VfB Stuttgart· BundesligaEl Khannouss won the Africa Cup of Nations with Morocco in 2021 and the Under-23 Africa Cup of Nations. These achievements highlight his success at both senior and youth international levels.
Bilal El Khannouss is a Belgian-born Moroccan attacking midfielder who currently plays in the Bundesliga. He has represented Morocco at youth levels and was part of the squad that won the Africa Cup of Nations in 2021. El Khannouss also helped Morocco's U-23 team win the Under-23 Africa Cup of Nations.
El Khannouss is a creative attacking midfielder known for his vision, passing range, and ability to unlock defenses. He operates primarily in the number 10 role, where he can dictate play and create scoring opportunities for teammates. His technical skills and football intelligence make him a key playmaker, though he may need to improve his physicality to adapt fully to top European leagues.
| Season | Comp | Apps | G | A | YC | RC | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25/26 | Bundesliga | 25 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1635 |
| 25/26 | Championship | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 135 |
| 25/26 | International Friendlies | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 258 |
| 25/26 | UEFA Europa League | 11 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 641 |
| 25/26 | DFB-Pokal | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 302 |
| 25/26 | EFL Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 24/25 | Premier League | 32 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2197 |
| 24/25 | International Friendlies | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 77 |
| 24/25 | FA Cup | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 150 |
| 24/25 | EFL Cup | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 83 |
| 24/25 | Jupiler Pro League | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 69 |
| 24/25 | Africa Cup of Nations Qualification | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 161 |
| 23/24 | World Cup Qualification Africa | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 329 |
| 23/24 | UEFA Conference League | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 446 |
| 23/24 | International Friendlies | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 |
| 23/24 | Jupiler Pro League playoff Europa League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 90 |
| 23/24 | UEFA Europa League Qualifying | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 180 |
| 23/24 | Jupiler Pro League Champions' Play-Offs | 9 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 780 |
| 23/24 | UEFA Conference League Qualifying | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 183 |
| 23/24 | UEFA Champions League Qualifying | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 129 |
| 23/24 | Croky Cup | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 89 |
| 23/24 | Jupiler Pro League | 27 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2193 |
| 22/23 | International Friendlies | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 119 |
| 22/23 | Jupiler Pro League Champions' Play-Offs | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 313 |
| 22/23 | Croky Cup | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 125 |
| 22/23 | Jupiler Pro League | 33 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2230 |
| 21/22 | Jupiler Pro League Europe Play-Offs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| 21/22 | International Friendlies | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 136 |
| 21/22 | Jupiler Pro League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21/22 | Africa Cup of Nations Qualification | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| 21/22 | UEFA Youth League | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 270 |
| 2025 | African Nations Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | FIFA Arab Cup | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | Africa Cup of Nations | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 355 |
| 2024 | Olympic Games | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 438 |
| 2024 | Africa Cup of Nations | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| 2023 | Africa U-23 Cup of Nations | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 338 |
| 2022 | World Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 |
| 20/21 | International Friendlies | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 |
| 19/20 | International Friendlies | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 512 |
| 18/19 | International Friendlies | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 190 |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Result | Competition | Min | G | A | YC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-07 | Morocco | ✈ | 1:1 | International Friendlies | 26 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2026-06-02 | Madagascar | 🏠 | 4:0 | International Friendlies | 45 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2026-05-26 | Burundi | 🏠 | 5:0 | International Friendlies | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-03-31 | Morocco | - | 1:1 | International Friendlies | 66 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-03-27 | Morocco | - | 1:1 | International Friendlies | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-01-18 | Senegal | 🏠 | 3:0 | Africa Cup of Nations | 80 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-01-14 | Nigeria | 🏠 | 4:2 | Africa Cup of Nations | 84 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026-01-09 | Cameroon | 🏠 | 2:0 | Africa Cup of Nations | 68 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2026-01-04 | Tanzania | 🏠 | 1:0 | Africa Cup of Nations | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025-12-29 | Zambia | 🏠 | 3:0 | Africa Cup of Nations | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025-12-26 | Mali | 🏠 | 1:1 | Africa Cup of Nations | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025-12-21 | Comoros | 🏠 | 2:0 | Africa Cup of Nations | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025-12-18 | Morocco | ✈ | 2:3 | FIFA Arab Cup | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025-12-15 | Morocco | ✈ | 0:3 | FIFA Arab Cup | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025-12-11 | Morocco | ✈ | 0:1 | FIFA Arab Cup | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025-12-08 | Morocco | ✈ | 0:1 | FIFA Arab Cup | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025-12-05 | Morocco | ✈ | 0:0 | FIFA Arab Cup | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025-12-02 | Morocco | - | 1:1 | FIFA Arab Cup | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025-11-18 | Uganda | 🏠 | 4:0 | International Friendlies | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025-11-14 | Mozambique | 🏠 | 1:0 | International Friendlies | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025-10-14 | Republic of the Congo | 🏠 | 1:0 | World Cup Qualification Africa | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025-10-09 | Bahrain | 🏠 | 1:0 | International Friendlies | 69 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025-09-08 | Morocco | ✈ | 0:2 | World Cup Qualification Africa | 73 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025-09-05 | Niger | 🏠 | 5:0 | World Cup Qualification Africa | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025-08-30 | Morocco | ✈ | 2:3 | African Nations Championship | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025-08-26 | Morocco | ✈ | 3:5 | African Nations Championship | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025-08-22 | Morocco | ✈ | 0:1 | African Nations Championship | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025-08-17 | Morocco | ✈ | 1:3 | African Nations Championship | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025-08-14 | Morocco | ✈ | 1:3 | African Nations Championship | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025-08-10 | Morocco | ✈ | 1:0 | African Nations Championship | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025-08-03 | Morocco | ✈ | 0:2 | African Nations Championship | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025-06-09 | Benin | 🏠 | 1:0 | International Friendlies | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025-06-06 | Tunisia | 🏠 | 2:0 | International Friendlies | 58 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025-03-25 | Tanzania | 🏠 | 2:0 | World Cup Qualification Africa | 86 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025-03-21 | Niger | 🏠 | 2:1 | World Cup Qualification Africa | 35 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024-11-18 | Lesotho | 🏠 | 7:0 | Africa Cup of Nations Qualification | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024-11-15 | Morocco | ✈ | 1:5 | Africa Cup of Nations Qualification | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024-10-15 | Central African Republic | 🏠 | 4:0 | Africa Cup of Nations Qualification | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024-10-12 | Central African Republic | 🏠 | 5:0 | Africa Cup of Nations Qualification | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024-09-09 | Lesotho | 🏠 | 1:0 | Africa Cup of Nations Qualification | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024-09-06 | Gabon | 🏠 | 4:1 | Africa Cup of Nations Qualification | 80 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024-06-11 | Morocco | ✈ | 0:6 | World Cup Qualification Africa | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024-06-07 | Zambia | 🏠 | 2:1 | World Cup Qualification Africa | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024-03-26 | Mauritania | 🏠 | 0:0 | International Friendlies | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024-03-22 | Angola | 🏠 | 1:0 | International Friendlies | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024-01-30 | Morocco | ✈ | 2:0 | Africa Cup of Nations | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024-01-24 | Morocco | ✈ | 0:1 | Africa Cup of Nations | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024-01-21 | Morocco | ✈ | 1:1 | Africa Cup of Nations | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024-01-17 | Morocco | ✈ | 0:3 | Africa Cup of Nations | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024-01-11 | Morocco | ✈ | 1:3 | International Friendlies | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023-11-21 | Morocco | ✈ | 0:2 | World Cup Qualification Africa | 85 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023-11-16 | Eritrea | 🏠 | 0:0 | World Cup Qualification Africa | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023-10-17 | Liberia | 🏠 | 3:0 | Africa Cup of Nations Qualification | 90 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023-10-14 | Morocco | ✈ | 1:1 | International Friendlies | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023-09-12 | Morocco | ✈ | 0:1 | International Friendlies | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023-06-17 | Morocco | ✈ | 2:1 | Africa Cup of Nations Qualification | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023-06-12 | Cape Verde | 🏠 | 0:0 | International Friendlies | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023-03-28 | Morocco | ✈ | 0:0 | International Friendlies | 62 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023-03-25 | Brazil | 🏠 | 2:1 | International Friendlies | 64 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022-12-17 | Morocco | ✈ | 2:1 | World Cup | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022-12-14 | Morocco | ✈ | 2:0 | World Cup | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022-12-10 | Morocco | ✈ | 0:1 | World Cup | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022-12-06 | Morocco | ✈ | 0:3 | World Cup | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022-12-01 | Morocco | ✈ | 1:2 | World Cup | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022-11-27 | Morocco | ✈ | 0:2 | World Cup | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022-11-23 | Morocco | ✈ | 0:0 | World Cup | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022-11-17 | Morocco | ✈ | 0:3 | International Friendlies | - | 0 | 0 | 0 |