# 2022–23 Al-Shabab FC season

The 2022–23 season is Al-Shabab's 46th non-consecutive season in the top flight of Saudi football and 76th year in existence as a football club. The club will participate in the Pro League, the King Cup, the 2022 AFC Champions League, and the 2023 Arab Club Champions Cup.
The season covers 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 | Zaid Al-Bawardi |
| 4 | DF | BRA | Iago Santos |
| 5 | DF | KSA | Hassan Tambakti |
| 6 | MF | KSA | Majed Kanabah |
| 7 | MF | KSA | Turki Al-Ammar |
| 8 | MF | ARG | Cristian Guanca |
| 9 | FW | GAB | Aaron Boupendza |
| 10 | MF | ARG | Éver Banega (captain) |
| 11 | MF | KSA | Hattan Bahebri |
| 12 | DF | KSA | Khalid Al-Ghamdi |
| 13 | FW | BRA | Carlos |
| 14 | MF | KSA | Nawaf Al-Abed |
| 15 | MF | KSA | Hussain Al-Qahtani |
| 16 | DF | KSA | Hussain Al-Sibyani |
| 18 | GK | KOR | Kim Seung-gyu |
| 22 | GK | KSA | Fawaz Al-Qarni |
| 23 | MF | POL | Grzegorz Krychowiak (on loan from Krasnodar) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 24 | DF | KSA | Moteb Al-Harbi |
| 25 | DF | KSA | Saeed Al-Rubaie |
| 26 | MF | KSA | Mohammed Eisa |
| 27 | DF | KSA | Fawaz Al-Sqoor |
| 28 | MF | KSA | Nasser Al-Bishi |
| 32 | FW | KSA | Saad Al-Muwallad |
| 34 | FW | KSA | Fares Al-Garzae |
| 35 | GK | KSA | Hussain Shae'an |
| 37 | MF | KSA | Abdullah Matuq |
| 38 | DF | KSA | Mohammed Harboush |
| 50 | GK | KSA | Mohammed Al-Absi |
| 71 | FW | ERI | Ahmed Abdu |
| 77 | MF | ESP | Santi Mina (on loan from Celta Vigo) |
| 87 | FW | KSA | Fares Al-Owais |
| 88 | DF | KSA | Nader Al-Sharari |
| 89 | MF | KSA | Riyadh Sharahili |
| 90 | MF | KSA | Fahad Al-Muwallad |

### 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 |
| 29 | DF | KSA | Abdullah Al-Rubaie (at Najran until 30 June 2023) |
| 30 | MF | KSA | Abdulelah Al-Shammeri (at Damac until 30 June 2023) |
| 52 | MF | KSA | Abdullah Haqawi (at Jeddah until 30 June 2023) |
| 85 | MF | KSA | Hamad Al-Ghamdi (at Al-Taraji until 30 June 2023) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 86 | MF | KSA | Marzouq Al-Dossary (at Al-Shaeib until 30 June 2023) |
| — | MF | KSA | Abdullah Al-Jouei (at Al-Tai until 30 June 2023) |
| — | MF | BRA | Paulinho (at Al-Fayha until 30 June 2023) |

## Transfers and loans
### Transfers in

| Entry date | Position | No. | Player | From club | Fee |
| 30 June 2022 | GK | – | Marwan Al-Haidari | Al-Fayha | End of loan |
| 30 June 2022 | MF | 6 | Jamal Bajandouh | Al-Tai | End of loan |
| 30 June 2022 | MF | 8 | Cristian Guanca | Al-Ain | End of loan |
| 30 June 2022 | MF | – | Abdulelah Al-Shammeri | Al-Hazem | End of loan |
| 30 June 2022 | MF | – | Hamad Al-Ghamdi | Al-Shoulla | End of loan |
| 30 June 2022 | MF | – | Mohammed Attiyah | Al-Tai | End of loan |
| 30 June 2022 | FW | – | Abdulaziz Al-Shahrani | Al-Shoulla | End of loan |
| 1 July 2022 | DF | 25 | Saeed Al-Rubaie | Al-Ettifaq | Free |
| 1 July 2022 | MF | 19 | Mo Adams | Inter Miami | Free |
| 1 July 2022 | MF | 26 | Mohammed Eisa | Najran | Free |
| 1 July 2022 | FW | 71 | Ahmed Abdu | Al-Shabab | Free |
| 5 July 2022 | GK | 18 | Kim Seung-gyu | Kashiwa Reysol | $950,000 |
| 9 August 2022 | FW | 9 | Aaron Boupendza | Al-Arabi | $4,200,000 |
| 28 August 2022 | MF | 90 | Fahad Al-Muwallad | Al-Ittihad | Free |
| 26 January 2023 | MF | 6 | Majed Kanabah | Al-Fateh | Undisclosed |
| 28 January 2023 | MF | 89 | Riyadh Sharahili | Abha | Undisclosed |

### Loans in

| Start date | End date | Position | No. | Player | From club | Fee | Ref. |
| 8 July 2022 | End of season | MF | 23 | Grzegorz Krychowiak | Krasnodar | None | |
| 23 August 2022 | End of season | FW | 77 | Santi Mina | Celta de Vigo | None | |

### Transfers out

| Exit date | Position | No. | Player | To club | Fee |
| 30 June 2022 | FW | 99 | Luciano Vietto | Al-Hilal | End of loan |
| 1 July 2022 | DF | 20 | Ahmed Sharahili | Al-Ittihad | Free |
| 15 July 2022 | FW | 80 | John Mary | Avispa Fukuoka | Free |
| 19 July 2022 | DF | 17 | Abdullah Al-Shamekh | Al-Fayha | Free |
| 27 July 2022 | DF | – | Nawaf Al-Qumairi | Al-Tai | Free |
| 27 July 2022 | MF | 6 | Jamal Bajandouh | Al-Tai | Free |
| 9 August 2022 | GK | – | Marwan Al-Haidari | Al-Khaleej | Free |
| 21 August 2022 | MF | – | Mohammed Attiyah | Al-Ain | Free |
| 23 August 2022 | DF | 39 | Nawaf Al-Dawsari | Al-Shoulla | Free |
| 24 August 2022 | MF | 81 | Alfred N'Diaye | | Released |
| 28 January 2023 | MF | 21 | Nasser Al-Omran | Abha | Undisclosed |
| 18 April 2023 | MF | 14 | Nawaf Al-Abed | | Released |

### Loans out

| Start date | End date | Position | No. | Player | To club | Fee |
| 30 July 2022 | End of season | MF | 16 | Paulinho | Al-Fayha | None |
| 4 August 2022 | End of season | MF | 18 | Abdulelah Al-Shammeri | Damac | None |
| 23 August 2022 | End of season | MF | 52 | Abdullah Haqawi | Jeddah | None |
| 30 August 2022 | End of season | MF | – | Abdullah Al-Jouei | Al-Tai | None |
| 27 January 2023 | End of season | DF | 29 | Abdullah Al-Rubaie | Najran | None |
| 29 January 2023 | End of season | MF | 85 | Hamad Al-Ghamdi | Al-Taraji | None |
| 1 February 2023 | End of season | MF | 86 | Marzouq Al-Dossari | Al-Shaeib | None |

## Competitions
### Overview

| Competition | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| Pro League | 30 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 57 | 33 | +24 | 056.67 |
| King Cup | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +0 | 000.00 |
| Champions League | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 050.00 |
| Arab Club Champions Cup | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 050.00 |
| Total | 37 | 20 | 8 | 9 | 70 | 39 | +31 | 054.05 |
Updated to match played 31 May 2023 Source: Competitions

### Pro League
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 2 | Al-Nassr | 30 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 63 | 18 | +45 | 67 | Qualified for the AFC Champions League play-off round |
| 3 | Al-Hilal | 30 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 54 | 29 | +25 | 59 | Qualified for the AFC Champions League group stage |
| 4 | Al-Shabab | 30 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 57 | 33 | +24 | 56 | |
| 5 | Al-Taawoun | 30 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 46 | 34 | +12 | 55 | |
| 6 | Al-Fateh | 30 | 13 | 4 | 13 | 48 | 43 | +5 | 43 | |
* ↑ Al-Hilal qualified for the AFC Champions League group stage as the 2022–23 King Cup winners.

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 31 May 2023. 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 |
| Ground | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A |
| Result | W | W | W | W | W | W | D | W | D | L | W | L | D | D | W | W | W | W | L | W | D | W | W | L | W | L | L | L | L | W |
| Position | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 |

#### Matches

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

### King Cup

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

### Arab Club Champions Cup
#### First qualifying round
#### Second qualifying round
## Statistics
### Appearances

    Last updated on 31 May 2023.
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Pro League | Pro League | King Cup | King Cup | Champions League | Champions League | Arab Club Champions Cup | Arab Club Champions Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||||||
| 18 | GK | KOR | Kim Seung-gyu | 37 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 22 | GK | KSA | Fawaz Al-Qarni | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | GK | KSA | Hussain Shae'an | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 50 | GK | KSA | Mohammed Al-Absi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||||||
| 4 | DF | BRA | Iago Santos | 32 | 1 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | KSA | Hassan Tambakti | 33 | 1 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2+1 | 1 |
| 12 | DF | KSA | Khalid Al-Ghamdi | 5 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | KSA | Hussain Al-Sibyani | 14 | 0 | 3+8 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | KSA | Moteb Al-Harbi | 35 | 2 | 27+1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | KSA | Saeed Al-Rubaie | 9 | 1 | 2+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | DF | KSA | Fawaz Al-Sqoor | 35 | 0 | 28+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 38 | DF | KSA | Mohammed Harboush | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 88 | DF | KSA | Nader Al-Sharari | 14 | 0 | 2+8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||||||
| 6 | MF | KSA | Majed Kanabah | 9 | 0 | 0+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | KSA | Turki Al-Ammar | 20 | 0 | 2+13 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | ARG | Cristian Guanca | 36 | 14 | 29 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2+2 | 1 |
| 10 | MF | ARG | Éver Banega | 30 | 5 | 22+2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2+1 | 1 |
| 11 | MF | KSA | Hattan Bahebri | 30 | 2 | 10+15 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | KSA | Hussain Al-Qahtani | 32 | 3 | 22+4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3+1 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | POL | Grzegorz Krychowiak | 35 | 3 | 30 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 |
| 26 | MF | KSA | Mohammed Eisa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 89 | MF | KSA | Riyadh Sharahili | 17 | 0 | 4+8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 90 | MF | KSA | Fahad Al-Muwallad | 14 | 0 | 1+10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||||||||
| 9 | FW | GAB | Aaron Boupendza | 20 | 13 | 15+2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 13 | FW | BRA | Carlos | 27 | 13 | 20+2 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2+1 | 1 |
| 32 | FW | KSA | Saad Al-Muwallad | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | FW | KSA | Fares Al-Garzae | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 71 | FW | ERI | Ahmed Abdu Jaber | 30 | 3 | 1+24 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+2 | 2 |
| 77 | FW | ESP | Santi Mina | 32 | 7 | 25+2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1+2 | 1 |
| Player who made an appearance this season but have left the club ||||||||||||||
| 14 | MF | KSA | Nawaf Al-Abed | 9 | 0 | 1+8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | KSA | Nasser Al-Omran | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### Goalscorers

| Rank | No. | Pos | Nat | Name | Pro League | King Cup | Champions League | Arab Club Champions Cup | Total |
| 1 | 8 | MF | | Cristian Guanca | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 |
| 2 | 9 | FW | | Aaron Boupendza | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 |
| 2 | 13 | FW | | Carlos | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 |
| 4 | 77 | FW | | Santi Mina | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 5 | 10 | MF | | Éver Banega | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 6 | 15 | MF | | Hussain Al-Qahtani | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | 23 | MF | | Grzegorz Krychowiak | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | 71 | FW | | Ahmed Abdu Jaber | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 9 | 11 | MF | | Hattan Bahebri | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | 24 | DF | | Moteb Al-Harbi | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | 4 | DF | | Iago Santos | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | 5 | DF | | Hassan Tambakti | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | 25 | DF | | Saeed Al-Rubaie | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Own goal | Own goal | Own goal | Own goal | Own goal | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 57 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 70 |
Last Updated: 31 May 2023

### Assists

| Rank | No. | Pos | Nat | Name | Pro League | King Cup | Champions League | Arab Club Champions Cup | Total |
| 1 | 27 | DF | | Fawaz Al-Sqoor | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| 2 | 10 | MF | | Éver Banega | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | 24 | DF | | Moteb Al-Harbi | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 4 | 77 | FW | | Santi Mina | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 5 | 9 | FW | | Aaron Boupendza | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | 11 | MF | | Hattan Bahebri | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 7 | 8 | MF | | Cristian Guanca | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | 15 | MF | | Hussain Al-Qahtani | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | 7 | MF | | Turki Al-Ammar | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | 13 | FW | | Carlos | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | 23 | MF | | Grzegorz Krychowiak | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | 90 | MF | | Fahad Al-Muwallad | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 13 | 4 | DF | | Iago Santos | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | 16 | DF | | Hussain Al-Sibyani | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | 71 | FW | | Ahmed Abdu Jaber | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 38 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 49 |
Last Updated: 31 May 2023

### Clean sheets

| Rank | No. | Pos | Nat | Name | Pro League | King Cup | Champions League | Arab Club Champions Cup | Total |
| 1 | 18 | GK | | Kim Seung-gyu | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13 |
Last Updated: 3 May 2023