2025–26 Al-Shabab FC season

Al-Shabab
2025–26 season
President
  • Kholaif Al-Howaishan
ManagerImanol Alguacil
StadiumAl-Shabab Club Stadium
Pro LeaguePre-season
King's CupRound of 32
Gulf Club Champions LeagueGroup stage
All statistics correct as of 1 July 2025.

The 2025–26 season is Al-Shabab's 49th non-consecutive season in the top flight of Saudi football and 79th year in existence as a football club. In addition to the Pro League, the club will also participate in the King Cup and the Gulf Club Champions League.

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

Players

Squad information

As of 10 September 2025[1]

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
2 DF  KSA Mohammed Al-Shuwayrikh
4 DF  NED Wesley Hoedt
5 DF  KSA Ali Makki
6 MF  KSA Faisal Al-Subiani
7 MF  ESP Unai Hernández (on loan from Al-Ittihad)
8 MF  ENG Josh Brownhill
9 FW  MAR Abderrazak Hamdallah
10 MF  BEL Yannick Carrasco
13 FW  BRA Carlos Junior
14 MF  SUI Vincent Sierro
16 DF  KSA Hussain Al-Sibyani
19 FW  KSA Majed Abdullah
21 MF  KSA Nawaf Al-Sadi
22 MF  KSA Hammam Al-Hammami
23 GK  KSA Abdulaziz Al-Awairdhi
29 MF  FRA Yacine Adli
31 DF  KSA Saad Balobaid (on loan from Al-Ahli)
33 GK  KSA Mohammed Al-Mahasneh
34 DF  KSA Sultan Al-Anize
No. Pos. Nation Player
36 DF  KSA Adel Al-Mutairi
37 FW  KSA Abdullah Matuq
38 DF  KSA Mohammed Harbush
44 DF  KSA Awaji Olwani
45 DF  KSA Amjad Haraj
46 MF  KSA Emad Qaysi
55 GK  KSA Mishal Al-Mutieb
66 DF  KSA Nawaf Al-Ghulaimish
71 MF  KSA Abdulelah Daghar
72 MF  KSA Nasser Al-Sadi
77 FW  KSA Hisham Al Dubais
94 DF  KSA Mubarak Al-Rajeh
GK  BRA Marcelo Grohe
FW  KSA Hamad Al-Khurayef

Out on loan

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  UKR Heorhiy Bushchan (on loan to Polissya Zhytomyr)
No. Pos. Nation Player
56 MF  POR Daniel Podence (on loan to Olympiacos)

Transfers and loans

Transfers in

Entry date Position No. Player From club Fee Ref.
30 June 2025 DF 34 Sultan Al-Enezi Al-Kawkab End of loan
30 June 2025 MF 37 Abdullah Matuq Al-Jandal End of loan
30 June 2025 FW 13 Carlos Neom End of loan
30 June 2025 FW 20 Habib Diallo Damac End of loan
5 July 2025 FW 9 Abderrazak Hamdallah Al-Hilal End of loan
18 August 2025 DF 94 Mubarak Al-Rajeh Al-Raed $400,000 [2]
19 August 2025 DF 5 Ali Makki Al-Wehda $1,600,000 [3]
19 August 2025 MF 14 Vincent Sierro Toulouse $3,500,000 [4]
20 August 2025 GK 23 Abdulaziz Al-Awairdhi Al-Riyadh Free [5]
20 August 2025 GK Mohammed Al-Mahasneh Al-Shabab Free [6]
20 August 2025 MF 6 Faisal Al-Subiani Al-Ahli Free [7]
28 August 2025 MF 22 Hammam Al-Hammami Al-Ittihad Swap [8]
9 September 2025 GK 43 Marcelo Grohe Al-Kholood Free [9]
10 September 2025 MF 29 Yacine Adli AC Milan $9,380,000 [10][11]
10 September 2025 MF 8 Josh Brownhill Burnley Free [12]

Loans in

Start date End date Position No. Player From club Fee Ref.
9 September 2025 End of season MF 7 Unai Hernández Al-Ittihad None [13]
10 September 2025 End of season DF 31 Saad Balobaid Al-Ahli None [14]
11 September 2025 End of season FW 91 Abdulaziz Al-Othman Al-Qadsiah None [15]

Transfers out

Exit date Position No. Player To club Fee Ref.
30 June 2025 DF 3 Leandrinho Vasco da Gama End of loan
30 June 2025 DF 30 Robert Renan Zenit End of loan
30 June 2025 DF 71 Mohammed Al-Thani Al-Hazem End of loan
30 June 2025 MF 14 Glen Kamara Stade Rennais End of loan
30 June 2025 MF 15 Musab Al-Juwayr Al-Hilal End of loan
30 June 2025 MF 17 Younes Al-Shanqiti Al-Ahli End of loan
1 July 2025 GK 18 Kim Seung-gyu FC Tokyo Free [16]
10 July 2025 MF 12 Majed Kanabah Al-Khaleej Free [17]
16 July 2025 DF 5 Nader Al-Sharari Al-Nassr Free [18]
19 July 2025 MF 11 Cristian Guanca Al-Ula Free [19]
13 August 2025 GK 50 Mohammed Al-Absi Al-Ittihad Swap [20]
31 August 2025 FW 20 Habib Diallo Metz Free [21]
6 September 2025 FW 70 Haroune Camara Al-Nassr $4,000,000 [22]

Loans out

Start date End date Position No. Player To club Fee Ref.
1 September 2025 End of season MF 56 Daniel Podence Olympiacos None [23]
6 September 2025 End of season GK 1 Heorhiy Bushchan Polissya Zhytomyr None [24]
10 September 2025 End of season FW 77 Hisham Al Dubais Al-Najma None [25]

Pre-season

28 July 2025 Friendly Al-Shabab 0–3 Al-Gharafa Austria
16:00 CEST Report Díaz
Traoré
Djaló
3 August 2025 Friendly Al-Shabab 0–0 Sharjah Austria
17:00 CEST

Competitions

Overview

Competition Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Pro League 8 1 4 3 6 10 −4 012.50
King's Cup 2 1 1 0 3 2 +1 050.00
Gulf Club Champions League 3 0 2 1 2 4 −2 000.00
Total 13 2 7 4 11 16 −5 015.38

Updated to match played 8 November 2025
Source: Competitions

Pro League

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
11 Al-Kholood 9 3 0 6 13 17 −4 9
12 Al-Hazem 9 2 3 4 8 14 −6 9
13 Al-Shabab 9 1 5 3 7 11 −4 8
14 Al-Riyadh 9 2 2 5 10 19 −9 8
15 Damac 9 0 5 4 8 17 −9 5
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 1 4 3 6 10  −4 7 1 2 2 5 8  −3 0 2 1 1 2  −1

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

Results by round

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
GroundHHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHA
ResultLWDLDDLD
Position1711111213121413
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

29 August 2025 1 Al-Shabab 1–4 Al-Khaleej Riyadh
21:00 Carrasco 59' (pen.),  66' Report King 5', 82'
Masouras  39'
Al-Khabrani  45'
Fortounis 53' (pen.)
Al Hamsal  58'
Kourbelis  62'
Al-Amri 64'
Assiri  74'
Kanabah  90+5'
Stadium: Al-Shabab Club Stadium
Attendance: 2,894
Referee: Khalid Al-Turais
12 September 2025 2 Al-Shabab 1–0 Al-Hazem Riyadh
18:35 Carrasco 64'
Al-Rajeh  70'
Hernández  86'
Report Al-Nakhli  12'  32'
Al-Harbi  18'
Martins  42'
Stadium: Al-Shabab Club Stadium
Attendance: 3,647
Referee: Majed Al-Shamrani
19 September 2025 3 Al-Fayha 0–0 Al-Shabab Al Majma'ah
18:35 Ganvoula  35'
Semedo  57'
Al-Baqawi  90+4'
Report Hoedt  5'
Al-Shuwayrikh  64'
Stadium: Al-Majma'ah Sports City Stadium
Attendance: 733
Referee: Sami Al-Jires
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-Ahli 1–1 Al-Shabab Jeddah
21:00 Toney 15' (pen.)
Majrashi  72'
Millot  90'
Report Al-Shuwayrikh  77'
Brownhill 87'
Carrasco  90+1'
Stadium: Alinma Stadium
Attendance: 14,590
Referee: Nicolás Ramírez (Argentina)
25 October 2025 6 Al-Shabab 1–1 Damac Riyadh
17:55 Carrasco 45+6' (pen.) Report Bedrane  45+2'
Hoedt 45+9' (o.g.)
Medina  64'
Harkass  90+7'
Stadium: SHG Arena
Attendance: 2,521
Referee: Sultan Al-Harbi
31 October 2025 7 Al-Hilal 1–0 Al-Shabab Riyadh
17:50 Leonardo 36'
Koulibaly  78'
N. Al-Dawsari  83'
Neves  90'
Report Al-Othman  12'
Al-Subiani  73'
Hernández  90+1'
Stadium: Kingdom Arena
Attendance: 22,293
Referee: Georgi Kabakov (Bulgaria)
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
20 December 2025 10 Al-Shabab v Al-Riyadh Riyadh
16:15 Stadium: SHG Arena
27 December 2025 11 Al-Ittihad v Al-Shabab Jeddah
20:30 Stadium: Alinma Stadium

King's Cup

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

22 September 2025 Round of 32 Abha 2–2 (a.e.t.)
(2–4 p)
Al-Shabab Abha
18:45 Taira 24'
Yaqoub  42'
Al-Fahad  54'
Al-Menhali  91'
Muralha 97'
Al-Jizani  99'
Al-Ghamdi  106'
Al-Mousa  120+6'
Report Carrasco 13',  99'
Balobaid  31'
Hoedt  45'
Sierro 104',  116'
Stadium: Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz Sports City
Attendance: 1,187
Referee: Abdullah Al-Harbi
Penalties
Sow
Gaari
Al-Mutairi
Taira
Carrasco
Sierro
Adli
Carlos
Al-Subiani
28 October 2025 Round of 16 Al-Shabab 1–0 Al-Zulfi Riyadh
17:50 Carrasco 35' (pen.)
Al-Anazi  42'
H. Al-Sibyani  65'
Grohe  85'
Harbush  90+7'
Carlos  90+9'
Report Omondi  7'
Miranda  34'
Al-Hajeri  90+6'
Stadium: SHG Arena
Attendance: 2,857
Referee: Fareeh Al-Jaloud

Gulf Club Champions League

Group stage

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification RAY TAD NAH SHB
1 Al-Rayyan 3 1 2 0 7 2 +5 5 Knockout stage 5–0 18 Feb 1–1
2 Al-Tadamun Hadramaut 3 1 1 1 3 6 −3 4 11 Feb 24 Dec 2–0
3 Al-Nahda 3 0 3 0 3 3 0 3 1–1 1–1 11 Feb
4 Al-Shabab 3 0 2 1 2 4 −2 2 23 Dec 18 Feb 1–1
Updated to match(es) played on 22 October 2025. Source: GSA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
1 October 2025 (2025-10-01) 1 Al-Shabab 1–1 Al-Nahda Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
21:00 UTC+3 Grohe  61'
Al-Shuwayrikh  71'
Brownhill 90+3',  90+9'
Report Al-Harthi  59'
Al Habsi 73' (pen.)
Stadium: SHG Arena
Attendance: 1,132
Referee: Ammar Mahfoodh (Bahrain)
21 October 2025 (2025-10-21) 2 Al-Tadamun Hadramaut 2–0 Al-Shabab Al Wakrah, Qatar
21:00 UTC+3 Ban Agag 8'
Elloh Nze 22'
Al Hubaishi  56'  77'
Bagayoko  67'
Al Golan  73'
Report Haraj  38'
Al-Ghulaimish  43'
Stadium: Saoud bin Abdulrahman Stadium
Referee: Ali Doshi (Iraq)
5 November 2025 (2025-11-05) 3 Al-Rayyan 1–1 Al-Shabab Doha, Qatar
20:00 UTC+3 Amaro 43'
Yousif  45+2'
Abunada  61'
Report Al-Rajeh  18'  61'
Carrasco 87',  90+6'
Grohe  90+1'
Stadium: Suheim bin Hamad Stadium
Referee: Mohanad Qasim Sarray (Iraq)
23 December 2025 (2025-12-23) 4 Al-Shabab v Al-Rayyan Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
18:15 UTC+3 Stadium: SHG Arena
11 February 2026 (2026-02-11) 5 Al-Nahda v Al-Shabab Al-Buraimi, Oman
19:00 UTC+4 Stadium: Al-Buraimi Sports Complex
18 February 2026 (2026-02-18) 6 Al-Shabab v Al-Tadamun Hadramaut Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
18:30 UTC+3 Stadium: SHG Arena

Statistics

Appearances

Last updated on 8 November 2025.
No. Pos Nat Player Total Pro League King's Cup Gulf Club Champions League
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
23 GK  KSA Abdulaziz Al-Awairdhi 2 0 0 0 0 0 1+1 0
43 GK  BRA Marcelo Grohe 11 0 7 0 2 0 2 0
55 GK  KSA Mishal Saad 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Defenders
2 DF  KSA Mohammed Al-Shuwayrikh 12 0 6+1 0 2 0 3 0
4 DF  NED Wesley Hoedt 12 0 8 0 1 0 3 0
5 DF  KSA Ali Makki 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
16 DF  KSA Hussain Al-Sibyani 3 0 1+1 0 0+1 0 0 0
26 DF  KSA Amjad Haraj 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
31 DF  KSA Saad Balobaid 10 0 6+1 0 1 0 2 0
34 DF  KSA Sultan Al-Enezi 5 0 1+1 0 1+1 0 1 0
38 DF  KSA Mohammed Harbush 5 0 1 0 1 0 1+2 0
66 DF  KSA Nawaf Al-Ghulaimish 7 0 3+1 0 0+1 0 2 0
94 DF  KSA Mubarak Al-Rajeh 11 0 8 0 2 0 1 0
Midfielders
6 MF  KSA Faisal Al-Subiani 12 0 2+5 0 1+1 0 1+2 0
7 MF  ESP Unai Hernández 9 0 4+1 0 1 0 2+1 0
8 MF  ENG Josh Brownhill 11 2 6 1 2 0 2+1 1
10 MF  BEL Yannick Carrasco 13 7 7+1 4 2 2 3 1
14 MF  SUI Vincent Sierro 13 1 8 0 2 1 3 0
21 MF  KSA Nawaf Al-Sadi 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
22 MF  KSA Hammam Al-Hammami 10 0 1+5 0 1 0 2+1 0
29 MF  FRA Yacine Adli 7 0 5 0 0+1 0 0+1 0
71 MF  KSA Abdulelah Daghar 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
72 MF  KSA Nasser Al-Sadi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Forwards
9 FW  MAR Abderrazak Hamdallah 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0
13 FW  BRA Carlos 9 0 4+2 0 0+2 0 1 0
19 FW  KSA Majed Abdullah 6 0 0+5 0 0 0 0+1 0
37 FW  KSA Abdullah Matuq 8 0 2+3 0 1 0 0+2 0
64 FW  KSA Majed Madani 1 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0
91 FW  KSA Abdulaziz Al-Othman 8 1 2+3 1 2 0 1 0
Players sent out on loan this season
1 GK  UKR Heorhiy Bushchan 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
77 FW  KSA Hisham Al Dubais 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Player who made an appearance this season but have left the club
70 FW  KSA Haroune Camara 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0

Goalscorers

Rank No. Pos Nat Name Pro League King's Cup Gulf Club Champions League Total
1 10 MF Yannick Carrasco 4 2 1 7
2 8 MF Josh Brownhill 1 0 1 2
3 14 MF Vincent Sierro 0 1 0 1
91 FW Abdulaziz Al-Othman 1 0 0 1
Own goal 0 0 0 0
Total 6 3 2 11

Last Updated: 8 November 2025

Assists

Rank No. Pos Nat Name Pro League King Cup Gulf Club Champions League Total
1 8 MF Josh Brownhill 1 0 1 2
2 6 MF Faisal Al-Subiani 0 1 0 1
9 FW Abderrazak Hamdallah 1 0 0 1
10 MF Yannick Carrasco 1 0 0 1
29 MF Yacine Adli 0 0 1 1
Total 3 1 2 6

Last Updated: 8 November 2025

Clean sheets

Rank No. Pos Nat Name Pro League King Cup Gulf Club Champions League Total
1 43 GK Marcelo Grohe 2 1 0 3
Total 2 1 0 3

Last Updated: 28 October 2025

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