Rabat, June 13 -- Representing Morocco, Achraf Hakimi is one of the athletes from Forbes 2019 list for the Middle East, which is a 30 under 30 ranking of Arabs who have "secured remarkable achievements on a global stage."

Hakimi is a 20-year-old footballer who plays for both the Moroccan National Team and Borussia Dortmund . Though he lives in Germany, he was born in Madrid to Moroccan parents.

Hakimi joined Real Madrid's youth setup in 2006, aged eight. In 2017, Hakimi was promoted to the main squad. A year later, German club Borussia Dortmund signed him on a two-year loan deal. Achraf made his full international debut for Morocco in 2016 and was selected CAF Youth Player of the Year in 2018.

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