# 2023–24 Al-Shabab FC season

The 2023–24 season was Al-Shabab's 47th non-consecutive season in the top flight of Saudi football and 77th year in existence as a football club. The club participated in the Pro League, the King Cup, and the Arab Club Champions Cup.
The season covers the period from 1 July 2023 to 30 June 2024.

## Players
### Squad information

    As of 1 February 2024
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 | Mustafa Malayekah (on loan from Al-Fateh) |
| 2 | DF | KSA | Hamad Al-Yami (on loan from Al-Hilal) |
| 3 | DF | KSA | Khaled Asiri |
| 4 | DF | BRA | Iago Santos |
| 6 | MF | COL | Gustavo Cuéllar |
| 8 | MF | KSA | Fahad Al-Muwallad |
| 11 | MF | KSA | Hattan Bahebri |
| 12 | MF | KSA | Majed Kanabah |
| 13 | FW | BRA | Carlos |
| 14 | DF | MAR | Romain Saïss (on loan from Al-Sadd) |
| 15 | MF | KSA | Hussain Al-Qahtani |
| 16 | DF | KSA | Hussain Al-Sibyani |
| 19 | MF | KSA | Mohammed Eisa |
| 20 | FW | SEN | Habib Diallo |
| 21 | MF | KSA | Nawaf Al-Sadi |
| 22 | GK | KSA | Fawaz Al-Qarni |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 23 | MF | BEL | Yannick Carrasco |
| 24 | DF | KSA | Moteb Al-Harbi |
| 26 | MF | KSA | Riyadh Sharahili |
| 28 | MF | KSA | Nasser Al-Bishi |
| 29 | MF | KSA | Abdullah Al-Jouei |
| 31 | FW | BRA | Vitinho (on loan from Al-Ettifaq) |
| 36 | DF | KSA | Nawaf Al-Ghulaimish |
| 37 | MF | KSA | Abdullah Matuq |
| 38 | DF | KSA | Mohammed Harboush |
| 45 | GK | KSA | Mousa Camara |
| 49 | FW | KSA | Abdullah Radif (on loan from Al-Hilal) |
| 50 | GK | KSA | Mohammed Al-Absi |
| 55 | MF | KSA | Musab Al-Juwayr (on loan from Al-Hilal) |
| 60 | GK | KSA | Hamed Al-Shanqiti |
| 88 | DF | KSA | Nader Al-Sharari |

### 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 |
| 25 | DF | KSA | Saeed Al-Rubaie (at Al-Okhdood until 30 June 2024) |
| 32 | FW | KSA | Saad Al-Muwallad (at Al-Faisaly until 30 June 2024) |
| 34 | FW | KSA | Fares Al-Garzae (at Al-Najma until 30 June 2024) |
| 41 | FW | KSA | Dhaidan Al-Mutairi (at Al-Batin until 30 June 2024) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 85 | MF | KSA | Hamad Al-Ghamdi (at Al-Entesar until 30 June 2024) |
| — | DF | KSA | Sultan Al-Enezi (at Al-Zulfi until 30 June 2024) |
| — | DF | KSA | Abdullah Al-Rubaie (at Al-Jabalain until 30 June 2024) |
| — | MF | ARG | Cristian Guanca (at Al-Taawoun until 30 June 2024) |

## Transfers and loans
### Transfers in

| Entry date | Position | No. | Player | From club | Fee |
| 30 June 2023 | DF | 2 | Abdullah Al-Rubaie | Najran | End of loan |
| 30 June 2023 | MF | 17 | Abdulelah Al-Shammeri | Damac | End of loan |
| 30 June 2023 | MF | 29 | Abdullah Al-Jouei | Al-Tai | End of loan |
| 30 June 2023 | MF | 52 | Abdullah Haqawi | Jeddah | End of loan |
| 30 June 2023 | MF | 85 | Hamad Al-Ghamdi | Al-Taraji | End of loan |
| 30 June 2023 | MF | 86 | Marzouq Al-Dossari | Al-Shaeib | End of loan |
| 30 June 2023 | MF | – | Paulinho | Al-Fayha | End of loan |
| 4 July 2023 | MF | 6 | Gustavo Cuéllar | Al-Hilal | $1,500,000 |
| 14 August 2023 | FW | 20 | Habib Diallo | Strasbourg | $19,600,000 |
| 21 August 2023 | MF | 21 | Nawaf Al-Sadi | Abha | Undisclosed |
| 3 September 2023 | MF | 23 | Yannick Carrasco | Atlético Madrid | $16,200,000 |
| 31 January 2024 | MF | 30 | Ivan Rakitić | Sevilla | Free |

### Loans in

| Start date | End date | Position | No. | Player | From club | Fee |
| 5 September 2023 | End of season | DF | 14 | Romain Saïss | Al-Sadd | None |
| 6 September 2023 | End of season | DF | 2 | Hamad Al-Yami | Al-Hilal | None |
| 6 September 2023 | End of season | FW | 49 | Abdullah Radif | Al-Hilal | None |
| 12 January 2024 | End of season | MF | 55 | Musab Al-Juwayr | Al-Hilal | None |
| 30 January 2024 | End of season | GK | 1 | Mustafa Malayekah | Al-Fateh | None |
| 30 January 2024 | End of season | FW | 31 | Vitinho | Al-Ettifaq | None |

### Transfers out

| Exit date | Position | No. | Player | To club | Fee |
| 30 June 2023 | MF | 23 | Grzegorz Krychowiak | Krasnodar | End of loan |
| 30 June 2023 | FW | 77 | Santi Mina | Celta de Vigo | End of loan |
| 1 July 2023 | GK | 35 | Hussain Shae'an | Al-Okhdood | Free |
| 1 July 2023 | DF | 12 | Khalid Al-Ghamdi | | Retired |
| 1 July 2023 | FW | 9 | Aaron Boupendza | FC Cincinnati | $7,000,000 |
| 26 July 2023 | MF | – | Paulinho | Vasco da Gama | $1,330,000 |
| 4 August 2023 | MF | 86 | Marzouq Al-Dossari | Al-Shaeib | Free |
| 7 August 2023 | GK | 1 | Zaid Al-Bawardi | Al-Riyadh | Free |
| 7 August 2023 | DF | – | Yazeed Al-Shuwairikh | Al-Shaeib | Free |
| 21 August 2023 | DF | 5 | Hassan Al-Tambakti | Al-Hilal | $12,260,000 |
| 21 August 2023 | FW | 71 | Ahmed Abdu Jaber | Abha | Free |
| 29 August 2023 | MF | 7 | Turki Al-Ammar | Al-Qadsiah | Undisclosed |
| 7 September 2023 | MF | 17 | Abdulelah Al-Shammeri | Abha | Undisclosed |
| 9 September 2023 | FW | 87 | Fares Al-Owais | Al-Kholood | Free |
| 20 September 2023 | MF | 52 | Abdullah Haqawi | Al-Washm | Free |
| 22 January 2024 | MF | 10 | Éver Banega | Newell's Old Boys | Free |
| 31 January 2024 | DF | 27 | Fawaz Al-Sqoor | Al-Ittihad | $3,000,000 |
| TBA | MF | 30 | Ivan Rakitić | Hajduk Split | Free |

### Loans out

| Start date | End date | Position | No. | Player | To club | Fee |
| 15 July 2023 | 30 January 2024 | MF | 8 | Cristian Guanca | Al-Wahda | None |
| 30 July 2023 | End of season | FW | 41 | Dhaidan Al-Mutairi | Al-Batin | None |
| 15 August 2023 | End of season | DF | 2 | Abdullah Al-Rubaie | Al-Jabalain | None |
| 19 August 2023 | End of season | DF | 25 | Saeed Al-Rubaie | Al-Okhdood | None |
| 7 September 2023 | End of season | FW | 32 | Saad Al-Muwallad | Al-Faisaly | None |
| 9 September 2023 | End of season | DF | – | Sultan Al-Enezi | Al-Zulfi | None |
| 10 September 2023 | End of season | FW | 34 | Fares Al-Garzae | Al-Najma | None |
| 1 October 2023 | End of season | MF | 85 | Hamad Al-Ghamdi | Al-Entesar | None |
| 30 January 2024 | End of season | MF | – | Cristian Guanca | Al-Taawoun | None |

## Competitions
### Overview

| Competition | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| Pro League | 34 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 45 | 42 | +3 | 035.29 |
| King Cup | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 066.67 |
| Arab Club Champions Cup | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | +0 | 040.00 |
| Total | 42 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 54 | 52 | +2 | 038.10 |
Updated to match played complete Source: Competitions

### Pro League
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 6 | Al-Ettifaq | 34 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 43 | 34 | +9 | 48 |
| 7 | Al-Fateh | 34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 57 | 55 | +2 | 45 |
| 8 | Al-Shabab | 34 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 45 | 42 | +3 | 44 |
| 9 | Al-Fayha | 34 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 44 | 52 | −8 | 44 |
| 10 | Damac | 34 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 44 | 45 | −1 | 41 |
* 1 2 Al-Shabab finished ahead of Al-Fayha on overall goal difference: Al-Shabab +3, Al-Fayha −8 (Al-Fayha 0–1 Al-Shabab, Al-Shabab 2–3 Al-Fayha).

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: complete. 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 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 |
| Ground | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H |
| Result | D | L | D | L | L | W | W | L | D | W | L | W | L | D | L | D | D | L | W | W | L | D | L | W | L | W | D | W | W | W | L | L | L | W |
| Position | 8 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 |

#### Matches

All times are local, AST (UTC+3).
Win  Draw  Loss  Postponed

### King Cup

All times are local, AST (UTC+3).

### Arab Club Champions Cup
#### Group stage

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Al-Shabab | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Al-Nassr | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 5 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | Zamalek | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 4 | |
| 4 | US Monastir | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | −8 | 0 | |

#### Knockout phase
## Statistics
### Appearances

    Last updated on 27 May 2024.
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Pro League | Pro League | King Cup | King Cup | Arab Club Champions Cup | Arab Club Champions Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||||
| 1 | GK | KSA | Mustafa Malayekah | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | GK | KSA | Fawaz Al-Qarni | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | GK | KSA | Mousa Camara | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 50 | GK | KSA | Mohammed Al-Absi | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 60 | GK | KSA | Hamed Al-Shanqiti | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||||
| 2 | DF | KSA | Hamad Al-Yami | 26 | 0 | 22+2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | KSA | Khaled Asiri | 3 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | BRA | Iago Santos | 35 | 1 | 30 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | MAR | Romain Saïss | 28 | 4 | 25 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | KSA | Hussain Al-Sibyani | 23 | 2 | 11+6 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | KSA | Moteb Al-Harbi | 22 | 0 | 16+4 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 36 | DF | KSA | Nawaf Al-Ghulaimish | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | DF | KSA | Mohammed Harboush | 9 | 0 | 3+5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 88 | DF | KSA | Nader Al-Sharari | 31 | 0 | 24+2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||||
| 6 | MF | COL | Gustavo Cuéllar | 36 | 1 | 29+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 8 | MF | KSA | Fahad Al-Muwallad | 22 | 2 | 7+12 | 2 | 2+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | KSA | Hattan Bahebri | 28 | 1 | 14+6 | 0 | 1+2 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| 12 | MF | KSA | Majed Kanabah | 31 | 0 | 4+20 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | KSA | Hussain Al-Qahtani | 37 | 1 | 19+10 | 1 | 2+1 | 0 | 2+3 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | KSA | Mohammed Eisa | 3 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | KSA | Nawaf Al-Sadi | 16 | 0 | 7+8 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | BEL | Yannick Carrasco | 27 | 11 | 23+1 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | MF | KSA | Riyadh Sharahili | 15 | 0 | 3+6 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 28 | MF | KSA | Nasser Al-Bishi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | MF | KSA | Abdullah Al-Jouei | 8 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 |
| 30 | MF | CRO | Ivan Rakitić | 8 | 1 | 7+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 55 | MF | KSA | Musab Al-Juwayr | 15 | 3 | 10+5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||||||
| 13 | FW | BRA | Carlos | 27 | 7 | 14+10 | 6 | 2+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | FW | SEN | Habib Diallo | 33 | 6 | 24+6 | 6 | 2+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | FW | BRA | Vitinho | 8 | 1 | 5+3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | FW | KSA | Abdullah Matuq | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 49 | FW | KSA | Abdullah Radif | 22 | 3 | 5+15 | 3 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players sent out on loan this season ||||||||||||
| 25 | DF | KSA | Saeed Al-Rubaie | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 32 | FW | KSA | Saad Al-Muwallad | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| Player who made an appearance this season but have left the club ||||||||||||
| 5 | DF | KSA | Hassan Al-Tambakti | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | KSA | Turki Al-Ammar | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+5 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | ARG | Éver Banega | 24 | 4 | 16 | 2 | 1+2 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| 17 | MF | KSA | Abdulelah Al-Shammeri | 5 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 18 | GK | KOR | Kim Seung-gyu | 27 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 27 | DF | KSA | Fawaz Al-Sqoor | 24 | 1 | 15+1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 71 | FW | ERI | Ahmed Abdu Jaber | 6 | 1 | 0+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 |

### Goalscorers

| Rank | No. | Pos | Nat | Name | Pro League | King Cup | Arab Club Champions Cup | Total |
| 1 | 23 | MF | | Yannick Carrasco | 7 | 4 | 0 | 11 |
| 2 | 13 | FW | | Carlos | 6 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| 3 | 20 | FW | | Habib Diallo | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 4 | 10 | MF | | Éver Banega | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | 14 | DF | | Romain Saïss | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 6 | 49 | FW | | Abdullah Radif | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | 55 | MF | | Musab Al-Juwayr | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | 8 | MF | | Fahad Al-Muwallad | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | 16 | DF | | Hussain Al-Sibyani | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | 4 | DF | | Iago Santos | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | 6 | MF | | Gustavo Cuéllar | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | 11 | MF | | Hattan Bahebri | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | 15 | MF | | Hussain Al-Qahtani | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | 27 | DF | | Fawaz Al-Sqoor | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | 30 | MF | | Ivan Rakitić | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | 31 | FW | | Vitinho | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | 71 | FW | | Ahmed Abdu Jaber | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Own goal | Own goal | Own goal | Own goal | Own goal | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 45 | 6 | 3 | 54 |
Last Updated: 27 May 2024

### Assists

| Rank | No. | Pos | Nat | Name | Pro League | King Cup | Arab Club Champions Cup | Total |
| 1 | 23 | MF | | Yannick Carrasco | 7 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| 2 | 2 | DF | | Hamad Al-Yami | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | 13 | FW | | Carlos | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | 20 | FW | | Habib Diallo | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | 4 | DF | | Iago Santos | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | 24 | DF | | Moteb Al-Harbi | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | 55 | MF | | Musab Al-Juwayr | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | 7 | MF | | Turki Al-Ammar | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | 10 | MF | | Éver Banega | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | 12 | MF | | Majed Kanabah | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | 14 | DF | | Romain Saïss | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | 15 | MF | | Hussain Al-Qahtani | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | 16 | DF | | Hussain Al-Sibyani | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | 27 | DF | | Fawaz Al-Sqoor | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | 30 | MF | | Ivan Rakitić | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | 38 | DF | | Mohammed Harboush | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 28 | 3 | 0 | 31 |
Last Updated: 27 May 2024

### Clean sheets

| Rank | No. | Pos | Nat | Name | Pro League | King Cup | Arab Club Champions Cup | Total |
| 1 | 18 | GK | | Kim Seung-gyu | 6 | 0 | 4 | 10 |
| 2 | 1 | GK | | Mustafa Malayekah | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | 50 | GK | | Mohammed Al-Absi | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 13 | 0 | 4 | 17 |
Last Updated: 4 May 2024