| Ali Messaoud | |
| Fullname: | Ali Messaoud |
| Birth Date: | 13 April 1991 |
| Birth Place: | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| Height: | 1.85 m |
| Position: | Attacking midfielder |
| Youthyears1: | 2008–2009 |
| Youthclubs1: | AZ |
| Years1: | 2010–2013 |
| Caps1: | 1 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Clubs1: | AZ |
| Years2: | 2013–2015 |
| Caps2: | 63 |
| Goals2: | 15 |
| Clubs2: | Willem II |
| Years3: | 2015–2017 |
| Caps3: | 26 |
| Goals3: | 2 |
| Clubs3: | Vaduz |
| Years4: | 2017 |
| Caps4: | 13 |
| Goals4: | 1 |
| Clubs4: | → NEC (loan) |
| Years5: | 2017–2019 |
| Caps5: | 61 |
| Goals5: | 11 |
| Clubs5: | Excelsior |
| Years6: | 2019–2021 |
| Caps6: | 41 |
| Goals6: | 9 |
| Clubs6: | Vendsyssel |
| Years7: | 2021 |
| Caps7: | 18 |
| Goals7: | 1 |
| Clubs7: | Roda JC |
| Years8: | 2022 |
| Caps8: | 0 |
| Goals8: | 0 |
| Clubs8: | SteDoCo |
| Nationalyears1: | 2010–2011 |
| Nationalteam1: | Morocco U23 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Manageryears1: | 2022–2023 |
| Managerclubs1: | Vendsyssel (assistant) |
Ali Messaoud (born 13 April 1991) is a retired professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. Born in the Netherlands, he represented Morocco at under-23 international level.
On 20 July 2019, Danish 1st Division club Vendsyssel FF announced that they had signed Messaoud on a two-year contract.[1] Vendsyssel confirmed on 15 January 2021, that Messaoud had returned to the Netherlands to join Roda JC Kerkrade.[2]
After a spell at SteDoCo in 2022, Messaoud returned to his former club Vendsyssel FF in July 2022, however, as assistant coach under manager Henrik Pedersen.[3] He left the position in August 2023.[4]
Born in the Netherlands to Moroccan parents, Messaoud debuted for the Morocco national under-23 football team in a friendly 1–2 loss to the Ivory Coast U23s on 17 November 2010.[5]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| AZ | 2010–11 | Eredivisie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2011–12 | Eredivisie | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2012–13 | Eredivisie | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
| Willem II | 2013–14 | Eerste Divisie | 36 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 10 | |
| 2014–15 | Eredivisie | 27 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 5 | ||
| Total | 63 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 15 | |||
| Vaduz | 2015–16 | Swiss Super League | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 25 | 1 | |
| 2016–17 | Swiss Super League | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | ||
| Total | 26 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 30 | 3 | |||
| NEC (loan) | 2016–17 | Eredivisie | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 1 | |
| Excelsior | 2017–18 | Eredivisie | 31 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 4 | |
| 2018–19 | Eredivisie | 30 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 7 | ||
| Total | 61 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 11 | |||
| Career totals | 164 | 29 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 178 | 30 | |||
Willem II
Vaduz