Hakimi is playing in his third World Cup. He has played in the African Cup of Nations four times.
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Achraf Hakimi is the captain who led an African team to the World Cup semi-finals for the first time. Four years ago in Qatar, the 27-year-old Hakimi scored the winning goal in a 'Panenka' style when Morocco defeated Spain in a penalty shootout in the last 16.
Morocco then reached the semi-finals by defeating Portugal. Hakimi is playing in his third World Cup. He has played in the Africa Cup of Nations four times. He played as an 'over-age' player in the 2024 Paris Olympics. Hakimi has scored 11 goals in 98 appearances for the French national team.
He was a key player in the French team Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) winning the European Champions League twice in a row. He plays as a strong right-back and is equally active in attack. Born in Spain, he started playing for Real Madrid's 'B' team. The following year, in 2017, he opened the door to the Real Madrid first team.
But a year later, Real sent him on loan to Borussia Dortmund for two years. In 2020, he joined Inter Milan. He played a key role in Inter winning the Italian Serie A title in 2021. It was Inter's first league title in 11 years. In 2021, he joined PSG for 68 million euros.
