# 2021–22 Ettifaq FC season

The 2021–22 season was Al-Ettifaq's 43rd non-consecutive season in the Pro League and their 76th season in existence. 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 1 February 2022
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 | Abdullah Al-Oaisher |
| 2 | DF | KSA | Saeed Al Mowalad |
| 3 | DF | KSA | Ali Masrahi |
| 4 | DF | KSA | Fahad Ghazi |
| 5 | DF | ALG | Ayoub Abdellaoui |
| 6 | MF | KSA | Ibrahim Mahnashi |
| 7 | MF | KSA | Mohammed Al-Kuwaykibi |
| 8 | MF | KSA | Hamed Al-Ghamdi |
| 10 | MF | TUN | Naïm Sliti |
| 11 | MF | KSA | Ali Hazazi |
| 12 | DF | KSA | Sanousi Hawsawi |
| 14 | MF | SVK | Filip Kiss |
| 15 | MF | KSA | Ahmed Al-Ghamdi |
| 16 | MF | KSA | Faisal Al-Ghamdi |
| 17 | FW | KSA | Abdullah Al Salem |
| 18 | DF | KSA | Abdullah Al-Khateeb |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 19 | FW | KSA | Hassan Al Salis |
| 20 | MF | GER | Amin Younes |
| 23 | GK | ALG | Raïs M'Bolhi (captain) |
| 24 | MF | KSA | Saad Al-Selouli |
| 25 | DF | KSA | Saeed Al-Rubaie |
| 26 | DF | KSA | Saad Al-Mousa |
| 29 | DF | KSA | Fahad Al-Dossari |
| 30 | GK | KSA | Abdullah Al-Saleh |
| 35 | GK | KSA | Mohammed Al-Haiti |
| 40 | MF | KSA | Majed Al-Najrani |
| 42 | MF | KSA | Salem Al-Maqadi |
| 43 | MF | KSA | Abdulmohsen Al-Dossari |
| 45 | MF | KSA | Rakan Al-Kaabi |
| 50 | DF | KSA | Saad Al Khayri |
| 77 | FW | FRA | Youssouf Niakaté |
| 99 | FW | SWE | Robin Quaison |

### 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 |
| 9 | FW | KSA | Hazaa Al-Hazaa (at Al-Taawoun until 30 June 2022) |
| 27 | FW | KSA | Rayan Al-Bloushi (at Al-Fayha until 30 June 2022) |
| 44 | DF | KSA | Hamad Al-Sayyaf (at Al-Sahel until 30 June 2022) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 90 | MF | KSA | Hisham Al-Farhan (at Al-Nojoom until 30 June 2022) |
| — | DF | KSA | Ahmed Al Muhaimeed (at Al-Jabalain until 30 June 2022) |

## Transfers and loans
### Transfers in

| Entry date | Position | No. | Player | From club | Fee |
| 30 June 2021 | GK | 22 | Abdullah Al-Bahri | Al-Thoqbah | End of loan |
| 30 June 2021 | DF | 3 | Ahmed Al Muhaimeed | Al-Jabalain | End of loan |
| 30 June 2021 | DF | 34 | Ali Al-Khaibari | Al-Ain | End of loan |
| 30 June 2021 | DF | 36 | Hussein Halawani | Al-Ain | End of loan |
| 30 June 2021 | DF | 50 | Saad Al Khayri | Al-Batin | End of loan |
| 30 June 2021 | MF | 47 | Ahmed Al-Dohaim | Al-Khaleej | End of loan |
| 30 June 2021 | MF | 77 | Hassan Ghazwani | Al-Thoqbah | End of loan |
| 30 June 2021 | MF | 90 | Hisham Al-Farhan | Hajer | End of loan |
| 30 June 2021 | MF | – | Mohammed Al-Dawsari | Al-Sahel | End of loan |
| 30 June 2021 | FW | – | Nawaf Bo Amer | Al-Nojoom | End of loan |
| 1 July 2021 | DF | 2 | Saeed Al Mowalad | Al-Ahli | Free |
| 8 July 2021 | MF | 99 | Robin Quaison | Mainz | Free |
| 29 August 2021 | DF | 5 | Ayoub Abdellaoui | Sion | Free |
| 31 August 2021 | GK | 1 | Abdullah Al-Oaisher | Al-Wehda | Undisclosed |
| 22 January 2022 | FW | 77 | Youssouf Niakaté | Al-Ittihad | Free |
| 23 January 2022 | MF | 20 | Amin Younes | Napoli | Free |

### Transfers out

| Exit date | Position | No. | Player | To club | Fee |
| 1 July 2021 | DF | 17 | Saleh Al-Qumayzi | Al-Faisaly | Free |
| 1 July 2021 | DF | – | Oussama Haddadi | Yeni Malatyaspor | $533,000 |
| 1 July 2021 | FW | – | Nawaf Bo Amer | Al-Adalah | Free |
| 30 July 2021 | MF | 47 | Ahmed Al-Dohaim | Al-Qadsiah | Free |
| 1 August 2021 | DF | 5 | Karol Mets | | Released |
| 5 August 2021 | MF | – | Mohammed Al-Dawsari | Al-Jabalain | Free |
| 11 August 2021 | DF | 36 | Hussein Halawani | Al-Wehda | Free |
| 17 August 2021 | FW | 39 | Souleymane Doukara | Giresunspor | Free |
| 7 September 2021 | GK | 22 | Abdullah Al-Bahri | Bisha | Free |
| 9 September 2021 | DF | 34 | Ali Al-Khaibari | Al-Orobah | Free |
| 27 January 2022 | MF | 88 | Souza | Khor Fakkan | Free |
| 31 January 2022 | FW | 21 | Walid Azaro | Ajman | Free |

### Loans out

| Start date | End date | Position | No. | Player | To club | Fee |
| 16 July 2021 | End of season | DF | 3 | Ahmed Al Muhaimeed | Al-Jabalain | None |
| 21 July 2021 | End of season | MF | 90 | Hisham Al-Farhan | Al-Nojoom | None |
| 30 August 2021 | End of season | FW | 27 | Rayan Al-Bloushi | Al-Fayha | None |
| 7 September 2021 | 31 January 2022 | MF | 77 | Hassan Ghazwani | Bisha | None |
| 26 January 2022 | End of season | FW | 9 | Hazaa Al-Hazaa | Al-Taawoun | $266,000 |
| 28 January 2022 | End of season | DF | 44 | Hamad Al-Sayyaf | Al-Sahel | None |
| 31 January 2022 | End of season | MF | 77 | Hassan Ghazwani | Al-Sahel | None |

## Competitions
### Overview

| Competition | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| Pro League | 30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 40 | 47 | −7 | 026.67 |
| King Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 000.00 |
| Total | 31 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 40 | 48 | −8 | 025.81 |
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 |
| 9 | Abha | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 27 | 43 | −16 | 35 | |
| 10 | Al-Fayha | 30 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 21 | 24 | −3 | 35 | Qualification for AFC Champions League group stage |
| 11 | Al-Ettifaq | 30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 40 | 47 | −7 | 34 | |
| 12 | Al-Taawoun | 30 | 7 | 13 | 10 | 43 | 48 | −5 | 34 | |
| 13 | Al-Batin | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 31 | 41 | −10 | 33 | |
* 1 2 Head-to-head points: Al-Fateh 5, Abha 5, Al-Fayha 4. Head-to-head goal difference: Al-Fateh +1, Abha –1.
* ↑ Al-Fayha qualified for the AFC Champions League play-off round as 2021–22 King Cup winners.
* 1 2 Head-to-head points: Al-Ettifaq 3, Al-Taawoun 3. Head-to-head goal difference: Al-Ettifaq +2, Al-Taawoun –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 | A | A | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A |
| Result | W | D | D | D | L | L | D | L | W | L | L | W | W | L | D | D | D | L | D | L | L | L | W | D | L | W | W | D | L | W |
| Position | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 11 |

#### 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 | Abdullah Al-Oaisher | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | GK | ALG | Raïs M'Bolhi | 28 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 35 | GK | KSA | Mohammed Al-Haiti | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||
| 2 | DF | KSA | Saeed Al Mowalad | 29 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | KSA | Ali Masrahi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | KSA | Fahad Ghazi | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | ALG | Ayoub Abdellaoui | 23 | 0 | 19+3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 12 | DF | KSA | Sanousi Hawsawi | 25 | 1 | 17+7 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | DF | KSA | Abdullah Al-Khateeb | 22 | 0 | 18+3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | KSA | Saeed Al-Rubaie | 26 | 0 | 23+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | DF | KSA | Saad Al-Mousa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | DF | KSA | Fahad Al-Dossari | 5 | 0 | 0+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 50 | DF | KSA | Saad Al Khayri | 6 | 0 | 1+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||
| 6 | MF | KSA | Ibrahim Mahnashi | 22 | 1 | 15+6 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | KSA | Mohammed Al-Kuwaykibi | 18 | 3 | 17+1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | KSA | Hamed Al-Ghamdi | 24 | 0 | 7+16 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | TUN | Naïm Sliti | 23 | 9 | 18+4 | 9 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | KSA | Ali Hazazi | 27 | 0 | 24+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | SVK | Filip Kiss | 28 | 5 | 27+1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | KSA | Ahmed Al-Ghamdi | 13 | 1 | 1+12 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | KSA | Faisal Al-Ghamdi | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | GER | Amin Younes | 9 | 2 | 8+1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | KSA | Saad Al-Selouli | 8 | 0 | 3+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | MF | KSA | Majed Al-Najrani | 4 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | MF | KSA | Salem Al-Maqaadi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | MF | KSA | Abdulmohsen Al-Dossari | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | MF | KSA | Rakan Kaabi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||||
| 17 | FW | KSA | Abdullah Al Salem | 21 | 3 | 9+11 | 3 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | KSA | Hassan Al Salis | 7 | 0 | 0+7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 77 | FW | FRA | Youssouf Niakaté | 9 | 1 | 3+6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 99 | FW | SWE | Robin Quaison | 22 | 7 | 19+2 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| Players sent out on loan this season ||||||||||
| 9 | FW | KSA | Hazaa Al-Hazaa | 15 | 1 | 4+10 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | FW | KSA | Rayan Al-Bloushi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | DF | KSA | Hamad Al-Sayyaf | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Player who made an appearance this season but have left the club ||||||||||
| 21 | FW | MAR | Walid Azaro | 18 | 2 | 16+1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | GK | KSA | Abdullah Al-Bahri | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 88 | MF | BRA | Souza | 19 | 3 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 0 |

### Goalscorers

| Rank | No. | Pos | Nat | Name | Pro League | King Cup | Total |
| 1 | 10 | MF | | Naïm Sliti | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| 2 | 99 | FW | | Robin Quaison | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| 3 | 14 | MF | | Filip Kiss | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 4 | 7 | MF | | Mohammed Al-Kuwaykibi | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | 17 | FW | | Abdullah Al Salem | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | 88 | MF | | Souza | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | 20 | MF | | Amin Younes | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | 21 | FW | | Walid Azaro | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | 6 | MF | | Ibrahim Mahnashi | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | 9 | FW | | Hazaa Al-Hazaa | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | 12 | DF | | Sanousi Hawsawi | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | 15 | MF | | Ahmed Al-Ghamdi | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | 77 | FW | | Youssouf Niakaté | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Own goal | Own goal | Own goal | Own goal | Own goal | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 40 | 0 | 40 |
Last Updated: 27 June 2022

### Assists

| Rank | No. | Pos | Nat | Name | Pro League | King Cup | Total |
| 1 | 21 | FW | | Walid Azaro | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2 | 7 | MF | | Mohammed Al-Kuwaykibi | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2 | 88 | MF | | Souza | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | 2 | DF | | Saeed Al Mowalad | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | 8 | MF | | Hamed Al-Ghamdi | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | 11 | MF | | Ali Hazazi | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | 10 | MF | | Naïm Sliti | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | 99 | FW | | Robin Quaison | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | 25 | DF | | Saeed Al-Rubaie | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 27 | 0 | 27 |
Last Updated: 27 June 2022

### Clean sheets

| Rank | No. | Pos | Nat | Name | Pro League | King Cup | Total |
| 1 | 23 | GK | | Raïs M'Bolhi | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | 1 | GK | | Abdullah Al-Oaisher | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 8 | 0 | 8 |
Last Updated: 27 June 2022