The Numbers That Stop You in Your Tracks
At 27, Achraf Hakimi is having a season that demands your full attention. Across all competitions for Paris Saint-Germain this season, he has registered 4 goals and 11 assists in 37 appearances — with 6 of those assists coming in just 13 UEFA Champions League outings alone.
Add 1 goal and 2 assists across 5 Club World Cup matches, and the picture crystallises: this is a defender who functions as an extra creative force in attack.
The Right Flank Belongs to Him
Six Champions League assists from a defensive position is the kind of number most attacking midfielders would treasure. That it comes from a right-back speaks to Hakimi's rare gift for operating almost as a second winger — overlapping, cutting inside, delivering final balls — without ever abandoning his defensive responsibilities.
He does not simply join attacks. He conjures them.
A Number 2 Who Carries the Nation
For Morocco this season, Hakimi wore the number 2 shirt across 13 appearances spanning AFCON qualification, the Africa Cup of Nations itself, and friendlies — contributing 2 goals and 3 assists.
His 1 goal and 1 assist across 5 AFCON qualification appearances, and a further assist at the Africa Cup of Nations itself, confirm what the eye already knows: his influence is not a product of PSG's system. It belongs entirely to him.
Built Precisely for This Moment
With the 2026 World Cup on the horizon and Hakimi still only 27, he enters the qualifying stretch in the form of a player who was always destined to shine on the grandest stage.
Morocco's right flank crackles with electricity every time he touches the ball — and the world is about to find out exactly what that feels like. Yalla Maghreb!