2025–26 Al-Najma SC season

Al-Najma
2025–26 season
PresidentAhmed Al-Tamimi
ManagerMário Silva
StadiumKing Abdullah Sports City
Pro LeaguePre-season
King CupRound of 32
All statistics correct as of 1 July 2025.

The 2025–26 season is Al-Najma's 66th year in their existence and the first season back in the top flight of Saudi Arabian football after earning promotion in the previous season.[1][2] The club will participate in the Pro League and the King's Cup.

This is Al-Najma's first season in the top flight of Saudi football since the 2002–03 season.

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

Players

Squad information

As of 1 July 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
6 MF  KSA Khaled Eid
9 FW  NED Sylla Sow
10 MF  KSA Faisal Al-Mutairi
14 MF  KSA Abdullah Al-Saghir
17 MF  KSA Mohammed Al-Fraidi
18 MF  KSA Abdulaziz Al-Harabi
20 MF  KSA Nawaf Al-Rashwodi
22 GK  KSA Khaled Al-Muqaitib
26 MF  FRA Bilel Aouacheria
33 DF  KSA Riyadh Al-Asmari
34 GK  KSA Azzam Al-Hussain
77 FW  KSA Abdullah Khattab
No. Pos. Nation Player
90 FW  KSA Omar Al-Ruwaili
93 GK  BRA Max Walef
DF  KSA Nasser Al-Hulayel
DF  KSA Abdullah Hawsawi
DF  KSA Fahad Al-Abdulrazzaq
DF  KSA Mohammed Al-Kunaydiri
MF  KSA Abdulwahed Al-Nakhli
MF  KSA Ammar Al-Najjar
MF  KSA Mohammed Mansour
MF  SVN David Tijanić
FW  HON Romell Quioto

Transfers and loans

Transfers in

Entry date Position No. Player From club Fee Ref.
3 August 2025 MF 17 Mohammed Mansour Al-Arabi Free [4]
3 August 2025 MF 43 David Tijanić Göztepe Free [4]
3 August 2025 MF 55 Abdulwahed Al-Nakhli Al-Jandal Free [4]
3 August 2025 FW 9 Romell Quioto Al-Arabi Free [4]
4 August 2025 DF 4 Nasser Al-Haleel Al-Jubail Free [5]
4 August 2025 DF 12 Mohammed Al-Kunaydiri Al-Tai Free [5]
4 August 2025 DF 19 Fahad Al-Abdulrazzaq Al-Taawoun Free [5]
4 August 2025 DF 24 Abdullah Hawsawi Al-Kholood Free [5]
4 August 2025 MF 15 Ammar Al-Najjar Jeddah Free [5]
12 August 2025 GK 87 Waleed Al-Enezi Al-Fateh Free [6]
13 August 2025 DF 3 Samir Tigres $6,000,000 [7]
17 August 2025 DF 5 Jawad El Yamiq Al-Wehda Free [8]
19 August 2025 MF 8 Abdulelah Al-Shammeri Abha Free [9]
20 August 2025 MF 20 Deiby Flores Toronto Undisclosed [10]
27 August 2025 FW 98 Bilal Boutobba Hatayspor $1,400,000 [11]
10 September 2025 GK 1 Victor Braga AEL Limassol $200,000 [12]
10 September 2025 FW 7 Lázaro Almería $5,850,000 [13]

Loans in

Start date End date Position No. Player From club Fee Ref.
29 August 2025 End of season DF 50 Nawaf Hawsawi Al-Riyadh None [14]
29 August 2025 End of season FW 14 Ali Jasim Como None [15]
10 September 2025 End of season FW 77 Hisham Al Dubais Al-Shabab None [16]
26 January 2026 End of season DF 27 Khalid Al-Subaie Al-Hazem None [17]

Transfers out

Exit date Position No. Player To club Fee Ref.
30 June 2025 DF 47 Abdulrahman Al-Obaid Al-Ittihad End of loan
30 June 2025 MF 15 Nasser Al-Bishi Al-Riyadh End of loan
30 June 2025 MF 19 Sultan Al-Akouz Al-Wehda End of loan
30 June 2025 MF 29 Fahad Al-Taleb Al-Nassr End of loan
1 July 2025 DF 2 Osama Al-Bawardi Al-Riyadh Free [18]
1 July 2025 MF 11 Rayan Al-Mutairi Al-Fayha Free [19]
1 July 2025 MF 23 Léo Tilica Dibba Al-Hisn Free [20]
23 July 2025 MF 8 Ziyad Al-Qahtani Al-Diriyah Free [21]
2 August 2025 DF 3 Munif Doshy Al-Faisaly Free [22]
1 September 2025 DF 53 Ali Adnan Al-Wehda Free
10 September 2025 DF 33 Riyadh Al-Asmari Al-Jubail Free [23]
10 September 2025 MF 20 Nawaf Al-Rashwodi Al-Jubail Free [24]
10 September 2025 FW 9 Sylla Sow Abha Free [25]
11 September 2025 MF 50 Riyadh Al-Ibrahim Al-Adalah Free [26]
21 September 2025 FW 77 Abdullah Khattab Al-Washm Free [27]
21 January 2026 MF 10 Faisal Al-Mutairi Al-Diriyah Undisclosed [28]
21 January 2026 FW 9 Romell Quioto Al-Faisaly Free [29]

Loans out

Start date End date Position No. Player To club Fee Ref.
9 September 2025 End of season MF 17 Mohammed Al-Fraidi Tuwaiq None [30]
21 January 2026 End of season MF 15 Ammar Al-Najjar Al-Wehda None [31]

Pre-season

30 July 2025 Friendly Al-Najma 2–0 Al-Markhiya İzmit, Turkey
18:00 TRT Al-Harabi
Sow
Report Stadium: Sporterio Arena
6 August 2025 Friendly Al-Najma 1–1 Al-Okhdood Sapanca, Turkey
18:00 TRT Sow 53' Report Petros 36' Stadium: Sapanca Ataturk Stadyumu
11 August 2025 Friendly Al-Najma 1–1 Al-Hazem Derince, Turkey
17:30 TRT Al-Nakhli Stadium: Derince Suni Çim Stadı
15 August 2025 Friendly Al-Najma 1–1 Al-Orobah Sapanca, Turkey
17:00 TRT Al-Haleel Al-Shammari Stadium: Sapanca Ataturk Stadyumu

Competitions

Overview

Competition Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Pro League 18 0 5 13 18 37 −19 000.00
King's Cup 2 1 0 1 2 2 +0 050.00
Total 20 1 5 14 20 39 −19 005.00

Updated to match played 28 January 2026
Source: Competitions

Pro League

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
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
17 Al-Okhdood 26 3 4 19 22 57 −35 13
18 Al-Najma 26 1 5 20 23 61 −38 8
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).[32]

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 0 5 13 18 37  −19 5 0 3 6 11 19  −8 0 2 7 7 18  −11

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

Results by round

Round12345678911121314151617181920212223102425262728293031323334
GroundAAHHAHAHAAAHHAHAHHAAHAHHAHAHHAAHAH
ResultLLLLLLLLDLLDLLDDLD
Position141617171818181818181818181818181818
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

30 August 2025 1 Al-Qadsiah 3–1 Al-Najma Dammam
21:00 Retegui 5', 90+5'
Quiñones 45'
Report Jasim 54'
Al-Kunaydiri  88'
Flores  90'
Stadium: Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium
Attendance: 3,692
Referee: Kirill Levnikov (Russia)
14 September 2025 2 Al-Riyadh 2–1 Al-Najma Riyadh
18:35 Tozé 1'
Sylla 19'
Zidan  83'
Bayesh  86'  90+2'
Report K. Al-Shammari  37'
Lázaro 51'
A. Al-Shammeri  55'
Al-Abdulrazzaq  72'
Stadium: Al-Shabab Club Stadium
Attendance: 1,151
Referee: Mohammed Al-Ismail
20 September 2025 3 Al-Najma 0–1 Al-Ittihad Buraidah
18:40 Al-Shammeri  53' Report Mitaj  29'
Aouar  60'
Al-Mousa  73'
Bergwijn  86'
Kanté 90+6'
Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City
Attendance: 2,659
Referee: Mohammed Al-Hoaish
27 September 2025 4 Al-Najma 1–2 Al-Fayha Buraidah
18:35 A. Al-Shammeri  43'
El Yamiq  71'
Samir 90+2'
Report Al-Mutairi  45+5'
Semedo 75'
Bamsaud  81'
Ganvoula 88'
Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City
Attendance: 844
Referee: Ali Al-Qahtani
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'
K. Al-Shammari  63'
Al-Najjar  90+2'
Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City
Attendance: 2,759
Referee: Shukri Al-Hanfoush
23 October 2025 6 Al-Najma 0–1 Al-Ahli Buraidah
21:00 Jasim  38'
A. Hawsawi  85'
Flores  90'
Report Hamed  30'
Al-Buraikan 34'
Millot  43'
Atangana  84'
Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City
Attendance: 2,473
Referee: Clément Turpin (France)
31 October 2025 7 Al-Okhdood 2–1 Al-Najma Najran
16:40 Al-Rubaie 19', 80',  90+3'
Kramer  67'
Report Petros 53' (o.g.)
Lázaro  54'
Stadium: Prince Hathloul bin Abdulaziz Sports City
Attendance: 1,242
Referee: Ahmed Al-Rumaikhani
7 November 2025 8 Al-Najma 2–4 Al-Hilal Buraidah
20:30 Lázaro 3',  58'
Neves 60' (o.g.)
Braga  73'
El Yamiq  76'
Report S. Al-Dawsari 10', 90'
Akçiçek  52'
Hernández  67', 71'
Neves 78'
César  90+6'
Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City
Attendance: 12,641
Referee: Alejandro Muñiz Ruiz (Spain)
22 November 2025 9 Damac 0–0 Al-Najma Khamis Mushait
16:40 Méïté  53'
Al-Qahtani  60'
Harkass  71'
Alioui  90+2'
Al-Anazi  90+7'
Report Flores  74' Stadium: Damac Club Stadium
Attendance: 624
Referee: Fraih Al-Jaloud
25 December 2025 11 Neom 2–1 Al-Najma Tabuk
20:30 Abdi  51'
Zézé 54'
Al-Dawsari 89'
Report Al-Tulayhi  11'
Flores  77'
Boutobba 90+5' (pen.)
K. Al-Shammari  90+6'
Stadium: King Khalid Sport City Stadium
Attendance: 965
Referee: Majed Al-Shamrani
29 December 2025 12 Al-Taawoun 1–0 Al-Najma Buraidah
20:30 Al-Kuwaykibi  40'
Martínez  60', 85'
El Mahdioui  74'
Report Stadium: Al-Taawoun Club Stadium
Attendance: 4,294
Referee: Ali Al-Qahtani
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
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-Hazem 3–2 Al-Najma Ar Rass
18:10 Tunkar  42'
Boutouil  47'
Sayoud 58', 90+6',  81'
Al-Shammari 90+8',  90+8'
Report Tijanić 8'
Al-Haleel  26'
Al-Tulayhi 43'
Stadium: Al-Hazem Club Stadium
Attendance: 1,024
Referee: Majed Al-Shamrani
16 January 2026 16 Al-Najma 1–1 Al-Fateh Buraidah
16:40 Al-Haleel  21'
Jasim 75'
Report Al-Anazi 12' Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City
Attendance: 1,684
Referee: Ali Al-Qahtani
20 January 2026 17 Al-Shabab 0–0 Al-Najma Riyadh
18:05 Report Al-Haleel  43'
Boutobba  64'
A. Hawsawi  89'
Stadium: SHG Arena
Attendance: 2,802
Referee: Fraih Al-Jaloud
25 January 2026 18 Al-Najma 1–3 Al-Qadsiah Buraidah
18:20 N. Hawsawi  11'
Al-Tulayhi 57'
Report Flores 7' (o.g.)
Quiñones 62'
Retegui 73'
Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City
Attendance: 3,107
Referee: Radu Petrescu (Romania)
28 January 2026 19 Al-Najma 1–1 Al-Riyadh Buraidah
18:20 A. Hawsawi  38'
Tijanić 51'
Report Haroun 20' Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City
Attendance: 933
Referee: Sultan Al-Harbi

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
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

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  BRA Victor Braga 18 0 16 0 2 0
22 GK  KSA Khaled Al-Muqaitib 0 0 0 0 0 0
87 GK  KSA Waleed Al-Enezi 2 0 2 0 0 0
Defenders
2 DF  BRA Vitor Vargas 14 0 13 0 1 0
3 DF  BRA Samir 16 2 15 2 1 0
4 DF  KSA Nasser Al-Haleel 14 0 11+2 0 1 0
5 DF  MAR Jawad El Yamiq 7 0 6 0 1 0
6 DF  KSA Khaled Al-Shammari 14 0 10+3 0 1 0
12 DF  KSA Mohammed Al-Kunaydiri 5 0 3+1 0 1 0
19 DF  KSA Fahad Al-Abdulrazzaq 13 0 8+3 0 2 0
24 DF  KSA Abdullah Hawsawi 13 0 11+1 0 0+1 0
27 DF  KSA Khalid Al-Subaie 1 0 0+1 0 0 0
50 DF  KSA Nawaf Hawsawi 7 0 3+4 0 0 0
Midfielders
8 MF  KSA Abdulelah Al-Shammeri 19 0 12+5 0 2 0
17 MF  KSA Mohammed Mansour 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 MF  KSA Abdulaziz Al-Harabi 11 1 2+7 0 1+1 1
20 MF  HON Deiby Flores 18 0 16 0 2 0
23 MF  KSA Rakan Al-Tulayhi 19 3 9+9 3 1 0
43 MF  SVN David Tijanić 11 2 11 2 0 0
44 MF  CRO Marin Prekodravac 2 0 0+1 0 0+1 0
55 MF  KSA Abdulwahed Al-Nakhli 1 0 0+1 0 0 0
Forwards
7 FW  BRA Lázaro 16 5 13+1 4 2 1
14 FW  IRQ Ali Jasim 20 4 13+5 4 1+1 0
77 FW  KSA Hisham Al Dubais 12 0 1+10 0 0+1 0
98 FW  FRA Bilal Boutobba 19 1 16+1 1 0+2 0
Players sent out on loan this season
15 MF  KSA Ammar Al-Najjar 4 0 0+3 0 0+1 0
Player who made an appearance this season but have left the club
9 FW  HON Romell Quioto 10 0 7+2 0 1 0
10 MF  KSA Faisal Al-Mutairi 11 0 0+9 0 2 0

Goalscorers

Rank No. Pos Nat Name Pro League King's Cup Total
1 7 FW Lázaro 4 1 5
2 14 FW Ali Jasim 4 0 4
3 23 MF Rakan Al-Tulayhi 3 0 3
4 3 DF Samir 2 0 2
43 MF David Tijanić 2 0 2
6 18 MF Abdulaziz Al-Harabi 0 1 1
98 FW Bilal Boutobba 1 0 1
Own goal 2 0 2
Total 18 2 20

Last Updated: 28 January 2026

Assists

Rank No. Pos Nat Name Pro League King's Cup Total
1 23 MF Rakan Al-Tulayhi 3 0 3
2 3 DF Samir 1 0 1
8 MF Abdulelah Al-Shammeri 0 1 1
12 DF Mohammed Al-Kunaydiri 1 0 1
18 MF Abdulaziz Al-Harabi 1 0 1
43 MF David Tijanić 1 0 1
98 FW Bilal Boutobba 1 0 1
Total 8 1 9

Last Updated: 25 January 2026

Clean sheets

Rank No. Pos Nat Name Pro League King's Cup Total
1 1 GK Victor Braga 1 0 1
87 GK Waleed Al-Enezi 1 0 1
Total 2 0 2

Last Updated: 20 January 2026

References

  1. ^ "النشأة والتأسيس".
  2. ^ "المرة الأولى.. النجمة يصعد إلى دوري المحترفين".
  3. ^ "الفريق الأول".
  4. ^ a b c d "النجمة يضم 4 صفقات جديدة".
  5. ^ a b c d e "5 صفقات جديدة في النجمة".
  6. ^ "مـرحبًا بـك في #نجمة_عنيزة".
  7. ^ "النجمة يقوي دفاعاته بالبرازيلي سمير كايتانو".
  8. ^ "رسميا/ جواد الياميق ينتقل صوب نادي النجمة الملتحق حديثا بالدوري السعودي".
  9. ^ "عبدالإله الشمري في كتيبة #نجمة_عنيزة".
  10. ^ "Toronto FC transfer Deybi Flores to Saudi Arabian club".
  11. ^ "اجتاز الفحص.. بوطوبة يوقع مع النجمة".
  12. ^ "#النجمة يتعاقد مع الحارس البرازيلي فيكتور براغا".
  13. ^ "رسميًا.. النجمة يضم البرازيلي لازارو فينيسيوس".
  14. ^ "نواف هوساوي مـرحبًا بـك في #نجمة_عنيزة".
  15. ^ "النجمة يضم العراقي علي جاسم".
  16. ^ "الشباب يعلن إعارة هشام الدبيس إلى النجمة".
  17. ^ "اللاعب السبيعي يوقع لنادي النجمة".
  18. ^ "النجـم "اسـامـة البـواردي" لاعبًا لـ #الرياض".
  19. ^ "الفيحاء ينهي إجراءات التعاقد مع لاعب النجمة "ريان المطيري" لمدة ثلاث سنوات".
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  21. ^ "#الدرعية يتعاقد رسميًا مع #زياد_القحطاني لتدعيم خط الوسط".
  22. ^ "اللاعـب "منيـف دوشـي" عنابـي".
  23. ^ "رياض الأسمري ينضم لصفوف الجبيل".
  24. ^ "أهلا بـ "نواف الرشودي" بينا".
  25. ^ "أنهت إدارة #نادي_أبها إجراءات التوقيع مع المهاجم الهولندي "سيلا سو"".
  26. ^ "مرحبا بك في نادي العدالة".
  27. ^ "" عبدالله خطاب " وشماوي".
  28. ^ ""فيصل المطيري" ينضم لصفوف الدرعية".
  29. ^ "أنهت إدارة النادي إجراءات التعاقد مع اللاعب الهندوراسي"روميل كويتو"".
  30. ^ "قادم من النجمة بنظام الإعارة "محمد الفريدي" ينضم لنجومنـا حتى نهاية موسم 2026".
  31. ^ "عمار النجار وحداوياً".
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