Yassine Bounou was born on 5th April 1991, also known as Bono was a eligible to represent Canada or Morocco, but opted to represent the latter, appearing with the under-20 team at the 2012 Toulon Tournament, playing in one match during the competition.
He was also selected in the 18-man under-23 squad for the 2012 Summer Olympics, but acted as a backup to Mohamed Amsif during the tournament, in which Morocco were eliminated at the group stage.
On 14 August 2013, Bounou was called up to the main squad for a friendly match against Burkina Faso.
He made his debut in the following day, playing the entire second half of an eventual 1–2 defeat in Tangier.
In May 2018 Bounou was named in Morocco’s 23-man squad for the World Cup in Russia, At the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt he was first choice for Hervé Renard’s team, keeping clean sheets in 1–0 wins over Namibia and the Ivory Coast to qualify for the last 16.
Bounou was also called up for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon. At the tournament, he made headlines for his defence of Arabic and refusal to speak to the press in any other language.
On 10 November 2022, Bounou was named in Morocco’s 26-man squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.
During the 2022 FIFA World Cup last 16, Bounou made 2 crucial saves during the penalty shootout against Spain to send Morocco into the quarterfinals.
