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 Left winger
Team information
Current team
Al Sadd
Number 7
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 100 (80)
International career
2014 Qatar U19 5 (4)
2014–2015 Qatar U20 7 (1)
2015–2018 Qatar U23 12 (4)
2015– Qatar 132 (41)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Qatar
AFC Asian Cup
Winner 2019 United Arab Emirates
Winner 2023 Qatar
FIFA Arab Cup
2021 Qatar
CONCACAF Gold Cup (guests)
2021
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17 January 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 7 December 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.

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.