# 2022–23 Al-Khaleej FC season

The 2022–23 season was Al-Khaleej's 78th year in existence and their first season back in the Pro League following their promotion from the FD League in the previous season. The club participated in the Pro League, and the King Cup.
The season covered the period from 1 July 2022 to 30 June 2023.

## Players
### Squad information

    As of 1 February 2023
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 | BRA | Douglas Friedrich |
| 2 | DF | KSA | Omar Al-Owdah |
| 3 | DF | KSA | Mohammed Al-Khabrani |
| 5 | DF | POR | Pedro Amaral |
| 6 | MF | KSA | Khaled Al-Samiri (on loan from Al-Ittihad) |
| 7 | MF | KSA | Riyadh Al-Ibrahim |
| 8 | MF | BRA | Lucas Souza |
| 9 | MF | ALB | Sokol Cikalleshi (on loan from Konyaspor) |
| 10 | MF | BRA | Morato |
| 11 | MF | KSA | Mohammed Al-Sahli |
| 12 | GK | KSA | Taher Al-Hajji (on loan from Al-Faisaly) |
| 13 | DF | KSA | Abdullah Al-Shanqiti |
| 14 | FW | KSA | Saleh Al Abbas (on loan from Al-Faisaly) |
| 15 | MF | GAB | André Biyogo Poko |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 17 | MF | KSA | Hassan Al-Majhad |
| 19 | MF | KSA | Mohammed Al-Abdullah |
| 20 | DF | KSA | Abdullah Al-Harbi (captain) |
| 23 | MF | KSA | Qassem Abo Nayyan |
| 24 | DF | KSA | Hani Al-Sebyani (on loan from Al-Ahli) |
| 25 | DF | NGA | Izuchuckwu Anthony |
| 27 | DF | KSA | Hussain Al-Nowaiqi |
| 33 | DF | KSA | Hussain Furayj |
| 48 | MF | KSA | Abdullah Al-Samti |
| 49 | MF | KSA | Ahmed Al-Zain (on loan from Damac) |
| 58 | MF | KSA | Ayman Al-Hujaili |
| 93 | MF | POR | Fábio Martins |
| 96 | GK | KSA | Marwan Al-Haidari |
| 99 | MF | KSA | Hamad Al-Abdan (on loan from Al-Hilal) |

### 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 |
| 21 | MF | KSA | Hussain Al-Ohaymid (at Al-Safa until 30 June 2023) |
| 22 | MF | KSA | Malek Al-Darwish (at Al-Bukiryah until 30 June 2023) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 53 | DF | KSA | Ali Al-Shaafi (at Al-Qaisumah until 30 June 2023) |
| 77 | FW | KSA | Hisham Al Dubais (at Al-Sahel until 30 June 2023) |

## Transfers and loans
### Transfers in

| Entry date | Position | No. | Player | From club | Fee |
| 1 July 2022 | DF | 4 | Djamel Benlamri | Qatar | Free |
| 12 July 2022 | GK | 1 | Douglas Friedrich | Avaí | Free |
| 12 July 2022 | MF | 48 | Abdullah Al-Samti | Al-Qadsiah | Free |
| 13 July 2022 | MF | 58 | Ayman Al-Hujaili | Damac | Free |
| 23 July 2022 | MF | 11 | Mohammed Al-Sahli | Damac | Undisclosed |
| 27 July 2022 | DF | 2 | Omar Al-Owdah | Al-Batin | Free |
| 27 July 2022 | DF | 13 | Abdullah Al-Shanqiti | Al-Nassr | Undisclosed |
| 28 July 2022 | MF | 15 | André Biyogo Poko | Altay | Free |
| 29 July 2022 | MF | 8 | Lucas Souza | APOEL | Free |
| 9 August 2022 | GK | 96 | Marwan Al-Haidari | Al-Shabab | Free |
| 13 August 2022 | FW | 10 | Morato | Red Bull Bragantino | Undisclosed |
| 20 August 2022 | DF | 25 | Izuchuckwu Anthony | Hapoel Haifa | Free |
| 22 August 2022 | DF | 3 | Mohammed Al-Khabrani | Al-Ahli | Undisclosed |
| 1 January 2023 | MF | 93 | Fábio Martins | Al-Wahda | Free |
| 19 January 2023 | DF | 5 | Pedro Amaral | Rio Ave | Free |

### Loans in

| Start date | End date | Position | No. | Player | From club | Fee |
| 12 July 2022 | 1 January 2023 | FW | 94 | Brayan Riascos | Metalist Kharkiv | None |
| 25 July 2022 | End of season | GK | 12 | Taher Al-Hajji | Al-Faisaly | None |
| 25 July 2022 | End of season | FW | 14 | Saleh Al Abbas | Al-Faisaly | None |
| 2 August 2022 | 28 January 2023 | DF | 16 | Hazim Al-Zahrani | Al-Ittihad | None |
| 24 August 2022 | End of season | FW | 9 | Sokol Cikalleshi | Konyaspor | None |
| 27 August 2022 | End of season | MF | 6 | Khaled Al-Samiri | Al-Ittihad | None |
| 28 August 2022 | End of season | MF | 99 | Hamad Al-Abdan | Al-Hilal | None |
| 31 August 2022 | End of season | DF | 24 | Hani Al-Sebyani | Al-Ahli | None |
| 27 January 2023 | End of season | MF | 49 | Ahmed Al-Zain | Damac | None |

### Transfers out

| Exit date | Position | No. | Player | To club | Fee |
| 30 June 2022 | GK | 77 | Taher Al-Hajji | Al-Faisaly | End of loan |
| 30 June 2022 | DF | 2 | Nasser Al-Hulayel | Al-Tai | End of loan |
| 30 June 2022 | DF | 89 | Fahad Al-Johani | Ohod | End of loan |
| 1 July 2022 | DF | 4 | Bader Al-Nakhli | Al-Rawdhah | Free |
| 1 July 2022 | MF | 55 | Miodrag Gemović | Al-Riyadh | Free |
| 1 July 2022 | MF | 69 | Diego Miranda | Al-Riyadh | Free |
| 1 July 2022 | FW | 9 | Mamadou Soro | Al-Qadsia | Free |
| 2 July 2022 | MF | 5 | Rayan Al-Harbi | Al-Jabalain | Free |
| 3 July 2022 | GK | 22 | Mutab Sharahili | Al-Arabi | Free |
| 3 July 2022 | DF | 36 | Hussein Halawani | Hajer | Free |
| 5 July 2022 | DF | 12 | Samuel Sarfo | Al-Tadamon | Free |
| 5 July 2022 | FW | 3 | Jassem Al-Hamdan | Al-Nairyah | Free |
| 14 July 2022 | MF | 10 | Mohammed Al-Qunaian | Al-Tai | Free |
| 29 July 2022 | MF | 14 | Ali Al-Shoalah | Al-Taraji | Free |
| 6 August 2022 | MF | 11 | Abdullah Al-Ghamdi | Najran | Free |
| 13 August 2022 | DF | 18 | Eissa Al-Saeed | Al-Nahda | Free |
| 16 August 2022 | GK | 1 | Redha Al-Antaif | Al-Noor | Free |
| 18 August 2022 | MF | 66 | Mondher Guesmi | Al-Hussein | Free |
| 26 August 2022 | GK | 88 | Wadia Al-Obaid | Al-Safa | Free |
| 23 September 2022 | MF | 6 | Yahya Otain | Al-Nairyah | Free |
| 28 October 2022 | MF | 50 | Abdullah Al-Matroud | Mudhar | Free |
| 1 January 2023 | FW | 94 | Brayan Riascos | Metalist Kharkiv | End of loan |
| 12 January 2023 | DF | 4 | Djamel Benlamri | | Released |
| 28 January 2023 | DF | 16 | Hazim Al-Zahrani | Al-Ittihad | End of loan |

### Loans out

| Start date | End date | Position | No. | Player | To club | Fee |
| 23 August 2022 | End of season | DF | 53 | Ali Al-Shaafi | Al-Qaisumah | None |
| 7 September 2022 | End of season | MF | 21 | Hussain Al-Ohaymid | Al-Safa | None |
| 28 January 2023 | End of season | MF | 22 | Malek Al-Darwish | Al-Bukiryah | None |
| 29 January 2023 | End of season | FW | 77 | Hisham Al Dubais | 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 | 9 | 4 | 17 | 30 | 44 | −14 | 030.00 |
| King Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 000.00 |
| Total | 31 | 9 | 4 | 18 | 31 | 47 | −16 | 029.03 |
Updated to match played 31 May 2023 Source: Competitions

### Pro League
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 12 | Abha | 30 | 10 | 3 | 17 | 33 | 52 | −19 | 33 | |
| 13 | Al-Wehda | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 26 | 43 | −17 | 32 | |
| 14 | Al-Khaleej | 30 | 9 | 4 | 17 | 30 | 44 | −14 | 31 | |
| 15 | Al-Adalah (R) | 30 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 30 | 56 | −26 | 28 | Relegated to the First Division League |
| 16 | Al-Batin (R) | 30 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 27 | 63 | −36 | 20 | Relegated to the First Division League |
* ↑ Al-Fayha finished ahead of Abha on head-to-head points: Al-Fayha: 4 pts, Abha: 1 pts (Abha 1–1 Al-Fayha, Al-Fayha 2–0 Abha).

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 31 May 2023. 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 | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H |
| Result | L | L | D | L | W | L | L | L | L | L | L | W | W | W | L | L | W | L | L | L | D | L | L | W | W | D | L | W | D | W |
| Position | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |

#### 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 31 May 2023.
| 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 | BRA | Douglas Friedrich | 22 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 35 | GK | KSA | Rayan Al-Dossari | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 96 | GK | KSA | Marwan Al-Haidari | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||
| 2 | DF | KSA | Omar Al-Owdah | 27 | 0 | 18+8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | KSA | Mohammed Al-Khabrani | 27 | 0 | 21+5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | POR | Pedro Amaral | 15 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | DF | KSA | Abdullah Al-Shanqiti | 16 | 0 | 12+3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | KSA | Abdullah Al-Harbi | 4 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | KSA | Hani Al-Sebyani | 10 | 0 | 4+6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | NGA | Izuchuckwu Anthony | 24 | 0 | 22+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 27 | DF | KSA | Hussain Al-Nowaiqi | 22 | 0 | 18+3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 33 | DF | KSA | Hussain Furayj | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||
| 6 | MF | KSA | Khaled Al-Samiri | 24 | 1 | 18+5 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | KSA | Riyadh Al-Ibrahim | 3 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | BRA | Lucas Souza | 30 | 2 | 29 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | BRA | Morato | 22 | 4 | 19+2 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | KSA | Mohammed Al-Sahli | 16 | 0 | 3+13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | GAB | André Biyogo Poko | 30 | 2 | 29 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | KSA | Hassan Al-Majhad | 18 | 0 | 2+16 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 48 | MF | KSA | Abdullah Al-Samti | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 49 | MF | KSA | Ahmed Al-Zain | 11 | 0 | 7+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 58 | MF | KSA | Ayman Al-Hujaili | 17 | 0 | 5+11 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 93 | MF | POR | Fábio Martins | 17 | 7 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 99 | MF | KSA | Hamad Al-Abdan | 24 | 1 | 12+11 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||||
| 9 | FW | ALB | Sokol Cikalleshi | 30 | 11 | 29 | 10 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | FW | KSA | Saleh Al Abbas | 25 | 0 | 1+23 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| Players sent out on loan this season ||||||||||
| 22 | MF | KSA | Malek Al-Darwish | 3 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 77 | FW | KSA | Hisham Al Dubais | 4 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Player who made an appearance this season but have left the club ||||||||||
| 4 | DF | ALG | Djamel Benlamri | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | KSA | Hazim Al-Zahrani | 6 | 0 | 3+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 94 | FW | COL | Brayan Riascos | 6 | 0 | 4+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### Goalscorers

| Rank | No. | Pos | Nat | Name | Pro League | King Cup | Total |
| 1 | 9 | FW | | Sokol Cikalleshi | 10 | 1 | 11 |
| 2 | 93 | MF | | Fábio Martins | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| 3 | 10 | MF | | Morato | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | 8 | MF | | Lucas Souza | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | 15 | MF | | André Biyogo Poko | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | 5 | DF | | Pedro Amaral | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | 6 | MF | | Khaled Al-Samiri | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | 99 | MF | | Hamad Al-Abdan | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Own goal | Own goal | Own goal | Own goal | Own goal | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 30 | 1 | 31 |
Last Updated: 31 May 2023

### Assists

| Rank | No. | Pos | Nat | Name | Pro League | King Cup | Total |
| 1 | 10 | MF | | Morato | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 1 | 15 | MF | | André Biyogo Poko | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 3 | 9 | FW | | Sokol Cikalleshi | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | 93 | MF | | Fábio Martins | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | 8 | MF | | Lucas Souza | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | 27 | DF | | Hussain Al-Nowaiqi | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | 5 | DF | | Pedro Amaral | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | 14 | FW | | Saleh Al Abbas | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 21 | 1 | 22 |
Last Updated: 31 May 2023

### Clean sheets

| Rank | No. | Pos | Nat | Name | Pro League | King Cup | Total |
| 1 | 1 | GK | | Douglas Friedrich | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2 | 96 | GK | | Marwan Al-Haidari | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 7 | 0 | 7 |
Last Updated: 27 May 2023