Personal information | ||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 10 May 2004 | |||||||||||||
Place of birth | Strombeek-Bever, Belgium | |||||||||||||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||||
Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | |||||||||||||
Team information | ||||||||||||||
Current team | Genk | |||||||||||||
Number | 34 | |||||||||||||
Youth career | ||||||||||||||
2009–2019 | Anderlecht | |||||||||||||
2019–2022 | Genk | |||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) | |||||||||||
2022– | Genk | 67 | (4) | |||||||||||
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 | 13 | (0) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 March 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 June 2024 |
Bilal El Khannouss ( Arabic: بلال الخنوس; born 10 May 2004) is a professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Belgian Pro League club Genk. [1] Born in Belgium, he plays for the Morocco national team.
A youth exponent from Anderlecht, El Khannouss moved 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]
On 1 November 2023, El Khannouss was nominated for the 2023 African Young Player of the Year by CAF. [5]
Born in Belgium, El Khannous is of Moroccan descent. [6] A former youth international for Belgium, El Khannous switched to represent the Morocco U20s. [7]
On 10 November 2022, he was named in Morocco's 26-man squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. [8] [9] On 17 December, he made his international debut in the World Cup third-place playoff against Croatia, which ended in a 2–1 defeat. [10]
In June 2023, he was included in the final squad of the under-23 national team for the 2023 U-23 Africa Cup of Nations, hosted by Morocco itself, [11] [12] where the Atlas Lions won their first title [13] [14] and qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympics. [13] [15]
Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Genk | 2021–22 | Belgian First Division A | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
2022–23 | Belgian Pro League | 39 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 41 | 1 | |||
2023–24 | Belgian Pro League | 37 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 12 [a] | 0 | — | 51 | 3 | ||
Career total | 77 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 4 |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Morocco | 2022 | 1 | 0 |
2023 | 6 | 0 | |
2024 | 6 | 0 | |
Total | 13 | 0 |
Morocco U23
Individual
Orders