Yassine Bounou, alias Bono, is a Canadian-Moroccan professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for La Liga club Sevilla and the Morocco national team.
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Born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada on April 5, 1991, Bounou moved to Morocco at an early age, and made his senior debut with Wydad Casablanca in 2011, after being promoted to the first-team a year earlier.
On 14 June 2012, Bounou moved to La Liga club Atlético Madrid, being initially assigned to the reserves in Segunda División.
He appeared regularly for the team on the bench as a third keeper, and signed a new four-year deal on 31 May 2013.
On 1 September 2014, Bounou was loaned to the Segunda División’s Real Zaragoza, in a season-long deal.
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On 12 July 2016, Bounou signed a permanent two-year contract with fellow league team Girona.
On 2 September 2019, after suffering relegation with the Catalans, Bono joined Sevilla FC in the top tier, on loan for one year.
On 4 September 2020, Bono signed a permanent four-year contract with the Andalusians.
Bounou has made over 100 La Liga appearances for Girona and Sevilla, and 56 in Segunda División for Zaragoza and Girona.
He won the UEFA Europa League for Sevilla in 2020.
Bounou has been a full international for Morocco since 2013.
He has represented his nation at two FIFA World Cups – the latest being Qatar 2022, and three Africa Cup of Nations tournaments.
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