2024–25 Al-Ettifaq FC season

Al-Ettifaq
2024–25 season
President	Samer Al-Misehal
Manager	Steven Gerrard;
Stadium	Al-Ettifaq Club Stadium
Pro League	Pre-season
King Cup	Round of 32
Gulf Club Champions League	Group stage
	← 2023–24 2025–26 →
	All statistics correct as of 1 July 2024.

The 2024–25 season is Al-Ettifaq's 46th non-consecutive season in the Pro League and their 79th season in existence.^[1] 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

Squad information

As of 1 July 2024^[2]^[3]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	KSA	Abdullah Al-Oaisher
3	DF	KSA	Mohammed Al-Dossari
4	DF	SCO	Jack Hendry
6	MF	TUR	Berat Özdemir
9	FW	FRA	Moussa Dembélé
11	MF	KSA	Ali Hazazi
13	DF	KSA	Hamdan Al-Shamrani
14	MF	ESP	Álvaro Medrán
17	DF	KSA	Meshal Al-Alaeli
19	FW	JAM	Demarai Gray
20	FW	KSA	Thamer Al-Khaibari
22	GK	KSA	Bilal Al-Dawaa
23	FW	KSA	Jaber Qarradi
24	MF	KSA	Nawaf Hazazi
25	MF	NED	Georginio Wijnaldum (captain)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
26	MF	KSA	Abdulmohsen Al-Dossari
27	FW	BRA	Vitinho
29	DF	KSA	Mohammed Abdulrahman
30	FW	KSA	Muhannad Al Saad
32	DF	COD	Marcel Tisserand
35	MF	KSA	Abdullah Khalifah
41	MF	KSA	Majed Dawran
42	MF	KSA	Salem Al-Maqadi
48	GK	BRA	Paulo Victor
49	DF	KSA	Abdulrahman Oumar
61	DF	KSA	Radhi Al-Otaibi
70	DF	KSA	Abdullah Al-Khateeb
77	MF	KSA	Khalid Al-Ghannam
92	GK	KSA	Turki Baljoush
97	FW	CMR	Karl Toko Ekambi

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
8	MF	KSA	Hamed Al-Ghamdi (on loan to Al-Ittihad)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
18	MF	KSA	Mohammed Mahzari (on loan to Al-Taawoun)

Transfers and loans

Transfers in

Entry date	Position	No.	Player	From club	Fee	Ref.
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	27	Vitinho	Al-Shabab	End of loan
7 July 2024	DF	33	Madallah Al-Olayan	Al-Ittihad	Free	^[4]
25 July 2024	GK	1	Marek Rodák	Fulham	Free	^[5]
30 July 2024	DF	3	Abdullah Madu	Al-Nassr	Undisclosed	^[6]
6 August 2024	GK	23	Ahmed Al-Rehaili	Al-Raed	Undisclosed	^[7]
6 August 2024	DF	87	Meshal Al-Sebyani	Al-Faisaly	Free	^[8]
2 September 2024	FW	18	João Costa	Roma	$10,000,000	^[9]
3 September 2024	DF	25	Abdulbasit Hindi	Al-Ahli	$1,865,000	^[10]

Loans in

Start date	End date	Position	No.	Player	From club	Fee	Ref.
9 July 2024	End of season	MF	88	Abdulellah Al-Malki	Al-Hilal	None	^[11]
6 August 2024	End of season	MF	46	Abdulaziz Al-Aliwa	Al-Nassr	None	^[12]
17 August 2024	End of season	MF	75	Seko Fofana	Al-Nassr	None	^[13]
2 September 2024	End of season	FW	21	Abdullah Radif	Al-Hilal	None	^[14]

Transfers out

Exit date	Position	No.	Player	To club	Fee	Ref.
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	^[15]
1 July 2024	MF	7	Mohammed Al-Kuwaykibi	Al-Taawoun	Free	^[16]
1 July 2024	MF	15	Ahmed Al-Ghamdi	Al-Ittihad	$8,000,000	^[17]
14 July 2024	MF	11	Ali Hazazi	Al-Qadsiah	$6,000,000	^[18]
22 July 2024	FW	23	Jaber Qarradi	Al-Diriyah	$400,000	^[19]
1 August 2024	DF	3	Mohammed Al-Dossari	Neom	Undisclosed	^[20]
1 August 2024	FW	30	Muhannad Al Saad	Neom	$4,000,000	^[20]
6 August 2024	MF	–	Saleh Al-Zanan	Al-Noor	Free	^[21]
24 August 2024	FW	–	Abdullah Al Ajian	Al-Bukiryah	Free	^[22]
1 September 2024	MF	24	Nawaf Hazazi	Al-Sahel	Free
12 September 2024	DF	–	Maitham Al-Eisa	Hajer	Free	^[23]
13 September 2024	GK	48	Paulo Victor	Al-Rayyan	Free	^[24]
25 September 2024	MF	26	Abdulmohsen Al-Dossari	Mudhar	Free	^[25]

Loans out

Start date	End date	Position	No.	Player	To club	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2024	End of season	MF	8	Hamed Al-Ghamdi	Al-Ittihad	None	^[26]
13 July 2024	End of season	DF	13	Hamdan Al-Shamrani	Al-Kholood	None	^[27]
9 August 2024	End of season	MF	6	Berat Özdemir	İstanbul Başakşehir	None	^[28]
18 August 2024	End of season	DF	32	Marcel Tisserand	Al-Khaleej	None	^[29]
19 August 2024	End of season	FW	–	Redha Al-Abdullah	Al-Fayha	None	^[30]
2 September 2024	End of season	MF	19	Khalid Al-Ghannam	Al-Hilal	None	^[31]
3 September 2024	End of season	GK	1	Abdullah Al-Owaishir	Al-Wehda	None	^[32]
3 September 2024	End of season	DF	17	Meshal Al-Alaeli	Al-Wehda	None	^[32]
4 September 2024	End of season	FW	20	Thamer Al-Khaibari	Al-Raed	None	^[33]
7 September 2024	End of season	GK	22	Bilal Al-Dawaa	Al-Jandal	None	^[34]

Pre-season and friendlies

20 July 2024 Friendly	Al-Ettifaq	2–0	Intercity	Cartagena, Spain
18:00 CEST	Al-Olayan 13' Al-Khaibari 89'	Report		Stadium: La Manga Club Football Stadium

24 July 2024 Friendly	Al-Ettifaq	2–2	Tottenham U21	San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain
16:30 CEST	Vitinho 10' Toko Ekambi 38'	Report	Akhamrich 53' Baptise 75'	Stadium: Pinatar Arena

27 July 2024 Friendly	Al-Ettifaq	0–2	Cartagena	Cartagena, Spain
19:00 CEST		Report	Carlos 31' Muñoz 82'	Stadium: La Manga Club Football Stadium

31 July 2024 Friendly	Al-Ettifaq	2–3	Real Oviedo	San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain
10:00 CEST	Dembélé 27' Gray 53'	Report	Paraschiv 8' Miguélez 83' Alemão 85'	Stadium: Pinatar Arena

4 August 2024 Friendly	Al-Ettifaq	2–0	Almería B	Cartagena, Spain
20:00 CEST	Dembélé 57' Toko Ekambi 82'	Report		Stadium: La Manga Club Football Stadium

13 August 2024 Friendly	Al-Ettifaq	3–3	Neom	Dammam, Saudi Arabia
20:30 AST	Toko Ekambi 18', 24' Wijnaldum 89'	Report	Sharahili 61' Semedo 64' Al-Zaid 66'	Stadium: Al-Ettifaq Club Stadium

17 August 2024 Friendly	Al-Ettifaq	2–0	Ismaily	Dammam, Saudi Arabia
18:45 AST	Dembélé 22' Madu 52'	Report		Stadium: Al-Ettifaq Club Stadium

Competitions

Overview

Competition	Record
Competition	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Pro League	8	3	2	3	8	10	−2	037.50
King Cup	1	1	0	0	2	0	+2	100.00
Gulf Club Champions League	1	1	0	0	3	1	+2	100.00
Total	10	5	2	3	13	11	+2	050.00

Updated to match played 26 October 2024
Source: Competitions

Pro League

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
10	Al-Raed	11	4	2	5	16	16	0	14
11	Damac	11	4	2	5	18	19	−1	14
12	Al-Ettifaq	11	3	3	5	9	15	−6	12
13	Al-Orobah	11	3	1	7	10	24	−14	10
14	Al-Okhdood	11	2	3	6	12	15	−3	9

Updated to match(es) played on 24 November 2024. Source: SPL
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Total goal difference; 5) Total goals scored; 6) Fair-play points
(Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played).^[35]

Results summary


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
8	3	2	3	8	10	−2	11	1	0	3	3	7	−4	2	2	0	5	3	+2

Last updated: 26 October 2024.
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
Position	4	4	3	4	6	8	9	10

Updated to match(es) played on 26 October 2024. Source: Saudi Pro League
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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

Win Draw Loss Postponed

24 August 2024 1	Al-Shabab	0–1	Al-Ettifaq	Riyadh
21:00		Report	Vitinho 58' Dembélé 74' Rodák 90'	Stadium: Al-Shabab Club Stadium Attendance: 3,880 Referee: Majed Al-Shamrani

28 August 2024 2	Al-Ettifaq	1–0	Al-Okhdood	Dammam
21:00	Dembélé 63'	Report	Asiri 18'	Stadium: Al-Ettifaq Club Stadium Attendance: 3,276 Referee: Khalid Al-Teris

14 September 2024 3	Al-Fateh	1–2	Al-Ettifaq	Al-Hasa
18:30	Djaniny 64'	Report	Radif 42' Costa 73' Al-Olayan 80'	Stadium: Al-Fateh Club Stadium Attendance: 9,826 Referee: Abdulsamad Bakri

20 September 2024 4	Al-Ettifaq	0–3	Al-Nassr	Dammam
21:00	Fofana 49' Dembélé 88'	Report	Ronaldo 33' (pen.) Al-Najdi 56' Talisca 70' Ali 87'	Stadium: Al-Ettifaq Club Stadium Attendance: 9,390 Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük (Netherlands)

29 September 2024 5	Al-Taawoun	1–1	Al-Ettifaq	Buraidah
21:00	Pedro 13' Al-Jumayah 19' Flávio 41' 49'	Report	Al-Otaibi 60' Radif 80' Dembélé 90+3' Toko Ekambi 90+6'	Stadium: Al-Taawoun Club Stadium Attendance: 2,483 Referee: Faisal Al-Blwi

3 October 2024 6	Al-Ettifaq	0–1	Al-Raed	Dammam
18:00	Hindi 45+6'	Report	Al-Amri 36' N. Hazazi 47' Al-Dossari 88'	Stadium: Al-Ettifaq Club Stadium Attendance: 3,351 Referee: Raed Al-Zahrani

20 October 2024 7	Al-Ettifaq	2–3	Al-Orobah	Dammam
21:00	Costa 44', 45+4' Radif 45+9' Wijnaldum 45+11' Rodák 64'	Report	Al-Shuwaish 9' Tello 12', 84' Guðmundsson 47', 74' Al-Saiari 66' Kandouss 71'	Stadium: Al-Ettifaq Club Stadium Attendance: 2,532 Referee: Mohammed Al-Harbi

26 October 2024 8	Al-Fayha	1–1	Al-Ettifaq	Al Majma'ah
18:00	López 28' Al-Harajin 69'	Report	Al-Olayan 24' Al-Malki 48' Medrán 53' Madu 90+1'	Stadium: Al Majma'ah Sports City Attendance: 952 Referee: Mohammed Abu Shaqarah

2 November 2024 9	Al-Ettifaq	v	Al-Qadsiah	Dammam
21:00				Stadium: Al-Ettifaq Club Stadium

8 November 2024 10	Al-Hilal	v	Al-Ettifaq	Riyadh
17:45				Stadium: Kingdom Arena

24 November 2024 11	Al-Riyadh	v	Al-Ettifaq	Riyadh
17:40				Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahad Sports City

30 November 2024 12	Al-Ettifaq	v	Al-Ittihad	Dammam
17:25				Stadium: Al-Ettifaq Club Stadium

7 December 2024 13	Al-Khaleej	v	Al-Ettifaq	Dammam
15:55				Stadium: Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium

King Cup

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

23 September 2024 Round of 32	Al-Ettifaq	2–0	Al-Adalah	Dammam
21:00	Al-Sebyani 37' Medrán 45+3' Toko Ekambi 78', 90+4'	Report	Abu Abd 43' Bensayah 66'	Stadium: Al-Ettifaq Club Stadium Attendance: 1,449 Referee: Abdullah Al-Harbi

Gulf Club Champions League

Group stage

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	ETT	RIF	QAD	ARB
1	Al-Ettifaq	3	3	0	0	6	2	+4	9	Knockout stage	—	3–1	18 Feb	4 Dec
2	Al-Riffa	3	1	1	1	3	5	−2	4	Knockout stage	5 Feb	—	2–2	5 Nov
3	Al-Qadsia	3	0	2	1	3	4	−1	2		0–1	4 Dec	—	5 Feb
4	Al-Arabi	3	0	1	2	2	3	−1	1		1–2	18 Feb	1–1	—

Updated to match(es) played on 27 November 2024. Source: GSA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

23 October 2024 (2024-10-23) 1	Al-Ettifaq	3–1	Al-Riffa	Dammam, Saudi Arabia
20:15 UTC+3	Toko Ekambi 44', 49' Hendry 63' Hindi 90+1' Wijnaldum 90+2' Dembélé 90+10' Al-Otaibi 90+13'	Report	Vargas 42' Madan 88'	Stadium: Al-Ettifaq Club Stadium Referee: Omar Al-Yaqoubi (Oman)

5 November 2024 (2024-11-05) 2	Al-Qadsia	v	Al-Ettifaq	Hawally, Kuwait
17:45 UTC+3				Stadium: Mohammed Al-Hamad Stadium

27 November 2024 (2024-11-27) 3	Al-Arabi	v	Al-Ettifaq	Doha, Qatar
20:00 UTC+3				Stadium: Al Thumama Stadium

4 December 2024 (2024-12-04) 4	Al-Ettifaq	v	Al-Arabi	Dammam, Saudi Arabia
20:00 UTC+3				Stadium: Al-Ettifaq Club Stadium

5 February 2025 (2025-02-05) 5	Al-Riffa	v	Al-Ettifaq	Isa Town, Bahrain
20:15 UTC+3				Stadium: Khalifa Sports City Stadium

18 February 2025 (2025-02-18) 6	Al-Ettifaq	v	Al-Qadsia	Dammam, Saudi Arabia
20:00 UTC+3				Stadium: Al-Ettifaq Club Stadium

Statistics

Appearances

Last updated on 26 October 2024.

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Pro League		King Cup		Gulf Club Champions League
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	GK	SVK	Marek Rodák	10	0	8	0	1	0	1	0
23	GK	KSA	Ahmed Al-Rehaili	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
92	GK	KSA	Turki Baljoush	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Defenders
3	DF	KSA	Abdullah Madu	10	0	8	0	0+1	0	0+1	0
4	DF	SCO	Jack Hendry	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
15	DF	KSA	Abdullah Al-Bishi	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
25	DF	KSA	Abdulbasit Hindi	7	0	3+2	0	1	0	1	0
29	DF	KSA	Mohammed Abdulrahman	7	0	1+4	0	0+1	0	0+1	0
33	DF	KSA	Madallah Al-Olayan	10	0	8	0	1	0	1	0
61	DF	KSA	Radhi Al-Otaibi	9	0	6+1	0	1	0	1	0
70	DF	KSA	Abdullah Al-Khateeb	4	0	4	0	0	0	0	0
87	DF	KSA	Meshal Al-Sebyani	9	0	2+5	0	1	0	0+1	0
Midfielders
8	MF	NED	Georginio Wijnaldum	10	2	8	1	1	0	1	1
10	MF	ESP	Álvaro Medrán	9	1	4+4	1	1	0	0	0
14	MF	BRA	Vitinho	10	0	6+2	0	0+1	0	0+1	0
17	MF	KSA	Hassan Al-Musallam	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
46	MF	KSA	Abdulaziz Al-Aliwa	2	0	0+2	0	0	0	0	0
75	MF	CIV	Seko Fofana	10	0	7+1	0	0+1	0	1	0
77	MF	KSA	Majed Dawran	2	0	0+2	0	0	0	0	0
88	MF	KSA	Abdulellah Al-Malki	7	0	1+4	0	1	0	1	0
Forwards
7	FW	CMR	Karl Toko Ekambi	9	4	7	0	1	2	1	2
9	FW	FRA	Moussa Dembélé	10	3	7+1	3	0+1	0	0+1	0
11	FW	JAM	Demarai Gray	4	0	1+2	0	1	0	0	0
18	FW	POR	João Costa	7	2	2+3	2	1	0	1	0
21	FW	KSA	Abdullah Radif	6	1	5	1	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

Goalscorers

Rank	No.	Pos	Name	Pro League	King Cup	Gulf Club Champions League	Total
1	7	FW	Karl Toko Ekambi	0	2	2	4
2	9	FW	Moussa Dembélé	3	0	0	3
3	8	MF	Georginio Wijnaldum	1	0	1	2
3	18	FW	João Costa	2	0	0	2
5	10	MF	Álvaro Medrán	1	0	0	1
5	21	FW	Abdullah Radif	1	0	0	1
Own goal				0	0	0	0
Total				8	2	3	13

Last Updated: 26 October 2024

Assists

Rank	No.	Pos	Name	Pro League	King Cup	Gulf Club Champions League	Total
1	9	FW	Moussa Dembélé	2	0	1	3
2	8	MF	Georginio Wijnaldum	1	0	1	2
3	7	FW	Karl Toko Ekambi	1	0	0	1
	11	FW	Demarai Gray	0	1	0	1
	14	MF	Vitinho	1	0	0	1
	61	DF	Radhi Al-Otaibi	1	0	0	1
Total				6	1	2	9