Yassine Bounou continues to enhance his records with another penalty save

Moroccan international Yassine Bounou, goalkeeper for Al Hilal, continues to write chapters of brilliance in his football career, having achieved a new numerical milestone with the national team during the match that brought together the "Atlas Lions" and the Niger national team on Friday evening at the Mohammed V Sports Complex in Casablanca, as part of the Africa Cup of Nations Qualification for 2027.

Yassine Bounou brilliantly saved a penalty taken by Niger's Youssouf Oumarou in the 45th minute of the match, adding a remarkable number to his personal record, raising the total penalties he has saved throughout his professional career to 12 successful penalties.

With this save, goalkeeper Yassine Bounou has enhanced his statistics with the "Atlas Lions" in stopping penalties during regular time, having previously saved an attempt from French star Kylian Mbappé in the quarter-finals of the FIFA World Cup 2026, before repeating the same feat against the Niger national team.

In his club career, Yassine Bounou has an impressive record of saving ten penalties, evenly split with five penalties saved while playing for his current team Al Hilal and five during his previous stint with Sevilla. This comes from a total of 60 penalties faced throughout his career, achieving a success rate of 20 percent.