Real Madrid loanee Achraf Hakimi out for rest of season

Achraf Hakimi, currently on loan at Borussia Dortmund from Real Madrid, will miss the rest of the season with a broken metatarsal.

The news was confirmed on Wednesday after the defender underwent surgery after sustaining the injury in the weekend clash against Wolfsburg.

The full-back has represented the Bundesliga leaders 28 times this season and in September won the Bundesliga Rookie award for his performances.

Widely heralded as one of the club’s star performers this season, such an injury could have implementations for Borussia’s title run-in.

Hakimi, 20, is primarily a right-sided defender who can also play in the heart of the defence and he has already amassed 14 caps for Morocco, including all three group matches at last summer’s World Cup.

Born in Madrid to parents of Moroccan descent, Achraf joined Madrid's youth setup in 2006 from CD Colonia Ofigevi as an eight-year-old, he is in the midst of a two-season loan deal in Germany.

Madrid currently have Dani Carvajal, Alvaro Odriozola and Nacho Fernandez to play in the right-back position.

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