Sofascore Player of the Season Award: Akram Afif (Stars League)
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16 Sept 2026Sofascore Player of the Season Award: Akram Afif (Stars League)
Akram Afif stood on the Al-Sadd training pitch holding not one, but three Sofascore Player of the Season trophies stacked together, a personal collection few players anywhere in the world can match. The Qatari winger closed out the Stars League season with a Sofascore Rating of 7.97, extending a run of individual excellence that has now become a habit rather than an exception.
A trophy built on the numbers
The Sofascore Player of the Season Award is not decided by opinion or reputation, it comes purely from performance data tracked match after match across an entire season. That is exactly why it means so much to a player like Afif, whose end product has stayed remarkably consistent year after year.
The 2025/26 season was no different. Afif scored 15 goals and provided 12 assists for Al-Sadd, numbers that once again placed him among the most productive attackers anywhere in Asian football. He also created 17 big chances and was named to the Team of the Week 11 times, proof that his influence on games remained as sharp as ever.
A three-peat few can claim
What makes this trophy stand out even more is the company it now keeps. This marks Afif’s third consecutive Sofascore Player of the Season award, following ratings of 8.86 and 8.37 in the two seasons prior. Three trophies in three years is a run of sustained excellence that speaks for itself, and holding all three together captures just how difficult it is to stay at the top for this long.
A World Cup redemption story
The trophy also arrives on the back of a meaningful year for Afif on the international stage. He represented Qatar at the 2026 FIFA World Cup, a tournament he approached differently after the disappointment of playing as a host nation in 2022. Between club and country, this has been a season that reinforced Afif’s place among Asia’s most decorated and consistent performers.
Why it matters
For fans, the Sofascore Player of the Season Award is a reminder that ratings are not just numbers on a screen, they represent real performances tracked and earned over an entire season. For Afif, this trophy, and the two before it, are proof of a level of consistency that few players in the world can sustain.
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Akram Afif stood on the Al-Sadd training pitch holding not one, but three Sofascore Player of the Season trophies stacked together, a personal collection few players anywhere in the world can match. The Qatari winger closed out the Stars League season with a Sofascore Rating of 7.97, extending a run of individual excellence that has now become a habit rather than an exception.
A trophy built on the numbers
The Sofascore Player of the Season Award is not decided by opinion or reputation, it comes purely from performance data tracked match after match across an entire season. That is exactly why it means so much to a player like Afif, whose end product has stayed remarkably consistent year after year.
The 2025/26 season was no different. Afif scored 15 goals and provided 12 assists for Al-Sadd, numbers that once again placed him among the most productive attackers anywhere in Asian football. He also created 17 big chances and was named to the Team of the Week 11 times, proof that his influence on games remained as sharp as ever.
A three-peat few can claim
What makes this trophy stand out even more is the company it now keeps. This marks Afif’s third consecutive Sofascore Player of the Season award, following ratings of 8.86 and 8.37 in the two seasons prior. Three trophies in three years is a run of sustained excellence that speaks for itself, and holding all three together captures just how difficult it is to stay at the top for this long.
A World Cup redemption story
The trophy also arrives on the back of a meaningful year for Afif on the international stage. He represented Qatar at the 2026 FIFA World Cup, a tournament he approached differently after the disappointment of playing as a host nation in 2022. Between club and country, this has been a season that reinforced Afif’s place among Asia’s most decorated and consistent performers.
Why it matters
For fans, the Sofascore Player of the Season Award is a reminder that ratings are not just numbers on a screen, they represent real performances tracked and earned over an entire season. For Afif, this trophy, and the two before it, are proof of a level of consistency that few players in the world can sustain.