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Achraf Hakimi
Achraf Hakimi Mouh is a professional footballer who plays as a full-back for Ligue 1 club Paris Saint-Germain and the Morocco national team. Mainly a right-back or right wing-back, he can also play on the left or as a winger. Born and raised in Spain, he represents Morocco at international level. Early life Born in Madrid to Moroccan parents, Hakimi joined Real Madrid's youth setup in 2006 from Colonia Ofigevi, aged eight. Club career After progressing through La Fábrica, Hakimi was promoted to the reserves in June 2016. Shortly after, he was included in the first-team's pre-season camp in the United States. 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. 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. Hakimi scored his first senior goal on 25 September 2016, netting the equaliser in a 1–1 draw at Fuenlabrada. He contributed with 28 appearances during the season, as Castilla only managed an 11thplace finish. At the end of the season, he was still young enough to return to the youth team to take part in the final of the 2017 Copa del Rey Juvenil. 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. He made his first team – and La Liga – debut on 1 October, starting in a 2–0 home win over Espanyol. He scored his first La Liga goal on 9 December 2017 in a 5–0 win against Sevilla. On 12 May 2018, he scored his second goal against Celta Vigo in a 6–0 win. In the 2017–18 UEFA Champions League, he made two appearances as Madrid won the title, their third consecutive and 13th overall. Although not in the squad for the final of the competition, he received a medal and is credited as the first Moroccan player to win the Champions League. On 11 July 2018, Hakimi signed for Bundesliga club Borussia Dortmund on a two-year loan deal. [ He scored his first goal for the club in a 7–0 victory over 1. FC Nürnberg on 27 September 2018. He provided three assists in a single match for the first time in his career against Atlético Madrid, in his first Champions League appearance for Dortmund.