Wafe Messaoud ( ar, وفاء مسعود;
born 24 October 1994) is a Tunisian
footballer
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, who plays as a
centre back
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Centre-backs are usually positioned in pairs, with one full-back on either s ...
for Saudi club
Al-Taraji and the
Tunisia women's national team.
Club career
Messaoud has played for Gafsa in Tunisia.
[
In December 2022, she moved to Turkey and joined ]Fatih Vatan Spor
Fatih Vatan Spor Kulübü is a women's football team based in Fatih, Istanbul. The team completed the 2016–17 season of Turkish Women's Second Football League as champion, and were promoted to the Turkish Women's First Football League.
Histor ...
in Istanbul
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to play in the 2021–22 Women's Super League.Kireçburnu Spor
Kireçburnu Spor Women's Football ( tr, Kireçburnu Spor Kulübü Bayan Futbol Takımı) is a women's football team based in Kireçburnu, Sarıyer, Istanbul playing in the Turkish Women's First Football League. It was formed in 2010 as part of t ...
. In the second half of the 2022–23 season, she changed her club to Bağcılar Evren Spor in the Turkish first league.
International career
Messaoud has capped for Tunisia at senior level, including two friendly away wins over Jordan
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in June 2021.
International goals
''Scores and results list Tunisia's goal tally first''
See also
* List of Tunisia women's international footballers
References
External links
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1994 births
Living people
Tunisian women's footballers
Women's association football central defenders
Tunisia women's international footballers
Tunisian expatriate women's footballers
Tunisian expatriate sportspeople in Turkey
Expatriate women's footballers in Turkey
Turkish Women's Football Super League players
Fatih Vatan Spor players
Kireçburnu Spor players
Tunisian expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia
Expatriate women's footballers in Saudi Arabia
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