2024–25 Al-Ittihad Club season

Al-Ittihad
2024–25 season
President	Loay Nazer; (until 14 July); Loay Mashabi; (from 14 July);
Manager	Laurent Blanc
Stadium	King Abdullah Sports City
Pro League	Pre-season
King Cup	Round of 32
	← 2023–24 2025–26 →

The 2024–25 season is Al-Ittihad's 49th consecutive season in the top flight of Saudi football and 97th year in existence as a football club. The club will participate in the Pro League and the King Cup.

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

Players

Squad information

As of August 2024^[1]

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	SRB	Predrag Rajković
5	CB	ITA	Luiz Felipe
7	CM	FRA	N'Golo Kanté
8	DM	BRA	Fabinho
9	CF	FRA	Karim Benzema (Captain)
10	CM	ALG	Houssem Aouar
11	LW	POR	Jota
13	RB	KSA	Muhannad Al-Shanqeeti
14	DM	KSA	Awad Al-Nashri
15	LB	KSA	Hassan Kadesh
20	CB	KSA	Ahmed Sharahili
21	CF	KSA	Saleh Al-Shehri
23	RW	KSA	Suhaib Hawsawi
24	RW	KSA	Abdulrahman Al-Aboud


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
25	CB	KSA	Saad Al Mousa
27	LW	KSA	Ahmed Al-Ghamdi
29	AM	KSA	Farhah Al-Shamrani
30	CM	KSA	Ali Al-Fahmi
33	GK	KSA	Mohammed Al-Mahasneh
37	RB	KSA	Fawaz Al-Sqoor
41	DM	KSA	Mohammed Fallatah
42	LB	KSA	Muath Faqeehi
60	GK	KSA	Hamed Al-Shanqiti
77	CM	KSA	Abdulelah Hawsawi
80	CM	KSA	Hamed Al-Ghamdi (on loan from Al-Ettifaq)
87	CB	KSA	Yasin Asiri
88	GK	KSA	Osama Al-Mermesh
90	CF	KSA	Talal Haji

Transfers and loans

Transfers in

Entry date	Position	No.	Player	From club	Fee	Ref.
30 June 2024	GK	41	Raghdan Matri	Al-Kholood	End of loan
30 June 2024	GK	–	Saleh Al-Ohaymid	Al-Taawoun	End of loan
30 June 2024	DF	–	Hassan Al-Asmari	Al-Batin	End of loan
30 June 2024	DF	–	Basil Al-Hedaif	Jeddah	End of loan
30 June 2024	DF	–	Abdulelah Al-Shehri	Mudhar	End of loan
30 June 2024	MF	24	Abdulrahman Al-Aboud	Al-Ettifaq	End of loan
30 June 2024	MF	–	Abdulaziz Al-Bishi	Damac	End of loan
30 June 2024	MF	–	Hussain Al-Eisa	Al-Kholood	End of loan
30 June 2024	MF	–	Omar Al-Jadani	Al-Ain	End of loan
30 June 2024	MF	—	Abdulelah Hawsawi	Al-Khaleej	End of loan
30 June 2024	MF	–	Al Mutasim Seddiq	Al-Kholood	End of loan
30 June 2024	FW	70	Haroune Camara	Al-Ettifaq	End of loan
30 June 2024	FW	–	Abdulaziz Al-Hassani	Al-Entesar	End of loan
1 July 2024	GK	60	Hamed Al-Shanqiti	Al-Shabab	Free	^[2]
1 July 2024	DF	25	Saad Al Mousa	Al-Ettifaq	$5,320,000	^[3]
1 July 2024	MF	27	Ahmed Al-Ghamdi	Al-Ettifaq	$8,000,000	^[4]
16 July 2024	MF	10	Houssem Aouar	Roma	$13,000,000	^[5]
21 July 2024	DF	42	Muath Faqeehi	Al-Hilal	$2,600,000	^[6]
22 July 2024	FW	21	Saleh Al-Shehri	Al-Hilal	Free	^[7]
24 July 2024	FW	19	Moussa Diaby	Aston Villa	$65,000,000	^[8]
5 August 2024	GK	1	Predrag Rajković	Mallorca	$12,000,000	^[9]

Loans in

Start date	End date	Position	No.	Player	From club	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2024	End of season	MF	80	Hamed Al-Ghamdi	Al-Ettifaq	None	^[10]

Transfers out

Exit date	Position	No.	Player	To club	Fee	Ref.
30 June 2024	DF	30	Saad Al Mousa	Al-Ettifaq	End of loan
30 June 2024	MF	27	Ahmed Al-Ghamdi	Al-Ettifaq	End of loan
30 June 2024	MF	80	Hamed Al-Ghamdi	Al-Ettifaq	End of loan
1 July 2024	GK	34	Marcelo Grohe	Al-Kholood	Free	^[11]
1 July 2024	DF	4	Omar Hawsawi		Retired	^[12]
1 July 2024	FW	90	Romarinho	Neom	Free	^[13]
7 July 2024	DF	33	Madallah Al-Olayan	Al-Ettifaq	Free	^[14]
10 July 2024	DF	19	Turki Al-Jaadi	Al-Arabi	Free	^[15]
13 July 2024	DF	25	Suwailem Al-Menhali	Al-Riyadh	$164,000	^[16]
17 July 2024	FW	70	Haroune Camara	Al-Shabab	Free	^[17]
19 July 2024	MF	—	Hussain Al-Eisa	Al-Arabi	Free	^[18]
21 July 2024	DF	26	Ahmed Hegazi	Neom	Free	^[19]
23 July 2024	FW	99	Abderrazak Hamdallah	Al-Shabab	Free	^[20]
9 August 2024	DF	—	Basil Al-Hedaif	Jeddah	Free	^[21]
13 August 2024	DF	12	Zakaria Hawsawi	Al-Raed	Undisclosed	^[22]
16 August 2024	MF	—	Khalid Medad	Al-Ain	Free	^[23]
19 August 2024	GK	21	Abdullah Al-Jadaani	Abha	Free
25 August 2024	GK	–	Saleh Al-Ohaymid	Al-Raed	Free	^[24]

Loans out

Start date	End date	Position	No.	Player	To club	Fee	Ref.
17 July 2024	End of season	MF	6	Sultan Al-Farhan	Al-Taawoun	None	^[25]
28 July 2024	End of season	GK	41	Raghdan Matri	Al-Rayyan	None	^[26]
13 August 2024	End of season	MF	77	Saleh Al-Amri	Al-Raed	None	^[27]
23 August 2024	End of season	MF	22	Hammam Al-Hammami	Al-Kholood	None	^[28]

Pre-season

20 July 2024 Friendly	Al-Ittihad	0–2	Elche	La Nucia, Spain
19:00 CEST		Report	Plano 22' Barzic 54'	Stadium: Estadi Olímpic Camilo Cano

26 July 2024 Friendly	Al-Ittihad	0–1	Sevilla	Seville, Spain
22:00 CEST		Report	Ocampos 42' (pen.)	Stadium: Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Attendance: 21,475

31 July 2024 Friendly	Al-Ittihad	1–3	Farense	Faro, Portugal
20:00 WEST	Benzema 12'	Report	Poveda 49' (pen.) Tomané 57' Matias 81'	Stadium: Estádio de São Luís

3 August 2024 Friendly	Al-Ittihad	1–4	Real Betis	Seville, Spain
CEST	Diaby 41'	Report	Ruibal 24' Fekir 45+1' Roca 59' Juanmi 72'	Stadium: Estadio Benito Villamarín

7 August 2024 Friendly	Al-Ittihad	2–0	Inter Milan	Monza, Italy
20:30 CEST	Diaby 25', 47'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Brianteo

16 August 2024 Friendly	Al-Ittihad	1–1	Al-Qadsiah	Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
21:30 AST	Diaby 35'	Report	Aubameyang 72'	Stadium: Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Sports City

Competitions

Overview

Competition	Record
Competition	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	!—
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 v t e	Pld	W	GF	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
3	Al-Ahli	1	1	2	+2	3	Qualification for AFC Champions League Elite league stage
4	Al-Ettifaq	1	1	1	+1	3
5	Al-Ittihad	1	1	1	+1	3
6	Al-Khaleej	1	1	1	+1	3
7	Al-Taawoun	1	1	1	+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).^[29]

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

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34
Ground	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H
Result	W
Position	5

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

24 August 2024 1	Al-Kholood	0–1	Al-Ittihad	Buraidah
19:10	Dieng 73'	Report	Kadesh 60' Aouar 90+4'	Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City Attendance: 2,296 Referee: Faisal Al-Blwi

29 August 2024 2	Al-Ittihad	v	Al-Taawoun	Jeddah
21:00				Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City

King Cup

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

22 September 2024 Round of 32	Al-Ittihad	v	Al-Ain	Jeddah
21:00				Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City

Statistics

Appearances

Last updated on 24 August 2024.

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Pro League		King Cup
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	GK	SRB	Predrag Rajković	1	0	1	0	0	0
33	GK	KSA	Mohammed Al-Mahasneh	0	0	0	0	0	0
Defenders
5	DF	ITA	Luiz Felipe	1	0	1	0	0	0
6	DF	KSA	Saad Al Mousa	1	0	1	0	0	0
13	DF	KSA	Muhannad Al-Shanqeeti	1	0	0+1	0	0	0
15	DF	KSA	Hassan Kadesh	1	0	1	0	0	0
27	DF	KSA	Fawaz Al-Sqoor	1	0	1	0	0	0
42	DF	KSA	Muath Faqeehi	0	0	0	0	0	0
Midfielders
7	MF	FRA	N'Golo Kanté	1	0	1	0	0	0
8	MF	BRA	Fabinho	1	0	1	0	0	0
10	MF	ALG	Houssem Aouar	1	1	1	1	0	0
11	MF	KSA	Ahmed Al-Ghamdi	1	0	1	0	0	0
22	MF	KSA	Abdulaziz Al-Bishi	0	0	0	0	0	0
24	MF	KSA	Abdulrahman Al-Aboud	1	0	0+1	0	0	0
41	MF	KSA	Mohammed Fallatah	0	0	0	0	0	0
77	MF	KSA	Abdulelah Hawsawi	0	0	0	0	0	0
80	MF	KSA	Hamed Al-Ghamdi	0	0	0	0	0	0
Forwards
9	FW	FRA	Karim Benzema	1	0	1	0	0	0
19	FW	FRA	Moussa Diaby	1	0	1	0	0	0
21	FW	KSA	Saleh Al-Shehri	1	0	0+1	0	0	0

Goalscorers

Rank	No.	Pos	Name	Pro League	Total
1	10	MF	Houssem Aouar	1	1
Own goal				0	0
Total				1	1

Last Updated: 24 August 2024

Assists

Rank	No.	Pos	Nat	Name	Pro League	King Cup	Total
1	24	MF		Abdulrahman Al-Aboud	1	0	1
Total					1	0	1

Last Updated: 24 August 2024

Clean sheets

Rank	No.	Pos	Nat	Name	Pro League	King Cup	Total
1	1	GK		Predrag Rajković	1	0	1
Total					1	0	1

Last Updated: 24 August 2024

References

[1] "لاعبي الاتحاد في الفريق الأول" [Al-Ittihad players in the first team]. Retrieved 15 August 2023.

[2] "الاتحاد يتعاقد رسميا مع حارس المرمى الشاب حامد الشنقيطي لخمسة مواسم".

[3] "الاتحاد يفعل بند شراء عقد سعد آل موسى من الاتفاق - عاجل".

[4] "رسمياً.. الاتحاد يفعل بند شراء الغامدي من الاتفاق - عاجل".

[5] "نادي الاتحاد يعلن التعاقد مع الجزائري حسام عوار لمدة أربعة مواسم".

[6] "الاتحاد يتعاقد مع لاعب الهلال "معاذ الفقيهي" لأربع سنوات".

[7] "رسميًا.. الاتحاد يعلن التعاقد مع صالح الشهري".

[8] "Winger Diaby joins Al-Ittihad from Aston Villa". BBC Sport. Retrieved 25 July 2024.

[9] "رسمياً.. الاتحاد يتعاقد مع الصربي بريدراج رايكوفيتش حارس مرمى ريال مايوركا الإسباني".

[10] "الاتحاد يمدد استعارة حامد الغامدي لعام إضافي".

[11] "غروهي يرتدي قميص الخلود".

[12] "نهاية الموسم.. هوساوي يودّع الملاعب".

[13] "نيوم ينهي التعاقد مع البرازيلي رومارينهو قادما من الاتحاد".

[14] "رسمياً.. الاتفاق يضم مدالله العليان".

[15] "الظهير الأيسر "تركي الجعدي" عرباوي حتى 2026".

[16] "المنهالي.. أول صفقات الرياض".

[17] "رسميا.. الشباب يعلن التعاقد مع هارون كمارا قادما من الاتحاد".

[18] "المحور "حسين العيسي" ينضم إلى كتيبة #فارس_عنيزة".

[19] "رسميا.. نيوم يضم حجازي".

[20] "نادي الشباب يعلن رسمياً التعاقد مع المغربي عبدالرزاق حمدالله".

[21] "نادي #جدة يجدد عقد اللاعب باسل الحضيف".

[22] "الرائد يعزز صفوفه بزكريا هوساوي وصالح العمري".

[23] "لاعب الوسط خالد مداد يحط الرحال رفقة كتيبة".

[24] "الرائد يتعاقد مع حارس المرمى صالح الوحيمد".

[25] "رسميًا.. التعاون يضم لاعب الاتحاد".

[26] "أنهت إدارة النادي إجراءات التوقيع مع اللاعب / رغدان مطري".

[27] "الرائد يتعاقد مع صالح العمري".

[28] "الخلود يعلن التعاقد مع لاعب الاتحاد همام الهمامي".

[regulations-29] "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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2024–25 season
President	Loay Nazer (until 14 July) Loay Mashabi (from 14 July)
Manager	Laurent Blanc
Stadium	King Abdullah Sports City
Pro League	Pre-season
King Cup	Round of 32
← 2023–24 2025–26 →