Masies Artien

Masies Artien (born 8 August 1993) is an Iraqi footballer who plays as a defender for Al-Talaba and the Iraq national team

Club career Artien started his career with Dutch fourth tier side Argon, where he suffered consecutive relegations to the Dutch sixth tier and helped them win the 2013 KNVB Amateur Cup. In 2013, Artien signed for FC Eindhoven in the Dutch second tier, where he made three appearances. On 4 October 2013, he debuted for FC Eindhoven during a 3–2 win over FC Den Bosch. In 2016, Artien signed for Dutch fourth tier team Rijnsburgse Boys, helping them earn promotion to the Dutch third tier.

On 4 January 2022, Spakenburg announced that Artien had signed with the club from the 2022–23 season.

International career Artien is eligible to represent Armenia and Iraq internationally, having been born in Iraq. He debuted with the Iraq national team in a friendly 2–2 (7–6) penalty shootout win over Thailand at the Kings Cup on 10 September 2023.

Honours Duhok Iraq FA Cup: 2024–25 AGCFF Gulf Club Champions League: 2024–25