# 2021–22 Al-Raed FC season

The 2021–22 season was Al-Raed's 68th year in their history and 14th consecutive season in the Pro League. 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 |
| 3 | MF | GHA | Christian Atsu |
| 4 | DF | KSA | Khaled Al-Khathlan |
| 5 | MF | BRA | Eduardo Henrique (on loan from Sporting CP) |
| 6 | MF | KSA | Abdullah Majrashi |
| 8 | MF | KSA | Yahya Al-Shehri |
| 9 | FW | KSA | Raed Al-Ghamdi |
| 10 | MF | MAR | Mohamed Fouzair |
| 11 | FW | MAR | Karim El Berkaoui |
| 12 | DF | KSA | Mohammed Salem |
| 13 | DF | KSA | Abdullah Al-Shanqiti (on loan from Al-Nassr) |
| 17 | FW | POR | Eder |
| 18 | MF | KSA | Naif Hazazi |
| 19 | DF | KSA | Abdullah Al-Fahad |
| 20 | FW | KSA | Rakan Al-Dossari |
| 21 | DF | KSA | Ageel Balghaith |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 23 | GK | KSA | Ahmed Al-Rehaili |
| 25 | DF | BRA | Renê Santos |
| 27 | MF | KSA | Awadh Khamis |
| 31 | DF | KSA | Mansoor Al-Harbi |
| 32 | DF | KSA | Mohammed Al-Dossari |
| 33 | GK | KSA | Mutlaq Al-Hurayji |
| 35 | MF | KSA | Mansor Al-Beshe (on loan from Al-Hilal) |
| 40 | DF | KSA | Muteb Al-Mutlaq |
| 44 | MF | KSA | Sultan Al-Farhan |
| 45 | MF | KSA | Yahya Sunbul |
| 47 | FW | KSA | Abdulrahman Al-Ghamdi |
| 49 | MF | KSA | Ahmed Al-Zain |
| 50 | GK | KSA | Mashari Sanyoor |
| 74 | MF | KSA | Abdulmohsen Al-Qahtani |

#### 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 |
| 2 | DF | KSA | Fahad Al-Suyayfy (at Al-Jandal until 30 June 2022) |
| 16 | MF | KSA | Bander Faleh (at Al-Shoulla until 30 June 2022) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 77 | FW | KSA | Rayan Al-Marshod (at Al-Arabi until 30 June 2022) |

## Transfers and loans
### Transfers in

| Entry date | Position | No. | Player | From club | Fee |
| 30 June 2021 | DF | 40 | Muteb Al-Mutlaq | Al-Sahel | End of loan |
| 30 June 2021 | MF | 16 | Bander Faleh | Al-Shoulla | End of loan |
| 30 June 2021 | MF | 70 | Hussain Al-Hajoj | Najran | End of loan |
| 30 June 2021 | MF | – | Mohanad Al-Shudukhi | Al-Bukiryah | End of loan |
| 30 June 2021 | FW | 9 | Raed Al-Ghamdi | Al-Nassr | End of loan |
| 30 June 2021 | FW | 77 | Rayan Al-Marshoud | Al-Bukiryah | End of loan |
| 1 July 2021 | DF | 12 | Mohammed Salem | Al-Shabab | Free |
| 1 July 2021 | DF | 25 | René Santos | Marítimo | Free |
| 17 July 2021 | MF | 3 | Christian Atsu | Newcastle United | Free |
| 29 July 2021 | MF | 18 | Naif Hazazi | Al-Qadsiah | Free |
| 7 August 2021 | MF | 74 | Abdulmohsen Al-Qahtani | Al-Qadsiah | Free |
| 19 August 2021 | MF | 8 | Yahya Al-Shehri | Al-Nassr | Free |
| 26 August 2021 | GK | 33 | Mutlaq Al-Hurayji | Al-Batin | Free |
| 26 August 2021 | MF | 45 | Yahya Sunbul | Jeddah | Free |
| 31 August 2021 | GK | 99 | Iago Herrerín | Athletic Bilbao | Free |
| 23 September 2021 | FW | 17 | Eder | Lokomotiv Moscow | Free |

### Loans in

| Start date | End date | Position | No. | Player | From club | Fee |
| 2 July 2021 | End of season | MF | 35 | Mansor Al-Beshe | Al-Hilal | None |
| 6 August 2021 | End of season | MF | 5 | Eduardo Henrique | Sporting CP | None |
| 7 August 2021 | End of season | DF | 13 | Abdullah Al-Shanqiti | Al-Nassr | None |

### Transfers out

| Exit date | Position | No. | Player | To club | Fee |
| 30 June 2021 | MF | 17 | Marko Marin | Al-Ahli | End of loan |
| 30 June 2021 | MF | 35 | Mansor Al-Beshe | Al-Hilal | End of loan |
| 30 June 2021 | FW | 20 | Abdulfattah Adam | Al-Nassr | End of loan |
| 1 July 2021 | MF | – | Mohanad Al-Shudukhi | Al-Najma | Free |
| 8 July 2021 | DF | 33 | Hussein Al-Shuwaish | Al-Fayha | Free |
| 28 July 2021 | FW | 99 | Ronnie Fernández | Santiago Wanderers | Free |
| 3 August 2021 | MF | 8 | Arnaud Djoum | Apollon Limassol | Free |
| 7 August 2021 | DF | 12 | Fawaz Fallatah | Al-Orobah | Free |
| 27 August 2021 | MF | 7 | Mohammed Al-Sahli | Damac | Undisclosed |
| 31 August 2021 | DF | 73 | Nemanja Miletić | Partizan | Free |
| 3 September 2021 | MF | 29 | Mohammad Al-Subaie | Al-Safa | Free |
| 9 September 2021 | MF | 70 | Hussain Al-Hajoj | Al-Kawkab | Free |
| 11 September 2021 | GK | 30 | Azzedine Doukha | JS Kabylie | Free |
| 31 January 2022 | MF | 14 | Abdullah Al-Mogren | Al-Ahli | Undisclosed |
| 25 March 2022 | MF | 15 | Jaber Issa | FC Van | Free |
| 15 June 2022 | GK | 99 | Iago Herrerín | | Released |

### Loans out

| Start date | End date | Position | No. | Player | To club | Fee |
| 29 August 2021 | End of season | MF | 16 | Bander Faleh | Al-Shoulla | None |
| 15 September 2021 | End of season | FW | 77 | Rayan Al-Marshoud | Al-Arabi | None |
| 22 January 2022 | End of season | DF | 2 | Fahad Al-Suyayfy | Al-Jandal | None |

## Pre-season

Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

## Competitions
### Pro League
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 5 | Damac | 30 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 38 | 44 | −6 | 44 |
| 6 | Al-Tai | 30 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 33 | 45 | −12 | 37 |
| 7 | Al-Raed | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 35 | 45 | −10 | 36 |
| 8 | Al-Fateh | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 45 | 41 | +4 | 35 |
| 9 | Abha | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 27 | 43 | −16 | 35 |
* 1 2 Head-to-head points: Al-Fateh 5, Abha 5, Al-Fayha 4. Head-to-head goal difference: Al-Fateh +1, Abha –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.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 | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | H |
| Result | W | L | W | D | W | D | L | L | L | W | W | D | L | W | L | W | L | L | D | L | D | L | W | L | L | D | L | L | W | W |
| Position | 5 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 7 |

#### 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 ||||||||||
| 23 | GK | KSA | Ahmed Al-Rehaili | 18 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 33 | GK | KSA | Mutlaq Al-Hurayji | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 50 | GK | KSA | Meshari Sanyoor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||
| 4 | DF | KSA | Khaled Al-Khathlan | 17 | 0 | 12+4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | DF | KSA | Mohammed Salem | 30 | 0 | 27+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | DF | KSA | Abdullah Al-Shanqiti | 10 | 0 | 3+7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | DF | KSA | Abdullah Al-Fahad | 26 | 0 | 15+10 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | DF | KSA | Aqeel Baalghyth | 18 | 1 | 15+2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | BRA | René Santos | 26 | 1 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 31 | DF | KSA | Mansoor Al-Harbi | 18 | 0 | 12+6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | DF | KSA | Mohammed Al-Dossari | 21 | 0 | 16+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | DF | KSA | Muteb Al-Mutlaq | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||
| 3 | MF | GHA | Christian Atsu | 8 | 0 | 4+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | MF | BRA | Eduardo Henrique | 30 | 0 | 28+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | KSA | Abdullah Majrashi | 12 | 0 | 4+7 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | KSA | Yahya Al-Shehri | 20 | 1 | 3+16 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | MAR | Mohamed Fouzair | 25 | 2 | 19+5 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | KSA | Naif Hazazi | 4 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | KSA | Awadh Khamis | 8 | 0 | 4+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | MF | KSA | Mansor Al-Beshe | 13 | 1 | 4+9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | MF | KSA | Sultan Al-Farhan | 31 | 0 | 29+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 45 | MF | KSA | Yahya Sunbul | 4 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 49 | MF | KSA | Ahmed Al-Zain | 24 | 3 | 21+2 | 3 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 74 | MF | KSA | Abdulmohsen Al-Qahtani | 12 | 0 | 5+6 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||||
| 9 | FW | KSA | Raed Al-Ghamdi | 21 | 5 | 9+12 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | MAR | Karim El Berkaoui | 27 | 13 | 22+4 | 13 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | POR | Eder | 23 | 6 | 19+3 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | FW | KSA | Rakan Al-Dossari | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 47 | FW | KSA | Abdulrahman Al-Ghamdi | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players sent out on loan this season ||||||||||
| 2 | DF | KSA | Fahad Al-Suyayfy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Player who made an appearance this season but have left the club ||||||||||
| 7 | MF | KSA | Mohammed Al-Sahli | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | KSA | Abdullah Al-Mogren | 7 | 1 | 3+4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | KSA | Jaber Issa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 70 | MF | KSA | Hussain Al-Hajoj | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 99 | GK | ESP | Iago Herrerín | 13 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### Goalscorers

| Rank | No. | Pos | Nat | Name | Pro League | King Cup | Total |
| 1 | 11 | FW | | Karim El Berkaoui | 13 | 0 | 13 |
| 2 | 17 | FW | | Eder | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 3 | 9 | FW | | Raed Al-Ghamdi | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 4 | 49 | MF | | Ahmed Al-Zain | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | 10 | MF | | Mohamed Fouzair | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | 8 | MF | | Yahya Al-Shehri | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | 14 | MF | | Abdullah Al-Mogren | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | 21 | DF | | Aqeel Baalghyth | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | 25 | DF | | René Santos | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | 35 | MF | | Mansor Al-Beshe | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Own goal | Own goal | Own goal | Own goal | Own goal | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 35 | 0 | 35 |
Last Updated: 27 June 2022

### Assists

| Rank | No. | Pos | Nat | Name | Pro League | King Cup | Total |
| 1 | 49 | MF | | Ahmed Al-Zain | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | 10 | MF | | Mohamed Fouzair | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | 8 | MF | | Yahya Al-Shehri | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | 11 | FW | | Karim El Berkaoui | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | 3 | MF | | Christian Atsu | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | 4 | DF | | Khaled Al-Khathlan | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | 9 | FW | | Raed Al-Ghamdi | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | 14 | MF | | Abdullah Al-Mogren | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | 17 | FW | | Eder | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | 27 | MF | | Awadh Khamis | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | 35 | MF | | Mansor Al-Beshe | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | 99 | GK | | Iago Herrerín | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 22 | 0 | 22 |
Last Updated: 27 June 2022

### Clean sheets

| Rank | No. | Pos | Nat | Name | Pro League | King Cup | Total |
| 1 | 23 | GK | | Ahmed Al-Rehaili | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | 99 | GK | | Iago Herrerín | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 8 | 0 | 8 |
Last Updated: 27 June 2022