# 2021–22 Al-Hazem F.C. season

The 2021–22 season was Al-Hazem's 65th year in their existence and the first season back in the top flight of Saudi Arabian football after winning the MS League last season. The club participated in the Pro League and the King Cup.
The season covered the period from 1 July 2021 to 30 June 2022.

## Players
### Squad information

    As of 6 September 2021
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 |
| 3 | DF | KSA | Khaled Al-Barakah |
| 4 | MF | BRA | Alison |
| 5 | MF | KSA | Ahmed Al-Najei |
| 6 | MF | KSA | Ahmed Al-Juwaid |
| 7 | MF | KSA | Abdulhadi Al-Harajin |
| 8 | MF | KSA | Abdulrahman Al-Dhefiri |
| 9 | FW | NIG | Yousef Omar |
| 11 | MF | NED | Ola John |
| 14 | DF | KSA | Sultan Faqihi |
| 15 | MF | KSA | Hamad Al-Abdan (on loan from Al-Hilal) |
| 16 | MF | KSA | Saud Zidan |
| 17 | MF | KSA | Abdulrahman Al-Harthi |
| 20 | MF | POR | Tiago Rodrigues |
| 21 | MF | MAR | Moha Rharsalla |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 23 | GK | KSA | Ibrahim Zaid |
| 24 | DF | KSA | Fahad Al-Obaid |
| 27 | DF | BRA | Hueglo Neris (on loan from Al-Wasl) |
| 28 | DF | KSA | Abdullah Al-Shammari |
| 30 | GK | ALG | Malik Asselah |
| 32 | DF | KSA | Masoud Bakheet |
| 33 | GK | KSA | Majed Al-Ghamdi |
| 34 | DF | KSA | Abdulrahman Al-Dakheel |
| 41 | MF | KSA | Thaar Al-Otaibi |
| 66 | DF | KSA | Farhan Al-Aazmi |
| 70 | DF | KSA | Mohammed Bassas (on loan from Al-Ahli) |
| 77 | FW | KSA | Sulaiman Al-Saeed |
| 80 | MF | KSA | Abdulelah Al-Shammeri (on loan from Al-Shabab) |
| 99 | FW | SWE | Carlos Strandberg |

### 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 |
| 10 | MF | MLI | Ibrahima Tandia (at Al-Adalah until 30 June 2022) |
| 18 | MF | KSA | Hammad Al-Shaye (at Al-Saqer until 30 June 2022) |
| 26 | MF | KSA | Ghallab Al-Enezi (at Al-Jabalain until 30 June 2022) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 50 | DF | KSA | Radhi Al-Otaibi (at Al-Qadsiah until 30 June 2022) |
| 81 | MF | KSA | Ibrahim Al-Barakah (at Al-Fayha until 30 June 2022) |
| 91 | FW | KSA | Mohammed Al-Dahami (at Al-Najma until 30 June 2022) |

## Transfers and loans
### Transfers in

| Entry date | Position | No. | Player | From club | Fee |
| 30 June 2021 | DF | 6 | Omar Mohammed | Ohod | End of loan |
| 30 June 2021 | DF | 28 | Abdullah Al-Shammeri | Al-Jabalain | End of loan |
| 30 June 2021 | MF | 7 | Ghallab Al-Enezi | Al-Shoulla | End of loan |
| 30 June 2021 | FW | 99 | Carlos Strandberg | Abha | End of loan |
| 1 July 2021 | MF | 11 | Ola John | RKC Waalwijk | Free |
| 1 July 2021 | MF | 20 | Tiago Rodrigues | CSKA Sofia | $1,185,000 |
| 2 July 2021 | FW | 77 | Sulaiman Al-Saeed | Al-Diriyah | Free |
| 3 July 2021 | DF | 50 | Radhi Al-Otaibi | Ohod | Free |
| 8 July 2021 | MF | 6 | Ahmed Al-Jowayed | Al-Nojoom | Free |
| 8 July 2021 | MF | 16 | Saud Zidan | Al-Nassr | $800,000 |
| 8 July 2021 | FW | 90 | Muteb Al-Hammad | Al-Nassr | Free |
| 10 July 2021 | MF | 21 | Moha Rharsalla | Slovan Bratislava | Free |
| 12 July 2021 | MF | 81 | Ibrahim Al-Barakah | Damac | Undisclosed |
| 15 July 2021 | MF | 41 | Thaar Al-Otaibi | Al-Hilal | Free |
| 16 July 2021 | DF | 3 | Khaled Al-Barakah | Al-Ahli | Undisclosed |
| 15 August 2021 | MF | 4 | Alison | Santos | $1,000,000 |
| 2 January 2022 | FW | 87 | Mohammad Al-Sahlawi | Muaither | Free |
| 6 January 2022 | FW | 95 | Naoufel Zerhouni | FUS Rabat | $400,000 |
| 14 January 2022 | MF | 13 | Abdelilah Hafidi | Raja CA | $600,000 |
| 25 January 2022 | MF | 22 | Luka Stojanović | Chicago Fire | Free |

### Loans in

| Start date | End date | Position | No. | Player | From club | Fee |
| 8 July 2021 | 13 January 2022 | DF | 70 | Mohammed Bassas | Al-Ahli | None |
| 27 July 2021 | End of season | DF | 27 | Hueglo Neris | Al-Wasl | None |
| 15 August 2021 | End of season | MF | 80 | Abdulelah Al-Shammeri | Al-Shabab | None |
| 17 August 2021 | End of season | MF | 15 | Hamad Al-Abdan | Al-Hilal | None |
| 6 January 2022 | End of season | DF | 27 | Osama Al-Khalaf | Al-Nassr | None |
| 21 January 2022 | End of season | FW | 19 | Ezekiel Henty | Slovan Bratislava | None |
| 26 January 2022 | End of season | DF | 2 | Abdulrahman Al-Rio | Damac | None |
| 30 January 2022 | End of season | GK | 31 | Habib Al-Wotayan | Al-Hilal | None |
| 30 January 2022 | End of season | MF | 29 | Saleh Al-Harthi | Al-Okhdood | None |

### Transfers out

| Exit date | Position | No. | Player | To club | Fee |
| 30 June 2021 | DF | 3 | Khaled Al-Barakah | Al-Ahli | End of loan |
| 30 June 2021 | MF | 11 | Jehad Al-Zowayed | Abha | End of loan |
| 30 June 2021 | MF | 12 | Essam Al-Muwallad | Al-Ittihad | End of loan |
| 30 June 2021 | MF | 48 | Abdullah Al-Samti | Damac | End of loan |
| 30 June 2021 | MF | 81 | Ibrahim Al-Barakah | Damac | End of loan |
| 26 July 2021 | MF | 88 | Muralha | Al-Qadsiah | Free |
| 13 August 2021 | MF | 74 | Karim Yoda | Al-Wehda | Free |
| 14 August 2021 | DF | 6 | Omar Mohammed | Al-Kawkab | Free |
| 17 August 2021 | FW | 9 | Ousmane Barry | Al-Wehda | Free |
| 1 September 2021 | MF | 24 | Maher Al-Mutairi | Al-Arabi | Free |
| 3 September 2021 | DF | 70 | Ahmed Al-Shamrani | Al-Ain | Free |
| 6 September 2021 | DF | 27 | Abdullah Kanno | Al-Safa | Free |
| 11 September 2021 | MF | 21 | Abdulaziz Al-Nashi | Al-Sahel | Free |
| 26 September 2021 | GK | 22 | Abdullah Abdulhameed | Tuwaiq | Free |
| 6 January 2022 | FW | 99 | Carlos Strandberg | | Released |
| 10 January 2022 | MF | 8 | Abdulrahman Al-Dhefiri | Al-Orobah | Free |
| 13 January 2022 | DF | 32 | Masoud Bakheet | Ohod | Free |
| 13 January 2022 | DF | 70 | Mohammed Bassas | Al-Ahli | End of loan |
| 13 January 2022 | MF | 20 | Tiago Rodrigues | | Released |
| 21 January 2022 | GK | 30 | Malik Asselah | | Released |
| 28 January 2022 | MF | 21 | Moha Rharsalla | Al-Qadsiah | Free |

### Loans out

| Start date | End date | Position | No. | Player | To club | Fee |
| 16 August 2021 | End of season | MF | 12 | Ghallab Al-Enezi | Al-Jabalain | None |
| 31 August 2021 | End of season | MF | 81 | Ibrahim Al-Barakah | Al-Fayha | None |
| 1 September 2021 | End of season | MF | 10 | Ibrahima Tandia | Al-Adalah | None |
| 3 September 2021 | End of season | DF | 50 | Radhi Al-Otaibi | Al-Qadsiah | None |
| 3 September 2021 | End of season | FW | 90 | Muteb Al-Hammad | Al-Ain | None |
| 3 September 2021 | End of season | FW | 91 | Mohammed Al-Dahami | Al-Najma | None |
| 15 September 2021 | End of season | MF | 18 | Hammad Al-Shaye | Al-Saqer | None |
| 9 January 2022 | End of season | FW | 77 | Sulaiman Al-Saeed | Al-Diriyah | None |
| 1 February 2022 | End of season | GK | 33 | Majed Al-Ghamdi | Al-Jeel | None |

## Competitions
### Overview

| Competition | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| Pro League | 30 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 23 | 50 | −27 | 013.33 |
| King Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 000.00 |
| Total | 31 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 23 | 51 | −28 | 012.90 |
Updated to match played 27 June 2022 Source: Competitions

### Pro League
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 12 | Al-Taawoun | 30 | 7 | 13 | 10 | 43 | 48 | −5 | 34 | |
| 13 | Al-Batin | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 31 | 41 | −10 | 33 | |
| 14 | Al-Faisaly (R) | 30 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 28 | 37 | −9 | 33 | Relegation to MS League |
| 15 | Al-Ahli (R) | 30 | 6 | 14 | 10 | 38 | 43 | −5 | 32 | Relegation to MS League |
| 16 | Al-Hazem (R) | 30 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 23 | 50 | −27 | 17 | Relegation to MS League |
* ↑ Head-to-head points: Al-Ettifaq 3, Al-Taawoun 3. Head-to-head goal difference: Al-Ettifaq +2, Al-Taawoun –2.
* 1 2 Head-to-head points: Al-Batin 4, Al-Faisaly 1.

#### 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 June 2022. 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 | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A |
| Result | D | D | L | L | W | W | D | D | L | L | L | L | D | L | L | L | L | W | L | L | L | L | L | L | L | W | L | L | L | L |
| Position | 8 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |

#### 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 June 2022.
| 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 ||||||||||
| 1 | GK | KSA | Dawod Al Saeed | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | GK | KSA | Ibrahim Zaid | 14 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | GK | KSA | Habib Al-Wotayan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||
| 2 | DF | KSA | Abdulrahman Al-Rio | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | KSA | Khaled Al-Barakah | 9 | 0 | 1+8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | KSA | Sultan Faqihi | 17 | 1 | 12+5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | KSA | Fahad Al-Obaid | 22 | 0 | 19+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | DF | BRA | Hueglo Neris | 26 | 0 | 25+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | DF | KSA | Abdullah Al-Shammari | 21 | 0 | 17+3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 34 | DF | KSA | Abdulrahman Al-Dakheel | 28 | 0 | 21+6 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 66 | DF | KSA | Farhan Al-Aazmi | 17 | 0 | 12+4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 67 | MF | KSA | Mohammed Abdulrahman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 88 | DF | KSA | Osama Al-Khalaf | 10 | 1 | 9+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||
| 4 | MF | BRA | Alison | 19 | 0 | 18+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | MF | KSA | Ahmed Al-Najei | 19 | 0 | 14+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | KSA | Ahmed Al-Juwaid | 19 | 0 | 8+10 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | KSA | Abdulhadi Al-Harajin | 13 | 1 | 3+9 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | NED | Ola John | 25 | 8 | 24 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | MF | MAR | Abdelilah Hafidi | 7 | 0 | 5+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | KSA | Hamad Al-Abdan | 10 | 0 | 3+6 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | KSA | Saud Zidan | 16 | 0 | 11+4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | KSA | Abdulrahman Al-Harthi | 5 | 0 | 2+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | KSA | Abdulelah Al-Shammeri | 16 | 0 | 10+6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | SRB | Luka Stojanović | 9 | 1 | 6+3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | MF | KSA | Ahmed Al-Otaibi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | MF | KSA | Saleh Al-Harthi | 5 | 0 | 0+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | MF | KSA | Thaar Al-Otaibi | 17 | 1 | 9+7 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 89 | MF | KSA | Ahmed Al-Shuwayfie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||||
| 9 | FW | NIG | Yousef Omar | 16 | 0 | 2+14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | FW | KSA | Abdulaziz Al-Harbi | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | NGA | Ezekiel Henty | 9 | 0 | 4+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 47 | FW | KSA | Basim Al-Oraini | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 87 | FW | KSA | Mohammad Al-Sahlawi | 8 | 0 | 5+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 95 | FW | MAR | Naoufel Zerhouni | 13 | 3 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Players sent out on loan this season ||||||||||
| 10 | MF | MLI | Ibrahima Tandia | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | GK | KSA | Majed Al-Ghamdi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 81 | MF | KSA | Ibrahim Al-Barakah | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Player who made an appearance this season but have left the club ||||||||||
| 8 | MF | KSA | Abdulrahman Al-Dhefiri | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | POR | Tiago Rodrigues | 17 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | MAR | Moha Rharsalla | 11 | 3 | 10+1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | GK | ALG | Malik Asselah | 9 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 32 | DF | KSA | Masoud Bakheet | 10 | 0 | 6+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 70 | DF | KSA | Mohammed Bassas | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 77 | FW | KSA | Sulaiman Al-Saeed | 4 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 99 | FW | SWE | Carlos Strandberg | 15 | 1 | 13+1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |

### Goalscorers

| Rank | No. | Pos | Nat | Name | Pro League | King Cup | Total |
| 1 | 11 | MF | | Ola John | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| 2 | 21 | MF | | Moha Rharsalla | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | 95 | FW | | Naoufel Zerhouni | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | 7 | MF | | Abdulhadi Al-Harajin | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | 14 | DF | | Sultan Faqihi | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | 20 | MF | | Tiago Rodrigues | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | 22 | MF | | Luka Stojanović | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | 41 | MF | | Thaar Al-Otaibi | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | 88 | DF | | Osama Al-Khalaf | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | 99 | FW | | Carlos Strandberg | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Own goal | Own goal | Own goal | Own goal | Own goal | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 23 | 0 | 23 |
Last Updated: 23 June 2022

### Assists

| Rank | No. | Pos | Nat | Name | Pro League | King Cup | Total |
| 1 | 5 | MF | | Ahmed Al-Najei | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 1 | 11 | MF | | Ola John | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | 24 | DF | | Fahad Al-Obaid | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | 4 | MF | | Alison | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | 13 | MF | | Abdelilah Hafidi | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | 19 | FW | | Ezekiel Henty | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | 20 | MF | | Tiago Rodrigues | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | 34 | DF | | Abdulrahman Al-Dakheel | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | 41 | MF | | Thaar Al-Otaibi | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 14 | 0 | 14 |
Last Updated: 27 May 2022

### Clean sheets

| Rank | No. | Pos | Nat | Name | Pro League | King Cup | Total |
| 1 | 30 | GK | | Malik Asselah | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | 1 | GK | | Dawod Al Saeed | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | 23 | GK | | Ibrahim Zaid | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 5 | 0 | 5 |
Last Updated: 22 January 2022