2025–26 Al-Kholood Club season
| 2025–26 season | |
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| Stadium | Al-Hazem Club Stadium |
| Pro League | Pre-season |
| King Cup | Round of 32 |
| All statistics correct as of 1 July 2025. | |
The 2024–25 season is Al-Kholood's 56th year in existence and their second consecutive season in the Pro League.[2] The club will participate in the Pro League and the King's Cup.
The season covers the period from 1 July 2025 to 30 June 2026.
Players
Squad information
- As of 9 September 2025[3]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Staff
| Position | Staff |
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| Head coach | Des Buckingham |
| Assistant coach | Hiroshi Miyazawa |
| Goalkeeper coach | Juanma Cruz |
| Fitness coach | James Redden |
| Match analyst | Mohammed Sawaan |
| Team doctor | Mazen Al-Shehri |
| Physiotherapist | Abdullah Al-Harbi |
| Masseur | Sultan Mazyad |
| Performance Manager | Mohammed Al-Mazrou |
Transfers and loans
Transfers in
| Entry date | Position | No. | Player | From club | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 June 2025 | DF | 4 | Jamaan Al-Dossari | Al-Faisaly | End of loan | |
| 30 June 2025 | DF | 13 | Abdullah Masoud | Al-Houra | End of loan | |
| 1 July 2025 | FW | 18 | Jackson Muleka | Beşiktaş | $1,750,000 | [4] |
| 21 August 2025 | MF | 11 | Hattan Bahebri | Al-Taawoun | Free | [5] |
| 22 August 2025 | MF | 39 | Abdulrahman Al-Dawsari | Al-Qadsiah | Undisclosed | [6] |
| 27 August 2025 | DF | 15 | Ramzi Solan | Damac | Free | [7] |
| 27 August 2025 | MF | 6 | John Buckley | Blackburn Rovers | $1,350,000 | [8] |
| 27 August 2025 | MF | 46 | Abdulaziz Al-Aliwa | Al-Nassr | $134,000 | [9] |
| 31 August 2025 | DF | 38 | Shaquille Pinas | Hammarby | Undisclosed | [10] |
| 8 September 2025 | FW | 18 | Ramiro Enrique | Orlando City | $3,300,000 | [11] |
| 9 September 2025 | GK | 48 | Muhannad Al-Yahya | Al-Fateh | Free |
Loans in
| Start date | End date | Position | No. | Player | From club | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 August 2025 | End of season | FW | 99 | Guga | Al-Qadsiah | None | [12] |
| 27 August 2025 | End of season | GK | 31 | Juan Pablo Cozzani | Platense | None | [13] |
| 27 August 2025 | End of season | DF | – | Muhannad Al-Harthi | Al-Ettifaq | None | [14] |
| 27 August 2025 | End of season | DF | – | Abdullah Al-Zori | Al-Ettifaq | None | [15] |
Transfers out
| Exit date | Position | No. | Player | To club | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 June 2025 | DF | 27 | Hamdan Al-Shamrani | Al-Ettifaq | End of loan | |
| 30 June 2025 | MF | 6 | Ambrose Ochigbo | ES Zarzis | End of loan | |
| 30 June 2025 | MF | 10 | Álex Collado | Real Betis | End of loan | |
| 30 June 2025 | MF | 15 | Aliou Dieng | Al Ahly Cairo | End of loan | |
| 30 June 2025 | MF | 22 | Hammam Al-Hammami | Al-Ittihad | End of loan | |
| 30 June 2025 | MF | 29 | Farhah Al-Shamrani | Al-Ittihad | End of loan | |
| 30 June 2025 | MF | 51 | Zaid Al-Enezi | Al-Ula | End of loan | |
| 30 June 2025 | FW | 18 | Jackson Muleka | Beşiktaş | End of loan | |
| 30 June 2025 | FW | 20 | Bassem Al-Oraini | Al-Taawoun | End of loan | |
| 4 August 2025 | DF | 24 | Abdullah Hawsawi | Al-Najma | Free | [16] |
| 5 August 2025 | DF | 70 | Mohammed Jahfali | Al-Faisaly | Free | [17] |
| 20 August 2025 | FW | 18 | Jackson Muleka | Konyaspor | Free | [18] |
| 9 September 2025 | GK | 34 | Marcelo Grohe | Al-Shabab | Free | [19] |
| 20 September 2025 | GK | 33 | Jassem Al-Ashban | Al-Orobah | Free |
Pre-season
| 9 August 2025 Friendly | Al-Kholood | 2–0 | JS Kabylie | Turkey |
| 17:00 TRT | Report |
| 12 August 2025 Friendly | Al-Kholood | 3–0 | Fethiyespor | Kartepe, Turkey |
| TRT | Maolida Khalifa Bahebri |
Stadium: The Green Park Kartepe Resort |
| 22 August 2025 Friendly | Al-Kholood | 2–1 | Al-Taawoun | Buraidah, Saudi Arabia |
| 18:45 AST | Maolida 73' (pen.) Khalifa 89' |
Al-Ahmed 47' | Stadium: Al-Taawoun Club Stadium |
Competitions
Overview
| Competition | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |
| Pro League | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 15 | −3 | 37.50 |
| King's Cup | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 100.00 |
| Total | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 15 | 16 | −1 | 50.00 |
Updated to match played 6 November 2025
Source: Competitions
Pro League
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Al-Fayha | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 13 | −2 | 12 |
| 11 | Al-Hazem | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 14 | −6 | 10 |
| 12 | Al-Kholood | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 17 | −4 | 9 |
| 13 | Al-Shabab | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 11 | −4 | 8 |
| 14 | Al-Riyadh | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 21 | −11 | 8 |
Updated to match(es) played on 25 December 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).[20]
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 | |||||||||||||||||
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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 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 15 | −3 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 10 | −7 |
Last updated: 6 November 2025.
Source: Saudi Pro League
Results by round
Updated to match(es) played on 8 November 2025. 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
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 |
| 14 September 2025 2 | Al-Nassr | 2–0 | Al-Kholood | Riyadh |
| 21:00 | Mané 52' Al-Ghannam 73' Martinez 81' Al-Khaibari 90+5' |
Report | Buckley 83' Enrique 90+3' |
Stadium: Al-Awwal Park Attendance: 18,095 Referee: Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea (Spain) |
| 18 September 2025 3 | Al-Kholood | 2–1 | Damac | Ar Rass |
| 18:40 | Enrique 11' N'Doram 14' Buckley 81' |
Report | Vada 23' (pen.) | Stadium: Al-Hazem Club Stadium Attendance: 2,468 Referee: Sultan Al-Harbi |
| 25 September 2025 4 | Al-Shabab | 1–2 | Al-Kholood | Riyadh |
| 18:25 | Hernández 14' Carrasco 61' (pen.) |
Report | Bahebri 20' Enrique 48' Al-Aliwa 90' |
Stadium: SHG Arena Attendance: 2,377 Referee: Mohammed Al-Hoaish |
| 17 October 2025 5 | Al-Kholood | 5–1 | Al-Najma | Buraidah |
| 18:10 | Sawaan 4' Enrique 24' (pen.) N'Doram 43' Maolida 45+1' Bahebri 84' Al-Aliwa 90' |
Report | Jasim 11' Samir 45+3' 67' Al-Harabi 47' Al-Tulayhi 56' Al-Shammari 63' Al-Najjar 90+2' |
Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City Attendance: 2,759 Referee: Shukri Al-Hanfoush |
| 23 October 2025 6 | Al-Riyadh | 1–0 | Al-Kholood | Riyadh |
| 17:55 | Sylla 26' Al-Khaibari 76' |
Report | N'Doram 34' | Stadium: SHG Arena Attendance: 1,316 Referee: Abdullah Zarban |
| 30 October 2025 7 | Al-Kholood | 2–3 | Neom | Buraidah |
| 20:30 | N'Doram 5' Al-Safri 15' Maolida 27' Enrique 82' Al-Shehri 90+1' |
Report | Benrahma 8', 66' Troost-Ekong 32' (o.g.) Koné 35' Al-Oyayari 77' Maximiano 78' |
Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City Attendance: 981 Referee: Abdulsamad Bakri |
| 6 November 2025 8 | Al-Qadsiah | 4–0 | Al-Kholood | Dammam |
| 20:30 | Retegui 15' (pen.) Al-Juwayr 60' Nández 65' |
Report | Sawaan 58' Enrique 71' |
Stadium: Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium Attendance: 6,765 Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük (Netherlands) |
| 21 November 2025 9 | Al-Kholood | v | Al-Hazem | Ar Rass |
| 17:50 | Stadium: Al-Hazem Club Stadium |
| 21 December 2025 10 | Al-Khaleej | v | Al-Kholood | Dammam |
| 20:30 | Stadium: Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium |
| 26 December 2025 11 | Al-Kholood | v | Al-Taawoun | Ar Rass |
| 18:00 | Stadium: Al-Hazem Club Stadium |
| 31 December 2025 12 | Al-Kholood | v | Al-Hilal | Buraidah |
| 20:30 | Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City |
King's Cup
All times are local, AST (UTC+3).
| 22 September 2025 Round of 32 | Al-Bukiryah | 1–2 | Al-Kholood | Al Bukayriyah |
| 18:35 | Al-Khalifah 82' Al-Shuwayyi 84' |
Report | Fallatah 28' (o.g.) Enrique 71' Al-Shehri 90' Mazyad 90+5' Pinas 90+8' |
Stadium: Al-Bukiryah Club Stadium Referee: Abdullah Al-Kharboush |
| 27 October 2025 Round of 16 | Al-Kholood | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | Al-Najma | Buraidah |
| 18:00 | Buckley 32' Enrique 99' Al-Safri 109' Cozzani 115' |
Report | Al-Abdulrazzaq 45' Al-Haleel 75' Quioto 82' Flores 82' |
Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City Referee: Mohammed Al-Ismail |
Statistics
Appearances
- Last updated on 6 November 2025.
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Pro League | King's Cup | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||||||||
| Goalkeepers | |||||||||||||||||
| 30 | GK | KSA | Mohammed Mazyad | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||
| 31 | GK | ARG | Juan Pablo Cozzani | 9 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||
| 48 | GK | KSA | Muhannad Al-Yahya | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| Defenders | |||||||||||||||||
| 4 | DF | KSA | Jamaan Al-Dossari | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 5 | DF | NGA | William Troost-Ekong | 10 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||
| 7 | DF | KSA | Sultan Al-Shehri | 7 | 0 | 3+2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | ||||||||
| 12 | DF | KSA | Hassan Al-Asmari | 4 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 13 | DF | KSA | Abdullah Masoud | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 15 | DF | KSA | Ramzi Solan | 3 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 23 | DF | SVK | Norbert Gyömbér | 10 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||
| 24 | DF | KSA | Odai Abdulghani | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||||||||
| 38 | DF | SUR | Shaquille Pinas | 8 | 0 | 5+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||
| Midfielders | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | MF | ENG | John Buckley | 10 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||
| 8 | MF | KSA | Abdulrahman Al-Safri | 9 | 0 | 5+2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||
| 11 | MF | KSA | Hattan Bahebri | 10 | 1 | 7+1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||
| 14 | MF | KSA | Ibrahim Barabaa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 22 | MF | KSA | Salman Al Mesawa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 39 | MF | KSA | Abdulrahman Al-Dawsari | 10 | 0 | 0+8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||
| 46 | MF | KSA | Abdulaziz Al-Aliwa | 10 | 2 | 3+5 | 2 | 0+2 | 0 | ||||||||
| 70 | MF | KSA | Mohammed Sawaan | 10 | 1 | 7+1 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 | ||||||||
| 96 | MF | FRA | Kévin N'Doram | 10 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||
| Forwards | |||||||||||||||||
| 9 | FW | COM | Myziane Maolida | 8 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||
| 18 | FW | ARG | Ramiro Enrique | 9 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||
| 19 | FW | KSA | Majed Khalifah | 7 | 0 | 1+4 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | ||||||||
| 99 | FW | BRA | Guga | 3 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||||||||
| Player who made an appearance this season but have left the club | |||||||||||||||||
| 33 | GK | KSA | Jassem Al-Ashban | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
Goalscorers
| Rank | No. | Pos | Nat | Name | Pro League | King Cup | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18 | FW | Ramiro Enrique | 4 | 2 | 6 | |
| 2 | 6 | MF | John Buckley | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 46 | MF | Abdulaziz Al-Aliwa | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 4 | 9 | FW | Myziane Maolida | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 11 | MF | Hattan Bahebri | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 70 | MF | Mohammed Sawaan | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 96 | MF | Kévin N'Doram | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Own goal | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 12 | 3 | 15 | ||||
Last Updated: 30 October 2025
Assists
| Rank | No. | Pos | Nat | Name | Pro League | King Cup | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | MF | John Buckley | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 9 | FW | Myziane Maolida | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 3 | 11 | MF | Hattan Bahebri | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 70 | MF | Mohammed Sawaan | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Total | 6 | 0 | 6 | ||||
Last Updated: 30 October 2025
Clean sheets
| Rank | No. | Pos | Nat | Name | Pro League | King Cup | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 31 | GK | Juan Pablo Cozzani | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||
Last Updated: 27 October 2025
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