# 2021–22 Al-Ittihad Club season

The 2021–22 season was Al-Ittihad's 46th consecutive season in the top flight of Saudi football and 94th year in existence as a football club. The club participated in the Pro League, the King Cup, and the Arab Club Champions Cup. The club did not compete in the AFC Champions League after failing to obtain an AFC license.
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 | Rakan Al-Najjar |
| 3 | FW | KSA | Abdulrahman Al-Yami |
| 4 | DF | KSA | Ziyad Al-Sahafi |
| 5 | DF | KSA | Omar Hawsawi |
| 6 | MF | KSA | Khaled Al-Samiri |
| 8 | MF | KSA | Fahad Al-Muwallad |
| 9 | FW | FRA | Youssouf Niakaté |
| 11 | MF | KSA | Abdulaziz Al-Bishi |
| 12 | GK | KSA | Mohammed Abo Asidah |
| 13 | DF | KSA | Muhannad Al-Shanqeeti |
| 14 | MF | KSA | Awad Al-Nashri |
| 15 | MF | KSA | Omar Al-Jadani |
| 16 | MF | KSA | Abdulaziz Al-Jebreen |
| 17 | DF | KSA | Abdullah Al-Hafith (on loan from Al-Wehda) |
| 19 | MF | BRA | Bruno Henrique |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 20 | MF | MAR | Karim El Ahmadi |
| 21 | DF | KSA | Abdulmohsen Fallatah |
| 22 | GK | KSA | Saleh Al-Ohaymid |
| 23 | DF | KSA | Mohammed Al-Oufi |
| 24 | MF | KSA | Abdulrahman Al-Aboud |
| 26 | DF | EGY | Ahmed Hegazi |
| 27 | DF | KSA | Hamdan Al-Shamrani |
| 29 | MF | KSA | Ahmed Bahusayn |
| 32 | DF | KSA | Hazim Al-Zahrani |
| 34 | GK | BRA | Marcelo Grohe |
| 66 | DF | KSA | Saud Abdulhamid |
| 70 | FW | KSA | Haroune Camara |
| 77 | MF | BRA | Igor Coronado |
| 88 | MF | KSA | Abdulellah Al-Malki |
| 90 | FW | BRA | Romarinho |

### 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 |
| 28 | MF | KSA | Essam Al-Muwallad (at Al-Kholood until 30 June 2022) |
| 55 | MF | KSA | Saher Al-Suraihi (at Al-Kawkab until 30 June 2022) |
| 98 | MF | KSA | Abdulmajeed Al-Zahrani (at Jeddah until 30 June 2022) |
| — | GK | KSA | Malek Tolah (at Al-Kholood until 30 June 2022) |
| — | DF | KSA | Aseel Abed (at Melilla until 30 June 2022) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | MF | KSA | Ali Al-Rie (at Al-Ain until 30 June 2022) |
| — | MF | KSA | Abdulaziz Al-Dhuwayhi (at Al-Shoulla until 30 June 2022) |
| — | MF | KSA | Abdulelah Hawsawi (at Jeddah until 30 June 2022) |
| — | MF | KSA | Mohammed Sawaan (at Al-Kholood until 30 June 2022) |
| — | FW | KSA | Abdulaziz Al-Aryani (at Al-Batin until 30 June 2022) |

## Transfers and loans
### Transfers in

| Entry date | Position | No. | Player | From club | Fee |
| 30 June 2021 | DF | 30 | Awn Al-Saluli | Al-Nahda | End of loan |
| 30 June 2021 | DF | – | Tareq Abdullah | Damac | End of loan |
| 30 June 2021 | MF | 6 | Khaled Al-Samiri | Al-Faisaly | End of loan |
| 30 June 2021 | MF | 28 | Essam Al-Muwallad | Al-Hazem | End of loan |
| 30 June 2021 | MF | 55 | Saher Al-Suraihi | Jeddah | End of loan |
| 30 June 2021 | MF | 98 | Abdulmajeed Al-Zahrani | Ohod | End of loan |
| 30 June 2021 | MF | – | Younes Abdulwahed | Jeddah | End of loan |
| 30 June 2021 | MF | – | Abdulaziz Al-Dhuwayhi | Al-Fayha | End of loan |
| 30 June 2021 | MF | – | Ali Al-Rie | Jeddah | End of loan |
| 30 June 2021 | FW | – | Abdulaziz Al-Aryani | Damac | End of loan |
| 1 July 2021 | DF | 26 | Ahmed Hegazi | West Bromwich Albion | $590,000 |
| 7 July 2021 | MF | 77 | Igor Coronado | Sharjah | $12,000,000 |
| 18 July 2021 | GK | 35 | Osama Al-Mermesh | Al-Taawoun | Free |
| 30 August 2021 | FW | 9 | Youssouf Niakaté | Al-Wehda | Undisclosed |
| 1 September 2021 | GK | 22 | Saleh Al-Ohaymid | Al-Nassr | Free |
| 2 January 2022 | FW | 99 | Abderrazak Hamdallah | Al-Nassr | Free |
| 22 January 2022 | DF | 33 | Madallah Al-Olayan | Al-Ittihad | Swap |

### Loans in

| Start date | End date | Position | No. | Player | From club | Fee | Ref. |
| 18 August 2021 | End of season | DF | 17 | Abdullah Al-Hafith | Al-Wehda | Undisclosed | |
| 31 January 2022 | End of season | MF | 30 | André André | Vitória | Undisclosed | |

### Transfers out

| Exit date | Position | No. | Player | To club | Fee |
| 30 June 2021 | DF | 28 | Hamad Al Mansour | Al-Nassr | End of loan |
| 4 July 2021 | DF | – | Tareq Abdullah | Al-Taawoun | Free |
| 24 July 2021 | GK | 22 | Fawaz Al-Qarni | Al-Shabab | $1,000,000 |
| 7 August 2021 | MF | 7 | Abdulmajeed Al-Swat | Al-Faisaly | $533,000 |
| 9 August 2021 | DF | 30 | Awn Al-Saluli | Al-Taawoun | Free |
| 12 August 2021 | MF | – | Ahmed Sindi | Afif | Free |
| 1 September 2021 | MF | – | Aseel Al-Harbi | Portimonense | Free |
| 18 September 2021 | MF | 10 | Garry Rodrigues | Olympiacos | Free |
| 15 October 2021 | FW | 9 | Aleksandar Prijović | Western United | Free |
| 9 January 2022 | FW | 3 | Abdulrahman Al-Yami | Damac | Free |
| 22 January 2022 | DF | 66 | Saud Abdulhamid | Al-Hilal | Swap |
| 22 January 2022 | MF | 88 | Abdulellah Al-Malki | Al-Hilal | $2,000,000 |
| 22 January 2022 | FW | 9 | Youssouf Niakaté | Al-Ettifaq | Free |
| 14 February 2022 | FW | – | Rayan Idris | Westerlo | Free |

### Loans out

| Start date | End date | Position | No. | Player | To club | Fee |
| 18 July 2021 | 31 January 2022 | MF | 98 | Abdulmajeed Al-Zahrani | Jeddah | None |
| 20 July 2021 | End of season | DF | – | Aseel Abed | UD Melilla | None |
| 22 July 2021 | End of season | MF | – | Abdulaziz Al-Dhuwayhi | Al-Shoulla | None |
| 22 July 2021 | End of season | FW | – | Abdulaziz Al-Aryani | Al-Batin | None |
| 17 August 2021 | End of season | MF | 55 | Saher Al-Suraihi | Al-Kawkab | None |
| 1 September 2021 | End of season | GK | 22 | Malek Tolah | Al-Kholood | None |
| 1 September 2021 | End of season | MF | 15 | Mohammed Sawaan | Al-Kholood | None |
| 1 September 2021 | End of season | MF | 28 | Essam Al-Muwallad | Al-Kholood | None |
| 1 September 2021 | End of season | MF | – | Abdulelah Hawsawi | Jeddah | None |
| 6 September 2021 | End of season | MF | – | Ali Al-Rie | Al-Ain | None |
| 31 January 2022 | End of season | MF | 98 | Abdulmajeed Al-Zahrani | Al-Okhdood | None |

## Competitions
### Overview

| Competition | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| Pro League | 30 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 62 | 29 | +33 | 066.67 |
| King Cup | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 066.67 |
| Arab Club Champions Cup | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | +0 | 000.00 |
| Total | 34 | 22 | 6 | 6 | 71 | 37 | +34 | 064.71 |
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 |
| 1 | Al-Hilal (C) | 30 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 63 | 28 | +35 | 67 | Qualification for AFC Champions League group stage |
| 2 | Al-Ittihad | 30 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 62 | 29 | +33 | 65 | |
| 3 | Al-Nassr | 30 | 19 | 4 | 7 | 58 | 36 | +22 | 61 | |
| 4 | Al-Shabab | 30 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 52 | 36 | +16 | 55 | |
| 5 | Damac | 30 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 38 | 44 | −6 | 44 | |
* ↑ 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 | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H |
| Result | L | W | W | W | W | D | W | D | L | W | W | L | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | D | W | W | W | W | D | L | L | W | D |
| Position | 13 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |

#### Matches

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

### King Cup

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

### Arab Club Champions Cup
#### Final
## Statistics
### Appearances

    Last updated on 27 June 2022.
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Pro League | Pro League | King Cup | King Cup | Arab Club Champions Cup | Arab Club Champions Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||||
| 1 | GK | KSA | Rakan Al-Najjar | 3 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | GK | KSA | Mohammed Abo Asidah | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | GK | KSA | Saleh Al-Ohaymid | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | GK | BRA | Marcelo Grohe | 32 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||||
| 4 | DF | KSA | Ziyad Al-Sahafi | 21 | 1 | 16+2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | KSA | Omar Hawsawi | 18 | 1 | 13+3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | DF | KSA | Muhannad Al-Shanqeeti | 30 | 1 | 24+4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | DF | KSA | Abdullah Al-Hafith | 10 | 0 | 5+3 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | DF | KSA | Abdulmohsen Fallatah | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | DF | EGY | Ahmed Hegazi | 19 | 3 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | DF | KSA | Hamdan Al-Shamrani | 32 | 2 | 28 | 2 | 2+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 32 | DF | KSA | Hazim Al-Zahrani | 5 | 0 | 2+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | DF | KSA | Madallah Al-Olayan | 9 | 0 | 2+5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||||
| 6 | MF | KSA | Khaled Al-Samiri | 5 | 0 | 1+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | KSA | Fahad Al-Muwallad | 24 | 3 | 13+8 | 3 | 1+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | KSA | Abdulaziz Al-Bishi | 31 | 5 | 24+3 | 4 | 2+1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | KSA | Awad Al-Nashri | 12 | 0 | 2+10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | KSA | Abdulaziz Al-Jebreen | 4 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | BRA | Bruno Henrique | 34 | 3 | 20+10 | 1 | 2+1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 24 | MF | KSA | Abdulrahman Al-Aboud | 30 | 2 | 20+6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 28 | MF | KSA | Omar Al-Jadani | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | MF | KSA | Ahmed Bahusayn | 5 | 0 | 0+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | MF | POR | André André | 14 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 77 | MF | BRA | Igor Coronado | 22 | 5 | 15+4 | 5 | 1+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||||||
| 70 | FW | KSA | Haroune Camara | 24 | 5 | 6+16 | 5 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 90 | FW | BRA | Romarinho | 33 | 25 | 29 | 20 | 2+1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 99 | FW | MAR | Abderrazak Hamdallah | 15 | 13 | 11+2 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Player who made an appearance this season but have left the club ||||||||||||
| 3 | FW | KSA | Abdulrahman Al-Yami | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | FRA | Youssouf Niakaté | 9 | 0 | 2+6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | CPV | Garry Rodrigues | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | MAR | Karim El Ahmadi | 18 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 66 | DF | KSA | Saud Abdulhamid | 9 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 88 | MF | KSA | Abdulellah Al-Malki | 16 | 0 | 11+3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |

### Goalscorers

| Rank | No. | Pos | Nat | Name | Pro League | King Cup | Arab Club Champions Cup | Total |
| 1 | 90 | FW | | Romarinho | 20 | 2 | 3 | 25 |
| 2 | 99 | FW | | Abderrazak Hamdallah | 12 | 1 | 0 | 13 |
| 3 | 11 | MF | | Abdulaziz Al-Bishi | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 3 | 70 | FW | | Haroune Camara | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 3 | 77 | MF | | Igor Coronado | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 6 | 8 | MF | | Fahad Al-Muwallad | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | 19 | MF | | Bruno Henrique | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | 26 | DF | | Ahmed Hegazi | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | 24 | MF | | Abdulrahman Al-Aboud | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | 27 | DF | | Hamdan Al-Shamrani | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | 4 | DF | | Ziyad Al-Sahafi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | 5 | DF | | Omar Hawsawi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | 13 | DF | | Muhannad Al-Shanqeeti | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Own goal | Own goal | Own goal | Own goal | Own goal | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 62 | 5 | 4 | 71 |
Last Updated: 23 June 2022

### Assists

| Rank | No. | Pos | Nat | Name | Pro League | King Cup | Arab Club Champions Cup | Total |
| 1 | 77 | MF | | Igor Coronado | 10 | 0 | 1 | 11 |
| 2 | 90 | FW | | Romarinho | 6 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| 3 | 19 | MF | | Bruno Henrique | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 4 | 24 | MF | | Abdulrahman Al-Aboud | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 5 | 27 | DF | | Hamdan Al-Shamrani | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 6 | 13 | DF | | Muhannad Al-Shanqeeti | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | 8 | MF | | Fahad Al-Muwallad | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | 11 | MF | | Abdulaziz Al-Bishi | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | 3 | FW | | Abdulrahman Al-Yami | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | 9 | FW | | Youssouf Niakaté | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | 10 | MF | | Garry Rodrigues | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | 30 | MF | | André André | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | 33 | DF | | Madallah Al-Olayan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | 66 | DF | | Saud Abdulhamid | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | 88 | MF | | Abdulellah Al-Malki | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | 99 | FW | | Abderrazak Hamdallah | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 44 | 2 | 2 | 48 |
Last Updated: 23 June 2022

### Clean sheets

| Rank | No. | Pos | Nat | Name | Pro League | King Cup | Arab Club Champions Cup | Total |
| 1 | 34 | GK | | Marcelo Grohe | 12 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 12 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
Last Updated: 27 June 2022