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Achraf Hakimi (Arabic: أشرف حكيمي; born 4 November 1998) is a professional footballer who plays mainly as a right-back for Ligue 1 club Paris Saint- Germain. Born in Spain, he plays for the Morocco national team. He can also play as a left-back and a winger, and is regarded as one of the best defenders in the world.
Hakimi began playing for Real Madrid Castilla in 2016 and was promoted to the first-team in 2017. He was sent on a two-year loan deal to Bundesliga side Borussia Dortmund, winning the DFL-Supercup in 2019. He then signed with Serie A side Inter Milan for a reported fee of €40 million, helping the club win the 2020–21 Serie A title, their first in 11 years. Paris Saint-Germain then signed him in 2021 for a reported fee of €60 million.
Born in Spain to parents from Morocco, Hakimi was capped by Morocco at under-20 level, before making his senior international debut in 2016 aged 17. He was chosen in Morocco's squads for the FIFA World Cup in 2018 and 2022, and the Africa Cup of Nations in 2019 and 2021.
