Nîmes still list him as their all-time leading scorer, 119 goals in 204 matches between 1955 and 1961. He won the French title with Reims in 1962 and finished that season as Ligue 1's second highest scorer, ended with 173 goals in 293 top-flight games, took the Moroccan Throne Cup with FUS Rabat in 1967 and was picked by CAF among the 200 best African players of the previous fifty years. Career record: 4 caps and 3 goals for Morocco; club career at Nîmes Olympique, Stade de Reims, AS Monaco.
| 1952–1955 | FUS de Rabat |
| 1955–1961 | Nîmes Olympique |
| 1961–1965 | Stade de Reims |
| 1964–1964 | AS Monaco |
| 1965–1970 | FUS de Rabat |
| Morocco | 4 caps, 3 goals |
Morocco legends whose careers overlapped Akesbi's
One rank above: Ayoub El Kaabi at #19.
One rank below: Marouane Chamakh at #21.
Morocco's editorial top five: Achraf Hakimi · Larbi Benbarek · Ahmed Faras · Badou Zaki · Hakim Ziyech.