2025–26 Al-Shabab FC season
Al-Shabab 2025–26 football season
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The 2025–26 season is Al-Shabab's 49th non-consecutive season in the top flight of Saudi football and 79th year in existence as a football club. In addition to the Pro League, the club also participated in the King's Cup and the Gulf Club Champions League.
| 2025–26 season | |
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| President |
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| Manager | Imanol Alguacil |
| Stadium | Al-Shabab Club Stadium |
| Pro League | 12th |
| King's Cup | Quarter-finals |
| Gulf Club Champions League | Runners-up |
| All statistics correct as of 23 April 2026. | |
The season covers the period from 1 July 2025 to 30 June 2026.
Players
Squad information
- As of 10 September 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.
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Out on loan
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Transfers and loans
Transfers in
| Entry date | Position | No. | Player | From club | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 June 2025 | DF | 34 | End of loan | |||
| 30 June 2025 | MF | 37 | End of loan | |||
| 30 June 2025 | FW | 13 | End of loan | |||
| 30 June 2025 | FW | 20 | End of loan | |||
| 5 July 2025 | FW | 9 | End of loan | |||
| 18 August 2025 | DF | 94 | $400,000 | [2] | ||
| 19 August 2025 | DF | 5 | $1,600,000 | [3] | ||
| 19 August 2025 | MF | 14 | $3,500,000 | [4] | ||
| 20 August 2025 | GK | 23 | Free | [5] | ||
| 20 August 2025 | GK | – | Free | [6] | ||
| 20 August 2025 | MF | 6 | Free | [7] | ||
| 28 August 2025 | MF | 22 | Swap | [8] | ||
| 9 September 2025 | GK | 43 | Free | [9] | ||
| 10 September 2025 | MF | 29 | $9,380,000 | [10][11] | ||
| 10 September 2025 | MF | 8 | Free | [12] | ||
| 14 January 2026 | DF | 17 | $2,133,000 | [13] | ||
| 20 January 2026 | MF | 20 | Undisclosed | [14] | ||
Loans in
| Start date | End date | Position | No. | Player | From club | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2025 | End of season | MF | 7 | None | [15] | ||
| 10 September 2025 | End of season | DF | 31 | None | [16] | ||
| 11 September 2025 | End of season | FW | 91 | None | [17] | ||
| 27 January 2026 | End of season | MF | – | None | [18] | ||
| 27 January 2026 | End of season | FW | – | $250,000 | [19] | ||
Transfers out
| Exit date | Position | No. | Player | To club | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 June 2025 | DF | 3 | End of loan | |||
| 30 June 2025 | DF | 30 | End of loan | |||
| 30 June 2025 | DF | 71 | End of loan | |||
| 30 June 2025 | MF | 14 | End of loan | |||
| 30 June 2025 | MF | 15 | End of loan | |||
| 30 June 2025 | MF | 17 | End of loan | |||
| 1 July 2025 | GK | 18 | Free | [20] | ||
| 10 July 2025 | MF | 12 | Free | [21] | ||
| 16 July 2025 | DF | 5 | Free | [22] | ||
| 19 July 2025 | MF | 11 | Free | [23] | ||
| 13 August 2025 | GK | 50 | Swap | [24] | ||
| 31 August 2025 | FW | 20 | Free | [25] | ||
| 6 September 2025 | FW | 70 | $4,000,000 | [26] | ||
Loans out
| Start date | End date | Position | No. | Player | To club | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 September 2025 | End of season | MF | 56 | None | [27] | ||
| 6 September 2025 | End of season | GK | 1 | None | [28] | ||
| 10 September 2025 | End of season | FW | 77 | None | [29] | ||
Pre-season
Competitions
Overview
| Competition | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |
| Pro League | 29 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 37 | 43 | −6 | 24.14 |
| King's Cup | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 33.33 |
| Gulf Club Champions League | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 11 | +8 | 12.50 |
| Total | 40 | 9 | 17 | 14 | 60 | 60 | +0 | 22.50 |
Updated to match played 29 April 2026
Source: Competitions
Pro League
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Al-Khaleej | 31 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 52 | 50 | +2 | 37 |
| 12 | Al-Fateh | 31 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 39 | 54 | −15 | 33 |
| 13 | Al-Shabab | 31 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 40 | 52 | −12 | 32 |
| 14 | Al-Kholood | 31 | 9 | 4 | 18 | 39 | 58 | −19 | 31 |
| 15 | Damac | 31 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 27 | 49 | −22 | 26 |
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
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 18 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 18 | 25 | −7 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 13 | −3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 12 | −4 |
Last updated: 29 January 2026.
Source: Saudi Pro League
Results by round
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
All times are local, AST (UTC+3).
Win Draw Loss Postponed
| 29 August 2025 1 | Al-Shabab | 1–4 | Al-Khaleej | Riyadh |
| 21:00 | Carrasco |
Report | King Masouras Al-Khabrani Fortounis Al Hamsal Kourbelis Al-Amri Assiri Kanabah |
Stadium: Al-Shabab Club Stadium Attendance: 2,894 Referee: Khalid Al-Turais |
| 12 September 2025 2 | Al-Shabab | 1–0 | Al-Hazem | Riyadh |
| 18:35 | Carrasco Al-Rajeh Hernández |
Report | Al-Nakhli Al-Harbi Martins |
Stadium: Al-Shabab Club Stadium Attendance: 3,647 Referee: Majed Al-Shamrani |
| 19 September 2025 3 | Al-Fayha | 0–0 | Al-Shabab | Al Majma'ah |
| 18:35 | Ganvoula Semedo Al-Baqawi |
Report | Hoedt Al-Shuwayrikh |
Stadium: Al-Majma'ah Sports City Stadium Attendance: 733 Referee: Sami Al-Jires |
| 25 September 2025 4 | Al-Shabab | 1–2 | Al-Kholood | Riyadh |
| 18:25 | Hernández Carrasco |
Report | Bahebri Enrique Al-Aliwa |
Stadium: SHG Arena Attendance: 2,377 Referee: Mohammed Al-Hoaish |
| 17 October 2025 5 | Al-Ahli | 1–1 | Al-Shabab | Jeddah |
| 21:00 | Toney Majrashi Millot |
Report | Al-Shuwayrikh Brownhill Carrasco |
Stadium: Alinma Stadium Attendance: 14,590 Referee: Nicolás Ramírez (Argentina) |
| 25 October 2025 6 | Al-Shabab | 1–1 | Damac | Riyadh |
| 17:55 | Carrasco |
Report | Bedrane Hoedt Medina Harkass |
Stadium: SHG Arena Attendance: 2,521 Referee: Sultan Al-Harbi |
| 31 October 2025 7 | Al-Hilal | 1–0 | Al-Shabab | Riyadh |
| 17:50 | Leonardo Koulibaly N. Al-Dawsari Neves |
Report | Al-Othman Al-Subiani Hernández |
Stadium: Kingdom Arena Attendance: 22,293 Referee: Georgi Kabakov (Bulgaria) |
| 8 November 2025 8 | Al-Shabab | 1–1 | Al-Ettifaq | Riyadh |
| 17:45 | Al-Othman Al-Sibyani Al-Shuwayrikh Al-Subiani Matuq |
Report | Wijnaldum |
Stadium: SHG Arena Attendance: 1,895 Referee: Mohammed Al-Ismail |
| 23 November 2025 9 | Al-Okhdood | 1–1 | Al-Shabab | Najran |
| 18:05 | Narey Ashi Petros |
Report | Al-Sibyani Hamdallah |
Stadium: Prince Hathloul bin Abdulaziz Sports City Attendance: 2,851 Referee: Abdullah Al-Owaidan |
| 27 December 2025 11 | Al-Ittihad | 2–0 | Al-Shabab | Jeddah |
| 20:30 | A. Al-Ghamdi Mitaj Bergwijn |
Report | Abdullah |
Stadium: Alinma Stadium Attendance: 15,871 Referee: Mohammed Al-Hoaish |
| 31 December 2025 12 | Al-Shabab | 2–3 | Al-Qadsiah | Riyadh |
| 20:30 | Hernández Matuq Hoedt Brownhill Carrasco |
Report | Retegui Quiñones Nández |
Stadium: Prince Faisal bin Fahd Sports City Stadium Attendance: 2,556 Referee: Sandro Schärer (Switzerland) |
| 3 January 2026 13 | Al-Fateh | 2–0 | Al-Shabab | Al-Hasa |
| 16:10 | Bendebka Batna Saâdane Baattiah Delgado Al-Zubaidi |
Report | H. Al-Sibyani F. Al-Subiani Carrasco Makki |
Stadium: Maydan Tamweel Aloula Attendance: 6,017 Referee: Ahmed Al-Rumaikhani |
| 9 January 2026 14 | Al-Taawoun | 2–0 | Al-Shabab | Buraidah |
| 18:05 | Martínez Fulgini Al-Mufarrij |
Report | Carlos Al-Shuwayrikh Hernández H. Al-Sibyani Hoedt Matuq |
Stadium: Al-Taawoun Club Stadium Attendance: 4,294 Referee: Majed Al-Shamrani |
| 14 January 2026 15 | Al-Shabab | 3–2 | Neom | Riyadh |
| 20:30 | Al-Hammami Carrasco Hernández Adli |
Report | Bouabré Benrahma Zézé |
Stadium: Al-Awwal Park Attendance: 2,901 Referee: Shukri Al-Hanfoush |
| 17 January 2026 16 | Al-Nassr | 3–2 | Al-Shabab | Riyadh |
| 20:30 | Balobaid Coman Ghareeb Al-Ghannam Félix |
Report | Simakan Carlos Junior Sierro Brownhill |
Stadium: Al-Awwal Park Attendance: 13,388 Referee: Mohammed Al-Hoaish |
| 20 January 2026 17 | Al-Shabab | 0–0 | Al-Najma | Riyadh |
| 18:05 | Report | Al-Haleel Boutobba Hawsawi |
Stadium: SHG Arena Attendance: 2,802 Referee: Fraih Al-Jaloud |
| 24 January 2026 18 | Al-Khaleej | 0–0 | Al-Shabab | Dammam |
| 16:25 | Al-Khabrani Al Hamsal Hamzi |
Report | Balobaid Al-Shuwayrikh |
Stadium: Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium Attendance: 2,519 Referee: Abdullah Al-Kharboush |
| 29 January 2026 19 | Al-Hazem | 0–4 | Al-Shabab | Ar Rass |
| 20:30 | Al-Rashed Al-Dakheel |
Report | Carlos Brownhill |
Stadium: Al-Hazem Club Stadium Attendance: 2,464 Referee: Shukri Al-Hanfoush |
King's Cup
All times are local, AST (UTC+3).
| 22 September 2025 Round of 32 | Abha | 2–2 (a.e.t.) (2–4 p) | Al-Shabab | Abha |
| 18:45 | Taira Yaqoub Al-Fahad Al-Menhali Muralha Al-Jizani Al-Ghamdi Al-Mousa |
Report | Carrasco Balobaid Hoedt Sierro |
Stadium: Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz Sports City Attendance: 1,187 Referee: Abdullah Al-Harbi |
| Penalties | ||||
| Sow Gaari Al-Mutairi Taira |
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| 28 October 2025 Round of 16 | Al-Shabab | 1–0 | Al-Zulfi | Riyadh |
| 17:50 | Carrasco Al-Anazi H. Al-Sibyani Grohe Harbush Carlos |
Report | Omondi Miranda Al-Hajeri |
Stadium: SHG Arena Attendance: 2,857 Referee: Fareeh Al-Jaloud |
| 29 November 2025 Quarter-finals | Al-Ittihad | 4–1 | Al-Shabab | Jeddah |
| 20:30 | Doumbia Pereira Benzema |
Report | Hamdallah Adli Brownhill |
Stadium: Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Sports City Stadium Attendance: 15,292 Referee: Danny Makkelie (Netherlands) |
Gulf Club Champions League
Group stage
| 1 October 2025 1 | Al-Shabab | 1–1 | | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |
| 21:00 UTC+3 | Grohe Al-Shuwayrikh Brownhill |
Report | Al-Harthi Al Habsi |
Stadium: SHG Arena Attendance: 1,132 Referee: Ammar Mahfoodh (Bahrain) |
| 21 October 2025 2 | Al-Tadamun Hadramaut | 2–0 | | Al Wakrah, Qatar |
| 21:00 UTC+3 | Ban Agag Elloh Nze Al Hubaishi Bagayoko Al Golan |
Report | Haraj Al-Ghulaimish |
Stadium: Saoud bin Abdulrahman Stadium Referee: Ali Doshi (Iraq) |
| 5 November 2025 3 | Al-Rayyan | 1–1 | | Doha, Qatar |
| 20:00 UTC+3 | Amaro Yousif Abunada |
Report | Al-Rajeh Carrasco Grohe |
Stadium: Suheim bin Hamad Stadium Referee: Mohanad Qasim Sarray (Iraq) |
| 23 December 2025 4 | Al-Shabab | v | | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |
| 18:15 UTC+3 | Stadium: SHG Arena |
| 11 February 2026 5 | Al-Nahda | v | | Al-Buraimi, Oman |
| 19:00 UTC+4 | Stadium: Al-Buraimi Sports Complex |
| 18 February 2026 6 | Al-Shabab | v | | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |
| 18:30 UTC+3 | Stadium: SHG Arena |
Statistics
Appearances
- Last updated on 29 January 2026.
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Pro League | King's Cup | Gulf Club Champions League | ||||||||||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||||||
| Goalkeepers | |||||||||||||||||
| 23 | GK | Abdulaziz Al-Awairdhi | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | |||||||
| 43 | GK | Marcelo Grohe | 22 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||||
| 55 | GK | Mishal Saad | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 60 | GK | Mohammed Al-Otaibi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Defenders | |||||||||||||||||
| 2 | DF | Mohammed Al-Shuwayrikh | 21 | 0 | 13+2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||||||
| 4 | DF | Wesley Hoedt | 23 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||||||
| 5 | DF | Ali Makki | 9 | 0 | 4+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 16 | DF | Hussain Al-Sibyani | 9 | 0 | 5+3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 17 | DF | Mohammed Al-Thani | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 26 | DF | Amjad Haraj | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||||
| 31 | DF | Saad Balobaid | 21 | 0 | 16+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||||
| 34 | DF | Sultan Al-Enezi | 6 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||||
| 38 | DF | Mohammed Harbush | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | |||||||
| 63 | DF | Abdullah Al-Jamaan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 66 | DF | Nawaf Al-Ghulaimish | 10 | 0 | 4+2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||||
| 94 | DF | Mubarak Al-Rajeh | 12 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||||
| Midfielders | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | MF | Faisal Al-Subiani | 21 | 0 | 5+10 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | |||||||
| 7 | MF | Unai Hernández | 19 | 0 | 13+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | |||||||
| 8 | MF | Josh Brownhill | 21 | 4 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2+1 | 1 | |||||||
| 10 | MF | Yannick Carrasco | 20 | 10 | 13+1 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | |||||||
| 14 | MF | Vincent Sierro | 19 | 1 | 13+1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |||||||
| 20 | MF | Basil Al-Sayyali | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 21 | MF | Nawaf Al-Sadi | 9 | 0 | 1+7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||||
| 22 | MF | Hammam Al-Hammami | 19 | 1 | 7+7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | |||||||
| 29 | MF | Yacine Adli | 15 | 0 | 11+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |||||||
| 40 | MF | Ali Al-Asmari | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 71 | MF | Abdulelah Daghar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 72 | MF | Nasser Al-Sadi | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Forwards | |||||||||||||||||
| 9 | FW | Abderrazak Hamdallah | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 13 | FW | Carlos | 18 | 4 | 10+4 | 4 | 0+3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||||
| 19 | FW | Majed Abdullah | 10 | 0 | 0+9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |||||||
| 37 | FW | Abdullah Matuq | 13 | 0 | 5+4 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | |||||||
| 64 | FW | Majed Madani | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |||||||
| 91 | FW | Abdulaziz Al-Othman | 10 | 1 | 2+4 | 1 | 2+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||||
| 99 | FW | Ali Azaizeh | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Players sent out on loan this season | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | GK | Heorhiy Bushchan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 77 | FW | Hisham Al Dubais | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Player who made an appearance this season but have left the club | |||||||||||||||||
| 70 | FW | Haroune Camara | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
Goalscorers
| Rank | No. | Pos | Nat | Name | Pro League | King's Cup | Gulf Club Champions League | Total |
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| 1 | 10 | MF | Yannick Carrasco | 7 | 2 | 1 | 10 | |
| 2 | 8 | MF | Josh Brownhill | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| 13 | FW | Carlos | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 4 | 9 | FW | Abderrazak Hamdallah | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 5 | 14 | MF | Vincent Sierro | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 22 | MF | Hammam Al-Hammami | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 91 | FW | Abdulaziz Al-Othman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Own goal | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 18 | 4 | 2 | 24 | ||||
Last Updated: 29 January 2026
Assists
| Rank | No. | Pos | Nat | Name | Pro League | King Cup | Gulf Club Champions League | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | MF | Yannick Carrasco | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2 | 8 | MF | Josh Brownhill | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 3 | 2 | DF | Mohammed Al-Shuwayrikh | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 6 | MF | Faisal Al-Subiani | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 7 | MF | Unai Hernández | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 9 | FW | Abderrazak Hamdallah | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 22 | MF | Hammam Al-Hammami | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 29 | MF | Yacine Adli | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 31 | DF | Saad Balobaid | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 40 | MF | Ali Al-Asmari | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Total | 9 | 2 | 2 | 13 | ||||
Last Updated: 29 January 2026
Clean sheets
| Rank | No. | Pos | Nat | Name | Pro League | King Cup | Gulf Club Champions League | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 43 | GK | Marcelo Grohe | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 | |
| Total | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 | ||||
Last Updated: 29 January 2026