2025–26 Al-Kholood Club season

Al-Kholood
2025–26 season
President
  • Mohammed Al-Khalifah (until 23 July)
Manager
StadiumAl-Hazem Club Stadium
Pro LeaguePre-season
King CupRound of 32
All statistics correct as of 1 July 2025.

The 2024–25 season is Al-Kholood's 56th year in existence and their second consecutive season in the Pro League.[2] 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 9 September 2025[3]

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
4 DF  KSA Jamaan Al-Dossari
5 DF  NGA William Troost-Ekong
6 MF  ENG John Buckley
7 DF  KSA Sultan Al-Shehri
8 MF  KSA Abdulrahman Al-Safri
9 FW  COM Myziane Maolida
11 MF  KSA Hattan Bahebri
12 DF  KSA Hassan Al-Asmari
13 DF  KSA Abdullah Masoud
15 DF  KSA Ramzi Solan
18 FW  ARG Ramiro Enrique
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 FW  KSA Majed Khalifah
23 DF  SVK Norbert Gyömbér
30 GK  KSA Mohammed Mazyad
31 GK  ARG Juan Pablo Cozzani (on loan from Platense)
38 DF  SUR Shaquille Pinas
39 MF  KSA Abdulrahman Al-Dawsari
46 MF  KSA Abdulaziz Al-Aliwa
48 GK  KSA Muhannad Al-Yahya
70 MF  KSA Muhammad Sawan
96 MF  FRA Kévin N'Doram
99 FW  BRA Guga (on loan from Al-Qadsiah)

Staff

Position Staff
Head coach Des Buckingham
Assistant coach Hiroshi Miyazawa
Goalkeeper coach Juanma Cruz
Fitness coach James Redden
Match analyst Mohammed Sawaan
Team doctor Mazen Al-Shehri
Physiotherapist Abdullah Al-Harbi
Masseur Sultan Mazyad
Performance Manager Mohammed Al-Mazrou

Transfers and loans

Transfers in

Entry date Position No. Player From club Fee Ref.
30 June 2025 DF 4 Jamaan Al-Dossari Al-Faisaly End of loan
30 June 2025 DF 13 Abdullah Masoud Al-Houra End of loan
1 July 2025 FW 18 Jackson Muleka Beşiktaş $1,750,000 [4]
21 August 2025 MF 11 Hattan Bahebri Al-Taawoun Free [5]
22 August 2025 MF 39 Abdulrahman Al-Dawsari Al-Qadsiah Undisclosed [6]
27 August 2025 DF 15 Ramzi Solan Damac Free [7]
27 August 2025 MF 6 John Buckley Blackburn Rovers $1,350,000 [8]
27 August 2025 MF 46 Abdulaziz Al-Aliwa Al-Nassr $134,000 [9]
31 August 2025 DF 38 Shaquille Pinas Hammarby Undisclosed [10]
8 September 2025 FW 18 Ramiro Enrique Orlando City $3,300,000 [11]
9 September 2025 GK 48 Muhannad Al-Yahya Al-Fateh Free
11 January 2026 DF 25 Mansour Camara Unattached Free [12]
12 January 2026 FW 27 Abdullah Al Ajyan Al-Okhdood Free [13]

Loans in

Start date End date Position No. Player From club Fee Ref.
23 August 2025 End of season FW 99 Guga Al-Qadsiah None [14]
27 August 2025 End of season GK 31 Juan Pablo Cozzani Platense None [15]
27 August 2025 End of season DF – Muhannad Al-Harthi Al-Ettifaq None [16]
27 August 2025 End of season DF – Abdullah Al-Zori Al-Ettifaq None [17]

Transfers out

Exit date Position No. Player To club Fee Ref.
30 June 2025 DF 27 Hamdan Al-Shamrani Al-Ettifaq End of loan
30 June 2025 MF 6 Ambrose Ochigbo ES Zarzis End of loan
30 June 2025 MF 10 Álex Collado Real Betis End of loan
30 June 2025 MF 15 Aliou Dieng Al Ahly Cairo End of loan
30 June 2025 MF 22 Hammam Al-Hammami Al-Ittihad End of loan
30 June 2025 MF 29 Farhah Al-Shamrani Al-Ittihad End of loan
30 June 2025 MF 51 Zaid Al-Enezi Al-Ula End of loan
30 June 2025 FW 18 Jackson Muleka Beşiktaş End of loan
30 June 2025 FW 20 Bassem Al-Oraini Al-Taawoun End of loan
4 August 2025 DF 24 Abdullah Hawsawi Al-Najma Free [18]
5 August 2025 DF 70 Mohammed Jahfali Al-Faisaly Free [19]
20 August 2025 FW 18 Jackson Muleka Konyaspor Free [20]
9 September 2025 GK 34 Marcelo Grohe Al-Shabab Free [21]
20 September 2025 GK 33 Jassem Al-Ashban Al-Orobah Free
20 January 2026 DF 5 William Troost-Ekong Al-Ahli Doha Free [22]

Pre-season

9 August 2025 Friendly Al-Kholood 2–0 JS Kabylie Turkey
17:00 TRT Report
12 August 2025 Friendly Al-Kholood 3–0 Fethiyespor Kartepe, Turkey
TRT Maolida
Khalifa
Bahebri 		Stadium: The Green Park Kartepe Resort
22 August 2025 Friendly Al-Kholood 2–1 Al-Taawoun Buraidah, Saudi Arabia
18:45 AST Maolida 73' (pen.)
Khalifa 89'		 Al-Ahmed 47' Stadium: Al-Taawoun Club Stadium

Competitions

Overview

Competition Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Pro League 18 5 0 13 25 35 −10 027.78
King's Cup 3 3 0 0 7 4 +3 100.00
Total 21 8 0 13 32 39 −7 038.10

Updated to match played 30 January 2026
Source: Competitions

Pro League

Main article: 2025–26 Saudi Pro League

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
12 Al-Shabab 26 7 8 11 33 39 −6 29
13 Al-Fateh 26 7 7 12 34 47 −13 28
14 Al-Kholood 26 8 1 17 34 48 −14 25
15 Damac 26 4 10 12 24 42 −18 22
16 Al-Riyadh 26 4 7 15 25 49 −24 19 Relegation to FD League
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).[23]

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 5 0 13 25 35  −10 15 2 0 8 12 22  −10 3 0 5 13 13  0

Last updated: 30 January 2026.
Source: Saudi Pro League

Results by round

Round12345678911121314151617181920212223102425262728293031323334
GroundAAHAHAHAHHHAHAHAHHAHAHAAHAHAAHAHAH
ResultLLWWWLLLLLLWLLLWLL
Position121712117991011121312131313121314
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

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
14 September 2025 2 Al-Nassr 2–0 Al-Kholood Riyadh
21:00 Mané 52'
Al-Ghannam  73'
Martinez 81'
Al-Khaibari  90+5'		 Report Buckley  83'
Enrique  90+3'		 Stadium: Al-Awwal Park
Attendance: 18,095
Referee: Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea (Spain)
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
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-Kholood 5–1 Al-Najma Buraidah
18:10 Sawaan 4'
Enrique 24' (pen.)
N'Doram  43'
Maolida 45+1'
Bahebri 84'
Al-Aliwa 90'		 Report Jasim 11'
Samir  45+3'  67'
Al-Harabi  47'
Al-Tulayhi  56'
Al-Shammari  63'
Al-Najjar  90+2'		 Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City
Attendance: 2,759
Referee: Shukri Al-Hanfoush
23 October 2025 6 Al-Riyadh 1–0 Al-Kholood Riyadh
17:55 Sylla 26'
Al-Khaibari  76'		 Report N'Doram  34' Stadium: SHG Arena
Attendance: 1,316
Referee: Abdullah Zarban
30 October 2025 7 Al-Kholood 2–3 Neom Buraidah
20:30 N'Doram 5'
Al-Safri  15'
Maolida  27'
Enrique 82'
Al-Shehri  90+1'		 Report Benrahma 8', 66'
Troost-Ekong 32' (o.g.)
Koné  35'
Al-Oyayari  77'
Maximiano  78'		 Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City
Attendance: 981
Referee: Abdulsamad Bakri
6 November 2025 8 Al-Qadsiah 4–0 Al-Kholood Dammam
20:30 Retegui 15' (pen.)
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-Kholood 1–2 Al-Hazem Ar Rass
17:50 Enrique 3'
Gyömbér  36'		 Report Mokwana 30'
Al Somah 37' (pen.)
Al-Sayyali  43'
Rosier  49'
Al-Dakheel  87'		 Stadium: Al-Hazem Club Stadium
Attendance: 3,583
Referee: Khalid Al-Turais
26 December 2025 11 Al-Kholood 0–2 Al-Taawoun Ar Rass
18:00 Report Al-Mufarrij  9'  90+4'
Zambrano 22'
Troost-Ekong 75' (o.g.)		 Stadium: Al-Hazem Club Stadium
Attendance: 1,895
Referee: Abdullah Al-Shehri
31 December 2025 12 Al-Kholood 1–3 Al-Hilal Buraidah
20:30 Al-Dawsari  37'
Enrique 45+5' (pen.),  81'
Cozzani  61'		 Report Milinković-Savić 45'
Hernández 61', 84'
César  72'		 Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City
Attendance: 9,253
Referee: Donatas Rumšas (Lithuania)
3 January 2026 13 Al-Fayha 0–5 Al-Kholood Al Majma'ah
17:55 Semedo  63'
Sakala  82'		 Report Maolida 5', 84'
Smalling 38' (o.g.)
Enrique 44'
Bahebri 65',  85'
Al-Safri  82'		 Stadium: Al-Majma'ah Sports City Stadium
Attendance: 494
Referee: Mohammed Abu Shaqarah
9 January 2026 14 Al-Kholood 0–4 Al-Ittihad Buraidah
20:30 Troost-Ekong  8' Report Benzema 13' (pen.), 28', 35'
Al-Shehri 84'		 Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City
Attendance: 5,537
Referee: Sultan Al-Harbi
13 January 2026 15 Al-Okhdood 1–0 Al-Kholood Najran
18:25 Gül  20'
Bassogog 54'
Asiri  77'
Al-Rubaie  85'		 Report Buckley  78' Stadium: Prince Hathloul bin Abdulaziz Sports City
Attendance: 1,402
Referee: Sami Al-Jurays
17 January 2026 16 Al-Kholood 0–1 Al-Ahli Buraidah
18:10 Bahebri  45+2'
Cozzani  86'		 Report Toney 74'
Demiral  86'
Millot  90+4'
Al-Sanbi  90+6'		 Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City
Attendance: 2,298
Referee: Majed Al-Shamrani
20 January 2026 17 Al-Fateh 2–5 Al-Kholood Al-Hasa
20:30 Youssouf 45+3'
Buckley 57' (o.g.)
Baattiah  60'
Al-Jari  74'		 Report Solan  9'
Enrique 12', 81'
Sawaan 19'
Gyömbér  43'
Bahebri 55'
Al-Dawsari 71'
Al-Safri  90+2'		 Stadium: Maydan Tamweel Aloula
Attendance: 7,118
Referee: Khaled Al-Ahmari
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
30 January 2026 19 Al-Kholood 0–3 Al-Nassr Buraidah
20:30 Bahebri  45+1',  72' Report Martinez  22'
Ronaldo 47'
Simakan 53'
Coman 87' (pen.)		 Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City
Attendance: 11,481
Referee: Abdullah Al-Owaydan
21 December 2025 10 Al-Khaleej v Al-Kholood Dammam
20:30 Stadium: Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium

King's Cup

Main article: 2025–26 King's Cup (Saudi Arabia)

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

22 September 2025 Round of 32 Al-Bukiryah 1–2 Al-Kholood Al Bukayriyah
18:35 Al-Khalifah 82'
Al-Shuwayyi  84'
 Report Fallatah 28' (o.g.)
Enrique 71'
Al-Shehri  90'
Mazyad  90+5'
Pinas  90+8'		 Stadium: Al-Bukiryah Club Stadium
Referee: Abdullah Al-Kharboush
27 October 2025 Round of 16 Al-Kholood 1–0 (a.e.t.) Al-Najma Buraidah
18:00 Buckley  32'
Enrique 99'
Al-Safri  109'
Cozzani  115'		 Report Al-Abdulrazzaq  45'
Al-Haleel  75'
Quioto  82'
Flores  82'		 Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City
Referee: Mohammed Al-Ismail
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
18 March 2026 Semi-finals Al-Kholood v Al-Ittihad Ar Rass
22:00 Stadium: Al-Hazem Club Stadium

Statistics

Appearances

Last updated on 30 January 2026.
No. Pos Nat Player Total Pro League King's Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
30 GK  KSA Mohammed Mazyad 1 0 0 0 1 0
31 GK  ARG Juan Pablo Cozzani 20 0 18 0 2 0
48 GK  KSA Muhannad Al-Yahya 0 0 0 0 0 0
Defenders
4 DF  KSA Jamaan Al-Dossari 1 0 0+1 0 0 0
7 DF  KSA Sultan Al-Shehri 18 0 11+4 0 1+2 0
12 DF  KSA Hassan Al-Asmari 5 0 1+3 0 0+1 0
13 DF  KSA Abdullah Masoud 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 DF  KSA Ramzi Solan 10 0 9+1 0 0 0
23 DF  SVK Norbert Gyömbér 21 0 18 0 3 0
24 DF  KSA Odai Abdulghani 5 0 0+4 0 0+1 0
25 DF  GUI Mansour Camara 5 0 2+3 0 0 0
38 DF  SUR Shaquille Pinas 18 0 14+1 0 3 0
Midfielders
6 MF  ENG John Buckley 19 3 16 2 3 1
8 MF  KSA Abdulrahman Al-Safri 16 0 9+4 0 2+1 0
11 MF  KSA Hattan Bahebri 21 4 17+1 3 3 1
14 MF  KSA Ibrahim Barabaa 1 0 0+1 0 0 0
17 MF  ENG Adam Berry 1 0 0+1 0 0 0
22 MF  KSA Salman Al Mesawa 0 0 0 0 0 0
39 MF  KSA Abdulrahman Al-Dawsari 20 1 5+12 1 3 0
46 MF  KSA Abdulaziz Al-Aliwa 20 2 11+6 2 1+2 0
70 MF  KSA Mohammed Sawaan 21 2 13+5 2 1+2 0
96 MF  FRA Kévin N'Doram 15 1 12+1 1 2 0
Forwards
9 FW  COM Myziane Maolida 13 4 11 3 2 1
18 FW  ARG Ramiro Enrique 20 13 17 10 3 3
19 FW  KSA Majed Khalifah 16 0 1+13 0 0+2 0
27 FW  KSA Abdullah Al Ajyan 0 0 0 0 0 0
99 FW  BRA Guga 11 0 0+10 0 0+1 0
Player who made an appearance this season but have left the club
5 DF  NGA William Troost-Ekong 16 0 13 0 3 0
33 GK  KSA Jassem Al-Ashban 0 0 0 0 0 0

Goalscorers

Rank No. Pos Nat Name Pro League King Cup Total
1 18 FW Ramiro Enrique 10 3 13
2 9 FW Myziane Maolida 3 1 4
11 MF Hattan Bahebri 3 1 4
4 6 MF John Buckley 2 1 3
5 46 MF Abdulaziz Al-Aliwa 2 0 2
70 MF Mohammed Sawaan 2 0 2
6 39 MF Abdulrahman Al-Dawsari 1 0 1
96 MF Kévin N'Doram 1 0 1
Own goal 1 1 2
Total 25 7 32

Last Updated: 24 January 2026

Assists

Rank No. Pos Nat Name Pro League King Cup Total
1 6 MF John Buckley 3 0 3
9 FW Myziane Maolida 3 0 3
11 MF Hattan Bahebri 2 1 3
46 MF Abdulaziz Al-Aliwa 1 2 3
5 38 DF Shaquille Pinas 1 0 1
70 MF Mohammed Sawaan 1 0 1
96 MF Kévin N'Doram 1 0 1
99 FW Guga 1 0 1
Total 13 3 16

Last Updated: 24 January 2026

Clean sheets

Rank No. Pos Nat Name Pro League King Cup Total
1 31 GK Juan Pablo Cozzani 1 1 2
Total 1 1 2

Last Updated: 3 January 2026

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