2024–25 Al-Ettifaq FC season

Al-Ettifaq 2024–25 football season
  • Steven Gerrard
StadiumAl-Ettifaq Club StadiumPro LeaguePre-seasonKing CupRound of 32GCC Club CupGroup stage
2025–26 →
All statistics correct as of 1 July 2024.

The 2024–25 season is Al-Ettifaq's 46th non-consecutive season in the Pro League and their 79th season in existence.[1] In addition to the Pro League, the club will participate in the King Cup and the GCC Club Cup.

The season covers the period from 1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025.

Players

Squad information

As of 1 July 2024[2][3]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Saudi Arabia KSA Abdullah Al-Oaisher
3 DF Saudi Arabia KSA Mohammed Al-Dossari
4 DF Scotland SCO Jack Hendry
6 MF Turkey TUR Berat Özdemir
9 FW France FRA Moussa Dembélé
11 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Ali Hazazi
13 DF Saudi Arabia KSA Hamdan Al-Shamrani
14 MF Spain ESP Álvaro Medrán
17 DF Saudi Arabia KSA Meshal Al-Alaeli
19 FW Jamaica JAM Demarai Gray
20 FW Saudi Arabia KSA Thamer Al-Khaibari
22 GK Saudi Arabia KSA Bilal Al-Dawaa
23 FW Saudi Arabia KSA Jaber Qarradi
24 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Nawaf Hazazi
25 MF Netherlands NED Georginio Wijnaldum (captain)
No. Pos. Nation Player
26 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Abdulmohsen Al-Dossari
27 FW Brazil BRA Vitinho
29 DF Saudi Arabia KSA Mohammed Abdulrahman
30 FW Saudi Arabia KSA Muhannad Al Saad
32 DF Democratic Republic of the Congo COD Marcel Tisserand
35 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Abdullah Khalifah
41 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Majed Dawran
42 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Salem Al-Maqadi
48 GK Brazil BRA Paulo Victor
49 DF Saudi Arabia KSA Abdulrahman Oumar
61 DF Saudi Arabia KSA Radhi Al-Otaibi
70 DF Saudi Arabia KSA Abdullah Al-Khateeb
77 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Khalid Al-Ghannam
92 GK Saudi Arabia KSA Turki Baljoush
97 FW Cameroon CMR Karl Toko Ekambi

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
8 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Hamed Al-Ghamdi (on loan to Al-Ittihad)
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Mohammed Mahzari (on loan to Al-Taawoun)

Transfers and loans

Transfers in

Entry date Position No. Player From club Fee Ref.
30 June 2024 GK 92 Saudi Arabia Turki Baljoush Saudi Arabia Al-Nairyah End of loan
30 June 2024 DF 5 Saudi Arabia Saad Al Mousa Saudi Arabia Al-Ittihad End of loan
30 June 2024 DF 32 Democratic Republic of the Congo Marcel Tisserand Saudi Arabia Abha End of loan
30 June 2024 MF 6 Turkey Berat Özdemir Turkey Trabzonspor End of loan
30 June 2024 MF 7 Saudi Arabia Mohammed Al-Kuwaykibi Saudi Arabia Al-Taawoun End of loan
30 June 2024 MF 8 Saudi Arabia Hamed Al-Ghamdi Saudi Arabia Al-Ittihad End of loan
30 June 2024 MF 15 Saudi Arabia Ahmed Al-Ghamdi Saudi Arabia Al-Ittihad End of loan
30 June 2024 MF 24 Saudi Arabia Nawaf Hazazi Saudi Arabia Al-Bukiryah End of loan
30 June 2024 MF 42 Saudi Arabia Salem Al-Maqadi Saudi Arabia Jeddah End of loan
30 June 2024 FW 23 Saudi Arabia Jaber Qarradi Saudi Arabia Ohod End of loan
30 June 2024 FW 27 Brazil Vitinho Saudi Arabia Al-Shabab End of loan
7 July 2024 DF – Saudi Arabia Madallah Al-Olayan Saudi Arabia Al-Ittihad Free [4]
25 July 2024 GK – Slovakia Marek Rodák England Fulham Free [5]
30 July 2024 DF – Saudi Arabia Abdullah Madu Saudi Arabia Al-Nassr Undisclosed [6]
6 August 2024 GK – Saudi Arabia Ahmed Al-Rehaili Saudi Arabia Al-Raed Undisclosed [7]
6 August 2024 DF – Saudi Arabia Meshal Al-Sebyani Saudi Arabia Al-Faisaly Free [8]

Loans in

Start date End date Position No. Player From club Fee Ref.
9 July 2024 End of season MF – Saudi Arabia Abdulellah Al-Malki Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal None [9]
6 August 2024 End of season MF – Saudi Arabia Abdulaziz Al-Aliwa Saudi Arabia Al-Nassr None [10]
17 August 2024 End of season MF – Ivory Coast Seko Fofana Saudi Arabia Al-Nassr None [11]

Transfers out

Exit date Position No. Player To club Fee Ref.
30 June 2024 GK 21 Saudi Arabia Amin Bukhari Saudi Arabia Al-Nassr End of loan
30 June 2024 DF 76 Saudi Arabia Abdullah Madu Saudi Arabia Al-Nassr End of loan
30 June 2024 MF 24 Saudi Arabia Abdulrahman Al-Aboud Saudi Arabia Al-Ittihad End of loan
30 June 2024 MF 75 Ivory Coast Seko Fofana Saudi Arabia Al-Nassr End of loan
30 June 2024 FW 90 Saudi Arabia Haroune Camara Saudi Arabia Al-Ittihad End of loan
1 July 2024 DF 5 Saudi Arabia Saad Al Mousa Saudi Arabia Al-Ittihad $5,320,000 [12]
1 July 2024 MF 7 Saudi Arabia Mohammed Al-Kuwaykibi Saudi Arabia Al-Taawoun Free [13]
1 July 2024 MF 15 Saudi Arabia Ahmed Al-Ghamdi Saudi Arabia Al-Ittihad $8,000,000 [14]
14 July 2024 MF 11 Saudi Arabia Ali Hazazi Saudi Arabia Al-Qadsiah $6,000,000 [15]
22 July 2024 FW 23 Saudi Arabia Jaber Qarradi Saudi Arabia Al-Diriyah $400,000 [16]
1 August 2024 DF 3 Saudi Arabia Mohammed Al-Dossari Saudi Arabia Neom Undisclosed [17]
1 August 2024 FW 30 Saudi Arabia Muhannad Al Saad Saudi Arabia Neom $4,000,000 [17]
6 August 2024 MF – Saudi Arabia Saleh Al-Zanan Saudi Arabia Al-Noor Free [18]
24 August 2024 FW – Saudi Arabia Abdullah Al Ajian Saudi Arabia Al-Bukiryah Free [19]

Loans out

Start date End date Position No. Player To club Fee Ref.
1 July 2024 End of season MF 8 Saudi Arabia Hamed Al-Ghamdi Saudi Arabia Al-Ittihad None [20]
13 July 2024 End of season DF 13 Saudi Arabia Hamdan Al-Shamrani Saudi Arabia Al-Kholood None [21]
9 August 2024 End of season MF 6 Turkey Berat Özdemir Turkey İstanbul Başakşehir None [22]
18 August 2024 End of season DF 32 Democratic Republic of the Congo Marcel Tisserand Saudi Arabia Al-Khaleej None [23]
19 August 2024 End of season FW – Saudi Arabia Redha Al-Abdullah Saudi Arabia Al-Fayha None [24]

Pre-season and friendlies

Al-Ettifaq Saudi Arabia v Spain Intercity
20 July 2024 Friendly Al-Ettifaq Saudi Arabia 2–0 Spain Intercity Cartagena, Spain
18:00 CEST Al-Olayan 13'
Al-Khaibari 89'		 Report Stadium: La Manga Club Football Stadium
Al-Ettifaq Saudi Arabia v England Tottenham U21
24 July 2024 Friendly Al-Ettifaq Saudi Arabia 2–2 England Tottenham U21 San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain
16:30 CEST Vitinho 10'
Toko Ekambi 38'		 Report Akhamrich 53'
Baptise 75'		 Stadium: Pinatar Arena
Al-Ettifaq Saudi Arabia v Spain Real Oviedo
31 July 2024 Friendly Al-Ettifaq Saudi Arabia 2–3 Spain Real Oviedo San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain
10:00 CEST Dembélé 27'
Gray 53'		 Report Paraschiv 8'
Miguélez 83'
Alemão 85'		 Stadium: Pinatar Arena
Al-Ettifaq Saudi Arabia v Saudi Arabia Neom
13 August 2024 Friendly Al-Ettifaq Saudi Arabia 3–3 Saudi Arabia Neom Dammam, Saudi Arabia
20:30 AST Toko Ekambi 18', 24'
Wijnaldum 89'		 Report Sharahili 61'
Semedo 64'
Al-Zaid 66'		 Stadium: Al-Ettifaq Club Stadium
Al-Ettifaq Saudi Arabia v Egypt Ismaily
17 August 2024 Friendly Al-Ettifaq Saudi Arabia 2–0 Egypt Ismaily Dammam, Saudi Arabia
18:45 AST Dembélé 22'
Madu 52'		 Report Stadium: Al-Ettifaq Club Stadium

Competitions

Overview

Competition Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Pro League 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 100.00
King Cup 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
GCC Club Cup 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
Total 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 100.00

Updated to match played 24 August 2024
Source: Competitions

Pro League

League table

Pos Team
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 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
2 Al-Qadsiah 1 1 0 0 3 0 +3 3 Qualification for AFC Champions League Elite league stage
3 Al-Ahli 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2 3
4 Al-Ettifaq 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 3
5 Al-Ittihad 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 3
6 Al-Khaleej 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 3
Updated to match(es) played on 24 August 2024. 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
1 1 0 0 1 0  +1 3 0 0 0 0 0  0 1 0 0 1 0  +1

Last updated: 24 August 2024.
Source: Saudi Pro League

Results by round

Updated to match(es) played on 24 August 2024. 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

Al-Shabab v Al-Ettifaq
24 August 2024 1 Al-Shabab 0–1 Al-Ettifaq Riyadh
21:00 Report Vitinho Yellow card 58'
Dembélé 74'
Rodák Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: Al-Shabab Club Stadium
Attendance: 3,880
Referee: Majed Al-Shamrani

King Cup

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

Al-Ettifaq v Al-Adalah
22 September 2024 Round of 32 Al-Ettifaq v Al-Adalah Dammam
21:00 Stadium: Al-Ettifaq Club Stadium

Statistics

Appearances

Last updated on 24 August 2024.
No. Pos Nat Player Total Pro League King Cup GCC Club Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK Slovakia SVK Marek Rodák 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
23 GK Saudi Arabia KSA Ahmed Al-Rehaili 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Defenders
3 DF Saudi Arabia KSA Abdullah Madu 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
4 DF Scotland SCO Jack Hendry 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
29 DF Saudi Arabia KSA Mohammed Abdulrahman 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
33 DF Saudi Arabia KSA Madallah Al-Olayan 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
61 DF Saudi Arabia KSA Radhi Al-Otaibi 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
70 DF Saudi Arabia KSA Abdullah Al-Khateeb 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
87 DF Saudi Arabia KSA Meshal Al-Sebyani 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
Midfielders
8 MF Netherlands NED Georginio Wijnaldum 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
10 MF Spain ESP Álvaro Medrán 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
14 MF Brazil BRA Vitinho 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
17 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Hassan Al-Musallam 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Khalid Al-Ghannam 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
41 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Majed Dawran 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
46 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Abdulaziz Al-Aliwa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
75 MF Ivory Coast CIV Seko Fofana 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
88 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Abdulellah Al-Malki 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
Forwards
7 FW Cameroon CMR Karl Toko Ekambi 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
9 FW France FRA Moussa Dembélé 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0
11 FW Jamaica JAM Demarai Gray 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
20 FW Saudi Arabia KSA Thamer Al-Khaibari 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0

Goalscorers

Rank No. Pos Nat Name Pro League King Cup GCC Club Cup Total
1 9 FW France Moussa Dembélé 1 0 0 1
Own goal 0 0 0 0
Total 1 0 0 1

Last Updated: 24 August 2024

Clean sheets

Rank No. Pos Nat Name Pro League King Cup GCC Club Cup Total
1 1 GK Slovakia Marek Rodák 1 0 0 1
Total 1 0 0 1

Last Updated: 24 August 2024

References

  1. ^ "History". Ettifaq.com.
  2. ^ "الفريق الأول" [First Team]. Ettifaq.com (in Arabic).
  3. ^ "الاتفاق - Al Ettifaq". Kooora.com.
  4. ^ "رسمياً.. الاتفاق يضم مدالله العليان".
  5. ^ "3 مواسم.. روداك يحمي مرمى الاتفاق".
  6. ^ "مادو يعزز دفاع الاتفاق 4 مواسم".
  7. ^ "أحمد الرحيلي ينضم إلى حراس الاتفاق".
  8. ^ "الاتفاق يعلن التعاقد مع مشعل الصبياني".
  9. ^ "عبدالإله المالكي ينتقل للاتفاق لموسم واحد على سبيل الإعارة من الهلال".
  10. ^ "نادي الاتفاق يضم لاعب النصر عبدالعزيز العليوة بنظام الإعارة".
  11. ^ "رسميّا.. الاتفاق يمدد إعارة فوفانا".
  12. ^ "الاتحاد يفعل بند شراء عقد سعد آل موسى من الاتفاق - عاجل".
  13. ^ "التعاون يعلن التوقيع مع محمد الكويكبي لمدة 3 مواسم".
  14. ^ "رسمياً.. الاتحاد يفعل بند شراء الغامدي من الاتفاق - عاجل".
  15. ^ "رسميّا.. هزازي قدساويّا".
  16. ^ "جــابــر قـرادي جــاهــا".
  17. ^ a b "نيوم يضم ثنائي الاتفاق رسميًا".
  18. ^ "تعـرف على خط الـوسط في الفريـق الأول".
  19. ^ "اللاعب عبدالله آل عجيان ينضم للبنفسجي، ليمثل الفريق في #دوري_يلو".
  20. ^ "الاتحاد يمدد استعارة حامد الغامدي لعام إضافي".
  21. ^ "الخلود يستعير لاعب الاتفاق لموسم واحد".
  22. ^ "HOŞ GELDİN BERAT ÖZDEMİR".
  23. ^ "الخليج يضم لاعب الاتفاق".
  24. ^ "الكابتن رضا العبدالله لاعباً لفريق الفيحاء تحت 18 سنة بنظام الإعارة".
  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.