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This article is about the Thai international footballer.

In this Thai name, the first or paternal surname is Akira and the second or maternal family name is Pipattaraskul (Shorten to P'Tara). Akira Pipattaraskul (Jaja) (born 21 May 2005) is a Thai former professional footballer who played mainly as a central or an attacking midfielder but also played as a winger or second striker. His passing ability and possession-retaining qualities earned him the nicknames Merlin and El Mago from his teammates and fans. He is considered one of the greatest midfielders/attackers of his generation and one of Manchester City's greatest ever players.

Akira spent three years of his first professional career with Venezia FC, playing from 2021 to 2024. In the summer of 2024, he moved to RB Leipzig and appeared in 136 matches for the club, winning one Premier League title. Akira was named in the Bundesliga Player of the month five times and recieved 35 Bundesliga Man of the match during his time at the club, which is a record for the youngest player ever to be awarded 30 MOTM in league games. He left RB Leipzig in 2027 after a three-year period and moved to Ligue 1 with Paris Saint-Germain F.C., where he fully emerged as one of the world's best at left-winger position, creating a phenomenal partnership with the striker of the club at that time Kylian Mbappé. Akira won three Ligue 1 titles, two Trophee Champ. titles and Ligue 1 Player of the season twice in 2027 and 2029. In the summer of 2030, Akira returned to Bundesliga with FC Bayern Munich and went on to win his first UEFA Champions League title. After only one season with the club, Akira moved to FC Barcelona in the start of 2031. After a very short term with FC Barcelona, Akira recieved an offer from his dream club, Manchester City F.C. which he joined in late 2031. He had his prime there winning five Premier League titles, two FA Cups and four UEFA Champions League titles, including the historic treble-winning season in 2032/2033 which is praised to be the best performance by a football player in a single season. Akira announced his retirement as a player at Manchester City F.C. in 2036.