# 2023–24 Al-Fateh SC season

The 2023–24 season was Al-Fateh's 15th consecutive season in the Pro League and their 66th year in existence. The club participated in the Pro League and 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; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | SWE | Jacob Rinne |
| 2 | DF | KSA | Ali Al-Zubaidi |
| 5 | DF | KSA | Fahad Al-Harbi |
| 7 | MF | KSA | Mukhtar Ali (on loan from Al-Nassr) |
| 8 | MF | KSA | Nooh Al-Mousa |
| 10 | MF | ARM | Lucas Zelarayán |
| 11 | MF | MAR | Mourad Batna |
| 12 | DF | KSA | Saeed Baattiah |
| 13 | DF | KSA | Meshal Al-Hamdan |
| 14 | MF | KSA | Mohammed Al-Fuhaid (captain) |
| 15 | MF | KSA | Hassan Al-Mohammed |
| 17 | DF | MAR | Marwane Saâdane |
| 18 | MF | KSA | Mohammed Al-Saeed |
| 20 | FW | KSA | Abdullah Al-Mogren |
| 21 | FW | CPV | Djaniny |
| 24 | DF | KSA | Ammar Al-Daheem |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 25 | DF | KSA | Tawfiq Buhimed (vice-captain) |
| 28 | MF | ALG | Sofiane Bendebka |
| 29 | FW | KSA | Ali Al-Masoud |
| 37 | MF | ESP | Cristian Tello |
| 40 | GK | KSA | Sattam Al-Subaie |
| 42 | DF | KSA | Ahmed Al-Julaydan |
| 49 | FW | KSA | Saad Al-Shurafa |
| 55 | GK | KSA | Waleed Al-Enezi |
| 64 | DF | BEL | Jason Denayer |
| 66 | MF | KSA | Abbas Al-Hassan |
| 70 | MF | AUS | Jordan Harrison |
| 77 | FW | KSA | Ali Al-Jassem |
| 83 | DF | KSA | Salem Al-Najdi |
| 87 | DF | KSA | Qassem Lajami |
| 88 | MF | KSA | Othman Al-Othman |
| 94 | MF | KSA | Abdullah Al-Enezi |

### 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 |
| 3 | DF | KSA | Ziyad Al-Jari (at Al-Orobah until 30 June 2024) |
| 26 | GK | KSA | Mustafa Malayekah (at Al-Shabab until 30 June 2024) |
| 30 | MF | KSA | Osama Al-Mobairik (at Al-Rawdhah until 30 June 2024) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 38 | MF | KSA | Loay Al-Johani (at Al-Qaisumah until 30 June 2024) |
| 99 | FW | KSA | Hassan Al Salis (at Al-Orobah until 30 June 2024) |

## Transfers and loans
### Transfers in

| Entry date | Position | No. | Player | From club | Fee |
| 30 June 2023 | DF | 5 | Fahad Al-Harbi | Al-Adalah | End of loan |
| 30 June 2023 | DF | 23 | Abdullah Al-Yousef | Al-Batin | End of loan |
| 30 June 2023 | MF | – | Hassan Al-Habib | Al-Adalah | End of loan |
| 1 July 2023 | DF | 12 | Saeed Baattiah | Jeddah | Free |
| 23 July 2023 | DF | 64 | Jason Denayer | Shabab Al Ahli | Free |
| 29 July 2023 | MF | 70 | Jordan Harrison | Watford | Free |
| 31 July 2023 | MF | 10 | Lucas Zelarayán | Columbus Crew | $3,000,000 |
| 7 September 2023 | FW | 20 | Abdullah Al-Mogren | Al-Ahli | $1,333,000 |
| 7 September 2023 | FW | 21 | Djaniny | Trabzonspor | $1,100,000 |

### Loans in

| Start date | End date | Position | No. | Player | From club | Fee | Ref. |
| 7 September 2023 | End of season | MF | 7 | Mukhtar Ali | Al-Nassr | None | |

### Transfers out

| Exit date | Position | No. | Player | To club | Fee |
| 30 June 2023 | MF | 19 | Khalid Al-Ghannam | Al-Nassr | End of loan |
| 17 July 2023 | MF | 91 | Tristan Dingomé | | Released |
| 24 July 2023 | MF | 7 | Ayman Al-Khulaif | Al-Qadsiah | Undisclosed |
| 19 August 2023 | MF | – | Hassan Al-Habib | Al-Okhdood | Free |
| 3 September 2023 | FW | 9 | Firas Al-Buraikan | Al-Ahli | $10,600,000 |
| 8 September 2023 | DF | 4 | Fran Vélez | Aris | Free |
| 8 September 2023 | DF | 23 | Abdullah Al-Yousef | Al-Raed | Undisclosed |
| 9 September 2023 | MF | 8 | Housain Al-Mogahwi | Al-Adalah | Free |
| 18 September 2023 | MF | 6 | Petros | Al-Suqoor | Free |

### Loans out

| Start date | End date | Position | No. | Player | To club | Fee |
| 13 August 2023 | End of season | MF | 38 | Loay Al-Johani | Al-Qaisumah | None |
| 29 August 2023 | End of season | MF | 30 | Osama Al-Mobairik | Al-Rawdhah | None |
| 30 January 2024 | End of season | GK | 26 | Mustafa Malayekah | Al-Shabab | None |
| 31 January 2024 | End of season | DF | 3 | Ziyad Al-Jari | Al-Orobah | None |
| 31 January 2024 | End of season | FW | 99 | Hassan Al Salis | Al-Orobah | 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 | 9 | 13 | 57 | 55 | +2 | 035.29 |
| King Cup | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 050.00 |
| Total | 36 | 13 | 9 | 14 | 61 | 58 | +3 | 036.11 |
Updated to match played 27 May 2024 Source: Competitions

### Pro League
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 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 |
| 9 | Al-Fayha | 34 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 44 | 52 | −8 | 44 |
* 1 2 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: 27 May 2024. 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 | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A |
| Result | D | W | L | D | W | W | L | W | W | W | W | L | D | L | L | L | D | W | D | L | D | D | L | L | W | W | L | W | L | D | D | L | W | L |
| Position | 10 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 |

#### 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 | SWE | Jacob Rinne | 35 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 40 | GK | KSA | Sattam Al-Subaie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 55 | GK | KSA | Waleed Al-Enezi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||
| 2 | DF | KSA | Ali Al-Zubaidi | 22 | 0 | 6+14 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | KSA | Fahad Al-Harbi | 14 | 0 | 8+5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | DF | KSA | Saeed Baattiah | 31 | 0 | 26+3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | DF | MAR | Marwane Saâdane | 29 | 3 | 27 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | KSA | Ammar Al-Daheem | 8 | 0 | 5+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | KSA | Tawfiq Buhimed | 22 | 1 | 16+5 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 42 | DF | KSA | Ahmed Al-Julaydan | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 64 | DF | BEL | Jason Denayer | 22 | 1 | 20+1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 83 | DF | KSA | Salem Al-Najdi | 26 | 3 | 13+11 | 3 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 87 | DF | KSA | Qassem Lajami | 22 | 0 | 17+4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||
| 7 | MF | KSA | Mukhtar Ali | 29 | 0 | 26+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | KSA | Nooh Al-Mousa | 9 | 0 | 0+8 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | ARM | Lucas Zelarayán | 32 | 8 | 30 | 8 | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | MAR | Mourad Batna | 24 | 10 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 2 |
| 14 | MF | KSA | Mohammed Al-Fuhaid | 26 | 0 | 12+13 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | KSA | Hassan Al-Mohammed | 4 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | KSA | Mohammed Al-Saeed | 14 | 0 | 2+10 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 28 | MF | ALG | Sofiane Bendebka | 30 | 4 | 28+1 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 37 | MF | ESP | Cristian Tello | 31 | 12 | 28+1 | 11 | 2 | 1 |
| 66 | MF | KSA | Abbas Al-Hassan | 27 | 2 | 13+12 | 2 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 88 | MF | KSA | Othman Al-Othman | 8 | 0 | 5+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 94 | MF | KSA | Abdullah Al-Anazi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||||
| 20 | FW | KSA | Abdullah Al-Mogren | 9 | 0 | 5+3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 21 | FW | CPV | Djaniny | 20 | 9 | 11+8 | 8 | 0+1 | 1 |
| 29 | FW | KSA | Ali Al-Masoud | 10 | 0 | 2+8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 49 | FW | KSA | Saad Al-Shurafa | 15 | 4 | 3+12 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 77 | FW | KSA | Ali Al-Jassem | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players sent out on loan this season ||||||||||
| 3 | DF | KSA | Ziyad Al-Jari | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | GK | KSA | Mustafa Malayekah | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 99 | FW | KSA | Hassan Al Salis | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Player who made an appearance this season but have left the club ||||||||||
| 4 | DF | ESP | Fran Vélez | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | BRA | Petros | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | KSA | Firas Al-Buraikan | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | KSA | Abdullah Al-Yousef | 5 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### Goalscorers

| Rank | No. | Pos | Nat | Name | Pro League | King Cup | Total |
| 1 | 37 | MF | | Cristian Tello | 11 | 1 | 12 |
| 2 | 11 | MF | | Mourad Batna | 8 | 2 | 10 |
| 3 | 21 | FW | | Djaniny | 8 | 1 | 9 |
| 4 | 10 | MF | | Lucas Zelarayán | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| 5 | 9 | FW | | Firas Al-Buraikan | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | 28 | MF | | Sofiane Bendebka | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | 49 | FW | | Saad Al-Shurafa | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 8 | 17 | DF | | Marwane Saâdane | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | 83 | DF | | Salem Al-Najdi | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 10 | 66 | MF | | Abbas Al-Hassan | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | 25 | DF | | Tawfiq Buhimed | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | 64 | DF | | Jason Denayer | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Own goal | Own goal | Own goal | Own goal | Own goal | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 57 | 4 | 61 |
Last Updated: 27 May 2024

### Assists

| Rank | No. | Pos | Nat | Name | Pro League | King Cup | Total |
| 1 | 11 | MF | | Mourad Batna | 8 | 2 | 10 |
| 2 | 10 | MF | | Lucas Zelarayán | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| 3 | 28 | MF | | Sofiane Bendebka | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 4 | 7 | MF | | Mukhtar Ali | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | 37 | MF | | Cristian Tello | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | 12 | DF | | Saeed Baattiah | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | 17 | DF | | Marwane Saâdane | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | 21 | FW | | Djaniny | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | 25 | DF | | Tawfiq Buhimed | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | 2 | DF | | Ali Al-Zubaidi | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | 5 | DF | | Fahad Al-Harbi | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | 9 | FW | | Firas Al-Buraikan | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | 14 | MF | | Mohammed Al-Fuhaid | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | 66 | MF | | Abbas Al-Hassan | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | 83 | DF | | Salem Al-Najdi | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 42 | 3 | 45 |
Last Updated: 27 May 2024

### Clean sheets

| Rank | No. | Pos | Nat | Name | Pro League | King Cup | Total |
| 1 | 1 | GK | | Jacob Rinne | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | 26 | GK | | Mustafa Malayekah | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Last Updated: 3 April 2024