Ahmed El Messaoudi (born 3 August 1995)[1] is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Chinese club Qingdao Hainiu. Born in Belgium, he represented Morocco at an international level.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 3 August 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Brussels, Belgium | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Qingdao Hainiu | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2010 | FC Brussels | ||
| 2010–2013 | JMG Academy Lier | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2017 | Lierse | 46 | (0) |
| 2015 | → Standard Liége (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | → Mechelen (loan) | 32 | (0) |
| 2017–2019 | Mechelen | 19 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | → Fortuna Sittard (loan) | 29 | (5) |
| 2019–2021 | Groningen | 52 | (10) |
| 2021–2022 | Gaziantep | 16 | (0) |
| 2022–2024 | Emmen | 44 | (5) |
| 2024–2026 | Tobol | 46 | (11) |
| 2026– | Qingdao Hainiu | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2014 | Belgium U19 | 5 | (0) |
| 2014 | Belgium U21 | 1 | (0) |
| 2015–2019 | Morocco | 2 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 2 November 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 15 October 2019 | |||
Club career
editOn 22 June 2019, El Messaoudi was loaned out to Fortuna in the Eredivisie until the end of the 2018-19 season.[2]
On 15 August 2019, El Messaoudi signed with Groningen on a 3-year contract from KV Mechelen for an undisclosed fee.[3]
On 7 September 2021, he signed a three-year contract with Gaziantep in Turkey.[4]
On 30 August 2022, El Messaoudi returned to the Netherlands and signed with Emmen for the season.[5] On 11 January 2024, Emmen announced El Messaoudi's transfer to Tobol in Kazakhstan.[6]
Career statistics
edit- As of match played 4 October 2025[7]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Lierse | 2013–14 | Belgian Pro League | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 0 | ||
| 2014–15 | Belgian Pro League | 31 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 0 | |||
| Total | 46 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 47 | 0 | ||||
| Standard Liége (loan) | 2015–16 | Belgian Pro League | 1 | 0 | — | 2[a] | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| Mechelen (loan) | 2015–16 | Belgian Pro League | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||
| 2016–17 | Belgian First Division A | 27 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 29 | 1 | |||
| Total | 32 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 34 | 1 | ||||
| Mechelen | 2017–18 | Belgian First Division A | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 0 | ||
| Fortuna Sittard (loan) | 2018–19 | Eredivisie | 29 | 5 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 5 | ||
| Groningen | 2019–20 | Eredivisie | 20 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 1 | ||
| 2020–21 | Eredivisie | 29 | 8 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 8 | |||
| 2021–22 | Eredivisie | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 52 | 10 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 55 | 10 | ||||
| Gaziantep | 2021–22 | Süper Lig | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 0 | ||
| Emmen | 2022–23 | Eredivisie | 25 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 4[b] | 0 | 31 | 2 | |
| 2023–24 | Eerste Divisie | 19 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 3 | |||
| Total | 44 | 5 | 3 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | 51 | 5 | |||
| Tobol | 2024 | Kazakhstan Premier League | 24 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4[c] | 1 | 1[d] | 0 | 33 | 8 |
| 2025 | Kazakhstan Premier League | 22 | 7 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 7 | |||
| Total | 46 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 59 | 15 | ||
| Qingdao Hainiu | 2026 | Chinese Super League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| career total | 285 | 41 | 24 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 320 | 46 | ||
- ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ↑ Appearances in Eredivisie relegation play-offs
- ↑ Two appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League, two appearances in UEFA Conference League
- ↑ Appearance in Kazakhstan Super Cup
References
edit- ↑ "Internationals (Sky Sports)". SkySports.
- ↑ "El Messaoudi on loan to Fortuna Sittard". jmgfootball.com. 30 August 2022.
- ↑ "Ahmed El Messaoudi leaves Mechelen to return to the Netherlands, this time to Groningen". lesoir.be. 15 August 2019.
- ↑ "AHMED EL MESSAOUDI GAZİANTEP'TE!" (in Turkish). Gaziantep. 7 September 2021. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
- ↑ "AHMED EL MESSAOUDI TEKENT IN EMMEN" (in Dutch). Emmen. 30 August 2022. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
- ↑ "AHMED EL MESSAOUDI NAAR KAZACHSTAN" [AHMED EL MESSAOUDI TO KAZAKHSTAN] (in Dutch). FC Emmen. 11 January 2024. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
- ↑ Ahmed El Messaoudi at Soccerway
External links
edit- Ahmed El Messaoudi at Soccerway
- Ahmed El Messaoudi at the Royal Belgian Football Association
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