2024–25 Al-Nassr FC season

Al-Nassr 2024–25 football season
  • Ibrahim Al-Muhaidib
    (until 21 August)
Head coachLuís CastroStadiumAl-Awwal ParkPro League5thKing CupRound of 32Super CupRunners-upAFC Champions League EliteLeague stageTop goalscorerLeague:
Cristiano Ronaldo
Talisca
(2 each)
All:
Cristiano Ronaldo (4)Highest home attendance23,644 vs Al-AhliLowest home attendance8,951 vs Al-Raed
Home colours
Away colours
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The 2024–25 season is Al-Nassr's 49th consecutive season in the top flight of Saudi football and 69th year in existence as a football club.[1] The club will participate in the Pro League, the King Cup, the AFC Champions League Elite, and the Super Cup.

The season covers the period from 1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025. This season saw the departure of Abdullah Madu who had been at the club for 17 years.

Players

First-team squad

As of 4 September 2024[2]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
2 DF Saudi Arabia KSA Sultan Al-Ghannam (vice-captain)
3 DF France FRA Mohamed Simakan
4 DF Saudi Arabia KSA Mohammed Al-Fatil
6 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Mukhtar Ali
7 FW Portugal POR Cristiano Ronaldo (captain)
8 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Abdulmajeed Al-Sulaiheem
10 FW Senegal SEN Sadio Mané
11 MF Croatia CRO Marcelo Brozović
12 DF Saudi Arabia KSA Nawaf Boushal
16 FW Saudi Arabia KSA Mohammed Maran
17 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Abdullah Al-Khaibari
19 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Ali Al-Hassan
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 FW Brazil BRA Ângelo
23 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Ayman Yahya
24 GK Brazil BRA Bento
25 MF Portugal POR Otávio
27 DF Spain ESP Aymeric Laporte
29 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Abdulrahman Ghareeb
36 GK Saudi Arabia KSA Raghed Al-Najjar
44 GK Saudi Arabia KSA Nawaf Al-Aqidi
49 DF Saudi Arabia KSA Awad Aman
50 DF Saudi Arabia KSA Majed Qasheesh
60 FW Saudi Arabia KSA Saad Haqawi
78 DF Saudi Arabia KSA Ali Lajami
80 MF Brazil BRA Wesley
83 DF Saudi Arabia KSA Salem Al-Najdi
94 FW Brazil BRA Talisca

Transfers and loans

Transfers in

Entry date Position No. Player From club Fee Ref.
30 June 2024 GK 1 Saudi Arabia Amin Bukhari Saudi Arabia Al-Ettifaq End of loan
30 June 2024 DF 3 Saudi Arabia Abdullah Madu Saudi Arabia Al-Ettifaq End of loan
30 June 2024 DF 13 Ivory Coast Ghislain Konan Saudi Arabia Al-Fayha End of loan
30 June 2024 DF 20 Saudi Arabia Hamad Al Mansour Saudi Arabia Al-Okhdood End of loan
30 June 2024 DF 42 Saudi Arabia Mansour Al-Shammari Saudi Arabia Al-Jabalain End of loan
30 June 2024 DF 50 Saudi Arabia Majed Qasheesh Saudi Arabia Al-Hazem End of loan
30 June 2024 DF 58 Saudi Arabia Aser Hawsawi Saudi Arabia Jeddah End of loan
30 June 2024 DF 59 Saudi Arabia Yousef Haqawi Saudi Arabia Al-Fayha End of loan
30 June 2024 MF 6 Ivory Coast Seko Fofana Saudi Arabia Al-Ettifaq End of loan
30 June 2024 MF 21 Saudi Arabia Mukhtar Ali Saudi Arabia Al-Fateh End of loan
30 June 2024 FW 56 Saudi Arabia Fahad Al-Zubaidi Saudi Arabia Al-Orobah End of loan
18 July 2024 GK 24 Brazil Bento Brazil Athletico Paranaense $19,650,000 [3]
15 August 2024 DF 83 Saudi Arabia Salem Al-Najdi Saudi Arabia Al-Fateh $4,800,000 [4]
30 August 2024 FW 80 Brazil Wesley Brazil Corinthians $19,900,000 [5]
2 September 2024 DF 3 France Mohamed Simakan Germany RB Leipzig $38,800,000 [6]
3 September 2024 FW 20 Brazil Ângelo Gabriel England Chelsea $25,500,000 [7]

Total expenditure: Decrease  $108.65 million

Transfers out

Exit date Position No. Player To club Fee Ref.
30 June 2024 DF 22 Australia Aziz Behich Australia Melbourne City End of loan
1 July 2024 GK 26 Colombia David Ospina Colombia Atlético Nacional Free [8]
8 July 2024 DF 24 Saudi Arabia Mohammed Qassem Saudi Arabia Al-Qadsiah Free [9]
13 July 2024 DF 69 Saudi Arabia Marzouq Tombakti Saudi Arabia Al-Riyadh Free [10]
16 July 2024 GK 33 Saudi Arabia Waleed Abdullah Saudi Arabia Al-Diriyah Free [11]
30 July 2024 DF 3 Saudi Arabia Abdullah Madu Saudi Arabia Al-Ettifaq Undisclosed [12]
2 August 2024 GK 37 Saudi Arabia Faris Afandy Saudi Arabia Al-Zulfi Free [13]
3 August 2024 DF 59 Saudi Arabia Yousef Haqawi Saudi Arabia Al-Ula Free [14]
11 August 2024 MF 31 Saudi Arabia Mohammed Sahlouli Saudi Arabia Al-Riyadh $133,000 [15]
3 September 2024 DF 13 Brazil Alex Telles Brazil Botafogo Released [16]
7 September 2024 DF 3 Ivory Coast Ghislain Konan Released

Loans out

Start date End date Position No. Player To club Fee Ref.
23 July 2024 End of season FW 56 Saudi Arabia Fahad Al-Zubaidi Saudi Arabia Al-Orobah None [17]
6 August 2024 End of season MF 46 Saudi Arabia Abdulaziz Al-Aliwa Saudi Arabia Al-Ettifaq None [18]
17 August 2024 End of season MF 6 Ivory Coast Seko Fofana Saudi Arabia Al-Ettifaq None [19]
24 August 2024 End of season DF 55 Saudi Arabia Abdulaziz Al-Faraj Saudi Arabia Al-Tai None [20]
1 September 2024 End of season DF 5 Saudi Arabia Abdulelah Al-Amri Saudi Arabia Al-Ittihad Undisclosed [21]
2 September 2024 End of season FW 30 Saudi Arabia Meshari Al-Nemer Saudi Arabia Damac None [22]
3 September 2024 End of season GK 1 Saudi Arabia Amin Bukhari Saudi Arabia Damac None [23]
4 September 2024 End of season MF _ Saudi Arabia Rakan Al-Ghamdi Netherlands NEC U21 None [24]

Pre-season and friendlies

Al-Nassr Saudi Arabia v Portugal Louletano
14 July 2024 Friendly Al-Nassr Saudi Arabia 1–1 Portugal Louletano Albufeira, Portugal
11:00 WEST Maran 52' Report 40' Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Albufeira
Al-Nassr Saudi Arabia v Portugal Marítimo
19 July 2024 Friendly Al-Nassr Saudi Arabia 1–0 Portugal Marítimo Albufeira, Portugal
20:30 WEST Telles 22' Report Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Albufeira
Al-Nassr Saudi Arabia v Portugal Farense
20 July 2024 Friendly Al-Nassr Saudi Arabia 1–1 Portugal Farense Faro, Portugal
20:00 WEST Talisca 32' Report Barbosa 37' (pen.) Stadium: Estádio de São Luís
Al-Nassr Saudi Arabia v Portugal Portimonense
24 July 2024 Friendly Al-Nassr Saudi Arabia 0–1 Portugal Portimonense Portimão Portugal
20:00 WEST Report Varela 90+3' Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Portimão
Al-Nassr Saudi Arabia v Portugal Porto
28 July 2024 Friendly Al-Nassr Saudi Arabia 0–4 Portugal Porto Porto, Portugal
18:30 WEST Report González  18', 31'
Jaime 21'
Borges 45+5' (pen.)		 Stadium: Estádio do Dragão
Attendance: 47,000
Al-Nassr Saudi Arabia v Portugal Lusitano
30 July 2024 Friendly Al-Nassr Saudi Arabia 0–0 Portugal Lusitano Albufeira, Portugal
19:00 WEST Report Stadium: Estádio Municipal de Albufeira
Al-Nassr Saudi Arabia v Spain Granada
4 August 2024 Friendly Al-Nassr Saudi Arabia 0–1 Spain Granada La Línea, Spain
19:30 CEST Report Boyé 45+1' Stadium: Estadio Municipal de La Línea de la Concepción
Al-Nassr Saudi Arabia v Spain Almería
8 August 2024 Friendly Al-Nassr Saudi Arabia 0–3 Spain Almería Almería, Spain
20:30 CEST Report Lajami 35' (o.g.)
Suárez  41'
Montes  60'		 Stadium: Power Horse Stadium

Competitions

Overview

Competition Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Pro League 2 1 1 0 5 2 +3 050.00
King Cup 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
Champions League Elite 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
Super Cup 2 1 0 1 3 4 −1 050.00
Total 4 2 1 1 8 6 +2 050.00

Updated to match played 27 August 2024
Source: Competitions

Pro League

League table

Pos Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
4 Al-Ittihad 2 2 0 0 3 1 +2 6
5 Al-Ettifaq 2 2 0 0 2 0 +2 6
6 Al-Nassr 2 1 1 0 5 2 +3 4
7 Al-Riyadh 2 1 1 0 6 4 +2 4
8 Al-Wehda 2 1 1 0 5 4 +1 4
Updated to match(es) played on 12 September 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).[25]

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
2 1 1 0 5 2  +3 4 0 1 0 1 1  0 1 0 0 4 1  +3

Last updated: 27 August 2024.
Source: Saudi Pro League

Results by round

Updated to match(es) played on 29 August 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

Al-Nassr v Al-Raed
22 August 2024 1 Al-Nassr 1–1 Al-Raed Riyadh
21:00 Ronaldo 34'
Brozović Yellow card 45+6'
Laporte Yellow card 48'
Al-Ghannam Yellow card 90+3'		 Report Al-Rajeh Yellow card 16'
Al-Subaie Yellow card 20'
M. Al-Dossari Yellow card 27'
Fouzair 49' (pen.)
Gonzalez Yellow card 56'
Al-Sahli Yellow card 90+9'		 Stadium: Al-Awwal Park
Attendance: 8,951
Referee: Khaled Al-Teris
Al-Fayha v Al-Nassr
27 August 2024 2 Al-Fayha 1–4 Al-Nassr Buraidah
21:00 R. Kaabi Yellow card 18'
Al-Hussain Yellow card 30'
Sakala 86'		 Report Talisca 5', 90+5'
Ronaldo 45+10'
Brozović 85'		 Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City
Attendance: 4,195
Referee: Majed Al-Shamrani
Al-Nassr v Al-Ahli
13 September 2024 3 Al-Nassr 1–1 Al-Ahli Riyadh
21:00 Stadium: Al-Awwal Park
Attendance: 23,644
Al-Nassr v Al-Wehda
27 September 2024 5 Al-Nassr v Al-Wehda Riyadh
18:20 Stadium: Al-Awwal Park
Al-Nassr v Al-Orobah
5 October 2024 6 Al-Nassr v Al-Orobah Riyadh
18:15 Stadium: Al-Awwal Park
Al-Shabab v Al-Nassr
18 October 2024 7 Al-Shabab v Al-Nassr Riyadh
21:00 Stadium: Al-Shabab Club Stadium
Al-Kholood v Al-Nassr
25 October 2024 8 Al-Kholood v Al-Nassr Buraidah
18:05 Stadium: King Abdullah Sports City

King Cup

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

Al-Hazem v Al-Nassr
22 September 2024 Round of 32 Al-Hazem v Al-Nassr Ar Rass
21:00 Stadium: Al-Hazem Club Stadium

Super Cup

Al-Taawoun v Al-Nassr
14 August 2024 Semi-finals Al-Taawoun 0–2 Al-Nassr Abha, Saudi Arabia
19:15 UTC+3
Report
Stadium: Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz Sports City
Attendance: 7,213
Referee: Davide Massa (Italy)
Al-Nassr v Al-Hilal
17 August 2024 Final Al-Nassr 1–4 Al-Hilal Abha, Saudi Arabia
19:15 UTC+3
Report
Stadium: Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz Sports City
Attendance: 14,357
Referee: Artur Soares Dias (Portugal)

Statistics

Appearances

Last updated on 27 August 2024.
No. Pos Nat Player Total Pro League King Cup ACL Elite Super Cup
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
24 GK Brazil BRA Bento 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
36 GK Saudi Arabia KSA Raghed Al-Najjar 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Defenders
2 DF Saudi Arabia KSA Sultan Al-Ghannam 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
4 DF Saudi Arabia KSA Mohammed Al-Fatil 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 DF Saudi Arabia KSA Nawaf Boushal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
27 DF Spain ESP Aymeric Laporte 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
78 DF Saudi Arabia KSA Ali Lajami 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
83 DF Saudi Arabia KSA Salem Al-Najdi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Midfielders
6 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Mukhtar Ali 4 0 0+2 0 0 0 0 0 0+2 0
8 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Abdulmajeed Al-Sulayhem 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 MF Croatia CRO Marcelo Brozović 3 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
14 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Sami Al-Najei 2 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0
17 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Abdullah Al-Khaibari 4 0 1+1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
23 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Ayman Yahya 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1
25 MF Portugal POR Otávio 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
29 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Abdulrahman Ghareeb 4 0 1+1 0 0 0 0 0 0+2 0
94 MF Brazil BRA Talisca 4 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 1+1 0
Forwards
7 FW Portugal POR Cristiano Ronaldo 4 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 2
10 FW Senegal SEN Sadio Mané 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
16 FW Saudi Arabia KSA Mohammed Maran 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0
60 FW Saudi Arabia KSA Saad Haqawi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Players sent out on loan this season
1 GK Saudi Arabia KSA Amin Bukhari 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Player who made an appearance this season but have left the club
13 DF Brazil BRA Alex Telles 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0

Goalscorers

Rank No. Pos. Nat. Player Pro League King Cup ACL Elite Super Cup Total
1 7 FW Portugal Cristiano Ronaldo 2 0 0 2 4
2 94 MF Brazil Talisca 2 0 0 0 2
3 11 MF Croatia Marcelo Brozović 1 0 0 0 1
23 MF Saudi Arabia Ayman Yahya 0 0 0 1 1
Own goal 0 0 0 0 0
Total 5 0 0 3 8

Last Updated: 27 August 2024

Assists

Rank No. Pos. Nat. Player Pro League King Cup ACL Elite Super Cup Total
1 7 FW Portugal Cristiano Ronaldo 1 0 0 1 2
10 FW Senegal Sadio Mané 2 0 0 0 2
3 2 DF Saudi Arabia Sultan Al-Ghannam 0 0 0 1 1
29 MF Saudi Arabia Abdulrahman Ghareeb 0 0 0 1 1
Total 3 0 0 3 6

Last Updated: 27 August 2024

Clean sheets

Rank No. Pos. Nat. Player Pro League King Cup ACL Elite Super Cup Total
1 24 GK Brazil Bento 0 0 0 1 1
Total 0 0 0 1 1

Last Updated: 14 August 2024

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