Mohamed "Rida" Ali Messaoud (Arabic: محمد علي مسعود; born 15 September 1953) is an Algerian former professional footballer who played as a forward.
In 1976, he went to play a friendly match in the region of Marseille, for the small club of Vitrolles [fr] , and was given a license without his authorization.
A week before the beginning of the season while playing for Alès, Ali Messaoud suffered a serious knee injury in a friendly against Montpellier.
[1] Playing as a forward, usually as a right-winger, Ali Messaoud was a "very technical" player, but his "limited liveliness" prevented him from making a big impact at PSG.
[3] Ali Messaoud stated in an interview with PSG70 that he saw himself as a resistant and endurant player, and generous to his teammates in front of goal.