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]

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	^[24]
28 July 2024	End of season	GK	41	Raghdan Matri	Al-Rayyan	None	^[25]
13 August 2024	End of season	MF	77	Saleh Al-Amri	Al-Raed	None	^[26]

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	0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—
King Cup	0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—
Total	0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—

Updated to match played 1 July 2024
Source: Competitions

Pro League

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
4	Al-Fayha	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	Al-Hilal	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	Al-Ittihad	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
7	Al-Khaleej	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8	Al-Kholood	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Updated to match(es) played on 1 June 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).^[27]

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
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Last updated: 1 July 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
Position

Updated to match(es) played on 27 May 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	v	Al-Ittihad	Buraidah
19:10				Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City

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

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] "رسميًا.. التعاون يضم لاعب الاتحاد".

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

[26] "الرائد يتعاقد مع صالح العمري".

[regulations-27] "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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