# 2018–19 Hajer Club season

The 2018–19 season was Hajer's third consecutive season in the Prince Mohammad bin Salman League following their relegation from the Professional League during the 2015–16 season, it was also their 68th year in existence. Along with competing in the MS League, the club also participated in the King Cup. The season covers the period from 1 July 2018 to 30 June 2019.

## First-team squad

    As of 1 September 2018
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 | DF | NGA | Gege Soriola |
| 4 | DF | KSA | Hassan Al-Sandal |
| 5 | MF | KSA | Sami Abdulghani |
| 6 | MF | KSA | Abdulaziz Al-Shuhaib |
| 7 | MF | TUN | Ahmed Hosni |
| 8 | DF | KSA | Abdullah Al-Yousef |
| 9 | MF | BRA | Rayllan |
| 10 | MF | KSA | Jehad Al-Zowayed |
| 11 | MF | KSA | Hassan Al-Solan |
| 12 | DF | KSA | Ali Al-Maani |
| 13 | DF | KSA | Saud Fallatah |
| 14 | MF | KSA | Abdurahman Al-Huraib (captain) |
| 16 | MF | KSA | Mahmoud Bu Hassan |
| 17 | MF | KSA | Haitham Al-Khulaif |
| 18 | MF | NGA | Djebril Mohammed |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 19 | FW | SEN | Waliou Ndoye |
| 22 | GK | KSA | Abdulraouf Al-Daqeel |
| 23 | GK | KSA | Nawaf Al-Otaibi |
| 25 | GK | IRQ | Noor Sabri |
| 27 | MF | KSA | Hassan Al-Mohammed |
| 32 | DF | KSA | Hamad Al-Jizani |
| 33 | GK | KSA | Radhi Al-Olaiwi |
| 47 | DF | KSA | Nasser Al-Ojail |
| 48 | MF | KSA | Abdullah Othman |
| 70 | FW | KSA | Faisel Al-Jamaan |
| 73 | DF | KSA | Hassan Al-Harbi |
| 77 | FW | KSA | Abdulaziz Al-Mutair |
| 88 | MF | MTN | Alassane Diop |
| 99 | FW | GHA | Robert Ghansah |

## Transfers
### In

| Date | Pos. | Name | Previous club | Fee |
| 19 June 2018 | DF | Gege Soriola | Al-Malkiya | Free |
| 21 June 2018 | MF | Ahmed Hosni | Stade Tunisien | Free |
| 24 June 2018 | GK | Noor Sabri | Naft Al-Wasat | Undisclosed |
| 4 July 2018 | DF | Hamad Al-Jizani | Al-Qadsiah | Free |
| 4 July 2018 | DF | Saud Fallatah | Al-Nojoom | Free |
| 13 July 2018 | FW | Robert Ghansah | Al-Shabab | Free |
| 14 July 2018 | MF | Djebril Mohammed | Al-Nojoom | Free |
| 30 July 2018 | MF | Rayllan | Juazeiro | Free |
| 22 August 2018 | MF | Alassane Diop | Nouadhibou | Free |
| 23 August 2018 | FW | Waliou Ndoye | Sfaxien | Free |
| 19 January 2019 | MF | Diego Barboza | Al-Qaisumah | Free |
| 19 January 2019 | FW | Rashed Al-Salem | Al-Hilal | Free |
| 27 January 2019 | FW | Łukasz Gikiewicz | Al-Batin | Free |

### Out

| Date | Pos. | Name | New club | Fee |
| 1 June 2018 | DF | Mohammed Al-Mohanna | Released | Free |
| 1 June 2018 | DF | Safwan Hawsawi | Released | Free |
| 1 June 2018 | MF | Ibrahim Al-Ibrahim | Released | Free |
| 1 June 2018 | FW | Saleh Al-Arfej | Released | Free |
| 1 June 2018 | FW | Willen | Released | Free |
| 19 June 2018 | DF | Abdulshakour Hosawi | Al-Nojoom | Free |
| 22 July 2018 | DF | Radhi Al-Radhi | Al-Adalh | Free |
| 27 July 2018 | MF | Abdulhadi Al-Harajin | Al-Jabalain | Free |
| 14 August 2018 | DF | Mohamed Houssem Slimene | Abha | Free |
| 16 August 2018 | DF | Mohammed Al-Musained | Released | Free |
| 16 August 2018 | MF | Abduraheem Al-Debbas | Released | Free |
| 16 August 2018 | MF | Khaled Al-Aboud | Al-Muzahimiyyah | Free |
| 17 August 2018 | MF | Eisa Al-Saeed | Al-Nojoom | Free |
| 10 September 2018 | GK | Khalid Radhy | Al-Sadd | Free |
| 12 September 2018 | DF | Jaafer Al-Saeed | Al-Sharq | Free |
| 18 October 2018 | FW | Yousef Atallah | Al-Bukayriyah | Free |
| 31 December 2018 | DF | Ahmed Al-Nufaili | Al-Ain | Free |
| 23 January 2019 | MF | Ahmed Hosni | Released | Free |
| 21 April 2019 | GK | Noor Sabri | Released | Free |

## Competitions
### Prince Mohammad bin Salman League
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Abha (C, P) | 38 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 52 | 38 | +14 | 69 | Promotion to Pro League |
| 2 | Damac (P) | 38 | 16 | 16 | 6 | 52 | 31 | +21 | 64 | Promotion to Pro League |
| 3 | Al-Adalah (P) | 38 | 18 | 9 | 11 | 49 | 39 | +10 | 63 | Promotion to Pro League |
| 4 | Al-Khaleej (Q) | 38 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 49 | 39 | +10 | 60 | Qualification for the Promotion play-offs |
| 5 | Al-Jeel | 38 | 16 | 9 | 13 | 52 | 44 | +8 | 57 | |
| 6 | Al-Tai | 38 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 39 | 34 | +5 | 57 | |
| 7 | Najran | 38 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 47 | 43 | +4 | 52 | |
| 8 | Jeddah | 38 | 11 | 17 | 10 | 46 | 43 | +3 | 50 | |
| 9 | Al-Nojoom | 38 | 11 | 17 | 10 | 46 | 44 | +2 | 50 | |
| 10 | Al-Nahda | 38 | 14 | 7 | 17 | 41 | 42 | −1 | 49 | |
| 11 | Al-Ain | 38 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 43 | 45 | −2 | 49 | |
| 12 | Al-Shoulla | 38 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 42 | 46 | −4 | 48 | |
| 13 | Al-Kawkab | 38 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 45 | 52 | −7 | 48 | |
| 14 | Al-Mujazzal | 38 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 41 | 45 | −4 | 48 | |
| 15 | Al-Jabalain | 38 | 11 | 15 | 12 | 35 | 40 | −5 | 48 | |
| 16 | Al-Ansar | 38 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 39 | 41 | −2 | 47 | |
| 17 | Al-Qaisumah (R) | 38 | 13 | 8 | 17 | 46 | 53 | −7 | 47 | Relegation to the Second Division |
| 18 | Hajer (R) | 38 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 39 | 42 | −3 | 47 | Relegation to the Second Division |
| 19 | Al-Washm (R) | 38 | 12 | 7 | 19 | 35 | 51 | −16 | 43 | Relegation to the Second Division |
| 20 | Al-Orobah (R) | 38 | 5 | 11 | 22 | 37 | 63 | −26 | 26 | Relegation to the Second Division |
* 1 2 Al-Jeel finished ahead of Al-Tai on head-to-head goal difference: Al-Jeel 2–0 Al-Tai, Al-Tai 1–0 Al-Jeel.
* 1 2 Jeddah finished ahead of Al-Nojoom on overall goal difference: Jeddah +3, Al-Nojoom +2 (Jeddah 1–1 Al-Nojoom, Al-Nojoom 2–2 Jeddah).
* 1 2 Al-Nahda finished ahead of Al-Ain on overall goal difference: Al-Nahda −1, Al-Ain −2 (Al-Nahda 2–1 Al-Ain, Al-Ain 2–1 Al-Nahda).
* 1 2 3 4 Head-to-head points: Al-Shoulla 13, Al-Kawkab 12, Al-Mujazzal 7, Al-Jabalain 2 (Al-Shoulla 2–1 Al-Kawkab, Al-Kawkab 3–2 Al-Shoulla, Al-Shoulla 2–0 Al-Mujazzal, Al-Mujazzal 1–2 Al-Shoulla, Al-Shoulla 0–0 Al-Jabalain, Al-Jabalain 1–3 Al-Shoulla, Al-Kawkab 2–1 Al-Mujazzal, Al-Mujazzal 2–1 Al-Kawkab, Al-Kawkab 1–0 Al-Jabalain, Al-Jabalain 1–2 Al-Kawkab, Al-Mujazzal 1–0 Al-Jabalain, Al-Jabalain 0–0 Al-Mujazzal).
* 1 2 3 Head-to-head points: Al-Ansar 8, Al-Qaisumah 4, Hajer 3 (Al-Ansar 4–1 Al-Qaisumah, Al-Qaisumah 0–2 Al-Ansar, Al-Ansar 1–1 Hajer, Hajer 2–2 Al-Ansar, Al-Qaisumah 2–1 Hajer, Hajer 0–0 Al-Qaisumah).

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 16 May 2019. Source:

#### Results by matchday

| Matchday | 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 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 |
| Ground | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | A | H | A | H | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | H | A | H | A | A | A | H | H | A | H | A |
| Result | D | W | W | W | D | D | W | D | D | D | D | W | D | L | L | D | L | W | W | L | L | L | L | L | W | D | D | L | W | W | D | L | L | L | D | D | L | W |
| Position | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 |

#### Matches

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

### King Cup

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

## Statistics
### Appearances and goals

    Last updated on 15 May 2019.
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | MS League | MS League | King Cup | King Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||
| 22 | GK | KSA | Abdulraouf Al-Daqeel | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | GK | KSA | Nawaf Al-Otaibi | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||
| 3 | DF | NGA | Gege Soriola | 25 | 1 | 22+2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | KSA | Hassan Al-Sandal | 22 | 0 | 17+3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | DF | KSA | Abdullah Al-Yousef | 38 | 5 | 37 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | DF | KSA | Ali Al-Maani | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | DF | KSA | Saud Fallatah | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 32 | DF | KSA | Hamad Al-Jizani | 35 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 47 | DF | KSA | Nasser Al-Ojail | 8 | 0 | 4+3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 73 | DF | KSA | Hassan Al-Harbi | 38 | 2 | 37 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||
| 5 | MF | KSA | Sami Abdulghani | 11 | 0 | 7+3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | KSA | Abdulaziz Al-Shuhaib | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | MF | BRA | Rayllan | 18 | 1 | 6+11 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | KSA | Jehad Al-Zowayed | 12 | 0 | 9+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | KSA | Hassan Al-Solan | 13 | 1 | 2+9 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 |
| 14 | MF | KSA | Abdurahman Al-Huraib | 34 | 1 | 28+4 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | KSA | Mahmoud Bu Hassan | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | KSA | Haitham Al-Khulaif | 23 | 0 | 11+10 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | NGA | Djebril Mohammed | 28 | 0 | 25+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | KSA | Diego Barboza | 16 | 3 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | KSA | Hassan Al-Mohammed | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 48 | MF | KSA | Abdullah Othman | 35 | 3 | 28+5 | 3 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 88 | MF | MTN | Alassane Diop | 27 | 1 | 20+6 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||||
| 7 | FW | KSA | Rashed Al-Salem | 8 | 0 | 0+8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | SEN | Waliou Ndoye | 30 | 3 | 15+13 | 3 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 70 | FW | KSA | Faisel Al-Jamaan | 31 | 12 | 28+3 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 77 | FW | KSA | Abdulaziz Al-Mutair | 21 | 2 | 9+11 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 99 | FW | POL | Łukasz Gikiewicz | 14 | 2 | 5+9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Player who made an appearance this season but have left the club ||||||||||
| 7 | MF | TUN | Ahmed Hosni | 18 | 2 | 15+2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | GK | IRQ | Noor Sabri | 27 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 |

### Goalscorers

    Last updated on 15 May 2019.
| Place | Position | Number | Nation | Name | MS League | King Cup | Total |
| 1 | FW | 70 | | Faisel Al-Jamaan | 12 | 0 | 12 |
| 2 | DF | 8 | | Abdullah Al-Yousef | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 3 | FW | 19 | | Waliou Ndoye | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | MF | 20 | | Diego Barboza | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | MF | 48 | | Abdullah Othman | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | MF | 7 | | Ahmed Hosni | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | DF | 73 | | Hassan Al-Harbi | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | FW | 77 | | Abdulaziz Al-Mutair | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | FW | 99 | | Łukasz Gikiewicz | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | DF | 3 | | Gege Soriola | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | MF | 9 | | Rayllan | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | MF | 11 | | Hassan Al-Solan | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | MF | 14 | | Abdurahman Al-Huraib | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | MF | 88 | | Alassane Diop | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Own Goals | Own Goals | Own Goals | Own Goals | Own Goals | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 39 | 1 | 40 |

### Clean sheets

    Last updated on 20 March 2019.
| Place | Position | Number | Nation | Name | MS League | King Cup | Total |
| 1 | GK | 25 | | Noor Sabri | 11 | 0 | 11 |
| 2 | GK | 22 | | Abdulraouf Al-Daqeel | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | GK | 23 | | Nawaf Al-Otaibi | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 12 | 1 | 13 |