"Last season, Hakimi played 69 matches, accumulating 6,371 minutes. For reference, this was a noticeable increase from his previous season when he played 53 games for club and country, which was 4,869 minutes. Hakimi was not alone in playing 69 games in the last campaign. Bayern Munich's Joshua Kimmich played the same number of matches and almost the same number of minutes, and every member of the top 10 on the FIFPRO list easily surpassed the recommended limit of 55 matches per season."
"Hakimi's 2024-25 season started in Paris representing his country at the Olympics (July 24, 2024 to August 8) and ended with with the Club World Cup (June 15, 2025 to July 13). This meant his season lasted nearly an entire year and his offseason was just 22 days long. The medical consensus regarding rest period and season breaks is that players should be guaranteed four weeks between seasons with no commitments."
"This season, Hakimi is on course, should PSG advance to the knockouts of the Champions League and Morocco do well at both the African Cup of Nations and the 2026 World Cup, to play 74 matches, which is nearly 7,000 minutes. "People need to understand we're not machines. To deliver the level of play fans want intense, competitive matches we also need time to rest," Barcelona and France defender Jules Kounde said."
FIFPRO data shows top players are exceeding recommended match limits, with every member of the top 10 surpassing 55 matches in a season. Achraf Hakimi played 69 matches in 2024–25, totaling 6,371 minutes, up from 53 games and 4,869 minutes the prior season. His 2024–25 campaign began at the Paris Olympics and concluded at the Club World Cup, producing a 22-day offseason and a near-year-long season. Medical consensus recommends a four-week break between seasons and a four-week re-training period before competition. Projections put Hakimi at 74 matches and nearly 7,000 minutes if club and country progress, increasing overload risk.
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