Masahudu Alhassan (born 1 December 1992) is a Ghanaian professional

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who plays as a

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. He made eight appearances for the Ghana national team between 2011 and 2012.

Club career

Alhassan spent his early career with the youth team of Ghanaian club Prampram Mighty Royals, before joining the youth team of Italian club

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, before later signing for

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, where he made his professional debut. In January 2013, it was announced that

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club

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had signed Alhassan on a co-ownership deal, for €1.5 million, as part of Antonio Floro Flores's deal. Udinese also signed Alexander Merkel in the same deal. In June 2013 Udinese signed Alhassan outright for another €620,000. On 4 August 2013, he joined

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on a loan deal. In January 2015 he returned to Latina. He moved to Albanian club

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in January 2018. On 6 September 2018,

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has signed Alhassan for one seasons from

. On 26 February 2020, Alhassan joined Finnish club

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for one year.

International career

Alhassan was part of the Ghana national under-20 football team at the

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. On 7 November 2011, Alhassan was called up to the Ghana senior squad to face

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and Gabon national football team, Gabon. In December 2011, Alhassan was named to the Ghana's provisional 25-man squad for the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations, and in January 2012 he was selected for the tournament's 23-man squad.

Career statistics

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International

References

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