2025–26 Al-Najma SC season
| 2025–26 season | |
|---|---|
| President | Ahmed Al-Tamimi |
| Manager | Mário Silva |
| Stadium | King Abdullah Sports City |
| Pro League | Pre-season |
| King Cup | Round of 32 |
| All statistics correct as of 1 July 2025. | |
The 2025–26 season is Al-Najma's 66th year in their existence and the first season back in the top flight of Saudi Arabian football after earning promotion in the previous season.[1][2] The club will participate in the Pro League and the King's Cup.
This is Al-Najma's first season in the top flight of Saudi football since the 2002–03 season.
The season covers the period from 1 July 2025 to 30 June 2026.
Players
Squad information
- As of 1 July 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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Transfers and loans
Transfers in
| Entry date | Position | No. | Player | From club | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 August 2025 | MF | – | Mohammed Mansour | Al-Arabi | Free | [4] |
| 3 August 2025 | MF | 43 | David Tijanić | Göztepe | Free | [4] |
| 3 August 2025 | MF | 55 | Abdulwahed Al-Nakhli | Al-Jandal | Free | [4] |
| 3 August 2025 | FW | 9 | Romell Quioto | Al-Arabi | Free | [4] |
| 4 August 2025 | DF | 4 | Nasser Al-Haleel | Al-Jubail | Free | [5] |
| 4 August 2025 | DF | 12 | Mohammed Al-Kunaydiri | Al-Tai | Free | [5] |
| 4 August 2025 | DF | 19 | Fahad Al-Abdulrazzaq | Al-Taawoun | Free | [5] |
| 4 August 2025 | DF | – | Abdullah Hawsawi | Al-Kholood | Free | [5] |
| 4 August 2025 | MF | 15 | Ammar Al-Najjar | Jeddah | Free | [5] |
| 12 August 2025 | GK | 87 | Waleed Al-Enezi | Al-Fateh | Free | [6] |
| 13 August 2025 | DF | 3 | Samir | Tigres | $6,000,000 | [7] |
| 17 August 2025 | DF | 5 | Jawad El Yamiq | Al-Wehda | Free | [8] |
| 19 August 2025 | MF | 8 | Abdulelah Al-Shammeri | Abha | Free | [9] |
| 20 August 2025 | MF | 20 | Deiby Flores | Toronto | Undisclosed | [10] |
| 27 August 2025 | FW | 98 | Bilal Boutobba | Hatayspor | $1,400,000 | [11] |
| 10 September 2025 | GK | – | Victor Braga | AEL Limassol | $200,000 | [12] |
| 10 September 2025 | FW | – | Lázaro | Almería | $5,850,000 | [13] |
Loans in
| Start date | End date | Position | No. | Player | From club | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 August 2025 | End of season | DF | 50 | Nawaf Hawsawi | Al-Riyadh | None | [14] |
| 29 August 2025 | End of season | FW | 14 | Ali Jasim | Como | None | [15] |
| 10 September 2025 | End of season | FW | – | Hisham Al Dubais | Al-Shabab | None | [16] |
Transfers out
| Exit date | Position | No. | Player | To club | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 June 2025 | DF | 47 | Abdulrahman Al-Obaid | Al-Ittihad | End of loan | |
| 30 June 2025 | MF | 15 | Nasser Al-Bishi | Al-Riyadh | End of loan | |
| 30 June 2025 | MF | 19 | Sultan Al-Akouz | Al-Wehda | End of loan | |
| 30 June 2025 | MF | 29 | Fahad Al-Taleb | Al-Nassr | End of loan | |
| 1 July 2025 | DF | 2 | Osama Al-Bawardi | Al-Riyadh | Free | [17] |
| 1 July 2025 | MF | 11 | Rayan Al-Mutairi | Al-Fayha | Free | [18] |
| 1 July 2025 | MF | 23 | Léo Tilica | Dibba Al-Hisn | Free | [19] |
| 23 July 2025 | MF | 8 | Ziyad Al-Qahtani | Al-Diriyah | Free | [20] |
| 2 August 2025 | DF | 3 | Munif Doshy | Al-Faisaly | Free | [21] |
| 1 September 2025 | DF | 53 | Ali Adnan | Al-Wehda | Free | |
| 10 September 2025 | DF | 33 | Riyadh Al-Asmari | Al-Jubail | Free | [22] |
| 10 September 2025 | MF | 20 | Nawaf Al-Rashwodi | Al-Jubail | Free | [23] |
| 10 September 2025 | FW | 9 | Sylla Sow | Abha | Free | [24] |
| 11 September 2025 | MF | 50 | Riyadh Al-Ibrahim | Al-Adalah | Free | [25] |
| 21 September 2025 | FW | 77 | Abdullah Khattab | Al-Washm | Free | [26] |
Loans out
| Start date | End date | Position | No. | Player | To club | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2025 | End of season | MF | 17 | Mohammed Al-Fraidi | Tuwaiq | None | [27] |
Pre-season
| 30 July 2025 Friendly | Al-Najma | 2–0 | Al-Markhiya | İzmit, Turkey |
| 18:00 TRT | Al-Harabi Sow |
Report | Stadium: Sporterio Arena |
| 6 August 2025 Friendly | Al-Najma | 1–1 | Al-Okhdood | Sapanca, Turkey |
| 18:00 TRT | Sow 53' | Report | Petros 36' | Stadium: Sapanca Ataturk Stadyumu |
| 11 August 2025 Friendly | Al-Najma | 1–1 | Al-Hazem | Derince, Turkey |
| 17:30 TRT | Al-Nakhli | Stadium: Derince Suni Çim Stadı |
| 15 August 2025 Friendly | Al-Najma | 1–1 | Al-Orobah | Sapanca, Turkey |
| 17:00 TRT | Al-Haleel | Al-Shammari | Stadium: Sapanca Ataturk Stadyumu |
| 21 August 2025 Friendly | Al-Najma | 1–1 | Al-Hazem | Ar Rass, Saudi Arabia |
| 19:30 AST | Quioto | Stadium: Al-Hazem Club Stadium |
Competitions
Overview
| Competition | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |
| Pro League | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 20 | −13 | 0.00 |
| King's Cup | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | +0 | 50.00 |
| Total | 10 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 22 | −13 | 10.00 |
Updated to match played 7 November 2025
Source: Competitions
Pro League
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Al-Riyadh | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 19 | −9 | 8 | |
| 15 | Damac | 9 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 17 | −9 | 5 | |
| 16 | Al-Fateh | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 21 | −11 | 5 | Relegation to FD League |
| 17 | Al-Okhdood | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 18 | −9 | 5 | |
| 18 | Al-Najma | 9 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 20 | −13 | 1 |
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).[28]
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).[28]
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 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 20 | −13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 12 | −8 |
Last updated: 7 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
| 30 August 2025 1 | Al-Qadsiah | 3–1 | Al-Najma | Dammam |
| 21:00 | Retegui 5', 90+5' Quiñones 45' |
Report | Jasim 54' Al-Kunaydiri 88' Flores 90' |
Stadium: Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium Attendance: 3,692 Referee: Kirill Levnikov (Russia) |
| 14 September 2025 2 | Al-Riyadh | 2–1 | Al-Najma | Riyadh |
| 18:35 | Tozé 1' Sylla 19' Zidan 83' Bayesh 86' 90+2' |
Report | K. Al-Shammari 37' Lázaro 51' A. Al-Shammeri 55' Al-Abdulrazzaq 72' |
Stadium: Al-Shabab Club Stadium Attendance: 1,151 Referee: Mohammed Al-Ismail |
| 20 September 2025 3 | Al-Najma | 0–1 | Al-Ittihad | Buraidah |
| 18:40 | Al-Shammeri 53' | Report | Mitaj 29' Aouar 60' Al-Mousa 73' Bergwijn 86' Kanté 90+6' |
Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City Attendance: 2,659 Referee: Mohammed Al-Hoaish |
| 27 September 2025 4 | Al-Najma | 1–2 | Al-Fayha | Buraidah |
| 18:35 | A. Al-Shammeri 43' El Yamiq 71' Samir 90+2' |
Report | Al-Mutairi 45+5' Semedo 75' Bamsaud 81' Ganvoula 88' |
Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City Attendance: 844 Referee: Ali Al-Qahtani |
| 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' K. Al-Shammari 63' Al-Najjar 90+2' |
Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City Attendance: 2,759 Referee: Shukri Al-Hanfoush |
| 23 October 2025 6 | Al-Najma | 0–1 | Al-Ahli | Buraidah |
| 21:00 | Jasim 38' Hawsawi 85' Flores 90' |
Report | Hamed 30' Al-Buraikan 34' Millot 43' Atangana 84' |
Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City Attendance: 2,473 Referee: Clément Turpin (France) |
| 31 October 2025 7 | Al-Okhdood | 2–1 | Al-Najma | Najran |
| 16:40 | Al-Rubaie 19', 80', 90+3' Kramer 67' |
Report | Petros 53' (o.g.) Lázaro 54' |
Stadium: Prince Hathloul bin Abdulaziz Sports City Attendance: 1,242 Referee: Ahmed Al-Rumaikhani |
| 7 November 2025 8 | Al-Najma | 2–4 | Al-Hilal | Buraidah |
| 20:30 | Lázaro 3', 58' Neves 60' (o.g.) Braga 73' El Yamiq 76' |
Report | S. Al-Dawsari 10', 90' Akçiçek 52' Hernández 67', 71' Neves 78' César 90+6' |
Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City Attendance: 12,641 Referee: Alejandro Muñiz Ruiz (Spain) |
| 22 November 2025 9 | Damac | v | Al-Najma | Khamis Mushait |
| 16:40 | Stadium: Damac Club Stadium |
| 21 December 2025 10 | Al-Najma | v | Al-Nassr | Buraidah |
| 20:30 | Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City |
| 25 December 2025 11 | Neom | v | Al-Najma | Tabuk |
| 20:30 | Stadium: King Khalid Sport City Stadium |
| 29 December 2025 12 | Al-Taawoun | v | Al-Najma | Buraidah |
| 20:30 | Stadium: Al-Taawoun Club Stadium |
King's Cup
All times are local, AST (UTC+3).
| 23 September 2025 Round of 32 | Al-Najma | 2–1 | Damac | Buraidah |
| 18:35 | K. Al-Shammari 23' A. Al-Shammeri 56' Lázaro 58' Al-Kunaydiri 65' Al Dubais 90+1' Al-Harabi 90+3' |
Report | Harkass 5' Al-Anazi 22' H. Al-Ghamdi 79' Kaiki 81' |
Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City Referee: Mohammed Al-Dagash |
| 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 7 November 2025.
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Pro League | King's Cup | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| Goalkeepers | |||||||||
| 1 | GK | BRA | Victor Braga | 9 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | GK | KSA | Khaled Al-Muqaitib | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 87 | GK | KSA | Waleed Al-Enezi | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defenders | |||||||||
| 2 | DF | BRA | Vitor Vargas | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | BRA | Samir | 6 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | KSA | Nasser Al-Haleel | 5 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | MAR | Jawad El Yamiq | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | KSA | Khaled Al-Shammari | 9 | 0 | 6+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | DF | KSA | Mohammed Al-Kunaydiri | 5 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | DF | KSA | Fahad Al-Abdulrazzaq | 8 | 0 | 5+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | KSA | Abdullah Hawsawi | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 50 | DF | KSA | Nawaf Hawsawi | 4 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Midfielders | |||||||||
| 8 | MF | KSA | Abdulelah Al-Shammeri | 10 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | KSA | Faisal Al-Mutairi | 6 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | KSA | Ammar Al-Najjar | 4 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | KSA | Mohammed Mansour | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | KSA | Abdulaziz Al-Harabi | 7 | 1 | 2+3 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 |
| 20 | MF | HON | Deiby Flores | 9 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | KSA | Rakan Al-Tulayhi | 9 | 0 | 2+6 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 43 | MF | SVN | David Tijanić | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | MF | CRO | Marin Prekodravac | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 55 | MF | KSA | Abdulwahed Al-Nakhli | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Forwards | |||||||||
| 7 | FW | BRA | Lázaro | 9 | 3 | 6+1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 9 | FW | HON | Romell Quioto | 7 | 0 | 5+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | FW | IRQ | Ali Jasim | 10 | 2 | 5+3 | 2 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 77 | FW | KSA | Hisham Al Dubais | 5 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 98 | FW | FRA | Bilal Boutobba | 9 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
Goalscorers
| Rank | No. | Pos | Nat | Name | Pro League | King's Cup | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | FW | Lázaro | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2 | 14 | FW | Ali Jasim | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 3 | 3 | DF | Samir | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 18 | MF | Abdulaziz Al-Harabi | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Own goal | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 7 | 2 | 9 | ||||
Last Updated: 7 November 2025
Assists
| Rank | No. | Pos | Nat | Name | Pro League | King's Cup | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | DF | Samir | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 8 | MF | Abdulelah Al-Shammeri | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 12 | DF | Mohammed Al-Kunaydiri | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 23 | MF | Rakan Al-Tulayhi | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 98 | FW | Bilal Boutobba | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Total | 4 | 1 | 5 | ||||
Last Updated: 17 October 2025
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