Achraf Hakimi's penalty goal against Spain made morocco move into the quarter-finals. morocco played against Spain on Tuesday and won 3-0.this goal is poetic because Hakimi trained in Madrid


Achraf Hakimi



So who is Hakimi? Hakimi was born on the 4th of November in 1998 in Madrid, Spain, to Morrocan parents. In 2006 just at eight years old, he joined the real Madrid youth camp. Hakimi currently plays for a french Ligue 1 club called Paris Saint-Germain and the Moroccan national team

from Madrid's youth academy. Hakimi began playing for real Madrid Castilla. he went to Bundesliga for two years on loan. He set a Bundesliga speed record in February 2020 when he was clocked at 36.48 km/h (22.67 mph) in a match against Union Berlin. Later that year, in July 2020, Hakimi signed a 5-year contract with inter Milan with a fee of 40 million dollars.in July 2021, Hakimi signed a five-year contract for Ligue 1 club Paris Saint-Germain (PSG).

Hakimi represented morocco at various youth matches before appearing in international sports in 2016.in November 2022, Hakimi was named among the 26-man squad to represent morocco in the 2022 world cup in Qatar.

Fresh from scoring 🇲🇦 Morocco's winning penalty Achraf Hakimi ran across to embrace and celebrate with his mother 🥰

Fresh from scoring 🇲🇦 Morocco’s winning penalty Achraf Hakimi ran across to embrace and celebrate with mother 🥰#FIFAWorldCup pic.twitter.com/m9iptj6UbG

Hakimi and his wife

Hakimi is married to a Spanish actress of Libyan and Tunisian descent, Hiba abouk, who is 12 years his senior. The couple has two sons. The player is very close to his mother and often runs to her after scoring goals.

Hakimi was part of the Morrocan squad that made history by being the first African country to make it to the semi-finals after beating Portugal 1-0.