Masahudu Alhassan

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Masahudu Alhassan
Personal information
Date of birth (1992-12-01) 1 December 1992 (age 29)
Place of birth Tarkwa, Ghana
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Left-back
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)
National team
2011 Ghana U20 3 (0)
2011–2012 Ghana 8 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:58, 24 December 2020 (UTC)

Masahudu Alhassan (born 1 December 1992) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a left-back. He made eight appearances for the Ghana national team between 2011 and 2012.

Club career[]

Alhassan spent his early career with the youth team of Ghanaian club Prampram Mighty Royals, before joining the youth team of Italian club Rimini,[1] before later signing for Genoa, where he made his professional debut.[2]

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]

International career[]

Alhassan was part of the Ghana national under-20 football team at the 2011 African Youth Championship.[10]

On 7 November 2011, Alhassan was called up to the Ghana senior squad to face Sierra Leone and Gabon.[11]

In December 2011, Alhassan was named to the Ghana's provisional 25-man squad for the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations,[12] and in January 2012 he was selected for the tournament's 23-man squad.[13]

Career statistics[]

Club[]

As of 21 May 2012[2]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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[]

As of 29 February 2012[14]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Ghana 2011 2 0
2012 6 0
Total 8 0

References[]

  1. ^ "Profile". Ghanaweb.com.
  2. ^ a b Masahudu Alhassan at Soccerway
  3. ^ a b Genoa C.F.C. S.p.A. bilancio al 2013-12-31 (in Italian). Genoa: Italian C.C.I.A.A. 2014.
  4. ^ "Masahudu Alhassan joins Udinese on a co-ownership deal with Genoa". Simon Paul. goal.com. 7 January 2013.
  5. ^ "Masahudu Alhassan loaned to Serie B side Latina FC". Umar-Farouk Atipaga. goal.com. 4 August 2013.
  6. ^ "Alhassan torna in nerazzurro" (in Italian). US Latina Calcio. 2015. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
  7. ^ "Defender Masahudu Alhassan joins Albanian side FK Teuta".
  8. ^ Al-Ain is officially signed by Masahudu Alhassan
  9. ^ ITALIAN SERIE A:SSA PELANNUT LAITAPUOLUSTAJA MASAHUDU ALHASSAN TPS-PAITAAN, fc.tps.fi, 26 February 2020
  10. ^ "Alhassan – my confidence has grown". MTNFootball.com. MTN Group. 4 February 2012. Archived from the original on 23 March 2016. Retrieved 25 February 2012.
  11. ^ "Black Stars squad announced". Ghana Football Association. 7 November 2011. Archived from the original on 9 November 2011. Retrieved 7 November 2011.
  12. ^ Mensah, Kent (15 December 2011). "Ghana announce 25-man squad for 2012 Africa Cup of Nations". goal.com. Goal.com. Retrieved 25 February 2012.
  13. ^ "Masahudu Alhassan - 2012 Africa Cup of Nations profile". MTNFootball.com. MTN Group. Archived from the original on 7 October 2013. Retrieved 25 February 2012.
  14. ^ Masahudu Alhassan at National-Football-Teams.com
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