Mastanabal Kacher

Masta Kacher
Personal information
Full name Mastanabal Kacher
Date of birth (1995-11-08) 8 November 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth Azazga, Algeria
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
2012–2015 Montreal Impact
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2016 FC Montreal 36 (4)
2017–2018 Colorado Springs Switchbacks 32 (8)
2018–2019 Real Monarchs 37 (4)
2019 Saint Louis FC 13 (1)
2020–2021 Valour FC 17 (1)
2022 FC Edmonton 23 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 8, 2022

Mastanabal "Masta" Kacher (born 8 November 1995) is an Algerian professional footballer.

Early life

Kacher was born in Azazga, Algeria, before emigrating to Canada with his family at age six.[1]

Club career

FC Montreal

Kacher had been a member of the Montreal Impact's academy since its inception in 2011.[2] In March 2015, it was announced that Kacher would play for FC Montreal, the USL reserve club of the Montreal Impact in their inaugural season.[3] He made his professional debut for the club in a 2–0 defeat to Toronto FC II.[4] Kacher would spend two seasons with FC Montreal before the club ceased operations after the 2016 season, a decision which he would be critical of.[5][6]

Colorado Springs Switchbacks

On 17 January 2017, it was announced that Kacher had joined Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC of the United Soccer League.[7] Kacher would start every match for the Switchbacks in the 2017 season, scoring 8 goals. It was announced on January 16 that the Switchbacks had brought Kacher back for the 2018 season,[8] but less than a month later on 12 February Kacher was unexpectedly released from the club.[9] Kacher was the only USL player to have started all 32 games during the 2017 season.

Real Monarchs

The same day Kacher was released, he signed with Real Monarchs, the United Soccer League reserve club of Real Salt Lake.[10] In his second game with Real Monarchs, Kacher scored a brace in a 3–1 defeat of Seattle Sounders FC 2.[11] He made 24 league appearances in 2018, scoring three goals.[12] The following season, he made fourteen appearances, scoring one goal.[12]

Saint Louis FC

On 16 July 2019, Kacher made a mid-season move to Saint Louis FC.[13] With Saint Louis, he made fifteen appearances that season.[12]

Valour FC

On 3 April 2020, Kacher signed with Canadian Premier League side Valour FC.[14] He made his debut for Valour on 16 August against Cavalry FC.[15] In January 2022 he departed club.[16]

FC Edmonton

On 17 February 2022, Kacher signed with FC Edmonton.[17]

References

  1. ^ Walid Z. and Karim Djebri (5 October 2012). "Découverte : M. Kacher et E. Houache, un "duo d'Impact"" (in French). DZFoot. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
  2. ^ "Mastanabal Kacher - Star kabyle du FC Montréal". Kayble.com. 23 July 2016.
  3. ^ "FC Montreal roster unveiled". ImpactMontreal.com. Press Release Montreal Impact. 13 March 2015. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
  4. ^ "FC Montreal loses 2-0 against Toronto FC II". ImpactMontreal.com. Montreal Impact. 28 March 2015. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
  5. ^ Nicolas Landry (13 July 2017). "Dissolution du FC Montréal : la tempête passée, la plaie semble refermée". RDS.
  6. ^ Pascal Milano (26 January 2017). "Disparition du FC Montréal: "On nous a pris à la légère"". La Presse.
  7. ^ Huber, Joel (17 January 2017). "Switchbacks Sign Canadian-Algerian Midfielder Masta Kacher Ahead of 2017". Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC » 2017 | United Soccer League. Retrieved 11 February 2017.
  8. ^ SwitchbacksFC (16 January 2018). "Experience THRILLS at Weidner Field in 2018...pic.twitter.com/vop2sRdoNy". @SwitchbacksFC. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
  9. ^ Huber, Joel (12 February 2018). "Switchbacks Return Aj Ajeakwa, Release Masta Kacher". Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
  10. ^ "Real Monarchs SLC sign Masta Kacher". Real Monarchs. 12 February 2017.
  11. ^ Taran Meyer (16 April 2018). "Game at a Glance: Monarchs 3-1 Sounders 2". Real Monarchs.
  12. ^ a b c "M. Kacher". Soccerway. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  13. ^ "Saint Louis Acquires Kacher from Monarchs". United Soccer League. 16 July 2019. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  14. ^ "Valour FC sign Stefan Cebara and Masta Kacher". Valour FC. 3 April 2020. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
  15. ^ "Canadian Premier League". 16 August 2020.
  16. ^ Jacques, John (28 January 2022). "Valour FC Announces Player Departures". Northern Tribune.
  17. ^ "FC Edmonton signs forward Masta Kacher". FC Edmonton. 17 February 2022. Retrieved 17 February 2022.