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.png) Sahabo in 2022 | |||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 16 June 2005 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Brussels, Belgium | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
| Team information | |||||||||||||||||
Current team | AEK Athens | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 80 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| KVC Willebroek-Meerhof | |||||||||||||||||
| Beerschot | |||||||||||||||||
| Anderlecht | |||||||||||||||||
| Genk | |||||||||||||||||
| 2020–2021 | Mechelen | ||||||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | Lille | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | Lille II | 7 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023–2025 | SL16 FC | 24 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024–2026 | Standard Liège | 32 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2025 | → Beerschot (loan) | 15 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2026– | AEK Athens | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2022– | Rwanda | 13 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22:00, 22 March 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 21:00, 27 March 2026 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||
Hakim Sahabo (born 16 June 2005) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Super League Greece club AEK Athens. Born in Belgium, he represents the Rwanda national team.
Club career
[edit]Sahabo is a youth product of KVC Willebroek-Meerhof, Beerschot, Anderlecht, Genk, Mechelen, and Lille. He began his senior career with Lille's reserves in 2022.[1]
On 29 June 2023, Sahabo signed a three-year contract with Standard Liège.[2] He was initially assigned to their reserves squad SL16 FC.
On 9 January 2025, Sahabo moved on a half-season loan to Beerschot.[3]
On 2 February 2026, Sahabo signed with Greek club AEK Athens.[4]
International career
[edit]Sahabo was born in Belgium to a Burundian father and Rwandan mother.[5] He made his international debut with the Rwanda national team in a friendly 0–0 tie with Sudan on 17 November 2022.[6]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of 2 February 2026[7]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Lille II | 2021–22 | Championnat National 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 7 | 0 | ||
| SL16 FC | 2023–24 | Challenger Pro League | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 14 | 0 | ||
| 2024–25 | Belgian Division 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 8 | 0 | |||
| 2025–26 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | ||
| Standard Liège | 2023–24 | Belgian Pro League | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 9[b] | 0 | 18 | 0 | |
| 2025–26 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 16 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 23 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 34 | 0 | ||
| Beerschot (loan) | 2024–25 | Belgian Pro League | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 6[c] | 0 | 15 | 0 | |
| AEK Athens | 2025–26 | Super League Greece | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career total | 63 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 80 | 0 | ||
- ↑ Includes Belgian Cup
- ↑ Appearances in Belgian Pro League European Playoffs
- ↑ Appearances in Belgian Pro League Relegation Playouts
International
[edit]- Scores and results list Rwanda's goal tally first.[8]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 27 March 2026 | Amahoro Stadium, Kigali, Rwanda |  Grenada | 4–0 | 4–0 | 2026 FIFA Series |
Honours
[edit]Rwanda
AEK Athens
References
[edit]- ↑ "A seulement 17 ans, un jeune né à Bruxelles est appelé avec les A du Rwanda !". Walfoot.be. 23 September 2022.
- ↑ "HAKIM SAHABO TEKENT BIJ DE ROUCHES" [HAKIM SAHABO SIGNS WITH THE ROUCHES] (in French). Standard Liège. 29 June 2023. Retrieved 8 September 2023.
- ↑ "Beerschot huurt Hakim Sahabo voor een half seizoen van Standard" [Beerschot rents Hakim Sahabo from Standard for half a season.] (in Dutch). Beerschot. 9 January 2025. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
- ↑ "Hakim Sahabo joins AEK FC!". AEK FC. 2 February 2026.
- ↑ Claude, NIRERE Jean. "Yateye umugongo u Bubiligi bwa 4 ku Isi ahitamo Amavubi! Sahabo Hakim ni muntu ki? – Bwiza.com". bwiza.com.
- ↑ "Amavubi yabonye intsinzi ya mbere mu gihe kirenga umwaka (Amafoto) – IGIHE.com".
- ↑ "Hakim Sahabo". Soccerway. Retrieved 2 February 2026.
- ↑ "Hakim Sahabo". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
External links
[edit]- Hakim Sahabo at Soccerway.com
- Hakim Sahabo at WorldFootball.net
- Hakim Sahabo at Soccerbase.com
- Hakim Sahabo at National-Football-Teams.com
- Hakim Sahabo at Kicker (in German)
- Hakim Sahabo at 11v11.com
Categories:
- 2005 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Brussels
- Rwandan men's footballers
- Rwanda men's international footballers
- Belgian men's footballers
- Rwandan people of Burundian descent
- Belgian people of Rwandan descent
- Belgian people of Burundian descent
- Men's association football midfielders
- Lille OSC players
- SL16 FC players
- Standard Liège players
- K Beerschot VA players
- AEK Athens F.C. players
- Championnat National 2 players
- Challenger Pro League players
- Belgian Pro League players
- Super League Greece players
- Rwandan expatriate men's footballers
- Rwandan expatriate sportspeople in France
- Belgian expatriate men's footballers
- Belgian expatriate sportspeople in France
- Rwandan expatriate sportspeople in Greece
- Belgian expatriate sportspeople in Greece
- Expatriate men's footballers in France
- Expatriate men's footballers in Greece
- 21st-century Belgian sportsmen