| 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) |
| * 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.
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]
| 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 | ||