# 2020–21 Al-Batin FC season

The 2020–21 season was Al-Batin's 42nd 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 22 September 2020 to 30 June 2021.

## Players
### Squad information

    As of 1 February 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 | Hani Al-Nahedh |
| 2 | DF | KSA | Omar Al-Owdah |
| 3 | FW | KSA | Hassan Sharahili |
| 4 | DF | NED | Xandro Schenk |
| 5 | DF | BRA | Renato Chaves |
| 6 | MF | KSA | Abdulaziz Damdam |
| 7 | FW | KSA | Yousef Al-Mozairib |
| 8 | MF | KSA | Dhaifallah Al-Qarni |
| 9 | FW | ANG | Fábio Abreu |
| 10 | MF | NED | Youssef El Jebli |
| 11 | MF | NED | Mohamed Rayhi |
| 12 | DF | KSA | Hassan Raghfawi |
| 13 | DF | KSA | Naif Almas (on loan from Al-Nassr) |
| 14 | FW | KSA | Saleh Al Abbas (on loan from Al-Nassr) |
| 15 | FW | KSA | Mohammed Al-Dhefiri |
| 16 | FW | KSA | Fahad Hadl |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 17 | MF | KSA | Bassam Al-Hurayji |
| 18 | MF | KSA | Abdulmalek Al-Shammeri (on loan from Al-Shabab) |
| 19 | MF | KSA | Mohammed Fraih |
| 21 | MF | KSA | Zakaria Sami |
| 22 | GK | KSA | Mishaal Al-Shammeri |
| 25 | GK | URU | Martín Campaña |
| 26 | GK | KSA | Mazyad Freeh (captain) |
| 27 | MF | KSA | Abdulmajeed Obaid |
| 29 | DF | KSA | Bader Nasser |
| 37 | MF | KSA | Turki Al-Dhefiri |
| 50 | DF | KSA | Saad Al Khairi (on loan from Al-Ettifaq) |
| 55 | DF | KSA | Masoud Al-Rubaie |
| 56 | FW | KSA | Abdulrahman Saad |
| 70 | MF | KSA | Rakan Al-Shamlan |
| 88 | MF | TRI | Khaleem Hyland |

### 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 |
| 33 | DF | KSA | Sultan Al-Shammeri (at Al-Nojoom until 30 June 2021) |

## Transfers and loans
### Transfers in

| Entry date | Position | No. | Player | From club | Fee |
| 23 September 2020 | MF | 10 | Youssef El Jebli | Al-Faisaly | $107,000 |
| 23 September 2020 | MF | 88 | Khaleem Hyland | Al-Faisaly | Free |
| 24 September 2020 | GK | 25 | Martín Campaña | Independiente | Free |
| 24 September 2020 | DF | 12 | Hassan Raghfawi | Al-Shabab | Undisclosed |
| 24 September 2020 | MF | 6 | Abdulaziz Damdam | Al-Mujazzal | Free |
| 25 September 2020 | MF | 21 | Zakaria Sami | Al-Shoulla | Free |
| 1 October 2020 | MF | 11 | Mohamed Rayhi | Sparta Rotterdam | Undisclosed |
| 3 October 2020 | DF | 4 | Xandro Schenk | Twente | Free |
| 5 October 2020 | DF | 5 | Renato Chaves | Al-Wehda | Free |
| 8 October 2020 | MF | 70 | Rakan Al-Shamlan | Al-Nassr | Undisclosed |
| 12 October 2020 | FW | 9 | Fábio Abreu | Moreirense | Undisclosed |
| 25 October 2020 | DF | 55 | Masoud Al-Rubaie | Al-Akhdoud | Free |

### Loans in

| Start date | End date | Position | No. | Player | From club | Fee |
| 25 September 2020 | End of season | DF | 50 | Saad Al Khairi | Al-Ettifaq | None |
| 2 October 2020 | End of season | MF | 18 | Abdulmalek Al-Shammeri | Al-Shabab | None |
| 7 October 2020 | End of season | FW | 14 | Saleh Al Abbas | Al-Nassr | $345,000 |
| 12 October 2020 | End of season | DF | 13 | Naif Almas | Al-Nassr | None |

### Transfers out

| Exit date | Position | No. | Player | To club | Fee |
| 22 September 2020 | DF | 23 | Seddik Majeri | CA Bizertin | End of loan |
| 25 September 2020 | MF | 88 | Abdulaziz Al-Sharid | Al-Faisaly | Free |
| 27 September 2020 | MF | 18 | Meshal Al-Enezi | Arar | Free |
| 30 September 2020 | DF | 5 | Mehdi Ressaissi | Al-Bukayriyah | Free |
| 1 October 2020 | MF | 12 | Bader Hassan | Al-Bukayriyah | Free |
| 4 October 2020 | DF | 7 | Mohanna Waqes | Al-Tai | Free |
| 5 October 2020 | MF | 6 | Abdullah Al-Dossari | Al-Fayha | Free |
| 5 October 2020 | MF | 20 | Sultan Al-Shammeri | Al-Jabalain | Free |
| 6 October 2020 | DF | 31 | Sultan Ghunaiman | Al-Jabalain | Free |
| 7 October 2020 | DF | 55 | Hamed Al-Sherif | Al-Bukayriyah | Free |
| 21 October 2020 | DF | 13 | Muteb Mansour | Al-Orobah | Free |
| 1 November 2020 | FW | 17 | Ismael Al-Maghrebi | Al-Bukayriyah | Free |

### Loans out

| Start date | End date | Position | No. | Player | To club | Fee | Ref. |
| 12 October 2020 | End of season | DF | 33 | Sultan Al-Shammeri | Al-Nojoom | None | |

## Competitions
### Overview

| Competition | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| Pro League | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 43 | 55 | −12 | 030.00 |
| King Cup | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 050.00 |
| Total | 32 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 47 | 57 | −10 | 031.25 |
Updated to match played 30 May 2021 Source: Competitions

### Pro League
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 10 | Al-Raed | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 44 | 47 | −3 | 36 | |
| 11 | Damac | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 43 | 48 | −5 | 36 | |
| 12 | Al-Batin | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 43 | 55 | −12 | 36 | |
| 13 | Abha | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 42 | 50 | −8 | 36 | |
| 14 | Al-Qadsiah (R) | 30 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 41 | 47 | −6 | 35 | Relegation to MS League |
* 1 2 3 4 Positions determined by head-to-head points: Al-Faisaly: 16 pts; Al-Raed: 15 pts; Damac: 13 pts; Al-Batin: 12 pts; Abha: 3 pts.

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 30 May 2021. 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 | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A |
| Result | L | L | W | W | D | L | D | W | L | L | L | D | D | L | W | D | L | W | W | D | W | D | L | L | L | D | D | W | L | W |
| Position | 15 | 15 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 |

#### 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 30 May 2021.
| 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 | Hani Al-Nahedh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | GK | KSA | Mishaal Al-Shammari | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | GK | URU | Martín Campaña | 27 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | GK | KSA | Mazyad Freeh | 6 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||
| 2 | DF | KSA | Omar Al-Owdah | 21 | 0 | 17+2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | NED | Xandro Schenk | 26 | 0 | 24+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | BRA | Renato Chaves | 25 | 2 | 23 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 12 | DF | KSA | Hassan Raghfawi | 13 | 0 | 11+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | DF | KSA | Naif Almas | 13 | 0 | 9+3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | DF | KSA | Badr Al-Shammari | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 50 | DF | KSA | Saad Al Khairi | 26 | 0 | 23+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 55 | DF | KSA | Masoud Al-Rubaie | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||
| 6 | MF | KSA | Abdulaziz Damdam | 17 | 0 | 2+14 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | KSA | Dhaifallah Al-Qarni | 30 | 0 | 24+4 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | NED | Youssef El Jebli | 28 | 5 | 26 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | NED | Mohamed Rayhi | 26 | 6 | 22+3 | 6 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | KSA | Bassam Al-Hurayji | 7 | 0 | 1+5 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | KSA | Abdulmalek Al-Shammeri | 24 | 0 | 20+2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | KSA | Mohammed Freeh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | KSA | Zakaria Sami | 29 | 2 | 25+2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 27 | MF | KSA | Abdulmajeed Obaid | 7 | 1 | 2+4 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 37 | MF | KSA | Turki Mohammed | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 70 | MF | KSA | Rakan Al-Shamlan | 15 | 2 | 7+8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 88 | MF | TRI | Khaleem Hyland | 21 | 0 | 18+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||||
| 3 | FW | KSA | Hassan Sharahili | 17 | 2 | 2+14 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | KSA | Yousef Al-Mozairib | 14 | 2 | 8+5 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | ANG | Fábio Abreu | 30 | 18 | 28 | 17 | 2 | 1 |
| 14 | FW | KSA | Saleh Al Abbas | 16 | 4 | 4+11 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | FW | KSA | Mohammed Al-Dhefiri | 5 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 16 | FW | KSA | Fahad Hadl | 13 | 1 | 0+13 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 56 | FW | KSA | Abdulrahman Saad | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### Goalscorers

| Rank | No. | Pos | Nat | Name | Pro League | King Cup | Total |
| 1 | 9 | FW | | Fábio Abreu | 17 | 1 | 18 |
| 2 | 11 | MF | | Mohamed Rayhi | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 3 | 10 | MF | | Youssef El Jebli | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 4 | 14 | FW | | Saleh Al Abbas | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | 3 | FW | | Hassan Sharahili | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | 5 | DF | | Renato Chaves | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | 7 | FW | | Yousef Al-Mozairib | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | 21 | MF | | Zakaria Sami | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 5 | 70 | MF | | Rakan Al-Shamlan | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | 16 | FW | | Fahad Hadl | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | 27 | MF | | Abdulmajeed Obaid | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Own goal | Own goal | Own goal | Own goal | Own goal | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 43 | 4 | 47 |
Last Updated: 30 May 2021

### Assists

| Rank | No. | Pos | Nat | Name | Pro League | King Cup | Total |
| 1 | 10 | MF | | Youssef El Jebli | 11 | 1 | 12 |
| 2 | 11 | MF | | Mohamed Rayhi | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 3 | 21 | MF | | Zakaria Sami | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | 50 | DF | | Saad Al Khairi | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | 5 | DF | | Renato Chaves | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | 8 | MF | | Dhaifallah Al-Qarni | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | 9 | FW | | Fábio Abreu | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | 18 | MF | | Abdulmalek Al-Shammeri | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | 4 | DF | | Xandro Schenk | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | 12 | DF | | Hassan Raghfawi | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | 14 | FW | | Saleh Al Abbas | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | 16 | FW | | Fahad Hadl | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | 27 | MF | | Abdulmajeed Obaid | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 33 | 3 | 36 |
Last Updated: 30 May 2021

### Clean sheets

| Rank | No. | Pos | Nat | Name | Pro League | King Cup | Total |
| 1 | 25 | GK | | Martín Campaña | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | 26 | GK | | Mazyad Freeh | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 3 | 1 | 4 |
Last Updated: 16 April 2021