2025–26 Al-Qadsiah FC season

Al-Qadsiah
2025–26 season
President
  • Bader Al-Reziza
Manager
StadiumPrince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium
Pro League2nd
King's CupRound of 32
Super CupSemi-finals
Top goalscorerLeague:
Mateo Retegui
Julián Quiñones
(3 each)

All:
Mateo Retegui
Julián Quiñones
(3 each)

The 2025–26 season is Al-Qadsiah's second consecutive season in the Pro League, and their 58th year in their existence.[1] Along with competing in the Pro League, the club will also participate in the King's Cup and the Super Cup.

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

Players

Squad information

As of 1 February 2025[2]

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  BEL Koen Casteels
2 DF  KSA Mohammed Aboulshamat
3 DF  KSA Mohammed Saadoun
4 DF  KSA Jehad Thakri
5 MF  ARG Equi Fernández
6 DF  ESP Nacho
7 MF  KSA Turki Al-Ammar
8 MF  URU Nahitan Nández
9 FW  BRA Guga
10 FW  GAB Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
11 MF  KSA Ali Hazazi
12 DF  KSA Mohammed Al-Shanqiti
13 DF  KSA Ahmed Kaabi
14 MF  KSA Saif Rashad
15 MF  KSA Hussain Al-Qahtani
17 DF  URU Gastón Álvarez
18 FW  KSA Haitham Asiri
23 DF  KSA Abdullah Hassoun
24 DF  KSA Mohammed Qassem
No. Pos. Nation Player
28 GK  KSA Ahmed Al-Kassar
30 FW  ESP Iker Almena
33 FW  MEX Julián Quiñones
39 MF  KSA Abdulrahman Al-Dawsari
40 MF  KSA Ibrahim Mahnashi
47 MF  KSA Bader Al-Omair
49 DF  ESP Alejandro Vergaz
66 FW  KSA Abdulaziz Al-Othman
86 MF  KSA Khalid Hazazi
87 DF  KSA Qassem Lajami
88 MF  ESP Cameron Puertas
99 MF  KSA Nafea Al-Sumairi
DF  KSA Mousa Al-Harbi
DF  ESP Carlos Jiménez
DF  KSA Taher Wadi
MF  KSA Mohammed Al-Marri
MF  ESP Miguel Carvalho
MF  ESP Aarón Martín
FW  GHA Jerry Afriyie

Transfers and loans

Transfers in

Entry date Position No. Player From club Fee Ref.
30 June 2025 DF Mousa Al-Harbi Al-Jabalain End of loan
30 June 2025 DF Mohammed Al-Shanqiti Al-Orobah End of loan
30 June 2025 DF Carlos Jiménez Villarreal B End of loan
30 June 2025 DF Taher Wadi Al-Diriyah End of loan
30 June 2025 MF 47 Bader Al-Omair Al-Batin End of loan
30 June 2025 MF 80 Miguel Carvalho Mérida End of loan
30 June 2025 MF 99 Nafea Al-Sumairi Al-Rawdhah End of loan
30 June 2025 MF Mohammed Al-Marri Al-Tai End of loan
30 June 2025 MF Aarón Martín Tenerife End of loan
30 June 2025 FW Jerry Afriyie CD Lugo End of loan
1 July 2025 DF 71 Mohammed Al-Thani Al-Hazem $2,666,000 [3]
1 July 2025 MF Anas Al-Ahmadi Ohod Undisclosed [4]
1 July 2025 FW 9 Abdullah Al-Salem Al-Khaleej Free [5]
7 July 2025 MF 22 Christopher Bonsu Baah Genk $20,000,000 [6]
21 July 2025 FW 32 Mateo Retegui Atalanta $76,350,000 [7]
25 July 2025 GK 50 Meshari Sanyor Al-Raed $1,333,000 [8]
28 July 2025 DF 12 Yasser Al-Shahrani Al-Hilal Free [9]
3 August 2025 MF 10 Musab Al-Juwayr Al-Hilal $13,330,000 [10]
17 August 2025 MF 20 Gabriel Carvalho Internacional $16,000,000 [11]
1 September 2025 MF 5 Julian Weigl Borussia Mönchengladbach $8,200,000 [12]
9 September 2025 MF 25 Otávio Al-Nassr Free [13]

Transfers out

Exit date Position No. Player To club Fee Ref.
30 June 2025 GK 25 Abdulaziz Al-Awairdhi Al-Riyadh End of loan
31 July 2025 FW 10 Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang Marseille Free [14]
1 August 2025 DF Taher Wadi Al-Diriyah Free [15]
22 August 2025 MF 39 Abdulrahman Al-Dawsari Al-Kholood Undisclosed [16]
1 September 2025 MF 5 Equi Fernández Bayer Leverkusen $29,300,000 [17]
11 September 2025 MF Mohammed Al-Marri Al-Adalah Free [18]
15 September 2025 MF 99 Nafea Al-Sumairi Al-Jeel Free [19]
30 September 2025 DF Mohammed Al-Shanqiti Al-Faisaly Free [20]

Loans out

Start date End date Position No. Player To club Fee Ref.
4 August 2025 End of season MF Aarón Martín Mirandés None [21]
12 August 2025 End of season DF 55 Mousa Al-Harbi Al-Bukiryah None [22]
23 August 2025 End of season FW 9 Guga Al-Kholood None [23]
23 August 2025 End of season FW 44 Jerry Afriyie La Louvière None [24]
2 September 2025 End of season DF Carlos Jiménez Eldense None [25]
4 September 2025 End of season MF 23 Cameron Puertas Werder Bremen None [26]
5 September 2025 End of season MF 30 Iker Almena Hajduk Split None [27]
8 September 2025 End of season MF 80 Miguel Carvalho Al-Hazem None [28]
11 September 2025 End of season FW 66 Abdulaziz Al-Othman Al-Shabab None [29]

Pre-season

19 July 2025 Friendly Al-Qadsiah 0–1 Sint-Truiden Venlo, Netherlands
16:00 CEST Report Ferrari
31 July 2025 Friendly Al-Qadsiah 0–0 Levante La Nucia, Spain
CEST Report Stadium: Estadi Olímpic Camilo Cano
4 August 2025 Friendly Al-Qadsiah 2–2 Sevilla Seville, Spain
21:00 CEST Retegui 30' (pen.)
Carvalho 90+4'
Report Lukébakio 8'
Idumbo 59'
Stadium: Ramón Sánchez-Pizjuán Stadium
9 August 2025 Friendly Al-Qadsiah 0–0 Nottingham Forest West Bridgford, England
19:45 BST Report Stadium: City Ground

Competitions

Overview

Competition Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Pro League 8 5 2 1 15 7 +8 062.50
King's Cup 2 2 0 0 6 2 +4 100.00
Super Cup 1 0 0 1 1 5 −4 000.00
Total 11 7 2 2 22 14 +8 063.64

Updated to match played 6 November 2025
Source: Competitions

Pro League

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
3 Al-Taawoun 9 7 1 1 24 13 +11 22 Qualification for AFC Champions League Elite League stage[30]
4 Al-Ahli 9 5 4 0 12 6 +6 19
5 Al-Qadsiah 9 5 2 2 16 9 +7 17
6 Al-Khaleej 9 4 2 3 22 15 +7 14
7 Al-Ittihad 9 4 2 3 17 15 +2 14
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).[31]

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 5 2 1 15 7  +8 17 3 1 0 9 2  +7 2 1 1 6 5  +1

Last updated: 6 November 2025.
Source: Saudi Pro League

Results by round

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
GroundHAHAAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAAHAHAHA
ResultWDWWWDLW
Position44322444
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

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)
13 September 2025 2 Al-Hilal 2–2 Al-Qadsiah Riyadh
21:00 Núñez 49'
Koulibaly  70'
Neves 73' (pen.)
Al-Tambakti  76'
Report Bonsu Baah 6'
Quiñones 50'
Retegui  59'
Stadium: Kingdom Arena
Attendance: 17,875
Referee: Juan Martínez Munuera (Spain)
19 September 2025 3 Al-Qadsiah 2–1 Al-Khaleej Dammam
18:15 Retegui 10'
Al-Salem 90+1'
Report King  68', 78'
Masouras  90+4'
Stadium: Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium
Attendance: 2,311
Referee: Sebastian Gishamer (Austria)
27 September 2025 4 Al-Fateh 0–1 Al-Qadsiah Al-Hasa
21:00 Youssouf  34'
Pacheco  39'
Batna  61'
Saâdane  90+7'
Report Al-Shahrani  29'
Bonsu Baah  44'
Quiñones 51'
Nández  58'
Retegui  61'
Al-Ammar  77'
Stadium: Al-Fateh Club Stadium
Attendance: 10,519
Referee: Florian Badstübner (Germany)
19 October 2025 5 Neom 1–3 Al-Qadsiah Tabuk
21:00 Hegazi  31'
Lacazette  34', 66'
Al-Hassan  86'
Zézé  90'
Al-Oyayari  90+5'
Report Quiñones 11', 45', 88'
Nacho  29'
Otávio  45+3'
Stadium: King Khalid Sport City Stadium
Attendance: 6,576
Referee: Tamás Bognár (Hungary)
25 October 2025 6 Al-Qadsiah 0–0 Al-Okhdood Dammam
17:40 Weigl  30'
Nández  69'
Report Abu Abd  62'  70'
Petros  71'
Stadium: Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium
Attendance: 6,482
Referee: Anastasios Sidiropoulos (Greece)
1 November 2025 7 Al-Taawoun 2–0 Al-Qadsiah Buraidah
16:30 Al-Ahmed 57'
Fulgini 66'
Flávio  90+3'
Report Weigl  89' Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City
Attendance: 6,119
Referee: Nikola Dabanović (Montenegro)
6 November 2025 8 Al-Qadsiah 4–0 Al-Kholood Dammam
20:30 Retegui 15' (pen.), 68'
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-Ahli v Al-Qadsiah Jeddah
20:30 Stadium: Alinma Stadium

King's Cup

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

24 September 2025 Round of 32 Al-Orobah 1–3 Al-Qadsiah Sakakah
21:00 Doumbia 16',  49'
Al-Hazmi  39'
Al-Juwaid  45+3'
Report Quiñones 9'
Thakri  28'
Nacho 35'
Al-Juwayr 69' (pen.)
Weigl  70'
Stadium: Al-Jouf University Stadium
Referee: Juan Gabriel Calderón (Costa Rica)
28 October 2025 Round of 16 Al-Qadsiah 3–1 Al-Hazem Dammam
17:35 Retegui 22',  86'
Al-Shahrani  41'
Quiñones 54', 63' (pen.)
Nacho  87'
Report Al-Habshi 9'
Tunkar  49'
Stadium: Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium
Attendance: 4,537
Referee: João Pinheiro (Portugal)

Super Cup

20 August 2025 Semi-finals Al-Qadsiah 1–5 Al-Ahli So Kon Po, Hong Kong
20:00 UTC+8 Álvarez 8'
Thakri  15'
Bonsu Baah  41'
Report Kessié 12', 45+2'
Toney 28' (pen.),  56'
Millot 31'
Nacho 61' (o.g.)
Stadium: Hong Kong Stadium
Attendance: 16,253
Referee: Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea (Spain)

Statistics

Appearances

Last updated on 6 November 2025.
No. Pos Nat Player Total Pro League King's Cup Super Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK  BEL Koen Casteels 11 0 8 0 2 0 1 0
50 GK  KSA Meshari Sunyur 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
99 GK  KSA Mohammed Al-Ibrahim 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Defenders
2 DF  KSA Mohammed Aboulshamat 10 0 7+1 0 1+1 0 0 0
4 DF  KSA Jehad Thakri 6 0 1+3 0 1 0 1 0
6 DF  ESP Nacho 11 1 8 0 2 1 1 0
12 DF  KSA Yasser Al-Shahrani 10 0 6+2 0 1 0 0+1 0
17 DF  URU Gastón Álvarez 8 1 5 0 1+1 0 1 1
49 DF  ESP Alejandro Vergaz 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
71 DF  KSA Mohammed Al-Thani 9 0 0+7 0 1 0 1 0
87 DF  KSA Qassem Lajami 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
Midfielders
5 MF  GER Julian Weigl 9 0 7 0 2 0 0 0
7 MF  KSA Turki Al-Ammar 11 0 1+7 0 2 0 0+1 0
8 MF  URU Nahitan Nández 10 1 8 1 1 0 1 0
10 MF  KSA Musab Al-Juwayr 11 2 8 1 0+2 1 0+1 0
11 MF  KSA Ali Hazazi 10 0 1+6 0 0+2 0 1 0
14 MF  KSA Saif Rashad 1 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0
15 MF  KSA Hussain Al-Qahtani 2 0 0+2 0 0 0 0 0
20 MF  BRA Gabriel Carvalho 4 0 0+1 0 2 0 0+1 0
22 MF  GHA Christopher Bonsu Baah 10 1 7 1 0+2 0 1 0
25 MF  POR Otávio 7 0 5 0 2 0 0 0
40 MF  KSA Ibrahim Mahnashi 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
Forwards
9 FW  KSA Abdullah Al-Salem 11 1 0+8 1 1+1 0 0+1 0
32 FW  ITA Mateo Retegui 10 6 8 5 1 1 1 0
33 FW  MEX Julián Quiñones 9 9 6 6 2 3 1 0
Players sent out on loan this season
23 MF  ESP Cameron Puertas 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
66 FW  KSA Abdulaziz Al-Othman 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
80 MF  ESP Miguel Carvalho 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0

Goalscorers

Rank No. Pos Nat Name Pro League King's Cup Super Cup Total
1 33 FW Julián Quiñones 6 3 0 9
2 32 FW Mateo Retegui 5 1 0 6
3 10 MF Musab Al-Juwayr 1 1 0 2
4 6 DF Nacho 0 1 0 1
8 MF Nahitan Nández 1 0 0 1
9 FW Abdullah Al-Salem 1 0 0 1
17 DF Gastón Álvarez 0 0 1 1
22 MF Christopher Bonsu Baah 1 0 0 1
Own goal 0 0 0 0
Total 15 6 1 22

Last Updated: 6 November 2025

Assists

Rank No. Pos Nat Name Pro League King's Cup Super Cup Total
1 2 DF Mohammed Aboulshamat 3 0 0 3
8 MF Nahitan Nández 2 1 0 3
3 7 MF Turki Al-Ammar 2 0 0 2
10 MF Musab Al-Juwayr 2 0 0 2
5 5 MF Julian Weigl 1 0 0 1
20 MF Gabriel Carvalho 0 1 0 1
22 MF Christopher Bonsu Baah 0 0 1 1
25 MF Otávio 0 1 0 1
32 FW Mateo Retegui 0 1 0 1
Total 10 4 1 15

Last Updated: 6 November 2025

Clean sheets

Rank No. Pos Nat Name Pro League King's Cup Super Cup Total
1 1 GK Koen Casteels 3 0 0 3
Total 3 0 0 3

Last Updated: 6 November 2025

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