The 2015–16 season was the Al-Hilal Saudi Football Club's 59th in existence and 40th consecutive season in the top flight of Saudi Arabian football. Along with Pro League, the club also competed in the AFC Champions League, Super Cup, Crown Prince Cup and the King Cup.
Players
Squad information Players and squad numbers last updated on 23 February 2016.Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. No. Name Nat. Position(s) Date of birth (age) Signed in Contract until Signed from Transfer Fee Notes Goalkeepers 1 Khalid Sharahili GK 2007 2019 Youth system N/A 22 Fahad Al-Thunayan GK 2014 2016 Al-Taawon €1.8M 28 Abdullah Al-Sudairy GK 2010 2018 Youth system N/A 30 Mohammed Al-Waked GK 2013 2017 Youth system N/A 33 Marwan Al-Haidari GK 2016 2020 Al-Nahda €0.3M Defenders 2 Mohammed Al-Breik RB / RW 2014 2016 Youth system N/A 4 Abdullah Al-Zori CB / LB 2007 2019 Al-Nahda ? 5 Ahmed Sharahili CB / RB 2013 2018 Youth system N/A 12 Yasser Al-Shahrani LB / RB 2012 2018 Al-Qadisiyah €3.5M 23 Kwak Tae-Hwi CB 2014 2016 Al-Shabab €0.4M 26 Digão CB 2014 2017 Fluminense €1.5M 36 Muteb Al-Mufarrij Defender 2016 Youth system N/A 51 Fahad Ghazi Defender 2014 2017 Youth system N/A 70 Mohammed Jahfali CB 2015 2020 Al-Faisaly €1.8M Midfielders 3 Carlos Eduardo CM / AM 2015 2018 FC Porto €7M 6 Mohammed Al-Qarni DM / CM 2010 2018 Youth system N/A 7 Salman Al-Faraj AM / LM / LW 2008 2017 Youth system N/A Captain 8 Abdullah Otayf DM / CM 2013 2018 Al-Shabab €2.3M 10 Mohammad Al-Shalhoub AM / LW 1998 2017 Youth system N/A 11 Abdullaziz Al-Dawsari AM / LM 2007 2019 Youth system N/A 14 Saud Kariri DM 2014 2016 Al-Ittihad Free Second vice-captain 18 Abdulmajeed Al-Sawat CM / AM 2013 2020 Youth system N/A 19 Khalid Ka'abi AM / RM / RW 2014 2016 Youth system N/A 24 Nawaf Al-Abed LW / RW 2008 2018 Youth system N/A 25 Faisel Darwish DM / CM / RM 2015 2020 Al-Raed €1.4M 27 Abdulkareem Al-Qahtani AM 2014 2018 Youth system N/A 29 Salem Al-Dawsari RM / RW 2011 2019 Youth system N/A Vice-captain 37 Abdulaziz Al-Sharid DM 2014 2017 Youth system N/A Forwards 9 Aílton Almeida ST / CF 2015 2016 FC Terek Grozny Free 15 Nasser Al-Shamrani ST / CF 2013 2016 Al-Shabab €4.2M 16 Yousef Al-Salem ST / CF 2013 2017 Al-Ettifaq Free 20 Yasser Al-Qahtani ST / CF 2005 2017 Al-Qadisiyah €5.3M
Transfers
In Date Player Moving from Fee Notes Source Younes Alaiwi Al-Shoalah Al-Raed Return from loan Carlos Eduardo FC Porto €7M+3M variables Aílton Almeida FC Terek Grozny Free Marwan Al-Haidari Al-Nahda €0.3M
Out Date Player Moving to Fee Notes Source Thiago Neves Al Jazira €11M Fayz Al-Sabiay Al-Taawon Free Georgios Samaras West Bromwich Loan Return
On loan Date Player Loaned to Loan Fee Notes Loan Expiry Source Abdulellah Al-Fadhl Najran 30 June 2016 Al-Shabab €0.2M with an option to buy. 30 June 2016 Al-Raed 30 June 2016 Hamed Al-Hamed Al-Raed Younes Alaiwi Al-Raed 30 June 2016 Abdullah Al-Shamekh Al-Raed 30 June 2016 Abdullah Al-Hafith Hajer 30 June 2016
Pre-season and friendlies
Competitions
Overall
Competition Final First match Last match Saudi Super Cup FinalWinners 12 August 2015 Professional League Round 1Runners-up 19 August 2015 12 May 2016 Quarter-finals Semi-finals 25 August 2015 Crown Prince Cup Round of 16Winners 19 February 2016 Group stage Round of 16 24 May 2016 Round of 32 Semi-finals 29 April 2016 Last Updated: 24 May 2016
Saudi Super Cup
Pro League
League table
Results summary
Results by round
Matches All times are local, AST (UTC+3).
Crown Prince Cup
Al-Hilal started the tournament directly to the round of 16, as one of last year's finalists. All times were local, AST (UTC+3).
King Cup
All times are local, AST (UTC+3).
2015 AFC Champions League
Knockout stage
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
2016 AFC Champions League
Group stage
Knockout stage
Round of 16
Statistics
Goalscorers NameLeagueSuper CupCrown Prince CupKing Cup2015 CL2016 CLTotal13MFCarlos Eduardo14132402429FWAílton Almeida60223316320FWYasser Al-Qahtani60120110415FWNasser Al-Shamrani40300074DFAbdullah Al-Zori5001017619MFKhalid Kaabi1001125716FWYousef Al-Salem200101429MFSalem Al-Dawsari300001497MFSalman Al-Faraj2010003102DF200000212DFYasser Al-Shahrani101000270DFMohammed Jahfali100100224MFNawaf Al-Abed101000210MF10000121526DFDigão000010114MFSaud Kariri100000125MFFaisel Darwish100000111MFAbdullaziz Al-Dawsari1000001Own goal0000011Total 52 1 12 10 9 11 95 Last Updated: 24 May 2016
Assists NameLeagueSuper CupCrown Prince CupKing Cup2015 CL2016 CLTotal110MF300013724MFNawaf Al-Abed6000017325MFFaisel Darwish102210632DFMohammed Al-Breik50000053MFCarlos Eduardo3000115429MFSalem Al-Dawsari200020415FWNasser Al-Shamrani1012004812DFYasser Al-Shahrani01101034DFAbdullah Al-Zori20010039FWAílton Almeida30000037MFSalman Al-Faraj101100314MFSaud Kariri100020311MFAbdullaziz Al-Dawsari30000031216FWYousef Al-Salem20000021419MFKhalid Kaabi100000123DFKwak Tae-hwi100000126DFDigão100000170DFMohammed Jahfali001000120FWYasser Al-Qahtani1000001Total 37 1 6 6 8 5 63 Last Updated: 8 May 2016
Clean sheets PlayerLeagueSuper CupCrown Prince CupKing Cup2015 CL2016 CLTotal11GKKhalid Sharahili101110013222GK1000023Total 11 1 1 1 0 2 16 Last Updated: 24 May 2016
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