Hakim Ziyech vs Mustapha Hadji
Morocco against Morocco. The almanac states its case, the crowd votes, you decide.
Hakim Ziyech
Morocco · 2019–21 · RM
- Almanac rating
- 87
- Rank in Morocco
- #5 of 33
- Caps
- 64 · 25 goals
- Clubs
- FC Twente, AFC Ajax, Chelsea
- Honours
- national Player of the Year 2018 · Hall of Fame 2022
Six minutes into the second leg at the Bernabéu on 5 March 2019, Ziyech swept Ajax ahead of the holders, and by full time Real Madrid had lost 4-1 at home and their three-year hold on Europe was over. He won the Champions League and Club World Cup with Chelsea in 2021, the Eredivisie and Dutch Cup double with Ajax in 2019, back-to-back Süper Lig titles with Galatasaray, and led the Eredivisie for assists four times. Career record: 64 caps and 25 goals for Morocco; club career at FC Twente, AFC Ajax, Chelsea; honours include national Player of the Year 2018, Hall of Fame 2022.
Mustapha Hadji
Morocco · 1995–2001 · RM
- Almanac rating
- 87
- Rank in Morocco
- #7 of 33
- Caps
- 63 · 12 goals
- Clubs
- A.S. Nancy-Lorraine, Coventry City, 1. FC Saarbrücken
Montpellier, 10 June 1998: he ran onto a long ball, shrugged off his marker and finished in the 37th minute, the goal that opened a 2-2 draw with Norway at France 98. African Footballer of the Year followed that December, the first time a Moroccan had won the CAF award; he played two World Cups, took the Portuguese Super Cup with Sporting in 1995 and the Intertoto Cup with Aston Villa in 2001. Career record: 63 caps and 12 goals for Morocco; club career at A.S. Nancy-Lorraine, Coventry City, 1. FC Saarbrücken.
The verdict
The almanac cannot separate them: both are rated 87.
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