# 2021–22 Al-Fateh SC season

The 2021–22 season was Al-Fateh's 13th consecutive season in the Pro League and their 64th year in existence. The club participated in the Pro League and the King Cup.
The season covered the period from 1 July 2021 to 30 June 2022.

## Players
### Squad information

    As of 1 September 2021
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | KSA | Basil Al-Bahrani |
| 2 | DF | KSA | Nawaf Boushal |
| 3 | DF | KSA | Ziyad Al-Jari |
| 4 | DF | KSA | Saleh Al-Nashmi |
| 5 | DF | KSA | Fahad Al-Harbi |
| 6 | MF | KSA | Abbas Al-Hassan |
| 7 | MF | KSA | Hassan Al-Habib |
| 8 | FW | CRO | Ivan Santini |
| 10 | MF | PER | Christian Cueva |
| 11 | MF | MAR | Mourad Batna |
| 12 | MF | KSA | Majed Kanabah |
| 14 | MF | KSA | Mohammed Al-Fuhaid (captain) |
| 15 | MF | KSA | Hassan Al-Mohammed |
| 16 | MF | KSA | Munther Al-Nakhli |
| 17 | MF | MAR | Marwane Saâdane |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 18 | MF | KSA | Mohammed Al-Saeed |
| 19 | FW | KSA | Firas Al-Buraikan |
| 22 | GK | KSA | Waleed Al-Enezi (on loan from Al-Nassr) |
| 23 | DF | KSA | Abdullah Al-Yousef |
| 24 | DF | KSA | Ammar Al-Daheem |
| 25 | DF | KSA | Tawfiq Buhimed (vice-captain) |
| 26 | MF | KSA | Ali Al-Zaqaan |
| 28 | MF | ALG | Sofiane Bendebka |
| 33 | GK | KSA | Ali Al-Shohaib |
| 35 | GK | UKR | Maksym Koval |
| 37 | MF | KSA | Ali Al-Jassem |
| 43 | FW | KSA | Othman Al-Othman |
| 77 | MF | EGY | Ahmed El Geaidy |
| 87 | DF | KSA | Qassem Lajami |
| 88 | MF | NOR | Gustav Wikheim |

### Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 20 | MF | KSA | Murtadha Al-Khodrawi (at Hajer until 30 June 2022) |

## Transfers and loans
### Transfers in

| Entry date | Position | No. | Player | From club | Fee |
| 30 June 2021 | MF | 16 | Munther Al-Nakhli | Al-Fayha | End of loan |
| 1 July 2021 | MF | 77 | Ahmed El Geaidy | Al-Bukiryah | Free |
| 4 July 2021 | MF | 15 | Hassan Al-Mohammed | Hajer | Undisclosed |
| 8 July 2021 | FW | 19 | Firas al-Buraikan | Al-Nassr | $1,866,000 |
| 10 August 2021 | FW | 8 | Ivan Santini | Osijek | Free |
| 3 January 2022 | MF | 66 | Petros | Al-Nassr | Free |
| 15 January 2022 | MF | – | Loay Al-Johani | Ohod | Free |
| 17 January 2022 | MF | 9 | Ayman Al-Khulaif | Al-Wehda | $225,000 |
| 30 January 2022 | DF | 27 | Ali Al-Zubaidi | Al-Fayha | Free |

### Loans in

| Start date | End date | Position | No. | Player | From club | Fee | Ref. |
| 30 August 2021 | End of season | GK | 22 | Waleed Al-Enezi | Al-Nassr | None | |
| 30 January 2022 | End of season | DF | 20 | Khalifah Al-Dawsari | Al-Hilal | None | |

### Transfers out

| Exit date | Position | No. | Player | To club | Fee |
| 1 July 2021 | FW | 19 | Mohammed Majrashi | Al-Ahli | Free |
| 3 July 2021 | DF | 3 | Mohammad Naji | Al-Batin | Undisclosed |
| 22 July 2021 | FW | 22 | Hillal Soudani | Damac | Free |
| 29 July 2021 | FW | 99 | Abdullah Al-Bladi | Al-Nahda | Free |
| 6 August 2021 | MF | – | Osama Al-Mubaireek | Legia Warsaw | Free |
| 11 August 2021 | FW | 9 | Mitchell te Vrede | Abha | Free |
| 7 September 2021 | GK | 34 | Mohammed Al-Burayh | Al-Diriyah | Free |
| 13 September 2021 | MF | 16 | Mohammed Al-Dhaw | Al-Qaisumah | Free |
| 7 January 2022 | MF | 88 | Gustav Wikheim | | Released |
| 30 January 2022 | DF | 4 | Saleh Al-Nashmi | Al-Qadsiah | Undisclosed |
| 30 January 2022 | MF | 26 | Ali Al-Zaqaan | Al-Fayha | Undisclosed |

### Loans out

| Start date | End date | Position | No. | Player | To club | Fee | Ref. |
| 27 August 2021 | End of season | MF | 20 | Murtadha Al-Khedhrawi | Hajer | None | |
| 30 January 2022 | End of season | MF | – | Loay Al-Johani | Najran | 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 | 8 | 13 | 45 | 41 | +4 | 030.00 |
| King Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 000.00 |
| Total | 31 | 9 | 8 | 14 | 47 | 44 | +3 | 029.03 |
Updated to match played 27 June 2022 Source: Competitions

### Pro League
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 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 | |
| 9 | Abha | 30 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 27 | 43 | −16 | 35 | |
| 10 | Al-Fayha | 30 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 21 | 24 | −3 | 35 | Qualification for AFC Champions League group stage |
* 1 2 3 Head-to-head points: Al-Fateh 5, Abha 5, Al-Fayha 4. Head-to-head goal difference: Al-Fateh +1, Abha –1.
* ↑ Al-Fayha qualified for the AFC Champions League play-off round as 2021–22 King Cup winners.

#### 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 | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A |
| Result | L | D | W | W | D | L | D | W | L | W | L | L | D | W | L | L | D | D | L | L | W | W | D | W | L | D | L | W | L | L |
| Position | 14 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 8 |

#### 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 | Basil Al-Bahrani | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | GK | KSA | Waleed Al-Enezi | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | GK | KSA | Ali Al-Shohaib | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | GK | UKR | Maksym Koval | 29 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||
| 2 | DF | KSA | Nawaf Boushal | 27 | 1 | 25+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | KSA | Ziyad Al-Jari | 4 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | KSA | Fahad Al-Harbi | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | DF | KSA | Meshaal Al-Hamdan | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | DF | MAR | Marwane Saâdane | 23 | 1 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | KSA | Khalifah Al-Dawsari | 6 | 0 | 2+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | KSA | Abdullah Al-Yousef | 19 | 0 | 10+8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | KSA | Ammar Al-Daheem | 12 | 0 | 8+3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | KSA | Tawfiq Buhimed | 25 | 0 | 21+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | DF | KSA | Ali Al-Zubaidi | 7 | 0 | 4+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 55 | DF | KSA | Lafi Al-Marooki | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 83 | DF | KSA | Salem Al-Najdi | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 87 | DF | KSA | Qassem Lajami | 21 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||
| 6 | MF | KSA | Abbas Al-Hassan | 7 | 0 | 3+3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | KSA | Hassan Al-Habib | 6 | 0 | 2+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | MF | KSA | Ayman Al-Khulaif | 12 | 2 | 3+9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | PER | Christian Cueva | 25 | 8 | 24 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | MAR | Mourad Batna | 18 | 7 | 16+1 | 5 | 1 | 2 |
| 12 | MF | KSA | Majed Kanabah | 22 | 0 | 11+10 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | KSA | Mohammed Al-Fuhaid | 29 | 0 | 25+3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | KSA | Hassan Al-Mohammed | 5 | 0 | 2+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | KSA | Munther Al-Nakhli | 3 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | KSA | Mohammed Al-Saeed | 15 | 0 | 4+11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | MF | ALG | Sofiane Bendebka | 22 | 6 | 22 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | MF | KSA | Abdullah Al-Enezi | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | MF | KSA | Ammar Bo Eissa | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | MF | KSA | Othman Al-Othman | 10 | 0 | 0+10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | MF | KSA | Rakan Al-Qahtani | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 66 | MF | BRA | Petros | 15 | 1 | 14+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 77 | MF | EGY | Ahmed El Geaidy | 13 | 0 | 3+10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 80 | MF | KSA | Faisal Al-Abdulwahed | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||||
| 8 | FW | CRO | Ivan Santini | 24 | 6 | 9+14 | 6 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | KSA | Firas al-Buraikan | 28 | 11 | 25+2 | 11 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | FW | KSA | Ali Al-Masoud | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | FW | KSA | Ali Al-Jassem | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Player who made an appearance this season but have left the club ||||||||||
| 4 | DF | KSA | Saleh Al-Nashmi | 4 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | MF | KSA | Ali Al-Zaqaan | 15 | 1 | 9+5 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 88 | MF | NOR | Gustav Wikheim | 13 | 3 | 9+3 | 3 | 1 | 0 |

### Goalscorers

| Rank | No. | Pos | Nat | Name | Pro League | King Cup | Total |
| 1 | 19 | FW | | Firas al-Buraikan | 11 | 0 | 11 |
| 2 | 10 | MF | | Christian Cueva | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| 3 | 11 | MF | | Mourad Batna | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 4 | 8 | FW | | Ivan Santini | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 4 | 28 | MF | | Sofiane Bendebka | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 6 | 88 | MF | | Gustav Wikheim | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | 9 | MF | | Ayman Al-Khulaif | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | 2 | DF | | Nawaf Boushal | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | 17 | DF | | Marwane Saâdane | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | 26 | MF | | Ali Al-Zaqaan | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | 66 | MF | | Petros | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Own goal | Own goal | Own goal | Own goal | Own goal | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 45 | 2 | 47 |
Last Updated: 27 June 2022

### Assists

| Rank | No. | Pos | Nat | Name | Pro League | King Cup | Total |
| 1 | 10 | MF | | Christian Cueva | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 2 | 19 | FW | | Firas al-Buraikan | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | 8 | FW | | Ivan Santini | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | 11 | MF | | Mourad Batna | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | 28 | MF | | Sofiane Bendebka | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | 2 | DF | | Nawaf Boushal | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | 25 | DF | | Tawfiq Buhimed | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | 26 | MF | | Ali Al-Zaqaan | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | 9 | MF | | Ayman Al-Khulaif | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | 77 | MF | | Ahmed El Geaidy | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 26 | 1 | 27 |
Last Updated: 27 June 2022

### Clean sheets

| Rank | No. | Pos | Nat | Name | Pro League | King Cup | Total |
| 1 | 35 | GK | | Maksym Koval | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 9 | 0 | 9 |
Last Updated: 29 May 2022