Bilal El Khannous

Bilal El Khannouss (Arabic: بلال الخنوس; born 10 May 2004) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Belgian Pro League club Genk.[1] Born in Belgium, he plays for the Morocco national team.

Bilal El Khannouss
Personal information
Date of birth (2004-05-10) 10 May 2004
Place of birth Strombeek-Bever, Belgium
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Genk
Number 34
Youth career
2009–2019 Anderlecht
2019–2022 Genk
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022– Genk 34 (1)
International career‡
2019 Belgium U15 3 (1)
2019–2020 Belgium U16 7 (2)
2021 Belgium U18 3 (1)
2022– Morocco U20 4 (0)
2022– Morocco U23 2 (0)
2022– Morocco 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 06:02, 16 December 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:03, 17 December 2022 (UTC)

Club career

El Khannouss is a youth exponent from Anderlecht, before moving to Genk in 2019.[2] On 24 July 2020, he signed his first professional contract.[3] He made his league debut on 21 May 2022 against Mechelen.[4]

International career

Born in Belgium, El Khannous is of Moroccan descent.[5] A former youth international for Belgium, El Khannous switched to represent the Morocco U20s.[6]

On 10 November 2022, he was named in Morocco's 26-man squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.[7][8] On 17 December, he made his international debut in the World Cup third-place playoff against Croatia, which ended in a 2–1 defeat.[9]

Honours

Individual

Orders

References
  1. "Belgium - B. El Khannous - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
  2. "El Khannous verlaat Anderlecht". www.anderlecht-online.be.
  3. Projects, Sanmax. "Jeugdinternational Bilal El Khannouss (16) tekent eerste contract | KRC Genk". www.krcgenk.be.
  4. "ONZE PUNTEN. Niet de avond van Paul Onuachu, knap debuut van Bilal El Khannous". www.hbvl.be.
  5. "Un joueur de Genk préfère le Maroc à la Belgique". www.footnews.be.
  6. l'Atlas, Lions De (22 June 2021). "Coupe arabe U20 : Les Lionceaux se préparent au festin face aux Requins du Djibouti".
  7. "Morocco World Cup 2022 squad: Who's in and who's out? | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
  8. "Moroccan coach unveils list of 26 Atlas Lions in 2022 World Cup". HESPRESS English - Morocco News. 10 November 2022. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
  9. Bart De Vré (17 December 2022). "Bilal El Khannouss, Racing Genk, maakte een prima debuut voor Marokko: "Zeker geslaagd"". voetbalkrant.com (in Dutch).
  10. "Soulier d'Or : Bilal el Khannouss élu Espoir de l'année en Belgique". 25 January 2023.
  11. "Les dix types de wissams royaux accordés par Mohammed VI".


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