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and Sevilla FC goalkeeper Yassine Bounou has made history as the first goalkeeper to win the Ricardo Zamora Trophy, which is awarded to the best goalkeeper of the season.

The coveted trophy, which has been awarded since 1958, is handed to the keeper with the lowest goals-to-games ratio, having played a minimum of 60 minutes in at least 28 matches.

Yassine Bono: Your Zamora winner! 🇲🇦

— Sevilla FC (@SevillaFC_ENG)

Bounou, who has played for Sevilla since 2019, conceded 24 goals in 31Ìýmatches during the 2021-2022 season, finishing ahead of and goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois who conceded 29 goals, while 32 goals were scored against Real Sociedad’s Alex Remiro. Bounou also received 13 clean sheets, meaning that no goal was conceded in those matches.

The international first joined SevillaÌýon loan for a year, before signing a permanentÌýfour-year contract with the Andalusian giants in 2020.

The goalkeeper, who is nicknamedÌý'Bono' by football fans,Ìýis also the first ever SevillaÌýplayer to win the award.

He also became the second to win the prize after Cameroonian Jacques Songo’o, who played for Deportivo La Coruna andÌýwas awarded the trophy in 1997.

Bounou’s efforts also lead to Sevilla’s fourth-place finish in La Liga, enabling the team to qualify for next season’s , alongside Spanish heavyweights Real Madrid, Atletico Madrid and .

Canada-born Bounou, who has earned 40 caps for the , will be one of the Arab players to watch in this year’s , where the Atlas Lions will be making their sixthÌýappearance.