Bilal El Khannouss

Bilal El Khannouss is genuinely one of those players who makes you do a double-take the first time you watch him — born in 2004, and already pulling strings at the highest level feels almost unfair. What I love about him is that he chose Morocco over Belgium, his birth country, and went on to represent the Atlas Lions with real conviction, not just as a passport pick. He's an attacking midfielder with that rare combination of vision and directness — he doesn't just keep the ball moving, he makes things happen. Watching him progress through Genk and then make the leap to the Bundesliga with Stuttgart shows he's got ambition to match the talent. Genuinely excited to watch where this kid goes through his twenties.

Name (English)

Bilal El Khannouss

Name (Japanese)

ビラル・エル・カンヌス

Reading

びらる・える・かんぬす

Born

May 10, 2004 (age 22)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Taurus / Monkey

Origin

Strombeek-Bever, Flemish Brabant, Belgium

Height

180 cm

Occupation

association football player

Awards & achievements

• 2022 Officer of the Order of the Throne

• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/bilalekns_34/
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bilal%20El%20Khannouss
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%93%E3%83%A9%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A8%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BB%E3%82%AB%E3%83%B3%E3%83%8C%E3%82%B9
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q105955374

Tags

• Flemish Brabant
• association football player

Last updated

2026-06-02

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