2025–26 Al-Khaleej FC season

Al-Khaleej
2025–26 season
PresidentAhmed Khuraidah
Manager
StadiumPrince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium
Pro League8th
King's CupQuarter-finals
Top goalscorerLeague: Joshua King (13)
All: Joshua King (14)
All statistics correct as of 31 January 2026.

The 2025–26 season is Al-Khaleej's 81st year in existence and their 11th non-consecutive season in the Pro League.[1] The club is participating 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 July 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
2 DF  KSA Omar Al-Owdah
3 DF  KSA Mohammed Al-Khabrani
5 DF  POR Pedro Rebocho
8 MF  KSA Khaled Al-Samiri
10 MF  POR Fábio Martins (captain)
14 DF  KSA Ali Al-Shaafi
15 MF  KSA Mansour Hamzi
17 MF  GRE Kostas Fortounis
18 MF  KSA Murad Hawsawi
19 MF  KSA Mohammed Al-Abdullah
20 DF  KSA Abdullah Al-Fahad
21 MF  GRE Dimitrios Kourbelis
22 GK  KSA Raed Ozaybi
No. Pos. Nation Player
24 FW  KSA Ali Abdulraouf
25 DF  KSA Arif Al Haydar
31 GK  KSA Mohammed Al-Ghanem
33 DF  KSA Bander Nasser
35 GK  KSA Rayan Al-Dossari
39 DF  KSA Saeed Al Hamsal
47 MF  KSA Saleh Aboulshamat
48 FW  GAM Babucarr Seye
66 DF  KSA Theyab Absa
70 FW  KSA Abdulmajeed Al-Khathami
71 FW  KSA Hussain Al-Sultan
96 GK  KSA Marwan Al-Haidari

Transfers and loans

Transfers in

Entry date Position No. Player From club Fee Ref.
30 June 2025 GK 96 Marwan Al-Haidari Al-Ettifaq End of loan
30 June 2025 DF 16 Mohammed Al-Khaibari Damac End of loan
1 July 2025 MF 18 Murad Hawsawi Ohod $267,000 [3]
9 July 2025 DF 28 Hamad Al-Jayzani Al-Raed Free [4]
9 July 2025 MF 12 Majed Kanabah Al-Shabab Free [5]
15 July 2025 FW 7 Joshua King Toulouse Free [6]
16 July 2025 GK 49 Anthony Moris Union SG Undisclosed [7]
4 August 2025 DF 13 Ahmed Assiri Al-Riyadh Free [8]
4 August 2025 DF 4 Bart Schenkeveld Panathinaikos Free [9]
9 August 2025 MF 93 Saleh Al-Amri Al-Ittihad Undisclosed [10]
6 September 2025 DF 17 Abdullah Al-Hafith Al-Wehda Free [11]
24 January 2026 MF 16 Bader Munshi Al-Diriyah Free [12]
24 January 2026 MF 20 Hussain Al-Eisa Al-Jabalain Free [12]

Loans in

Start date End date Position No. Player From club Fee Ref.
4 August 2025 End of season MF 11 Paolo Fernandes AEK Athens None [13]
13 August 2025 End of season MF 9 Georgios Masouras Olympiacos None [14]

Transfers out

Exit date Position No. Player To club Fee Ref.
30 June 2025 DF 32 Marcel Tisserand Al-Ettifaq End of loan
30 June 2025 MF 18 Murad Hawsawi Ohod End of loan
30 June 2025 MF 43 Hassan Al-Musallam Al-Ettifaq End of loan
30 June 2025 MF 99 Thomas Murg PAOK End of loan
1 July 2025 DF 16 Mohammed Al-Khaibari Al-Riyadh Free [15]
1 July 2025 FW 11 Abdullah Al-Salem Al-Qadsiah Free [16]
2 July 2025 FW 9 Mohamed Sherif Al Ahly Free [17]
10 July 2025 GK 23 Ibrahim Šehić Çorum Free [18]
20 July 2025 FW 48 Babucarr Seye Al Orooba Free [19]
1 August 2025 MF 47 Saleh Aboulshamat Al-Ahli $2,400,000 [20]
26 August 2025 MF 8 Khaled Al-Samiri Damac Free [21]
26 August 2025 MF 10 Fábio Martins Al-Hazem Free [22]
31 August 2025 DF 20 Abdullah Al-Fahad Abha Free [23]
10 September 2025 GK 22 Raed Ozaybi Neom Free [24]
10 September 2025 DF 2 Omar Al-Owdah Al-Jubail Free [25]
21 January 2026 GK 35 Rayan Al-Dossary Al-Hilal $4,800,000 [26]
21 January 2026 MF 18 Murad Hawsawi Al-Hilal $8,000,000 [26]

Loans out

Start date End date Position No. Player To club Fee Ref.
17 January 2026 End of season DF 14 Ali Al-Shaafi Al-Zulfi None [27]

Pre-season

30 July 2025 Friendly Al-Khaleej 1–2 Al-Wasl Huissen, Netherlands
18:00 CEST Diallo o.g.' Report Bouftini
Palacios
Stadium: Sportpark De Rode Veste
6 August 2025 Friendly Al-Khaleej 3–2 Jong AZ Maurik, Netherlands
13:00 CEST Hamzi
Abdulraouf
Al-Abdullah
Report Stadium: Gemeentelijk Sportpark

Competitions

Overview

Competition Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Pro League 18 7 4 7 38 30 +8 038.89
King's Cup 3 1 1 1 9 5 +4 033.33
Total 21 8 5 8 47 35 +12 038.10

Updated to match played 28 January 2026
Source: Competitions

Pro League

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
9 Al-Fayha 26 9 6 11 34 41 −7 33
10 Al-Hazem 26 8 7 11 29 47 −18 31
11 Al-Khaleej 26 8 6 12 44 44 0 30
12 Al-Shabab 26 7 8 11 33 39 −6 29
13 Al-Fateh 26 7 7 12 34 47 −13 28
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).[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
18 7 4 7 38 30  +8 25 4 2 2 19 8  +11 3 2 5 19 22  −3

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

Results by round

Round12345678911121314151617181920212223102425262728293031323334
GroundAHAHHAHAAAHAHAHAHAHAAHHAHHAHAHAHAH
ResultWWLLWDDWLLLDWWWLDL
Position3241066766999988888
Updated to match(es) played on 30 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

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
13 September 2025 2 Al-Khaleej 3–0 Al-Fayha Dammam
18:25 King 5'
Hawsawi  45+1'
Kourbelis 64'
Fernandes 90+1'
Report Bamsaud  25'
Sakala  47'
Stadium: Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium
Attendance: 1,639
Referee: Abdullah Al-Owaidan
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)
25 September 2025 4 Al-Khaleej 0–1 Al-Taawoun Dammam
18:10 Rebocho  36' Report Hawsawi  80'
Barrow 87'
Stadium: Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium
Attendance: 1,423
Referee: Abdullah Al-Kharboush
19 October 2025 5 Al-Khaleej 4–1 Al-Riyadh Dammam
17:45 King 7', 25', 56'
Al-Khabrani  38'
Masouras 66'
Hawsawi  70'
Report Sylla 45+1'
Soro  61'
Al-Khaibari  90+5'
Stadium: Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium
Attendance: 1,884
Referee: Ahmed Al-Rumaikhani
24 October 2025 6 Neom 1–1 Al-Khaleej Tabuk
18:30 Zézé  15'
Lacazette  22'
Rodríguez 34'
Hegazi  75'
Report Al-Amri 16'
Hawsawi  78'
Stadium: King Khalid Sport City Stadium
Attendance: 2,169
Referee: Khaled Al-Ahmari
1 November 2025 7 Al-Khaleej 4–4 Al-Ittihad Dammam
17:35 King 14', 47'
Fortounis 18', 37' (pen.)
Schenkeveld  29'
Hawsawi  45+3'
Al Haydar  90+7'
Report Mitaj  22', 90+6'
Al-Shehri  27'
Fabinho  32'
Diaby 51', 86',  90+8'
F. Al-Ghamdi 90+8'
Stadium: Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium
Attendance: 13,504
Referee: Sami Al-Jires
6 November 2025 8 Al-Hazem 1–4 Al-Khaleej Buraidah
17:55 Martins 38',  44'
Mokwana  44'
Boutouil  54'
Al-Habshi  65'
Report Fortounis 8'
Al Hamsal  16'
Kourbelis  41'
Fernandes  45'  59', 58' (pen.)
Masouras 45+1', 75'
Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City
Attendance: 1,064
Referee: Mohammed Abu Shaqarah
23 November 2025 9 Al-Nassr 4–1 Al-Khaleej Riyadh
20:30 Brozović  9'
Félix 39'
Wesley 42'
Yahya  56'
Mané 77',  82'
Ronaldo 90+6'
Report Hawsawi  4', 47'
Kourbelis  90'
Stadium: Al-Awwal Park
Attendance: 26,003
Referee: Mohammed Al-Ismail
26 December 2025 11 Al-Hilal 3–2 Al-Khaleej Riyadh
20:30 Kanno 18'
Milinković-Savić 39'
Malcom 57'
Al-Tambakti  65'
Hernández  90+1'
Report Al-Khabrani  24'
Schenkeveld  38'
Kanabah  41'
King 79'
Masouras 84'
Stadium: Kingdom Arena
Attendance: 13,300
Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük (Netherlands)
29 December 2025 12 Al-Khaleej 0–1 Al-Fateh Dammam
17:35 Schenkeveld  45+3'
Al-Khabrani  80'
Report Baattiah  29'
Vargas 41'
Fernandes  68'
Al-Sahihi  85'
Al-Othman  90+3'
Stadium: Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium
Attendance: 3,294
Referee: Abdullah Al-Kharbosh
2 January 2026 13 Al-Najma 2–2 Al-Khaleej Buraidah
16:30 Lázaro 50'
Samir 90+6'
Report Al-Hafith  39'
Masouras 72'
King 74'
Hamzi  84'
Moris  85'
Kanabah  90+3'
Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City
Attendance: 370
Referee: Fraih Al-Jaloud
9 January 2026 14 Al-Khaleej 4–0 Damac Dammam
16:10 Fortounis 1'
Masouras 44'
King 47'
Al-Sultan 80'
Rebocho  85'
Report Medina  9'
Bedrane  24'
Stadium: Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium
Attendance: 1,753
Referee: Abdulsamad Bakri
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-Khaleej 4–1 Al-Okhdood Dammam
17:45 Rebocho  7'
King 37'
Masouras 50', 80'
Fortounis 77'
Report Al-Salem  74'
Asiri  88'
Al Hatila 90+2'
Stadium: Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium
Attendance: 2,178
Referee: Shukri Al-Hanfosh
20 January 2026 17 Al-Ahli 4–1 Al-Khaleej Jeddah
20:30 Toney  46', 59', 67', 77'
Hawsawi  51'
Demiral  57'
Hamed 86'
Report Masouras 19'
Schenkeveld  37'
Moris  65'
Al Haydar  90+3'
Stadium: Alinma Stadium
Attendance: 15,067
Referee: Abdullah Al-Owaydan
24 January 2026 18 Al-Khaleej 0–0 Al-Shabab Dammam
16:25 Al-Khabrani  31'  68'
Al Hamsal  74'
Hamzi  84'
Report Balobaid  38'
Al-Shuwayrikh  59'
Stadium: Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium
Attendance: 2,519
Referee: Abdullah Al-Kharboush
28 January 2026 19 Al-Fayha 3–1 Al-Khaleej Al Majma'ah
20:30 Al-Sultan 18' (o.g.)
Smalling 38'
Sakala 42'
Report Schenkeveld  36'
Masouras 80'
Stadium: Al-Majma'ah Sports City Stadium
Attendance: 562
Referee: Ahmed Al-Rumaikhani

King's Cup

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

22 September 2025 Round of 32 Al-Tai 0–5 Al-Khaleej Ha'il
18:45 Al-Shamlan  51'
Halilović  85'
Report Masouras 1'
Hawsawi 53'
Al-Quamiri 57' (o.g.)
Assiri  64'
Fernandes 67', 79',  85'
Stadium: Prince Abdulaziz bin Musa'ed Sports City
Attendance: 1,103
Referee: Mohammed Abu Shaqarah
28 November 2025 Quarter-finals Al-Kholood 4–3 Al-Khaleej Ar Rass
17:50 Enrique 3'
Maolida 24'
Bahebri 45+3'
Buckley  61', 83'
Report Hamzi 45+1'
Al-Amri 47'
Kourbelis  53'
Pinas 90+2' (o.g.)
Fortounis  90+3'
Stadium: Al-Hazem Club Stadium
Attendance: 1,183
Referee: Majed Al-Shamrani

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
49 GK  LUX Anthony Moris 21 0 18 0 3 0
96 GK  KSA Marwan Al-Haidari 0 0 0 0 0 0
Defenders
3 DF  KSA Mohammed Al-Khabrani 19 0 16 0 3 0
4 DF  NED Bart Schenkeveld 18 0 17 0 0+1 0
5 DF  POR Pedro Rebocho 21 0 18 0 3 0
13 DF  KSA Ahmed Assiri 11 0 0+8 0 2+1 0
17 DF  KSA Abdullah Al-Hafith 14 0 3+8 0 3 0
25 DF  KSA Arif Al Haydar 7 0 0+5 0 0+2 0
26 DF  KSA Raed Al-Shanqiti 0 0 0 0 0 0
28 DF  KSA Hamad Al-Jayzani 7 0 0+5 0 2 0
33 DF  KSA Bandar Nasser 6 0 0+5 0 0+1 0
39 DF  KSA Saeed Al Hamsal 20 0 18 0 1+1 0
Midfielders
8 MF  GAM Abdoulie Mboge 2 0 0+2 0 0 0
9 MF  GRE Georgios Masouras 20 11 18 10 2 1
10 MF  GRE Kostas Fortounis 17 7 16 7 1 0
11 MF  ESP Paolo Fernandes 15 4 7+5 2 2+1 2
12 MF  KSA Majed Kanabah 20 0 10+7 0 2+1 0
15 MF  KSA Mansour Hamzi 19 1 8+8 0 3 1
16 MF  KSA Bader Munshi 1 0 0+1 0 0 0
19 MF  KSA Mohammed Al-Abdullah 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 MF  GRE Dimitrios Kourbelis 18 1 16 1 1+1 0
23 MF  KSA Rakan Al-Kaabi 1 0 0+1 0 0 0
93 MF  KSA Saleh Al-Amri 15 3 7+5 2 2+1 1
Forwards
7 FW  NOR Joshua King 18 14 15+2 13 1 1
24 FW  KSA Ali Abdulraouf 6 0 1+4 0 0+1 0
27 FW  KSA Abdullah Al-Zaynaldeen 2 0 0+2 0 0 0
71 FW  KSA Hussain Al-Sultan 9 1 2+5 1 0+2 0
Players sent out on loan this season
14 DF  KSA Ali Al-Shaafi 1 0 0+1 0 0 0
Player who made an appearance this season but have left the club
18 MF  KSA Murad Hawsawi 11 2 8 1 2+1 1
35 GK  KSA Rayan Al-Dossari 0 0 0 0 0 0

Goalscorers

Rank No. Pos Nat Name Pro League King's Cup Total
1 7 FW Joshua King 13 1 14
2 9 MF Georgios Masouras 10 1 11
3 10 MF Kostas Fortounis 7 0 7
4 11 MF Paolo Fernandes 2 2 4
5 93 MF Saleh Al-Amri 2 1 3
6 18 MF Murad Hawsawi 1 1 2
7 15 MF Mansour Hamzi 0 1 1
21 MF Dimitrios Kourbelis 1 0 1
71 FW Hussain Al-Sultan 1 0 1
Own goal 1 2 3
Total 38 9 47

Last Updated: 28 January 2026

Assists

Rank No. Pos Nat Name Pro League King's Cup Total
1 10 MF Kostas Fortounis 10 0 10
2 5 DF Pedro Rebocho 5 1 6
3 4 DF Bart Schenkeveld 2 0 2
7 FW Joshua King 2 0 2
9 MF Georgios Masouras 2 0 2
11 MF Paolo Fernandes 1 1 2
18 MF Murad Hawsawi 1 1 2
49 GK Anthony Moris 2 0 2
9 12 MF Majed Kanabah 1 0 1
17 DF Abdullah Al-Hafith 1 0 1
21 MF Dimitrios Kourbelis 1 0 1
25 DF Arif Al Haydar 0 1 1
39 DF Saeed Al Hamsal 1 0 1
Total 29 4 33

Last Updated: 28 January 2026

Clean sheets

Rank No. Pos Nat Name Pro League King's Cup Total
1 49 GK Anthony Moris 3 1 4
Total 3 1 4

Last Updated: 24 January 2026

References

  1. ^ "عن النادي".
  2. ^ "Al-Khaleej squad". kooora. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
  3. ^ "الخليج يتمسك بهوساوي حتى 2029".
  4. ^ "الخليج يدشن صفقات الصيف المحلية بـ«الجيزاني وكنبة»".
  5. ^ "الخليج يتعاقد مع ماجد كنبه".
  6. ^ "رسميا.. الخليج يعلن التعاقد مع جوشوا كينغ ـ عاجل".
  7. ^ "موسمان.. موريس يحمي شباك الخليج".
  8. ^ "الخليج.. خامس محطات عسيري".
  9. ^ "رسميًا.. الخليج يتعاقد مع الهولندي شينكيفيلد".
  10. ^ "صالح العمري ينتقل إلى "الخليج"".
  11. ^ "الخليج يضم عبدالله الحافظ".
  12. ^ a b "الخليج يعزّز صفوفه بالتعاقد مع "بدر منشي" و "حسين العيسى"".
  13. ^ "الخليج يضم الاسباني باولو فيرنانديز رسمياً".
  14. ^ "ماسوراس ثالث يوناني في الخليج".
  15. ^ "النجـم "محمـد الخيبـري" لاعبًا لـ #الرياض".
  16. ^ "بعد موسم لافت في دوري روشن ..القادسية يدعم الهجوم بعبدالله آل سالم".
  17. ^ "‏محمد شريف يوقع للأهلى لمدة 5 سنين رسميا".
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  20. ^ "قادماً من نادي الخليج وبعقد يمتد لثلاثة مواسم.. "أبو الشامات" أهلاوي".
  21. ^ "إدارة نادي ضمك تتعاقد مع خالد السميري".
  22. ^ "الحزم يعلن التعاقد مع فابيو مارتينيز".
  23. ^ "أنهت إدارة #نادي_أبها التعاقد مع قلب الدفاع "عبدالله الفهد" في صفقة انتقال حر".
  24. ^ "أزيبي في نيوم".
  25. ^ ""عمر العودة " أهلًا بك في نادي الجبيل".
  26. ^ a b "رسمياً… الهلال يحسم صفقة مراد هوساوي وريان".
  27. ^ "#علي_الشعفي_زلفاوي ، قادماً من نادي الخليج على سبيل الإعارة".
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