# 2023–24 Al-Ahli Saudi FC season

The 2023–24 season was Al-Ahli's 87th year in existence and 47th season in the Pro League. 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 | KSA | Abdulrahman Al-Sanbi |
| 3 | DF | BRA | Roger Ibañez |
| 6 | DF | KSA | Bassam Al-Hurayji |
| 7 | FW | ALG | Riyad Mahrez |
| 8 | MF | KSA | Sumayhan Al-Nabit |
| 10 | FW | BRA | Roberto Firmino (captain) |
| 14 | MF | KSA | Abdullah Otayf |
| 15 | DF | KSA | Abdullah Al-Ammar |
| 16 | GK | SEN | Édouard Mendy |
| 17 | FW | KSA | Haitham Asiri |
| 18 | MF | KSA | Younes Al-Shanqiti |
| 19 | MF | KSA | Fahad Al-Rashidi |
| 20 | FW | KSA | Firas Al-Buraikan |
| 21 | GK | KSA | Emad Fida |
| 24 | MF | ESP | Gabri Veiga |
| 26 | DF | KSA | Fahad Al-Hamad |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 27 | DF | KSA | Ali Majrashi |
| 28 | DF | TUR | Merih Demiral |
| 29 | MF | KSA | Mohammed Al-Majhad |
| 30 | MF | KSA | Ziyad Al-Johani |
| 31 | DF | KSA | Saad Balobaid |
| 34 | DF | KSA | Bandar Al-Shamrani |
| 37 | DF | KSA | Abdulbasit Hindi |
| 40 | MF | KSA | Ali Al-Asmari |
| 45 | MF | KSA | Abdulkarim Darisi |
| 46 | DF | KSA | Rayane Hamidou |
| 62 | GK | KSA | Abdullah Abdoh |
| 65 | DF | KSA | Faisal Al-Sibyani |
| 73 | MF | KSA | Abdulrahman Al-Humayani |
| 79 | MF | CIV | Franck Kessie |
| 95 | MF | KSA | Ayman Fallatah |
| 97 | FW | FRA | Allan Saint-Maximin |

### 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 |
| 13 | DF | KSA | Ibrahim Al-Zubaidi (at Abha until 30 June 2024) |
| 35 | DF | KSA | Ahmed Al-Nakhli (at Al-Kholood until 30 June 2024) |
| 39 | MF | KSA | Yaseen Al-Zubaidi (at Al-Okhdood until 30 June 2024) |
| 66 | DF | KSA | Abdulrahman Al-Zahrani (at Al-Bukiryah until 30 June 2024) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 92 | FW | GAM | Modou Barrow (at Sivasspor until 30 June 2024) |
| 94 | FW | BRA | Marcão (at Fatih Karagümrük until 30 June 2024) |
| — | GK | KSA | Ghassan Barqawi (at Al-Ain until 30 June 2024) |
| — | FW | KSA | Mourad Khodari (at Al-Okhdood until 30 June 2024) |

## Transfers and loans
### Transfers in

| Entry date | Position | No. | Player | From club | Fee |
| 30 June 2023 | DF | 11 | Ezgjan Alioski | Fenerbahçe | End of loan |
| 30 June 2023 | DF | 31 | Hani Al-Sebyani | Al-Khaleej | End of loan |
| 30 June 2023 | MF | 20 | Alassane Ndao | Antalyaspor | End of loan |
| 30 June 2023 | FW | 9 | Omar Al Somah | Al-Arabi | End of loan |
| 1 July 2023 | GK | 16 | Édouard Mendy | Chelsea | $20,000,000 |
| 1 July 2023 | MF | 8 | Sumayhan Al-Nabit | Al-Taawoun | Free |
| 1 July 2023 | MF | 14 | Abdullah Otayf | Al-Hilal | Free |
| 1 July 2023 | MF | 19 | Fahad Al-Rashidi | Al-Taawoun | Free |
| 5 July 2023 | FW | 10 | Roberto Firmino | Liverpool | Free |
| 28 July 2023 | FW | 7 | Riyad Mahrez | Manchester City | $38,500,000 |
| 30 July 2023 | FW | 97 | Allan Saint-Maximin | Newcastle United | $29,500,000 |
| 6 August 2023 | DF | 6 | Bassam Al-Hurayji | Al-Batin | $1,000,000 |
| 9 August 2023 | MF | 79 | Franck Kessié | Barcelona | $13,700,000 |
| 10 August 2023 | DF | 3 | Roger Ibañez | Roma | $31,300,000 |
| 19 August 2023 | DF | 28 | Merih Demiral | Atalanta | $19,600,000 |
| 26 August 2023 | MF | 24 | Gabri Veiga | Celta Vigo | $38,800,000 |
| 3 September 2023 | FW | 20 | Firas Al-Buraikan | Al-Fateh | $10,600,000 |
| 7 September 2023 | DF | 15 | Abdullah Al-Ammar | Damac | $4,000,000 |
| 7 September 2023 | DF | 31 | Saad Balobaid | Al-Taawoun | $5,300,000 |

### Transfers out

| Exit date | Position | No. | Player | To club | Fee |
| 30 June 2023 | DF | 38 | Naif Kariri | Al-Wehda | End of loan |
| 30 June 2023 | DF | 99 | Mansour Al-Shammari | Al-Nassr | End of loan |
| 30 June 2023 | FW | 18 | Thamer Al-Ali | Al-Wehda | End of loan |
| 1 July 2023 | DF | 5 | Talal Al-Absi | Al-Hazem | Free |
| 1 July 2023 | MF | 6 | Franck Kom | Emirates | Free |
| 21 July 2023 | FW | 9 | Omar Al Somah | Al-Arabi | Free |
| 30 July 2023 | MF | 7 | Hicham Faik | Al-Bukiryah | Free |
| 7 August 2023 | MF | 16 | Nicolás Milesi | Plaza Colonia | Free |
| 11 August 2023 | MF | 14 | Firas Al-Ghamdi | Al-Raed | Free |
| 11 August 2023 | MF | 20 | Alassane Ndao | İstanbulspor | Free |
| 29 August 2023 | DF | 23 | Bastos | Botafogo | Free |
| 7 September 2023 | DF | 31 | Hani Al-Sebyani | Al-Faisaly | Free |
| 7 September 2023 | MF | 32 | Eyad Madani | Al-Taawoun | Undisclosed |
| 7 September 2023 | FW | 18 | Abdullah Al-Mogren | Al-Fateh | $1,333,000 |
| 7 September 2023 | FW | 77 | Hassan Al-Ali | Abha | $533,000 |
| 10 September 2023 | DF | 75 | Abdullah Masoud | Al-Kholood | Free |
| 11 September 2023 | MF | 10 | Salman Al-Moasher | Al-Tai | Free |
| 12 September 2023 | DF | – | Ahmed Fallatah | Wej | Free |
| 12 September 2023 | MF | 9 | Ryad Boudebouz | Ohod | Free |
| 13 September 2023 | DF | 2 | Manaf Abo Yabes | Ohod | Free |
| 28 January 2024 | GK | 71 | Mohammed Al-Rubaie | Al-Hilal | Free |

### Loans out

| Start date | End date | Position | No. | Player | To club | Fee |
| 27 July 2023 | 1 January 2024 | FW | 94 | Marcão | Wuhan Three Towns | None |
| 2 August 2023 | End of season | GK | – | Ghassan Barqawi | Al-Ain | None |
| 28 August 2023 | End of season | MF | 92 | Modou Barrow | Sivasspor | None |
| 31 August 2023 | End of season | FW | 24 | Mourad Khodari | Al-Okhdood | None |
| 1 September 2023 | End of season | DF | 66 | Abdulrahman Al-Zahrani | Al-Bukiryah | None |
| 10 September 2023 | End of season | DF | 35 | Ahmed Al-Nakhli | Al-Kholood | None |
| 30 January 2024 | End of season | DF | 13 | Ibrahim Al-Zubaidi | Abha | None |
| 1 February 2024 | End of season | MF | 39 | Yaseen Al-Zubaidi | Al-Okhdood | None |
| 9 February 2024 | End of season | FW | 94 | Marcão | Fatih Karagümrük | None |

## Competitions
### Overview

| Competition | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| Pro League | 34 | 19 | 8 | 7 | 67 | 35 | +32 | 055.88 |
| King Cup | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | +0 | 050.00 |
| Total | 36 | 20 | 8 | 8 | 72 | 39 | +33 | 055.56 |
Updated to match played 23 May 2024 Source: Competitions

### Pro League
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Al-Hilal (C) | 34 | 31 | 3 | 0 | 101 | 23 | +78 | 96 | Qualification for AFC Champions League Elite league stage |
| 2 | Al-Nassr | 34 | 26 | 4 | 4 | 100 | 42 | +58 | 82 | Qualification for AFC Champions League Elite league stage |
| 3 | Al-Ahli | 34 | 19 | 8 | 7 | 67 | 35 | +32 | 65 | Qualification for AFC Champions League Elite league stage |
| 4 | Al-Taawoun | 34 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 51 | 35 | +16 | 59 | Qualification for AFC Champions League Two group stage |
| 5 | Al-Ittihad | 34 | 16 | 6 | 12 | 63 | 54 | +9 | 54 | |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 23 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 | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H |
| Result | W | W | W | W | L | W | L | D | W | W | L | W | D | D | W | D | W | W | W | L | W | D | W | L | D | W | D | L | L | W | W | W | D | W |
| Position | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |

#### 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 | KSA | Abdulrahman Al-Sanbi | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | GK | SEN | Édouard Mendy | 35 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 62 | GK | KSA | Abdullah Abdoh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||
| 3 | DF | BRA | Roger Ibañez | 32 | 3 | 30 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | KSA | Bassam Al-Hurayji | 18 | 0 | 10+6 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | DF | MKD | Ezgjan Alioski | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | KSA | Abdullah Al-Ammar | 19 | 1 | 13+5 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | DF | KSA | Fahad Al-Hamad | 4 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | DF | KSA | Ali Majrashi | 22 | 1 | 18+3 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 28 | DF | TUR | Merih Demiral | 21 | 1 | 17+3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 31 | DF | KSA | Saad Balobaid | 24 | 0 | 15+8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 34 | DF | KSA | Bandar Al-Shamrani | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | DF | KSA | Abdulbasit Hindi | 25 | 2 | 22+2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 46 | DF | KSA | Rayane Hamidou | 10 | 0 | 7+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 65 | DF | KSA | Faisal Al-Sibyani | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||
| 8 | MF | KSA | Sumayhan Al-Nabit | 28 | 4 | 6+21 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 14 | MF | KSA | Abdullah Otayf | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | KSA | Younes Al-Shanqiti | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | KSA | Fahad Al-Rashidi | 33 | 0 | 4+27 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | ESP | Gabri Veiga | 20 | 4 | 16+2 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 29 | MF | KSA | Mohammed Al-Majhad | 28 | 0 | 20+7 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | MF | KSA | Ziyad Al-Johani | 24 | 2 | 10+12 | 2 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 40 | MF | KSA | Ali Al-Asmari | 15 | 0 | 3+10 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 45 | MF | KSA | Abdulkarim Darisi | 9 | 0 | 0+8 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 79 | MF | CIV | Franck Kessié | 33 | 10 | 31 | 10 | 2 | 0 |
| 95 | MF | KSA | Ayman Fallatah | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||||
| 7 | FW | ALG | Riyad Mahrez | 33 | 12 | 32 | 11 | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | FW | BRA | Roberto Firmino | 34 | 9 | 25+7 | 9 | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | KSA | Haitham Asiri | 7 | 0 | 0+6 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 20 | FW | KSA | Firas Al-Buraikan | 29 | 15 | 23+4 | 13 | 2 | 2 |
| 97 | FW | FRA | Allan Saint-Maximin | 31 | 4 | 30 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Players sent out on loan this season ||||||||||
| 13 | DF | KSA | Ibrahim Al-Zubaidi | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | DF | KSA | Ahmed Al-Nakhli | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Player who made an appearance this season but have left the club ||||||||||
| 9 | MF | ALG | Ryad Boudebouz | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | FW | KSA | Abdullah Al-Mogren | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 71 | GK | KSA | Mohammed Al-Rubaie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 77 | FW | KSA | Hassan Al-Ali | 4 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### Goalscorers

| Rank | No. | Pos | Nat | Name | Pro League | King Cup | Total |
| 1 | 20 | FW | | Firas Al-Buraikan | 13 | 2 | 15 |
| 2 | 7 | FW | | Riyad Mahrez | 11 | 1 | 12 |
| 3 | 79 | MF | | Franck Kessié | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| 4 | 10 | FW | | Roberto Firmino | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| 5 | 8 | MF | | Sumayhan Al-Nabit | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | 24 | MF | | Gabri Veiga | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | 97 | FW | | Allan Saint-Maximin | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 8 | 3 | DF | | Roger Ibañez | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | 30 | MF | | Ziyad Al-Johani | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | 37 | DF | | Abdulbasit Hindi | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | 15 | DF | | Abdullah Al-Ammar | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | 27 | DF | | Ali Majrashi | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | 28 | DF | | Merih Demiral | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Own goal | Own goal | Own goal | Own goal | Own goal | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 67 | 4 | 71 |
Last Updated: 27 May 2024

### Assists

| Rank | No. | Pos | Nat | Name | Pro League | King Cup | Total |
| 1 | 7 | FW | | Riyad Mahrez | 13 | 0 | 13 |
| 2 | 97 | FW | | Allan Saint-Maximin | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| 3 | 10 | FW | | Roberto Firmino | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| 3 | 20 | FW | | Firas Al-Buraikan | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| 5 | 24 | MF | | Gabri Veiga | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | 79 | MF | | Franck Kessié | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 7 | 29 | MF | | Mohammed Al-Majhad | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | 8 | MF | | Sumayhan Al-Nabit | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | 11 | DF | | Ezgjan Alioski | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | 19 | MF | | Fahad Al-Rashidi | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | 27 | DF | | Ali Majrashi | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | 28 | DF | | Merih Demiral | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | 31 | DF | | Saad Balobaid | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 50 | 2 | 52 |
Last Updated: 18 May 2024

### Clean sheets

| Rank | No. | Pos | Nat | Name | Pro League | King Cup | Total |
| 1 | 16 | GK | | Édouard Mendy | 15 | 0 | 15 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 15 | 0 | 15 |
Last Updated: 27 May 2024