Achraf Hakimi Mouh is a Moroccan professional footballer who plays for Ligue 1 club Paris Saint-Germain and the Morocco national team.
Gatekeepers News reports that Hakimi was recently in the news over the controversies surrounding his divorce from his wife and rape allegation.
Early Life
Hakimi was born on November 4th 1998 in Madrid, Spain, to Moroccan parents. He bears the nickname “Arra“. e is the first of three children born to his lovely mother and father who were once income earners. Hakimi’s parents were Moroccan migrants who arrived Spain long before he was born.
Hakimi possesses pure African family origins despite being raised in a European country – precisely at Getafe, in Madrid, Spain. He spent his early years alongside his brother Nabil (whom he regards as his best friend) and sister Widad.
Growing up in Getafe in the Southern suburbs of Madrid, young Achraf was an energetic kid whose mom often spoke of her desire to see him try his luck in athletics particularly swimming. However, Hakimi knew his passion lay in football. As such, he did not stray away from playing the sport which he knew would someday lift his family from their poor financial state.
His dad was a street vendor while his mom was a home cleaner.
Hakimi started his training at the local club Deportivo Colonia de Ofigevi. It was at the local club that young Hakimi first took his first steps in competitive football.
At the peak of his training at local club Deportivo Colonia de Ofigevi, Hakimi became a promising footballer whose talents did not escape the high-end taste of a scout from Real Madrid.
In that manner, an 8-year-old Hakimi was brought to Real Madrid academy where he began training with the club’s Benjamin setup before he grew old enough to be admitted into the club’s La Fábrica youth systems.
The promotion came in the year 2016 and was immediately followed by Hakimi’s ascendancy into the Los Blancos main squad as a backup to Dani Carvajal and Nacho Fernandez in 2017.
Career
Hakimi is among the best defenders in the world. He began his professional career at Real Madrid, after joining the academy in 2006 aged eight.
Hakimi found opportunities at the club hard to come by, and he was loaned to Borussia Dortmund in 2018.
He enjoyed a successful two seasons with Dortmund, helping the team the 2019 DFL-Supercup with a 2-0 win against Bayern Munich.
Hakimi signed for Inter Milan on a permanent transfer in 2020, and cemented his claim as one of the world’s top full-backs, helping Inter win the 2021 Serie A title.
It was the first time since Inter had won the league title since the 2009/10 season, and the first time since 2010/11 that the Scudetto had not been won by Juventus.
He signed for Paris Saint-Germain in 2021, winning the Ligue 1 title at the end of the 2021/22 season.
Hakimi is a Moroccan international and helped the side along their way to reaching the 2022 FIFA World Cup semi-final.
He scored the winning penalty in their Round of 16 victory against Spain, and played in their quarter-final victory against Portugal, as Morocco became the first African side to reach the last four of the tournament.
Personal life
The star footballer is married to Hiba Abouk, who is a Spanish actress and known for her roles in television series, especially that of Fátima in El Príncipe. The couple started dating in 2018 when Hakimi was 19 years old, and Hiba was 31 and together they have two sons named Amin and Naim.
However, after his wife Hiba Abouk decided to divorce him and fans learned that Hakimi’s mother owns 80% of his wealth. If the wealth was not in his mother’s name, he could have to give his wife $8.5 million.
Hakimi is a practising Muslim.
On 3 March 2023, Hakimi was indicted by an investigating judge in Paris over an allegation of rape, and placed under judicial supervision. He was banned from contacting his alleged victim but allowed to leave French territory.
What is Achraf Hakimi Net Worth?
Hakimi who is one of the world’s highest-paid defenders has a net worth of $24 million.
