Abdelkarim Hassan vs Boualem Khoukhi
Qatar against Qatar. The almanac states its case, the crowd votes, you decide.
Abdelkarim Hassan
Qatar · 2011–24 · LB
- Almanac rating
- 83
- Rank in Qatar
- #7 of 33
- Clubs
- Al Sadd Sports Club
Persepolis signed him in January 2024, making him the first Qatari to play professionally in Iran after twelve years at Al Sadd. Hassan was AFC Player of the Year in 2018, won the 2019 Asian Cup and made its Team of the Tournament, took the 2011 AFC Champions League and four Qatar Stars League titles with Al Sadd, and won 136 caps for Qatar. Career record: club career at Al Sadd Sports Club.
Boualem Khoukhi
Qatar · 2014–23 · CB
- Almanac rating
- 82
- Rank in Qatar
- #9 of 33
- Caps
- 125 · 21 goals
- Clubs
- JSM Chéraga, Al-Arabi SC, Al Sadd Sports Club
A centre-back who kept arriving in the wrong box, he scored both goals against Jordan in the WAFF Championship final in Doha in January 2014, at 52 and 81 minutes, and ended the tournament as top scorer with six. He won the Asian Cup twice, in 2019 and 2023, added the 2014 Arabian Gulf Cup, made the 2019 Team of the Tournament, and stands past 130 caps and 21 goals for Qatar with league titles at Al Sadd. Career record: 125 caps and 21 goals for Qatar; club career at JSM Chéraga, Al-Arabi SC, Al Sadd Sports Club.
The verdict
The almanac puts Abdelkarim Hassan ahead by 1 rating point, 83 against 82.
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