Abdelkarim Hassan

Abdelkarim Hassan earns my respect for what defenders rarely get: recognition. Winning the 2018 Asian Footballer of the Year as a left-back or center-back is remarkable, since that honor usually goes to attackers chasing goals and glory. To me it signals elite reading of the game and selfless work most fans overlook. Born in Doha and anchored in Qatari football, he became the spine of a golden generation without chasing flashy European moves. There is something deeply appealing about a player who stays rooted at home and lets his consistency speak. Hassan is the unsung backbone, and I love that.

Name (English)

Abdelkarim Hassan

Name (Japanese)

アブドゥルカリーム・ハサン

Reading

あぶどぅるかりーむ・はさん

Born

August 28, 1993 (age 32)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Virgo / Rooster

Origin

Doha, Qatar

Height

177 cm

Occupation

association football player

Motto

Private

• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/abdulkarimhassan/
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A2%E3%83%96%E3%83%89%E3%82%A5%E3%83%AB%E3%82%AB%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC%E3%83%A0%E3%83%BB%E3%83%8F%E3%82%B5%E3%83%B3

Tags

• association football player

Last updated

2026-06-02

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