2025–26 Al-Ettifaq FC season

Al-Ettifaq
2025–26 season
PresidentSamer Al-Misehal
ManagerSaad Al-Shehri
StadiumAl-Ettifaq Club Stadium
Pro LeaguePre-season
King CupRound of 32
All statistics correct as of 1 July 2025.

The 2025–26 season is Al-Ettifaq's 47th non-consecutive season in the Pro League and their 80th season in existence.[1] The club will participate in the Pro League and the King Cup.

The season covers the period from 1 July 2025 to 30 June 2026.

Players

First-team squad

As of 1 July 2025

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  SVK Marek Rodák
3 DF  KSA Abdullah Madu
4 DF  SCO Jack Hendry
6 MF  KSA Mukhtar Ali
7 FW  CMR Karl Toko Ekambi
8 MF  NED Georginio Wijnaldum (captain)
9 FW  FRA Moussa Dembélé
10 MF  ESP Álvaro Medrán
12 MF  KSA Turki Al-Madani
13 DF  KSA Hamdan Al-Shamrani
14 MF  BRA Vitinho
15 FW  RSA
17 MF  KSA Hassan Al-Musallam
18 FW  POR João Costa
19 MF  KSA Khalid Al-Ghannam
22 GK  KSA Bilal Al-Dawaa
23 GK  KSA Ahmed Al-Rehaili
24 MF  KSA Nawaf Hazazi
25 DF  KSA Abdulbasit Hindi
No. Pos. Nation Player
27 MF  KSA Mohammed Al-Qadhi
28 DF  KSA Abdulrahman Sahhari
29 DF  KSA Mohammed Abdulrahman
31 DF  TUN Wissam Chaouali
32 DF  COD Marcel Tisserand
33 DF  KSA Madallah Al-Olayan
35 MF  KSA Abdullah Khalifah
36 MF  KSA Faris Al-Ghamdi
38 MF  KSA Abdullah Al-Zahrani
51 DF  KSA Meshal Al-Alaeli
61 DF  KSA Radhi Al-Otaibi
70 DF  KSA Abdullah Al-Khateeb
77 MF  KSA Majed Dawran
87 DF  KSA Meshal Al-Sebyani
92 GK  KSA Turki Baljoush
99 FW  KSA Mohammed Al-Eisa
— GK  KSA Abdullah Al-Owaishir
— FW  KSA Redha Al-Abdullah

Transfers and loans

Transfers in

Entry date Position No. Player From club Fee Ref.
30 June 2025 GK 22 Bilal Al-Dawaa Al-Jandal End of loan
30 June 2025 GK 23 Ahmed Al-Rehaili Al-Nassr End of loan
30 June 2025 GK – Abdullah Al-Owaishir Al-Wehda End of loan
30 June 2025 DF 13 Meshal Al-Alaeli Al-Wehda End of loan
30 June 2025 DF 32 Marcel Tisserand Al-Khaleej End of loan
30 June 2025 DF – Hamdan Al-Shamrani Al-Kholood End of loan
30 June 2025 MF 6 Faris Al-Ghamdi Al-Sahel End of loan
30 June 2025 MF 17 Khalid Al-Ghannam Al-Hilal End of loan
30 June 2025 MF 35 Abdullah Al-Dossary Al-Safa End of loan
30 June 2025 MF 80 Hamed Al-Ghamdi Al-Ittihad End of loan
30 June 2025 MF 90 Mohammed Mahzari Al-Taawoun End of loan
30 June 2025 MF – Hassan Al-Musallam Al-Khaleej End of loan
30 June 2025 MF – Nawaf Hazazi Al-Sahel End of loan
30 June 2025 MF – Berat Özdemir İstanbul Başakşehir End of loan
30 June 2025 FW 20 Thamer Al-Khaibari Al-Raed End of loan
30 June 2025 FW – Redha Al-Abdullah Al-Fayha End of loan
13 July 2025 FW 15 Mohau Nkota Orlando Pirates $1,400,000 [2]
16 July 2025 MF 11 Ondrej Duda Hellas Verona Free [3]
22 July 2025 GK – Abdulbasit Hawsawi Damac Free [4]
31 July 2025 MF – Ziyad Al-Ghamdi Al-Ahli Free [5]
31 July 2025 FW – Ahmed Hassan Le Havre Free [6]
5 August 2025 DF 5 Francisco Calvo Hatayspor Free [7]
21 August 2025 DF – Ahmed Al-Omaisi Jeddah Free [8]
9 September 2025 FW 71 Matija Gluščević Radnički 1923 $470,000 [9]

Transfers out

Exit date Position No. Player To club Fee Ref.
30 June 2025 GK 96 Marwan Al-Haidari Al-Khaleej End of loan
30 June 2025 DF 24 Ahmed Bamsaud Al-Ittihad End of loan
30 June 2025 MF 36 Josen Escobar América de Cali End of loan
30 June 2025 MF 46 Abdulaziz Al-Aliwa Al-Nassr End of loan
30 June 2025 MF 88 Abdulellah Al-Malki Al-Hilal End of loan
30 June 2025 FW 21 Abdullah Radif Al-Hilal End of loan
1 July 2025 MF 90 Mohammed Mahzari Al-Taawoun $1,600,000 [10]
1 July 2025 MF – Berat Özdemir İstanbul Başakşehir Free
3 July 2025 FW 11 Demarai Gray Birmingham City Free [11]
18 July 2025 MF 80 Hamed Al-Ghamdi Al-Ittihad $10,663,000 [12]
18 July 2025 FW 20 Thamer Al-Khaibari Neom $3,332,000 [13]
19 July 2025 MF – Nawaf Al-Janahi Neom $1,332,000 [14]
31 July 2025 DF 29 Mohammed Abdulrahman Al-Ahli $6,665,000 [15]
8 August 2025 DF 27 Hamdan Al-Shamrani Al-Ula Free [16]
11 August 2025 MF 14 Vitinho Corinthians Free [17]
17 August 2025 DF 32 Marcel Tisserand Sydney FC Free [18]
10 September 2025 FW 7 Karl Toko Ekambi Al-Fateh Free [19]
12 September 2025 GK – Abdullah Al-Owaishir Al-Wehda Free

Loans out

Start date End date Position No. Player To club Fee Ref.
27 August 2025 End of season DF – Muhannad Al-Harthi Al-Kholood None [20]
27 August 2025 End of season DF – Abdullah Al-Zori Al-Kholood None [21]
2 September 2025 End of season DF 31 Wissem Chaouali Al-Jubail None [22]
8 September 2025 End of season MF – Nawaf Hazazi Al-Jubail None [23]
9 September 2025 End of season GK 23 Ahmed Al-Rehaili Al-Diriyah None [24]
10 September 2025 End of season DF 13 Meshal Al-Alaeli Al-Taawoun None [25]

Pre-season and friendlies

22 July 2025 Friendly Al-Ettifaq 2–2 Portimonense Albufeira, Portugal
18:00 WEST Hendry 44'
Al-Qadhi 52'		 Report Durán 6'
Acquah 59'		 Stadium: Estadio Municipal de Albufeira
29 July 2025 Friendly Al-Ettifaq 1–5 Farense Albufeira, Portugal
18:00 WEST Al-Bishi 90+3' Almeida 37' (pen.)
Gjorgjev 39'
Costa 52'
Ribeiro 55' (pen.)
Cuba 77'		 Stadium: Estadio Municipal de Albufeira
3 August 2025 Friendly Al-Ettifaq 0–0 Al-Sadd Marbella, Spain
19:00 CEST Report Stadium: Marbella Football Center
7 August 2025 Friendly Al-Ettifaq 3–1 Cádiz Mirandilla Estepona, Spain
11:00 CEST Hindi 54'
F. Al-Ghamdi 66'
Z. Al-Ghamdi 67'		 Report Varela 13' Stadium: Estepona Football Center
7 August 2025 Friendly Al-Ettifaq 1–1 Cádiz La Línea, Spain
20:00 CEST Calvo 48' Report Denia 66' Stadium: Estadio Municipal de La Línea de la Concepción
16 August 2025 Friendly Al-Ettifaq 2–2 Al-Riffa Dammam, Saudi Arabia
18:50 AST Al-Ghannam 15'
Medrán 19'		 Report Ben Souda 13'
Yuri 40' (pen.)		 Stadium: EGO Stadium
21 August 2025 Friendly Al-Ettifaq 2–2 Al-Khaleej Dammam, Saudi Arabia
18:50 AST Al-Otaibi 18'
Calvo 54'		 Report Masouras 9'
Al-Amri 83' (pen.)		 Stadium: EGO Stadium

Competitions

Overview

Competition Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Pro League 8 2 3 3 10 16 −6 025.00
King's Cup 1 0 1 0 2 2 +0 000.00
Total 9 2 4 3 12 18 −6 022.22

Updated to match played 8 November 2025
Source: Competitions

Pro League

Main article: 2025–26 Saudi Pro League

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
7 Al-Ittihad 9 4 2 3 17 15 +2 14
8 Neom 9 4 2 3 13 14 −1 14
9 Al-Ettifaq 9 3 3 3 13 18 −5 12
10 Al-Fayha 9 3 2 4 11 13 −2 11
11 Al-Kholood 9 3 0 6 13 17 −4 9
Updated to match(es) played on 23 November 2025. 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).[26]

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
8 2 3 3 10 16  −6 9 1 2 1 4 8  −4 1 1 2 6 8  −2

Last updated: 8 November 2025.
Source: Saudi Pro League

Results by round

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
GroundHHAAHAHAHAAHHAHAHAAHHAHAHAHHAAHAHA
ResultWDLWLLDD
Position669811111111
Updated to match(es) played on 8 November 2025. Source: Saudi Pro League
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

28 August 2025 1 Al-Ettifaq 2–1 Al-Kholood Dammam
21:00 Nkota 7'
Madu  13'
Medrán  47'
Wijnaldum 61'
Al-Ghamdi  88'		 Report Buckley 36',  45+2'
Solan  90+6'		 Stadium: EGO Stadium
Attendance: 2,168
Referee: Faisal Al-Blwi
12 September 2025 2 Al-Ettifaq 0–0 Al-Ahli Dammam
18:25 Calvo  61'
Al-Olayan  65'
Hendry  83'
Dahal  87'		 Report Hawsawi  51'
Ibañez  56'
Majrashi  84'		 Stadium: EGO Stadium
Attendance: 9,782
Referee: Anastasios Sidiropoulos (Greece)
18 September 2025 3 Al-Taawoun 4–1 Al-Ettifaq Buraidah
18:40 Al-Kuwaykibi 9'
Al-Ahmed  40', 51'
Mandash 56'
Martínez 70' (pen.)
Hawsawi  82'		 Report Hassan  13'
Calvo  28'
Duda  58'
Rodák  67'
Al-Ghannam 82'		 Stadium: Al-Taawoun Club Stadium
Attendance: 1,944
Referee: Majed Al-Shamrani
26 September 2025 4 Damac 1–3 Al-Ettifaq Khamis Mushait
18:40 Vada 38'
Bedrane  67'
Abdullah  69'
Medina  72'		 Report Duda  1'
Al-Ghannam 40', 57'
Wijnaldum 65'
Madu  90'
Al-Ghamdi  90+3'		 Stadium: Damac Club Stadium
Attendance: 2,581
Referee: Abdulsamad Bakri
18 October 2025 5 Al-Ettifaq 0–5 Al-Hilal Dammam
17:45 Report Leonardo 23', 55'
N. Al-Dawsari  29'
Núñez 39', 74'
Neves 48' (pen.)		 Stadium: EGO Stadium
Attendance: 10,187
Referee: Sebastian Gishamer (Austria)
24 October 2025 6 Al-Fateh 2–1 Al-Ettifaq Al-Hasa
17:45 Saâdane  25'
Al-Zubaidi 45+4'
Fernandes 64'
Youssouf  86'
Qasheesh  90+4'		 Report Al-Ghannam  16'
Duda  20'
Dembélé 49' (pen.)
Dahal  88'		 Stadium: Maydan Tamweel Aloula
Attendance: 9,345
Referee: Khalid Al-Turais
31 October 2025 7 Al-Ettifaq 2–2 Al-Hazem Dammam
20:30 Al-Ghannam 14'
Medrán  41'
Calvo  46'
Dembélé  57'
Nkota 90'		 Report Al-Dakheel  54'
Martins 63'
Al Somah 65'
Al-Khaibari  89'		 Stadium: EGO Stadium
Attendance: 2,959
Referee: Ali Al-Qahtani
8 November 2025 8 Al-Shabab 1–1 Al-Ettifaq Riyadh
17:45 Al-Othman 13',  61'
Al-Sibyani  24'
Al-Shuwayrikh  57'
Al-Subiani  82'
Matuq  82'		 Report Wijnaldum 86' (pen.) Stadium: SHG Arena
Attendance: 1,895
Referee: Mohammed Al-Ismail
22 November 2025 9 Al-Ettifaq v Al-Fayha Dammam
17:25 Stadium: EGO Stadium
19 December 2025 10 Al-Qadsiah v Al-Ettifaq Dammam
17:30 Stadium: Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium
25 December 2025 11 Al-Riyadh v Al-Ettifaq Riyadh
20:30 Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Sports City Stadium
30 December 2025 12 Al-Ettifaq v Al-Nassr Dammam
20:30 Stadium: EGO Stadium

King's Cup

Main article: 2025–26 King's Cup (Saudi Arabia)

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

21 September 2025 Round of 32 Al-Batin 2–2 (a.e.t.)
(4–2 p)		 Al-Ettifaq Hafar al-Batin
18:30 Al-Khathlan 40'
Al-Sahli 90+3'
Al-Shelali  96'
Fawaz  98'
Falette  115'		 Report Hassan 18'
Wijnaldum 47'
Duda  52'
Medrán  76'
Nkota  90+5'
Calvo  120+5'		 Stadium: Al-Batin Club Stadium
Referee: Abdullah Al-Shehri
Penalties
Al-Sahli
Al-Khathlan
M'Changama
Al-Shelali 		Wijnaldum
Medrán
Duda
Calvo

Statistics

Appearances

Last updated on 8 November 2025.
No. Pos Nat Player Total Pro League King's Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK  SVK Marek Rodák 9 0 8 0 1 0
22 GK  KSA Abdulbasit Hawsawi 0 0 0 0 0 0
24 GK  KSA Belal Al-Dawaa 0 0 0 0 0 0
92 GK  KSA Turki Baljoush 0 0 0 0 0 0
Defenders
3 DF  KSA Abdullah Madu 6 0 6 0 0 0
4 DF  SCO Jack Hendry 9 0 8 0 1 0
5 DF  CRC Francisco Calvo 9 0 8 0 1 0
12 DF  KSA Awad Dahal 6 0 1+4 0 1 0
33 DF  KSA Madallah Al-Olayan 5 0 0+5 0 0 0
37 DF  KSA Abdulbasit Hindi 1 0 0+1 0 0 0
61 DF  KSA Radhi Al-Otaibi 7 0 6 0 0+1 0
70 DF  KSA Abdullah Al-Khateeb 7 0 4+2 0 1 0
87 DF  KSA Meshal Al-Sebyani 1 0 0+1 0 0 0
Midfielders
6 MF  KSA Faris Al-Ghamdi 5 0 1+3 0 0+1 0
7 MF  KSA Mukhtar Ali 9 0 6+2 0 0+1 0
8 MF  NED Georginio Wijnaldum 9 4 8 3 1 1
10 MF  ESP Álvaro Medrán 9 0 7+1 0 1 0
11 MF  SVK Ondrej Duda 8 0 7 0 1 0
17 MF  KSA Khalid Al-Ghannam 9 4 7+1 4 1 0
24 MF  KSA Jalal Al-Salem 3 0 0+3 0 0 0
29 MF  KSA Ziyad Al-Ghamdi 3 0 0+3 0 0 0
58 MF  KSA Yasir Al-Shammari 0 0 0 0 0 0
77 MF  KSA Majed Dawran 7 0 0+6 0 0+1 0
Forwards
9 FW  FRA Moussa Dembélé 3 1 2+1 1 0 0
15 FW  RSA Mohau Nkota 9 2 7+1 2 0+1 0
19 FW  EGY Ahmed Hassan 4 1 2+1 0 1 1
71 FW  SRB Matija Gluščević 2 0 0+1 0 1 0
Players sent out on loan this season
13 DF  KSA Meshal Al-Alaeli 0 0 0 0 0 0
23 GK  KSA Ahmed Al-Rehaili 0 0 0 0 0 0

Goalscorers

Rank No. Pos Nat Name Pro League King Cup Total
1 8 MF Georginio Wijnaldum 3 1 4
17 MF Khalid Al-Ghannam 4 0 4
3 15 FW Mohau Nkota 2 0 2
4 9 FW Moussa Dembélé 1 0 1
19 FW Ahmed Hassan 0 1 1
Own goal 0 0 0
Total 10 2 12

Last Updated: 8 November 2025

Assists

Rank No. Pos Nat Name Pro League King Cup Total
1 5 DF Francisco Calvo 0 2 2
17 MF Khalid Al-Ghannam 2 0 2
3 9 FW Moussa Dembélé 1 0 1
15 FW Mohau Nkota 1 0 1
77 MF Majed Dawran 1 0 1
Total 5 2 7

Last Updated: 31 October 2025

Clean sheets

Rank No. Pos Nat Name Pro League King Cup Total
1 1 GK Marek Rodák 1 0 1
Total 1 0 1

Last Updated: 12 September 2025

References

  1. ^ "History". Ettifaq.com.
  2. ^ "رسميًا.. أورلاندو يعلن انتقال نكوتا إلى الاتفاق".
  3. ^ "دودا... من الدوري الإيطالي إلى الاتفاق".
  4. ^ "عبدالباسط هوساوي حارساً للاتفاق".
  5. ^ "الاتفاق يتعاقد مع الغامدي من الأهلي ضمن صفقة عبد الرحمن".
  6. ^ "الاتفاق يعلن التعاقد مع أحمد حسن كوكا".
  7. ^ "الاتفاق يوقع رسمياً مع الكوستاريكي كالفو".
  8. ^ "الاتفاق يتعاقد مع 3 لاعبين ضمن فريق 21".
  9. ^ "الاتفاق يتعاقد مع ماتيا غلوشيفيتش حتى 2028".
  10. ^ "بعقد ثلاثة أعوام.. محزري من الاتفاق إلى التعاون".
  11. ^ "Blues complete signing of Demarai Gray". Bcfc.com. Birmingham City FC. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
  12. ^ "الاتحاد يتعاقد مع حامد الغامدي حتى 2030".
  13. ^ "رابع المحليين.. نيوم يدعم هجومه بالخيبري".
  14. ^ "نيوم يعزز صفوفه بلاعب شباب الاتفاق نواف الجناحي".
  15. ^ "الأهلي يعلن التعاقد مع محمد عبدالرحمن قادمًا من نادي الاتفاق".
  16. ^ "رسميا.. الشمراني سادس صفقات العلا".
  17. ^ "Corinthians anuncia a contratação do atacante Vitinho até o fim de 2026".
  18. ^ "Sydney FC Sign Experienced International Defender Marcel Tisserand".
  19. ^ "الفتح يتعاقد مع الكاميروني إيكامبي".
  20. ^ "مهند الحارثي معاراً إلى نادي الخلود .. بالتوفيـق لك".
  21. ^ "عبدالله الزوري معاراً إلى نادي الخلود .. بالتوفيـق لك".
  22. ^ "وسام الشوالي معاراً إلى نادي الجبيل".
  23. ^ "نـواف هزازي معاراً إلى نادي الجبيل".
  24. ^ "الاتفاق يعلن رحيل لاعبه إلى الدرعية".
  25. ^ "الاتفاق يجدد عقد العلائلي حتى 2028.. ويعيره للتعاون".
  26. ^ "اللائحة التنظيمية لكأس دوري الأمير محمد بن سلمان للمحترفين" [Regulations of Prince Mohammed bin Salman Professional League Cup] (PDF) (in Arabic). SAFF. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
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