2024–25 Al-Ahli Saudi FC season

Al-Ahli 2024–25 football season
  • Khalid Al-Eissa
ManagerMatthias JaissleStadiumKing Abdullah Sports CityPro League1stKing CupRound of 32ACL EliteLeague stageSuper CupSemi-finals
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The 2024–25 season is Al-Ahli's 88th year in existence and 48th season in the Pro League.[1] The club will participate in the Pro League, the King Cup, the AFC Champions League Elite, and the Super Cup.

The season covers the period from 1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025.

Players

Squad information

As of 1 July 2024[2][3]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Saudi Arabia KSA Abdulrahman Al-Sanbi
3 DF Brazil BRA Roger Ibañez
6 DF Saudi Arabia KSA Bassam Al-Hurayji
7 FW Algeria ALG Riyad Mahrez
8 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Sumayhan Al-Nabit
10 FW Brazil BRA Roberto Firmino (captain)
13 DF Saudi Arabia KSA Ibrahim Al-Zubaidi
14 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Abdullah Otayf
15 DF Saudi Arabia KSA Abdullah Al-Ammar
16 GK Senegal SEN Édouard Mendy
17 FW Saudi Arabia KSA Haitham Asiri
18 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Younes Al-Shanqiti
19 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Fahad Al-Rashidi
20 FW Saudi Arabia KSA Firas Al-Buraikan
21 GK Saudi Arabia KSA Emad Fida
24 MF Spain ESP Gabri Veiga
26 DF Saudi Arabia KSA Fahad Al-Hamad
27 DF Saudi Arabia KSA Ali Majrashi
28 DF Turkey TUR Merih Demiral
No. Pos. Nation Player
29 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Mohammed Al-Majhad
30 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Ziyad Al-Johani
31 DF Saudi Arabia KSA Saad Balobaid
34 DF Saudi Arabia KSA Bandar Al-Shamrani
35 DF Saudi Arabia KSA Ahmed Al-Nakhli
37 DF Saudi Arabia KSA Abdulbasit Hindi
39 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Yaseen Al-Zubaidi
40 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Ali Al-Asmari
45 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Abdulkarim Darisi
46 DF Saudi Arabia KSA Rayane Hamidou
62 GK Saudi Arabia KSA Abdullah Abdoh
65 DF Saudi Arabia KSA Faisal Al-Sibyani
73 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Abdulrahman Al-Humayani
79 MF Ivory Coast CIV Franck Kessie
92 FW The Gambia GAM Modou Barrow
94 FW Brazil BRA Marcão
95 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Ayman Fallatah
— GK Saudi Arabia KSA Ghassan Barqawi
— FW Saudi Arabia KSA Mourad Khodari

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
97 FW France FRA Allan Saint-Maximin (at Fenerbahçe until 30 June 2025)

Transfers and loans

Transfers in

Entry date Position No. Player From club Fee Ref.
30 June 2024 GK – Saudi Arabia Ghassan Barqawi Saudi Arabia Al-Ain End of loan
30 June 2024 DF 13 Saudi Arabia Ibrahim Al-Zubaidi Saudi Arabia Abha End of loan
30 June 2024 DF 35 Saudi Arabia Ahmed Al-Nakhli Saudi Arabia Al-Kholood End of loan
30 June 2024 MF 39 Saudi Arabia Yaseen Al-Zubaidi Saudi Arabia Al-Okhdood End of loan
30 June 2024 MF 92 The Gambia Modou Barrow Turkey Sivasspor End of loan
30 June 2024 FW 94 Brazil Marcão Turkey Fatih Karagümrük End of loan
30 June 2024 FW – Saudi Arabia Mourad Khodari Saudi Arabia Al-Okhdood End of loan
20 August 2024 MF 11 Brazil Alexsander Brazil Fluminense $10,000,000 [4]
31 August 2024 FW – England Ivan Toney England Brentford $46,000,000 [5]

Transfers out

Exit date Position No. Player To club Fee Ref.
18 July 2024 DF 13 Saudi Arabia Ibrahim Al-Zubaidi Saudi Arabia Al-Orobah Free [6]
14 August 2024 MF – Saudi Arabia Yazan Madani Albania KF Egnatia Free [7]
20 August 2024 DF 35 Saudi Arabia Ahmed Al-Nakhli Saudi Arabia Al-Hazem Free
23 August 2024 FW – Saudi Arabia Mourad Khodari Saudi Arabia Al-Wehda Free [8]
26 August 2024 MF – Saudi Arabia Zaid Al-Enezi Saudi Arabia Al-Ula Free [9]
2 September 2024 FW – Saudi Arabia Majed Khalifah Saudi Arabia Al-Kholood Free [10]
3 September 2024 DF 37 Saudi Arabia Abdulbasit Hindi Saudi Arabia Al-Ettifaq $1,865,000 [11]
3 September 2024 FW 17 Saudi Arabia Haitham Asiri Saudi Arabia Al-Qadsiah $2,930,000 [12]

Loans out

Start date End date Position No. Player To club Fee Ref.
17 July 2024 End of season FW 97 France Allan Saint-Maximin Turkey Fenerbahçe $8,740,000 [13]
30 July 2024 End of season FW 94 Brazil Marcão Turkey Kocaelispor Undisclosed [14]
23 August 2024 End of season MF 18 Saudi Arabia Younes Al-Shanqiti Saudi Arabia Al-Shabab None [15]
29 August 2024 End of season MF 95 Saudi Arabia Ayman Fallatah Saudi Arabia Damac None [16]
2 September 2024 End of season MF 65 Saudi Arabia Faisal Al-Sibyani Saudi Arabia Damac None [17]
12 September 2024 End of season MF 49 Saudi Arabia Firas Al-Ghamdi Saudi Arabia Al-Arabi None [18]
13 September 2024 End of season MF 73 Saudi Arabia Abdulrahman Al-Humayani Saudi Arabia Al-Anwar None [19]

Pre-season and friendlies

Al-Ahli Saudi Arabia v Hungary Újpest
18 July 2024 Friendly Al-Ahli Saudi Arabia 1–0 Hungary Újpest Freistadt, Austria
17:30 CEST Firmino 10' Report Stadium: Holzhaider-Stadion
Al-Ahli Saudi Arabia v Austria Blau-Weiß Linz
23 July 2024 Friendly Al-Ahli Saudi Arabia 3–1 Austria Blau-Weiß Linz Linz, Austria
17:00 CEST Firmino 60' (pen.), 76'
Veiga 71'		 Report Stadium: Hofmann Personal Stadion
Al-Ahli Saudi Arabia v Qatar Al-Gharafa
26 July 2024 Friendly Al-Ahli Saudi Arabia 1–0 Qatar Al-Gharafa Sankt Leonhard am Forst, Austria
16:00 CEST Darisi 70' Report Stadium: Sportanlage Sankt Leonhard/Forst
Al-Ahli Saudi Arabia v Saudi Arabia Al-Riyadh
30 July 2024 Friendly Al-Ahli Saudi Arabia 2–0 Saudi Arabia Al-Riyadh Seekirchen am Wallersee, Austria
18:30 CEST Demiral 21'
Mahrez 37'		 Report Stadium: Sportzentrum Aug
Al-Ahli Saudi Arabia v Austria Grazer
6 August 2024 Friendly Al-Ahli Saudi Arabia 3–3 Austria Grazer Haus im Ennstal, Austria
12:00 CEST Ibañez 16'
Al-Rashidi 76'
Firmino 82'		 Report Cipot 13'
Cheukoua 45' (pen.)
Zaizen 55'		 Stadium: Hauser EnnsbodenArena
Al-Ahli Saudi Arabia v Saudi Arabia Al-Wehda
16 August 2024 Friendly Al-Ahli Saudi Arabia 3–3 Saudi Arabia Al-Wehda Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
19:35 AST Veiga
Al-Rashidi , 		Report Goodwin , , Stadium: Prince Mohammed bin Abdullah Al Faisal Stadium

Competitions

Overview

Competition Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Pro League 3 1 1 1 3 2 +1 033.33
King Cup 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
ACL Elite 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
Super Cup 1 0 1 0 1 1 +0 000.00
Total 4 1 2 1 4 3 +1 025.00

Updated to match played 15 September 2024
Source: Competitions

Pro League

League table

Pos Team
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 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
9 Al-Wehda 3 1 1 1 5 4 +1 4
10 Al-Raed 3 1 1 1 1 2 −1 4
11 Al-Ahli 3 1 1 1 3 2 +1 4
12 Al-Khaleej 3 1 0 2 1 3 −2 3
13 Al-Fateh 3 1 0 2 1 3 −2 3
Updated to match(es) played on 13 September 2024. 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).[20]

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
2 1 0 1 2 1  +1 3 1 0 0 2 0  +2 0 0 1 0 1  −1

Last updated: 27 August 2024.
Source: Saudi Pro League

Results by round

Updated to match(es) played on 15 September 2024. Source: SPL
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

All times are local, AST (UTC+3).

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Al-Ahli v Al-Orobah
23 August 2024 1 Al-Ahli 2–0 Al-Orobah Jeddah
21:00 Darisi 32'
Al-Johani Yellow card 37'
Firmino 80'		 Report Muhar Yellow card 60'
F. Al-Zubaidi Yellow card 76'
I. Al-Zubaidi Yellow card 80'		 Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City
Attendance: 20,214
Referee: Sami Al-Jires
Al-Fateh v Al-Ahli
27 August 2024 2 Al-Fateh 1–0 Al-Ahli Al-Hasa
18:45 Baattiah Yellow card 26'
Djaniny 54'		 Report Demiral Yellow card 20'
Majrashi Yellow card 49'		 Stadium: Al-Fateh Club Stadium
Attendance: 7,054
Referee: Abdullah Al-Shehri
Al-Nassr v Al-Ahli
13 September 2024 3 Al-Nassr 1–1 Al-Ahli Riyadh
21:00 Stadium: Al-Awwal Park
Al-Ahli v Damac
20 September 2024 4 Al-Ahli v Damac Jeddah
18:50 Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City
Al-Qadsiah v Al-Ahli
27 September 2024 5 Al-Qadsiah v Al-Ahli Dammam
21:00 Stadium: Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium
Al-Ahli v Al-Hilal
5 October 2024 6 Al-Ahli v Al-Hilal Jeddah
21:00 Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City
Al-Khaleej v Al-Ahli
18 October 2024 7 Al-Khaleej v Al-Ahli Dammam
17:45 Stadium: Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium
Al-Ahli v Al-Okhdood
25 October 2024 8 Al-Ahli v Al-Okhdood Jeddah
21:00 Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City
Al-Ittihad v Al-Ahli
TBD 9 Al-Ittihad v Al-Ahli Jeddah
TBD Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City
Al-Ahli v Al-Raed
TBD 10 Al-Ahli v Al-Raed Jeddah
TBD Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City
Al-Fayha v Al-Ahli
TBD 11 Al-Fayha v Al-Ahli Al Majma'ah
TBD Stadium: Al Majma'ah Sports City
Al-Ahli v Al-Wehda
TBD 12 Al-Ahli v Al-Wehda Jeddah
TBD Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City
Al-Taawoun v Al-Ahli
TBD 13 Al-Taawoun v Al-Ahli Buraidah
TBD Stadium: King Abdullah Sport City Stadium
Al-Ahli v Al-Shabab
TBD 14 Al-Ahli v Al-Shabab Jeddah
TBD Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City
Al-Kholood v Al-Ahli
TBD 15 Al-Kholood v Al-Ahli Ar Rass
TBD Stadium: Al Hazm Club Stadium
Al-Ettifaq v Al-Ahli
TBD 16 Al-Ettifaq v Al-Ahli Dammam
TBD Stadium: Al-Ettifaq Club Stadium
Al-Ahli v Al-Riyadh
TBD 17 Al-Ahli v Al-Riyadh Jeddah
TBD Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City

King Cup

All times are local, AST (UTC+3).

Al-Ahli v Al-Jandal
23 September 2024 Round of 32 Al-Ahli v Al-Jandal Jeddah
21:00 Stadium: Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Sports City

Super Cup

Al-Hilal v Al-Ahli
13 August 2024 Semi-finals Al-Hilal 1–1
(4–1 p)		 Al-Ahli Abha, Saudi Arabia
19:15 UTC+3 Al-Hamdan Yellow card 77'
Mitrović 90+1'		 Report Majrashi Yellow card 10'
Firmino 66'
Veiga Yellow card 80'
Mendy Yellow card 88'
Kessié Yellow card 90+3'		 Stadium: Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz Sports City
Attendance: 12,200
Referee: Clément Turpin (France)
Penalties
Neves soccer ball with check mark
S. Al-Dawsari soccer ball with check mark
Mitrović soccer ball with check mark
Milinković-Savić soccer ball with check mark		 soccer ball with check mark Firmino
soccer ball with red X Veiga
soccer ball with red X Ibañez

AFC Champions League Elite

Group stage

Al-Ahli v Persepolis Iran
16 September 2024 1 Al-Ahli v Persepolis Iran Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
20:00 UTC+3 Stadium: Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Sports City
Al-Ahli v Al-Wasl United Arab Emirates
30 September 2024 2 Al-Ahli v Al-Wasl United Arab Emirates Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
18:00 UTC+3 Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City
Al-Rayyan Qatar v Al-Ahli
21 October 2024 3 Al-Rayyan Qatar v Al-Ahli Al Rayyan, Qatar
TBD Stadium: Ahmad bin Ali Stadium
Al-Shorta Iraq v Al-Ahli
4 November 2024 4 Al-Shorta Iraq v Al-Ahli Baghdad, Iraq
TBD Stadium: Al-Shaab Stadium
Al-Ahli v Al-Ain United Arab Emirates
25 November 2024 5 Al-Ahli v Al-Ain United Arab Emirates Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
TBD Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City
Al-Ahli v Esteghlal Iran
2 December 2024 6 Al-Ahli v Esteghlal Iran Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City
Al-Sadd Qatar v Al-Ahli
3 February 2025 7 Al-Sadd Qatar v Al-Ahli Doha, Qatar
Stadium: Jassim bin Hamad Stadium
Al-Gharafa Qatar v Al-Ahli
17 February 2025 8 Al-Gharafa Qatar v Al-Ahli Al Rayyan, Qatar
Stadium: Thani bin Jassim Stadium

Statistics

Appearances

Last updated on 27 August 2024.
No. Pos Nat Player Total Pro League King Cup ACL Elite Super Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK Saudi Arabia KSA Abdulrahman Al-Sanbi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 GK Senegal SEN Édouard Mendy 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Defenders
3 DF Brazil BRA Roger Ibañez 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
6 DF Saudi Arabia KSA Bassam Al-Hurayji 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
26 DF Saudi Arabia KSA Fahad Al-Hamad 2 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0
27 DF Saudi Arabia KSA Ali Majrashi 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
28 DF Turkey TUR Merih Demiral 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
31 DF Saudi Arabia KSA Saad Balobaid 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Midfielders
8 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Sumayhan Al-Nabit 3 0 0+2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
11 MF Brazil BRA Alexsander 2 0 0+2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Fahad Al-Rashidi 2 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0
24 MF Spain ESP Gabri Veiga 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0
30 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Ziyad Al-Johani 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
39 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Yaseen Al-Zubaidi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
40 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Ali Al-Asmari 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
45 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Abdulkarim Darisi 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
79 MF Ivory Coast CIV Franck Kessié 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Forwards
7 FW Algeria ALG Riyad Mahrez 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
9 FW Saudi Arabia KSA Firas Al-Buraikan 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 FW Brazil BRA Roberto Firmino 3 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 1
Player who made an appearance this season but have left the club
17 FW Saudi Arabia KSA Haitham Asiri 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
37 DF Saudi Arabia KSA Abdulbasit Hindi 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0

Goalscorers

Rank No. Pos Nat Name Pro League King Cup ACL Elite Super Cup Total
1 10 FW Brazil Roberto Firmino 1 0 0 1 2
2 45 MF Saudi Arabia Abdulkarim Darisi 1 0 0 0 1
Own goal 0 0 0 0 0
Total 2 0 0 1 3

Last Updated: 23 August 2024

Assists

Rank No. Pos Nat Name Pro League King Cup ACL Elite Super Cup Total
1 7 FW Algeria Riyad Mahrez 0 0 0 1 1
79 MF Ivory Coast Franck Kessié 1 0 0 0 1
Total 1 0 0 1 2

Last Updated: 23 August 2024

Clean sheets

Rank No. Pos Nat Name Pro League King Cup ACL Elite Super Cup Total
1 16 GK Senegal Édouard Mendy 1 0 0 0 1
Total 1 0 0 0 1

Last Updated: 23 August 2024

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