2025–26 Neom SC season
Neom 2025–26 football season
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The 2025–26 season was Neom's 61st year in existence and their first ever season in the Pro League, following their promotion from the FDL in the previous season.[1][2] The club participated in the Pro League and the King's Cup.
- Meshari Al-Motairi
| 2025–26 season | |
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| Stadium | King Khalid Sport City Stadium |
| Pro League | 8th |
| King's Cup | Round of 32 |
| Top goalscorer | League: Alexandre Lacazette (11) All: Alexandre Lacazette (12) |
The season covered the period from 1 July 2025 to 30 June 2026.
Players
Squad information
- As of 11 August 2025
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 | 8 | End of loan | |||
| 30 June 2025 | MF | 24 | End of loan | |||
| 1 July 2025 | MF | 10 | $13,750,000[a] | [3] | ||
| 1 July 2025 | MF | 72 | $15,280,000 | [4] | ||
| 1 July 2025 | FW | 91 | Free | [5] | ||
| 4 July 2025 | DF | 25 | $4,000,000 | [6] | ||
| 5 July 2025 | GK | 99 | $17,200,000 | [7] | ||
| 17 July 2025 | MF | 18 | $6,665,000 | [8] | ||
| 18 July 2025 | MF | 24 | $6,665,000 | [9] | ||
| 18 July 2025 | FW | 20 | $3,332,000 | [10] | ||
| 19 July 2025 | MF | – | $1,332,000 | [11] | ||
| 31 July 2025 | DF | 44 | $23,187,000 | [12] | ||
| 2 August 2025 | MF | 22 | $11,560,000 | [13] | ||
| 10 August 2025 | MF | 8 | Free | [14] | ||
| 23 August 2025 | MF | – | Free | |||
| 24 August 2025 | MF | – | $267,000 | |||
| 27 August 2025 | DF | 4 | Undisclosed | [15] | ||
| 10 September 2025 | GK | 81 | $7,000,000 | [16] | ||
| 10 September 2025 | GK | 50 | Free | [17] | ||
| 10 September 2025 | FW | 19 | $23,420,000 | [18] | ||
| 16 September 2025 | MF | 47 | $533,000 | [19] | ||
Loans in
| Start date | End date | Position | No. | Player | To club | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2025 | End of season | DF | 93 | None | [20] | ||
| 13 January 2026 | End of season | MF | 95 | None | [21] | ||
Transfers out
| Exit date | Position | No. | Player | To club | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 June 2025 | MF | 18 | End of loan | |||
| 30 June 2025 | MF | 32 | End of loan | |||
| 30 June 2025 | FW | 17 | End of loan | |||
| 9 August 2025 | FW | 9 | Free | [22] | ||
| 15 August 2025 | DF | 44 | Free | |||
| 20 August 2025 | MF | 30 | Free | [23] | ||
| 28 August 2025 | MF | 49 | Free | [24] | ||
| 18 September 2025 | DF | 3 | Free | |||
| 20 September 2025 | DF | 5 | Free | |||
Loans out
| Start date | End date | Position | No. | Player | To club | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 July 2025 | End of season | MF | 24 | None | [25] | ||
| 2 September 2025 | End of season | MF | 16 | None | [26] | ||
| 10 September 2025 | End of season | GK | 33 | None | [27] | ||
| 10 September 2025 | End of season | DF | 55 | None | [28] | ||
| 10 September 2025 | End of season | DF | – | None | [29] | ||
| 25 September 2025 | End of season | DF | 38 | None | [30] | ||
| 27 January 2026 | End of season | MF | 40 | None | [31] | ||
Pre-season and friendlies
| 26 July 2025 Friendly | Neom | 0–2 | | San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain |
| 19:00 CEST | Report | Cortés Fernández |
Stadium: Pinatar Arena |
| 30 July 2025 Friendly | Neom | 0–2 | | Algorfa, Spain |
| 10:00 CEST | Guedes Surag |
Stadium: La Finca Resort |
| 2 August 2025 Friendly | Neom | 0–0 | | San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain |
| 19:00 CEST | Report | Stadium: Pinatar Arena |
| 8 August 2025 Friendly | Neom | 1–1 | | San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain |
| 19:00 CEST | Lacazette |
Report | Boyko |
Stadium: Pinatar Arena |
Competitions
Overview
| Competition | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |
| Pro League | 34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 43 | 48 | −5 | 35.29 |
| King's Cup | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 0.00 |
| Total | 35 | 12 | 9 | 14 | 44 | 50 | −6 | 34.29 |
Source: Competitions
Pro League
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Al-Taawoun | 34 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 59 | 46 | +13 | 53 | Qualification for AFC Champions League Two group stage[b] |
| 7 | Al-Ettifaq | 34 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 51 | 55 | −4 | 50 | Qualification for GFF Gulf Club Champions League group stage |
| 8 | Neom | 34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 43 | 48 | −5 | 45 | |
| 9 | Al-Hazem | 34 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 38 | 57 | −19 | 42 | |
| 10 | Al-Fayha | 34 | 10 | 8 | 16 | 41 | 54 | −13 | 38 |
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).[33]
Notes:
- This was a conditional obligation to buy activated when Neom were promoted to the Saudi Pro League.
- Since the winners of the 2025–26 King's Cup, Al-Hilal, had already qualified for the Champions League Elite, the spot given to the King's Cup winners (Champions League Two) was passed to the sixth-placed team.[32]
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 |
| 34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 43 | 48 | −5 | 45 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 20 | 24 | −4 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 23 | 24 | −1 |
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
| 28 August 2025 1 | Al-Ahli | 1–0 | Neom | Jeddah |
| 21:00 | Toney Al-Muwallad |
Report | Al-Oyayari Hegazi Al-Hassan |
Stadium: Alinma Stadium Attendance: 40,438 Referee: Jesús Valenzuela (Venezuela) |
| 14 September 2025 2 | Damac | 1–2 | Neom | Khamis Mushait |
| 18:50 | Medina Méïté Harkass |
Report | Lacazette Noor |
Stadium: Damac Club Stadium Attendance: 2,015 Referee: Abdullah Al-Kharbosh |
| 18 September 2025 3 | Neom | 1–0 | Al-Okhdood | Tabuk |
| 21:00 | Al-Oyayari Doucouré |
Report | Kramer Al-Salem Pedroza |
Stadium: King Khalid Sport City Stadium Attendance: 2,497 Referee: Shukri Al-Hanfoush |
| 27 September 2025 4 | Al-Riyadh | 2–3 | Neom | Riyadh |
| 18:20 | Al-Absi Sylla Okou Doucouré |
Report | Rodríguez Hegazi Abdi Lacazette |
Stadium: SHG Arena Attendance: 1,038 Referee: Fraih Al-Jaloud |
| 19 October 2025 5 | Neom | 1–3 | Al-Qadsiah | Tabuk |
| 21:00 | Hegazi Lacazette Al-Hassan Zézé Al-Oyayari |
Report | Quiñones Nacho Otávio |
Stadium: King Khalid Sport City Stadium Attendance: 6,576 Referee: Tamás Bognár (Hungary) |
| 24 October 2025 6 | Neom | 1–1 | Al-Khaleej | Tabuk |
| 18:30 | Zézé Lacazette Rodríguez Hegazi |
Report | Al-Amri Hawsawi |
Stadium: King Khalid Sport City Stadium Attendance: 2,169 Referee: Khaled Al-Ahmari |
| 30 October 2025 7 | Al-Kholood | 2–3 | Neom | Buraidah |
| 20:30 | N'Doram Al-Safri Maolida Enrique Al-Shehri |
Report | Benrahma Troost-Ekong Koné Al-Oyayari Maximiano |
Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City Attendance: 981 Referee: Abdulsamad Bakri |
| 8 November 2025 8 | Neom | 1–3 | Al-Nassr | Tabuk |
| 16:50 | Doucouré Rodríguez Zézé Abdu Jaber |
Report | Ângelo Ronaldo Al-Ghannam Félix |
Stadium: King Khalid Sport City Stadium Attendance: 7,652 Referee: Abdullah Al-Shehri |
| 23 November 2025 9 | Al-Taawoun | 1–1 | Neom | Buraidah |
| 20:30 | El Mahdioui Al-Ahmed Girotto Al-Alaeli |
Report | Doucouré Abdi Benrahma Noor |
Stadium: Al-Taawoun Club Stadium Attendance: 5,050 Referee: Khaled Al-Ahmari |
| 25 December 2025 11 | Neom | 2–1 | Al-Najma | Tabuk |
| 20:30 | Abdi Zézé Al-Dawsari |
Report | Al-Tulayhi Flores Boutobba K. Al-Shammari |
Stadium: King Khalid Sport City Stadium Attendance: 965 Referee: Majed Al-Shamrani |
| 31 December 2025 12 | Neom | 1–3 | Al-Ittihad | Tabuk |
| 18:25 | Koné Benrahma |
Report | Fernandes Bergwijn A. Al-Ghamdi |
Stadium: King Khalid Sport City Stadium Attendance: 7,052 Referee: Khalid Al-Turais |
| 4 January 2026 13 | Al-Hazem | 1–2 | Neom | Ar Rass |
| 18:05 | Sayoud |
Report | Al-Asmari Lacazette Rodríguez |
Stadium: Al-Hazem Club Stadium Attendance: 1,044 Referee: Khaled Al-Ahmari |
| 10 January 2026 14 | Neom | 0–1 | Al-Fateh | Tabuk |
| 17:00 | Benrahma |
Report | Al-Suwailem Masoud Delgado Batna Al-Fawaz |
Stadium: King Khalid Sport City Stadium Attendance: 1,579 Referee: Abdullah Al-Owaydan |
| 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 |
| 18 January 2026 16 | Neom | 1–2 | Al-Hilal | Tabuk |
| 20:30 | Al-Breik Abdi |
Report | Milinković-Savić Al-Tambakti Marí Neves |
Stadium: King Khalid Sport City Stadium Attendance: 7,491 Referee: Javier Alberola Rojas (Spain) |
| 21 January 2026 17 | Al-Ettifaq | 0–0 | Neom | Dammam |
| 20:30 | Hendry Medrán Calvo |
Report | Al-Dawsari |
Stadium: EGO Stadium Attendance: 3,194 Referee: Ahmed Al-Rumaikhani |
| 24 January 2026 18 | Neom | 0–3 | Al-Ahli | Tabuk |
| 20:30 | Zézé Al-Dawsari Al-Faraj |
Report | Kessié Toney Mahrez Millot Hawsawi Majrashi |
Stadium: King Khalid Sport City Stadium Attendance: 6,967 Referee: Mohammed Al-Ismail |
| 30 January 2026 19 | Neom | 3–0 | Damac | Tabuk |
| 20:30 | Zézé Lacazette Abdi Koné |
Report | Al-Obaid Harkass Sylla |
Stadium: King Khalid Sport City Stadium Attendance: 1,700 Referee: Mohammed Al-Hoaish |
| 21 December 2025 10 | Al-Fayha | v | Neom | Al Majma'ah |
| 17:50 | Stadium: Al-Majma'ah Sports City Stadium |
King's Cup
All times are local, AST (UTC+3).
| 23 September 2025 Round of 32 | Al-Hazem | 2–1 | Neom | Ar Rass |
| 18:35 | Al Somah Al-Harbi |
Report | Lacazette Al-Breik |
Stadium: Al-Hazem Club Stadium Referee: Mamdouh Al Shahdan |
Statistics
Appearances
- Last updated on 30 January 2026.
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Pro League | King's Cup | |||||||||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||||||
| Goalkeepers | |||||||||||||||
| 1 | GK | Mustafa Malayekah | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 50 | GK | Raed Ozaybi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 81 | GK | Luís Maximiano | 18 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||||
| 88 | GK | Mohammed Al-Hakeem | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 99 | GK | Marcin Bułka | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Defenders | |||||||||||||||
| 2 | DF | Mohammed Al-Breik | 9 | 1 | 4+4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||||||
| 4 | DF | Khalifah Al-Dawsari | 13 | 1 | 12+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 15 | DF | Abdulmalik Al-Oyayari | 9 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | |||||||
| 25 | DF | Faris Abdi | 18 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||||
| 26 | DF | Ahmed Hegazi | 16 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||||||
| 27 | DF | Islam Hawsawi | 8 | 0 | 1+7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 44 | DF | Nathan Zézé | 17 | 2 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |||||||
| 48 | DF | Ali Al-Nakhli | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 59 | DF | Abdulaziz Al-Khanani | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 93 | DF | Awn Al-Saluli | 5 | 0 | 1+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Midfielders | |||||||||||||||
| 6 | MF | Abbas Al-Hassan | 8 | 0 | 4+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 7 | MF | Salman Al-Faraj | 8 | 0 | 3+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 8 | MF | Abdoulaye Doucouré | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||||
| 10 | MF | Saïd Benrahma | 17 | 5 | 13+3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | |||||||
| 18 | MF | Alaa Al-Hejji | 9 | 0 | 3+6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 22 | MF | Saïmon Bouabré | 16 | 1 | 13+2 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | |||||||
| 24 | MF | Abdulaziz Noor | 10 | 0 | 3+6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||||
| 47 | MF | Younes Al-Shanqeeti | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 57 | MF | Geovanny Balanta | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 72 | MF | Amadou Koné | 18 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | |||||||
| 95 | MF | Ayman Fallatah | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Forwards | |||||||||||||||
| 11 | FW | Hassan Al-Ali | 12 | 0 | 4+7 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |||||||
| 19 | FW | Luciano Rodríguez | 16 | 3 | 14+1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | |||||||
| 20 | FW | Thamer Al-Khaibari | 3 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 71 | FW | Ahmed Abdu Jaber | 12 | 1 | 2+9 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | |||||||
| 91 | FW | Alexandre Lacazette | 19 | 7 | 17+1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| Players sent out on loan this season | |||||||||||||||
| 38 | DF | Mohammed Dakhilallah | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| 40 | MF | Ali Al-Asmari | 15 | 0 | 6+8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||||
| 55 | DF | Mohammed Waleed | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
Goalscorers
| Rank | No. | Pos | Nat | Name | Pro League | King's Cup | Total |
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| 1 | 91 | FW | Alexandre Lacazette | 6 | 1 | 7 | |
| 2 | 10 | MF | Saïd Benrahma | 5 | 0 | 5 | |
| 3 | 19 | FW | Luciano Rodríguez | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| 4 | 44 | DF | Nathan Zézé | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 5 | 2 | DF | Mohammed Al-Breik | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 4 | DF | Khalifah Al-Dawsari | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 15 | DF | Abdulmalik Al-Oyayari | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 22 | MF | Saïmon Bouabré | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 26 | DF | Ahmed Hegazi | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 71 | FW | Ahmed Abdu Jaber | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 72 | MF | Amadou Koné | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Own goal | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 24 | 1 | 25 | ||||
Last Updated: 30 January 2026
Assists
| Rank | No. | Pos | Nat | Name | Pro League | King's Cup | Total |
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| 1 | 91 | FW | Alexandre Lacazette | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
| 2 | 10 | MF | Saïd Benrahma | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| 3 | 19 | FW | Luciano Rodríguez | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 22 | MF | Saïmon Bouabré | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 5 | 8 | MF | Abdoulaye Doucouré | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 18 | MF | Alaa Al-Hejji | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 25 | DF | Faris Abdi | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 27 | DF | Islam Hawsawi | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 44 | DF | Nathan Zézé | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Total | 15 | 1 | 16 | ||||
Last Updated: 30 January 2026
Clean sheets
| Rank | No. | Pos | Nat | Name | Pro League | King Cup | Total |
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| 1 | 81 | GK | Luís Maximiano | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| Total | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||||
Last Updated: 30 January 2026