2025–26 Al-Ettifaq FC season

Al-Ettifaq
2025–26 season
PresidentSamer Al-Misehal
ManagerSaad Al-Shehri
StadiumAl-Ettifaq Club Stadium
Pro LeaguePre-season
King CupRound of 32
All statistics correct as of 1 July 2025.

The 2025–26 season is Al-Ettifaq's 47th non-consecutive season in the Pro League and their 80th season in existence.[1] The club will participate in the Pro League and the King Cup.

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

Players

First-team squad

As of 1 July 2025

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  SVK Marek Rodák
3 DF  KSA Abdullah Madu
4 DF  SCO Jack Hendry
6 MF  KSA Mukhtar Ali
7 FW  CMR Karl Toko Ekambi
8 MF  NED Georginio Wijnaldum (captain)
9 FW  FRA Moussa Dembélé
10 MF  ESP Álvaro Medrán
12 MF  KSA Turki Al-Madani
13 DF  KSA Hamdan Al-Shamrani
14 MF  BRA Vitinho
15 FW  RSA
17 MF  KSA Hassan Al-Musallam
18 FW  POR João Costa
19 MF  KSA Khalid Al-Ghannam
22 GK  KSA Bilal Al-Dawaa
23 GK  KSA Ahmed Al-Rehaili
24 MF  KSA Nawaf Hazazi
25 DF  KSA Abdulbasit Hindi
No. Pos. Nation Player
27 MF  KSA Mohammed Al-Qadhi
28 DF  KSA Abdulrahman Sahhari
29 DF  KSA Mohammed Abdulrahman
31 DF  TUN Wissam Chaouali
32 DF  COD Marcel Tisserand
33 DF  KSA Madallah Al-Olayan
35 MF  KSA Abdullah Khalifah
36 MF  KSA Faris Al-Ghamdi
38 MF  KSA Abdullah Al-Zahrani
51 DF  KSA Meshal Al-Alaeli
61 DF  KSA Radhi Al-Otaibi
70 DF  KSA Abdullah Al-Khateeb
77 MF  KSA Majed Dawran
87 DF  KSA Meshal Al-Sebyani
92 GK  KSA Turki Baljoush
99 FW  KSA Mohammed Al-Eisa
GK  KSA Abdullah Al-Owaishir
FW  KSA Redha Al-Abdullah

Transfers and loans

Transfers in

Entry date Position No. Player From club Fee Ref.
30 June 2025 GK 22 Bilal Al-Dawaa Al-Jandal End of loan
30 June 2025 GK 23 Ahmed Al-Rehaili Al-Nassr End of loan
30 June 2025 GK Abdullah Al-Owaishir Al-Wehda End of loan
30 June 2025 DF 13 Meshal Al-Alaeli Al-Wehda End of loan
30 June 2025 DF 32 Marcel Tisserand Al-Khaleej End of loan
30 June 2025 DF Hamdan Al-Shamrani Al-Kholood End of loan
30 June 2025 MF 6 Faris Al-Ghamdi Al-Sahel End of loan
30 June 2025 MF 17 Khalid Al-Ghannam Al-Hilal End of loan
30 June 2025 MF 35 Abdullah Al-Dossary Al-Safa End of loan
30 June 2025 MF 80 Hamed Al-Ghamdi Al-Ittihad End of loan
30 June 2025 MF 90 Mohammed Mahzari Al-Taawoun End of loan
30 June 2025 MF Hassan Al-Musallam Al-Khaleej End of loan
30 June 2025 MF Nawaf Hazazi Al-Sahel End of loan
30 June 2025 MF Berat Özdemir İstanbul Başakşehir End of loan
30 June 2025 FW 20 Thamer Al-Khaibari Al-Raed End of loan
30 June 2025 FW Redha Al-Abdullah Al-Fayha End of loan
13 July 2025 FW 15 Mohau Nkota Orlando Pirates $1,400,000 [2]
16 July 2025 MF 11 Ondrej Duda Hellas Verona Free [3]
22 July 2025 GK Abdulbasit Hawsawi Damac Free [4]
31 July 2025 MF Ziyad Al-Ghamdi Al-Ahli Free [5]
31 July 2025 FW Ahmed Hassan Le Havre Free [6]
5 August 2025 DF 5 Francisco Calvo Hatayspor Free [7]
21 August 2025 DF Ahmed Al-Omaisi Jeddah Free [8]
9 September 2025 FW 71 Matija Gluščević Radnički 1923 $470,000 [9]

Transfers out

Exit date Position No. Player To club Fee Ref.
30 June 2025 GK 96 Marwan Al-Haidari Al-Khaleej End of loan
30 June 2025 DF 24 Ahmed Bamsaud Al-Ittihad End of loan
30 June 2025 MF 36 Josen Escobar América de Cali End of loan
30 June 2025 MF 46 Abdulaziz Al-Aliwa Al-Nassr End of loan
30 June 2025 MF 88 Abdulellah Al-Malki Al-Hilal End of loan
30 June 2025 FW 21 Abdullah Radif Al-Hilal End of loan
1 July 2025 MF 90 Mohammed Mahzari Al-Taawoun $1,600,000 [10]
1 July 2025 MF Berat Özdemir İstanbul Başakşehir Free
3 July 2025 FW 11 Demarai Gray Birmingham City Free [11]
18 July 2025 MF 80 Hamed Al-Ghamdi Al-Ittihad $10,663,000 [12]
18 July 2025 FW 20 Thamer Al-Khaibari Neom $3,332,000 [13]
19 July 2025 MF Nawaf Al-Janahi Neom $1,332,000 [14]
31 July 2025 DF 29 Mohammed Abdulrahman Al-Ahli $6,665,000 [15]
8 August 2025 DF 27 Hamdan Al-Shamrani Al-Ula Free [16]
11 August 2025 MF 14 Vitinho Corinthians Free [17]
17 August 2025 DF 32 Marcel Tisserand Sydney FC Free [18]
10 September 2025 FW 7 Karl Toko Ekambi Al-Fateh Free [19]
12 September 2025 GK Abdullah Al-Owaishir Al-Wehda Free

Loans out

Start date End date Position No. Player To club Fee Ref.
27 August 2025 End of season DF Muhannad Al-Harthi Al-Kholood None [20]
27 August 2025 End of season DF Abdullah Al-Zori Al-Kholood None [21]
2 September 2025 End of season DF 31 Wissem Chaouali Al-Jubail None [22]
8 September 2025 End of season MF Nawaf Hazazi Al-Jubail None [23]
9 September 2025 End of season GK 23 Ahmed Al-Rehaili Al-Diriyah None [24]
10 September 2025 End of season DF 13 Meshal Al-Alaeli Al-Taawoun None [25]

Pre-season and friendlies

22 July 2025 Friendly Al-Ettifaq 2–2 Portimonense Albufeira, Portugal
18:00 WEST Hendry 44'
Al-Qadhi 52'
Report Durán 6'
Acquah 59'
Stadium: Estadio Municipal de Albufeira
29 July 2025 Friendly Al-Ettifaq 1–5 Farense Albufeira, Portugal
18:00 WEST Al-Bishi 90+3' Almeida 37' (pen.)
Gjorgjev 39'
Costa 52'
Ribeiro 55' (pen.)
Cuba 77'
Stadium: Estadio Municipal de Albufeira
3 August 2025 Friendly Al-Ettifaq 0–0 Al-Sadd Marbella, Spain
19:00 CEST Report Stadium: Marbella Football Center
7 August 2025 Friendly Al-Ettifaq 3–1 Cádiz Mirandilla Estepona, Spain
11:00 CEST Hindi 54'
F. Al-Ghamdi 66'
Z. Al-Ghamdi 67'
Report Varela 13' Stadium: Estepona Football Center
16 August 2025 Friendly Al-Ettifaq 2–2 Al-Riffa Dammam, Saudi Arabia
18:50 AST Al-Ghannam 15'
Medrán 19'
Report Ben Souda 13'
Yuri 40' (pen.)
Stadium: EGO Stadium

Competitions

Overview

Competition Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Pro League 18 8 5 5 27 30 −3 044.44
King's Cup 1 0 1 0 2 2 +0 000.00
Total 19 8 6 5 29 32 −3 042.11

Updated to match played 28 January 2026
Source: Competitions

Pro League

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
5 Al-Taawoun 26 13 6 7 47 33 +14 45
6 Al-Ittihad 26 12 6 8 41 34 +7 42
7 Al-Ettifaq 26 11 6 9 36 44 −8 39
8 Neom 26 9 6 11 31 36 −5 33
9 Al-Fayha 26 9 6 11 34 41 −7 33
Updated to match(es) played on 14 March 2026. 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
18 8 5 5 27 30  −3 29 3 4 2 12 14  −2 5 1 3 15 16  −1

Last updated: 28 January 2026.
Source: Saudi Pro League

Results by round

Round12345678911121314151617181920212223102425262728293031323334
GroundHHAAHAHAHAHHAHAHAAHHAHAAHAHHAAHAHA
ResultWDLWLLDDWWDWWLWDWL
Position6698111111119888777777
Updated to match(es) played on 26 January 2026. 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 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
12 September 2025 2 Al-Ettifaq 0–0 Al-Ahli Dammam
18:25 Calvo  61'
Al-Olayan  65'
Hendry  83'
Dahal  87'
Report Hawsawi  51'
Ibañez  56'
Majrashi  84'
Stadium: EGO Stadium
Attendance: 9,782
Referee: Anastasios Sidiropoulos (Greece)
18 September 2025 3 Al-Taawoun 4–1 Al-Ettifaq Buraidah
18:40 Al-Kuwaykibi 9'
Al-Ahmed  40', 51'
Mandash 56'
Martínez 70' (pen.)
Hawsawi  82'
Report Hassan  13'
Calvo  28'
Duda  58'
Rodák  67'
Al-Ghannam 82'
Stadium: Al-Taawoun Club Stadium
Attendance: 1,944
Referee: Majed Al-Shamrani
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
18 October 2025 5 Al-Ettifaq 0–5 Al-Hilal Dammam
17:45 Report Leonardo 23', 55'
N. Al-Dawsari  29'
Núñez 39', 74'
Neves 48' (pen.)
Stadium: EGO Stadium
Attendance: 10,187
Referee: Sebastian Gishamer (Austria)
24 October 2025 6 Al-Fateh 2–1 Al-Ettifaq Al-Hasa
17:45 Saâdane  25'
Al-Zubaidi 45+4'
Fernandes 64'
Youssouf  86'
Qasheesh  90+4'
Report Al-Ghannam  16'
Duda  20'
Dembélé 49' (pen.)
Dahal  88'
Stadium: Maydan Tamweel Aloula
Attendance: 9,345
Referee: Khalid Al-Turais
31 October 2025 7 Al-Ettifaq 2–2 Al-Hazem Dammam
20:30 Al-Ghannam 14'
Medrán  41'
Calvo  46'
Dembélé  57'
Nkota 90'
Report Al-Dakheel  54'
Martins 63'
Al Somah 65'
Al-Khaibari  89'
Stadium: EGO Stadium
Attendance: 2,959
Referee: Ali Al-Qahtani
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
22 November 2025 9 Al-Ettifaq 3–2 Al-Fayha Dammam
17:25 Dembélé 10', 27'
Wijnaldum 27'
Report Al-Khaibari 65'
Benzia 82'
Stadium: EGO Stadium
Attendance: 2,992
Referee: Ahmed Al-Rumaikhani
25 December 2025 11 Al-Riyadh 0–2 Al-Ettifaq Riyadh
20:30 Bayesh  44'
Al-Khaibari  51'
Report Hendry  41'
Calvo 90'
Wijnaldum 90+5'
Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Sports City Stadium
Attendance: 891
Referee: Mohammed Al-Ismail
30 December 2025 12 Al-Ettifaq 2–2 Al-Nassr Dammam
20:30 Wijnaldum 16', 80'
Al-Ghamdi  45+1'
Report Wesley  2'
Al-Nasser  10'
Félix 47'
Ronaldo 67'
Stadium: EGO Stadium
Attendance: 9,512
Referee: Shukri Al-Hanfosh
2 January 2026 13 Al-Ettifaq 2–0 Al-Okhdood Dammam
17:35 Wijnaldum 54', 76' (pen.)
Al-Khateeb  57'
Al-Ghamdi  90+8'
Report Stadium: EGO Stadium
Attendance: 1,696
Referee: Mohammed Al-Hanfosh
8 January 2026 14 Al-Najma 3–4 Al-Ettifaq Buraidah
20:30 Al-Tulayhi 72'
Jasim 73'
Lázaro 87'
Report Al-Haleel 27' (o.g.)
Dembélé 39',  45+4'
Calvo 42', 59'
Al-Ghannam  78'
Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City
Attendance: 231
Referee: Abdullah Al-Kharboush
12 January 2026 15 Al-Ettifaq 1–2 Al-Khaleej Dammam
20:30 Dembélé 1'
Wijnaldum  29'
Duda  43'
Report Fortounis 45' (pen.)
Hendry 86' (o.g.)
Moris  90+4'
Stadium: EGO Stadium
Attendance: 2,419
Referee: Mohammed Al-Ismail
16 January 2026 16 Al-Ittihad 0–1 Al-Ettifaq Jeddah
20:30 Fernandes  21'
Doumbia  27'
Rajković  85'
Report Al-Khateeb  49'
Al-Ghannam 54'
Al-Ghamdi  56'
Rodák  69'
Hindi  86'
Medrán  90+5'
Stadium: Alinma Stadium
Attendance: 28,363
Referee: Abdullah Al-Owaydan
21 January 2026 17 Al-Ettifaq 0–0 Neom Dammam
20:30 Hendry  74'
Medrán  88'
Calvo  90+1'
Report Al-Dawsari  90+5' Stadium: EGO Stadium
Attendance: 3,194
Referee: Ahmed Al-Rumaikhani
24 January 2026 18 Al-Kholood 1–2 Al-Ettifaq Ar Rass
18:20 Enrique 16'
Sawaan  48'
Pinas  90+5'
Report Duda  13'
Al-Ghamdi  42'
Ali  45+2'
Al-Ghannam 50', 83'
Al-Khateeb  90+6'
Stadium: Al-Hazem Club Stadium
Attendance: 1,596
Referee: Mohammed Al-Hoaish
28 January 2026 19 Al-Ahli 4–0 Al-Ettifaq Jeddah
20:30 Toney 17', 27' (pen.), pen.'
Atangana 64'
Report Al-Sebyani  47' Stadium: Alinma Stadium
Attendance: 38,870
Referee: Faisal Al-Blwi

King's Cup

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

Statistics

Appearances

Last updated on 28 January 2026.
No. Pos Nat Player Total Pro League King's Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK  SVK Marek Rodák 19 0 18 0 1 0
22 GK  KSA Abdulbasit Hawsawi 0 0 0 0 0 0
24 GK  KSA Belal Al-Dawaa 0 0 0 0 0 0
92 GK  KSA Turki Baljoush 0 0 0 0 0 0
Defenders
3 DF  KSA Abdullah Madu 9 0 7+2 0 0 0
4 DF  SCO Jack Hendry 19 0 18 0 1 0
5 DF  CRC Francisco Calvo 18 3 17 3 1 0
12 DF  KSA Awad Dahal 6 0 1+4 0 1 0
14 DF  KSA Turki Al-Madani 0 0 0 0 0 0
33 DF  KSA Madallah Al-Olayan 9 0 3+6 0 0 0
37 DF  KSA Abdulbasit Hindi 8 0 6+2 0 0 0
61 DF  KSA Radhi Al-Otaibi 15 0 9+5 0 0+1 0
70 DF  KSA Abdullah Al-Khateeb 17 0 14+2 0 1 0
87 DF  KSA Meshal Al-Sebyani 6 0 0+6 0 0 0
Midfielders
6 MF  KSA Faris Al-Ghamdi 12 0 6+5 0 0+1 0
7 MF  KSA Mukhtar Ali 19 0 13+5 0 0+1 0
8 MF  NED Georginio Wijnaldum 18 10 16+1 9 1 1
10 MF  ESP Álvaro Medrán 17 0 15+1 0 1 0
11 MF  SVK Ondrej Duda 16 0 14+1 0 1 0
17 MF  KSA Khalid Al-Ghannam 18 7 10+7 7 1 0
18 MF  POR João Costa 5 0 2+3 0 0 0
24 MF  KSA Jalal Al-Salem 3 0 0+3 0 0 0
29 MF  KSA Ziyad Al-Ghamdi 7 0 0+7 0 0 0
58 MF  KSA Yasir Al-Shammari 1 0 0+1 0 0 0
60 MF  KSA Abdulrahman Nabza 1 0 0+1 0 0 0
77 MF  KSA Majed Dawran 14 0 3+10 0 0+1 0
Forwards
9 FW  FRA Moussa Dembélé 12 5 11+1 5 0 0
15 FW  RSA Mohau Nkota 15 2 12+2 2 0+1 0
19 FW  EGY Ahmed Hassan 6 1 3+2 0 1 1
71 FW  SRB Matija Gluščević 2 0 0+1 0 1 0
Players sent out on loan this season
13 DF  KSA Meshal Al-Alaeli 0 0 0 0 0 0
23 GK  KSA Ahmed Al-Rehaili 0 0 0 0 0 0

Goalscorers

Rank No. Pos Nat Name Pro League King Cup Total
1 8 MF Georginio Wijnaldum 9 1 10
2 17 MF Khalid Al-Ghannam 7 0 7
3 9 FW Moussa Dembélé 5 0 5
4 5 DF Francisco Calvo 3 0 3
5 15 FW Mohau Nkota 2 0 2
6 19 FW Ahmed Hassan 0 1 1
Own goal 1 0 1
Total 27 2 29

Last Updated: 24 January 2026

Assists

Rank No. Pos Nat Name Pro League King Cup Total
1 5 DF Francisco Calvo 1 2 3
8 MF Georginio Wijnaldum 3 0 3
10 MF Álvaro Medrán 3 0 3
17 MF Khalid Al-Ghannam 3 0 3
5 6 MF Faris Al-Ghamdi 2 0 2
15 FW Mohau Nkota 2 0 2
7 9 FW Moussa Dembélé 1 0 1
18 MF João Costa 1 0 1
33 DF Madallah Al-Olayan 1 0 1
61 DF Radhi Al-Otaibi 1 0 1
70 DF Abdullah Al-Khateeb 1 0 1
77 MF Majed Dawran 1 0 1
Total 18 2 20

Last Updated: 24 January 2026

Clean sheets

Rank No. Pos Nat Name Pro League King Cup Total
1 1 GK Marek Rodák 5 0 5
Total 5 0 5

Last Updated: 21 January 2026

References

  1. ^ "History". Ettifaq.com.
  2. ^ "رسميًا.. أورلاندو يعلن انتقال نكوتا إلى الاتفاق".
  3. ^ "دودا... من الدوري الإيطالي إلى الاتفاق".
  4. ^ "عبدالباسط هوساوي حارساً للاتفاق".
  5. ^ "الاتفاق يتعاقد مع الغامدي من الأهلي ضمن صفقة عبد الرحمن".
  6. ^ "الاتفاق يعلن التعاقد مع أحمد حسن كوكا".
  7. ^ "الاتفاق يوقع رسمياً مع الكوستاريكي كالفو".
  8. ^ "الاتفاق يتعاقد مع 3 لاعبين ضمن فريق 21".
  9. ^ "الاتفاق يتعاقد مع ماتيا غلوشيفيتش حتى 2028".
  10. ^ "بعقد ثلاثة أعوام.. محزري من الاتفاق إلى التعاون".
  11. ^ "Blues complete signing of Demarai Gray". Bcfc.com. Birmingham City FC. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
  12. ^ "الاتحاد يتعاقد مع حامد الغامدي حتى 2030".
  13. ^ "رابع المحليين.. نيوم يدعم هجومه بالخيبري".
  14. ^ "نيوم يعزز صفوفه بلاعب شباب الاتفاق نواف الجناحي".
  15. ^ "الأهلي يعلن التعاقد مع محمد عبدالرحمن قادمًا من نادي الاتفاق".
  16. ^ "رسميا.. الشمراني سادس صفقات العلا".
  17. ^ "Corinthians anuncia a contratação do atacante Vitinho até o fim de 2026".
  18. ^ "Sydney FC Sign Experienced International Defender Marcel Tisserand".
  19. ^ "الفتح يتعاقد مع الكاميروني إيكامبي".
  20. ^ "مهند الحارثي معاراً إلى نادي الخلود .. بالتوفيـق لك".
  21. ^ "عبدالله الزوري معاراً إلى نادي الخلود .. بالتوفيـق لك".
  22. ^ "وسام الشوالي معاراً إلى نادي الجبيل".
  23. ^ "نـواف هزازي معاراً إلى نادي الجبيل".
  24. ^ "الاتفاق يعلن رحيل لاعبه إلى الدرعية".
  25. ^ "الاتفاق يجدد عقد العلائلي حتى 2028.. ويعيره للتعاون".
  26. ^ "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.