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Jeddah Club

Jeddah Club
Full nameJeddah Sports Club
Founded1968; 57 years ago (1968)
ChairmanFaisal Al-Saifi
ManagerIván Carrasco
LeagueFirst Division League
2023–24FDL, 12th of 18

Jeddah Sports Club (Arabic: نادي جدة) is a Saudi Arabian professional football club based in Jeddah.[1] Founded in 1968, the club competes in the First Division League, the second tier of Saudi football. It has a women's section.

History

The club was founded in 1968 under the name of Al-Bahri Club as a merger of five clubs; Radwa, Al-Salam, Al-Tasami, Al-Taleb, and Al-Hilal Al-Bahri. They changed their name to Al-Thagher Club before changing it once again to Al-Rabee Club in 1973.[2] On 25 September 2016, the club once again changed their name this time to Jeddah Sports Club.[3] The club's current president is Faisal Al-Saifi, who has been serving as its president since October 2020.[4]

Club management

Position Name
Chairman Saudi Arabia Faisal Al-Saifi
Manager Spain Iván Carrasco
Assistant manager Saudi Arabia Abdulrahman Abdulhaq Al-Ahdal
Goalkeeper coach Saudi Arabia Mazen Al-Khaldi
Fitness coach Saudi Arabia Muhannad Jaafari
Development coach Saudi Arabia Mohammed Al-Salman
Performance director Saudi Arabia Hassan Ali
Sporting director Saudi Arabia Keshim Al-Khaldi
Team doctor Saudi Arabia Salem Al-Sobhi
Physiotherapist Saudi Arabia Osama Al-Khenani
Administrative manager Saudi Arabia Ali Misfer Al-Khathami
Saudi Arabia Faisal Bamhrez
Team supervisor Saudi Arabia Khaled Kahwaji
Administrative coordinator Saudi Arabia Abdullah Hakmi

Current squad

As of 31 January 2024[5] 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 Saudi Arabia KSA Yasser Al-Mosailem
2 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Wesam Hawsawi
3 DF Saudi Arabia KSA Khaled Al-Harbi
4 DF Saudi Arabia KSA Basil Al-Hedaif
5 DF Saudi Arabia KSA Sultan Tankar (on loan from Al-Hazem)
6 DF Saudi Arabia KSA Fahad Al-Sahafi
7 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Albaraa Baadheem
8 MF Venezuela VEN Bryant Ortega (on loan from Al-Ittihad)
9 FW Saudi Arabia KSA Hussain Al-Moeini
10 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Ammar Al-Najjar
11 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Jawad Ameen
13 DF Argentina ARG Isaías Rodríguez (on loan from Al-Ittihad)
17 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Mohammed Al-Safri
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Fahad Al-Jizani
22 GK Saudi Arabia KSA Fares Al-Johani
23 GK Yemen YEM Nawaf Bamehrez
24 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Ahmed Al-Omaisi
25 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Ismail Omar
26 FW Saudi Arabia KSA Sultan Hawsawi
27 DF Saudi Arabia KSA Salah Al-Ben Ali
29 FW Colombia COL Ricardo Caraballo (on loan from Al-Ittihad)
33 DF Somalia SOM Faisal Abu Bakr
55 MF Gabon GAB Medwin Biteghé
79 FW Saudi Arabia KSA Hassan Mukhtar
80 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Ryan Al-Mousa
87 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Sattam Al-Tambakti (on loan from Al-Wehda)

See also

References