Achraf Hakimi Mouh[5] (Arabic: أشرف حكيمي; 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.
Born in Spain to Moroccan parents, Hakimi was capped by Morocco at the under-20 level, before making his senior international debut in 2016 aged 17.
He spent several years developing his skills in the academy, initially playing as a winger before transitioning to his more familiar role as a right-back.
Hakimi made his debut for Real Madrid in the first match of the 2016 International Champions Cup, a 3–1 loss against Paris Saint-Germain.
[13] He subsequently returned to the B team, making his senior debut on 20 August 2016 by starting in a 3–2 Segunda División B home win against Real Sociedad B.
[15] On 19 August 2017, Hakimi was promoted to the main squad as a backup to Dani Carvajal and Nacho, and was assigned the number 19 jersey.
[29] On 2 July 2020, Hakimi signed for Serie A club Inter Milan on a five-year contract,[30] with a reported fee of around €40 million.
[33] Hakimi played an important role throughout the season, scoring seven goals and racking up eight assists as Inter won their first league title since 2010.
[37] Hakimi made his Ligue 1 debut on 7 August, playing the entire ninety minutes and scoring his first goal for the club against Troyes.
[61][62] He scored the winning penalty with a panenka style shot in a shoot-out against Spain in the round of 16, securing a place for his country in the quarter-finals and ultimately paving the way for his team to reach the semi-finals of the competition as the first African Nation to do so in history.
[63] On 28 December 2023, Hakimi was amongst the 27 players selected by coach Walid Regragui to represent Morocco in the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations in Ivory Coast.
[71] 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.
[76][77] On 27 March 2023, Abouk came out with a statement on her Instagram account confirming that the couple had previously separated, and that they were awaiting divorce proceedings.
[84] On 3 March 2023, Hakimi was indicted by an investigating judge in Paris over an allegation of rape of a 24-year-old woman, and placed under judicial supervision.
[87] In October 2023, together with PSG players Randal Kolo Muani, Ousmane Dembélé and Layvin Kurzawa, Hakimi was handed a one-match suspension for participating in offensive chants following a victory against rivals Marseille.