2024–25 Al-Kholood Club season

Al-Kholood
2024–25 season
President	Mohammed Al-Khalifah;
Manager	Paulo Duarte; (until 13 October 2024); Noureddine Zekri; (from 13 October 2024)
Stadium	Al-Hazem Club Stadium
Pro League	Pre-season
King Cup	Round of 32
	← 2023–24 2025–26 →
	All statistics correct as of 1 July 2024.

The 2024–25 season is Al-Kholood's 55th year in existence and their first ever season in the Pro League following their promotion from the FDL in the previous season.^[3]^[4] The club will participate in the Pro League and the King Cup.

The season covers the period from 1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025.

Players

Squad information

As of 1 July 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
2	DF	KSA	Ahmed Al-Hafith
3	DF	KSA	Abdullah Masoud
5	DF	KSA	Jamaan Al-Dossari
6	MF	KSA	Tareq Al-Kaebi
7	DF	KSA	Sultan Al-Shehri
8	MF	BRA	Arthur Rezende
11	FW	KSA	Fayez Al-Harthi
13	DF	KSA	Saud Al-Rashed
14	GK	BRA	Rafael Martins
15	MF	KSA	Mazen Al-Suwailem
17	MF	KSA	Mohammed Al-Shahrani
19	MF	KSA	Nawaf Al-Shuwaier
20	DF	KSA	Abdullah Al-Harbi
23	DF	BRA	Roberto Dias
24	FW	KSA	Abdulmalek Al-Harbi
25	FW	SRB	Nikola Stojiljković


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
26	FW	KSA	Mazen Al-Harbi
27	MF	POR	Afonso Taira
29	FW	KSA	Fares Al-Owais
32	MF	ARG	Mariano Vázquez
33	GK	KSA	Jassem Al-Ashban
40	DF	KSA	Salah Al-Ben Ali
44	GK	KSA	Ali Bouamer
66	MF	KSA	Riyadh Al-Ibrahim
70	MF	KSA	Mohammed Sawaan
88	DF	KSA	Azzam Al-Mazrou
99	MF	IRQ	Ahmed Yasin
—	GK	BRA	Marcelo Grohe
—	DF	KSA	Abdullah Al-Rashidi
—	DF	KSA	Mohammed Jahfali
—	DF	KSA	Hamdan Al-Shamrani (on loan from Al-Ettifaq)
—	DF	KSA	Abdullah Hawsawi

Transfers and loans

Transfers in

Entry date	Position	No.	Player	From club	Fee	Ref.
30 June 2024	DF	12	Badr Al-Jameel	Al-Shoulla	End of loan
30 June 2024	MF	19	Nawaf Al-Shuwaier	Al-Diriyah	End of loan
30 June 2024	FW	11	Fayez Al-Harthi	Al-Saqer	End of loan
1 July 2024	GK	34	Marcelo Grohe	Al-Ittihad	Free	^[6]
5 July 2024	DF	19	Abdullah Al-Rashidi	Al-Adalah	Free	^[7]
12 July 2024	DF	70	Mohammed Jahfali	Al-Hilal	Free	^[8]
13 July 2024	DF	24	Abdullah Hawsawi	Damac	Free	^[9]
23 July 2024	GK	30	Mohammed Mazyad	Al-Arabi	Free	^[10]
23 July 2024	MF	8	Abdulrahman Al-Safri	Al-Fayha	Free	^[11]
22 August 2024	DF	23	Norbert Gyömbér	Salernitana	Free	^[12]
22 August 2024	FW	9	Myziane Maolida	Hertha Berlin	Undisclosed	^[13]
23 August 2024	DF	5	William Troost-Ekong	PAOK	$1,345,000	^[14]
23 August 2024	MF	96	Kévin N'Doram	Metz	Free	^[15]
2 September 2024	DF	12	Hassan Al-Asmari	Al-Ittihad	Free	^[16]
2 September 2024	MF	45	Abdulfattah Asiri	Al-Tai	Free	^[17]
2 September 2024	FW	99	Majed Khalifah	Al-Ahli	Free	^[18]

Loans in

Start date	End date	Position	No.	Player	From club	Fee	Ref.
13 July 2024	End of season	DF	27	Hamdan Al-Shamrani	Al-Ettifaq	None	^[19]
22 August 2024	End of season	MF	10	Álex Collado	Real Betis	None	^[20]
23 August 2024	End of season	MF	15	Aliou Dieng	Al Ahly Cairo	$560,000	^[21]
23 August 2024	End of season	MF	22	Hammam Al-Hammami	Al-Ittihad	None	^[22]
23 August 2024	End of season	FW	18	Jackson Muleka	Beşiktaş	$1,111,000	^[23]
31 August 2024	End of season	MF	29	Farhah Al-Shamrani	Al-Ittihad	None	^[24]
3 September 2024	End of season	FW	–	Bassem Al-Oraini	Al-Taawoun	None	^[25]

Transfers out

Exit date	Position	No.	Player	To club	Fee	Ref.
30 June 2024	GK	28	Raghdan Matri	Al-Ittihad	End of loan
30 June 2024	DF	55	Ahmed Al-Nakhli	Al-Ahli	End of loan
30 June 2024	MF	21	Hussain Al-Eisa	Al-Ittihad	End of loan
30 June 2024	MF	77	Al Mutasim Seddiq	Al-Ittihad	End of loan
1 July 2024	DF	12	Badr Al-Jameel	Al-Rayyan	Free	^[26]
15 July 2024	FW	99	Ahmed Yasin	Örebro	Free	^[27]
21 July 2024	MF	8	Arthur Rezende	Al-Diriyah	Free	^[28]
23 July 2024	MF	32	Mariano Vázquez	Muaither	Free	^[29]
26 July 2024	DF	40	Salah Al-Ben Ali	Jeddah	Free	^[30]
28 July 2024	MF	17	Mohammed Al-Shahrani	Al-Jandal	Free	^[31]
1 August 2024	GK	44	Ali Bouamer	Al-Jubail	Free
1 August 2024	FW	15	Mazen Al-Suwailem	Al-Jubail	Free
3 August 2024	GK	14	Rafael Martins	Al-Jubail	Free	^[32]
3 August 2024	DF	23	Roberto Dias	Al-Jubail	Free	^[33]
20 August 2024	DF	13	Saud Al-Rashed	Al-Hazem	Free
20 August 2024	DF	4	Turki Al-Jalfan	Al-Zulfi	Free	^[34]
22 August 2024	DF	20	Abdullah Al-Harbi	Al-Jabalain	Free	^[35]
25 August 2024	MF	27	Afonso Taira	Al-Batin	Free	^[36]
5 September 2024	FW	11	Fayez Al-Harthi	Al-Taqadom	Free	^[37]
11 September 2024	MF	66	Riyadh Al-Ibrahim	Al-Najma	Free	^[38]
20 September 2024	MF	6	Tareq Al-Kaebi	Al-Washm	Free	^[39]
23 September 2024	DF	87	Azzam Al-Mazrou	Al-Saqer	Free	^[40]

Loans out

Start date	End date	Position	No.	Player	To club	Fee	Ref.
18 September 2024	End of season	DF	3	Abdullah Masoud	Al-Houra	None	^[41]

Pre-season

24 July 2024 Friendly	Al-Kholood	1–0	Al-Bukiryah	Yalova, Turkey
18:00 TRT				Stadium: Yalova Atatürk Stadyumu

31 July 2024 Friendly	Al-Kholood	1–0	Nassaji Mazandaran	Yalova, Turkey
18:00 TRT				Stadium: Yalova Atatürk Stadyumu

4 August 2024 Friendly	Al-Kholood	0–0	Al-Batin	Yalova, Turkey
18:30 TRT				Stadium: Yalova Atatürk Stadyumu

7 August 2024 Friendly	Al-Kholood	1–0	Ahal	Gölcük, Turkey
17:00 TRT				Stadium: Gölcük Şehir Stadyumu

15 August 2024 Friendly	Al-Kholood	0–0	Al-Raed	Buraidah, Saudi Arabia
19:30 AST		Report		Stadium: Al-Raed Club Stadium

Competitions

Overview

Competition	Record
Competition	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Pro League	12	2	4	6	15	22	−7	016.67
King Cup	1	0	0	1	1	3	−2	000.00
Total	13	2	4	7	16	25	−9	015.38

Updated to match played 28 November 2024
Source: Competitions

Pro League

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
13	Al-Orobah	13	4	1	8	11	25	−14	13
14	Al-Okhdood	13	3	3	7	16	19	−3	12
15	Al-Kholood	13	2	4	7	15	25	−10	10
16	Al-Wehda	13	2	3	8	17	31	−14	9	Relegation to FD League
17	Al-Fayha	13	1	5	7	9	23	−14	8	Relegation to FD League

Updated to match(es) played on 7 December 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).^[42]

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
12	2	4	6	15	22	−7	10	0	2	3	8	13	−5	2	2	3	7	9	−2

Last updated: 28 November 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	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	L	L	D	W	L	L	D	D	D	L	L	W
Position	13	15	16	12	12	16	15	14	15	15	16	14

Updated to match(es) played on 30 November 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-Kholood	0–1	Al-Ittihad	Buraidah
19:10	Dieng 73'	Report	Kadesh 60' Aouar 90+4'	Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City Attendance: 2,296 Referee: Faisal Al-Blwi

29 August 2024 2	Al-Riyadh	3–1	Al-Kholood	Riyadh
18:55	Jahfali 21' (o.g.) Al-Bakr 30' Bayesh 75' Al-Aqel 90+4'	Report	Hawsawi 28' Al-Shamrani 45+12' Collado 50'	Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Sports City Attendance: 604 Referee: Sultan Al-Harbi

15 September 2024 3	Al-Kholood	3–3	Al-Orobah	Ar Rass
18:50	Dieng 10' Collado 52' Maolida 89' (pen.) Al-Dossari 90+1'	Report	Seri 27' Guðmundsson 28', 46' Al-Rashidi 48' Boateng 77' Al-Shuwaish 85'	Stadium: Al-Hazem Club Stadium Attendance: 687 Referee: Raed Al Zahrani

19 September 2024 4	Al-Wehda	0–1	Al-Kholood	Mecca
21:00	Darwish 45' 57' Al Makahasi 66' Al-Shammari 90' Al-Muwallad 90+3'	Report	Collado 60' Muleka 81' Al-Hammami 90+3'	Stadium: King Abdulaziz Sports City Attendance: 897 Referee: Fareeh Al-Jaloud

28 September 2024 5	Al-Kholood	2–4	Al-Hilal	Buraidah
21:00	N'Doram 55' Al-Safri 59' Al-Hammami 71' Troost-Ekong 87' (pen.)	Report	Koulibaly 38' Malcom 43' Al-Bulaihi 45+3' Lodi 48' N. Al-Dawsari 53' Bounou 86'	Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City Attendance: 9,937 Referee: Anastasios Sidiropoulos (Greece)

4 October 2024 6	Al-Khaleej	1–0	Al-Kholood	Dammam
18:00	Al-Fahad 40' Al Salem 66'	Report	Dieng 10' Al-Safri 13'	Stadium: Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium Attendance: 1,189 Referee: Sami Al-Jires

20 October 2024 7	Al-Fateh	1–1	Al-Kholood	Al-Hasa
17:45	Djaniny 54'	Report	Collado 9' Al-Hammami 26'	Stadium: Al-Fateh Club Stadium Attendance: 4,823 Referee: Khaled Al-Ahmari

25 October 2024 8	Al-Kholood	3–3	Al-Nassr	Buraidah
18:05	Maolida 12', 28' Muleka 68', 71' Al-Shehri 74' Grohe 90+8'	Report	Laporte 16' Talisca 24', 90+5' (pen.) Brozović 73' Al-Khaibari 83'	Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City Attendance: 3,856 Referee: Georgi Kabakov (Bulgaria)

2 November 2024 9	Al-Taawoun	1–1	Al-Kholood	Buraidah
17:55	Barrow 32' Al-Saluli 90+4'	Report	Maolida 18' Al-Shamrani 55' Al-Safri 60' Al-Hammami 80'	Stadium: Al-Taawoun Club Stadium Attendance: 2,661 Referee: Khalid Al-Teris

7 November 2024 10	Al-Kholood	0–2	Al-Shabab	Buraidah
18:00		Report	Hamdallah 58' (pen.), 75' Harboush 66'	Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City Attendance: 1,110 Referee: Abdullah Al-Kharboush

24 November 2024 11	Damac	2–1	Al-Kholood	Abha
16:40	Nkoudou 24' Solan 54' 71' Chafaï 67' Al-Anazi 74' Fallatah 90+4'	Report	Muleka 7', 45+4' Collado 21' Al-Safri 51'	Stadium: Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz Sports City Attendance: 632 Referee: Mohammed Al-Ismail

28 November 2024 12	Al-Okhdood	1–2	Al-Kholood	Najran
18:05	Al-Qaydhi 27' Godwin 62' Petros 89'	Report	Maolida 25' (pen.) Al-Shamrani 30' Al-Hammami 45+2' Gyömbér 55' Al-Oraini 90+5'	Stadium: Prince Hathloul bin Abdulaziz Sports City Attendance: 627 Referee: Faisal Al-Blwi

6 December 2024 13	Al-Kholood	v	Al-Qadsiah	Buraidah
17:50				Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City

King Cup

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

24 September 2024 Round of 32	Al-Kholood	1–3	Al-Shabab	Ar Rass
21:00	Troost-Ekong 25' Maolida 29' Gyömbér 45+3'	Report	Bonaventura 36' Hamdallah 65', 80' Guanca 70'	Stadium: Al-Hazem Club Stadium Attendance: 1,299 Referee: Mohammed Abu Shaqarah

Statistics

Appearances

Last updated on 28 November 2024.

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Pro League		King Cup
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
30	GK	KSA	Mohammed Mazyad	1	0	1	0	0	0
33	GK	KSA	Jassem Al-Ashban	0	0	0	0	0	0
34	GK	BRA	Marcelo Grohe	12	0	11	0	1	0
Defenders
4	DF	KSA	Jamaan Al-Dossari	6	0	1+4	0	1	0
5	DF	NGA	William Troost-Ekong	13	1	12	1	1	0
7	DF	KSA	Sultan Al-Shehri	10	0	3+6	0	1	0
12	DF	KSA	Hassan Al-Asmari	7	0	3+3	0	0+1	0
19	DF	KSA	Abdullah Al-Rashidi	1	0	0+1	0	0	0
23	DF	SVK	Norbert Gyömbér	13	0	12	0	1	0
24	DF	KSA	Abdullah Hawsawi	12	0	7+4	0	1	0
27	DF	KSA	Hamdan Al-Shamrani	9	0	7+1	0	0+1	0
70	DF	KSA	Mohammed Jahfali	4	0	2+2	0	0	0
Midfielders
8	MF	KSA	Abdulrahman Al-Safri	12	0	10+1	0	1	0
10	MF	ESP	Álex Collado	13	4	12	4	1	0
11	MF	KSA	Mohammed Sawaan	10	0	3+6	0	0+1	0
15	MF	MLI	Aliou Dieng	12	1	11	1	1	0
22	MF	KSA	Hammam Al-Hammami	11	1	2+9	1	0	0
29	MF	KSA	Farhah Al-Shamrani	3	0	2+1	0	0	0
45	MF	KSA	Abdulfattah Asiri	7	0	3+3	0	0+1	0
96	MF	FRA	Kévin N'Doram	9	0	8+1	0	0	0
Forwards
9	FW	COM	Myziane Maolida	13	6	12	5	1	1
18	FW	COD	Jackson Muleka	12	2	10+1	2	1	0
20	FW	KSA	Bassem Al-Oraini	4	1	0+4	1	0	0
47	FW	KSA	Abdulmalik Al-Harbi	0	0	0	0	0	0
99	FW	KSA	Majed Khalifah	0	0	0	0	0	0
Player who made an appearance this season but have left the club
17	MF	KSA	Riyadh Al-Ibrahim	1	0	0+1	0	0	0

Goalscorers

Rank	No.	Pos	Name	Pro League	King Cup	Total
1	9	FW	Myziane Maolida	5	1	6
2	10	MF	Álex Collado	4	0	4
3	18	FW	Jackson Muleka	2	0	2
4	5	DF	William Troost-Ekong	1	0	1
	15	MF	Aliou Dieng	1	0	1
	20	FW	Bassem Al-Oraini	1	0	1
	22	MF	Hammam Al-Hammami	1	0	1
Own goal				0	0	0
Total				15	1	16

Last Updated: 28 November 2024

Assists

Rank	No.	Pos	Name	Pro League	King Cup	Total
1	10	MF	Álex Collado	1	1	2
	18	FW	Jackson Muleka	2	0	2
	24	DF	Abdullah Hawsawi	2	0	2
4	11	MF	Mohammed Sawaan	1	0	1
4	22	MF	Hammam Al-Hammami	1	0	1
Total				7	1	8

Last Updated: 2 November 2024

Clean sheets

Rank	No.	Pos	Nat	Name	Pro League	King Cup	Total
1	34	GK		Marcelo Grohe	1	0	1
Total					1	0	1

Last Updated: 19 September 2024

References

[1] ""Survival specialist" Ben Zekri returns to RSL with Al Kholood". arriyadiyah.com. 15 October 2024. Retrieved 5 December 2024.

[2] "الخلود.. أقصر تجارب دوارتي". monefootball.com. 14 October 2024. Retrieved 5 December 2024.

[3] "الخلود وجه محافظة الرس المشرق".

[4] "صعود تاريخي للخلود و العروبة إلى روشن".

[5] "الخلود - Al Kholood".

[6] "غروهي يرتدي قميص الخلود".

[7] "الخلود يعلن عن ثاني صفقاته الصيفية".

[8] "الخلود يضم مدافع الهلال محمد جحفلي".

[9] "هوساوي يعزز دفاع الخلود".

[10] "رسمياً… «الخلود» يضم حارس المرمى الشمري وعبد الرحمن السفري".

[11] "الخلود يتعاقد مع عبدالرحمن السفري".

[12] "الصخرة السلوفاكية جيومبير يرتدي شعار الخلود".

[13] "الخلود يعزز صفوفه بمحترف جديد".

[14] "تروست القائد الدولي الثامن في «روشن»".

[15] "الخلود السعودي يضم لاعبا من الدوري الفرنسي".

[16] "نادي #الخلود يُعلن التوقيع مع اللاعب حسن الأسمري".

[17] "الخلود يتعاقد مع عبدالفتاح عسيري".

[18] "نادي #الخلود يُعلن رسمياً التوقيع مع اللاعب ماجد خليفة".

[19] "الخلود يستعير لاعب الاتفاق لموسم واحد".

[20] "لاعب برشلونة السابق يعود للدوري السعودي".

[21] "رسميا.. الخلود يعلن ضم أليو ديانج".

[22] "الخلود يعلن التعاقد مع لاعب الاتحاد همام الهمامي".

[23] "مهاجم بشكتاش يدعم صفوف الخلود".

[24] "الاتحاد يجدد عقد فرحة الشمراني لثلاثة مواسم ويعيره للخلود حتى نهاية الموسم".

[25] "نادي #الخلود يتعاقد مع اللاعب باسم العريني بنظام الإعارة".

[26] "أنهت إدارة النادي إجراءات التوقيع مع اللاعب / بدر الجميل".

[27] "VÄLKOMMEN HEM, AHMED YASIN!".

[28] "آرثــر جــاهــا".

[29] "الأرجنتيني ماريانو فاسكيز يعزز صفوف كحيلان".

[30] ""صلاح البنعلي" جـــــداوي".

[31] "محمد الشهراني ينضم لصفوف مارد الجوف".

[32] "أنهت إدارة #نادي_الجبيل إجراءات التعاقد مع الحارس البرازيلي رافاييل مارتينز".

[33] "أنهت إدارة #نادي_الجبيل إجراءات التعاقد مع المدافع البرازيلي روبيرتو دياز".

[34] "تـركـي جـلـفـان #زلفاوي".

[35] "عبدالله الحربي..السد المنيع يعود لمعشوقه".

[36] "الإدارة تُنهي إجراءات التعاقد مع المحترف البرتغالي افونسو تايرا".

[37] "فايز الحارثي في صفوف #التقدم حتى نهاية الموسم".

[38] "ريــاض البـراهيم ينضم الى #نجمة_عنيزة".

[39] "طارق كعبي ينضم للفريق الأول لكرة القدم بالنادي".

[40] "عزام المزروع.. تعاقد جديد".

[41] "بادرة طيبة غير مستغربة من نادي @AlkholoodClub".

[regulations-42] "اللائحة التنظيمية لكأس دوري الأمير محمد بن سلمان للمحترفين" [Regulations of Prince Mohammed bin Salman Professional League Cup] (PDF) (in Arabic). SAFF. Retrieved 19 August 2019.

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