# 2021–22 Al-Fayha FC season

The 2021–22 season was Al-Fayha's 68th year in their existence and their first season back in the Pro League following their promotion from the MS League in the previous 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 1 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 | Moslem Al Freej |
| 2 | DF | KSA | Mukhair Al-Rashidi |
| 3 | DF | KSA | Bander Nasser |
| 4 | DF | KSA | Sami Al-Khaibari (captain) |
| 6 | MF | KSA | Yousef Al-Harbi (on loan from Al-Wehda) |
| 7 | FW | BRA | Ramon Lopes |
| 8 | MF | KSA | Abdulrahman Al-Safri |
| 10 | MF | KSA | Abdullah Al-Dossari |
| 11 | FW | KSA | Saqer Otaif |
| 12 | DF | KSA | Bander Al-Mutairi |
| 15 | MF | KSA | Ibrahim Al-Harbi |
| 17 | DF | KSA | Ali Al-Zubaidi |
| 18 | MF | KSA | Abdulmalek Al-Shammeri |
| 19 | MF | GHA | Samuel Owusu |
| 20 | MF | NIG | Amadou Moutari |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 21 | DF | GHA | John Boye |
| 22 | DF | KSA | Mohammed Al-Baqawi |
| 23 | GK | KSA | Marwan Al-Haidari (on loan from Al-Shabab) |
| 24 | DF | KSA | Ahmed Bamsaud |
| 26 | MF | KSA | Fawaz Al-Torais (on loan from Al-Hilal) |
| 27 | MF | KSA | Sultan Mandash |
| 33 | DF | KSA | Hussein Al-Shuwaish |
| 37 | MF | BRA | Ricardo Ryller |
| 47 | FW | KSA | Rayan Al-Bloushi (on loan from Al-Ettifaq) |
| 64 | DF | KSA | Sultan Al-Harbi |
| 77 | MF | GRE | Panagiotis Tachtsidis |
| 81 | MF | KSA | Ibrahim Al-Barakah (on loan from Al-Hazem) |
| 88 | GK | SRB | Vladimir Stojković |
| 90 | GK | KSA | Rashed Al-Mowainea |
| 99 | FW | KSA | Malek Al-Abdulmenem (on loan from Al-Taawoun) |

### 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 |
| 36 | DF | KSA | Hazaa Asiri (at Najran until 30 June 2022) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | DF | KSA | Naif Ahmed (at Tuwaiq until 30 June 2022) |

## Transfers and loans
### Transfers in

| Entry date | Position | No. | Player | From club | Fee |
| 1 July 2021 | DF | 17 | Ali Al-Zubaidi | Al-Wehda | Free |
| 1 July 2021 | MF | 8 | Abdulrahman Al-Safri | Al-Qadsiah | Free |
| 1 July 2021 | MF | 27 | Sultan Mandash | Al-Ahli | $800,000 |
| 5 July 2021 | DF | 36 | Hazaa Asiri | Najran | Free |
| 8 July 2021 | DF | 33 | Hussein Al-Shuwaish | Al-Raed | Free |
| 16 July 2021 | MF | 77 | Panagiotis Tachtsidis | Lecce | Free |
| 18 July 2021 | DF | 14 | Kyriakos Papadopoulos | Lokomotiva Zagreb | Free |
| 29 July 2021 | FW | 7 | Ramon Lopes | Khor Fakkan | Free |
| 3 August 2021 | MF | 37 | Ricardo Ryller | Braga | $770,000 |
| 31 August 2021 | DF | 21 | John Boye | Metz | Free |
| 31 August 2021 | MF | 18 | Abdulmalek Al-Shammeri | Al-Shabab | Undisclosed |
| 31 August 2021 | MF | 20 | Amadou Moutari | Al-Ain | Undisclosed |
| 14 January 2022 | DF | – | Naif Almas | Al-Nassr | $186,000 |
| 30 January 2022 | MF | – | Ali Al-Nemer | Al-Taawoun | Free |
| 30 January 2022 | MF | 25 | Ali Al-Zaqaan | Al-Fateh | Undisclosed |
| 30 January 2022 | MF | 66 | Mohammed Abousaban | Al-Taawoun | Free |
| 30 January 2022 | MF | 92 | Aleksandar Trajkovski | Mallorca | Free |
| 30 January 2022 | FW | 99 | Malek Al-Abdulmenem | Al-Taawoun | Undisclosed |

### Loans in

| Start date | End date | Position | No. | Player | From club | Fee |
| 1 July 2021 | 30 January 2022 | FW | 99 | Malek Al-Abdulmenem | Al-Taawoun | None |
| 15 July 2021 | End of season | MF | 6 | Yousef Al-Harbi | Al-Wehda | None |
| 28 July 2021 | End of season | GK | 88 | Vladimir Stojković | Partizan | None |
| 7 August 2021 | End of season | FW | 9 | Fernando Andrade | Porto | None |
| 24 August 2021 | End of season | MF | 26 | Fawaz Al-Torais | Al-Hilal | None |
| 30 August 2021 | End of season | GK | 23 | Marwan Al-Haidari | Al-Shabab | None |
| 30 August 2021 | End of season | FW | 47 | Rayan Al-Bloushi | Al-Ettifaq | None |
| 31 August 2021 | End of season | MF | 81 | Ibrahim Al-Barakah | Al-Hazem | None |

### Transfers out

| Exit date | Position | No. | Player | To club | Fee |
| 30 June 2021 | GK | 33 | Mansour Jawhar | Abha | End of loan |
| 30 June 2021 | MF | 26 | Munther Al-Nakhli | Al-Fateh | End of loan |
| 30 June 2021 | MF | 96 | Abdulaziz Al-Dhuwayhi | Al-Ittihad | End of loan |
| 30 June 2021 | FW | 99 | Safi Al-Zaqrati | Al-Ahli | End of loan |
| 1 July 2021 | DF | 6 | Abdullah Al-Dawsari | Al-Shoulla | Free |
| 1 July 2021 | MF | 50 | Talal Majrashi | Damac | Free |
| 5 July 2021 | MF | 8 | Faisal Al-Johani | Al-Jabalain | Free |
| 12 July 2021 | FW | 9 | Hamad Al-Juhaim | Ohod | Free |
| 27 July 2021 | FW | 25 | Tunde Adeniji | Al-Adalah | Free |
| 30 July 2021 | GK | – | Haitham Mohammed | Afif | Free |
| 17 August 2021 | DF | 5 | Soualio Ouattara | Al-Wehda | Free |
| 20 August 2021 | MF | 20 | Hussain Al-Sheikh | Al-Taraji | Free |
| 31 August 2021 | DF | 14 | Kyriakos Papadopoulos | | Released |
| 1 September 2021 | MF | 18 | Hassan Jaafari | Hajer | Free |
| 3 September 2021 | GK | 27 | Khaled Al-Muqaitib | Al-Najma | Free |
| 3 September 2021 | MF | 42 | Reuben Gabriel | Al-Ain | Free |
| 3 September 2021 | MF | 66 | Ahmed Al-Suhail | Al-Ain | Free |
| 5 September 2021 | MF | – | Omar Al-Juwair | Al-Diriyah | Free |
| 10 September 2021 | DF | 17 | Ziyad Al-Jarrad | Al-Khaleej | Free |
| 10 September 2021 | DF | 67 | Anas Traoré | | Released |
| 29 January 2022 | MF | 77 | Abdullah Al-Tofail | Al-Shoulla | Free |
| 29 January 2022 | FW | 11 | Saqer Otaif | Al-Qadsiah | Free |
| 30 January 2022 | DF | 17 | Ali Al-Zubaidi | Al-Fateh | Free |
| 30 January 2022 | DF | 21 | John Boye | | Released |

### Loans out

| Start date | End date | Position | No. | Player | To club | Fee |
| 9 September 2021 | End of season | DF | 36 | Hazaa Asiri | Najran | None |
| 10 September 2021 | End of season | DF | – | Naif Ahmed | Al-Zulfi | None |
| 10 January 2022 | End of season | DF | 64 | Sultan Al-Harbi | Bisha | None |
| 26 January 2022 | End of season | MF | 15 | Ibrahim Al-Harbi | Al-Jabalain | 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 | 11 | 11 | 21 | 24 | −3 | 026.67 |
| King Cup | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 075.00 |
| Total | 34 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 29 | 26 | +3 | 032.35 |
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 |
| 8 | Al-Fateh | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 45 | 41 | +4 | 35 | |
| 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 | |
* 1 2 3 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.

#### 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 | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | H | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H |
| Result | W | D | W | D | L | W | L | W | L | D | W | L | D | D | D | L | D | W | W | D | D | L | L | W | L | L | D | L | D | L |
| Position | 6 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 10 |

#### 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 | Moslem Al Freej | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 88 | GK | SRB | Vladimir Stojković | 33 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||
| 2 | DF | KSA | Mukhair Al-Rashidi | 24 | 0 | 18+3 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | KSA | Bander Nasser | 18 | 0 | 8+8 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | KSA | Sami Al-Khaibari | 32 | 2 | 29 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | KSA | Mohammed Al-Baqawi | 27 | 0 | 15+8 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | KSA | Ahmed Bamsaud | 33 | 1 | 26+3 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 33 | DF | KSA | Hussein Al-Shuwaish | 31 | 0 | 26+1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||
| 6 | MF | KSA | Yousef Al-Harbi | 14 | 0 | 2+11 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | KSA | Abdulrahman Al-Safri | 30 | 1 | 25+2 | 1 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | KSA | Abdullah Al-Dossari | 3 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | KSA | Ali Al-Nemer | 4 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | KSA | Abdulmalek Al-Shammeri | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | GHA | Samuel Owusu | 22 | 0 | 16+5 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | NIG | Amadou Moutari | 30 | 3 | 17+9 | 2 | 1+3 | 1 |
| 25 | MF | KSA | Ali Al-Zaqaan | 14 | 0 | 3+9 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 26 | MF | KSA | Fawaz Al-Torais | 13 | 1 | 1+10 | 1 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | KSA | Sultan Mandash | 32 | 2 | 18+10 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 37 | MF | BRA | Ricardo Ryller | 31 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 66 | MF | KSA | Mohammed Abousaban | 13 | 1 | 4+6 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 77 | MF | GRE | Panagiotis Tachtsidis | 32 | 3 | 27+1 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| 81 | MF | KSA | Ibrahim Al-Barakah | 8 | 0 | 0+6 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 92 | MF | MKD | Aleksandar Trajkovski | 12 | 2 | 5+4 | 1 | 2+1 | 1 |
| Forwards ||||||||||
| 7 | FW | BRA | Ramon Lopes | 29 | 8 | 21+4 | 6 | 1+3 | 2 |
| 47 | FW | KSA | Rayan Al-Bloushi | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 99 | FW | KSA | Malek Al-Abdulmenem | 25 | 5 | 8+14 | 4 | 2+1 | 1 |
| Players sent out on loan this season ||||||||||
| 15 | MF | KSA | Ibrahim Al-Harbi | 3 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | DF | KSA | Hazaa Asiri | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 64 | DF | KSA | Sultan Al-Harbi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Player who made an appearance this season but have left the club ||||||||||
| 9 | FW | BRA | Fernando Andrade | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | KSA | Saqer Otaif | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | GRE | Kyriakos Papadopoulos | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | DF | KSA | Ali Al-Zubaidi | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | DF | GHA | John Boye | 5 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |

### Goalscorers

| Rank | No. | Pos | Nat | Name | Pro League | King Cup | Total |
| 1 | 7 | FW | | Ramon Lopes | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| 2 | 99 | FW | | Malek Al-Abdulmenem | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 3 | 20 | MF | | Amadou Moutari | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | 77 | MF | | Panagiotis Tachtsidis | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | 4 | DF | | Sami Al-Khaibari | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | 27 | MF | | Sultan Mandash | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | 92 | MF | | Aleksandar Trajkovski | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | 8 | MF | | Abdulrahman Al-Safri | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | 24 | DF | | Ahmed Bamsaud | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | 26 | MF | | Fawaz Al-Torais | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | 66 | MF | | Mohammed Abousaban | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Own goal | Own goal | Own goal | Own goal | Own goal | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 21 | 8 | 29 |
Last Updated: 19 May 2022

### Assists

| Rank | No. | Pos | Nat | Name | Pro League | King Cup | Total |
| 1 | 77 | MF | | Panagiotis Tachtsidis | 9 | 1 | 10 |
| 2 | 19 | MF | | Samuel Owusu | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | 99 | FW | | Malek Al-Abdulmenem | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | 8 | MF | | Abdulrahman Al-Safri | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | 22 | DF | | Mohammed Al-Baqawi | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | 27 | MF | | Sultan Mandash | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | 37 | MF | | Ricardo Ryller | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | 92 | MF | | Aleksandar Trajkovski | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 18 | 3 | 21 |
Last Updated: 7 May 2022

### Clean sheets

| Rank | No. | Pos | Nat | Name | Pro League | King Cup | Total |
| 1 | 88 | GK | | Vladimir Stojković | 13 | 2 | 15 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 13 | 2 | 15 |
Last Updated: 23 June 2022