# 2024–25 Al Hilal SFC season

The 2024–25 season is Al Hilal's 49th consecutive season in the top flight of Saudi football and 67th year in existence as a football club. The club is participating in the Pro League, the King Cup, the AFC Champions League Elite, the Saudi Super Cup, and the FIFA Club World Cup.
The season covers the period from 1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025.

## Players
### Squad information

    As of 27 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 |
| 3 | DF | SEN | Kalidou Koulibaly |
| 4 | DF | KSA | Khalifah Al-Dawsari |
| 5 | DF | KSA | Ali Al-Bulaihi |
| 6 | DF | BRA | Renan Lodi |
| 7 | FW | KSA | Khalid Al-Ghannam |
| 8 | MF | POR | Ruben Neves |
| 9 | FW | SRB | Aleksandar Mitrović |
| 11 | FW | BRA | Marcos Leonardo |
| 12 | DF | KSA | Yasser Al-Shahrani |
| 15 | FW | KSA | Mohammed Al-Qahtani |
| 16 | MF | KSA | Nasser Al-Dawsari |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 17 | GK | KSA | Mohammed Al-Rubaie |
| 21 | GK | KSA | Mohammed Al-Owais |
| 22 | MF | SRB | Sergej Milinković-Savić |
| 24 | DF | KSA | Moteb Al-Harbi |
| 27 | DF | POR | João Cancelo |
| 28 | MF | KSA | Mohamed Kanno |
| 29 | MF | KSA | Salem Al-Dawsari |
| 37 | GK | MAR | Yassine Bounou |
| 77 | FW | BRA | Malcom |
| 87 | DF | KSA | Hassan Al-Tambakti |
| 88 | DF | KSA | Hamad Al-Yami |
| 99 | FW | KSA | Abdullah Al-Hamdan |

## Transfers and loans
### Transfers in

| Entry date | Position | No. | Player | From club | Fee |
| 30 June 2024 | GK | 60 | Ahmed Al Jubaya | Al-Qadsiah | End of loan |
| 30 June 2024 | DF | 42 | Muath Faqeehi | Al-Taawoun | End of loan |
| 30 June 2024 | DF | 88 | Hamad Al-Yami | Al-Shabab | End of loan |
| 30 June 2024 | MF | 15 | Matheus Pereira | Cruzeiro | End of loan |
| 30 June 2024 | MF | 18 | Musab Al-Juwayr | Al-Shabab | End of loan |
| 30 June 2024 | MF | 57 | Nasser Al-Hadhood | Al-Raed | End of loan |
| 30 June 2024 | FW | 20 | Abdullah Radif | Al-Shabab | End of loan |
| 27 August 2024 | DF | – | João Cancelo | Manchester City | $27,800,000 |
| 1 September 2024 | DF | – | Moteb Al-Harbi | Al-Shabab | $32,000,000 |
| 2 September 2024 | FW | – | Marcos Leonardo | Benfica | $44,400,000 |
| 21 January 2025 | FW | – | Kaio César | Vitória Guimarães | $9,400,000 |

### Transfers out

| Exit date | Position | No. | Player | To club | Fee |
| 1 July 2024 | MF | 15 | Matheus Pereira | Cruzeiro | $5,345,000 |
| 11 July 2024 | DF | 32 | Muteb Al-Mufarrij | Al-Taawoun | Free |
| 12 July 2024 | DF | 70 | Mohammed Jahfali | Al-Kholood | Free |
| 19 July 2024 | MF | – | Riyadh Al-Asmari | Al-Najma | Free |
| 21 July 2024 | DF | 42 | Muath Faqeehi | Al-Ittihad | $2,600,000 |
| 22 July 2024 | FW | 11 | Saleh Al-Shehri | Al-Ittihad | Free |
| 28 July 2024 | MF | 7 | Salman Al-Faraj | Neom | Undisclosed |
| 4 August 2024 | GK | 60 | Ahmed Al Jubaya | Al-Ula | Free |
| 5 August 2024 | MF | 45 | Faisal Al-Asmari | Al-Ula | Free |
| 11 August 2024 | MF | 57 | Nasser Al-Hadhood | Al-Ula | Free |
| 15 August 2024 | DF | – | Rayan Sharahili | Al-Bukiryah | Free |
| 22 August 2024 | MF | 96 | Michael | Flamengo | Free |
| 27 August 2024 | DF | 66 | Saud Abdulhamid | Roma | $2,765,000 |
| 1 September 2024 | GK | 31 | Habib Al-Wotayan | Al-Fateh | Free |
| 2 September 2024 | FW | – | Karim Ashraf | Al-Okhdood | Free |
| 3 September 2024 | DF | 2 | Mohammed Al-Breik | Neom | $2,600,000 |
| 12 September 2024 | MF | – | Nasser Kaabi | Al-Bukiryah | Free |
| 31 January 2025 | FW | 10 | Neymar | Santos | Free |

### Loans out

| Start date | End date | Position | No. | Player | To club | Fee |
| 9 July 2024 | End of season | MF | 26 | Abdulellah Al-Malki | Al-Ettifaq | None |
| 18 July 2024 | End of season | DF | 58 | Mohammed Barnawi | Al-Orobah | None |
| 5 August 2024 | End of season | MF | 33 | Abdullah Al-Zaid | Neom | None |
| 19 August 2024 | End of season | GK | 40 | Ahmed Abu Rasen | Neom | None |
| 24 August 2024 | End of season | MF | 39 | Mohammed Al-Zaid | Al-Bukiryah | None |
| 25 August 2024 | End of season | MF | 44 | Suhayb Al-Zaid | Al-Fateh | None |
| 1 September 2024 | End of season | MF | 18 | Musab Al-Juwayr | Al-Shabab | None |
| 2 September 2024 | End of season | FW | 20 | Abdullah Radif | Al-Ettifaq | None |

## Competitions
### Overview

| Competition | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| Pro League | 24 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 70 | 28 | +42 | 070.83 |
| King Cup | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 066.67 |
| ACL Elite | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 8 | +16 | 077.78 |
| Super Cup | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 050.00 |
| FIFA Club World Cup | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | !— |
| Total | 38 | 27 | 6 | 5 | 106 | 42 | +64 | 071.05 |
Updated to match played 4 March 2025 Source: Competitions

### Pro League
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Al-Ittihad | 25 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 58 | 24 | +34 | 59 | Qualification for AFC Champions League Elite league stage |
| 2 | Al-Hilal | 24 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 70 | 28 | +42 | 54 | Qualification for AFC Champions League Elite league stage |
| 3 | Al-Qadsiah | 24 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 37 | 20 | +17 | 51 | Qualification for AFC Champions League Two group stage |
| 4 | Al-Nassr | 24 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 50 | 26 | +24 | 48 | |
| 5 | Al-Ahli | 24 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 47 | 23 | +24 | 48 | |

#### 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 March 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 | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | A | H |
| Result | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | W | D | W | L | W | W | W | W | W | L | W | D | D | L | W | L | W | | | | | | | | | | |
| Position | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Matches

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

### King Cup

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

### AFC Champions League Elite
#### League 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 | |

### FIFA Club World Cup
#### Group stage

The draw for the group stage was held on 5 December 2024.
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Real Madrid | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Al Hilal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | Pachuca | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | Red Bull Salzburg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |

## Statistics
### Appearances

    Last updated on 8 February 2025.
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Pro League | Pro League | King's Cup | King's Cup | ACL Elite | ACL Elite | Super Cup | Super Cup | Club World Cup | Club World Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||||||||
| 17 | GK | KSA | Mohammed Al-Rubaie | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | GK | KSA | Mohammed Al-Owais | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | GK | MAR | Yassine Bounou | 26 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | GK | KSA | Ahmed Abu Rasen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 50 | GK | KSA | Abdulelah Al-Ghamdi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | DF | SEN | Kalidou Koulibaly | 27 | 2 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | KSA | Khalifah Al-Dawsari | 5 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | KSA | Ali Al-Bulaihi | 26 | 4 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | BRA | Renan Lodi | 26 | 4 | 16 | 3 | 1+1 | 0 | 5+1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | DF | KSA | Yasser Al-Shahrani | 13 | 0 | 3+3 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | KSA | Nasser Al-Dawsari | 29 | 1 | 5+14 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 4+3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | POR | João Cancelo | 27 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 6+1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | KSA | Moteb Al-Harbi | 17 | 0 | 2+9 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 87 | DF | KSA | Hassan Al-Tambakti | 20 | 0 | 5+7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 88 | DF | KSA | Hamad Al-Yami | 17 | 0 | 1+12 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||||||||
| 7 | MF | KSA | Khalid Al-Ghannam | 8 | 1 | 0+5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | POR | Rúben Neves | 19 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | KSA | Mohammed Al-Qahtani | 24 | 2 | 7+9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0+5 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | SRB | Sergej Milinković-Savić | 30 | 13 | 18 | 9 | 2+1 | 0 | 5+2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | BRA | Kaio César | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | MF | KSA | Mohamed Kanno | 24 | 1 | 5+10 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 2+4 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | MF | KSA | Salem Al-Dawsari | 29 | 10 | 18 | 3 | 1+1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||||||||||
| 9 | FW | SRB | Aleksandar Mitrović | 24 | 20 | 13 | 12 | 1+2 | 0 | 5+1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | BRA | Marcos Leonardo | 24 | 19 | 14+1 | 13 | 2+1 | 3 | 5+1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | FW | KSA | Turki Al-Ghumail | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 77 | FW | BRA | Malcom | 25 | 7 | 16 | 5 | 1+1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 99 | FW | KSA | Abdullah Al-Hamdan | 17 | 4 | 2+6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2+3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players sent out on loan this season ||||||||||||||||
| 18 | MF | KSA | Musab Al-Juwayr | 2 | 1 | 0+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | FW | KSA | Abdullah Radif | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Player who made an appearance this season but left the club ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | DF | KSA | Mohammed Al-Breik | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | BRA | Neymar | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 66 | DF | KSA | Saud Abdulhamid | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 96 | MF | BRA | Michael | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### Goalscorers

| Rank | No. | Pos | Nat. | Player | Pro League | King's Cup | Champions League | Super Cup | Club World Cup | Total |
| 1 | 9 | FW | | Aleksandar Mitrović | 12 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 20 |
| 2 | 11 | FW | | Marcos Leonardo | 13 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 19 |
| 3 | 22 | MF | | Sergej Milinković-Savić | 9 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 13 |
| 4 | 29 | MF | | Salem Al-Dawsari | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 5 | 77 | FW | | Malcom | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| 6 | 5 | DF | | Ali Al-Bulaihi | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 6 | 6 | DF | | Renan Lodi | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 6 | 99 | FW | | Abdullah Al-Hamdan | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 9 | 3 | DF | | Kalidou Koulibaly | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | 15 | MF | | Mohammed Al-Qahtani | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | 20 | DF | | João Cancelo | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 | 7 | MF | | Khalid Al-Ghannam | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | 8 | MF | | Rúben Neves | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | 16 | DF | | Nasser Al-Dawsari | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | 18 | MF | | Musab Al-Juwayr | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | 27 | MF | | Kaio César | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | 28 | MF | | Mohamed Kanno | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Own goals | Own goals | Own goals | Own goals | Own goals | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | 59 | 7 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 95 |
Last updated: 8 February 2025

### Assists

| Rank | No. | Pos. | Nat. | Player | Pro League | King's Cup | Champions League | Super Cup | Club World Cup | Total |
| 1 | 77 | FW | | Malcom | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 11 |
| 2 | 20 | DF | | João Cancelo | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 2 | 29 | MF | | Salem Al-Dawsari | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 |
| 4 | 8 | MF | | Rúben Neves | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| 5 | 6 | DF | | Renan Lodi | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 6 | 22 | MF | | Sergej Milinković-Savić | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 6 | 28 | MF | | Mohamed Kanno | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 6 | 99 | FW | | Abdullah Al-Hamdan | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 9 | 9 | FW | | Aleksandar Mitrović | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | 16 | DF | | Nasser Al-Dawsari | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | 24 | DF | | Moteb Al-Harbi | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 12 | 11 | FW | | Marcos Leonardo | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 | 15 | MF | | Mohammed Al-Qahtani | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 | 87 | DF | | Hassan Al-Tambakti | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 15 | 12 | DF | | Yasser Al-Shahrani | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | 18 | MF | | Musab Al-Juwayr | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | 41 | 5 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 73 |
Last updated: 8 February 2025

### Clean sheets

| Rank | No. | Pos. | Nat. | Player | Pro League | King's Cup | Champions League | Arab Club Champions Cup | Super Cup | Total |
| 1 | 37 | GK | | Yassine Bounou | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 2 | 17 | GK | | Mohammed Al-Rubaie | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | 21 | GK | | Mohammed Al-Owais | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | Totals | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
Last updated: 31 January 2025