Akram Afif
أكرم عفيف
#11 · Forward · age 29
Two-time Asian Footballer of the Year; hat-trick in 2024 Asian Cup final; Qatar's main creative outlet.
91
WC26 rating
- Recent form
- 77
- Career peak
- 91
- League level
- 70
- Competition pedigree
- 81
- International pedigree
- 100
- Longevity
- 75
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Career by season
Source: transfermarkt + sofascore · fetched 2026-05-29
Afif’s 2024 Asian Cup performance — three penalties in a final, four goals across the tournament, the captain’s armband — confirmed him as the best Asian player of his generation and Qatar’s defining figure. He is the player every opposing defence has to plan around in this group, and his ability from dead balls is a tournament-shifting weapon. Whether he can produce against European opposition without the comfort of home or familiar Asian Cup surroundings is the open question.
Strengths
- Dribbling in tight spaces
- Penalty conversion (perfect record at recent tournaments)
- Set-piece delivery
- Combination play in the final third
Recent form
Qatar Stars League regular for Al-Sadd; Qatar captain and main creator throughout 2026 qualifying.
Pulled a rabbit out of his shirt celebrating his hat-trick in the 2024 Asian Cup final — a trick handed to him by a magician fan before the game.