References

1985 births Living people Moroccan men's footballers Morocco men's under-20 international footballers AS FAR (football club) players Wydad AC players Footballers from Fez, Morocco Men's association football defenders Maghreb de Fès players {{Morocco-footy-defender-stub