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Yassine Bounou

Experienced headAl-Hilal Saudi FC · 35 yrsStarter

based on the 2025/26 season · updated 18 Aug 2026

Profile

Full nameYassine Bounou
PositionGoalkeeper
NationalityMorocco
Age35
Date of birth5 Apr 1991
BirthplaceMontréal
Height195 cm
Shirt number#37
ClubAl-Hilal Saudi FC
Goalkeeper
8
Appearances
4
Clean sheets
50%
CS rate
share of apps kept clean
726
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Al-Hilal Saudi FC.

Scout report

Experienced headGoalkeeper

Y. Bounou is a 35-year-old goalkeeper at Al-Hilal Saudi FC, enjoying a standout season — 0 goals and 0 assists in 26 appearances, a Season grade of 53, top 11% of Pro League goalkeepers. On long-term scout potential he's rated 20, ranking 143rd of 167 in the Pro League. A seasoned veteran, he has been a regular starter (76.7% of available minutes). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Bounou.

Judged on this season alone, Bounou graded 53 — an excellent campaign that ranks top 12% of the 18 goalkeepers in the Pro League, on 12 clean sheets across 26 appearances.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 53 → 53). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2020/21.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 20, 14th of 18 of the 18 goalkeepers in the Pro League. At 35 Bounou is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 3 reflects that trajectory.

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Below his 2020/21 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2020/21Trending upBreakout: 2023/24Streaky
20
Ratingi
14th of 18 goalkeepers
52.7
Seasoni
a solid contributor and squad regular
76.7%
Minutes
a regular starter
0.04
Def. actions / 90
light defensive volume

Output in context · Al-Hilal Saudi FC finished 2nd of 18 · a title-challenging side

26
Apps
12
Clean sheets
46%
CS rate
76.7%
Minutes

12 clean sheets in 26 appearances (46% of games). Playing behind a title-challenging side (2nd of 18) means a more protected goal, so the read is about command and distribution as much as raw shut-outs.

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 76.7% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.

Watch points

  • Age curve. At 35, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 20, Bounou carries the 14th-highest potential of the goalkeepers in the Pro League of 18. A a regular starter keeper carrying the gloves this season. Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.6× and falling).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among goalkeepers in the Pro League with 600+ minutes this season.

Goalkeeping

Clean sheets12

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards0
Red cards0