Hakeem began his career with Mansfield Town and made his professional debut on 7 May 2016 in a 0–0 draw against Cambridge United.

[4][5] He joined Southern League Premier Central side Coalville Town on loan on 13 October 2018, on a deal that ran until 1 January 2019.

[8] Hakeem joined Southern League Premier Division Central side Barwell for the 2019–20 season in September 2019.

He made his Southern League Premier Division Central debut on 28 September 2019 coming on as a 70th-minute substitute for Tolani Omotola, in a 3–1 away defeat at Nuneaton Borough.

[16] Hakeem made the move back to the NPL, signing for Shepshed Dynamo at the beginning of the 2022–23 season.