2024–25 Al-Wehda Club season

The 2024–25 season is Al-Wehda's 40th non-consecutive season in the top flight of Saudi football and 79th year in existence as a football club.[1] The club will participate in the Pro League, and the King Cup.

Al-Wehda
2024–25 season
PresidentSultan Azhar
Manager
  • Vacant
StadiumKing Abdul Aziz Stadium
Pro League17th
King CupRound of 16
Top goalscorerLeague: Odion Ighalo (2)
All: Odion Ighalo (3)

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

Players

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Squad information

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As of 1 July 2024[2]

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 Saeed Al-Muwallad
3 DF   KSA Abdulelah Bukhari
4 MF   KSA Waleed Bakshween (captain)
5 DF   MAR Jawad El Yamiq
6 DF   CRC Óscar Duarte
7 FW   NED Vito van Crooij
8 MF   KSA Mohammed Al-Qarni
9 FW   NGA Odion Ighalo
11 MF   KSA Sultan Al-Akouz
12 MF   KSA Abdulkareem Al-Qahtani
13 GK   KSA Abdulquddus Atiah
15 FW   KSA Azzam Al-Bishi
16 MF   KSA Nawaf Al-Azizi
17 DF   KSA Abdullah Al-Hafith
18 DF   KSA Abdulrahman Al-Hajeri
20 FW   KSA Jaber Asiri
21 GK   KSA Ayman Al-Hussaini
No. Pos. Nation Player
22 DF   KSA Ali Makki
23 FW   AUS Craig Goodwin
24 MF   SDN Abdulaziz Noor
25 MF   KSA Sattam Al-Tambakti
27 DF   KSA Islam Hawsawi
28 MF   KSA Hussain Al-Eisa
35 MF   KSA Yousef Al-Harbi
38 DF   KSA Naif Kariri
50 DF   KSA Saad Al Khayri
55 MF   KSA Nawaf Hawsawi
60 MF   KSA Mohammed Al-Shalwi
76 MF   MAR Fayçal Fajr
80 FW   KSA Yahya Al-Najei
87 MF   BRA Anselmo
88 MF   KSA Alaa Al Hejji
90 MF   KSA Hazzaa Al-Ghamdi
99 FW   KSA Sultan Hawsawi

Out on loan

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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
33 DF   KSA Rakan Al-Harbi (at Al-Bukiryah until 30 June 2025)

Transfers and loans

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Transfers in

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Entry date Position No. Player From club Fee Ref.
30 June 2024 DF 33   Rakan Al-Harbi   Najran End of loan
30 June 2024 DF 50   Saad Al-Khayri   Al-Safa End of loan
30 June 2024 MF 25   Sattam Tambakti   Al-Ain End of loan
30 June 2024 MF 55   Nawaf Hawsawi   Jeddah End of loan
30 June 2024 MF 60   Mohammed Al-Shalwi   Al-Entesar End of loan
30 June 2024 FW 99   Sultan Hawsawi   Al-Qaisumah End of loan
23 August 2024 DF 49   Ali Al-Salem   Al-Adalah Free [3]
23 August 2024 FW 77   Mourad Khodari   Al-Ahli Free [4]
24 August 2024 GK 21   Abdulrahman Al-Shammari   Al-Arabi Free [5]
28 August 2024 GK 12   Ignacio de Arruabarrena   Arouca Free [6]
28 August 2024 DF 14   Bandar Darwish   Al-Orobah Free [7]
28 August 2024 MF 6   Alexandru Crețu   Universitatea Craiova Free [6]
28 August 2024 MF 10   Juninho Bacuna   Birmingham City Undisclosed [8]
28 August 2024 MF 35   Mohamed Al Makahasi   Raja Free [9]
28 August 2024 FW 11   Youssef Amyn   Eintracht Braunschweig $390,000 [10]
2 September 2024 DF 19   Saad Al-Qahtani   Al-Shabab Free [11]
3 September 2024 MF 18   Saad Bguir   Abha Free [12]

Loans in

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Start date End date Position No. Player From club Fee Ref.
3 September 2024 End of season GK 1   Abdullah Al-Owaishir   Al-Ettifaq None [13]
3 September 2024 End of season DF 13   Meshal Al-Alaeli   Al-Ettifaq None [13]

Transfers out

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Exit date Position No. Player To club Fee Ref.
2 July 2024 GK 1   Munir Mohamedi   RS Berkane Free [14]
18 July 2024 DF 27   Islam Hawsawi   Neom Undisclosed [15]
18 July 2024 MF 55   Nawaf Hawsawi   Al-Riyadh Free [16]
24 July 2024 GK 21   Ayman Al-Hussaini   Al-Arabi Free [17]
31 July 2024 GK 13   Abdulquddus Atiah   Al-Taawoun Free [18]
1 August 2024 FW 99   Sultan Hawsawi   Jeddah Free
3 August 2024 DF 54   Ghassan Hawsawi   Al-Okhdood Free [19]
20 August 2024 MF 12   Abdulkareem Al-Qahtani   Al-Batin Free [20]
20 August 2024 MF 76   Fayçal Fajr   Al-Taawoun Free [21]
22 August 2024 DF 3   Abdulelah Bukhari   Al-Jabalain Free [22]
23 August 2024 MF 90   Hazzaa Al-Ghamdi   Damac Free [23]
26 August 2024 MF 8   Mohammed Al-Qarni   Al-Orobah Free [24]
27 August 2024 DF 6   Óscar Duarte   Deportivo Saprissa Free [25]
2 September 2024 DF 18   Abdulrahman Al-Hajeri   Al-Riyadh Free [26]
3 September 2024 FW   Thamer Al-Ali   Damac Free [27]

Loans out

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Start date End date Position No. Player To club Fee Ref.
16 July 2024 End of season DF 33   Rakan Al-Harbi   Al-Bukiryah None [28]
25 July 2024 End of season MF 25   Sattam Tambakti   Jeddah None [29]

Pre-season and friendlies

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25 July 2024 Friendly Al-Wehda   4–0   Costa City Alicante, Spain
17:30 CEST Al-Hafith  
Ighalo  
Al Hejji  
  o.g.'
Report Stadium: Club De Golf Bonalba
28 July 2024 Friendly Al-Wehda   0–0   Qatar SC Alicante, Spain
17:30 CEST Report Stadium: Club De Golf Bonalba
3 August 2024 Friendly Al-Wehda   0–0   La Unión Atlético Alicante, Spain
17:30 CEST Stadium: Club De Golf Bonalba
8 August 2024 Friendly Al-Wehda   1–1   Granada Granada, Spain
21:30 CEST Uzuni   6' Report Ighalo   22' Stadium: Nuevo Estadio de Los Cármenes
16 August 2024 Friendly Al-Wehda   3–3   Al-Ahli Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
19:35 AST Goodwin  ,  ,   Report Veiga  
Al-Rashidi  ,  
Stadium: Prince Mohammed bin Abdullah Al Faisal Stadium

Competitions

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Overview

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Competition Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Pro League 13 2 3 8 17 31 −14 015.38
King Cup 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 000.00
Total 14 2 4 8 18 32 −14 014.29

Updated to match played 5 December 2024
Source: Competitions

Pro League

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
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
18 Al-Fateh 13 1 3 9 11 24 −13 6
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).[30]

Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
13 2 3 8 17 31  −14 9 2 2 4 13 16  −3 0 1 4 4 15  −11

Last updated: 5 December 2024.
Source: Saudi Pro League

Results by round

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Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
GroundHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHA
ResultDWLLLDDLLLWLL
Position971114161514151717151616
Updated to match(es) played on 7 December 2024. Source: Saudi Pro League
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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All times are local, AST (UTC 3).

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

22 August 2024 1 Al-Wehda 3–3 Al-Riyadh Mecca
21:00 Goodwin   40', 62'
Al-Hafith   83'
Khodari   90 4'
Noor   90 13'
Report Mensah   51'
Al-Nowaiqi   59'
Tozé   71'
Al-Aqel   79'
Bayesh   85'
Kal   90 7'
Stadium: King Abdulaziz Sports City
Attendance: 670
Referee: Mohammed Al-Esmaiel
28 August 2024 2 Al-Wehda 2–1 Al-Orobah Mecca
21:00 Ighalo   1'
Al-Najei   37'
Bacuna   83'
Khodari   90 3',   90 5'
Report Al-Hunaiti   33' Stadium: King Abdulaziz Sports City
Attendance: 780
Referee: Mamdouh Al Shahdan
15 September 2024 3 Al-Ittihad 7–1 Al-Wehda Jeddah
21:00 Benzema   2', 46', 89'
Aouar   13'
Kanté   30'
Fabinho   45 4'
Al-Sqoor   55'
Al-Shehri   87'
Report Crețu   27'
Amyn   31'
Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City
Attendance: 49,712
Referee: Sami Al-Jires
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
27 September 2024 5 Al-Nassr 2–0 Al-Wehda Riyadh
18:20 Ângelo   41'
Otávio   45 4'
Ronaldo   56' (pen.)
Bento   74'
Al-Hassan   90 4'
Report Bakshween   23'   86' Stadium: Al-Awwal Park
Attendance: 14,758
Referee: Bastian Dankert (Germany)
3 October 2024 6 Al-Wehda 2–2 Al-Fayha Mecca
21:00 Al-Alaeli   4'
Al-Hejji   55'
Ighalo   82'
Crețu   90 14'
Al-Salem   90 16'
Report Sakala   50',   90 14'
Pozuelo   74'
Al-Beshe   85'
Al-Duqayl   90 3'
Stadium: King Abdulaziz Sports City
Attendance: 465
Referee: Mohammed Al-Daqqash
19 October 2024 7 Al-Raed 2–2 Al-Wehda Buraidah
18:05 Al-Khaibari   41'
Sayoud   53'
Al-Sahli   65'
Abeid   90 4'
Report Amyn   37'
Noor   47',   69'
Khodari   90 5'
Stadium: Al-Raed Club Stadium
Attendance: 1,284
Referee: Shukri Al-Hanfoush
24 October 2024 8 Al-Wehda 1–3 Al-Khaleej Mecca
21:00 Amyn   45 1'
Al-Hejji   89'
Crețu   90 6'
Report Fortounis   55' (pen.)
Martins   59'
Narey   72'
Stadium: King Abdulaziz Sports City
Attendance: 1,067
Referee: Sultan Okairy
31 October 2024 9 Al-Shabab 3–1 Al-Wehda Riyadh
17:50 Guanca   35'
Al-Sibyani   38'
Hamdallah   52'
Al-Juwayr   61'
Kanabah   78'
Abdullah   81'
Al-Shanqiti   90 11'
Report Bacuna   90 1' (pen.) Stadium: Al-Shabab Club Stadium
Attendance: 2,661
Referee: Majed Al-Shamrani
9 November 2024 10 Al-Wehda 2–3 Damac Mecca
18:15 Al-Hejji   5'
Al-Alaeli   20'
Bacuna   49'
Darwish   55'
Noor   88'
Report Kamano   1', 51'
Al-Sibyani   68'
Nkoudou   83'
Niță   90 8'
Stadium: King Abdulaziz Sports City
Attendance: 518
Referee: Mohammed Al-Hoaish
23 November 2024 11 Al-Wehda 1–0 Al-Taawoun Mecca
18:15 Bacuna   21'
Noor   41'
Report Al-Jumayah   53' Stadium: King Abdulaziz Sports City
Attendance: 444
Referee: Mohammed Abu Shaqarah
29 November 2024 12 Al-Ahli 1–0 Al-Wehda Jeddah
20:00 Majrashi   42'
Mahrez   55'
Kessié   90 9'
Report Bacuna   57' Stadium: Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Sports City
Attendance: 11,565
Referee: Esteban Ostojich (Uruguay)
5 December 2024 13 Al-Wehda 2–3 Al-Okhdood Mecca
18:15 Ighalo   5'
Al-Alaeli   45 6'
Goodwin   58'
Crețu   90 4'
Report Bassogog   32'
Koné   36',   61'
El Yamiq   40' (o.g.)
Al-Rubaie   53'
Stadium: King Abdulaziz Sports City
Attendance: 405
Referee: Sami Al-Jires

King Cup

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All times are local, AST (UTC 3).

22 September 2024 Round of 32 Al-Wehda 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(4–2 p)
Al-Faisaly Mecca
21:00 Ighalo   51'
Al-Alaeli   54'
Al-Qahtani   70'
Bacuna   86'
Al-Salem   97'
Darwish   101'
Bakshween   115'
Report Souza   48'
Al-Badah   107'
Stadium: King Abdulaziz Sports City
Referee: Meshal Al-Shehri
Penalties
Ighalo  
Goodwin  
Bacuna  
Amyn  
Crețu  
  Souza
  Jawshan
  Al-Badah
  M. Majrashi

Statistics

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Appearances

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Last updated on 5 December 2024.
No. Pos Nat Player Total Pro League King Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK   KSA Abdullah Al-Owaishir 8 0 7 0 1 0
12 GK   URU Ignacio de Arruabarrena 2 0 2 0 0 0
21 GK   KSA Abdulrahman Al-Shammari 4 0 4 0 0 0
47 GK   KSA Ahmed Al-Rashidi 0 0 0 0 0 0
71 GK   KSA Abdullah Fallatah 0 0 0 0 0 0
Defenders
2 DF   KSA Saeed Al-Muwallad 12 0 11 0 1 0
5 DF   MAR Jawad El Yamiq 11 0 11 0 0 0
13 DF   KSA Meshal Al-Alaeli 10 1 9 1 1 0
14 DF   KSA Bandar Darwish 9 1 4 4 1 0 1 0
17 DF   KSA Abdullah Al-Hafith 11 0 8 2 0 1 0
19 DF   KSA Saad Al-Qahtani 4 0 0 3 0 0 1 0
22 DF   KSA Ali Makki 4 0 2 2 0 0 0
49 DF   KSA Ali Al-Salem 3 0 1 1 0 1 0
55 DF   KSA Mohammed Al-Sufyani 0 0 0 0 0 0
Midfielders
4 MF   KSA Waleed Bakshween 8 0 5 2 0 0 1 0
6 MF   ROU Alexandru Crețu 13 0 11 1 0 1 0
8 MF   KSA Alaa Al Hejji 10 0 4 5 0 1 0
10 MF   CUW Juninho Bacuna 12 1 7 4 1 1 0
16 MF   KSA Nawaf Al-Azizi 2 0 2 0 0 0
18 MF   TUN Saad Bguir 7 0 6 1 0 0 0
24 MF   SDN Abdulaziz Noor 11 3 4 6 3 1 0
28 MF   KSA Hussain Al-Eisa 3 0 0 3 0 0 0
35 MF   MAR Mohamed Al Makahasi 11 0 9 1 0 0 1 0
80 MF   KSA Yahya Al-Najei 11 0 2 9 0 0 0
Forwards
9 FW   NGA Odion Ighalo 14 4 13 3 0 1 1
11 FW   IRQ Youssef Amyn 13 2 10 2 2 1 0
23 FW   AUS Craig Goodwin 13 3 11 1 3 0 1 0
77 FW   KSA Mourad Khodari 11 3 1 9 3 1 0
Player who made an appearance this season but have left the club
7 FW   NED Vito van Crooij 1 0 0 1 0 0 0

Goalscorers

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Rank No. Pos Nat Name Pro League King Cup Total
1 9 FW   Odion Ighalo 3 1 4
2 23 FW   Craig Goodwin 3 0 3
24 MF   Abdulaziz Noor 3 0 3
77 FW   Mourad Khodari 3 0 3
5 11 FW   Youssef Amyn 2 0 2
6 10 MF   Juninho Bacuna 1 0 1
13 DF   Meshal Al-Alaeli 1 0 1
14 DF   Bandar Darwish 1 0 1
Own goal 0 0 0
Total 17 1 18

Last Updated: 5 December 2024

Assists

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Rank No. Pos Nat Name Pro League King Cup Total
1 23 FW   Craig Goodwin 3 0 3
2 6 MF   Alexandru Crețu 2 0 2
13 DF   Meshal Al-Alaeli 1 1 2
4 2 DF   Saeed Al-Muwallad 1 0 1
8 MF   Alaa Al Hejji 1 0 1
10 MF   Juninho Bacuna 1 0 1
35 MF   Mohamed Al Makahasi 1 0 1
Total 10 1 11

Last Updated: 5 December 2024

Clean sheets

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Rank No. Pos Nat Name Pro League King Cup Total
1 1 GK   Abdullah Al-Owaishir 1 0 1
Total 1 0 1

Last Updated: 23 November 2024

References

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  1. ^ "تاريخ نادي الوحدة".
  2. ^ "Al-Wehda squad". kooora. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
  3. ^ "الوحدة يضم علي السالم".
  4. ^ "مراد خضري مهاجماً في كتيبة الفرسان".
  5. ^ "عبد الرحمن الشمري بالأرقام أهلاً بك في كتيبة الفرسان".
  6. ^ a b "الوحدة يعزز تشكيلته في روشن بسلسلة تعاقدات أجنبية".
  7. ^ "بندر درويش ظهيراً في كتبية الفرسان".
  8. ^ "الهولندي جونينهو باكونا وحداوياً لمدة موسمين".
  9. ^ "رسميا/ المكعازي ينتقل إلى الوحدة السعودي لموسم واحد قابل للتجديد".
  10. ^ "الوحدة يتعاقد مع العراقي يوسف الأمين".
  11. ^ "رسميًا.. الوحدة يُعلن ضم سعد القحطاني من الشباب".
  12. ^ "التونسي "سعد بقير" يعود إلى دوري روشن.. عبر بوابة الوحدة".
  13. ^ a b "الوحدة يتعاقد رسميا مع ثنائي الاتفاق".
  14. ^ yassine (2 July 2024). "المحمدي يحرس شباك نهضة بركان". Hespress - هسبريس جريدة إلكترونية مغربية (in Arabic). Retrieved 2 July 2024.
  15. ^ "نيوم يضم إسلام هوساوي".
  16. ^ "نواف هوساوي في #الرياض".
  17. ^ "حارس المرمى "أيمن الحسيني" عرباوي".
  18. ^ "عبد القدوس يذود عن شباك التعاون".
  19. ^ "#الأخدود يوقع عقداً احترافياً مع اللاعب غسان هوساوي حتى 2026".
  20. ^ "الإدارة تُنهي إجراءات التعاقد مع اللاعب عبدالكريم القحطاني".
  21. ^ "التعاون يضم المغربي فيصل فجر".
  22. ^ "عبدالإله بخاري..عودة حميدة لصفوف الفارس".
  23. ^ "هزاع يعزز هجوم ضمك".
  24. ^ "العروبة‬⁩ ينهي إجراءات التعاقد مع الصيعري والقرني".
  25. ^ "EL ADN ES REAL: DUARTE REGRESA A CASA".
  26. ^ "نادي #الرياض يعلن التعاقد مع اللاعب عبدالرحمن الهاجري".
  27. ^ "العلي مهاجماً لفارس الجنوب".
  28. ^ "اللاعب راكان الحربي " ظهير أيمن " يمثّل البنفسجي قادماً من نادي #الوحدة بنظام الإعارة".
  29. ^ "سطام تمبكتي لاعبًا لنادي #جدة".
  30. ^ "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.