Fouzi Mesaoudi

Fouzi Mesaoudi (born 27 May 1981 in the Netherlands) is a Dutch retired footballer.

Career
After playing for Sparta Rotterdam in the Dutch second division, Mesaoudi signed for Chelsea, one of the most successful teams in England, [https://archive.today/20201102234458/https://translate.google.com/%23view=home&op=translate&sl=auto&tl=en&text=%E2%80%9CGezin%20en%20gezondheid%20gaan%20boven%20voetbal%E2%80%9D%0ADe%20voetbalcarri%C3%A8re%20van%20Nederlandse%20Marokkaan%20Fouzi%20Mesaoudi%20startte%20beloftevol,%20maar%20de%20echte%20doorbraak%20bleef%20uit.%20Enkele%20jaren%20geleden%20trainde%20hij%20nog%20onder%20Mourinho%20bij%20Chelsea.%20De%20volgende%20maanden%20hoopt%20hij%20Wuustwezel%20mee%20in%20eerste%20provinciale%20te%20houde%0AGazet%20van%20Antwerpen%20Metropool%20Stad7%20Jan%202011%0Afoto%20wim%20hendrix%0AFouzi%20Mesaoudi.%0AZijn%20voetbalcarri%C3%A8re%20startte%20veelbelovend.%20Op%20zijn%20elfde%20werd%20hij%20door%20enkele%20profclubs%20zoals%20Ajax%20opgemerkt.%20%E2%80%9CMijn%20vader%20hield%20de%20boot%20af%E2%80%9D,%20herinnert%20Mesaoudi%20zich.%20%E2%80%9C%20Eerst%20studeren.%20Als%20je%20echt%20talent%20hebt,%20komen%20ze%20later%20toch%20aankloppen,%20luidde%20zijn%20devies.%20Wat%20ook%20gebeurde.%20Bij%20Sparta%20Rotterdam%20debuteerde%20ik%20in%20de%20eredivisie.%20Via%20Haarlem%20en%20mijn%20manager%20Kenneth%20Monkou%20trok%20ik%20naar%20Chelsea.%E2%80%9D%0A%0AEr%20volgde%20een%20onvergetelijke%20episode.%20%E2%80%9CTrainen%20onder%20Mourinho,%20met%20Drogba%20en%20al%20die%20andere%20vedetten,%20wie%20wil%20daar%20niet%20voor%20tekenen?%20Ik%20geloofde%20mijn%20ogen%20niet%20toen%20ik%20naar%20de%20eerste%20training%20trok.%20Zoveel%20supporters,%20zoveel%20dure%20wagens%20waar%20de%20spelers%20de%20parking%20mee%20opreden%E2%80%A6%20Alles%20was%20er%20ook%20tot%20in%20de%20puntjes%20geregeld%20en%20ik%20moest%20enkel%20aan%20voetbalschoenen%20denken.%20De%20club%20zorgde%20voor%20de%20rest.%20Een%20tandarts,%20een%20pedicure,%20alles%20wat%20je%20maar%20kon%20inbeelden,%20was%20er%20voorhanden.%E2%80%9D%0A%0AZes%20maanden%20verbleef%20hij%20er.%20%E2%80%9CIk%20had%20er%20veel%20luxe,%20maar%20dat%20is%20niet%20het%20belangrijkste%20in%20het%20leven.%20Ik%20wilde%20spelen%20in%20een%20eerste%20elftal.%20Het%20tweede%20elftal%20was%20mijn%20ding%20niet.%20Ik%20werd%20verhuurd%20en%20miste%20op%20een%20haar%20na%20een%20transfer%20naar%20Tottenham%20en%20belandde%20bij%20de%20Schotse%20eersteklasser%20Falkirk.%20Ik%20speelde%20er%20tegen%20sterren%20als%20Waterreus,%20Buffel,%20Vennegoor%20of%20Hesselink.%20Coventrykwamooknogaankloppen%20maar%20door%20een%20blessure%20geraakte%20mijn%20carri%C3%A8re%20in%20het%20slop.%20Ik%20hervatte%20telkens%20te%20vroeg%20en%20kapte%20er%20twee%20jaar%20mee.%20Ik%20concentreerde%20me%20ondertussen%20vooral%20op%20mijn%20gezin.%20Dat%20en%20mijn%20gezondheid%20zijn%20belangrijker%20dan%20voetbal.%E2%80%9D%0A%0AMesaoudi%20hervatte%20twee%20jaar%20later%20bij%20Alphen-aan-de-Rijn%20en%20via%20Tresor%20Kembisala%20belandde%20hij%20begin%20dit%20seizoen%20bij%20Wuustwezel.%20Door%20problemen%20met%20de%20kindjes%20kwam%20hij%20niet%20veel%20aan%20spelen%20en%20trainen%20toe.%20Intussen%20is%20het%20meeste%20leed%20achter%20de%20rug%20en%20wil%20hij%20na%20de%20winterstop%20in%20de%20operatie%20redding%20van%20Wuustwezel%20zijn%20steentje%20bijdragen.%20%E2%80%9CIk%20kon%20in%20Nederland%20op%20een%20hoger%20niveau%20aan%20de%20slag,%20maar%20sta%20bij%20Wuustwezel%20in%20het%20krijt.%20In%20de%20voorbije%20moeilijke%20maanden%20kreeg%20ik%20enorm%20veel%20steun%20van%20de%20club.%20Zonder%20hun%20steun%20had%20ik%20de%20handdoek%20in%20de%20ring%20gegooid.%20Ik%20kan%20die%20club%20niet%20zomaar%20verlaten.%20Trainer%20Frank%20Coenen%20heeft%20bovendien%20een%20goede%20visie%20op%20het%20voetbal%20en%20daar%20wil%20ik%20hem%20in%20steunen.%E2%80%9D “Gezin en gezondheid gaan boven voetbal”] pressreader.com (Archived) but never made an appearance for them.

In 2005/06, he signed for Scottish club Falkirk after missing a transfer to Tottenham Hotspur in England, but again failed to make an appearance.

Due to injury, Mesaoudi eventually returned to the Netherlands, where he played amateur football.