After breaking through last season, confirmation followed for gold medallist Bilal El Khannouss this season. Like a metronome, he set the pace in the Cegeka Arena from July to May. With his fluxe moves and unrivalled vista, he got the Genk supporters on his side more than once.

With the Champions' Play-backs entering the final straight, our Moroccan playmaker's superb season was rewarded with the OSV 2023-2024 Golden Shoe. Bilal was chosen by supporters ahead of Patrik Hrošovský and captain Bryan Heynen.

"Bilal made smiles appear on the faces of many fans more than once this season with his great performances. He is the type of player you come to the stadium for. He couples quality with unbridled commitment. In short, he has everything a KRC Genk supporter expects from a player," Rudy Claessens summed up the election of El Khannouss on behalf of the OSV.