page_title: Abdelkarim Hassan
section_title: Club career
hierarchical_section_title: Abdelkarim Hassan / Club career
caption_attribution_description: English: Al Sadd's Abdulkareem Hassan celebrates with a Qatari flag after his side defeated South Korea's Suwon Bluewings in the semifinal of the AFC Champions League. Pic by Mohan
context_page_description: Abdelkarim Hassan is a Qatari footballer who currently plays for Al Sadd, as a defender. He also currently plays for the Qatar national team.
context_section_description: Abdelkarim Hassan graduated from Aspire Academy in 2011.
  He was the youngest player to appear in the 2011 AFC Champions League at 17 years old, coming off the bench against Esteghlal. His team subsequently emerged champions of the Champions League that year. He was awarded Young Player of the Year in the 2012–13 Qatar Stars League. It was announced in June 2017 that Al Sadd had loaned him to Belgian First Division A side Eupen.
  Later on, he won the 2018 Asian Footballer of the Year.
caption: Abdelkarim celebrating in 2011.
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