2024–25 Al-Wehda Club season
| 2024–25 season | |
|---|---|
| President | Sultan Azhar |
| Manager |
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| Stadium | King Abdul Aziz Stadium |
| Pro League | 17th |
| King Cup | Round of 16 |
| Top goalscorer | League: Odion Ighalo (2) All: Odion Ighalo (3) |
The 2024–25 season is Al-Wehda's 40th non-consecutive season in the top flight of Saudi football and 79th year in existence as a football club.[1] The club will participate in the Pro League, and the King Cup.
The season covers the period from 1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025.
Players
[edit]Squad information
[edit]- As of 1 July 2024[2]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Out on loan
[edit]Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transfers and loans
[edit]Transfers in
[edit]| Entry date | Position | No. | Player | From club | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 June 2024 | DF | 33 |  Rakan Al-Harbi
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Najran
|
End of loan | |
| 30 June 2024 | DF | 50 | Saad Al-Khayri
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Al-Safa
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End of loan | |
| 30 June 2024 | MF | 25 | Sattam Tambakti
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Al-Ain
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End of loan | |
| 30 June 2024 | MF | 55 | Nawaf Hawsawi
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Jeddah
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End of loan | |
| 30 June 2024 | MF | 60 | Mohammed Al-Shalwi
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Al-Entesar
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End of loan | |
| 30 June 2024 | FW | 99 | Sultan Hawsawi
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Al-Qaisumah
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End of loan | |
| 23 August 2024 | DF | 49 | Ali Al-Salem
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Al-Adalah
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Free | [3] |
| 23 August 2024 | FW | 77 | Mourad Khodari
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Al-Ahli
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Free | [4] |
| 24 August 2024 | GK | 21 | Abdulrahman Al-Shammari
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Al-Arabi
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Free | [5] |
| 28 August 2024 | GK | 12 |  Ignacio de Arruabarrena
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 Arouca
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Free | [6] |
| 28 August 2024 | DF | 14 | Bandar Darwish
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Al-Orobah
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Free | [7] |
| 28 August 2024 | MF | 6 |  Alexandru Crețu
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Universitatea Craiova
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Free | [6] |
| 28 August 2024 | MF | 10 |  Juninho Bacuna
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 Birmingham City
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Undisclosed | [8] |
| 28 August 2024 | MF | 35 |  Mohamed Al Makahasi
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Raja
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Free | [9] |
| 28 August 2024 | FW | 11 |  Youssef Amyn
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 Eintracht Braunschweig
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$390,000 | [10] |
| 2 September 2024 | DF | 19 | Saad Al-Qahtani
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Al-Shabab
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Free | [11] |
| 3 September 2024 | MF | 18 |  Saad Bguir
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Abha
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Free | [12] |
Loans in
[edit]| Start date | End date | Position | No. | Player | From club | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 September 2024 | End of season | GK | 1 | Abdullah Al-Owaishir
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Al-Ettifaq
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None | [13] |
| 3 September 2024 | End of season | DF | 13 | Meshal Al-Alaeli
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Al-Ettifaq
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None | [13] |
Transfers out
[edit]| Exit date | Position | No. | Player | To club | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 July 2024 | GK | 1 | Munir Mohamedi
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RS Berkane
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Free | [14] |
| 18 July 2024 | DF | 27 | Islam Hawsawi
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Neom
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Undisclosed | [15] |
| 18 July 2024 | MF | 55 | Nawaf Hawsawi
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Al-Riyadh
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Free | [16] |
| 24 July 2024 | GK | 21 | Ayman Al-Hussaini
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Al-Arabi
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Free | [17] |
| 31 July 2024 | GK | 13 | Abdulquddus Atiah
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Al-Taawoun
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Free | [18] |
| 1 August 2024 | FW | 99 | Sultan Hawsawi
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Jeddah
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Free | |
| 3 August 2024 | DF | 54 | Ghassan Hawsawi
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Al-Okhdood
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Free | [19] |
| 20 August 2024 | MF | 12 | Abdulkareem Al-Qahtani
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Al-Batin
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Free | [20] |
| 20 August 2024 | MF | 76 | Fayçal Fajr
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Al-Taawoun
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Free | [21] |
| 22 August 2024 | DF | 3 | Abdulelah Bukhari
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Al-Jabalain
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Free | [22] |
| 23 August 2024 | MF | 90 | Hazzaa Al-Ghamdi
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Damac
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Free | [23] |
| 26 August 2024 | MF | 8 | Mohammed Al-Qarni
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Al-Orobah
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Free | [24] |
| 27 August 2024 | DF | 6 |  Óscar Duarte
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Deportivo Saprissa
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Free | [25] |
| 2 September 2024 | DF | 18 | Abdulrahman Al-Hajeri
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Al-Riyadh
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Free | [26] |
| 3 September 2024 | FW | – | Thamer Al-Ali
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Damac
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Free | [27] |
Loans out
[edit]| Start date | End date | Position | No. | Player | To club | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 July 2024 | End of season | DF | 33 | Rakan Al-Harbi
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Al-Bukiryah
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None | [28] |
| 25 July 2024 | End of season | MF | 25 | Sattam Tambakti
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Jeddah
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None | [29] |
Pre-season and friendlies
[edit]| 25 July 2024 Friendly | Al-Wehda | 4–0 |  Costa City | Alicante, Spain |
| 17:30 CEST | Al-Hafith  Ighalo Al Hejji o.g.' |
Report | Stadium: Club De Golf Bonalba |
| 28 July 2024 Friendly | Al-Wehda | 0–0 |  Qatar SC | Alicante, Spain |
| 17:30 CEST | Report | Stadium: Club De Golf Bonalba |
| 3 August 2024 Friendly | Al-Wehda | 0–0 | La Unión Atlético | Alicante, Spain |
| 17:30 CEST | Stadium: Club De Golf Bonalba |
| 8 August 2024 Friendly | Al-Wehda | 1–1 | Granada | Granada, Spain |
| 21:30 CEST | Uzuni 6' |
Report | Ighalo 22' |
Stadium: Nuevo Estadio de Los Cármenes |
| 16 August 2024 Friendly | Al-Wehda | 3–3 | Al-Ahli | Jeddah, Saudi Arabia |
| 19:35 AST | Goodwin , , |
Report | Veiga Al-Rashidi , |
Stadium: Prince Mohammed bin Abdullah Al Faisal Stadium |
Competitions
[edit]Overview
[edit]| Competition | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |
| Pro League | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 21 | −10 | 12.50 |
| King Cup | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +0 | 0.00 |
| Total | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 22 | −10 | 11.11 |
Updated to match played 24 October 2024
Source: Competitions
Pro League
[edit]League table
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | Al-Orobah | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 24 | −14 | 10 | |
| 14 | Al-Okhdood | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 15 | −3 | 9 | |
| 15 | Al-Wehda | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 27 | −12 | 9 | |
| 16 | Al-Kholood | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 21 | −8 | 7 | Relegation to FD League |
| 17 | Al-Fayha | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 20 | −13 | 7 |
Updated to match(es) played on 24 November 2024 (2 of 3 matches finished). Source: SPL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Total goal difference; 5) Total goals scored; 6) Fair-play points
(Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played).[30]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Total goal difference; 5) Total goals scored; 6) Fair-play points
(Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played).[30]
Results summary
[edit]| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 21 | −10 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | −2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 11 | −8 |
Last updated: 24 October 2024.
Source: Saudi Pro League
Results by round
[edit]Updated to match(es) played on 26 October 2024. Source: Saudi Pro League
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
[edit]All times are local, AST (UTC+3).
Win Draw Loss Postponed
| 22 August 2024 1 | Al-Wehda | 3–3 | Al-Riyadh | Mecca |
| 21:00 | Goodwin 40', 62' Al-Hafith  83'Khodari 90+4'Noor 90+13' |
Report | Mensah 51' Al-Nowaiqi  59'Tozé 71'Al-Aqel 79'Bayesh 85'Kal 90+7' |
Stadium: King Abdulaziz Sports City Attendance: 670 Referee: Mohammed Al-Esmaiel |
| 28 August 2024 2 | Al-Wehda | 2–1 | Al-Orobah | Mecca |
| 21:00 | Ighalo 1' Al-Najei 37'Bacuna 83'Khodari 90+3', 90+5' |
Report | Al-Hunaiti 33' |
Stadium: King Abdulaziz Sports City Attendance: 780 Referee: Mamdouh Al Shahdan |
| 15 September 2024 3 | Al-Ittihad | 7–1 | Al-Wehda | Jeddah |
| 21:00 | Benzema 2', 46', 89' Aouar 13'Kanté 30'Fabinho 45+4'Al-Sqoor 55'Al-Shehri 87' |
Report | Crețu 27' Amyn 31' |
Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City Attendance: 49,712 Referee: Sami Al-Jires |
| 19 September 2024 4 | Al-Wehda | 0–1 | Al-Kholood | Mecca |
| 21:00 | Darwish 45'  57'Al Makahasi 66'Al-Shammari 90'Al-Muwallad 90+3' |
Report | Collado 60' Muleka 81'Al-Hammami 90+3' |
Stadium: King Abdulaziz Sports City Attendance: 897 Referee: Fareeh Al-Jaloud |
| 27 September 2024 5 | Al-Nassr | 2–0 | Al-Wehda | Riyadh |
| 18:20 | Ângelo 41' Otávio 45+4'Ronaldo 56' (pen.)Bento 74'Al-Hassan 90+4' |
Report | Bakshween 23' 86' |
Stadium: Al-Awwal Park Attendance: 14,758 Referee: Bastian Dankert (Germany) |
| 3 October 2024 6 | Al-Wehda | 2–2 | Al-Fayha | Mecca |
| 21:00 | Al-Alaeli 4' Al-Hejji 55'Ighalo 82'Crețu 90+14'Al-Salem 90+16' |
Report | Sakala 50', 90+14' Pozuelo 74'Al-Beshe 85'Al-Duqayl 90+3' |
Stadium: King Abdulaziz Sports City Attendance: 465 Referee: Mohammed Al-Daqqash |
| 19 October 2024 7 | Al-Raed | 2–2 | Al-Wehda | Buraidah |
| 18:05 | Al-Khaibari 41' Sayoud 53'Al-Sahli 65'Abeid 90+4' |
Report | Amyn 37' Noor 47', 69'Khodari 90+5' |
Stadium: Al-Raed Club Stadium Attendance: 1,284 Referee: Shukri Al-Hanfoush |
| 24 October 2024 8 | Al-Wehda | 1–3 | Al-Khaleej | Mecca |
| 21:00 | Amyn 45+1' Al-Hejji 89'Crețu 90+6' |
Report | Fortounis 55' (pen.) Martins 59'Narey 72' |
Stadium: King Abdulaziz Sports City Attendance: 1,067 Referee: Sultan Okairy |
| 31 October 2024 9 | Al-Shabab | v | Al-Wehda | Riyadh |
| 17:50 | Stadium: Al-Shabab Club Stadium |
| 9 November 2024 10 | Al-Wehda | v | Damac | Mecca |
| 18:15 | Stadium: King Abdulaziz Sports City |
| 23 November 2024 11 | Al-Wehda | v | Al-Taawoun | Mecca |
| 18:15 | Stadium: King Abdulaziz Sports City |
| 29 November 2024 12 | Al-Ahli | v | Al-Wehda | Jeddah |
| 20:00 | Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City |
| 5 December 2024 13 | Al-Wehda | v | Al-Okhdood | Mecca |
| 18:15 | Stadium: King Abdulaziz Sports City |
King Cup
[edit]All times are local, AST (UTC+3).
| 22 September 2024 Round of 32 | Al-Wehda | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–2 p) | Al-Faisaly | Mecca |
| 21:00 | Ighalo 51' Al-Alaeli 54'Al-Qahtani 70'Bacuna 86'Al-Salem 97'Darwish 101'Bakshween 115' |
Report | Souza 48' Al-Badah 107' |
Stadium: King Abdulaziz Sports City Referee: Meshal Al-Shehri |
| Penalties | ||||
Ighalo  Goodwin Bacuna  Amyn Crețu |
Souza Jawshan Al-Badah M. Majrashi |
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Statistics
[edit]Appearances
[edit]- Last updated on 24 October 2024.
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Pro League | King Cup | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||||||||
| Goalkeepers | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | GK | KSA
|
Abdullah Al-Owaishir | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||
| 12 | GK | URU
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Ignacio de Arruabarrena | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 21 | GK | KSA
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Abdulrahman Al-Shammari | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 47 | GK | KSA
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Ahmed Al-Rashidi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 71 | GK | KSA
|
Abdullah Fallatah | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Defenders | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | DF | KSA
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Saeed Al-Muwallad | 9 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||
| 5 | DF | MAR
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Jawad El Yamiq | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 13 | DF | KSA
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Meshal Al-Alaeli | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||
| 14 | DF | KSA
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Bandar Darwish | 6 | 0 | 2+3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||||||||
| 17 | DF | KSA
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Abdullah Al-Hafith | 6 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||
| 19 | DF | KSA
|
Saad Al-Qahtani | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||||||||
| 22 | DF | KSA
|
Ali Makki | 3 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 49 | DF | KSA
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Ali Al-Salem | 3 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||
| 55 | DF | KSA
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Mohammed Al-Sufyani | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Midfielders | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | MF | KSA
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Waleed Bakshween | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||||||||
| 6 | MF | ROU
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Alexandru Crețu | 8 | 0 | 6+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||
| 8 | MF | KSA
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Alaa Al Hejji | 6 | 0 | 3+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||
| 10 | MF | CUW
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Juninho Bacuna | 8 | 0 | 3+4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||
| 16 | MF | KSA
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Nawaf Al-Azizi | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 18 | MF | TUN
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Saad Bguir | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 24 | MF |  SDN
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Abdulaziz Noor | 8 | 1 | 2+5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||
| 28 | MF | KSA
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Hussain Al-Eisa | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 35 | MF | MAR
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Mohamed Al Makahasi | 8 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||||||||
| 80 | MF | KSA
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Yahya Al-Najei | 6 | 0 | 2+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Forwards | |||||||||||||||||
| 9 | FW |  NGA
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Odion Ighalo | 9 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 0+1 | 1 | ||||||||
| 11 | FW | IRQ
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Youssef Amyn | 8 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||
| 23 | FW |  AUS
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Craig Goodwin | 8 | 2 | 6+1 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 | ||||||||
| 77 | FW | KSA
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Mourad Khodari | 8 | 3 | 0+7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||
| Player who made an appearance this season but have left the club | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | FW |  NED
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Vito van Crooij | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
Goalscorers
[edit]| Rank | No. | Pos | Nat | Name | Pro League | King Cup | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | FW |
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Odion Ighalo | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 77 | FW |
|
Mourad Khodari | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| 3 | 11 | FW |
|
Youssef Amyn | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 23 | FW |
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Craig Goodwin | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 5 | 13 | DF |
|
Meshal Al-Alaeli | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 24 | MF |
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Abdulaziz Noor | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Own goal | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 11 | 1 | 12 | ||||
Last Updated: 24 October 2024
Assists
[edit]| Rank | No. | Pos | Nat | Name | Pro League | King Cup | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | MF |
|
Alexandru Crețu | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 13 | DF |
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Meshal Al-Alaeli | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 2 | 2 | DF |
|
Saeed Al-Muwallad | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | MF |
|
Alaa Al Hejji | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 23 | FW |
|
Craig Goodwin | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 35 | MF |
|
Mohamed Al Makahasi | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Total | 7 | 1 | 8 | ||||
Last Updated: 24 October 2024
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