2021–22 Al-Ittihad Club season explained

Club:Al-Ittihad
Season:2021–22
Stadium:King Abdullah Sports City
Chairman:Anmar Al-Hailiy
Chrtitle:President
League:SPL
League Result:2nd
Cup1:King Cup
Cup1 Result:Semi-finals
(knocked out by Al-Fayha)
Cup2:Arab Club Champions Cup
Cup2 Result:Runners-up
League Topscorer:
Romarinho (20)
Season Topscorer:
Romarinho (25)
Highest Attendance:58,755
(vs. Al-Hilal, 23 May 2022)
Lowest Attendance:0
(vs. Al-Nassr, 11 February 2022)
Average Attendance:33,568
Prevseason:2020–21
Nextseason:2022–23
Updated:27 June 2022
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The 2021–22 season was Al-Ittihad's 46th consecutive season in the top flight of Saudi football and 94th year in existence as a football club. The club participated in the Pro League, the King Cup, and the Arab Club Champions Cup. The club will not compete in the 2022 AFC Champions League after failing to obtain an AFC license.[1]

The season covered the period from 1 July 2021 to 30 June 2022.

Players

Squad information

[2] [3]

Out on loan

Transfers and loans

Transfers in

Entry date Position No. Player From club Fee Ref.
30 June 2021DF30 Awn Al-Saluli Al-NahdaEnd of loan
30 June 2021DF Tareq Abdullah DamacEnd of loan
30 June 2021MF6 Khaled Al-Samiri Al-FaisalyEnd of loan
30 June 2021MF28 Essam Al-Muwallad Al-HazemEnd of loan
30 June 2021MF55 Saher Al-Suraihi JeddahEnd of loan
30 June 2021MF98 Abdulmajeed Al-Zahrani OhodEnd of loan
30 June 2021MF Younes Abdulwahed JeddahEnd of loan
30 June 2021MF Abdulaziz Al-Dhuwayhi Al-FayhaEnd of loan
30 June 2021MF Ali Al-Rie JeddahEnd of loan
30 June 2021FW Abdulaziz Al-Aryani DamacEnd of loan
1 July 2021DF26 Ahmed Hegazi West Bromwich Albion$590,000[4]
7 July 2021MF77 Igor Coronado Sharjah$12,000,000[5]
18 July 2021GK35 Osama Al-Mermesh Al-TaawounFree[6]
30 August 2021FW9 Youssouf Niakaté Al-WehdaUndisclosed[7]
1 September 2021GK22 Saleh Al-Ohaymid Al-NassrFree[8]
2 January 2022FW99 Abderrazak Hamdallah Al-NassrFree[9]
22 January 2022DF33 Madallah Al-Olayan Al-IttihadSwap[10]

Loans in

Start dateEnd datePosition No. Player From club Fee Ref.
18 August 2021End of seasonDF17 Abdullah Al-Hafith Al-WehdaUndisclosed[11]
31 January 2022End of seasonMF30 André André VitóriaUndisclosed[12]

Transfers out

Exit date Position No. Player To club Fee Ref.
30 June 2021DF28 Hamad Al Mansour Al-NassrEnd of loan
4 July 2021DF Tareq Abdullah Al-TaawounFree[13]
24 July 2021GK22 Fawaz Al-Qarni Al-Shabab$1,000,000[14]
7 August 2021MF7 Abdulmajeed Al-Swat Al-Faisaly$533,000[15]
9 August 2021DF30 Awn Al-Saluli Al-TaawounFree[16]
12 August 2021MF Ahmed Sindi AfifFree[17]
1 September 2021MF Aseel Al-Harbi PortimonenseFree[18]
18 September 2021MF10 Garry Rodrigues OlympiacosFree[19]
15 October 2021FW9 Aleksandar Prijović Western UnitedFree[20]
9 January 2022FW3 Abdulrahman Al-Yami DamacFree[21]
22 January 2022DF66 Saud Abdulhamid Al-HilalSwap[22]
22 January 2022MF88 Abdulellah Al-Malki Al-Hilal$2,000,000[23]
22 January 2022FW9 Youssouf Niakaté Al-EttifaqFree[24]
14 February 2022FW Rayan Idris WesterloFree[25]

Loans out

Start dateEnd datePosition No. Player To club Fee Ref.
18 July 202131 January 2022MF98 Abdulmajeed Al-Zahrani JeddahNone[26]
20 July 2021End of seasonDF Aseel Abed UD MelillaNone[27]
22 July 2021End of seasonMF Abdulaziz Al-Dhuwayhi Al-ShoullaNone[28]
22 July 2021End of seasonFW Abdulaziz Al-Aryani Al-BatinNone[29]
17 August 2021End of seasonMF55 Saher Al-Suraihi Al-KawkabNone[30]
1 September 2021End of seasonGK22 Malek Tolah Al-KholoodNone[31]
1 September 2021End of seasonMF15 Mohammed Sawaan Al-KholoodNone
1 September 2021End of seasonMF28 Essam Al-Muwallad Al-KholoodNone
1 September 2021End of seasonMF Abdulelah Hawsawi JeddahNone
6 September 2021End of seasonMF Ali Al-Rie Al-AinNone[32]
31 January 2022End of seasonMF98 Abdulmajeed Al-Zahrani Al-OkhdoodNone[33]

Competitions

Overview

CompetitionRecord
Pro League
King Cup
Arab Club Champions Cup
Total

Pro League

See main article: 2021–22 Saudi Professional League.

Matches

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

King Cup

See main article: 2021–22 King Cup. All times are local, AST (UTC+3).

Arab Club Champions Cup

See main article: 2019–20 Arab Club Champions Cup.

Final

See main article: 2020 Arab Club Champions Cup Final.

Statistics

Appearances

Last updated on 27 June 2022.

Goalkeepers
Defenders
Midfielders
Forwards
Player who made an appearance this season but have left the club

Goalscorers

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190FWRomarinho202325
299FWAbderrazak Hamdallah121013
311MFAbdulaziz Al-Bishi4105
70FWHaroune Camara5005
77MFIgor Coronado5005
68MFFahad Al-Muwallad3003
19MFBruno Henrique1113
26DFAhmed Hegazi3003
924MFAbdulrahman Al-Aboud2002
27DFHamdan Al-Shamrani2002
114DFZiyad Al-Sahafi1001
5DFOmar Hawsawi1001
13DFMuhannad Al-Shanqeeti1001
Own goal2000
Total625471
Last Updated: 23 June 2022

Assists

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177MFIgor Coronado100111
290FWRomarinho6107
319MFBruno Henrique6006
424MFAbdulrahman Al-Aboud4105
527DFHamdan Al-Shamrani4004
613DFMuhannad Al-Shanqeeti3003
78MFFahad Al-Muwallad2002
11MFAbdulaziz Al-Bishi2002
93FWAbdulrahman Al-Yami1001
9FWYoussouf Niakaté1001
10MFGarry Rodrigues1001
30MFAndré André1001
33DFMadallah Al-Olayan1001
66DFSaud Abdulhamid0011
88MFAbdulellah Al-Malki1001
99FWAbderrazak Hamdallah1001
Total442248
Last Updated: 23 June 2022

Clean sheets

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134GKMarcelo Grohe120012
Total120012
Last Updated: 27 June 2022

Notes and References

  1. Web site: رسمياً.. عدم منح الاتحاد والنصر الرخصة الآسيوية .
  2. Web site: الاتحاد - Al Ittihad .
  3. Web site: الفريق الاول لكرة القدم . 2 October 2018.
  4. Web site: الاتحاد السعودي يفعّل بند شراء حجازي .
  5. Web site: كورنادو اتحاديا بـ 20 مليونا .
  6. Web site: لاتحاد يتعاقد مع حارس المنتخب السعودي للشباب .
  7. Web site: الاتحاد يعلن التعاقد رسمياً مع يوسف نياكاتي .
  8. Web site: صالح الوحيمد.. حامياً لعرين «العميد» لـ3 مواسم .
  9. Web site: حمدالله ينتقل إلى اتحاد جدة .
  10. Web site: الاتحاد يوافق ويتعاقد مع العليان.. والهلال يعلن صفقة المالكي .
  11. Web site: الحافظ يعزز دفاع الاتحاد .
  12. Web site: الاتحاد يتعاقد مع البرتغالي أندري فيليبي .
  13. Web site: التعاون يعلن التعاقد مع طارق عبدالله لمدة 3 مواسم .
  14. Web site: فواز القرني حارساً لمرمى الشباب .
  15. Web site: السواط يمثل الفيصلي 3 أعوام .
  16. Web site: عون البيشي يدعم دفاع التعاون .
  17. Web site: مرحباً بك "أحمد سندي " .
  18. Web site: الحربي رابع محترفي برنامج الابتعاث .
  19. Web site: Ολυμπιακός: Ανακοίνωσε τον Γκάρι Ροντρίγκες! . www.gazzetta.gr . 18 September 2021.
  20. News: Western United sign Serbian striker Aleksandar Prijovic . www.a-league.com.au . 15 October 2021.
  21. Web site: ضمك يعلن التعاقد مع عبدالرحمن اليامي .
  22. Web site: رسميًا: الهلال يشتري عقدي سعود عبدالحميد وعبدالإله المالكي من الاتحاد .
  23. Web site: المالكي هلالي حتى 2026.. ومدالله ينتقل إلى الاتحاد .
  24. Web site: يوسف نياكاتي اتفاقي حتى 2023 .
  25. Web site: Jonge aanvaller Rayan Edrees (2003) traint mee met de U21 .
  26. Web site:
    1. جدة نجح في استعارة خدمات لاعب نادي #الاتحاد عبدالمجيد الزهراني
    .
  27. Web site: El central saudí Abed llega cedido por una campaña .
  28. Web site: عبدالعزيز الضويحي ، شعلاوي .
  29. Web site: الباطن يستعير العرياني من الاتحاد .
  30. Web site: النمر الشرس ساهر السريحي بالإعارة من عميد الأندية السعودية .
  31. Web site: هكذا تمت #صيفية_العميد .
  32. Web site: ادارة #الاتحاد توافق على إعارة اللاعب على الراعي لنادي العين .
  33. Web site: إدارة #الأخدود تنهي إجراءات التعاقد مع لاعب خط الوسط عبدالمجيد الزهراني بنظام الإعارة.