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Moroccan international Yassine Bounou has emerged as the best goalkeeper in the first half of the Spanish football league La Liga, outplaying other renowned goalkeepers in the league.
According to La Liga figures, Bounou has the best ratio of goals conceded per minute so far this year. FC Sevilla’s goalkeeper has conceded a total of 13 goals out of 18 games played, the equivalent of a goal every 144 minutes.
These figures set him ahead of other notable goalkeepers who play for well-established clubs.
Athletic Bilbao goalkeeper Unai Simon came second in line, conceding one goal every 123 minutes. Spanish giants Real Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois came third, with one goal every 107 minutes. Real Betis goalkeeper Rui Silva came fourth, conceding one goal every 99 minutes.
Since his transfer to FC Sevilla in 2020, Bounou has been an indispensable player in coach Julen Lopeteghui’s formation. His stellar performances have established him among the best in the Spanish league LaLiga.
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Bono, as the Spanish supporters like to call him, has been in impressive form in the past two years and hugely helped his Spanish club to secure a position among the world’s best.
In the 2019-2020 season, his spectacular saves sealed the Europa League title and fans hailed him as a hero.
In the 2020-2021 season, he was a key player in Sevilla’s 4th position in La Liga.
This season, the Moroccan international is also ahead of important games with both Morocco’s national team and Spanish giants FC Sevilla.
The 30-year-old has still much up his sleeve to give to both his Spanish club and Morocco’s Atlas Lions. In Sevilla, he is helping the team to catch up with La Liga’s leading club Real Madrid. On the national team level, he is ahead of intense games in the upcoming Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), in which Morocco is one of the all-time favorites.
