# 2022–23 Al-Hazem F.C. season

The 2022–23 season was Al-Hazem's 66th year in their existence and their first back season in the FD League. Al-Hazem were relegated to the second tier of Saudi football after finishing 16th in the 2021–22 Saudi Pro League.
The season covered the period from 1 July 2022 to 30 June 2023.

## Players
### Squad information

    As of 1 February 2023
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 | KSA | Dawod Al Saeed |
| 2 | DF | BRA | Paulo Ricardo |
| 3 | DF | KSA | Khaled Al-Barakah |
| 5 | MF | KSA | Ahmed Al-Najei |
| 6 | MF | KSA | Ahmed Al-Juwaid |
| 7 | MF | KSA | Abdulhadi Al-Harajin |
| 10 | MF | KSA | Thaar Al-Otaibi |
| 11 | MF | NED | Ola John |
| 12 | DF | KSA | Farhan Al-Aazmi |
| 14 | DF | KSA | Sultan Faqihi |
| 16 | MF | KSA | Basil Al-Sayyali (on loan from Al-Nassr) |
| 19 | DF | KSA | Ahmed Al Muhaimeed |
| 20 | MF | EGY | Youssef Obama (on loan from Zamalek) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 21 | MF | CIV | Ben Traoré (on loan from Leixões) |
| 23 | GK | KSA | Ibrahim Zaid |
| 24 | DF | KSA | Fahad Al-Obaid |
| 28 | DF | KSA | Abdullah Al-Shammari |
| 33 | GK | KSA | Oqbah Al-Mushawah |
| 34 | DF | KSA | Abdulrahman Al-Dakheel |
| 42 | FW | KSA | Abdulaziz Al-Harbi |
| 61 | DF | KSA | Radhi Al-Otaibi |
| 70 | MF | GHA | Francis Cann (on loan from Vizela) |
| 77 | FW | KSA | Sulaiman Al-Saeed |
| 81 | MF | KSA | Ibrahim Al-Barakah |
| 89 | FW | KSA | Ahmed Al-Shuwayfie |
| 98 | FW | CMR | Joel Tagueu (on loan from Marítimo) |

### 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 |
| 18 | MF | KSA | Hammad Al-Shaye (at Al-Najma until 30 June 2023) |
| 90 | FW | KSA | Muteb Al-Hammad (at Al-Qadsiah until 30 June 2023) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 95 | MF | MAR | Nawfel Zerhouni (at Raja until 30 June 2023) |

## Transfers and loans
### Transfers in

| Entry date | Position | No. | Player | From club | Fee |
| 30 June 2022 | GK | 33 | Majed Al-Ghamdi | Al-Jeel | End of loan |
| 30 June 2022 | DF | 50 | Radhi Al-Otaibi | Al-Qadsiah | End of loan |
| 30 June 2022 | MF | 10 | Ibrahima Tandia | Al-Adalah | End of loan |
| 30 June 2022 | MF | 12 | Ghallab Al-Enezi | Al-Jabalain | End of loan |
| 30 June 2022 | MF | 18 | Hammad Al-Shaye | Al-Saqer | End of loan |
| 30 June 2022 | MF | 81 | Ibrahim Al-Barakah | Al-Fayha | End of loan |
| 30 June 2022 | FW | 77 | Sulaiman Al-Saeed | Al-Diriyah | End of loan |
| 30 June 2022 | FW | 90 | Muteb Al-Hammad | Al-Ain | End of loan |
| 30 June 2022 | FW | 91 | Mohammed Al-Dahami | Al-Najma | End of loan |
| 29 July 2022 | GK | 33 | Oqbah Al-Mushawah | Al-Okhdood | Free |
| 29 July 2022 | DF | 93 | Carlos Henrique | Najran | Free |
| 29 July 2022 | MF | 38 | Bader Al-Johani | Al-Nahda | Free |
| 29 July 2022 | FW | 94 | Uilliam | Al-Sahel | Free |
| 27 August 2022 | DF | 19 | Ahmed Al Muhaimeed | Al-Ettifaq | Free |
| 7 September 2022 | FW | – | Meshari Al-Khalifah | Al-Taawoun | Free |
| 22 January 2023 | DF | 2 | Paulo Ricardo | KuPS | Free |

### Loans in

| Start date | End date | Position | No. | Player | From club | Fee |
| 27 August 2022 | End of season | MF | 16 | Basil Al-Sayyali | Al-Nassr | None |
| 18 January 2023 | End of season | FW | 98 | Diederrick Joel Tagueu | Marítimo | None |
| 22 January 2023 | End of season | MF | 20 | Youssef Obama | Zamalek | None |
| 27 January 2023 | End of season | MF | 70 | Francis Cann | Vizela | None |
| 28 January 2023 | End of season | MF | 21 | Ben Traoré | Leixões | None |

### Transfers out

| Exit date | Position | No. | Player | To club | Fee |
| 30 June 2022 | GK | 31 | Habib Al-Wotayan | Al-Hilal | End of loan |
| 30 June 2022 | DF | 2 | Abdulrahman Al-Rio | Damac | End of loan |
| 30 June 2022 | DF | 27 | Hueglo Neris | Al-Wasl | End of loan |
| 30 June 2022 | DF | 88 | Osama Al-Khalaf | Al-Nassr | End of loan |
| 30 June 2022 | MF | 15 | Hamad Al-Abdan | Al-Hilal | End of loan |
| 30 June 2022 | MF | 29 | Saleh Al-Harthi | Al-Okhdood | End of loan |
| 30 June 2022 | MF | 80 | Abdulelah Al-Shammeri | Al-Shabab | End of loan |
| 30 June 2022 | FW | 19 | Ezekiel Henty | Slovan Bratislava | End of loan |
| 1 July 2022 | GK | 33 | Majed Al-Ghamdi | Ohod | Free |
| 1 July 2022 | FW | 87 | Mohammad Al-Sahlawi | | Released |
| 3 July 2022 | MF | 16 | Saud Zidan | Al-Fayha | Undisclosed |
| 16 July 2022 | MF | 12 | Ghallab Al-Enezi | Al-Shoulla | Free |
| 1 August 2022 | FW | 47 | Basim Al-Oraini | Al-Taawoun | Free |
| 21 August 2022 | MF | 17 | Abdulrahman Al-Harthi | Al-Ain | Free |
| 22 August 2022 | MF | 10 | Ibrahima Tandia | Al-Ahli Tripoli | Free |
| 2 September 2022 | DF | 2 | Yousef Al-Mosaabi | Al-Qawarah | Free |
| 5 September 2022 | DF | 93 | Carlos Henrique | Al-Shoulla | Free |
| 23 January 2023 | FW | 94 | Uilliam | Al-Kholood | Free |
| 26 January 2023 | FW | 9 | Yousef Omar | Al-Washm | Free |
| 29 January 2023 | MF | 99 | Abdelilah Hafidi | Raja | Free |
| 31 January 2023 | DF | 67 | Mohammed Abdulrahman | Al-Shoulla | Free |
| 31 January 2023 | MF | 38 | Bader Al-Johani | Al-Shoulla | Free |
| 9 February 2023 | MF | 4 | Alison | Santos | Free |
| 9 February 2023 | MF | 8 | Luka Stojanović | FK Čukarički | Free |

### Loans out

| Start date | End date | Position | No. | Player | To club | Fee |
| 15 September 2022 | End of season | MF | 18 | Hammad Al-Shaye | Al-Najma | None |
| 23 January 2023 | End of season | MF | 95 | Nawfel Zerhouni | Raja | None |
| 27 January 2023 | End of season | FW | 90 | Muteb Al-Hammad | Al-Qadsiah | None |

## Competitions
### First Division League
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Al-Ahli (C, P) | 34 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 48 | 24 | +24 | 72 | Promotion to the Pro League |
| 2 | Al-Hazem (P) | 34 | 20 | 8 | 6 | 55 | 29 | +26 | 68 | Promotion to the Pro League |
| 3 | Al-Okhdood (P) | 34 | 21 | 5 | 8 | 64 | 35 | +29 | 68 | Promotion to the Pro League |
| 4 | Al-Riyadh (P) | 34 | 19 | 6 | 9 | 52 | 37 | +15 | 63 | Promotion to the Pro League |
| 5 | Al-Faisaly | 34 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 45 | 32 | +13 | 58 | |
| 6 | Al-Arabi | 34 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 43 | 43 | 0 | 49 | |
| 7 | Al-Kholood | 34 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 33 | 31 | +2 | 43 | |
| 8 | Hajer | 34 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 36 | 41 | −5 | 43 | |
| 9 | Ohod | 34 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 29 | 38 | −9 | 42 | |
| 10 | Al-Jabalain | 34 | 9 | 14 | 11 | 42 | 43 | −1 | 41 | |
| 11 | Al-Qadsiah | 34 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 29 | 34 | −5 | 40 | |
| 12 | Al-Orobah | 34 | 11 | 7 | 16 | 35 | 41 | −6 | 40 | |
| 13 | Al-Qaisumah | 34 | 8 | 16 | 10 | 35 | 44 | −9 | 40 | |
| 14 | Al-Ain | 34 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 34 | 46 | −12 | 39 | |
| 15 | Jeddah | 34 | 10 | 8 | 16 | 34 | 40 | −6 | 38 | |
| 16 | Najran (R) | 34 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 36 | 54 | −18 | 36 | Relegation to the Second Division |
| 17 | Al-Sahel (R) | 34 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 36 | 51 | −15 | 32 | Relegation to the Second Division |
| 18 | Al-Shoulla (R) | 34 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 23 | 46 | −23 | 23 | Relegation to the Second Division |
* 1 2 Al-Hazem finished ahead of Al-Okhdood on head-to-head points: Al-Hazem: 6 pts, Al-Okhdood: 0 pts (Al-Hazem 1–0 Al-Okhdood, Al-Okhdood 0–1 Al-Hazem).
* 1 2 Al-Kholood finished ahead of Hajer on overall goal difference: Al-Kholood +2, Hajer −5 (Hajer 1–0 Al-Kholood, Al-Kholood 1–0 Hajer).
* 1 2 3 Positions determined by head-to-head points: Al-Qadsiah: 9 pts; Al-Orobah: 7 pts; Al-Qaisumah: 1 pts.
* 1 2 Al-Shoulla were awarded a 3–0 win over Al-Orobah due to Al-Orobah's inability to hold the fixture.

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 29 May 2023. Source: kooora.com

#### 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 | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H |
| Result | W | W | W | D | D | L | W | L | W | W | D | D | L | W | W | W | L | W | W | W | W | W | W | D | W | W | D | D | L | L | W | W | W | D |
| Position | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 |

#### Matches

All times are local, AST (UTC+3).
Win  Draw  Loss  Postponed

## Statistics
### Appearances

    Last updated on 29 May 2023.
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | FD League | FD League |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||
| 1 | GK | KSA | Dawod Al Saeed | 12 | 0 | 10+2 | 0 |
| 23 | GK | KSA | Ibrahim Zaid | 24 | 0 | 24 | 0 |
| 33 | GK | KSA | Oqbah Al-Mushawah | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||
| 2 | DF | BRA | Paulo Ricardo | 16 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | KSA | Khaled Al-Barakah | 7 | 0 | 5+2 | 0 |
| 12 | DF | KSA | Farhan Al-Aazmi | 23 | 1 | 18+5 | 1 |
| 14 | DF | KSA | Sultan Faqihi | 24 | 0 | 12+12 | 0 |
| 19 | DF | KSA | Ahmed Al Muhaimeed | 21 | 1 | 10+11 | 1 |
| 24 | DF | KSA | Fahad Al-Obaid | 14 | 0 | 13+1 | 0 |
| 28 | DF | KSA | Abdullah Al-Shammari | 19 | 0 | 14+5 | 0 |
| 34 | DF | KSA | Abdulrahman Al-Dakheel | 27 | 1 | 27 | 1 |
| 61 | DF | KSA | Radhi Al-Otaibi | 29 | 1 | 27+2 | 1 |
| Midfielders ||||||||
| 4 | MF | KSA | Rayan Al-Sharekh | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 5 | MF | KSA | Ahmed Al-Najei | 18 | 0 | 14+4 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | KSA | Ahmed Al-Juwaid | 11 | 0 | 0+11 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | KSA | Abdulhadi Al-Harajin | 25 | 7 | 13+12 | 7 |
| 10 | MF | KSA | Thaar Al-Otaibi | 24 | 3 | 9+15 | 3 |
| 11 | MF | NED | Ola John | 31 | 18 | 31 | 18 |
| 16 | MF | KSA | Basil Al-Sayyali | 25 | 1 | 24+1 | 1 |
| 20 | MF | EGY | Youssef Obama | 16 | 1 | 15+1 | 1 |
| 21 | MF | CIV | Ben Hassan Traoré | 16 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| 70 | MF | GHA | Francis Cann | 17 | 3 | 15+2 | 3 |
| 81 | MF | KSA | Ibrahim Al-Barakah | 15 | 0 | 1+14 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||
| 29 | FW | KSA | Battal Al-Harthi | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 42 | FW | KSA | Abdulaziz Al-Harbi | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 77 | FW | KSA | Sulaiman Al-Saeed | 24 | 2 | 6+18 | 2 |
| 88 | FW | KSA | Nawaf Al-Beshri | 2 | 1 | 0+2 | 1 |
| 89 | FW | KSA | Ahmed Al-Shuwayfie | 20 | 3 | 1+19 | 3 |
| 98 | FW | CMR | Diederrick Joel Tagueu | 15 | 7 | 14+1 | 7 |
| Players sent out on loan this season ||||||||
| 18 | MF | KSA | Hammad Al-Shaye | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 90 | FW | KSA | Muteb Al-Hammad | 4 | 1 | 1+3 | 1 |
| 95 | MF | MAR | Nawfel Zerhouni | 13 | 1 | 12+1 | 1 |
| Player who made an appearance this season but have left the club ||||||||
| 8 | MF | SRB | Luka Stojanović | 13 | 1 | 11+2 | 1 |
| 9 | FW | NIG | Yousef Omar | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 38 | MF | KSA | Bader Al-Johani | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 94 | FW | BRA | Uilliam | 11 | 0 | 8+3 | 0 |
| 99 | MF | MAR | Abdelilah Hafidi | 8 | 1 | 7+1 | 1 |

### Goalscorers

| Rank | No. | Pos | Nat | Name | FD League | Total |
| 1 | 11 | MF | | Ola John | 18 | 18 |
| 2 | 7 | MF | | Abdulhadi Al-Harajin | 7 | 7 |
| 2 | 98 | FW | | Diederrick Joel Tagueu | 7 | 7 |
| 4 | 10 | MF | | Thaar Al-Otaibi | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | 70 | MF | | Francis Cann | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | 89 | FW | | Ahmed Al-Shuwayfie | 3 | 3 |
| 7 | 77 | FW | | Suleiman Al-Saeed | 2 | 2 |
| 8 | 8 | MF | | Luka Stojanović | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | 12 | DF | | Farhan Al-Aazmi | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | 16 | MF | | Basil Al-Sayyali | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | 19 | DF | | Ahmed Al Muhaimeed | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | 20 | MF | | Youssef Obama | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | 34 | DF | | Abdulrahman Al-Dakheel | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | 61 | DF | | Radhi Al-Otaibi | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | 88 | FW | | Nawaf Al-Beshri | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | 90 | FW | | Muteb Al-Hammad | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | 95 | MF | | Nawfel Zerhouni | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | 99 | MF | | Abdelilah Hafidi | 1 | 1 |
| Own goal | Own goal | Own goal | Own goal | Own goal | 1 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 55 | 55 |
Last Updated: 29 May 2023

### Assists

| Rank | No. | Pos | Nat | Name | FD League | Total |
| 1 | 11 | MF | | Ola John | 14 | 14 |
| 2 | 7 | MF | | Abdulhadi Al-Harajin | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | 20 | MF | | Youssef Obama | 3 | 3 |
| 2 | 99 | MF | | Abdelilah Hafidi | 3 | 3 |
| 5 | 61 | DF | | Radhi Al-Otaibi | 2 | 2 |
| 5 | 70 | MF | | Francis Cann | 2 | 2 |
| 7 | 2 | DF | | Paulo Ricardo | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | 10 | MF | | Thaar Al-Otaibi | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | 12 | DF | | Farhan Al-Aazmi | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | 14 | DF | | Sultan Faqihi | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | 16 | MF | | Basil Al-Sayyali | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | 24 | DF | | Fahad Al-Obaid | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | 77 | FW | | Suleiman Al-Saeed | 1 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 34 | 34 |
Last Updated: 29 May 2023

### Clean sheets

| Rank | No. | Pos | Nat | Name | FD League | Total |
| 1 | 23 | GK | | Ibrahim Zaid | 13 | 13 |
| 2 | 1 | GK | | Dawod Al Saeed | 3 | 3 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 15 | 15 |
Last Updated: 29 May 2023