# 2021–22 Al-Tai FC season

The 2021–22 season was Al-Tai's 61st year in 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.
This was Al-Tai's first season in the top flight of Saudi football since the 2007–08 season.
The season covered the period from 1 July 2021 to 30 June 2022.

## Players
### Squad information

    As of 1 September 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 |
| 1 | GK | KSA | Nawaf Al-Aqidi (on loan from Al-Nassr) |
| 3 | DF | KSA | Abdulaziz Majrashi |
| 4 | DF | KSA | Abdulkarim Al-Sultan |
| 6 | MF | KSA | Abdulaziz Al-Harabi |
| 7 | MF | KSA | Mohammed Al-Aqel |
| 8 | MF | BRA | Dener |
| 9 | FW | SUI | Cephas Malele |
| 10 | MF | ALG | Amir Sayoud |
| 11 | MF | ZIM | Knowledge Musona |
| 12 | MF | KSA | Salem Al-Toiawy |
| 13 | DF | KSA | Ibrahim Al-Zubaidi |
| 15 | DF | KSA | Nawaf Al-Arifi |
| 16 | MF | KSA | Mohammed Attiyah (on loan from Al-Shabab) |
| 18 | MF | KSA | Abdulkareem Al-Qahtani (on loan from Al-Wehda) |
| 19 | DF | KSA | Hassan Al-Jubairi |
| 20 | FW | KSA | Adeeb Al-Haizan |
| 21 | DF | KSA | Ibrahim Al-Ali |
| 22 | GK | KSA | Bader Al-Enezi |
| 23 | DF | KSA | Abdullah Hassoun (on loan from Al-Ahli) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 24 | MF | KSA | Talal Al-Showaiqi |
| 26 | MF | KSA | Jamal Bajandouh (on loan from Al-Shabab) |
| 27 | MF | KSA | Abdulwahab Jaafer |
| 30 | FW | ARG | Tobías Figueroa (on loan from Deportes Antofagasta) |
| 32 | FW | KSA | Fahad Al-Johani |
| 34 | DF | KSA | Yazan Al-Buhairan |
| 40 | DF | CMR | Collins Fai |
| 42 | MF | KSA | Hamed Fallatah (on loan from Al-Faisaly) |
| 44 | DF | BRA | Marcelo |
| 47 | MF | KSA | Hatem Al-Enezi |
| 55 | DF | MWI | Rayane Hamidou (on loan from Al-Ahli) |
| 66 | MF | KSA | Murad Al-Enezi |
| 70 | FW | KSA | Mohammed Al-Thani (on loan from Ohod) |
| 75 | MF | KSA | Mohammed Harzan |
| 77 | GK | KSA | Turki Al-Shammari |
| 79 | MF | KSA | Mukhtar Ali (on loan from Al-Nassr) |
| 80 | MF | KSA | Abdullah Hajaj |
| 87 | DF | KSA | Mohammed Marzouq |
| 99 | FW | KSA | Mohammed Maran (on loan from Al-Nassr) |

### 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 | Nasser Al-Hulayel (at Al-Khaleej until 30 June 2022) |
| 17 | MF | KSA | Khaled Eid (at Hajer until 30 June 2022) |
| 29 | MF | KSA | Faisal Al-Musallamani (at Al-Lewaa until 30 June 2022) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 85 | MF | KSA | Omar Al-Aidaa (at Al-Lewaa until 30 June 2022) |
| — | DF | KSA | Majid Shami (at Al-Rayyan until 30 June 2022) |

## Transfers and loans
### Transfers in

| Entry date | Position | No. | Player | From club | Fee |
| 30 June 2021 | MF | 10 | Jailson | Najran | End of loan |
| 1 July 2021 | GK | 71 | Martin Lukov | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | $225,000 |
| 1 July 2021 | DF | 3 | Abdulaziz Majrashi | Al-Adalah | Free |
| 1 July 2021 | DF | 44 | Marcelo | Paços Ferreira | Free |
| 1 July 2021 | MF | 11 | Knowledge Musona | Anderlecht | $350,000 |
| 4 July 2021 | DF | 5 | Lucão | FC Luzern | Free |
| 11 July 2021 | DF | 15 | Nawaf Al-Arifi | Al-Hilal | Free |
| 11 July 2021 | DF | 19 | Hassan Al-Jubairi | Al-Faisaly | Undisclosed |
| 14 July 2021 | MF | 75 | Mohammed Harzan | Damac | Free |
| 15 July 2021 | MF | 8 | Dener | Portimonense | Free |
| 26 July 2021 | DF | 13 | Ibrahim Al-Zubaidi | Al-Taawoun | Free |
| 4 August 2021 | MF | 10 | Amir Sayoud | CR Belouizdad | $1,000,000 |
| 13 August 2021 | FW | 9 | Cephas Malele | Argeș Pitești | Free |
| 29 January 2022 | DF | 40 | Collins Fai | Standard Liège | $335,000 |

### Loans in

| Start date | End date | Position | No. | Player | From club | Fee |
| 7 July 2021 | 21 January 2022 | MF | 14 | Basil Al-Sayyali | Al-Nassr | $53,000 |
| 11 July 2021 | End of season | MF | 70 | Mohammed Al-Thani | Ohod | None |
| 23 July 2021 | End of season | MF | 42 | Hamed Fallatah | Al-Faisaly | None |
| 6 August 2021 | 6 January 2022 | DF | 88 | Osama Al-Khalaf | Al-Nassr | None |
| 1 August 2021 | End of season | MF | 16 | Mohammed Attiyah | Al-Shabab | None |
| 31 August 2021 | End of season | MF | 18 | Abdulkareem Al-Qahtani | Al-Wehda | None |
| 31 August 2021 | End of season | FW | 99 | Mohammed Maran | Al-Nassr | None |
| 8 January 2022 | End of season | MF | 26 | Jamal Bajandouh | Al-Shabab | None |
| 22 January 2022 | End of season | FW | 30 | Tobías Figueroa | Deportes Antofagasta | None |
| 29 January 2022 | End of season | DF | 55 | Rayane Hamidou | Al-Ahli | None |
| 29 January 2022 | End of season | MF | 79 | Mukhtar Ali | Al-Nassr | None |
| 30 January 2022 | End of season | GK | 1 | Nawaf Al-Aqidi | Al-Nassr | None |
| 30 January 2022 | End of season | DF | 23 | Abdullah Hassoun | Al-Ahli | None |

### Transfers out

| Exit date | Position | No. | Player | To club | Fee |
| 30 June 2021 | DF | 5 | Mansour Al-Shammari | Al-Nassr | End of loan |
| 30 June 2021 | DF | 12 | Mohammed Al-Shanqiti | Al-Nassr | End of loan |
| 30 June 2021 | DF | 19 | Hassan Al-Jubairi | Al-Faisaly | End of loan |
| 30 June 2021 | DF | 40 | Hassan Al-Shamrani | Damac | End of loan |
| 30 June 2021 | MF | 18 | Abdulelah Al-Shammeri | Al-Shabab | End of loan |
| 30 June 2021 | MF | 21 | Abdulelah Al-Barrih | Damac | End of loan |
| 30 June 2021 | MF | 26 | Ismail Kouakou | Al-Mussanah | End of loan |
| 30 June 2021 | FW | 33 | Junior Magbi | Wydad AC | End of loan |
| 1 July 2021 | GK | 1 | Mohammed Awaji | | Released |
| 1 July 2021 | MF | 55 | Moshari Al-Thamali | | Released |
| 1 July 2021 | MF | 80 | Daniel Amora | | Released |
| 13 July 2021 | MF | 10 | Jailson | Santa Cruz | Free |
| 28 July 2021 | GK | 30 | Saad Al-Saleh | Al-Qadsiah | Free |
| 2 August 2021 | DF | 79 | Rashed Al-Raheeb | Al-Bukiryah | Free |
| 6 August 2021 | MF | 25 | Zied Ounalli | Al-Bukiryah | Free |
| 11 September 2021 | DF | 13 | Mohanna Waqes | Al-Qaisumah | Free |
| 13 September 2021 | FW | 99 | Mukhtar Fallatah | Al-Jubail | Free |
| 27 October 2021 | MF | 14 | Turki Khamis | Al-Qala | Free |
| 1 December 2021 | MF | 24 | Ali Awaji | Al-Entesar | Free |
| 15 February 2022 | DF | 5 | Lucão | Lamia | Free |
| 28 February 2022 | GK | 71 | Martin Lukov | Arda | Free |

### Loans out

| Start date | End date | Position | No. | Player | To club | Fee |
| 10 August 2021 | End of season | DF | 2 | Nasser Al-Hulayel | Al-Khaleej | None |
| 30 August 2021 | End of season | MF | 85 | Omar Al-Aidaa | Al-Lewaa | None |
| 31 August 2021 | End of season | MF | 29 | Faisal Al-Musallamani | Al-Lewaa | None |
| 2 September 2021 | End of season | DF | – | Majid Shami | Al-Rayyan | None |
| 24 January 2022 | End of season | MF | 17 | Khaled Eid | Hajer | None |

## Competitions
### Overview

| Competition | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| Pro League | 30 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 33 | 45 | −12 | 036.67 |
| King Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 000.00 |
| Total | 31 | 11 | 4 | 16 | 35 | 48 | −13 | 035.48 |
Updated to match played 27 June 2022 Source: Competitions

### Pro League
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 4 | Al-Shabab | 30 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 52 | 36 | +16 | 55 |
| 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 |
* ↑ 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.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 | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H |
| Result | L | L | L | W | D | W | W | L | L | L | L | W | L | W | W | L | L | L | L | W | W | D | L | L | D | D | W | W | L | W |
| Position | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 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 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 | Nawaf Al-Aqidi | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | GK | KSA | Bader Al-Enezi | 6 | 0 | 5+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 77 | GK | KSA | Turki Al-Shammari | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||
| 3 | DF | KSA | Abdulaziz Majrashi | 25 | 0 | 14+10 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | KSA | Abdulkarim Al-Sultan | 11 | 0 | 5+6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | DF | KSA | Ibrahim Al-Zubaidi | 20 | 0 | 17+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | KSA | Nawaf Al-Arifi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | DF | KSA | Hassan Al-Jubairi | 27 | 2 | 25+1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | KSA | Abdullah Hassoun | 6 | 0 | 3+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | DF | CMR | Collins Fai | 9 | 0 | 8+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | DF | BRA | Marcelo | 27 | 1 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 | DF | MWI | Rayane Hamidou | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 87 | DF | KSA | Mohammed Marzouq | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||
| 6 | MF | KSA | Abdulaziz Al-Harabi | 21 | 2 | 12+8 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | KSA | Mohammed Al-Aqel | 6 | 0 | 1+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | BRA | Dener | 28 | 5 | 26+1 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | MF | ALG | Amir Sayoud | 21 | 5 | 20+1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | ZIM | Knowledge Musona | 25 | 6 | 24 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | MF | KSA | Salem Al-Toiawy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | KSA | Mohammed Attiyah | 6 | 0 | 0+6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | KSA | Abdulkareem Al-Qahtani | 11 | 0 | 2+8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | MF | KSA | Jamal Bajandouh | 13 | 1 | 10+3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | KSA | Abdulwahab Jaafer | 4 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | MF | KSA | Hamed Fallatah | 23 | 0 | 16+7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 66 | MF | KSA | Murad Al-Enezi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 75 | MF | KSA | Mohammed Harzan | 11 | 0 | 9+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 79 | MF | KSA | Mukhtar Ali | 11 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||||
| 9 | FW | SUI | Cephas Malele | 27 | 4 | 17+9 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | FW | KSA | Adeeb Al-Haizan | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | FW | ARG | Tobías Figueroa | 12 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | FW | KSA | Fahad Al-Johani | 9 | 1 | 7+1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 70 | FW | KSA | Mohammed Al-Thani | 9 | 0 | 4+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 99 | FW | KSA | Mohammed Maran | 15 | 0 | 2+12 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| Player who made an appearance this season but have left the club ||||||||||
| 5 | DF | BRA | Lucão | 19 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | KSA | Basil Al-Sayyali | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 71 | GK | BUL | Martin Lukov | 19 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 88 | DF | KSA | Osama Al-Khalaf | 13 | 0 | 9+3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |

### Goalscorers

| Rank | No. | Pos | Nat | Name | Pro League | King Cup | Total |
| 1 | 11 | MF | | Knowledge Musona | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | 8 | MF | | Dener | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2 | 10 | MF | | Amir Sayoud | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2 | 30 | FW | | Tobías Figueroa | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 5 | 9 | FW | | Cephas Malele | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 6 | 6 | MF | | Abdulaziz Al-Harabi | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | 19 | DF | | Hassan Al-Jubairi | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | 79 | MF | | Mukhtar Ali | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | 5 | DF | | Lucão | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | 26 | MF | | Jamal Bajandouh | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | 32 | FW | | Fahad Al-Johani | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | 44 | DF | | Marcelo | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 33 | 2 | 35 |
Last Updated: 27 June 2022

### Assists

| Rank | No. | Pos | Nat | Name | Pro League | King Cup | Total |
| 1 | 11 | MF | | Knowledge Musona | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| 2 | 9 | FW | | Cephas Malele | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 3 | 10 | MF | | Amir Sayoud | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | 13 | DF | | Ibrahim Al-Zubaidi | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | 75 | MF | | Mohammed Harzan | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | 8 | MF | | Dener | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | 18 | MF | | Abdulkareem Al-Qahtani | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | 19 | DF | | Hassan Al-Jubairi | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | 20 | FW | | Adeeb Al-Haizan | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | 30 | FW | | Tobías Figueroa | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | 40 | DF | | Collins Fai | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | 79 | MF | | Mukhtar Ali | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | 88 | DF | | Osama Al-Khalaf | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | 99 | FW | | Mohammed Maran | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 27 | 2 | 29 |
Last Updated: 27 June 2022

### Clean sheets

| Rank | No. | Pos | Nat | Name | Pro League | King Cup | Total |
| 1 | 1 | GK | | Nawaf Al-Aqidi | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 1 | 71 | GK | | Martin Lukov | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 6 | 0 | 6 |
Last Updated: 27 June 2022