PSG defender Hakimi says he would “deserve the Ballon d’Or”

Could he be named the simplest soccer player of the yr?

Moroccan-born Achraf Hakimi, who plays for Paris Saint-Germain, believes or no longer it is doable.

The 26-yr-passe said in an interview with French TV channel Canal+ on Saturday that his achievements could presumably advantage him a nomination for the prestigious French Ballon d’Or award, which seeks to reward the simplest player of the yr.

“I’ve played a historic season,” Hakimi said in the interview, and added that he believed he “deserved the Ballon d’Or”.

Hakimi scored 11 targets across the matches he played this yr, a courageous statistic for a defender, in response to the player.

In a courageous line-up after a season that saw the membership salvage the Champions League, Paris Saint-Germain has nine gamers in total on the checklist for the Balllon d’Or trophy.

The present well-liked for the award of simplest player is Hakimi’s teammate Ousmane Dembélé, who scored 35 targets this season.

The Ballon d’Or ceremony, at which the winners could be published and awarded their trophies, will rob blueprint on 22 September in Paris.