OFFICIAL: Abdelkarim Hassan extends Al-Sadd contract to 2024

Al-Sadd SC is pleased to announce that first team full-back Abdelkarim Hassan will remain at the club for the next 4 years, after renewing his contract until 2024.

Abdelkarim has left a distinctive mark in the club’s history ever since making his debut in 2010. With a series of impressive performances over the years, he has helped Al-Sadd to numerous honours both at home and abroad. In addition to winning the Qatar Stars League, Amir Cup, Qatar Cup and Sheikh Jassim Cup multiple times, Abdelkarim also helped Al-Sadd to the 2011 AFC Champions League title, and a third-place finish at the 2011 FIFA Club World Cup.

His performances earned him many awards: he was first recognised as the best under-21 player in Al-Sadd’s league winning 2012-13 season, and later went on the win the U-23 Player of the Season award in 2015-16. In 2018, the AFC named him as Asia’s Player of the Year, making him the second Qatari to win the accolade.

At the international level, Abdelkarim won the 2014 Gulf Cup in Riyadh with the Qatar national team, and then played a prominent role in the country’s historic continental triumph at the 2019 AFC Asian Cup.

Speaking after signing the new contract, Abdelkarim expressed his happiness at staying with the Wolves until 2024.

“I am very happy and very proud of my new contract; playing with this team is a great responsibility,” the full-back told the club’s website.

He continued: “I feel very happy to be with Al-Sadd, and I will continue to work hard to give my best always and we will win championships together in the future.

Abdelkarim also stated that he is very proud to have the confidence of the coaching staff led by Xavi Hernandez, saying that he considers it “an immense responsibility”, especially as the team is up against several huge challenges at home and abroad, in their attempt to win titles.

Finally, the Qatari international star extended his best wishes to the Al-Sadd fans who have always stood with the team, and pledged to fight alongside his teammates to make them happy.