Yassine Bounou (, ; born 5 April 1991), also known as Bono, is a Moroccan professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club Al Hilal and the Morocco national team. Bono began his youth career in Morocco, playing for

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. He spent most of his senior career in Spain, making over 150

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appearances, and over 50 in the

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. During the 2021–22 season, he won the

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for the first time in the history of

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. Born in Canada to Moroccan parents, Bono returned to Morocco at the age of three with his family. He has been a full international for Morocco since 2013. Having previously played for the under-23 team at the

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, he has represented his nation at two

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and four

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tournaments.

Club career

Bounou was born in

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. His father, originally from the village of Bouana in the province of

Taounate Taounate () is a town in northern Morocco, and is the capital of Taounate Province. The town had 37,616 inhabitants as of the 2014 Moroccan census. Geography Taounate is located in the southern Rif Mountains, and the river Oued Sra and gorges a ...

, is an engineer and former professor at the

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. Bounou and his parents moved to

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, Morocco when he was 2 years old. He began playing in the streets as a child and joined

at the age of 8 in 1999. He liked to play using his feet, but due to his height it was later suggested he become a goalkeeper, a challenge he accepted. The goalkeeper idol is

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. His parents initially had mixed feelings regarding their son spending so much time playing football, but they later became more supportive as his talent became more evident. At 17 years old, his goalkeeping skills were spotted by a scout from

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, and he signed with the club; however due to bureaucratic problems he ended up not playing for Nice, and he returned to Wydad AC. In 2011, he made his senior debut in the club, after having been promoted to the first-team a year earlier. Bounou also has French citizenship.

Wydad AC

Bono moved to the first team in 2010 at the age of nineteen as second , behind Nadir Lamyaghri, started his first match with the Wydad AC first team in front of 80,000 supporters on the occasion of the final of the

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against Espérance de Tunis. On 21 November 2011, Bono played his first Botola Pro match against Difaâ El Jadida. He takes part in ten league matches, and then he goes to

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Atlético Madrid

On 14 June 2012, Bono moved to

club

, where he was initially named to the second team the reserves in

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. and as a third goalkeeper with the first team, and he signed a new four-year deal on 31 May 2013. In the summer of 2014, after profiting from

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and

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's departures, he was definitively promoted to the main squad. He made his first-team debut on 24 July 2014, in a 1–0 pre-season friendly win against Numancia.

Zaragoza

On 1 September 2014, Bono was loaned to the

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, in a

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-long deal. Kept out by

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for the first half of the campaign, he made his debut the following 11 January in a 5–3 loss at

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, and finished the season with 16 appearances. In the

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, after Whalley's performance led to a 0–3 home loss to

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in the first leg, Bounou replaced him in the second for a 4–1 win and advancement on away goals; Zaragoza lost the final by the same rule to

. On 23 July 2015, he returned to the

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ese side, again in a one-year loan deal.

Girona

On 12 July 2016, Bounou signed a permanent two-year contract with fellow league team Girona. He played exactly half of games in his first season – sharing with

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– as they were promoted in second place. In January 2019, now first choice at the top-flight club, he extended his contract until June 2021.

Sevilla

On 2 September 2019, after suffering relegation with the

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, Bounou joined

in the top tier, on loan for one year. Second-choice to

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in the league season, he played regularly in the domestic cup and as the side won the

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, earning plaudits for his performance against

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in the quarter-finals as he saved a penalty from

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to earn a 1–0 win, also in the 2–1 semi-final win over

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, and eventually his decisive save of

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's one-on-one strike, to win the

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3–2 against

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. On 4 September 2020, Bono signed a permanent four-year contract with the Andalusians. The following 21 March, in the last minute of a match against

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, he scored his first goal as a professional goalkeeper to secure a 1–1 draw. In the calendar year 2021, Bono kept 32 clean sheets in 59 games for club and country, the most for any goalkeeper in Europe's top five leagues (second place was Ederson of

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and

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, with 30 in 59). On 27 February 2022, Bounou assisted a goal by international teammate Munir El Haddadi in a 2–1 win over

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in the

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, his fourth goal contribution for Sevilla (three assists and a goal). In April, his contract was extended by one year to 2025. After claiming the La Liga

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for 2021–22 (the first recipient playing for a club other than

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since

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in 2006–07), Bounou was nominated for The Best FIFA Men's Goalkeeper at the end of 2022 along with

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and

, in which he eventually finished in second place. On 31 May 2023, Bono was named Player of the Match in the

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against

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, where he managed to save two penalty kicks in a 4–1 victory for Sevilla in the penalty shootout after a 1–1 draw, which secured their seventh title in the competition. He was among the final three nominees for the 2023 Best FIFA Men's Goalkeeper alongside Courtois again, and eventual winner Ederson.

Al-Hilal

On 17 August 2023, Bono joined

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-based side Al-Hilal on a three-year contract. In 2023, Bounou has been nominated for the

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and The 2023 Best FIFA Football Awards. On 30 October 2023, Bounou was ranked 13th place in the

and ranked 3rd in the 2023 Yashin Trophy. On 1 November 2023, Bounou was nominated for the 2023

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and 2023 African Goalkeeper of the Year by

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. On 11 December 2023, Bono won the best goalkeeper in Africa trophy at the

International career

Bounou was eligible to represent Canada or Morocco, but opted to represent the latter, appearing with the under-20 team at the

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, playing in one match during the competition. He was also selected in the 18-man under-23 squad for the

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, but acted as a backup to Mohamed Amsif during the tournament, in which Morocco were eliminated at the

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. In an interview, Bounou said that he had been contacted by the manager of the Canada national team,

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, but that this ultimately did not materialise. Moreover, he said to the interviewer that he grew up in Morocco, and deep down dreamed of representing the Moroccan national team. On 14 August 2013, Bounou was called up to the main squad for a friendly match against

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. He made his debut in the following day, playing the entire second half of an eventual 1–2 defeat in

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. In May 2018, Bounou was named in Morocco's 23-man squad for the

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in Russia, where he served as reserve goalkeeper to

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. At the

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in Egypt he was first choice for

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's team, keeping clean sheets in 1–0 wins over

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and the

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to qualify for the last 16. Bounou was also called up for the

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. At the tournament, he made headlines for his defense of

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and refusal to speak to the press in French or English; a jab at the

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for not having hired a single Arabic translator. On 10 November 2022, Bounou was named in Morocco's 26-man squad for the

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. He made two saves during the round of 16 penalty shoot-out against

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, leading to Morocco qualifying for the quarter-finals for the first time in their history, where they won 1–0 against

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, becoming the first African team to reach the semi-finals. He kept four clean sheets, the most out of any goalkeeper in the tournament. He was the first African to reach three

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at a World Cup. On 28 December 2023, Bounou was amongst the 27 players selected by

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to represent Morocco at the

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Personal life

Bounou was born in Canada to Moroccan parents. Along with his national teammates, Bounou donated his blood for the needy affected by the

2023 Marrakesh-Safi earthquake On 8 September 2023 at 23:11 Daylight saving time in Morocco, DST (22:11 Coordinated Universal Time, UTC), an earthquake with a moment magnitude of 6.9 and maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (''Violent'') struck Morocco's Al Haouz Province. The ear ...

. Bounou also has French citizenship.

Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

Wydad AC *

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: 2009–10 *

runner-up:

2011 The year marked the start of a Arab Spring, series of protests and revolutions throughout the Arab world advocating for democracy, reform, and economic recovery, later leading to the depositions of world leaders in Tunisia, Egypt, and Yemen ...

Atlético Madrid *

: 2013–14 *

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Sevilla *

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: 2019–20,

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runner-up:

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2023 Catastrophic natural disasters in 2023 included the Lists of 21st-century earthquakes, 5th-deadliest earthquake of the 21st century 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquakes, striking Turkey and Syria, leaving up to 62,000 people dead; Cyclone Freddy ...

Al-Hilal *

: 2023–24 *

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: 2023–24 *

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Individual *

: 2021–22 *

Best African Player: 2021–22 *

Team of the Season: 2021–22 *

Team of the Season: 2019–20,

*"Lion d'Or" African Footballer of the Year: 2023 *"Africa d'Or" African Footballer of the Year: 2023 * African Goalkeeper of the Year: 2023 *

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Africa Team of The Year: 2022, 2023 *

Best goalkeeper:

* Saudi Pro League Goalkeeper of the Season: 2023–24 * UMFP Best Moroccan goalkeeper abroad: 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24 Orders *

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: 2022

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bounou, Yassine 1991 births Living people Moroccan men's footballers 21st-century Moroccan sportsmen Footballers from Casablanca Morocco men's international footballers Soccer players from Montreal Canadian people of Moroccan descent Canadian men's soccer players Canadian expatriate men's soccer players Canadian expatriate sportspeople in Spain Canadian expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia Men's association football goalkeepers Botola players Wydad AC players La Liga players Segunda División players Segunda División B players Atlético Madrid B players Real Zaragoza players Girona FC players Sevilla FC players Saudi Pro League players Al-Hilal Saudi FC players Moroccan expatriate men's footballers Moroccan expatriate sportspeople in Spain Moroccan expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia Expatriate men's footballers in Spain Expatriate men's footballers in Saudi Arabia Olympic footballers for Morocco Footballers at the 2012 Summer Olympics 2017 Africa Cup of Nations players 2018 FIFA World Cup players 2019 Africa Cup of Nations players 2021 Africa Cup of Nations players 2022 FIFA World Cup players 2023 Africa Cup of Nations players UEFA Europa League–winning players 21st-century Canadian sportsmen