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Alain Masudi
Full Name:Alain Masudi Ekakanga
Birth Date:1978 2, df=yes
Birth Place:Kinshasa, Zaire
Position:Striker, midfielder
Years1:1997
Years2:1997–1999
Years3:1999–2000
Years4:2000–2001
Years5:2001–2003
Years6:2003–2004
Years7:2004–2005
Years8:2005–2006
Years9:2006–2007
Years10:2007
Years11:2008
Years12:2008–2009
Years13:2009
Years14:2010–2011
Years15:2011–2012
Years16:2012–2015
Clubs1:Bastia
Clubs2:Nîmes
Clubs3:Saint-Étienne
Clubs4:Lausanne-Sport
Clubs5:Sturm Graz
Clubs6:Al-Ittihad
Clubs7:Bnei Sakhnin
Clubs8:Maccabi Netanya
Clubs9:Maccabi Haifa
Clubs10:F.C. Ashdod
Clubs11:Maccabi Tel Aviv
Clubs12:Maccabi Herzliya
Clubs13:Dalian Shide
Clubs14:Maccabi Herzliya
Clubs15:Ironi Ramat HaSharon
Clubs16:Maccabi Ahi Nazareth
Caps1:1
Caps2:39
Caps3:8
Caps4:14
Caps5:48
Caps6:24
Caps7:26
Caps8:30
Caps9:24
Caps10:14
Caps11:14
Caps12:30
Caps13:11
Caps14:31
Caps15:32
Caps16:103
Goals1:0
Goals2:3
Goals3:1
Goals4:1
Goals5:10
Goals6:8
Goals7:5
Goals8:9
Goals9:5
Goals10:1
Goals11:6
Goals12:8
Goals13:1
Goals14:13
Goals15:4
Goals16:28
Totalcaps:449
Totalgoals:103
Nationalyears1:1998–2006
Nationalteam1:Congo DR
Nationalcaps1:12
Nationalgoals1:2
Manageryears1:2020–
Managerclubs1:Sporting Tel Aviv

Alain Masudi Ekakanga (born 12 February 1978) is a Congolese former professional footballer who played as a striker or midfielder.

Career

Masudi was part of the Congolese 2004 African Nations Cup team, who finished bottom of their group in the first round of competition, thus failing to secure qualification for the quarter-finals. Masudi managed to score the only goal for Congo in the competition.

In 2004 Masudi first ventured into Israeli football playing for Bnei Sakhnin.For the 2005–06 season, Masudi moved on to play for the newly promoted Maccabi Netanya in the Israeli Premier League.

During the close season of 2006, Masudi moved to his third Israeli club, Maccabi Haifa and in the 2007–08 season he played in F.C. Ashdod and Maccabi Tel Aviv.

On 26 June 2008, he decided to join Daniel Jammer's Maccabi Netanya after having troubles with officials from Maccabi Tel Aviv. On 29 July 2008, he was released from the team after he requested to extend the contract.

On 12 September 2008, Masudi agreed on a one-year-contract with Maccabi Herzliya from the second league. Masudi will reunite with Eyal Lahman, the man who brought him to Israel four years ago to Bnei Sakhnin.

On 30 July 2009, Dalian Shide signed Masudi with a contract worth $330,000 for a season and a half.

In July 2010 he returned to Israel and agreed again on a one-year deal with Herzlyia in the second league.

In June 2011 he made his return to the Israeli Premier League as he will be a part of the newly promoted Ironi Nir Ramat HaSharon in their debut season in the top flight.

Personal life

He holds both DR Congo and French nationalities.[1]

Honours

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Alain Masudi - Ligue2.fr . 2023-11-29 . Ligue1 . fr-FR.