Nine Goals, Nine Assists, One Irresistible Rise
The numbers do not lie, and for Bilal El Khannouss, they sing.
Across all club competitions this season, the 21-year-old has delivered 9 goals and 9 assists in 44 appearances — a twin-engine return that marks him as both a creative architect and a genuine goal threat from the heart of midfield.
Stuttgart's Heartbeat in the Bundesliga and Beyond
In the Bundesliga, El Khannouss has contributed 4 goals and 5 assists across 25 appearances for VfB Stuttgart.
But it is his Europa League campaign that has set pulses truly racing: 5 goals in 11 appearances is a rate any forward would envy, let alone a central midfielder operating deep in the engine room. Five appearances in the DFB Pokal brought 2 more assists to a season that refuses to stop giving.
The Red and Green Always Calls Him Home
For Morocco this season, the Belgium-born No. 23 has made 15 appearances across all competitions, contributing 1 goal.
Six of those outings came in the Africa Cup of Nations, with four more in AFCON qualification and five in friendlies. He has become a consistent, trusted presence in the national team setup — a homecoming that feels as natural as it is inevitable. Yalla Maghreb!
The Coming-of-Age Story That Is Still Being Written
His birthday falls in May 2004. He is still only 21.
That youth is not a caveat — it is the most electric dimension of this whole story. With a World Cup in North America in 2026 drawing closer by the day, what El Khannouss is building this season looks increasingly like a coming-of-age campaign that Morocco fans will be telling their children about.
The stage only grows larger. And he is only just beginning to fill it. Dima Maghrib!