# 2024–25 Al-Ettifaq FC season

The 2024–25 season is Al-Ettifaq's 46th non-consecutive season in the Pro League and their 79th season in existence. In addition to the Pro League, the club will participate in the King Cup and the Gulf Club Champions League.
The season covers the period from 1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025.

## Players
### First-team squad

    As of January 2025
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 | SVK | Marek Rodák |
| 3 | DF | KSA | Abdullah Madu |
| 4 | DF | SCO | Jack Hendry |
| 6 | MF | KSA | Mukhtar Ali |
| 7 | FW | CMR | Karl Toko Ekambi |
| 8 | MF | NED | Georginio Wijnaldum (captain) |
| 9 | FW | FRA | Moussa Dembélé |
| 10 | MF | ESP | Álvaro Medrán |
| 11 | FW | JAM | Demarai Gray |
| 14 | MF | BRA | Vitinho |
| 15 | DF | KSA | Abdullah Al-Bishi $^{U19}$ |
| 17 | MF | KSA | Hassan Al-Musallam $^{U19}$ |
| 18 | FW | POR | João Costa |
| 21 | FW | KSA | Abdullah Radif (on loan from Al-Hilal) |
| 24 | DF | KSA | Ahmed Bamsaud (on loan from Al-Ittihad) |
| 25 | DF | KSA | Abdulbasit Hindi |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 27 | MF | KSA | Mohammed Al-Qadhi $^{U19}$ |
| 28 | DF | KSA | Abdulrahman Sahhari $^{U19}$ |
| 29 | DF | KSA | Mohammed Abdulrahman |
| 31 | DF | TUN | Wissam Chaouali $^{U19}$ |
| 33 | DF | KSA | Madallah Al-Olayan |
| 36 | MF | COL | Josen Escobar (on loan from América de Cali) |
| 38 | MF | KSA | Abdullah Al-Zahrani $^{U19}$ |
| 46 | MF | KSA | Abdulaziz Al-Aliwa (on loan from Al-Nassr) |
| 61 | DF | KSA | Radhi Al-Otaibi |
| 70 | DF | KSA | Abdullah Al-Khateeb |
| 77 | MF | KSA | Majed Dawran |
| 87 | DF | KSA | Meshal Al-Sebyani |
| 88 | MF | KSA | Abdulellah Al-Malki (on loan from Al-Hilal) |
| 92 | GK | KSA | Turki Baljoush |
| 96 | GK | KSA | Marwan Al-Haidari (on loan from Al-Khaleej) |
| 99 | FW | KSA | Mohammed Al-Eisa $^{U19}$ |

### 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 |
| 6 | MF | TUR | Berat Özdemir (on loan to İstanbul Başakşehir) |
| 13 | DF | KSA | Hamdan Al-Shamrani (on loan to Al-Kholood) |
| 19 | MF | KSA | Khalid Al-Ghannam (on loan to Al-Hilal) |
| 20 | FW | KSA | Thamer Al-Khaibari $^{U19}$ (on loan to Al-Raed) |
| 22 | GK | KSA | Bilal Al-Dawaa (on loan to Al-Jandal) |
| 23 | GK | KSA | Ahmed Al-Rehaili (on loan to Al-Nassr) |
| 27 | FW | KSA | Redha Al-Abdullah $^{U19}$ (on loan to Al-Fayha) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 32 | DF | COD | Marcel Tisserand (on loan to Al-Khaleej) |
| 35 | DF | KSA | Abdullah Khalifah (on loan to Al-Safa) |
| 51 | DF | KSA | Meshal Al-Alaeli (on loan to Al-Wehda) |
| 80 | MF | KSA | Hamed Al-Ghamdi (on loan to Al-Ittihad) |
| 90 | MF | KSA | Mohammed Mahzari (on loan to Al-Taawoun) |
| — | GK | KSA | Abdullah Al-Owaishir (on loan to Al-Wehda) |

## Transfers and loans
### Transfers in

| Entry date | Position | No. | Player | From club | Fee |
| 30 June 2024 | GK | 92 | Turki Baljoush | Al-Nairyah | End of loan |
| 30 June 2024 | DF | 5 | Saad Al Mousa | Al-Ittihad | End of loan |
| 30 June 2024 | DF | 32 | Marcel Tisserand | Abha | End of loan |
| 30 June 2024 | MF | 6 | Berat Özdemir | Trabzonspor | End of loan |
| 30 June 2024 | MF | 7 | Mohammed Al-Kuwaykibi | Al-Taawoun | End of loan |
| 30 June 2024 | MF | 8 | Hamed Al-Ghamdi | Al-Ittihad | End of loan |
| 30 June 2024 | MF | 15 | Ahmed Al-Ghamdi | Al-Ittihad | End of loan |
| 30 June 2024 | MF | 24 | Nawaf Hazazi | Al-Bukiryah | End of loan |
| 30 June 2024 | MF | 42 | Salem Al-Maqadi | Jeddah | End of loan |
| 30 June 2024 | FW | 23 | Jaber Qarradi | Ohod | End of loan |
| 30 June 2024 | FW | 14 | Vitinho | Al-Shabab | End of loan |
| 7 July 2024 | DF | 33 | Madallah Al-Olayan | Al-Ittihad | Free |
| 25 July 2024 | GK | 1 | Marek Rodák | Fulham | Free |
| 30 July 2024 | DF | 3 | Abdullah Madu | Al-Nassr | Undisclosed |
| 6 August 2024 | GK | 23 | Ahmed Al-Rehaili | Al-Raed | Undisclosed |
| 6 August 2024 | DF | 87 | Meshal Al-Sebyani | Al-Faisaly | Free |
| 2 September 2024 | FW | 18 | João Costa | Roma | $10,000,000 |
| 3 September 2024 | DF | 25 | Abdulbasit Hindi | Al-Ahli | $1,865,000 |
| 29 January 2025 | MF | 6 | Mukhtar Ali | Al-Nassr | Swap |

### Loans in

| Start date | End date | Position | No. | Player | From club | Fee |
| 9 July 2024 | End of season | MF | 88 | Abdulellah Al-Malki | Al-Hilal | None |
| 6 August 2024 | End of season | MF | 46 | Abdulaziz Al-Aliwa | Al-Nassr | None |
| 17 August 2024 | 1 January 2025 | MF | 75 | Seko Fofana | Al-Nassr | None |
| 2 September 2024 | End of season | FW | 21 | Abdullah Radif | Al-Hilal | None |
| 12 January 2025 | End of season | DF | 24 | Ahmed Bamsaud | Al-Ittihad | None |
| 16 January 2025 | End of season | MF | 36 | Josen Escobar | América de Cali | $200,000 |
| 31 January 2025 | End of season | GK | 96 | Marwan Al-Haidari | Al-Khaleej | None |

### Transfers out

| Exit date | Position | No. | Player | To club | Fee |
| 30 June 2024 | GK | 21 | Amin Bukhari | Al-Nassr | End of loan |
| 30 June 2024 | DF | 76 | Abdullah Madu | Al-Nassr | End of loan |
| 30 June 2024 | MF | 24 | Abdulrahman Al-Aboud | Al-Ittihad | End of loan |
| 30 June 2024 | MF | 75 | Seko Fofana | Al-Nassr | End of loan |
| 30 June 2024 | FW | 90 | Haroune Camara | Al-Ittihad | End of loan |
| 1 July 2024 | DF | 5 | Saad Al Mousa | Al-Ittihad | $5,320,000 |
| 1 July 2024 | MF | 7 | Mohammed Al-Kuwaykibi | Al-Taawoun | Free |
| 1 July 2024 | MF | 15 | Ahmed Al-Ghamdi | Al-Ittihad | $8,000,000 |
| 14 July 2024 | MF | 11 | Ali Hazazi | Al-Qadsiah | $6,000,000 |
| 22 July 2024 | FW | 23 | Jaber Qarradi | Al-Diriyah | $400,000 |
| 1 August 2024 | DF | 3 | Mohammed Al-Dossari | Neom | Undisclosed |
| 1 August 2024 | FW | 30 | Muhannad Al Saad | Neom | $4,000,000 |
| 6 August 2024 | MF | – | Saleh Al-Zanan | Al-Noor | Free |
| 24 August 2024 | FW | – | Abdullah Al Ajian | Al-Bukiryah | Free |
| 1 September 2024 | MF | 24 | Nawaf Hazazi | Al-Sahel | Free |
| 12 September 2024 | DF | – | Maitham Al-Eisa | Hajer | Free |
| 13 September 2024 | GK | 48 | Paulo Victor | Al-Rayyan | Free |
| 25 September 2024 | MF | 26 | Abdulmohsen Al-Dossari | Mudhar | Free |
| 29 January 2025 | MF | 16 | Bassam Hazazi | Al-Nassr | Swap |

### Loans out

| Start date | End date | Position | No. | Player | To club | Fee |
| 1 July 2024 | End of season | MF | 8 | Hamed Al-Ghamdi | Al-Ittihad | None |
| 13 July 2024 | End of season | DF | 13 | Hamdan Al-Shamrani | Al-Kholood | None |
| 9 August 2024 | End of season | MF | 6 | Berat Özdemir | İstanbul Başakşehir | None |
| 18 August 2024 | End of season | DF | 32 | Marcel Tisserand | Al-Khaleej | None |
| 19 August 2024 | End of season | FW | – | Redha Al-Abdullah | Al-Fayha | None |
| 2 September 2024 | End of season | MF | 19 | Khalid Al-Ghannam | Al-Hilal | None |
| 3 September 2024 | End of season | GK | 1 | Abdullah Al-Owaishir | Al-Wehda | None |
| 3 September 2024 | End of season | DF | 17 | Meshal Al-Alaeli | Al-Wehda | None |
| 4 September 2024 | End of season | FW | 20 | Thamer Al-Khaibari | Al-Raed | None |
| 7 September 2024 | End of season | GK | 22 | Bilal Al-Dawaa | Al-Jandal | None |
| 31 January 2025 | End of season | GK | 23 | Ahmed Al-Rehaili | Al-Nassr | None |

## Competitions
### Overview

| Competition | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| Pro League | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 24 | 28 | −4 | 036.84 |
| King Cup | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | +0 | 050.00 |
| Gulf Club Champions League | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 4 | +8 | 080.00 |
| Total | 26 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 39 | 35 | +4 | 046.15 |
Updated to match played 8 February 2025 Source: Competitions

### Pro League
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 7 | Al-Riyadh | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 23 | 28 | −5 | 28 |
| 8 | Al-Khaleej | 19 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 26 | 29 | −3 | 27 |
| 9 | Al-Ettifaq | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 24 | 28 | −4 | 25 |
| 10 | Al-Taawoun | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 19 | 18 | +1 | 24 |
| 11 | Damac | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 28 | 32 | −4 | 23 |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 8 February 2025. Source: Saudi Pro League

#### 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 | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H |
| Result | W | W | W | L | D | L | L | D | L | L | D | L | W | L | W | L | D | W | W | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Position | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Matches

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

### King Cup

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

### Gulf Club Champions League
#### Group stage

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | ETT | QAD | RIF | ARB |
| 1 | Al-Ettifaq (Q) | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 4 | +8 | 12 | Knockout stage | — | 18 Feb | 3–1 | 5–0 |
| 2 | Al-Qadsia | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 8 | Knockout stage | 0–1 | — | 1–0 | 3–0 |
| 3 | Al-Riffa | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | | 2–1 | 2–2 | — | 2–0 |
| 4 | Al-Arabi | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 13 | −11 | 1 | | 1–2 | 1–1 | 18 Feb | — |

## Statistics
### Appearances

    Last updated on 8 February 2025.
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Pro League | Pro League | King Cup | King Cup | Gulf Club Champions League | Gulf Club Champions League |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||||
| 1 | GK | SVK | Marek Rodák | 25 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 92 | GK | KSA | Turki Baljoush | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 96 | GK | KSA | Marwan Al-Haidari | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||||
| 3 | DF | KSA | Abdullah Madu | 23 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 0+2 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | SCO | Jack Hendry | 8 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | KSA | Abdullah Al-Bishi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | KSA | Ahmed Bamsaud | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | KSA | Abdulbasit Hindi | 16 | 0 | 5+4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 |
| 28 | DF | KSA | Abdulrahman Sahhari | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | DF | KSA | Mohammed Abdulrahman | 16 | 0 | 7+5 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 31 | DF | TUN | Wissam Chaouali | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 33 | DF | KSA | Madallah Al-Olayan | 25 | 0 | 17+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 |
| 61 | DF | KSA | Radhi Al-Otaibi | 22 | 0 | 13+3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 70 | DF | KSA | Abdullah Al-Khateeb | 13 | 0 | 10+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 87 | DF | KSA | Meshal Al-Sebyani | 12 | 0 | 4+5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||||
| 6 | MF | KSA | Mukhtar Ali | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | NED | Georginio Wijnaldum | 25 | 8 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 3+1 | 1 |
| 10 | MF | ESP | Álvaro Medrán | 22 | 1 | 11+7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | BRA | Vitinho | 21 | 4 | 12+5 | 2 | 1+1 | 1 | 0+2 | 1 |
| 17 | MF | KSA | Hassan Al-Musallam | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | KSA | Mohammed Al-Qadhi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 36 | MF | COL | Josen Escobar | 3 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 38 | MF | KSA | Abdullah Al-Zahrani | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 46 | MF | KSA | Abdulaziz Al-Aliwa | 7 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 |
| 77 | MF | KSA | Majed Dawran | 8 | 0 | 0+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 |
| 88 | MF | KSA | Abdulellah Al-Malki | 18 | 0 | 6+6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||||||
| 7 | FW | CMR | Karl Toko Ekambi | 21 | 7 | 12+2 | 1 | 1+1 | 2 | 5 | 4 |
| 9 | FW | FRA | Moussa Dembélé | 24 | 9 | 18+1 | 7 | 0+2 | 0 | 2+1 | 2 |
| 11 | FW | JAM | Demarai Gray | 11 | 0 | 7+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | FW | POR | João Costa | 19 | 4 | 6+8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1+2 | 1 |
| 21 | FW | KSA | Abdullah Radif | 20 | 3 | 9+6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3+1 | 1 |
| 99 | FW | KSA | Mohammed Al-Eisa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| Players sent out on loan this season ||||||||||||
| 19 | MF | KSA | Khalid Al-Ghannam | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | FW | KSA | Thamer Al-Khaibari | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | GK | KSA | Ahmed Al-Rehaili | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Player who made an appearance this season but have left the club ||||||||||||
| 75 | MF | CIV | Seko Fofana | 19 | 1 | 11+2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 3+1 | 1 |

### Goalscorers

| Rank | No. | Pos | Nat | Name | Pro League | King Cup | Gulf Club Champions League | Total |
| 1 | 9 | FW | | Moussa Dembélé | 7 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| 2 | 8 | MF | | Georginio Wijnaldum | 7 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| 3 | 7 | FW | | Karl Toko Ekambi | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 4 | 14 | MF | | Vitinho | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | 18 | FW | | João Costa | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | 21 | FW | | Abdullah Radif | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | 3 | DF | | Abdullah Madu | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | 10 | MF | | Álvaro Medrán | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | 75 | MF | | Seko Fofana | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Own goal | Own goal | Own goal | Own goal | Own goal | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 24 | 3 | 12 | 39 |
Last Updated: 8 February 2025

### Assists

| Rank | No. | Pos | Nat | Name | Pro League | King Cup | Gulf Club Champions League | Total |
| 1 | 8 | MF | | Georginio Wijnaldum | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 1 | 9 | FW | | Moussa Dembélé | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 1 | 14 | MF | | Vitinho | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 4 | 7 | FW | | Karl Toko Ekambi | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | 10 | MF | | Álvaro Medrán | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | 75 | MF | | Seko Fofana | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 7 | 11 | FW | | Demarai Gray | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | 21 | FW | | Abdullah Radif | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | 61 | DF | | Radhi Al-Otaibi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | 70 | DF | | Abdullah Al-Khateeb | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 18 | 1 | 6 | 25 |
Last Updated: 8 February 2025

### Clean sheets

| Rank | No. | Pos | Nat | Name | Pro League | King Cup | Gulf Club Champions League | Total |
| 1 | 1 | GK | | Marek Rodák | 5 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 5 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
Last Updated: 8 February 2025