Mastanabal Kacher

Mastanabal "Masta" Kacher (born November 8, 1995) is an Algerian professional soccer player who plays as a midfielder for Valour FC.

Masta Kacher
Personal information
Full name Mastanabal Kacher
Date of birth (1995-11-08) November 8, 1995
Place of birth Azazga, Algeria
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Valour FC
Number 7
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– Valour FC 6 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of September 2, 2020

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 January 17, 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 February 12 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 July 16, 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 April 3, 2020, Kacher signed with Canadian Premier League side Valour FC.[14] He made his debut for Valour on August 16 against Cavalry FC.[15]

References
  1. Walid Z. and Karim Djebri (October 5, 2012). "Découverte : M. Kacher et E. Houache, un "duo d'Impact"" (in French). DZFoot. Retrieved April 1, 2015.
  2. "Mastanabal Kacher - Star kabyle du FC Montréal". Kayble.com. July 23, 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 (July 13, 2017). "Dissolution du FC Montréal : la tempête passée, la plaie semble refermée". RDS.
  6. Pascal Milano (January 26, 2017). "Disparition du FC Montréal: "On nous a pris à la légère"". La Presse.
  7. Huber, Joel (2017-01-17). "Switchbacks Sign Canadian-Algerian Midfielder Masta Kacher Ahead of 2017". Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC » 2017 | United Soccer League. Retrieved 2017-02-11.
  8. SwitchbacksFC (16 Jan 2018). "Experience THRILLS at Weidner Field in 2018...pic.twitter.com/vop2sRdoNy". @SwitchbacksFC. Retrieved 2018-02-12.
  9. Huber, Joel (2018-02-12). "Switchbacks Return Aj Ajeakwa, Release Masta Kacher". Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC. Retrieved 2018-02-12.
  10. "Real Monarchs SLC sign Masta Kacher". Real Monarchs. February 12, 2017.
  11. Taran Meyer (April 16, 2018). "Game at a Glance: Monarchs 3-1 Sounders 2". Real Monarchs.
  12. "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". August 16, 2020.
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