Hakim Sahabo
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Sahabo in 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022– | Rwanda | 9 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17 January 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 21:00, 25 March 2025 (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
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
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
Club
- 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
References
- ^ "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.
External links
- 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