# 2022–23 Al-Raed FC season

The 2022–23 season was Al-Raed's 69th year in their history and 15th consecutive season in the Pro League. The club participated in the Pro League and the King Cup.
The season covers 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 | ROU | Silviu Lung Jr. |
| 4 | DF | KSA | Khaled Al-Khathlan |
| 6 | MF | KSA | Abdullah Majrashi |
| 7 | MF | KSA | Abdulmalek Al-Shammeri |
| 8 | MF | KSA | Yahya Al-Shehri |
| 9 | FW | KSA | Raed Al-Ghamdi |
| 10 | MF | MAR | Mohamed Fouzair |
| 11 | FW | MAR | Karim El Berkaoui |
| 12 | DF | KSA | Mohammed Salem |
| 14 | MF | KSA | Mansor Al-Beshe |
| 15 | MF | KSA | Omar Al-Kreidis |
| 16 | MF | KSA | Abdulaziz Al-Jebreen |
| 17 | FW | CPV | Júlio Tavares |
| 18 | MF | KSA | Naif Hazazi |
| 19 | DF | KSA | Abdullah Al-Fahad |
| 20 | FW | KSA | Rakan Al-Dossari |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 23 | GK | KSA | Ahmed Al-Rehaili |
| 27 | MF | KSA | Awadh Khamis |
| 28 | DF | BRA | Pablo Santos |
| 32 | DF | KSA | Mohammed Al-Dossari |
| 33 | GK | KSA | Mutlaq Al-Hurayji |
| 41 | FW | KSA | Nawaf Al-Sahli |
| 42 | FW | KSA | Anas Al-Zahrani |
| 44 | MF | KSA | Sultan Al-Farhan (captain) |
| 45 | MF | KSA | Yahya Sunbul |
| 47 | FW | KSA | Abdulrahman Al-Ghamdi |
| 50 | GK | KSA | Mashari Sanyoor |
| 66 | DF | KSA | Abdullah Al-Shaflut |
| 74 | MF | KSA | Abdulmohsen Al-Qahtani |
| 82 | MF | ROU | Alexandru Mitriță (on loan from New York City) |
| 88 | MF | CRO | Damjan Đoković |
| 94 | DF | KSA | Mubarak Al-Rajeh |

### 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 |
| 77 | FW | KSA | Rayan Al-Marshoud (at Al-Rayyan until 30 June 2023) |

## Transfers and loans
### Transfers in

| Entry date | Position | No. | Player | From club | Fee |
| 30 June 2022 | DF | 2 | Fahad Al-Suyayfy | Al-Jandal | End of loan |
| 30 June 2022 | MF | 16 | Bander Faleh | Al-Shoulla | End of loan |
| 30 June 2022 | FW | 77 | Rayan Al-Marshoud | Al-Arabi | End of loan |
| 23 July 2022 | MF | 35 | Mansor Al-Beshe | Al-Hilal | Free |
| 25 July 2022 | GK | 1 | Silviu Lung Jr. | Kayserispor | Free |
| 25 July 2022 | DF | 28 | Pablo Santos | Braga | Free |
| 25 July 2022 | MF | 88 | Damjan Đoković | Çaykur Rizespor | Free |
| 25 July 2022 | FW | 17 | Júlio Tavares | Al-Faisaly | Free |
| 31 August 2022 | MF | 7 | Abdulmalek Al-Shammeri | Al-Fayha | Free |
| 31 August 2022 | MF | 16 | Abdulaziz Al-Jebreen | Al-Batin | Free |

### Loans in

| Start date | End date | Position | No. | Player | From club | Fee | Ref. |
| 25 July 2022 | End of season | MF | 82 | Alexandru Mitriță | New York City | None | |

### Transfers out

| Exit date | Position | No. | Player | To club | Fee |
| 30 June 2022 | DF | 13 | Abdullah Al-Shanqiti | Al-Nassr | End of loan |
| 30 June 2022 | MF | 5 | Eduardo Henrique | Sporting CP | End of loan |
| 30 June 2022 | MF | 35 | Mansor Al-Beshe | Al-Hilal | End of loan |
| 1 July 2022 | GK | – | Abdulbassit Hawsawi | Damac | Free |
| 1 July 2022 | MF | 49 | Ahmed Al-Zain | Damac | Free |
| 7 July 2022 | DF | 40 | Muteb Al-Mutlaq | Al-Shoulla | Free |
| 16 July 2022 | MF | 16 | Bander Faleh | Al-Jabalain | Free |
| 25 July 2022 | FW | 17 | Eder | | Released |
| 6 August 2022 | DF | 2 | Fahad Al-Suyayfy | Al-Shoulla | Free |
| 15 August 2022 | GK | – | Ayman Al-Husayka' | Al-Qawarah | Free |
| 20 August 2022 | MF | – | Ali Bakri | Al-Tuhami | Free |
| 24 August 2022 | DF | 21 | Aqeel Baalghyth | Jeddah | Free |
| 7 September 2022 | MF | 3 | Christian Atsu | Hatayspor | Free |
| 18 September 2022 | FW | – | Ziyad Al-Qarait | Al-Saqer | Free |
| 6 October 2022 | DF | – | Mohammed Krishan | Al-Qawarah | Free |
| 16 December 2022 | DF | 25 | René Santos | Marítimo | Free |

### Loans out

| Start date | End date | Position | No. | Player | To club | Fee | Ref. |
| 15 July 2022 | End of season | FW | 77 | Rayan Al-Marshoud | Al-Rayyan | 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 | 7 | 14 | 41 | 49 | −8 | 030.00 |
| King Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 000.00 |
| Total | 31 | 9 | 7 | 15 | 41 | 50 | −9 | 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 |
| 8 | Damac | 30 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 33 | 43 | −10 | 36 | |
| 9 | Al-Tai | 30 | 10 | 4 | 16 | 41 | 49 | −8 | 34 | |
| 10 | Al-Raed | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 41 | 49 | −8 | 34 | |
| 11 | Al-Fayha | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 31 | 43 | −12 | 33 | Qualified for the AFC Champions League group stage |
| 12 | Abha | 30 | 10 | 3 | 17 | 33 | 52 | −19 | 33 | |
* 1 2 Al-Tai finished ahead of Al-Raed on head-to-head points: Al-Tai: 4 pts, Al-Raed: 1 pts (Al-Raed 0–2 Al-Tai, Al-Tai 2–2 Al-Raed).
* ↑ Al-Fayha qualified for the AFC Champions League group stage as the 2021–22 King Cup winners.
* 1 2 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 | A | H | 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 |
| Result | L | W | L | W | W | L | L | L | L | W | L | W | L | L | D | W | D | D | L | W | D | D | L | L | W | L | W | D | D | L |
| Position | 9 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 |

#### 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 | ROU | Silviu Lung Jr. | 28 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | GK | KSA | Ahmed Al-Rehaili | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | GK | KSA | Mutlaq Al-Hurayji | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 50 | GK | KSA | Meshari Sanyor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||
| 4 | DF | KSA | Khaled Al-Khathlan | 10 | 0 | 6+3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | DF | KSA | Mohammed Salem | 28 | 1 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | DF | KSA | Abdullah Al-Fahad | 22 | 0 | 18+3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 28 | DF | BRA | Pablo Santos | 17 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | DF | KSA | Mohammed Al-Dossari | 21 | 0 | 18+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 66 | DF | KSA | Abdullah Al-Shaflut | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 94 | DF | KSA | Mubarak Al-Rajeh | 12 | 0 | 9+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||
| 6 | MF | KSA | Abdullah Majrashi | 4 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | KSA | Abdulmalek Al-Shammeri | 8 | 0 | 2+6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | KSA | Yahya Al-Shehri | 18 | 0 | 1+16 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | MAR | Mohamed Fouzair | 28 | 11 | 26+1 | 11 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | KSA | Mansor Al-Beshe | 21 | 1 | 15+5 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | KSA | Omar Al-Kreidis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | KSA | Abdulaziz Al-Jebreen | 7 | 0 | 5+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | KSA | Naif Hazazi | 8 | 0 | 3+4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | KSA | Awadh Khamis | 27 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | MF | KSA | Sultan Al-Farhan | 22 | 0 | 18+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | MF | KSA | Yahya Sunbul | 17 | 1 | 6+11 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 74 | MF | KSA | Abdulmohsen Al-Qahtani | 3 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 82 | MF | ROU | Alexandru Mitriță | 28 | 6 | 26+2 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 88 | MF | CRO | Damjan Đoković | 30 | 2 | 24+5 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||||
| 9 | FW | KSA | Raed Al-Ghamdi | 19 | 0 | 3+15 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | MAR | Karim El Berkaoui | 22 | 9 | 19+2 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | CPV | Júlio Tavares | 28 | 8 | 27 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | FW | KSA | Rakan Al-Dossari | 1 | 1 | 0+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | FW | KSA | Nawaf Al-Sahli | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | FW | KSA | Anas Al-Zahrani | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Player who made an appearance this season but have left the club ||||||||||
| 25 | DF | BRA | René Santos | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### Goalscorers

| Rank | No. | Pos | Nat | Name | Pro League | King Cup | Total |
| 1 | 10 | MF | | Mohamed Fouzair | 11 | 0 | 11 |
| 2 | 11 | FW | | Karim El Berkaoui | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| 3 | 17 | FW | | Júlio Tavares | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| 4 | 82 | MF | | Alexandru Mitriță | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 5 | 88 | MF | | Damjan Đoković | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | 12 | DF | | Mohammed Salem | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | 14 | MF | | Mansor Al-Beshe | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | 20 | FW | | Rakan Al-Dossari | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | 28 | DF | | Pablo Santos | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | 45 | MF | | Yahya Sunbul | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Own goal | Own goal | Own goal | Own goal | Own goal | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 41 | 0 | 41 |
Last Updated: 31 May 2023

### Assists

| Rank | No. | Pos | Nat | Name | Pro League | King Cup | Total |
| 1 | 10 | MF | | Mohamed Fouzair | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | 17 | FW | | Júlio Tavares | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 3 | 11 | FW | | Karim El Berkaoui | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | 32 | DF | | Mohammed Al-Dossari | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | 28 | DF | | Pablo Santos | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | 8 | MF | | Yahya Al-Shehri | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | 9 | FW | | Raed Al-Ghamdi | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | 12 | DF | | Mohammed Salem | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | 44 | MF | | Sultan Al-Farhan | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | 45 | MF | | Yahya Sunbul | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | 82 | MF | | Alexandru Mitriță | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | 88 | MF | | Damjan Đoković | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 26 | 0 | 26 |
Last Updated: 31 May 2023

### Clean sheets

| Rank | No. | Pos | Nat | Name | Pro League | King Cup | Total |
| 1 | 1 | GK | | Silviu Lung Jr. | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2 | 23 | GK | | Ahmed Al-Rehaili | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 5 | 0 | 5 |
Last Updated: 27 May 2023