# 2023–24 Al-Ettifaq FC season

The 2023–24 season was Al-Ettifaq's 45th non-consecutive season in the Pro League and their 78th season in existence. In addition to the Pro League, the club also participated in the King 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 | Abdullah Al-Oaisher |
| 3 | DF | KSA | Mohammed Al-Dossari |
| 4 | DF | SCO | Jack Hendry |
| 9 | FW | FRA | Moussa Dembélé |
| 11 | MF | KSA | Ali Hazazi |
| 13 | DF | KSA | Hamdan Al-Shamrani |
| 14 | MF | ESP | Álvaro Medrán |
| 17 | DF | KSA | Meshal Al-Alaeli |
| 19 | FW | JAM | Demarai Gray |
| 20 | FW | KSA | Thamer Al-Khaibari |
| 21 | GK | KSA | Amin Bukhari (on loan from Al-Nassr) |
| 22 | GK | KSA | Bilal Al-Dawaa |
| 24 | MF | KSA | Abdulrahman Al-Aboud (on loan from Al-Ittihad) |
| 25 | MF | NED | Georginio Wijnaldum (captain) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 26 | MF | KSA | Abdulmohsen Al-Dossari |
| 29 | DF | KSA | Mohammed Abdulrahman |
| 30 | FW | KSA | Muhannad Al Saad |
| 35 | MF | KSA | Abdullah Khalifah |
| 41 | MF | KSA | Majed Dawran |
| 48 | GK | BRA | Paulo Victor |
| 49 | DF | KSA | Abdulrahman Oumar |
| 61 | DF | KSA | Radhi Al-Otaibi |
| 70 | DF | KSA | Abdullah Al-Khateeb |
| 75 | MF | CIV | Seko Fofana (on loan from Al-Nassr) |
| 76 | DF | KSA | Abdullah Madu (on loan from Al-Nassr) |
| 77 | MF | KSA | Khalid Al-Ghannam |
| 90 | FW | KSA | Haroune Camara (on loan from Al-Ittihad) |
| 97 | FW | CMR | Karl Toko Ekambi |

### Unregistered players

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 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 |
| 5 | DF | KSA | Saad Al Mousa (on loan to Al-Ittihad) |
| 6 | MF | TUR | Berat Özdemir (on loan to Trabzonspor) |
| 7 | MF | KSA | Mohammed Al-Kuwaykibi (on loan to Al Taawoun) |
| 8 | MF | KSA | Hamed Al-Ghamdi (on loan to Al-Ittihad) |
| 15 | MF | KSA | Ahmed Al-Ghamdi (on loan to Al-Ittihad) |
| 18 | MF | KSA | Mohammed Mahzari (on loan to Al Taawoun) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 23 | FW | KSA | Jaber Qarradi (on loan to Ohod) |
| 24 | MF | KSA | Nawaf Hazazi (on loan to Al-Bukiryah) |
| 27 | FW | BRA | Vitinho (on loan to Al-Shabab) |
| 32 | DF | COD | Marcel Tisserand (on loan to Abha Club) |
| 42 | MF | KSA | Salem Al-Maqadi (on loan to Jeddah) |
| 92 | GK | KSA | Turki Baljoush (on loan to Al-Nairyah) |

## Transfers and loans
### Transfers in

| Entry date | Position | No. | Player | From club | Fee |
| 30 June 2023 | DF | 29 | Fahad Al-Dossari | Al-Kholood | End of loan |
| 30 June 2023 | MF | 18 | Mohammed Mahrazi | Al-Shoulla | End of loan |
| 30 June 2023 | MF | 42 | Salem Al-Maqadi | Al-Sahel | End of loan |
| 30 June 2023 | MF | – | Amin Younes | Utrecht | End of loan |
| 26 July 2023 | DF | 4 | Jack Hendry | Club Brugge | $5,400,000 |
| 26 July 2023 | FW | 9 | Moussa Dembélé | Lyon | Free |
| 27 July 2023 | MF | 10 | Jordan Henderson | Liverpool | $15,500,000 |
| 2 September 2023 | MF | 25 | Georginio Wijnaldum | Paris Saint-Germain | $8,600,000 |
| 7 September 2023 | DF | 61 | Radhi Al-Otaibi | Al-Hazem | Undisclosed |
| 7 September 2023 | FW | 19 | Demarai Gray | Everton | $10,000,000 |
| 7 September 2023 | FW | 20 | Thamer Al-Khaibari | Al-Ittihad | Free |
| 8 September 2023 | DF | 13 | Hamdan Al-Shamrani | Al-Ittihad | Free |
| 26 January 2024 | MF | 14 | Álvaro Medrán | Al-Taawoun | $2,500,000 |
| 30 January 2024 | MF | 77 | Khalid Al-Ghannam | Al-Nassr | Undisclosed |
| 30 January 2024 | FW | 97 | Karl Toko Ekambi | Abha | Undisclosed |

### Loans in

| Start date | End date | Position | No. | Player | From club | Fee |
| 9 August 2023 | 8 September 2023 | DF | 13 | Hamdan Al-Shamrani | Al-Ittihad | None |
| 7 September 2023 | End of season | GK | 21 | Amin Bukhari | Al-Nassr | None |
| 17 January 2024 | End of season | MF | 24 | Abdulrahman Al-Aboud | Al-Ittihad | None |
| 17 January 2024 | End of season | FW | 90 | Haroune Camara | Al-Ittihad | None |
| 30 January 2024 | End of season | DF | 76 | Abdullah Madu | Al-Nassr | None |
| 30 January 2024 | End of season | MF | 75 | Seko Fofana | Al-Nassr | None |

### Transfers out

| Exit date | Position | No. | Player | To club | Fee |
| 30 June 2023 | DF | 13 | Abdulrahman Al-Obaid | Al-Hilal | End of loan |
| 1 July 2023 | FW | 17 | Abdulla Al Salem | Al-Khaleej | Free |
| 9 July 2023 | MF | 10 | Naïm Sliti | Al-Ahli Doha | Free |
| 20 July 2023 | FW | 20 | Rayan Al-Bloushi | Al-Safa | Free |
| 22 July 2023 | FW | 18 | Youssoufou Niakaté | Baniyas | Free |
| 3 August 2023 | MF | 6 | Ibrahim Mahnashi | Al-Qadsiah | $1,650,000 |
| 13 August 2023 | DF | 2 | Saeed Al-Muwallad | Al-Wehda | Free |
| 31 August 2023 | DF | 14 | Darko Velkovski | | Released |
| 1 September 2023 | DF | 29 | Fahad Al-Dossari | Al-Orobah | Free |
| 5 September 2023 | DF | 44 | Hamad Al-Sayyaf | Ohod | Free |
| 7 September 2023 | MF | 16 | Faisal Al-Ghamdi | Al-Ittihad | $12,500,000 |
| 7 September 2023 | MF | 66 | Rakan Kaabi | Al-Fayha | Free |
| 8 September 2023 | DF | 12 | Sanousi Hawsawi | Damac | $800,000 |
| 12 September 2023 | DF | 91 | Yasser Al Mousa | Hajer | Free |
| 18 January 2024 | MF | 10 | Jordan Henderson | Ajax | Free |

### Loans out

| Start date | End date | Position | No. | Player | To club | Fee |
| 1 August 2023 | End of season | MF | 42 | Salem Al-Maqadi | Jeddah | None |
| 4 September 2023 | End of season | MF | 6 | Berat Özdemir | Trabzonspor | None |
| 5 September 2023 | End of season | FW | 23 | Jaber Qarradi | Ohod | None |
| 9 September 2023 | End of season | MF | 24 | Nawaf Hazazi | Al-Bukiryah | None |
| 17 January 2024 | End of season | DF | 5 | Saad Al Mousa | Al-Ittihad | None |
| 28 January 2024 | End of season | MF | 15 | Ahmed Al-Ghamdi | Al-Ittihad | None |
| 30 January 2024 | End of season | DF | 32 | Marcel Tisserand | Abha | None |
| 30 January 2024 | End of season | MF | 8 | Hamed Al-Ghamdi | Al-Ittihad | None |
| 30 January 2024 | End of season | FW | 27 | Vitinho | Al-Shabab | None |
| 31 January 2024 | End of season | MF | 7 | Mohammed Al-Kuwaykibi | Al-Taawoun | None |
| 31 January 2024 | End of season | MF | 18 | Mohammed Mahrazi | Al-Taawoun | None |
| 9 February 2024 | End of season | GK | 92 | Turki Baljoush | Al-Nairyah | 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 | 12 | 10 | 43 | 34 | +9 | 035.29 |
| King Cup | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 050.00 |
| Total | 36 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 47 | 35 | +12 | 036.11 |
Updated to match played complete Source: Competitions

### Pro League
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 4 | Al-Taawoun | 34 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 51 | 35 | +16 | 59 | Qualification for AFC Champions League Two group stage |
| 5 | Al-Ittihad | 34 | 16 | 6 | 12 | 63 | 54 | +9 | 54 | |
| 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 | |
* ↑ 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 | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | H | A |
| Result | W | W | D | L | W | W | W | D | L | L | W | D | D | D | L | D | L | L | D | W | L | W | W | D | D | L | W | D | D | L | W | D | W | L |
| Position | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |

#### 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 May 2024.
| 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | GK | KSA | Amin Bukhari | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 48 | GK | BRA | Paulo Victor | 36 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||
| 3 | DF | KSA | Mohammed Al-Dossari | 5 | 0 | 1+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | SCO | Jack Hendry | 36 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | DF | KSA | Hamdan Al-Shamrani | 26 | 1 | 19+6 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | DF | KSA | Meshal Al-Alaeli | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | DF | KSA | Mohammed Abdulrahman | 28 | 0 | 17+9 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 42 | DF | KSA | Hassan Al-Musallam | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 61 | DF | KSA | Radhi Al-Otaibi | 26 | 0 | 19+7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 70 | DF | KSA | Abdullah Al-Khateeb | 31 | 0 | 20+10 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 76 | DF | KSA | Abdullah Madu | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||
| 11 | MF | KSA | Ali Hazazi | 26 | 0 | 20+4 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | ESP | Álvaro Medrán | 15 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | KSA | Abdulrahman Al-Aboud | 7 | 0 | 1+6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | MF | NED | Georginio Wijnaldum | 31 | 7 | 29 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| 26 | MF | KSA | Abdulmohsen Al-Dossari | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | MF | KSA | Muhannad Al Saad | 5 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 35 | MF | KSA | Abdullah Khalifah | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | MF | KSA | Majed Dawran | 8 | 1 | 1+7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 75 | MF | CIV | Seko Fofana | 14 | 2 | 13+1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 77 | MF | KSA | Khalid Al-Ghannam | 6 | 0 | 0+6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||||
| 9 | FW | FRA | Moussa Dembélé | 26 | 14 | 24+1 | 12 | 1 | 2 |
| 19 | FW | JAM | Demarai Gray | 25 | 4 | 21+2 | 4 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 20 | FW | KSA | Thamer Al-Khaibari | 7 | 0 | 0+7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 90 | FW | KSA | Haroune Camara | 9 | 1 | 4+5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 97 | FW | CMR | Karl Toko Ekambi | 15 | 6 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Players sent out on loan this season ||||||||||
| 5 | DF | KSA | Saad Al Mousa | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | TUR | Berat Özdemir | 4 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | KSA | Mohammed Al-Kuwaykibi | 18 | 2 | 7+9 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 8 | MF | KSA | Hamed Al-Ghamdi | 15 | 1 | 3+10 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | KSA | Ahmed Al-Ghamdi | 12 | 0 | 2+9 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | KSA | Mohammed Mahzari | 13 | 0 | 2+9 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 23 | FW | KSA | Jaber Qarradi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | BRA | Vitinho | 4 | 2 | 3+1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | DF | COD | Marcel Tisserand | 17 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| Player who made an appearance this season but have left the club ||||||||||
| 10 | MF | ENG | Jordan Henderson | 19 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | DF | KSA | Sanousi Hawsawi | 4 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | KSA | Faisal Al-Ghamdi | 5 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 99 | FW | SWE | Robin Quaison | 19 | 3 | 16+2 | 3 | 1 | 0 |

### Goalscorers

| Rank | No. | Pos | Nat | Name | Pro League | King Cup | Total |
| 1 | 9 | FW | | Moussa Dembélé | 12 | 2 | 14 |
| 2 | 25 | MF | | Georginio Wijnaldum | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| 3 | 97 | FW | | Karl Toko Ekambi | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 4 | 19 | FW | | Demarai Gray | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | 99 | FW | | Robin Quaison | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | 7 | MF | | Mohammed Al-Kuwaykibi | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | 27 | MF | | Vitinho | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | 75 | MF | | Seko Fofana | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | 8 | MF | | Hamed Al-Ghamdi | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | 13 | DF | | Hamdan Al-Shamrani | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | 14 | MF | | Álvaro Medrán | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | 41 | MF | | Majed Dawran | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | 90 | FW | | Haroune Camara | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Own goal | Own goal | Own goal | Own goal | Own goal | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 43 | 4 | 47 |
Last Updated: 23 May 2024

### Assists

| Rank | No. | Pos | Nat | Name | Pro League | King Cup | Total |
| 1 | 25 | MF | | Georginio Wijnaldum | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 2 | 10 | MF | | Jordan Henderson | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 3 | 19 | FW | | Demarai Gray | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | 7 | MF | | Mohammed Al-Kuwaykibi | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | 8 | MF | | Hamed Al-Ghamdi | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | 14 | MF | | Álvaro Medrán | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | 29 | DF | | Mohammed Abdulrahman | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | 75 | MF | | Seko Fofana | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | 4 | DF | | Jack Hendry | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | 9 | FW | | Moussa Dembélé | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | 11 | MF | | Ali Hazazi | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | 13 | DF | | Hamdan Al-Shamrani | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | 27 | MF | | Vitinho | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | 61 | DF | | Radhi Al-Otaibi | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | 90 | FW | | Haroune Camara | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | 97 | FW | | Karl Toko Ekambi | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 28 | 4 | 32 |
Last Updated: 23 May 2024

### Clean sheets

| Rank | No. | Pos | Nat | Name | Pro League | King Cup | Total |
| 1 | 48 | GK | | Paulo Victor | 12 | 1 | 13 |
| 2 | 21 | GK | | Amin Bukhari | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 12 | 1 | 13 |
Last Updated: 23 May 2024