Achraf Hakimi vs Larbi Benbarek
Morocco against Morocco. The almanac states its case, the crowd votes, you decide.
Achraf Hakimi
Morocco · 2018–26 · RB
- Almanac rating
- 90
- Rank in Morocco
- #1 of 33
- Caps
- 99 · 12 goals
- Clubs
- Borussia Dortmund, Inter Milan, Paris Saint-Germain
- Honours
- Hall of Fame 2022
Spain had missed all three of their penalties when Hakimi stepped up in Al Rayyan on 6 December 2022 and dinked a Panenka down the middle to send Morocco into the World Cup quarter-finals. He has three European Cups, one at Real Madrid in 2018 and two at Paris in 2025 and 2026, plus Serie A with Inter in 2021, Ligue 1 every season since he joined Paris, and the African Footballer of the Year award in 2025. Career record: 99 caps and 12 goals for Morocco; club career at Borussia Dortmund, Inter Milan, Paris Saint-Germain; honours include Hall of Fame 2022.
Larbi Benbarek
Morocco · 1938–98 · CAM
- Almanac rating
- 90
- Rank in Morocco
- #2 of 33
- Clubs
- Olympique de Marseille, Stade Français Football, Atlético Madrid
France first capped him in Naples on 4 December 1938 and picked him again in October 1954, at 37, and Pelé later said that if he was the king of football, Benbarek was its god. He won La Liga with Atlético in 1950 and 1951, scoring 58 goals in 114 matches there, won 17 caps for France, and received the FIFA Order of Merit in 1998, six years after his death. Career record: club career at Olympique de Marseille, Stade Français Football, Atlético Madrid.
The verdict
The almanac cannot separate them: both are rated 90.
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