Bilal El Khannouss Scout Report At KRC Genk 2022/2023: The 18-Year Old On His Way To The FIFA World Cup With Morocco – Player Analysis

Bilal El Khannouss, who is just 18 years old, experienced a meteoric rise at the start of his senior football career.

At the end of the 2021/22 season, El-Khannouss debuted in the Genk first team, having been handed his debut by former manager Bernd Storck.

However, this season, he has become a regular starter for the top-of-the-table side, with the midfielder starting 15 of the 16 matches so far. 

It does not stop there, though, as the 18-year-old has been named in Walid Regragui’s Morocco squad for the upcoming FIFA World Cup in Qatar.

This demonstrates the level of performance that the Belgian-born Moroccan has displayed this season, with El-Khannouss not having a cap at senior international level yet.

This tactical analysis and Bilal El-Khannouss scout report will examine Bilal El-Khannousss strengths and illustrate why he has been fast-tracked into the Genk First Team and Moroccan senior national teams.

Bilal El khannouss Player profile 

Since making his first start for Genk at the beginning of the Belgian Pro League season, El-Khannouss has become one of Wouter Vranckens first names on the team sheet.

In the Belgian manager’s preferred 4-2-3-1 system, the Moroccan midfielder has been deployed as the central attacking midfielder but has been given the freedom to roam, as displayed below.

Bilal El-Khannouss Heat Map

As the heat map shows above, El Khannouss does not just play as a central attacking midfielder.

The 18-year-old has the freedom to roam throughout the attacking half of the pitch, looking for spaces to receive possession and help facilitate attacking moves.

The heat map illustrates that El Khannouss does not frequently occupy positions inside the penalty box.

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