Ahmed El Messaoudi
| 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 | |||
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.
Club career
On 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
- 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
- ^ "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
- Ahmed El Messaoudi at Soccerway
- Ahmed El Messaoudi at the Royal Belgian Football Association