When Thibaut Courtois was the setting up goalkeeper for Atlético de Madrid, Bono was putting on the gloves for Atlético de Madrid’s B staff. Now, yrs later on, the two goalkeepers are two of the stars of LaLiga Santander defending the colors of Serious Madrid and Sevilla FC, respectively. And Bono’s tale is notably remarkable.
Yassine Bounou, improved regarded as Bono, is the goalkeeper who conceded the cheapest common quantity of ambitions in LaLiga Santander last year: 24 targets conceded in 31 video games played, .77 plans per recreation. So Bono turned the 1st Moroccan to win the Zamora Trophy and also the very first Sevilla FC goalkeeper to do so. Displaying even greater stats than Courtois himself, who was LaLiga Santander and Champions League champion, as nicely as currently being subsequently awarded the Yashin Trophy as the very best goalkeeper in the environment previous period.
As outlined above, Bono came through the youth academy at Atlético de Madrid, leaving for a spell with True Zaragoza to engage in two seasons at La Romareda. Then, in the 2016/17 time, the Moroccan departed for Girona FC, a workforce with which he won marketing to LaLiga Santander and with which he designed his best-flight debut a time later on. His superior performances at Girona FC earned him a transfer to Sevilla FC in 2019, where he has established himself as one particular of the very best goalkeepers in Europe.
As a member of the Moroccan nationwide team, Bono has become one of the stars of the Qatar 2022 World Cup, right after getting decisive in aiding the Atlas Lions qualify for the quarter-finals for the first time in their history. Specifically for his general performance in opposition to Spain, preserving two penalties in the penalty shoot-out in the Round of 16. Curiosly, Morocco also crossed paths with Courtois in the team stage match versus Belgium… and received 2-.
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