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 5 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 28 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 26 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]
6 September 2025 MF 8 Tarek Hamed Al-Bidda Free
12 September 2025 FW 11 François Kamano Sochi Free [22]
20 September 2025 MF 18 Ahmed Harisi Al-Jandal Free [23]
12 January 2026 FW 28 Jesús Medina Released [24]

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 18 1 8 9 14 33 −19 005.56
King's Cup 1 0 0 1 1 2 −1 000.00
Total 19 1 8 10 15 35 −20 005.26

Updated to match played 30 January 2026
Source: Competitions

Pro League

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
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
17 Al-Okhdood 26 3 4 19 22 57 −35 13
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).[25]

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 1 8 9 14 33  −19 11 0 4 4 6 12  −6 1 4 5 8 21  −13

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

Results by round

Round12345678911121314151617181920212223102425262728293031323334
GroundHHAHAAHAHAAHAHAHAAHAHHHAHAAHHAHAHA
ResultDLLLLDDDDDWLLDDLLL
Position101315151616171716161414141515151516
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 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 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
27 December 2025 10 Al-Qadsiah 1–1 Damac Dammam
16:00 Retegui 45+1'
Abu Al-Shamat  57'
Report Vada 4',  45+3'
Sylla  76'
Al-Khaibari  79'
Bedrane  86'
Kewin  90+3'
Stadium: Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium
Attendance: 6,106
Referee: István Kovács (Romania)
30 December 2025 12 Al-Okhdood 0–1 Damac Najran
20:30 Borrell  20'
Al-Harthi  82'
Al Abbas  90+4'
Report Vada 5'
Bedrane  19'
Stadium: Prince Hathloul bin Abdulaziz Sports City
Attendance: 1,214
Referee: Majed Al-Shamrani
4 January 2026 13 Damac 0–2 Al-Hilal Abha
20:30 Al-Najei  90+3' Report Al-Yami  16'
Núñez 35'
Kanno  41'
Leonardo 53'
Hernández  90+2'
Stadium: Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz Sports City Stadium
Attendance: 14,873
Referee: Erik Lambrechts (Belgium)
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
13 January 2026 15 Damac 1–1 Al-Ittihad Abha
20:30 Al-Qahtani 37' Report Al-Shanqeeti 45',  59'
Fabinho  69'  90+8'
Bergwijn  90+11'
Stadium: Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz Sports City Stadium
Attendance: 9,065
Referee: Khalid Al-Turais
17 January 2026 16 Al-Fayha 1–1 Damac Al Majma'ah
16:35 Semedo  16'
Sakala 26' (pen.)
Jason  83'
Report Rabea  24'
Al-Qahtani 41'
Al-Obaid  80'
Stadium: Al-Majma'ah Sports City Stadium
Attendance: 549
Referee: Ahmed Al-Rumaikhani
21 January 2026 17 Damac 1–2 Al-Nassr Abha
20:30 Harkass 68' Report Ghareeb 5',  80'
Ronaldo 50'
Ângelo  82'
Stadium: Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz Sports City Stadium
Attendance: 12,678
Referee: Abdullah Al-Kharboush
26 January 2026 18 Al-Hazem 2–1 Damac Ar Rass
18:20 Al-Shanqiti  57'
Kewin 80' (o.g.)
Al-Dakheel 87'
Al-Shamrani  90+5'
Report Al-Anazi  27'
Al-Samiri  36'
Kewin  37'
Al-Khaibari  45+8'
Bedrane 49'
Méïté  72'
Stadium: Al-Hazem Club Stadium
Attendance: 1,114
Referee: Abdullah Zarban
30 January 2026 19 Neom 3–0 Damac Tabuk
20:30 Zézé 23'
Lacazette 45+1' (pen.)
Abdi  78'
Koné  86', 90+1'
Report Al-Obaid  9'
Harkass  30'
Sylla  47'
Stadium: King Khalid Sport City Stadium
Attendance: 1,700
Referee: Mohammed Al-Hoaish

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 26 January 2026.
No. Pos Nat Player Total Pro League King's Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK  BRA Kewin 19 0 18 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 14 1 13 1 1 0
4 DF  KSA Noor Al-Rashidi 1 0 0+1 0 0 0
5 DF  KSA Hassan Rabea 12 0 8+4 0 0 0
12 DF  KSA Sanousi Hawsawi 15 0 9+5 0 0+1 0
13 DF  KSA Abdulrahman Al-Obaid 11 0 9+2 0 0 0
15 DF  MAR Jamal Harkass 18 2 16+1 2 1 0
20 DF  KSA Dhari Al-Anazi 18 0 17 0 1 0
22 DF  KSA Abdulrahman Al-Khaibri 18 0 10+7 0 1 0
23 DF  KSA Jawad Al-Hassan 1 0 0+1 0 0 0
Midfielders
2 MF  GUI Morlaye Sylla 17 0 17 0 0 0
6 MF  KSA Tareq Abdullah 3 0 0+3 0 0 0
7 MF  KSA Abdullah Al-Qahtani 16 2 10+5 2 0+1 0
8 MF  ARG Valentín Vada 19 6 18 6 1 0
21 MF  KSA Ahmed Omar 0 0 0 0 0 0
26 MF  KSA Riyadh Sharahili 17 0 15+1 0 1 0
77 MF  BRA David Kaiki 10 0 5+4 0 1 0
88 MF  KSA Khaled Al-Samiri 14 0 2+11 0 0+1 0
90 MF  KSA Hazzaa Al-Ghamdi 16 1 10+5 0 1 1
Forwards
10 FW  FRA Nabil Alioui 7 0 3+3 0 1 0
11 FW  CIV Yakou Méïté 7 0 3+4 0 0 0
80 FW  KSA Yahya Al-Najei 16 0 6+9 0 0+1 0
99 FW  BRA Arielson 1 0 0+1 0 0 0
Player who made an appearance this season but have left the club
28 FW  PAR Jesús Medina 13 1 9+3 1 1 0

Goalscorers

Rank No. Pos Nat Name Pro League King's Cup Total
1 8 MF Valentín Vada 6 0 6
2 7 MF Abdullah Al-Qahtani 2 0 2
15 DF Jamal Harkass 2 0 2
4 3 DF Abdelkader Bedrane 1 0 1
28 FW Jesús Medina 1 0 1
90 MF Hazzaa Al-Ghamdi 0 1 1
Own goal 2 0 2
Total 14 1 15

Last Updated: 26 January 2026

Assists

Rank No. Pos Nat Name Pro League King's Cup Total
1 8 MF Valentín Vada 2 0 2
12 DF Sanousi Hawsawi 1 1 2
20 DF Dhari Al-Anazi 2 0 2
4 2 MF Morlaye Sylla 1 0 1
7 MF Abdullah Al-Qahtani 1 0 1
13 DF Abdulrahman Al-Obaid 1 0 1
26 MF Riyadh Sharahili 1 0 1
Total 9 1 10

Last Updated: 26 January 2026

Clean sheets

Rank No. Pos Nat Name Pro League King's Cup Total
1 1 GK Kewin 2 0 2
Total 2 0 2

Last Updated: 30 December 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. ^ "ضمك ينهي عقد "ميدينا" بالتراضي".
  25. ^ "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.