2025–26 Damac FC season

Damac
2025–26 season
PresidentKhaled Al Masha'at
ManagerArmando Evangelista
StadiumPrince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Stadium
Damac Club Stadium
Pro LeaguePre-season
King CupRound of 32
All statistics correct as of 1 July 2025.

The 2025–26 season is Damac's 54th year in their history and seventh consecutive season in the Pro League.[1] 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 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  ROU Florin Niță
3 DF  ALG Abdelkader Bedrane
4 DF  KSA Noor Al-Rashidi
5 DF  KSA Tareq Abdullah
7 MF  KSA Abdullah Al-Qahtani
8 MF  EGY Tarek Hamed
10 MF  CMR Georges-Kévin Nkoudou
11 MF  GUI François Kamano
12 DF  KSA Sanousi Hawsawi
13 DF  KSA Abdulrahman Al-Obaid
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 DF  ALG Farouk Chafaï (captain)
18 MF  KSA Ahmed Harisi
20 DF  KSA Dhari Al-Anazi
21 GK  KSA Yahya Abu Dahi
23 DF  KSA Jawad Al-Qahtani
24 MF  KSA Hassan Abu Sharara
30 GK  KSA Nasser Al-Ghamdi
51 DF  KSA Ramzi Solan
90 MF  KSA Hazzaa Al-Ghamdi

Transfers and loans

Transfers in

Entry date Position No. Player From club Fee Ref.
26 August 2025 GK 33 Moataz Al-Baqaawi Al-Tai Free [3]
26 August 2025 DF Hassan Rabee Al-Ain Free [4]
26 August 2025 MF 2 Morlaye Sylla Arouca Free [5]
26 August 2025 MF 8 Valentín Vada Rubin Kazan Free [6]
26 August 2025 MF 88 Khaled Al-Samiri Al-Khaleej Free [7]
27 August 2025 GK 1 Kewin Moreirense Free [8]
27 August 2025 DF 15 Jamal Harkass Wydad $700,000 [9]
27 August 2025 MF 21 Ahmed Omar Ohod Free [10]
27 August 2025 MF 77 David Kaiki Strasbourg Free [11]
27 August 2025 FW 10 Nabil Alioui Adana Demirspor Free [12]
27 August 2025 FW 11 Yakou Méïté Cardiff City Free [13]
27 August 2025 FW 80 Yahya Al-Najei Al-Wehda Free [14]
6 September 2025 FW Jesús Medina Spartak Moscow Undisclosed [15]

Loans in

Start date End date Position No. Player From club Fee Ref.
27 August 2025 End of season DF 22 Abdulrahman Al-Khaibari Al-Ula None [16]
2 September 2025 End of season MF Riyadh Sharahili Neom None [17]

Transfers out

Exit date Position No. Player To club Fee Ref.
30 June 2025 GK 97 Amin Bukhari Al-Nassr End of loan
30 June 2025 DF 87 Mohammed Al-Khaibari Al-Khaleej End of loan
30 June 2025 MF 6 Faisal Al-Sibyani Al-Ahli End of loan
30 June 2025 MF 95 Ayman Fallatah Al-Ahli End of loan
30 June 2025 FW 17 Abdullah Al-Mogren Al-Fateh End of loan
30 June 2025 FW 80 Habib Diallo Al-Shabab End of loan
30 June 2025 FW 94 Meshari Al-Nemer Al-Nassr End of loan
1 July 2025 MF 32 Nicolae Stanciu Genoa Free [18]
22 July 2025 GK 22 Abdulbasit Hawsawi Al-Ettifaq Free [19]
9 August 2025 MF 10 Georges-Kévin Nkoudou Al-Diriyah $3,500,000 [20]
27 August 2025 DF 51 Ramzi Solan Al-Kholood Free [21]
12 September 2025 FW 11 François Kamano Sochi Free [22]
20 September 2025 MF 18 Ahmed Harisi Al-Jandal Free [23]

Pre-season

12 August 2025 Friendly Damac 2–2 Al-Khaldiya Derince, Turkey
17:30 TRT Report Stadium: Derince Suni Çim Stadı
16 August 2025 Friendly Damac 0–0 Kazma Derince, Turkey
17:00 TRT Report Stadium: Derince Suni Çim Stadı

Competitions

Overview

Competition Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Pro League 8 0 4 4 8 17 −9 000.00
King's Cup 1 0 0 1 1 2 −1 000.00
Total 9 0 4 5 9 19 −10 000.00

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
13 Al-Shabab 9 1 5 3 7 11 −4 8
14 Al-Riyadh 10 2 2 6 10 21 −11 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
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).[24]

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 4 4 8 17  −9 4 0 2 2 4 7  −3 0 2 2 4 10  −6

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

Results by round

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
GroundHHAHAAHAHHAAHAHAHAAHAHHAHAAHHAHAHA
ResultDLLLLDDD
Position1013151516161717
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 Damac 1–1 Al-Hazem Khamis Mushait
19:05 Méïté  34'
Al-Samiri  45+1'
Alioui  73'
H. Al-Ghamdi  90+5'
Harkass 90+8'
Report Al-Yami  23'
Martins 57' (pen.)
Mokwana  89'
Al-Harbi  90+9'
Stadium: Damac Club Stadium
Attendance: 373
Referee: Sami Al-Jires
14 September 2025 2 Damac 1–2 Neom Khamis Mushait
18:50 Medina 49'
Méïté  63'
Harkass  83'
Report Lacazette 30', 83' (pen.)
Noor  90+3'
Stadium: Damac Club Stadium
Attendance: 2,015
Referee: Abdullah Al-Kharbosh
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
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
19 October 2025 5 Al-Taawoun 6–1 Damac Buraidah
18:10 Al-Ahmed 11'
Mandash 13'
Harkass 53' (o.g.)
Martínez 68'
Al-Hurayji 87'
Faivre 88'
Report Vada 31',  55'
H. Al-Ghamdi  40'
Kaiki  59'
Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City
Attendance: 4,037
Referee: Mohammed Al-Hoaish
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
30 October 2025 7 Damac 1–1 Al-Fateh Abha
18:15 Vada  3'
Al-Anazi  19'
Saâdane 63' (o.g.)
Report Saâdane  45+1'
Bendebka 47'
Stadium: Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz Sports City Stadium
Attendance: 271
Referee: Abdullah Al-Harbi
6 November 2025 8 Al-Riyadh 1–1 Damac Riyadh
20:30 Al-Bawardi  3'
González 24'
Sahlouli  74'
Al-Harfi  77'
Report Sylla  59'
Rabea  60'
Al-Anazi  77'
Vada 85' (pen.)
Stadium: SHG Arena
Attendance: 550
Referee: Abdullah Al-Kharboush
22 November 2025 9 Damac v Al-Najma Khamis Mushait
16:40 Stadium: Damac 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

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
1 GK  BRA Kewin 9 0 8 0 1 0
30 GK  KSA Nasser Al-Ghamdi 0 0 0 0 0 0
33 GK  KSA Moataz Al-Baqaawi 0 0 0 0 0 0
Defenders
3 DF  ALG Abdelkader Bedrane 7 0 6 0 1 0
4 DF  KSA Noor Al-Rashidi 1 0 0+1 0 0 0
5 DF  KSA Hassan Rabea 4 0 3+1 0 0 0
12 DF  KSA Sanousi Hawsawi 6 0 3+2 0 0+1 0
13 DF  KSA Abdulrahman Al-Obaid 2 0 0+2 0 0 0
15 DF  MAR Jamal Harkass 9 1 8 1 1 0
20 DF  KSA Dhari Al-Anazi 9 0 8 0 1 0
22 DF  KSA Abdulrahman Al-Khaibri 9 0 5+3 0 1 0
23 DF  KSA Jawad Al-Hassan 1 0 0+1 0 0 0
Midfielders
2 MF  GUI Morlaye Sylla 7 0 7 0 0 0
6 MF  KSA Tareq Abdullah 2 0 0+2 0 0 0
7 MF  KSA Abdullah Al-Qahtani 6 0 1+4 0 0+1 0
8 MF  ARG Valentín Vada 9 4 8 4 1 0
21 MF  KSA Ahmed Omar 0 0 0 0 0 0
26 MF  KSA Riyadh Sharahili 8 0 7 0 1 0
77 MF  BRA David Kaiki 7 0 4+2 0 1 0
88 MF  KSA Khaled Al-Samiri 5 0 1+3 0 0+1 0
90 MF  KSA Hazzaa Al-Ghamdi 8 1 3+4 0 1 1
Forwards
10 FW  FRA Nabil Alioui 6 0 3+2 0 1 0
11 FW  CIV Yakou Méïté 3 0 2+1 0 0 0
28 FW  PAR Jesús Medina 8 1 7 1 1 0
80 FW  KSA Yahya Al-Najei 7 0 4+2 0 0+1 0

Goalscorers

Rank No. Pos Nat Name Pro League King's Cup Total
1 8 MF Valentín Vada 4 0 4
2 15 DF Jamal Harkass 1 0 1
28 FW Jesús Medina 1 0 1
90 MF Hazzaa Al-Ghamdi 0 1 1
Own goal 2 0 2
Total 8 1 9

Last Updated: 6 November 2025

Assists

Rank No. Pos Nat Name Pro League King's Cup Total
1 8 MF Valentín Vada 2 0 2
2 12 DF Sanousi Hawsawi 0 1 1
20 DF Dhari Al-Anazi 1 0 1
Total 3 1 4

Last Updated: 19 October 2025

References

  1. ^ "تاريخ النادي".
  2. ^ "ضمك - Damac".
  3. ^ "ضمك يعزز صفوفه بضم الحارس معتز البقعاوي".
  4. ^ "رسميًا.. ضمك يتعاقد مع المدافع حسن ربيع".
  5. ^ "رسميًا.. الغيني مورلاي سيلا يدعّم صفوف ضمك".
  6. ^ "ضمك يُنهي إجراءات التعاقد مع "فالنتين فادا"".
  7. ^ "إدارة نادي ضمك تتعاقد مع خالد السميري".
  8. ^ "رسميًا.. ضمك يتعاقد مع كيوين سيلفا".
  9. ^ "ضمك السعودي يدعم صفوفه بمدافع الوداد المغربي".
  10. ^ "ضمك يعزز خياراته في الوسط بضم أحمد عمر".
  11. ^ "ضمك يتعاقد مع البرازيلي ديفيد كايكي".
  12. ^ "الفرنسي نبيل عليوي سادس صفقات ضمك".
  13. ^ "الفرنسي نبيل عليوي سادس صفقات ضمك".
  14. ^ "النجعي.. ينضم إلى صفوف الفريق الكروي الأول".
  15. ^ "ضمك يتعاقد مع خيسوس ميدينا من سبارتاك موسكو".
  16. ^ "ضمك يضم الخيبري على سبيل الإعارة".
  17. ^ "شراحيلي.. صفقة ضمك الـ14".
  18. ^ "Nicolae Stanciu è un giocatore del Genoa" [Nicolae Stanciu is a Genoa player] (in Italian). Genoa CFC. 1 June 2025. Retrieved 2 June 2025.
  19. ^ "عبدالباسط هوساوي حارساً للاتفاق".
  20. ^ "نكودو.. أسد كاميروني يزأر بقميص الدرعية".
  21. ^ "صولان.. خامس صفقات الخلود".
  22. ^ "Франсуа Камано – игрок "Сочи"!" (in Russian). PFC Sochi. 12 September 2025. Retrieved 12 September 2025.
  23. ^ ""أحـمـد حـريصي" لاعـبًا لـ #مارد_الجوف".
  24. ^ "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.