Achraf Hakimi Mouh ( ar, أشرف حكيمي موح; born 4 November 1998) is a professional

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who plays for

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club

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and the Morocco national team. He mainly plays as a

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. Known for his speed, runs and goal scoring ability, he is regarded as one of the best right-backs in world football. Hakimi came through

Real Madrid Real Madrid Club de Fútbol (, meaning ''Royal Madrid Football Club''), commonly referred to as Real Madrid, is a Spanish professional football club based in Madrid. Founded in 1902 as Madrid Football Club, the club has traditionally wor ...

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. He began playing for

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in 2016 and was promoted to the first-team in 2017, playing a few minutes with the latter. He was sent on a two-year loan deal to

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side

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, winning the DFL-Supercup in

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. After a successful loan with Dortmund, Hakimi signed with

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side

Inter Milan Football Club Internazionale Milano, commonly referred to as Internazionale () or simply Inter, and colloquially known as Inter Milan in English-speaking countries, is an Football in Italy, Italian professional Association football, football ...

for a reported fee of €40 million, with his performances helping the club win the league title, ending the club's eleven-year league title drought. His performances sparked the interest of several European clubs, with Paris Saint-Germain signing him in 2021 for a reported fee of €60 million. Born in Spain to parents from Morocco, Hakimi represented Morocco at various youth levels, before making his international debut in 2016 aged 17, after previously being

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by the nations' youth teams at under-20. He was chosen in Morocco's squads for the

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and

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, and the

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and

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Early life

Born in

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, Spain, to Moroccan parents, Hakimi joined

's youth setup in 2006 from Colonia Ofigevi, aged eight.

Club career

Real Madrid

Hakimi made his debut for Real Madrid in the first match of the

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, a 3–1 loss against

. He subsequently returned to the B team, making his senior debut on 20 August 2016 by starting in a 3–2

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home win against

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. Hakimi scored his first senior goal on 25 September 2016, netting the equalizer in a 1–1 draw at

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. On 19 August 2017, Hakimi was promoted to the main squad as a backup to

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and

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, and was assigned the number 19 jersey. He made his first team – and

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– debut on 1 October, starting in a 2–0 home win over

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. He scored his first La Liga goal on 9 December 2017 in a 5–0 win against

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. On 12 May 2018, he scored his second goal against

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in a 6–0 win. In the

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, he made two appearances as Madrid won the title, their third consecutive and 13th overall. Although not in the squad for

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of the competition, he received a medal and is credited as the first Moroccan player to win the Champions League.

Loan to Borussia Dortmund

On 11 July 2018, Hakimi signed for

club

on a two-year

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deal. He scored his first goal for the club in a 7–0 victory over 1. FC Nürnberg on 27 September 2018. He provided three assists in a single match for the first time in his career against

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, in his first Champions League appearance for Dortmund. Hakimi scored a brace against

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in the group stage of the Champions League on 2 October 2019, his first goals in the competition. On 5 November 2019, Hakimi scored another brace in the second half to turn a 2–0 defeat against

to a 3–2 win at the

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. In February 2020, Hakimi set a Bundesliga speed record when he was clocked at 36.48 km/h (22.67 mph) in a match against

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, beating the old league record which he had set against

RB Leipzig RasenBallsport Leipzig e.V. (), commonly known as RB Leipzig, and colloquially referred to as Red Bull Leipzig, is a German professional football club based in Leipzig, Saxony. The club was founded in 2009 by the initiative of the company Red Bu ...

three months prior at 36.2 km/h (22.5 mph). On 31 May 2020, Hakimi scored in the club's 6–1 away win over

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. After scoring his goal, he removed his shirt to reveal a shirt with the message "Justice for

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". His teammate,

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, revealed a similar shirt after scoring as well.

Inter Milan

On 2 July 2020, Hakimi signed for

club Inter Milan on a five-year contract, with a reported fee of around €40 million. On 26 September 2020, Hakimi made his debut and provided an assist in a 4–3 win against

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in the Serie A. He scored his first goal for the club in the subsequent league game against

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, which Inter won 5–2.

Paris Saint-Germain

Hakimi signed for

club Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) on 6 July 2021 on a five-year contract. The transfer fee paid by PSG was reported by ''

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'' to be an initial €60 million, potentially rising by €11 million in add-ons. Hakimi made his Ligue 1 debut for PSG on 7 August 2021, playing the entire ninety minutes and scoring his first goal for the club against

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. He received his first red card in European football in a 0–0 draw against

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on 24 August 2021. On 22 September 2021, Hakimi scored twice in a 2–1 victory against

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to allow his team a win and collect 3 points.

International career

After representing Morocco at under-17 and under-20 levels, Hakimi made his debut for the under-23s on 5 June 2016, in a 1–0 friendly win over Cameroon U23s. He made his full international debut on 11 October 2016, coming on as a substitute for

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in a 4–0 win against

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. He scored his first international goal on 1 September 2017, netting the fourth in a 6–0 home routing of

Mali Mali (; ), officially the Republic of Mali,, , ff, 𞤈𞤫𞤲𞥆𞤣𞤢𞥄𞤲𞤣𞤭 𞤃𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤭, Renndaandi Maali, italics=no, ar, جمهورية مالي, Jumhūriyyāt Mālī is a landlocked country in West Africa. Mali ...

. In May 2018, he was named in

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's preliminary

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for the

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and on 4 June he was named in the final 23-man squad for the summer tournament. Hakimi was also called up for the

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in Cameroon. He started all of his matches in the group stages. He scored a free kick in a 2-2 tie against

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. He started in the round of 16 against

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, scoring a free kick in the 70th minute to grant his team the victory. On 10 November 2022, Hakimi was named in Morocco's 26-man squad for the

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in Qatar. He scored the winning goal in a

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against

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in the round of 16, securing a place for his country in the quarter-finals.

Style of play

Upon signing for Borussia Dortmund, Hakimi was profiled as a quick, dynamic and powerful right-sided attacking full-back or wing-back, who is tactically and technically adept and capable of playing long accurate passes from defence. Trained as a winger, he can also play as a defender due to his physical presence. He is considered by several pundits to be one of the best defenders and right-backs in world football.

Personal life

Hakimi is married to Spanish actress

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; she is of Libyan and Tunisian descent. The couple have 2 sons, born in 2020 and 2022. Hakimi is a practicing Muslim.

Career statistics

Club

International

:''Morocco score listed first, score column indicates score after each Hakimi goal''

Honours

Real Madrid Castilla *

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Real Madrid *

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: 2017–18 *

UEFA Super Cup The UEFA Super Cup is an annual super cup football match organised by UEFA and contested by the winners of the two main European club competitions; the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League. The competition's official name was originall ...

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Borussia Dortmund * DFL-Supercup:

Inter Milan *

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Paris Saint-Germain *

: 2021–22 *

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Individual * CAF Youth Player of the Year: 2018, 2019 *

Rookie of the Month: September 2018, November 2018, December 2019 *Bundesliga Team of the Year: 2019–20 *Lion d'Or African Footballer of the Year: 2019 *UEFA Champions League Breakthrough XI: 2019 *

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Best Young Arab Player of the Year: 2019 *

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Africa Team of the Year: 2018, 2019 *

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Africa Team of The Year: 2018,2019,2020,2021 *

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: 2019 *

ESM Team of the Year The European Sports Media (ESM), formerly European Sports Magazines, is an association of football-related publications in Europe. Members European Sports Media was established in 1989 as an international body for football journalism. Its nine fo ...

: 2021 *

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All-time Morocco Men's Dream Team *

Africa Team of The Year: 2020, 2021 * IFFHS Men's World Team: 2021, 2022 *

Team of The Tournament:

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*Best Moroccan player abroad: 2020–21, 2021–22 Orders *

Order of the Throne The Order of the Throne (Arabic: ''Wissam al-Arch'', French: ''Ordre du Trône'') is a state decoration of the Kingdom of Morocco awarded for distinguished services of a civil or military nature. The Order was instituted on 16 May 1963 by King H ...

: 2022

References

External links

Profile
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