# 2024–25 Al Sadd SC season

In the 2024–25 season, Al Sadd SC is competing in the Qatar Stars League for the 52nd season, as well as the Emir of Qatar Cup, and the AFC Champions League Elite.

## Review
### Background

On May 16, 2024, Al Sadd announced the departure of Baghdad Bounedjah, after nine years with the team, during which Bounedjah became the club's all-time top scorer, according to what the team announced in an official press release. The club wrote in its message: “In your career with Al-Zaeem, you created a feat and sometimes a miracle. You were the best representative of the Arab player and the best ambassador of beloved Algeria. Everyone who was in the locker room loved you. Thank you for every moment of joy you gave us, for every smile. You will remain an important part of the club’s history for everyone.” On May 30, Al Sadd concluded its first deal by signing the Spanish striker Rafa Mújica from Arouca in a four-year deal. On July 23, Al Sadd Club announced the appointment of Spanish coach Félix Sánchez to lead the first team. The club explained in a statement that Sanchez signed a two-year contract, which will continue until the summer of 2026. Sánchez is scheduled to begin his duties with the team during its preparatory camp in Malaga, Spain.
On July 18, rumors of Abdessamed Bounacer's departure have increased since the beginning of the transfer market, and according to some journalists, the 19-year-old young defender is in Qatar with his agent to negotiate his transfer to Al Sadd. The club would be ready to pay the player's release clause which would amount to 500,000 euros. On July 24, Al Sadd announced its official contract with Bounacer for a period of five years. Bounacer suffered a very serious injury during training. The club announced on August 21, that he will undergo ankle surgery at Aspetar and that he will be out for three months, with a return in November or December. During the international break in September, Al Sadd signed right-back Youcef Atal and Cristo González from Arouca in a deal worth 6 million euros. Atal will not be able to participate in Qatari league matches until next January. This situation follows the rules imposed by the Qatari Football Association, which limits the number of foreign players to seven per team. However, Al Sadd SC has already reached this limit.

## Squad list

Players and squad numbers last updated on 4 May 2023. Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Name | Position | Date of Birth (Age) | Signed from |
| Goalkeepers ||||||
| 1 | Saad Al Sheeb | GK | (1990-02-19)19 February 1990 (aged 34) | Youth system |
| 22 | Meshaal Barsham | GK | (1998-02-14)14 February 1998 (aged 26) | Youth system |
| 31 | Youssef Abdullah | GK | (2002-10-30)30 October 2002 (aged 21) | Al-Shamal |
| Defenders ||||||
| 2 | Pedro Miguel | CB | (1990-08-06)6 August 1990 (aged 34) | Al Ahli |
| 5 | Tarek Salman | CB | (1997-12-05)5 December 1997 (aged 26) | Júpiter Leonés |
| 6 | Paulo Otávio | LB | (1994-11-23)23 November 1994 (aged 29) | VfL Wolfsburg |
| 13 | Abdullah Al-Yazidi | RB | (2002-03-28)28 March 2002 (aged 22) | Youth system |
| 16 | Boualem Khoukhi | LB / CB | (1990-09-07)7 September 1990 (aged 33) | Al Arabi |
| 37 | Ahmed Suhail | CB | (1999-02-08)8 February 1999 (aged 25) | Youth system |
| 66 | Abdulrahman Al-Ameen | CB | (2004-03-09)9 March 2004 (aged 20) | Youth system |
| 70 | Musab Kheder | RB | (1993-01-01)1 January 1993 (aged 31) | Youth system |
| 81 | Abdessamed Bounacer | CB | (2004-12-11)11 December 2004 (aged 19) | USM Alger |
| 29 | Romain Saïss | CB | (1990-03-26)26 March 1990 (aged 34) | Al Shabab (loan Return) |
| 77 | Youcef Atal | RB | (1996-05-17)17 May 1996 (aged 28) | Adana Demirspor |
| Midfielders ||||||
| 3 | Ahmed Sayyar | DM | (1993-10-06)6 October 1993 (aged 30) | Al-Gharafa |
| 4 | Mohamed Camara | DM | (2000-01-06)6 January 2000 (aged 24) | AS Monaco |
| 7 | Mohammed Waad | CM / DM / AM | (1999-09-18)18 September 1999 (aged 24) | Youth system |
| 8 | Ali Assadalla | CM | (1993-01-19)19 January 1993 (aged 31) | Al Muharraq |
| 10 | Hassan Al-Haidos (C.) | RW / LW / AM | (1990-12-11)11 December 1990 (aged 33) | Youth system |
| 18 | Guilherme Torres | DM | (1991-04-05)5 April 1991 (aged 33) | Olympiacos |
| 88 | Mateus Uribe | CM / DM | (1991-03-21)21 March 1991 (aged 33) | Porto |
| 96 | Adam Ounas | RW / AM | (1996-11-11)11 November 1996 (aged 27) | Unattached |
| 11 | Claudinho | AM | (1997-01-28)28 January 1997 (aged 27) | Zenit Saint Petersburg |
| Forwards ||||||
| 9 | Yusuf Abdurisag | CF | (1999-08-06)6 August 1999 (aged 25) | Youth system |
| 19 | Rafa Mújica | CF | (1998-10-29)29 October 1998 (aged 25) | Arouca |
| 21 | Giovanni Henrique | RW | (2004-01-01)1 January 2004 (aged 20) | Palmeiras |
| 23 | Hashim Ali | RW | (2000-08-17)17 August 2000 (aged 23) | Al-Rayyan (Loan return) |
| 84 | Akram Afif | LW / RW | (1996-11-18)18 November 1996 (aged 27) | Villarreal |
| 17 | Cristo González | SS | (1997-10-24)24 October 1997 (aged 26) | Arouca |

## Transfers
### In

| Date | Pos | Player | From club | Transfer fee |
| 30 May 2024 | FW | Rafa Mújica | Arouca | 10,000,000 € |
| 30 June 2024 | CB | Romain Saïss | Al Shabab | Loan Return |
| 24 July 2024 | CB | Abdessamed Bounacer | USM Alger | 500,000 € |
| 30 July 2024 | DM | Mohamed Camara | AS Monaco | 16,500,000 € |
| 9 September 2024 | RB | Youcef Atal | Adana Demirspor | Free transfer |
| 9 September 2024 | SS | Cristo González | Arouca | 6,000,000 € |
| 2 November 2024 | RW / AM | Adam Ounas | Unattached | Free transfer |
| 22 January 2025 | AM | Claudinho | Zenit Saint Petersburg | Undisclosed |

### Out

| Date | Pos | Player | To club | Transfer fee |
| 23 June 2024 | ST | Baghdad Bounedjah | Al-Shamal SC | Free transfer |
| 11 July 2024 | DF | Amin Hazbavi | Sepahan | Free transfer |
| 30 August 2024 | RW | Gonzalo Plata | Flamengo | Free transfer |
| 17 January 2025 | CM / DM | Mateus Uribe | Atlético Nacional | Free transfer (Released) |

## Competitions
### Overview

| Competition | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Started round | Final position / round | First match | Last match |
| Competition | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | Started round | Final position / round | First match | Last match |
| Qatar Stars League | 18 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 49 | 22 | +27 | 072.22 | Matchday 1 | To be confirmed | 10 August 2024 | In Progress |
| Emir of Qatar Cup | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | !— | Round of 16 | To be confirmed | In Progress | In Progress |
| Champions League | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 11 | +3 | 040.00 | Group stage | To be confirmed | 16 September 2024 | In Progress |
| Total | 28 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 63 | 33 | +30 | 060.71 |
Updated to match played 7 March 2025 Source: Competitions

### Qatar Stars League
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Al-Duhail | 18 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 42 | 16 | +26 | 41 | Qualification for the AFC Champions League Elite League stage |
| 2 | Al Sadd | 18 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 49 | 22 | +27 | 40 | Qualification for the AFC Champions League Elite play-off round |
| 3 | Al-Gharafa | 18 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 36 | 24 | +12 | 37 | Qualification for the AFC Champions League Two group stage |
| 4 | Al-Ahli | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 34 | 31 | +3 | 29 | |
| 5 | Al-Rayyan | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 37 | 29 | +8 | 27 | |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 7 February 2025. Source: Competitive matches

#### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
| Ground | A | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | A |
| Result | L | W | W | L | L | W | W | W | W | W | D | W | L | W | W | W | W | W |
| Position | 10 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |

#### Matches

Win  Draw  Loss

### AFC Champions League
#### Group stage

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Al-Hilal | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 7 | +17 | 22 | Advance to round of 16 |
| 2 | Al-Ahli | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 8 | +15 | 22 | Advance to round of 16 |
| 3 | Al-Nassr | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 6 | +11 | 17 | Advance to round of 16 |
| 4 | Al-Sadd | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 9 | +1 | 12 | Advance to round of 16 |
| 5 | Al Wasl | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 12 | −4 | 11 | Advance to round of 16 |
| 6 | Esteghlal | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 9 | −1 | 9 | Advance to round of 16 |
| 7 | Al-Rayyan | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 12 | −4 | 8 | Advance to round of 16 |
| 8 | Pakhtakor | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 7 | Advance to round of 16 |
| 9 | Persepolis | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 10 | −4 | 7 | |
| 10 | Al-Gharafa | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 18 | −8 | 7 | |
| 11 | Al-Shorta | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 17 | −10 | 6 | |
| 12 | Al Ain | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 22 | −11 | 2 | |

#### Round of 16
## Squad information
### Appearances and goals

    As of 10 August 2024
| No. | Pos | Player | Nat | QSL | QSL | QSL | Emir of Qatar Cup | Emir of Qatar Cup | Emir of Qatar Cup | Champions League | Champions League | Champions League | Total | Total | Total |
| No. | Pos | Player | Nat | App | St | G | App | St | G | App | St | G | App | St | G |
| Goalkeepers |
| 1 | GK | Saad Al Sheeb | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | GK | Meshaal Barsham | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | GK | Youssef Abdullah | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defenders |
| 2 | DF | Pedro Miguel | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | Tarek Salman | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | Paulo Otávio | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | DF | Abdullah Al-Yazidi | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | Boualem Khoukhi | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | DF | Ahmed Suhail | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 66 | DF | Abdulrahman Al-Ameen | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 70 | DF | Musab Kheder | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 81 | DF | Abdessamed Bounacer | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 77 | DF | Youcef Atal | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | DF | Romain Saïss | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Midfielders |
| 3 | MF | Ahmed Sayyar | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | MF | Mohamed Camara | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | Mohammed Waad | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | Ali Assadalla | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | Hassan Al-Haidos | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | Guilherme Torres | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 96 | MF | Adam Ounas | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | Claudinho | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Forwardas |
| 9 | FW | Yusuf Abdurisag | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | Rafa Mújica | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | FW | Giovanni Henrique | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | FW | Hashim Ali | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 84 | FW | Akram Afif | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | FW | Cristo González | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players transferred out during the season |
| 88 | MF | Mateus Uribe | | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Last updated: 5 August 2023 Source: Soccerway

### Goalscorers

    As of 7 March 2025
Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted alphabetically by surname when total goals are equal.
| No. | Nat. | Player | Pos. | QSL | QEC | CL 1 | TOTAL |
| 84 | | Akram Afif | LW / RW | 13 | 0 | 5 | 18 |
| 19 | | Rafa Mújica | CF | 15 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| 17 | | Cristo González | SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 10 | | Hassan Al-Haidos | RW / LW / AM | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 21 | | Giovanni Henrique | RW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 14 | | Mostafa Meshaal | MF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | | Mohammed Waad | MF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 29 | | Romain Saïss | DF | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 16 | | Boualem Khoukhi | CB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | | Pedro Miguel | CB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 88 | | Mateus Uribe | MF | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 37 | | Ahmed Suhail | DF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | | Yusuf Abdurisag | CF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 96 | | Adam Ounas | MF | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | | Paulo Otávio | DF | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 77 | | Youcef Atal | DF | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | | Abdullah Al-Yazidi | DF | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Own Goals | Own Goals | Own Goals | Own Goals | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | 49 | 0 | 14 | 63 |

### Assists

    As of 7 March 2025
| No. | Nat. | Player | Pos. | QSL | QEC | CL 1 | TOTAL |
| 84 | | Akram Afif | LW / RW | 12 | 0 | 2 | 14 |
| 17 | | Cristo González | SS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 9 | | Yusuf Abdurisag | FW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 77 | | Youcef Atal | DF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 14 | | Mostafa Meshaal | MF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 13 | | Abdullah Al-Yazidi | DF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 16 | | Boualem Khoukhi | DF | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 11 | | Claudinho | AM | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | | Hassan Al-Haidos | MF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 23 | | Hashim Ali | FW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | | Paulo Otávio | LB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 88 | | Mateus Uribe | MF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | | Guilherme Torres | MF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | | Mohammed Waad | MF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 21 | | Giovanni Henrique | FW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | | Mohamed Camara | MF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 29 | | Romain Saïss | DF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | 35 | 0 | 7 | 42 |

### Clean sheets

    As of 7 March 2025
Includes all competitive matches.
| | | | | | Clean sheets | Clean sheets | Clean sheets | Clean sheets |
| No. | Nat | Name | GP | GA | QSL | QEC | CL 1 | Total |
| 22 | | Meshaal Barsham | 24 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| 1 | | Saad Al Sheeb | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | | Youssef Abdullah | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | | TOTALS | TOTALS | 29 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 9 |