# 2023–24 Al-Hazem F.C. season

The 2023–24 season was Al-Hazem's 67th year in their existence and the first season back in the top flight of Saudi Arabian football after earning promotion the previous season. The club participated in the Pro League and the King Cup.
The season covers the period from 1 July 2023 to 30 June 2024.

## Players
### Squad information

    As of 1 February 2024
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 2 | DF | BRA | Paulo Ricardo |
| 3 | DF | KSA | Talal Al-Absi |
| 6 | MF | KSA | Basil Al-Sayyali |
| 7 | MF | KSA | Yousef Al-Shammari |
| 9 | FW | KSA | Nawaf Al-Beshri |
| 10 | MF | COM | Faïz Selemani |
| 11 | FW | KSA | Mohammed Al-Thani |
| 12 | DF | KSA | Farhan Al-Aazmi |
| 13 | DF | KSA | Yazeed Al-Bakr |
| 15 | MF | KSA | Ammar Al-Najjar |
| 16 | MF | KSA | Ahmed Al-Juwaid |
| 17 | MF | KSA | Sultan Al-Eisa |
| 18 | MF | KSA | Azzam Al-Salman |
| 19 | FW | KSA | Nawaf Al-Habashi |
| 20 | MF | POR | Tozé |
| 22 | DF | KSA | Fahad Al-Obaid |
| 23 | GK | KSA | Ibrahim Zaid |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 25 | DF | KSA | Ahmed Asiri |
| 27 | DF | KSA | Majed Qasheesh (on loan from Al-Nassr) |
| 29 | MF | BRA | Vina |
| 30 | GK | TUN | Aymen Dahmen |
| 33 | GK | KSA | Majed Al-Ghamdi |
| 34 | DF | KSA | Abdulrahman Al-Dakheel |
| 36 | DF | BRA | Bruno Viana (on loan from Coritiba) |
| 55 | DF | KSA | Mohammed Al-Shaeri |
| 78 | MF | KSA | Hassan Bandar |
| 82 | DF | KSA | Abdulaziz Al-Harbi |
| 85 | MF | KSA | Rayan Al-Sharekh |
| 88 | MF | KSA | Mohammed Abousaban |
| 90 | FW | GAM | Muhammed Badamosi (on loan from Čukarički) |
| 93 | MF | VEN | Júnior Moreno |
| 94 | FW | KSA | Omar Al-Ruwaili |
| 95 | MF | KSA | Ryan Al-Mousa |
| 99 | DF | KSA | Ahmed Al Muhaimeed |

### 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 |
| 5 | DF | KSA | Sultan Tankar (at Al-Arabi until 30 June 2024) |
| 14 | MF | KSA | Khalil Al-Absi (at Al-Arabi until 30 June 2024) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 66 | FW | KSA | Turki Al-Mutairi (at Al-Orobah until 30 June 2024) |

## Transfers and loans
### Transfers in

| Entry date | Position | No. | Player | From club | Fee |
| 30 June 2023 | MF | 18 | Hammad Al-Shaye | Al-Najma | End of loan |
| 30 June 2023 | MF | 95 | Nawfel Zerhouni | Raja CA | End of loan |
| 30 June 2023 | FW | 90 | Muteb Al-Hammad | Al-Qadsiah | End of loan |
| 1 July 2023 | GK | 30 | Aymen Dahmen | CS Sfaxien | Free |
| 1 July 2023 | GK | 33 | Majed Al-Ghamdi | Ohod | Free |
| 1 July 2023 | DF | 3 | Talal Al-Absi | Al-Ahli | Free |
| 1 July 2023 | DF | 5 | Sultan Tankar | Jeddah | Free |
| 1 July 2023 | MF | 6 | Basil Al-Sayyali | Al-Nassr | Free |
| 1 July 2023 | MF | 19 | Nawaf Al-Habashi | Al-Riyadh | Free |
| 1 July 2023 | FW | 11 | Mohammed Al-Thani | Ohod | Free |
| 8 July 2023 | GK | 22 | Yazan Al-Ruwaili | Al-Orobah | Free |
| 23 July 2023 | MF | 10 | Faïz Selemani | Kortrijk | $1,660,000 |
| 24 July 2023 | MF | 20 | Tozé | Al-Nasr Dubai | Free |
| 28 July 2023 | MF | 29 | Vina | Ceará | $1,200,000 |
| 28 July 2023 | MF | 7 | Yousef Al-Shammari | Al-Batin | Undisclosed |
| 28 July 2023 | MF | 15 | Ammar Al-Najjar | Damac | Free |
| 29 July 2023 | FW | 66 | Turki Al-Mutairi | Al-Hilal | Free |
| 30 July 2023 | MF | 14 | Khalil Al-Absi | Al-Nassr | Free |
| 3 August 2023 | DF | 13 | Yazeed Al-Bakr | Al-Taawoun | Free |
| 7 September 2023 | MF | 88 | Mohammed Abousaban | Al-Fayha | Free |
| 7 September 2023 | MF | 95 | Ryan Al-Mousa | Damac | Free |
| 10 February 2024 | MF | 93 | Júnior Moreno | FC Cincinnati | Free |
| 10 February 2024 | FW | 94 | Omar Al-Ruwaili | Abha | Undisclosed |

### Loans in

| Start date | End date | Position | No. | Player | From club | Fee |
| 6 August 2023 | 30 January 2024 | DF | 24 | Mansour Al-Shammari | Al-Nassr | None |
| 17 August 2023 | End of season | DF | 36 | Bruno Viana | Coritiba | None |
| 25 August 2023 | End of season | FW | 90 | Muhammed Badamosi | Čukarički | None |
| 7 September 2023 | End of season | DF | 27 | Majed Qasheesh | Al-Nassr | None |

### Transfers out

| Exit date | Position | No. | Player | To club | Fee |
| 30 June 2023 | MF | 16 | Basil Al-Sayyali | Al-Nassr | End of loan |
| 30 June 2023 | MF | 20 | Youssef Obama | Zamalek | End of loan |
| 30 June 2023 | MF | 70 | Francis Cann | Vizela | End of loan |
| 30 June 2023 | FW | 98 | Diederrick Joel Tagueu | Marítimo | End of loan |
| 1 July 2023 | GK | 1 | Dawod Al Saeed | Al-Safa | Free |
| 1 July 2023 | GK | 33 | Oqbah Al-Mushawah | Najran | Free |
| 1 July 2023 | DF | 14 | Sultan Faqihi | Damac | Free |
| 1 July 2023 | MF | 7 | Abdulhadi Al-Harajin | Al-Riyadh | Free |
| 1 July 2023 | MF | 11 | Ola John | Al-Arabi | Free |
| 1 July 2023 | FW | 77 | Suleiman Al-Saeed | Al-Jabalain | Free |
| 6 July 2023 | DF | 3 | Khaled Al-Barakah | Al-Najma | Free |
| 21 July 2023 | MF | 95 | Nawfel Zerhouni | Raja CA | Free |
| 31 August 2023 | MF | 10 | Thaar Al-Otaibi | Ohod | Free |
| 7 September 2023 | DF | 61 | Radhi Al-Otaibi | Al-Ettifaq | Undisclosed |
| 9 September 2023 | MF | 81 | Ibrahim Al-Barakah | Al-Bukiryah | Free |
| 11 September 2023 | MF | 5 | Ahmed Al-Najei | Ohod | Free |
| 12 September 2023 | FW | 89 | Ahmed Al-Shuwayfie | Al-Taraji | Free |

### Loans out

| Start date | End date | Position | No. | Player | To club | Fee |
| 12 September 2023 | End of season | DF | 5 | Sultan Tankar | Al-Arabi | None |
| 30 January 2024 | End of season | MF | 14 | Khalil Al-Absi | Al-Arabi | None |
| 31 January 2024 | End of season | FW | 66 | Turki Al-Mutairi | Al-Orobah | None |

## Competitions
### Overview

| Competition | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| Pro League | 34 | 4 | 12 | 18 | 34 | 76 | −42 | 011.76 |
| King Cup | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 050.00 |
| Total | 36 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 37 | 80 | −43 | 013.89 |
Updated to match played 27 May 2024 Source: Competitions

### Pro League
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 14 | Al-Riyadh | 34 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 33 | 57 | −24 | 35 | |
| 15 | Al-Okhdood | 34 | 9 | 6 | 19 | 33 | 52 | −19 | 33 | |
| 16 | Abha (R) | 34 | 9 | 5 | 20 | 38 | 87 | −49 | 32 | Relegation to Yelo League |
| 17 | Al-Tai (R) | 34 | 8 | 7 | 19 | 34 | 64 | −30 | 31 | Relegation to Yelo League |
| 18 | Al-Hazem (R) | 34 | 4 | 12 | 18 | 34 | 76 | −42 | 24 | Relegation to Yelo League |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 27 May 2024. Source: spl.com.sa

#### 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 | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H |
| Result | L | L | D | D | L | D | L | L | L | W | D | L | L | L | D | W | D | L | D | L | D | D | L | L | L | D | L | L | W | D | L | D | L | W |
| Position | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |

#### Matches

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

### King Cup

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

## Statistics
### Appearances

    Last updated on 27 May 2024.
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Pro League | Pro League | King Cup | King Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||
| 23 | GK | KSA | Ibrahim Zaid | 11 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | GK | TUN | Aymen Dahmen | 25 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 33 | GK | KSA | Majed Al-Ghamdi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||
| 2 | DF | BRA | Paulo Ricardo | 29 | 3 | 26+1 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | KSA | Talal Al-Absi | 16 | 0 | 11+3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | DF | KSA | Farhan Al-Aazmi | 13 | 0 | 7+6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | DF | KSA | Yazeed Al-Bakr | 16 | 0 | 12+3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | KSA | Fahad Al-Obaid | 3 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | KSA | Ahmed Asiri | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | DF | KSA | Majed Qasheesh | 28 | 0 | 25+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 34 | DF | KSA | Abdulrahman Al-Dakheel | 11 | 0 | 8+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | DF | BRA | Bruno Viana | 30 | 2 | 27+1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 55 | DF | KSA | Mohammed Al-Shaeri | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 82 | DF | KSA | Abdulaziz Al-Harbi | 3 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||
| 6 | MF | KSA | Basil Al-Sayyali | 23 | 0 | 8+13 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | KSA | Yousef Al-Shammari | 24 | 0 | 9+14 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | COM | Faïz Selemani | 28 | 9 | 25+1 | 7 | 2 | 2 |
| 15 | MF | KSA | Ammar Al-Najjar | 6 | 0 | 0+6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | KSA | Ahmed Al-Juwaid | 10 | 0 | 5+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | KSA | Sultan Al-Eisa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | KSA | Azzam Al-Salman | 5 | 0 | 3+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | POR | Tozé | 36 | 9 | 34 | 9 | 2 | 0 |
| 29 | MF | BRA | Vina | 21 | 2 | 18+3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 78 | MF | KSA | Hassan Bandar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 85 | MF | KSA | Rayan Al-Sharekh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 88 | MF | KSA | Mohammed Abousaban | 15 | 0 | 8+5 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 93 | MF | VEN | Júnior Moreno | 14 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 95 | MF | KSA | Ryan Al-Mousa | 13 | 0 | 8+4 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 99 | MF | KSA | Ahmed Al Mohaimed | 27 | 1 | 20+6 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||||
| 9 | FW | KSA | Nawaf Al-Bishri | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | KSA | Mohammed Al-Thani | 32 | 6 | 22+8 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| 19 | FW | KSA | Nawaf Al-Habashi | 30 | 1 | 5+23 | 1 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 90 | FW | GAM | Muhammed Badamosi | 32 | 4 | 23+7 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 94 | FW | KSA | Omar Al-Ruwaili | 3 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players sent out on loan this season ||||||||||
| 5 | DF | KSA | Sultan Tankar | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | KSA | Khalil Al-Absi | 3 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 66 | FW | KSA | Turki Al-Mutairi | 10 | 0 | 0+9 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| Player who made an appearance this season but have left the club ||||||||||
| 21 | MF | CIV | Ben Hassan Traoré | 12 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | KSA | Mansour Al-Shammari | 3 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 61 | DF | KSA | Radhi Al-Otaibi | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### Goalscorers

| Rank | No. | Pos | Nat | Name | Pro League | King Cup | Total |
| 1 | 10 | MF | | Faïz Selemani | 7 | 2 | 9 |
| 1 | 20 | MF | | Tozé | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| 3 | 11 | FW | | Mohammed Al-Thani | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 4 | 90 | FW | | Muhammed Badamosi | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | 2 | DF | | Paulo Ricardo | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | 29 | MF | | Vina | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | 36 | DF | | Bruno Viana | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | 19 | FW | | Nawaf Al-Habashi | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | 99 | MF | | Ahmed Al Mohaimed | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Own goal | Own goal | Own goal | Own goal | Own goal | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 34 | 3 | 37 |
Last Updated: 27 May 2024

### Assists

| Rank | No. | Pos | Nat | Name | Pro League | King Cup | Total |
| 1 | 20 | MF | | Tozé | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | 10 | MF | | Faïz Selemani | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 3 | 27 | DF | | Majed Qasheesh | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | 7 | MF | | Yousef Al-Shammari | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | 16 | MF | | Ahmed Al-Juwaid | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | 21 | MF | | Ben Hassan Traoré | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | 22 | DF | | Fahad Al-Obaid | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | 30 | GK | | Aymen Dahmen | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | 90 | FW | | Muhammed Badamosi | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | 95 | MF | | Ryan Al-Mousa | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 19 | 2 | 21 |
Last Updated: 27 May 2024

### Clean sheets

| Rank | No. | Pos | Nat | Name | Pro League | King Cup | Total |
| 1 | 30 | GK | | Aymen Dahmen | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 6 | 0 | 6 |
Last Updated: 2 May 2024