{"id":323942,"date":"2025-12-04T02:34:40","date_gmt":"2025-12-04T02:34:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/323942\/"},"modified":"2025-12-04T02:34:40","modified_gmt":"2025-12-04T02:34:40","slug":"achraf-hakimi-among-finalists-for-globe-soccer-best-player-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/323942\/","title":{"rendered":"Achraf Hakimi Among Finalists for Globe Soccer Best Player 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Rabat \u2013 The Globe Soccer Awards <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/en.parisfans.fr\/__trashed-111.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">announced<\/a> their final shortlist for the Best Player in the World 2025, and Moroccan star Achraf Hakimi is included alongside global names such as Erling Haaland, Kylian Mbappe, Vin\u00edcius Junior, Robert Lewandowski, Mohamed Salah, and Lamine Yamal.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Hakimi\u2019s nomination comes after a remarkable year. With Paris Saint\u2011Germain, he played a decisive role in their historic campaign, helping the club win the UEFA Champions League, Ligue 1, the Coupe de France, and the Troph\u00e9e des Champions.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>His attacking runs, defensive reliability, and ability to score in crucial matches made him one of PSG\u2019s most consistent performers.<\/p>\n<p>On the international stage, Hakimi continued to shine with Morocco. He was central to the team\u2019s preparation for AFCON 2025, hosted in Morocco, and his leadership has been vital for the Atlas Lions.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>His performances have elevated Moroccan football\u2019s profile globally, making him one of the few African players to regularly compete for top international awards.<\/p>\n<p>Hakimi\u2019s recognition at Globe Soccer follows his success at the CAF Awards 2025, where he was crowned African Ballon d\u2019Or winner, beating Mohamed Salah and Victor Osimhen.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He also <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.moroccoworldnews.com\/2025\/12\/270460\/hakimi-confident-for-moroccos-afcon-start-despite-psg-concerns\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">ranked<\/a> sixth in the France Football Ballon d\u2019Or 2025, an exceptional achievement for a defender, as the award is usually dominated by attacking players.<\/p>\n<p>Throughout his career, Hakimi has collected major trophies:<\/p>\n<p>Two UEFA Champions League titles (with Real Madrid in 2018 and PSG in 2025)<br \/>\nFour Ligue 1 titles with PSG<br \/>\nItalian Serie A title with Inter Milan in 2021<br \/>\nAfrican Player of the Year 2025<\/p>\n<p>His Globe Soccer nomination is not only a personal milestone but also a proud moment for Moroccan and African football, showing that defenders can stand alongside the world\u2019s biggest attacking stars.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Rabat \u2013 The Globe Soccer Awards announced their final shortlist for the Best Player in the World 2025,&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":323943,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[440],"tags":[35430,143332,49,48,143333,132391,561,82],"class_list":["post-323942","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-soccer","tag-achraf-hakimi","tag-atlas-lion-achraf-hakimi","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-dubai-globe-soccer-awards","tag-globe-soccer-awards","tag-soccer","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/323942","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=323942"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/323942\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/323943"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=323942"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=323942"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=323942"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}