2025–26 Neom SC season

Neom
2025–26 season
President
  • Meshari Al-Motairi
Manager
StadiumKing Khalid Sport City Stadium
Pro LeaguePre-season
King CupRound of 32
All statistics correct as of 1 July 2025.

The 2025–26 season is Neom's 61st year in existence and their first ever season in the Pro League following their promotion from the FDL in the previous season.[1][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 11 August 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  KSA Mustafa Malayekah
2 DF  KSA Mohammed Al-Breik
3 DF  KSA Fahad Al-Harbi
4 DF  KSA Khalifah Al-Dawsari
6 MF  KSA Abbas Al-Hassan
7 MF  KSA Salman Al-Faraj
8 MF  MLI Abdoulaye Doucouré
10 FW  ALG Saïd Benrahma
11 FW  KSA Hassan Al-Ali
13 GK  KSA Mohanad Al-Shehri
15 MF  KSA Abdulmalik Al-Oyayari
18 MF  KSA Alaa Al-Hejji
20 FW  KSA Thamer Al-Khaibari
22 MF  FRA Saïmon Bouabré
No. Pos. Nation Player
24 MF  KSA Abdulaziz Noor
25 DF  KSA Faris Abdi
26 DF  EGY Ahmed Hegazi
27 DF  KSA Islam Hawsawi
38 DF  KSA Mohammed D. Al-Dossari
40 MF  KSA Ali Al-Asmari
44 DF  FRA Nathan Zézé
55 DF  KSA Mohammed W. Al-Dossari
71 FW  KSA Ahmed Abdu Jaber
72 MF  CIV Amadou Koné
88 GK  KSA Mohammed Al-Hakim
91 FW  FRA Alexandre Lacazette
99 GK  POL Marcin Bułka
— DF  KSA Osama Al-Khalaf

Out on loan

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
16 MF  KSA Riyadh Sharahili (at Damac until 30 June 2026)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— FW  KSA Muhannad Al-Saad (at Lausanne until 30 June 2026)

Transfers and loans

Transfers in

Entry date Position No. Player From club Fee Ref.
30 June 2025 DF 8 Osama Al-Khalaf Al-Orobah End of loan
30 June 2025 MF 24 Muhannad Al-Saad Dunkerque End of loan
1 July 2025 MF 10 Saïd Benrahma Lyon $13,750,000[a] [3]
1 July 2025 MF 72 Amadou Koné Reims $15,280,000 [4]
1 July 2025 FW 91 Alexandre Lacazette Lyon Free [5]
4 July 2025 DF 25 Faris Abdi Al-Fayha $4,000,000 [6]
5 July 2025 GK 99 Marcin Bułka Nice $17,200,000 [7]
17 July 2025 MF 18 Alaa Al-Hejji Al-Wehda $6,665,000 [8]
18 July 2025 MF 24 Abdulaziz Noor Al-Wehda $6,665,000 [9]
18 July 2025 FW 20 Thamer Al-Khaibari Al-Ettifaq $3,332,000 [10]
19 July 2025 MF – Nawaf Al-Janahi Al-Ettifaq $1,332,000 [11]
31 July 2025 DF 44 Nathan Zézé Nantes $23,187,000 [12]
2 August 2025 MF 22 Saïmon Bouabré Monaco $11,560,000 [13]
10 August 2025 MF 8 Abdoulaye Doucouré Everton Free [14]
23 August 2025 MF – Nawaf Al-Bakhit Al-Arabi Free
24 August 2025 MF – Anwar Sharahili Al-Hazem $267,000
27 August 2025 DF 4 Khalifah Al-Dawsari Al-Hilal Undisclosed [15]
10 September 2025 GK 81 Luís Maximiano Almería $7,000,000 [16]
10 September 2025 GK 50 Raed Ozaybi Al-Khaleej Free [17]
10 September 2025 FW 19 Luciano Rodríguez Bahia $23,420,000 [18]
16 September 2025 MF 47 Younes Al-Shanqiti Al-Ahli $533,000 [19]

Loans in

Start date End date Position No. Player To club Fee Ref.
9 September 2025 End of season DF 93 Awn Al-Saluli Al-Taawoun None [20]
13 January 2026 End of season MF 95 Ayman Fallatah Al-Ahli None [21]

Transfers out

Exit date Position No. Player To club Fee Ref.
30 June 2025 MF 18 Ahmed Al-Ghamdi Al-Ittihad End of loan
30 June 2025 MF 32 Abdullah Al-Zaid Al-Hilal End of loan
30 June 2025 FW 17 Carlos Al-Shabab End of loan
9 August 2025 FW 9 Mbaye Diagne Amedspor Free [22]
15 August 2025 DF 44 Fahad Al-Munaif Al-Orobah Free
20 August 2025 MF 30 Alfa Semedo Al-Fayha Free [23]
28 August 2025 MF 49 Sultan Al-Sawadi Al-Arabi Free [24]
18 September 2025 DF 3 Fahad Al-Harbi Al-Jabalain Free
20 September 2025 DF 5 Fahad Al-Munaif Al-Orobah Free

Loans out

Start date End date Position No. Player To club Fee Ref.
26 July 2025 End of season MF 24 Muhannad Al-Saad Lausanne-Sport None [25]
2 September 2025 End of season MF 16 Riyadh Sharahili Damac None [26]
10 September 2025 End of season GK 33 Abdulrahman Dagriri Al-Tai None [27]
10 September 2025 End of season DF 55 Mohammed Waleed Al-Taawoun None [28]
10 September 2025 End of season DF – Osama Al-Khalaf Al-Adalah None [29]
25 September 2025 End of season DF 38 Mohammed Dakhilallah Al-Raed None [30]
27 January 2026 End of season MF 40 Ali Al-Asmari Al-Shabab None [31]

Pre-season and friendlies

26 July 2025 Friendly Neom 0–2 Levante San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain
19:00 CEST Report Cortés 75'
Fernández 87'		 Stadium: Pinatar Arena
30 July 2025 Friendly Neom 0–2 Al-Rayyan Algorfa, Spain
10:00 CEST Guedes 6'
Surag 21'		 Stadium: La Finca Resort
2 August 2025 Friendly Neom 0–0 Cartagena San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain
19:00 CEST Report Stadium: Pinatar Arena
8 August 2025 Friendly Neom 1–1 Valencia Mestalla San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain
19:00 CEST Lacazette 65' Report Boyko 87' Stadium: Pinatar Arena
16 August 2025 Friendly Neom 2–2 Roma Frosinone, Italy
17:00 CEST Benrahma 26'
Abdi 38'		 Report Cristante 25'
Soulé 32'		 Stadium: Stadio Benito Stirpe

Competitions

Overview

Competition Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Pro League 18 7 3 8 24 28 −4 038.89
King's Cup 1 0 0 1 1 2 −1 000.00
Total 19 7 3 9 25 30 −5 036.84

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
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
10 Al-Hazem 26 8 7 11 29 47 −18 31
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 7 3 8 24 28  −4 24 3 1 6 11 17  −6 4 2 2 13 11  +2

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

Results by round

Round12345678911121314151617181920212223102425262728293031323334
GroundAAHAHHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAAAHAHHAAHAHAH
ResultLWWWLDWLDWLWLLLDLW
Position13854986787778910999
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-Ahli 1–0 Neom Jeddah
21:00 Toney 23'
Al-Muwallad  90+5'		 Report Al-Oyayari  45+3'
Hegazi  51'
Al-Hassan  90+7'		 Stadium: Alinma Stadium
Attendance: 40,438
Referee: Jesús Valenzuela (Venezuela)
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 Neom 1–0 Al-Okhdood Tabuk
21:00 Al-Oyayari 28',  88'
Doucouré  51'		 Report Kramer  20'
Al-Salem  26'
Pedroza  82'  90+3'		 Stadium: King Khalid Sport City Stadium
Attendance: 2,497
Referee: Shukri Al-Hanfoush
27 September 2025 4 Al-Riyadh 2–3 Neom Riyadh
18:20 Al-Absi 19'
Sylla  21'
Okou  63'
Doucouré 77' (o.g.)		 Report Rodríguez 2'
Hegazi  21', 28'
Abdi  38'
Lacazette 54'		 Stadium: SHG Arena
Attendance: 1,038
Referee: Fraih Al-Jaloud
19 October 2025 5 Neom 1–3 Al-Qadsiah Tabuk
21:00 Hegazi  31'
Lacazette  34', 66'
Al-Hassan  86'
Zézé  90'
Al-Oyayari  90+5'		 Report Quiñones 11', 45', 88'
Nacho  29'
Otávio  45+3'		 Stadium: King Khalid Sport City Stadium
Attendance: 6,576
Referee: Tamás Bognár (Hungary)
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
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
8 November 2025 8 Neom 1–3 Al-Nassr Tabuk
16:50 Doucouré  6'
Rodríguez  56'
Zézé  72'
Abdu Jaber 84'		 Report Ângelo  30', 47'
Ronaldo 65' (pen.)
Al-Ghannam  73'
Félix 86'		 Stadium: King Khalid Sport City Stadium
Attendance: 7,652
Referee: Abdullah Al-Shehri
23 November 2025 9 Al-Taawoun 1–1 Neom Buraidah
20:30 El Mahdioui  39'
Al-Ahmed  72', 90+17'
Girotto  90+3'
Al-Alaeli  90+19'		 Report Doucouré  33'
Abdi  87'
Benrahma 90+5' (pen.)
Noor  90+9'		 Stadium: Al-Taawoun Club Stadium
Attendance: 5,050
Referee: Khaled Al-Ahmari
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
31 December 2025 12 Neom 1–3 Al-Ittihad Tabuk
18:25 Koné  25'
Benrahma 27'		 Report Fernandes 14'
Bergwijn 68'
A. Al-Ghamdi 90+6'		 Stadium: King Khalid Sport City Stadium
Attendance: 7,052
Referee: Khalid Al-Turais
4 January 2026 13 Al-Hazem 1–2 Neom Ar Rass
18:05 Sayoud 90+5' (pen.) Report Al-Asmari  31'
Lacazette 59'
Rodríguez 88'		 Stadium: Al-Hazem Club Stadium
Attendance: 1,044
Referee: Khaled Al-Ahmari
10 January 2026 14 Neom 0–1 Al-Fateh Tabuk
17:00 Benrahma  71' Report Al-Suwailem  5'
Masoud 36'
Delgado  56'
Batna  81'
Al-Fawaz  90+2'		 Stadium: King Khalid Sport City Stadium
Attendance: 1,579
Referee: Abdullah Al-Owaydan
14 January 2026 15 Al-Shabab 3–2 Neom Riyadh
20:30 Al-Hammami 4'
Carrasco 57' (pen.), 61'
Hernández  87'
Adli  87'		 Report Bouabré 6',  40'
Benrahma 49'
Zézé  56'		 Stadium: Al-Awwal Park
Attendance: 2,901
Referee: Shukri Al-Hanfoush
18 January 2026 16 Neom 1–2 Al-Hilal Tabuk
20:30 Al-Breik 42'
Abdi  65'		 Report Milinković-Savić  44'
Al-Tambakti 49'
Marí  61'
Neves 66' (pen.)		 Stadium: King Khalid Sport City Stadium
Attendance: 7,491
Referee: Javier Alberola Rojas (Spain)
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 Neom 0–3 Al-Ahli Tabuk
20:30 Zézé  41'
Al-Dawsari  61'
Al-Faraj  68'		 Report Kessié  45+1'
Toney 55' (pen.)
Mahrez 64'
Millot 67'
Hawsawi  82'
Majrashi  89'		 Stadium: King Khalid Sport City Stadium
Attendance: 6,967
Referee: Mohammed Al-Ismail
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
21 December 2025 10 Al-Fayha v Neom Al Majma'ah
17:50 Stadium: Al-Majma'ah Sports City Stadium

King's Cup

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

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

23 September 2025 Round of 32 Al-Hazem 2–1 Neom Ar Rass
18:35 Al Somah 5', 62',  82'
Al-Harbi  47'		 Report Lacazette 26'
Al-Breik  59'		 Stadium: Al-Hazem Club Stadium
Referee: Mamdouh Al Shahdan

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
1 GK  KSA Mustafa Malayekah 0 0 0 0 0 0
50 GK  KSA Raed Ozaybi 0 0 0 0 0 0
81 GK  POR Luís Maximiano 18 0 17 0 1 0
88 GK  KSA Mohammed Al-Hakeem 0 0 0 0 0 0
99 GK  POL Marcin Bułka 1 0 1 0 0 0
Defenders
2 DF  KSA Mohammed Al-Breik 9 1 4+4 1 1 0
4 DF  KSA Khalifah Al-Dawsari 13 1 12+1 1 0 0
15 DF  KSA Abdulmalik Al-Oyayari 9 1 8 1 0+1 0
25 DF  KSA Faris Abdi 18 0 17 0 1 0
26 DF  EGY Ahmed Hegazi 16 1 15 1 1 0
27 DF  KSA Islam Hawsawi 8 0 1+7 0 0 0
44 DF  FRA Nathan Zézé 17 2 16 2 1 0
48 DF  KSA Ali Al-Nakhli 0 0 0 0 0 0
59 DF  KSA Abdulaziz Al-Khanani 0 0 0 0 0 0
93 DF  KSA Awn Al-Saluli 5 0 1+4 0 0 0
Midfielders
6 MF  KSA Abbas Al-Hassan 8 0 4+4 0 0 0
7 MF  KSA Salman Al-Faraj 8 0 3+5 0 0 0
8 MF  MLI Abdoulaye Doucouré 7 0 6 0 1 0
10 MF  ALG Saïd Benrahma 17 5 13+3 5 1 0
18 MF  KSA Alaa Al-Hejji 9 0 3+6 0 0 0
22 MF  FRA Saïmon Bouabré 16 1 13+2 1 0+1 0
24 MF  KSA Abdulaziz Noor 10 0 3+6 0 1 0
47 MF  KSA Younes Al-Shanqeeti 0 0 0 0 0 0
57 MF  COL Geovanny Balanta 0 0 0 0 0 0
72 MF  CIV Amadou Koné 18 1 17 1 0+1 0
95 MF  KSA Ayman Fallatah 1 0 0+1 0 0 0
Forwards
11 FW  KSA Hassan Al-Ali 12 0 4+7 0 0+1 0
19 FW  URU Luciano Rodríguez 16 3 14+1 3 1 0
20 FW  KSA Thamer Al-Khaibari 3 0 0+3 0 0 0
71 FW  KSA Ahmed Abdu Jaber 12 1 2+9 1 0+1 0
91 FW  FRA Alexandre Lacazette 19 7 17+1 6 1 1
Players sent out on loan this season
38 DF  KSA Mohammed Dakhilallah 0 0 0 0 0 0
40 MF  KSA Ali Al-Asmari 15 0 6+8 0 1 0
55 DF  KSA Mohammed Waleed 1 0 1 0 0 0

Goalscorers

Rank No. Pos Nat Name Pro League King's Cup Total
1 91 FW Alexandre Lacazette 6 1 7
2 10 MF Saïd Benrahma 5 0 5
3 19 FW Luciano Rodríguez 3 0 3
4 44 DF Nathan Zézé 2 0 2
5 2 DF Mohammed Al-Breik 1 0 1
4 DF Khalifah Al-Dawsari 1 0 1
15 DF Abdulmalik Al-Oyayari 1 0 1
22 MF Saïmon Bouabré 1 0 1
26 DF Ahmed Hegazi 1 0 1
71 FW Ahmed Abdu Jaber 1 0 1
72 MF Amadou Koné 1 0 1
Own goal 1 0 1
Total 24 1 25

Last Updated: 30 January 2026

Assists

Rank No. Pos Nat Name Pro League King's Cup Total
1 91 FW Alexandre Lacazette 4 0 4
2 10 MF Saïd Benrahma 3 0 3
3 19 FW Luciano Rodríguez 1 1 2
22 MF Saïmon Bouabré 2 0 2
5 8 MF Abdoulaye Doucouré 1 0 1
18 MF Alaa Al-Hejji 1 0 1
25 DF Faris Abdi 1 0 1
27 DF Islam Hawsawi 1 0 1
44 DF Nathan Zézé 1 0 1
Total 15 1 16

Last Updated: 30 January 2026

Clean sheets

Rank No. Pos Nat Name Pro League King Cup Total
1 81 GK Luís Maximiano 3 0 3
Total 3 0 3

Last Updated: 30 January 2026

Notes

  1. ^ This was a conditional obligation to buy activated when Neom were promoted to the Saudi Pro League.

References

  1. ^ "من هو نادي نيوم؟".
  2. ^ "فريق نيوم أول الصاعدين لدوري "روشن" السعودي".
  3. ^ "بعد الصعود لـ "روشن" .. نيوم يوثق العقد مع بن رحمة مقابل 15 مليون يورو".
  4. ^ Said, Issa (July 1, 2025). "Malian midfielder Amadou Koné departs Reims for Saudi Club Neom SC". Africa Soccer.
  5. ^ "Alexandre Lacazette joins Neom SC". Get French Football News. 1 July 2025. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
  6. ^ "نيوم يعلن التعاقد رسمياً مع فارس عابدي".
  7. ^ "Official | Marcin Bulka joins Neom from OGC Nice". Get French Football News. 5 July 2025.
  8. ^ "رسمياً… علاء آل حجي إلى نيوم".
  9. ^ "رسميا.. نيوم يعلن التعاقد مع عبدالعزيز نور".
  10. ^ "رابع المحليين.. نيوم يدعم هجومه بالخيبري".
  11. ^ "نيوم يعزز صفوفه بلاعب شباب الاتفاق نواف الجناحي".
  12. ^ "نيوم يضم الفرنسي زيزي رسميًا".
  13. ^ "بـ 10 ملايين.. نيوم يخطف بوابري رسميا".
  14. ^ "Foot Mercato: Neom officially announces the signing of Abdoulaye Doucouré!". FootAfrica.com. August 10, 2025. Retrieved August 11, 2025.
  15. ^ "خليفة الدوسري ينضم لفريق نيوم قادماً من الهلال".
  16. ^ "رسميًا.. نيوم يضم بديل أوروبي لحارسه بولكا".
  17. ^ "أزيبي في نيوم".
  18. ^ "Bahia oficializó la transferencia de Luciano Rodríguez al fútbol saudí. ¿Por cuánto?". 10 September 2025. Retrieved 10 September 2025.
  19. ^ "الأهلي يوافق على انتقال الشنقيطي إلى نيوم".
  20. ^ "بالإعارة.. السلولي يعزز صفوف نيوم".
  21. ^ "‏أيمن فلاته لاعبًا لنادي نيوم قادمًا من الأهلي".
  22. ^ "Kulübümüz, tecrübeli forvet oyuncusu Mbaye Diagne ile prensip anlaşmasına varmıştır".
  23. ^ "الفيحاء يتعاقد مع ألفا سيميدو".
  24. ^ "سلطان السوادي عرباوي".
  25. ^ "Bienvenue Muhannad Al Saad!".
  26. ^ "شراحيلي.. صفقة ضمك الـ14".
  27. ^ "الحـارس عبدالرحمن دغريري حتمـاوي".
  28. ^ "التعاون يتعاقد مع لاعب نادي نيوم".
  29. ^ "مرحبا بك في نادي العدالة".
  30. ^ "عائلة #الرائد تضم نجمنا الجديد المدافع محمد الدوسري قادماً من نادي نيوم بنظام الإعارة".
  31. ^ "بالإعارة.. الشباب يوقّع مع الأسمري".
  32. ^ "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.
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