Masahudu Alhassan (born 1 December 1992) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Tajik club Ravshan Kulob. He made eight appearances for the Ghana national team between 2011 and 2012.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 1 December 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Tarkwa, Ghana | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Left-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Ravshan Kulob | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Prampram Mighty Royals | |||
| 2008–2010 | Rimini | ||
| 2010–2011 | Genoa | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2013 | Genoa | 4 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | → Novara (loan) | 18 | (1) |
| 2013–2015 | Udinese | 0 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | → Latina (loan) | 42 | (1) |
| 2015 | → Latina (loan) | 16 | (1) |
| 2015–2016 | → Perugia (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Perugia | 3 | (0) |
| 2018 | Teuta Durrës | 13 | (1) |
| 2018–2019 | Al-Ain | ||
| 2020 | TPS | 17 | (1) |
| 2021–2022 | ENPPI | 0 | (0) |
| 2023 | Jazz | 12 | (0) |
| 2024– | Ravshan Kulob | 0 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2011 | Ghana U20 | 3 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Ghana | 8 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:49, 8 March 2024 (UTC) | |||
Club career
editAlhassan spent his early career with the youth team of Ghanaian club Prampram Mighty Royals, before joining the youth team of Italian club Rimini,[2] before later signing for Genoa, where he made his professional debut.[1]
In January 2013, it was announced that Serie A club Udinese had signed Alhassan on a co-ownership deal, for €1.5 million, as part of Antonio Floro Flores's deal.[3][4] Udinese also signed Alexander Merkel in the same deal. In June 2013 Udinese signed Alhassan outright for another €620,000.[3]
On 4 August 2013, he joined Latina on a loan deal.[5] In January 2015 he returned to Latina.[6] He moved to Albanian club Teuta Durrës in January 2018.[7]
On 6 September 2018, Al-Ain has signed Alhassan for one seasons from Teuta Durrës.[8] On 26 February 2020, Alhassan joined Finnish club Turun Palloseura for one year.[9] In May 2023, Alhassan was signed by FC Jazz.[10]
On 28 February 2024, Alhassan signed a one-year contract with Tajikistan Higher League club Ravshan Kulob.[11]
International career
editAlhassan was part of the Ghana national under-20 football team at the 2011 African Youth Championship.[12]
On 7 November 2011, Alhassan was called up to the Ghana senior squad to face Sierra Leone and Gabon.[13]
In December 2011, Alhassan was named to Ghana's provisional 25-man squad for the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations,[14] and in January 2012 he was selected for the tournament's 23-man squad.[15]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of 21 May 2012[1]
| Club | Season | League | Coppa Italia | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Genoa | 2011–12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Novara (loan) | 2012–13 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 1 |
| Career total | 22 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 1 | |
International
edit- As of 29 February 2012[16]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana | 2011 | 2 | 0 |
| 2012 | 6 | 0 | |
| Total | 8 | 0 | |
References
edit- ^ a b c Masahudu Alhassan at Soccerway
- ^ "Profile". Ghanaweb.com.
- ^ a b Genoa C.F.C. S.p.A. bilancio al 2013-12-31 (in Italian). Genoa: Italian C.C.I.A.A. 2014.
- ^ "Masahudu Alhassan joins Udinese on a co-ownership deal with Genoa". Simon Paul. goal.com. 7 January 2013.
- ^ "Masahudu Alhassan loaned to Serie B side Latina FC". Umar-Farouk Atipaga. goal.com. 4 August 2013.
- ^ "Alhassan torna in nerazzurro" (in Italian). US Latina Calcio. 2015. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
- ^ "Defender Masahudu Alhassan joins Albanian side FK Teuta".
- ^ Al-Ain is officially signed by Masahudu Alhassan
- ^ Italian Serie A: SSA Pelannut Laitapuoustaja Masahudu Alhassan TPS-Paitaan, fc.tps.fi, 26 February 2020
- ^ "FC Jazzille vahvistus, joka on pelannut Italian pääsarjassa" (in Finnish). Satakunnan Kansa. 5 May 2023. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
- ^ "Тавре қаблан иттилоъ додем ҳимоятгари ботаҷрибаи канории 31-сола Алҳасан Масаҳуду, ки таҷрибаи бозӣ дар дастаҳои Удинезе, Ҷеноа, Перуҷӣ аз давлати Италияро дорад бо дастаи "Равшан"-и Кӯлоб ба муҳлати як сол шартномаи ҳамкорӣ ба имзо расонид". instagram.com/fc.ravshan1965/?hl=en (in Tajik). Ravshan Kulob Instagram. 28 February 2024. Retrieved 8 March 2024.
- ^ "Alhassan – my confidence has grown". MTNFootball.com. MTN Group. 4 February 2012. Archived from the original on 23 March 2016. Retrieved 25 February 2012.
- ^ "Black Stars squad announced". Ghana Football Association. 7 November 2011. Archived from the original on 9 November 2011. Retrieved 7 November 2011.
- ^ Mensah, Kent (15 December 2011). "Ghana announce 25-man squad for 2012 Africa Cup of Nations". goal.com. Goal.com. Retrieved 25 February 2012.
- ^ "Masahudu Alhassan - 2012 Africa Cup of Nations profile". MTNFootball.com. MTN Group. Archived from the original on 7 October 2013. Retrieved 25 February 2012.
- ^ Masahudu Alhassan at National-Football-Teams.com