2025–26 Al-Khaleej FC season

Al-Khaleej
2025–26 season
President	Ahmed Khuraidah
Manager	Georgios Donis;
Stadium	Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium
Pro League	8th
King's Cup	Quarter-finals
Top goalscorer	League: Joshua King (13); All: Joshua King (14)
	← 2024–25 2026–27 →
	All statistics correct as of 31 January 2026.

The 2025–26 season is Al-Khaleej's 81st year in existence and their 11th non-consecutive season in the Pro League.^[1] The club is participating in the Pro League and the King's Cup.

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

Players

Squad information

As of 1 July 2025^[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	Omar Al-Owdah
3	DF	KSA	Mohammed Al-Khabrani
5	DF	POR	Pedro Rebocho
8	MF	KSA	Khaled Al-Samiri
10	MF	POR	Fábio Martins (captain)
14	DF	KSA	Ali Al-Shaafi
15	MF	KSA	Mansour Hamzi
17	MF	GRE	Kostas Fortounis
18	MF	KSA	Murad Hawsawi
19	MF	KSA	Mohammed Al-Abdullah
20	DF	KSA	Abdullah Al-Fahad
21	MF	GRE	Dimitrios Kourbelis
22	GK	KSA	Raed Ozaybi


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
24	FW	KSA	Ali Abdulraouf
25	DF	KSA	Arif Al Haydar
31	GK	KSA	Mohammed Al-Ghanem
33	DF	KSA	Bander Nasser
35	GK	KSA	Rayan Al-Dossari
39	DF	KSA	Saeed Al Hamsal
47	MF	KSA	Saleh Aboulshamat
48	FW	GAM	Babucarr Seye
66	DF	KSA	Theyab Absa
70	FW	KSA	Abdulmajeed Al-Khathami
71	FW	KSA	Hussain Al-Sultan
96	GK	KSA	Marwan Al-Haidari

Transfers and loans

Transfers in

Entry date	Position	No.	Player	From club	Fee	Ref.
30 June 2025	GK	96	Marwan Al-Haidari	Al-Ettifaq	End of loan
30 June 2025	DF	16	Mohammed Al-Khaibari	Damac	End of loan
1 July 2025	MF	18	Murad Hawsawi	Ohod	$267,000	^[3]
9 July 2025	DF	28	Hamad Al-Jayzani	Al-Raed	Free	^[4]
9 July 2025	MF	12	Majed Kanabah	Al-Shabab	Free	^[5]
15 July 2025	FW	7	Joshua King	Toulouse	Free	^[6]
16 July 2025	GK	49	Anthony Moris	Union SG	Undisclosed	^[7]
4 August 2025	DF	13	Ahmed Assiri	Al-Riyadh	Free	^[8]
4 August 2025	DF	4	Bart Schenkeveld	Panathinaikos	Free	^[9]
9 August 2025	MF	93	Saleh Al-Amri	Al-Ittihad	Undisclosed	^[10]
6 September 2025	DF	17	Abdullah Al-Hafith	Al-Wehda	Free	^[11]
24 January 2026	MF	16	Bader Munshi	Al-Diriyah	Free	^[12]
24 January 2026	MF	20	Hussain Al-Eisa	Al-Jabalain	Free	^[12]

Loans in

Start date	End date	Position	No.	Player	From club	Fee	Ref.
4 August 2025	End of season	MF	11	Paolo Fernandes	AEK Athens	None	^[13]
13 August 2025	End of season	MF	9	Georgios Masouras	Olympiacos	None	^[14]

Transfers out

Exit date	Position	No.	Player	To club	Fee	Ref.
30 June 2025	DF	32	Marcel Tisserand	Al-Ettifaq	End of loan
30 June 2025	MF	18	Murad Hawsawi	Ohod	End of loan
30 June 2025	MF	43	Hassan Al-Musallam	Al-Ettifaq	End of loan
30 June 2025	MF	99	Thomas Murg	PAOK	End of loan
1 July 2025	DF	16	Mohammed Al-Khaibari	Al-Riyadh	Free	^[15]
1 July 2025	FW	11	Abdullah Al-Salem	Al-Qadsiah	Free	^[16]
2 July 2025	FW	9	Mohamed Sherif	Al Ahly	Free	^[17]
10 July 2025	GK	23	Ibrahim Šehić	Çorum	Free	^[18]
20 July 2025	FW	48	Babucarr Seye	Al Orooba	Free	^[19]
1 August 2025	MF	47	Saleh Aboulshamat	Al-Ahli	$2,400,000	^[20]
26 August 2025	MF	8	Khaled Al-Samiri	Damac	Free	^[21]
26 August 2025	MF	10	Fábio Martins	Al-Hazem	Free	^[22]
31 August 2025	DF	20	Abdullah Al-Fahad	Abha	Free	^[23]
10 September 2025	GK	22	Raed Ozaybi	Neom	Free	^[24]
10 September 2025	DF	2	Omar Al-Owdah	Al-Jubail	Free	^[25]
21 January 2026	GK	35	Rayan Al-Dossary	Al-Hilal	$4,800,000	^[26]
21 January 2026	MF	18	Murad Hawsawi	Al-Hilal	$8,000,000	^[26]

Loans out

Start date	End date	Position	No.	Player	To club	Fee	Ref.
17 January 2026	End of season	DF	14	Ali Al-Shaafi	Al-Zulfi	None	^[27]

Pre-season

30 July 2025 Friendly	Al-Khaleej	1–2	Al-Wasl	Huissen, Netherlands
18:00 CEST	Diallo (o.g.)	Report	Bouftini Palacios	Stadium: Sportpark De Rode Veste

2 August 2025 Friendly	Al-Khaleej	2–3	Heracles Almelo	Almelo, Netherlands
17:00 CEST	Al-Sultan Fortounis	Report	Reine-Adélaïde Engels ,	Stadium: Asito Stadion

6 August 2025 Friendly	Al-Khaleej	3–2	Jong AZ	Maurik, Netherlands
13:00 CEST	Hamzi Abdulraouf Al-Abdullah	Report		Stadium: Gemeentelijk Sportpark

13 August 2025 Friendly	Al-Khaleej	2–2	Jong FC Utrecht	Netherlands
13:00 CEST	Hawsawi ,	Report	Dundas den Boggende

21 August 2025 Friendly	Al-Khaleej	2–2	Al-Ettifaq	Dammam, Saudi Arabia
18:50 AST	Masouras 9' Al-Amri 83' (pen.)	Report	Al-Otaibi 18' Calvo 54'	Stadium: EGO Stadium

Competitions

Overview

Competition	Record
Competition	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Pro League	18	7	4	7	38	30	+8	038.89
King's Cup	3	1	1	1	9	5	+4	033.33
Total	21	8	5	8	47	35	+12	038.10

Updated to match played 28 January 2026
Source: Competitions

Pro League

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
10	Al-Fayha	34	10	8	16	41	54	−13	38
11	Al-Fateh	34	9	10	15	41	55	−14	37
12	Al-Khaleej	34	10	7	17	54	62	−8	37
13	Al-Shabab	34	8	11	15	44	57	−13	35
14	Al-Kholood	34	9	6	19	39	61	−22	33

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).^[28]

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
18	7	4	7	38	30	+8	25	4	2	2	19	8	+11	3	2	5	19	22	−3

Last updated: 28 January 2026.
Source: Saudi Pro League

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	10	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34
Ground	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	W	W	L	L	W	D	D	W	L	L	L	D	W	W	W	L	D	L
Position	3	2	4	10	6	6	7	6	6	9	9	9	9	8	8	8	8	8

Updated to match(es) played on 30 January 2026. 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

29 August 2025 1	Al-Shabab	1–4	Al-Khaleej	Riyadh
21:00	Carrasco 59' (pen.), 66'	Report	King 5', 82' Masouras 39' Al-Khabrani 45' Fortounis 53' (pen.) Al Hamsal 58' Kourbelis 62' Al-Amri 64' Assiri 74' Kanabah 90+5'	Stadium: Al-Shabab Club Stadium Attendance: 2,894 Referee: Khalid Al-Turais

13 September 2025 2	Al-Khaleej	3–0	Al-Fayha	Dammam
18:25	King 5' Hawsawi 45+1' Kourbelis 64' Fernandes 90+1'	Report	Bamsaud 25' Sakala 47'	Stadium: Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium Attendance: 1,639 Referee: Abdullah Al-Owaidan

19 September 2025 3	Al-Qadsiah	2–1	Al-Khaleej	Dammam
18:15	Retegui 10' Al-Salem 90+1'	Report	King 68', 78' Masouras 90+4'	Stadium: Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium Attendance: 2,311 Referee: Sebastian Gishamer (Austria)

25 September 2025 4	Al-Khaleej	0–1	Al-Taawoun	Dammam
18:10	Rebocho 36'	Report	Hawsawi 80' Barrow 87'	Stadium: Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium Attendance: 1,423 Referee: Abdullah Al-Kharboush

19 October 2025 5	Al-Khaleej	4–1	Al-Riyadh	Dammam
17:45	King 7', 25', 56' Al-Khabrani 38' Masouras 66' Hawsawi 70'	Report	Sylla 45+1' Soro 61' Al-Khaibari 90+5'	Stadium: Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium Attendance: 1,884 Referee: Ahmed Al-Rumaikhani

24 October 2025 6	Neom	1–1	Al-Khaleej	Tabuk
18:30	Zézé 15' Lacazette 22' Rodríguez 34' Hegazi 75'	Report	Al-Amri 16' Hawsawi 78'	Stadium: King Khalid Sport City Stadium Attendance: 2,169 Referee: Khaled Al-Ahmari

1 November 2025 7	Al-Khaleej	4–4	Al-Ittihad	Dammam
17:35	King 14', 47' Fortounis 18', 37' (pen.) Schenkeveld 29' Hawsawi 45+3' Al Haydar 90+7'	Report	Mitaj 22', 90+6' Al-Shehri 27' Fabinho 32' Diaby 51', 86', 90+8' F. Al-Ghamdi 90+8'	Stadium: Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium Attendance: 13,504 Referee: Sami Al-Jires

6 November 2025 8	Al-Hazem	1–4	Al-Khaleej	Buraidah
17:55	Martins 38', 44' Mokwana 44' Boutouil 54' Al-Habshi 65'	Report	Fortounis 8' Al Hamsal 16' Kourbelis 41' Fernandes 45' 59', 58' (pen.) Masouras 45+1', 75'	Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City Attendance: 1,064 Referee: Mohammed Abu Shaqarah

23 November 2025 9	Al-Nassr	4–1	Al-Khaleej	Riyadh
20:30	Brozović 9' Félix 39' Wesley 42' Yahya 56' Mané 77', 82' Ronaldo 90+6'	Report	Hawsawi 4', 47' Kourbelis 90'	Stadium: Al-Awwal Park Attendance: 26,003 Referee: Mohammed Al-Ismail

26 December 2025 11	Al-Hilal	3–2	Al-Khaleej	Riyadh
20:30	Kanno 18' Milinković-Savić 39' Malcom 57' Al-Tambakti 65' Hernández 90+1'	Report	Al-Khabrani 24' Schenkeveld 38' Kanabah 41' King 79' Masouras 84'	Stadium: Kingdom Arena Attendance: 13,300 Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük (Netherlands)

29 December 2025 12	Al-Khaleej	0–1	Al-Fateh	Dammam
17:35	Schenkeveld 45+3' Al-Khabrani 80'	Report	Baattiah 29' Vargas 41' Fernandes 68' Al-Sahihi 85' Al-Othman 90+3'	Stadium: Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium Attendance: 3,294 Referee: Abdullah Al-Kharbosh

2 January 2026 13	Al-Najma	2–2	Al-Khaleej	Buraidah
16:30	Lázaro 50' Samir 90+6'	Report	Al-Hafith 39' Masouras 72' King 74' Hamzi 84' Moris 85' Kanabah 90+3'	Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City Attendance: 370 Referee: Fraih Al-Jaloud

9 January 2026 14	Al-Khaleej	4–0	Damac	Dammam
16:10	Fortounis 1' Masouras 44' King 47' Al-Sultan 80' Rebocho 85'	Report	Medina 9' Bedrane 24'	Stadium: Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium Attendance: 1,753 Referee: Abdulsamad Bakri

12 January 2026 15	Al-Ettifaq	1–2	Al-Khaleej	Dammam
20:30	Dembélé 1' Wijnaldum 29' Duda 43'	Report	Fortounis 45' (pen.) Hendry 86' (o.g.) Moris 90+4'	Stadium: EGO Stadium Attendance: 2,419 Referee: Mohammed Al-Ismail

16 January 2026 16	Al-Khaleej	4–1	Al-Okhdood	Dammam
17:45	Rebocho 7' King 37' Masouras 50', 80' Fortounis 77'	Report	Al-Salem 74' Asiri 88' Al Hatila 90+2'	Stadium: Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium Attendance: 2,178 Referee: Shukri Al-Hanfosh

20 January 2026 17	Al-Ahli	4–1	Al-Khaleej	Jeddah
20:30	Toney 46', 59', 67', 77' Hawsawi 51' Demiral 57' Hamed 86'	Report	Masouras 19' Schenkeveld 37' Moris 65' Al Haydar 90+3'	Stadium: Alinma Stadium Attendance: 15,067 Referee: Abdullah Al-Owaydan

24 January 2026 18	Al-Khaleej	0–0	Al-Shabab	Dammam
16:25	Al-Khabrani 31' 68' Al Hamsal 74' Hamzi 84'	Report	Balobaid 38' Al-Shuwayrikh 59'	Stadium: Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium Attendance: 2,519 Referee: Abdullah Al-Kharboush

28 January 2026 19	Al-Fayha	3–1	Al-Khaleej	Al Majma'ah
20:30	Al-Sultan 18' (o.g.) Smalling 38' Sakala 42'	Report	Schenkeveld 36' Masouras 80'	Stadium: Al-Majma'ah Sports City Stadium Attendance: 562 Referee: Ahmed Al-Rumaikhani

21 December 2025 10	Al-Khaleej	v	Al-Kholood	Dammam
20:30				Stadium: Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium

King's Cup

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

22 September 2025 Round of 32	Al-Tai	0–5	Al-Khaleej	Ha'il
18:45	Al-Shamlan 51' Halilović 85'	Report	Masouras 1' Hawsawi 53' Al-Quamiri 57' (o.g.) Assiri 64' Fernandes 67', 79', 85'	Stadium: Prince Abdulaziz bin Musa'ed Sports City Attendance: 1,103 Referee: Mohammed Abu Shaqarah

27 October 2025 Round of 16	Al-Khaleej	1–1 (a.e.t.) (5–3 p)	Al-Taawoun	Dammam
17:35	King 8' Al-Hafith 21'	Report	Al-Mufarrij 15' Martínez 24' Girotto 45+2'	Stadium: Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium Referee: Shukri Al-Hanfoush
	Penalties
	Al-Amri Masouras Hawsawi Al Haydar Kourbelis		El Mahdioui Adam Girotto Al-Ahmed

28 November 2025 Quarter-finals	Al-Kholood	4–3	Al-Khaleej	Ar Rass
17:50	Enrique 3' Maolida 24' Bahebri 45+3' Buckley 61', 83'	Report	Hamzi 45+1' Al-Amri 47' Kourbelis 53' Pinas 90+2' (o.g.) Fortounis 90+3'	Stadium: Al-Hazem Club Stadium Attendance: 1,183 Referee: Majed Al-Shamrani

Statistics

Appearances

Last updated on 28 January 2026.

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Pro League		King's Cup
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
49	GK	LUX	Anthony Moris	21	0	18	0	3	0
96	GK	KSA	Marwan Al-Haidari	0	0	0	0	0	0
Defenders
3	DF	KSA	Mohammed Al-Khabrani	19	0	16	0	3	0
4	DF	NED	Bart Schenkeveld	18	0	17	0	0+1	0
5	DF	POR	Pedro Rebocho	21	0	18	0	3	0
13	DF	KSA	Ahmed Assiri	11	0	0+8	0	2+1	0
17	DF	KSA	Abdullah Al-Hafith	14	0	3+8	0	3	0
25	DF	KSA	Arif Al Haydar	7	0	0+5	0	0+2	0
26	DF	KSA	Raed Al-Shanqiti	0	0	0	0	0	0
28	DF	KSA	Hamad Al-Jayzani	7	0	0+5	0	2	0
33	DF	KSA	Bandar Nasser	6	0	0+5	0	0+1	0
39	DF	KSA	Saeed Al Hamsal	20	0	18	0	1+1	0
Midfielders
8	MF	GAM	Abdoulie Mboge	2	0	0+2	0	0	0
9	MF	GRE	Georgios Masouras	20	11	18	10	2	1
10	MF	GRE	Kostas Fortounis	17	7	16	7	1	0
11	MF	ESP	Paolo Fernandes	15	4	7+5	2	2+1	2
12	MF	KSA	Majed Kanabah	20	0	10+7	0	2+1	0
15	MF	KSA	Mansour Hamzi	19	1	8+8	0	3	1
16	MF	KSA	Bader Munshi	1	0	0+1	0	0	0
19	MF	KSA	Mohammed Al-Abdullah	0	0	0	0	0	0
21	MF	GRE	Dimitrios Kourbelis	18	1	16	1	1+1	0
23	MF	KSA	Rakan Al-Kaabi	1	0	0+1	0	0	0
93	MF	KSA	Saleh Al-Amri	15	3	7+5	2	2+1	1
Forwards
7	FW	NOR	Joshua King	18	14	15+2	13	1	1
24	FW	KSA	Ali Abdulraouf	6	0	1+4	0	0+1	0
27	FW	KSA	Abdullah Al-Zaynaldeen	2	0	0+2	0	0	0
71	FW	KSA	Hussain Al-Sultan	9	1	2+5	1	0+2	0
Players sent out on loan this season
14	DF	KSA	Ali Al-Shaafi	1	0	0+1	0	0	0
Player who made an appearance this season but have left the club
18	MF	KSA	Murad Hawsawi	11	2	8	1	2+1	1
35	GK	KSA	Rayan Al-Dossari	0	0	0	0	0	0

Goalscorers

Rank	No.	Pos	Name	Pro League	King's Cup	Total
1	7	FW	Joshua King	13	1	14
2	9	MF	Georgios Masouras	10	1	11
3	10	MF	Kostas Fortounis	7	0	7
4	11	MF	Paolo Fernandes	2	2	4
5	93	MF	Saleh Al-Amri	2	1	3
6	18	MF	Murad Hawsawi	1	1	2
7	15	MF	Mansour Hamzi	0	1	1
	21	MF	Dimitrios Kourbelis	1	0	1
	71	FW	Hussain Al-Sultan	1	0	1
Own goal				1	2	3
Total				38	9	47

Last Updated: 28 January 2026

Assists

Rank	No.	Pos	Name	Pro League	King's Cup	Total
1	10	MF	Kostas Fortounis	10	0	10
2	5	DF	Pedro Rebocho	5	1	6
3	4	DF	Bart Schenkeveld	2	0	2
	7	FW	Joshua King	2	0	2
	9	MF	Georgios Masouras	2	0	2
	11	MF	Paolo Fernandes	1	1	2
	18	MF	Murad Hawsawi	1	1	2
	49	GK	Anthony Moris	2	0	2
9	12	MF	Majed Kanabah	1	0	1
	17	DF	Abdullah Al-Hafith	1	0	1
	21	MF	Dimitrios Kourbelis	1	0	1
	25	DF	Arif Al Haydar	0	1	1
	39	DF	Saeed Al Hamsal	1	0	1
Total				29	4	33

Last Updated: 28 January 2026

Clean sheets

Rank	No.	Pos	Nat	Name	Pro League	King's Cup	Total
1	49	GK		Anthony Moris	3	1	4
Total					3	1	4

Last Updated: 24 January 2026

References

[1] "عن النادي".

[2] "Al-Khaleej squad". kooora. Retrieved 26 July 2022.

[3] "الخليج يتمسك بهوساوي حتى 2029".

[4] "الخليج يدشن صفقات الصيف المحلية بـ«الجيزاني وكنبة»".

[5] "الخليج يتعاقد مع ماجد كنبه".

[6] "رسميا.. الخليج يعلن التعاقد مع جوشوا كينغ ـ عاجل".

[7] "موسمان.. موريس يحمي شباك الخليج".

[8] "الخليج.. خامس محطات عسيري".

[9] "رسميًا.. الخليج يتعاقد مع الهولندي شينكيفيلد".

[10] "صالح العمري ينتقل إلى "الخليج"".

[11] "الخليج يضم عبدالله الحافظ".

[24_Jan-12] 1 2 "الخليج يعزّز صفوفه بالتعاقد مع "بدر منشي" و "حسين العيسى"".

[13] "الخليج يضم الاسباني باولو فيرنانديز رسمياً".

[14] "ماسوراس ثالث يوناني في الخليج".

[15] "النجـم "محمـد الخيبـري" لاعبًا لـ #الرياض".

[16] "بعد موسم لافت في دوري روشن ..القادسية يدعم الهجوم بعبدالله آل سالم".

[17] "‏محمد شريف يوقع للأهلى لمدة 5 سنين رسميا".

[18] "Ibrahim Šehić ima novi klub, ponovo će braniti u Turskoj". reprezentacija.ba (in Bosnian). 6 July 2025. Retrieved 6 July 2025.

[19] "العروبة يتعاقد مع الغامبي بوبكار سييي".

[20] "قادماً من نادي الخليج وبعقد يمتد لثلاثة مواسم.. "أبو الشامات" أهلاوي".

[21] "إدارة نادي ضمك تتعاقد مع خالد السميري".

[22] "الحزم يعلن التعاقد مع فابيو مارتينيز".

[23] "أنهت إدارة #نادي_أبها التعاقد مع قلب الدفاع "عبدالله الفهد" في صفقة انتقال حر".

[24] "أزيبي في نيوم".

[25] ""عمر العودة " أهلًا بك في نادي الجبيل".

[21_Jan-26] 1 2 "رسمياً… الهلال يحسم صفقة مراد هوساوي وريان".

[27] "#علي_الشعفي_زلفاوي ، قادماً من نادي الخليج على سبيل الإعارة".

[regulations-28] "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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