Akram Afif

Akram Afif
Afif playing for Qatar at the 2023 AFC Asian Cup
Personal information
Full name Akram Hassan Afif Yahya Afif
Date of birth (1996-11-18) 18 November 1996
Place of birth Doha, Qatar
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Left winger
Team information
Current team
Al Sadd
Number 84
Youth career
2004–2006 Al Markhiya
2006–2009 Al Sadd
2009–2014 Aspire Academy
2012–2014Sevilla (loan)
2014–2015 Al Sadd
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2016 Eupen 26 (8)
2016–2020 Villarreal 0 (0)
2016–2017Sporting Gijón (loan) 9 (0)
2017–2018Eupen (loan) 15 (1)
2018–2020Al Sadd (loan) 48 (44)
2020– Al Sadd 79 (63)
International career
2014 Qatar U19 5 (4)
2014–2015 Qatar U20 7 (1)
2015–2018 Qatar U23 12 (4)
2015– Qatar 125 (40)
Medal record
Representing  Qatar
Men's football
AFC Asian Cup
Winner2019 UAETeam
Winner2023 QatarTeam
FIFA Arab Cup
2021 QatarTeam
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 January 2025
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 June 2025

Akram Hassan Afif Yahya Afif (Arabic: أَكْرَم حَسَن عَفِيف يَحْيَى عَفِيف; born 18 November 1996) is a Qatari professional footballer who plays as a left winger for Qatar Stars League club Al Sadd and the Qatar national team. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest footballers to have emerged in Qatar's history.

Afif was named the Asian Footballer of the Year on two occasions: the first in 2019, after being recognized for his instrumental role in Qatar’s successful 2019 Asian Cup campaign, and the second award coming in 2023.