My Take
Yassine Bounou — or just "Bono" if you follow football — is one of those keepers who makes you feel safe even when everything else is chaos. Born in Montreal but raised in Morocco's football culture, he built his name the hard way through Spain's lower leagues before becoming a La Liga fixture at Sevilla, and honestly watching him command that penalty box during Morocco's stunning 2022 World Cup run was genuinely one of the tournament's great stories — saving penalties in the shootout against Spain, of all opponents, was the kind of moment you can't script. At 195 cm he fills the goal like he was built specifically for it, and the Order of the Throne award from Morocco in 2022 tells you exactly how much that nation values what he did. Now at Al Hilal, the journey keeps rolling, and I'm here for every chapter.
Overview
Yassine Bounou (born 5 April 1991), also known mononymously as Bono, is a Moroccan professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Saudi Pro League club Al Hilal and the Morocco national team. Bono began his youth career in Morocco, playing for Wydad AC. He spent most of his senior career in Spain, making over 150 La Liga appearances, and over 50 in the Segunda División.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Yassine Bounou
- Name (Japanese)
- ヤシン・ブヌ
- Reading
- やしん・ぶぬ
- Born
- April 5, 1991 (age 35)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aries / Goat
- Origin
- Montreal, Quebec, Canada
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 195 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- association football player
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- 2022 Officer of the Order of the Throne
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.