2025–26 Al-Ittihad Club season

Al-Ittihad
2025–26 season
President
  • Loay Mashabi
ManagerLaurent Blanc
StadiumKing Abdullah Sports City
Pro LeaguePre-season
King's CupRound of 32
ACL EliteLeague stage
Super CupSemi-finals
All statistics correct as of 19 August 2025.

The 2025–26 season is Al-Ittihad's 50th consecutive season in the top flight of Saudi football and 98th year in existence as a football club. The club will participate in the Pro League, the King's Cup, the AFC Champions League Elite, and the Saudi Super Cup.

The season covers the period from 1 July 2025 to 30 June 2026.

Players

Squad information

As of 1 February 2025[1]

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 Serbia SRB Predrag Rajković
2 DF Portugal POR Danilo Pereira
6 DF Saudi Arabia KSA Saad Al Mousa
7 MF France FRA N'Golo Kanté
8 MF Brazil BRA Fabinho
9 FW France FRA Karim Benzema (captain)
10 MF Algeria ALG Houssem Aouar
12 DF Albania ALB Mario Mitaj
13 DF Saudi Arabia KSA Muhannad Al-Shanqeeti
14 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Awad Al-Nashri
15 DF Saudi Arabia KSA Hassan Kadesh
19 FW France FRA Moussa Diaby
20 DF Saudi Arabia KSA Ahmed Sharahili
21 FW Saudi Arabia KSA Saleh Al-Shehri
22 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Abdulaziz Al-Bishi
No. Pos. Nation Player
23 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Nawaf Al-Jadaani
24 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Abdulrahman Al-Aboud
27 DF Saudi Arabia KSA Fawaz Al-Sqoor
30 MF Spain ESP Unai Hernández
33 GK Saudi Arabia KSA Mohammed Al-Mahasneh
34 FW Netherlands NED Steven Bergwijn
41 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Mohammed Fallatah
42 DF Saudi Arabia KSA Muath Faqeehi
47 GK Saudi Arabia KSA Hamed Al-Shanqiti
55 MF Argentina ARG Mateo Borrell
77 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Abdulelah Hawsawi
80 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Hamed Al-Ghamdi
87 DF Saudi Arabia KSA Yaseen Al Jaber
88 GK Saudi Arabia KSA Osama Al-Mermesh

Transfers and loans

Transfers in

Entry date Position No. Player From club Fee Ref.
30 June 2025 DF 28 Saudi Arabia Ahmed Bamsaud Saudi Arabia Al-Ettifaq End of loan
30 June 2025 DF – Saudi Arabia Abdullah Al-Rashidi Saudi Arabia Al-Batin End of loan
30 June 2025 DF – Saudi Arabia Abdulrahman Al-Obaid Saudi Arabia Al-Najma End of loan
30 June 2025 DF – Argentina Isaías Rodríguez Saudi Arabia Jeddah End of loan
30 June 2025 MF 16 Saudi Arabia Faisal Al-Ghamdi Belgium Beerschot End of loan
30 June 2025 MF 17 Saudi Arabia Marwan Al-Sahafi Belgium Beerschot End of loan
30 June 2025 MF 27 Saudi Arabia Ahmed Al-Ghamdi Saudi Arabia Neom End of loan
30 June 2025 MF 29 Saudi Arabia Farhah Al-Shamrani Saudi Arabia Al-Kholood End of loan
30 June 2025 MF – Saudi Arabia Saleh Al-Amri Saudi Arabia Al-Raed End of loan
30 June 2025 MF – Saudi Arabia Sultan Al-Farhan Saudi Arabia Al-Taawoun End of loan
30 June 2025 MF – Saudi Arabia Hammam Al-Hammami Saudi Arabia Al-Kholood End of loan
30 June 2025 MF – Venezuela Bryant Ortega Saudi Arabia Jeddah End of loan
30 June 2025 FW 90 Saudi Arabia Talal Haji Saudi Arabia Al-Riyadh End of loan
30 June 2025 FW – Colombia Ricardo Caraballo Saudi Arabia Jeddah End of loan
1 July 2025 DF 66 Saudi Arabia Mohammed Barnawi Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal Free [2]
12 July 2025 MF – Saudi Arabia Mohammed Hazazi Saudi Arabia Al-Nassr Free [3]
13 July 2025 FW – Saudi Arabia Adnan Al-Bishri Saudi Arabia Al-Ahli Free [4]
18 July 2025 MF 80 Saudi Arabia Hamed Al-Ghamdi Saudi Arabia Al-Ettifaq $10,663,000 [5]
13 August 2025 GK 50 Saudi Arabia Mohammed Al-Absi Saudi Arabia Al-Shabab Swap [6]
13 August 2025 DF – Saudi Arabia Ahmed Al-Julaydan Saudi Arabia Al-Fateh $12,800,000 [7]

Transfers out

Exit date Position No. Player To club Fee Ref.
30 June 2025 DF 4 Saudi Arabia Abdulelah Al-Amri Saudi Arabia Al-Nassr End of loan
30 June 2025 MF 80 Saudi Arabia Hamed Al-Ghamdi Saudi Arabia Al-Ettifaq End of loan
1 July 2025 DF 28 Saudi Arabia Ahmed Bamsaud Saudi Arabia Al-Fayha Free [8]
9 August 2025 MF – Saudi Arabia Saleh Al-Amri Saudi Arabia Al-Khaleej Undisclosed [9]
10 August 2025 MF – Saudi Arabia Sultan Al-Farhan Saudi Arabia Al-Diriyah Undisclosed [10]

Loans out

Start date End date Position No. Player To club Fee Ref.
11 August 2024 End of season MF 77 Saudi Arabia Abdulelah Hawsawi Saudi Arabia Al-Taawoun None [11]

Pre-season

23 July 2025 Friendly Al-Ittihad Saudi Arabia 0–4 Turkey Fenerbahçe Albufeira, Portugal
20:00 WEST Report En-Nesyri 9'
Szymański 16'
Durán 77', 88'		 Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Albufeira
26 July 2025 Friendly Al-Ittihad Saudi Arabia 1–3 Portugal Vitória Almancil, Portugal
18:00 WEST Diaby 55' Report Silva 39'
Camara 84'
Oliveira 90+3'		 Stadium: The Campus, Quinta do Lago Sports Complex
30 July 2025 Friendly Al-Ittihad Saudi Arabia 2–4 England Fulham Faro, Portugal
19:00 WEST Benzema 69', 74' Report Wilson 7'
Smith Rowe 22'
King 39'
Cuenca 45+1'		 Stadium: Estádio de São Luís
2 August 2025 Friendly Al-Ittihad Saudi Arabia 1–2 Portugal Portimonense Portimão, Portugal
20:00 WEST Al-Sahafi 90+2' Report Grolli 51'
Mamede 61'		 Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Portimão
4 August 2025 Friendly Al-Ittihad Saudi Arabia 5–1 Portugal Leiria Faro/Loulé, Portugal
20:00 WEST Bergwijn 66'
Al-Mousa 69'
Al-Aboud 85'
Al-Shehri 90'
F. Al-Ghamdi 90+4'		 Report Rodríguez 75' Stadium: Estádio Algarve

Competitions

Overview

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Pro League 30 August 2025 2026 Matchday 1 !—
King's Cup 23 September 2025 Round of 32 !—
ACL Elite 15 September 2025 2026 League Stage !—
Super Cup 19 August 2025 Semi-finals Semi-finals 1 0 0 1 1 2 −1 000.00
Total 1 0 0 1 1 2 −1 000.00

Last updated: 19 August 2025
Source: Competitions

Pro League

Main article: 2025–26 Saudi Pro League

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
5 Al-Hazem 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Al-Hilal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Al-Ittihad 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Al-Khaleej 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Al-Kholood 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 28 August 2025. 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).[12]

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
0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0  0

Matches

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

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

King's Cup

Main article: 2025–26 King's Cup (Saudi Arabia)

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

21 September 2025 Round of 32 Al-Wehda v Al-Ittihad Mecca
21:00 Stadium: King Abdulaziz Sports City

AFC Champions League Elite

Main article: 2025–26 AFC Champions League Elite

League stage

Main article: 2025–26 AFC Champions League Elite league stage

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
3 Qatar Al-Gharafa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to round of 16
4 Saudi Arabia Al Hilal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Saudi Arabia Al-Ittihad 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Qatar Al Sadd 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Iraq Al-Shorta 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 15 September 2025. Source: Asian Football Confederation
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored; 4) number of matches won; 5) penalty shoot-out if only two teams remain tied and played each other on the final matchday 6) fair play ranking; 7) drawing of lots

Super Cup

Main article: 2025 Saudi Super Cup
19 August 2025 Semi-finals Al-Nassr 2–1 Al-Ittihad Causeway Bay, Hong Kong
20:00 UTC+8 Mané 10', Red card 25'
Félix 61'
Wesley Yellow card 90+2'
Brozović Yellow card 90+6'		 Report Bergwijn 16'
Fabinho Yellow card 45+1'
Al-Shanqeeti Yellow card 53'
F. Al-Ghamdi Yellow card 90+2'		 Stadium: Hong Kong Stadium
Attendance: 30,653
Referee: Khalid Al-Turais

Statistics

Appearances

Last updated on 19 August 2025.
No. Pos Nat Player Total Pro League King's Cup ACL Elite Super Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
47 GK Saudi Arabia KSA Hamed Al-Shanqiti 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
50 GK Saudi Arabia KSA Mohammed Al-Absi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Defenders
2 DF Portugal POR Danilo Pereira 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
6 DF Saudi Arabia KSA Saad Al Mousa 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
12 DF Albania ALB Mario Mitaj 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
13 DF Saudi Arabia KSA Muhannad Al-Shanqeeti 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
42 DF Saudi Arabia KSA Muath Faqeehi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
66 DF Saudi Arabia KSA Mohammed Barnawi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
87 DF Saudi Arabia KSA Yaseen Al-Jaber 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Midfielders
7 MF France FRA N'Golo Kanté 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
8 MF Brazil BRA Fabinho 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
10 MF Algeria ALG Houssem Aouar 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
14 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Awad Al-Nashri 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Faisal Al-Ghamdi 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0
22 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Abdulaziz Al-Bishi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
24 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Abdulrahman Al-Aboud 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0
27 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Ahmed Al-Ghamdi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
30 MF Spain ESP Unai Hernández 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0
80 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Hamed Al-Ghamdi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Forwards
9 FW France FRA Karim Benzema 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
11 FW Saudi Arabia KSA Saleh Al-Shehri 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0
19 FW France FRA Moussa Diaby 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
34 FW Netherlands NED Steven Bergwijn 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1

Goalscorers

Rank No. Pos Nat Name Pro League King's Cup ACL Elite Super Cup Total
1 34 FW Netherlands Steven Bergwijn 0 0 0 1 1
Own goal 0 0 0 0 0
Total 0 0 0 1 1

Last Updated: 19 August 2025

Assists

Rank No. Pos. Nat. Player Pro League King's Cup ACL Elite Super Cup Total
1 19 FW France Moussa Diaby 0 0 0 1 1
Total 0 0 0 1 1

Last Updated: 19 August 2025

References

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  3. ^ "اتحاد جدة يعزز صفوفه بلاعب النصر الشاب محمد هزازي لمدة 4 مواسم".
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  6. ^ "رسميًا.. الاتحاد يوقع مع "العبسي" القادم من الشباب حتى 2029".
  7. ^ "نادي الاتحاد يتعاقد مع الظهير أحمد الجليدان من الفتح".
  8. ^ "أحمد بامسعود فيحاوي حتى 2028م".
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