Masahudu Alhassan
Ghanaian international footballer
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Masahudu Alhassanⓘ (born 1 December 1992) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Anzio, where he is also head coach.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 1 December 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Tarkwa, Ghana | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Left-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Anzio (player-head coach) | ||
| Number | 18 | ||
| 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) |
| 2024–2025 | Ravshan Kulob | ||
| 2026– | Anzio | 0 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2011 | Ghana U20 | 3 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Ghana | 8 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2026– | Anzio | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16:45, 21 February 2026 (UTC) | |||
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,[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]
In January 2026 he became player-head coach of Italian Serie D club Anzio.[12]
International career
Alhassan was part of the Ghana national under-20 football team at the 2011 African Youth Championship.[13]
On 7 November 2011, Alhassan was called up to the Ghana senior squad to face Sierra Leone and Gabon.[14]
In December 2011, Alhassan was named to Ghana's provisional 25-man squad for the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations,[15] and in January 2012 he was selected for the tournament's 23-man squad.[16]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 17 May 2025[1]
| Club | Season | Division | League | National cup[a] | Other | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Genoa | 2011–12 | Serie A | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 4 | 0 | |
| Novara (loan) | 2012–13 | Serie B | 18 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | 20 | 1 | |
| Udinese | 2013–14 | Serie A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | |
| Latina (loan) | 2013–14 | Serie B | 38 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 43 | 1 |
| 2014–15 | Serie B | 16 | 1 | – | – | 16 | 1 | |||
| Total | 54 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 59 | 2 | ||
| Perugia (loan) | 2015–16 | Serie B | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 13 | 0 | |
| Perugia | 2016–17 | Serie B | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 2017–18 | Serie B | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Teuta | 2017–18 | Kategoria Superiore | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | 15 | 1 | |
| Al-Ain | 2018–19 | Saudi First Division | – | |||||||
| TPS | 2020 | Veikkausliiga | 17 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 1 |
| ENPPI | 2021–22 | Egyptian Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | |
| Jazz | 2023 | Kakkonen | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 13 | 0 | |
| Ravshan Kulob | 2024 | Tajikistan Higher League | – | |||||||
| Career total | 132 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 151 | 5 | ||
- Includes Coppa Italia, Albanian Cup and Suomen Cup
International
- As of 29 February 2012[17]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana | 2011 | 2 | 0 |
| 2012 | 6 | 0 | |
| Total | 8 | 0 | |