Achraf Hakimi
Achraf Hakimi Mouh (Arabic: أشرف حكيمي موح; born 4 November 1998) is a professional footballer who plays as a right-back or right winger for Ligue 1 club Paris Saint-Germain and the Morocco national team. He is widely regarded as one of the best full-backs in the world.
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Hakimi with Morocco in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Achraf Hakimi Mouh | ||
| Date of birth | 4 November 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Madrid, Spain | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Right-back, right winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Paris Saint-Germain | ||
| Number | 2 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2006 | Colonia Ofigevi | ||
| 2006–2016 | Real Madrid | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2017 | Real Madrid Castilla | 28 | (1) |
| 2017–2020 | Real Madrid | 9 | (2) |
| 2018–2020 | → Borussia Dortmund (loan) | 54 | (7) |
| 2020–2021 | Inter Milan | 37 | (7) |
| 2021– | Paris Saint-Germain | 82 | (12) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2016 | Morocco U20 | 2 | (0) |
| 2016 | Morocco U23 | 2 | (0) |
| 2016– | Morocco | 75 | (9) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:30, 8 April 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 March 2024 (UTC) | |||
Hakimi began playing for Real Madrid Castilla in 2016 and was promoted to the first-team in 2017. He was sent on a two-year loan deal to Bundesliga side Borussia Dortmund, winning the DFL-Supercup in 2019. He then signed with Serie A side Inter Milan for a reported fee of €40 million, helping the club win the 2020–21 Serie A title, their first in 11 years. Paris Saint-Germain then signed him in 2021 for a reported fee of €60 million.
Born in Spain to parents from Morocco, Hakimi was capped by Morocco at under-20 level, before making his senior international debut in 2016 aged 17. He was chosen in Morocco's squads for the FIFA World Cup twice (in 2018 and 2022), and the Africa Cup of Nations three times (in 2019, 2021 and 2023).