Akram Afif
Akram Hassan Afif Yahya Afif (Arabic: أكرم عفيف; born 18 November 1996) is a Qatari professional footballer who plays as a left winger for Qatar Stars League club Al Sadd and the Qatar national team.
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Afif playing for Qatar in 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Akram Hassan Afif Yahya Afif | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 18 November 1996 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Doha, Qatar | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Left winger | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Al Sadd | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 51 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2004–2006 | Al Markhiya | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2006–2009 | Al Sadd | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009–2014 | Aspire Academy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012–2014 | → Sevilla (loan) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2015 | Al Sadd | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2016 | Eupen | 26 | (8) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2020 | Villarreal | 0 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | → Sporting Gijón (loan) | 9 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | → Eupen (loan) | 15 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2020 | → Al Sadd (loan) | 48 | (44) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020– | Al Sadd | 56 | (43) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014 | Qatar U19 | 5 | (4) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2015 | Qatar U20 | 7 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2018 | Qatar U23 | 12 | (4) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015– | Qatar | 110 | (35) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:00, 10 February 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 February 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Early in his career, he was considered to be one of the most promising players to emerge from Qatar. Akram has been named in a three-man shortlist for the Asian Football Confederation’s men's player of the year for bringing the 2019 Asian Cup to Qatar. He won the Asian Footballer of the Year award in 2019.
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