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 Danish football. The club plays home matches at Nord Energi Arena, which has a capaci ...

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. 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, South Holland. It currently plays in the Derde Divisie, the ...

in 2022, Messaoud returned to his former club

in July 2022, however, as assistant coach under manager

Henrik Pedersen Henrik Pedersen (born 10 June 1975) is a retired Danish footballer who played as a striker for Silkeborg IF, Bolton Wanderers and Hull City. He played three games for the Danish national team. Career Silkeborg Born in Kjellerup, Denmark, P ...

. 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 (, en, First Division) is the second-highest tier of football in the Netherlands. It is linked with the top-level Eredivisie and with the third-level Tweede Divisie via promotion/relegation systems. It is also known as the ...

: 2013–14 Vaduz * Liechtenstein Football Cup: 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 (football club) 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