Back to the Soccer Newsfeed

EXTRA TIME: Yassine Bounou shines as only LaLiga player in Fifa 19 Team of the Week

Related Topics: La Liga, Week, Yassine Bounou, Girona

Girona goalkeeper Yassine Bounou has been rewarded with a place in the Fifa 19 Ultimate Team of the Week for week 8.

The Morocco international is the only LaLiga player and African player in the star-studded team released on Wednesday.

The 27-year-old helped the Catalonia club defeated Valencia in Saturday's league meeting with key saves at the Estadio de Mestalla.

ud83dudde3ufe0f It's #TOTW 8 featuring 88 Dries Mertens, 86 Felipe Anderson & 86 Timo Werner #FUT #FIFA19 pic.twitter.com/dKJW3cNTOR — EA SPORTS FIFA (@EASPORTSFIFA) November 7, 2018

The former Atletico Madrid and Wydad Casablanca goalkeeper kept a clean sheet in Girona’s 1-0 win and now enjoys an increased overall rating of 81 from 77.