The 2018–19 season was Al-Hilal's 43rd consecutive season in the top flight of Saudi football and 61st year in existence as a football club. Along with the Pro League, the club competed in the Saudi Super Cup, the King Cup, Arab Club Champions Cup, the Saudi-Egyptian Super Cup and the Champions League. The season covers the period from 1 July 2018 to 30 June 2019.
Squad information Players and squad numbers last updated on 23 August 2018.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 Abdullah Al-Mayouf GK 2016 2020 Al-Ahli Free 23 Marwan Al-Haidari GK 2016 2020 Al-Nahda €0.3M 26 Ali Al-Habsi GK 2017 2020 Reading €0.3M 30 Mohammed Al-Waked GK 2013 Youth system N/A Defenders 2 Mohammed Al-Breik RB / RWB 2014 2022 Youth system N/A 4 Alberto Botía CB 2018 2020 Olympiacos Free 5 Ali Al Bulaihi CB 2017 2020 Al-Fateh €0.9M 12 Yasser Al-Shahrani LB / RB 2012 2021 Al-Qadsiah €3.5M 13 Hassan Kadesh LB 2017 2021 Al-Ettifaq €1.2M 33 Ahmed Sharahili CB / RB 2013 2021 Youth system N/A 70 Mohammed Jahfali CB 2015 2020 Al-Faisaly €1.8M Midfielders 3 Carlos Eduardo AM / CF / CM 2015 2020 Porto €7M 6 Abdulmalek Al-Khaibri DM / CM 2016 2019 Al-Shabab Free 7 Salman Al-Faraj AM / LW 2008 2021 Youth system N/A Captain 8 Abdullah Otayf DM / CM 2013 2021 Louletano €2.3M 10 Mohammad Al-Shalhoub CM / DM 1998 2019 Youth system N/A 15 Ahmed Ashraf RM / AM 2018 2021 Shalhoub United Free 16 Nasser Al-Dawsari CM / AM 2017 Youth system N/A 19 André Carrillo RM 2018 2019 Benfica €4M On loan from Benfica 21 Omar Abdulrahman AM 2018 2019 Al-Ain Vice-captain €14M 24 Nawaf Al-Abed LM / RM 2008 2021 Youth system N/A 27 Hattan Bahebri LM / RM / CF 2019 2022 Al-Shabab €3.5M 28 Mohamed Kanno CM / DM / AM 2017 2022 Al-Ettifaq €0.7M 29 Salem Al-Dawsari LM / RM 2011 2019 Youth system N/A Forwards 11 Gelmin Rivas ST / CF 2017 2019 Sharjah €2.3M 18 Bafétimbi Gomis ST 2018 2020 Galatasaray €12.5M 25 Jonathan Soriano ST 2019 2020 Beijing Guoan Free 44 Mukhtar Fallatah ST 2017 Al-Wehda Free Players sent out on loan 14 Mohanad Fallatah CM / DM 2016 2019 Youth system N/A 17 Abdullah Al-Hafith CB 2013 2020 Paços Ferreira €0.4M 20 Fahad Al-Rashidi LM 2017 2020 Youth system N/A 77 Omar Kharbin ST / CF / LM 2017 2021 Al-Dhafra €10.3M
Transfers
In Date Pos. Name Previous club Fee Source 26 June 2018 DF Alberto Botía Olympiacos Free 24 August 2018 FW Bafétimbi Gomis Galatasaray €12,500,000 14 December 2018 FW Jonathan Soriano Beijing Guoan Free 12 January 2019 DF Milos Degenek Red Star Belgrade €3,500,000 30 January 2019 FW Sebastian Giovinco Toronto €2,600,000 1 February 2019 MF Hattan Bahebri Al-Shabab €3,490,000
Loans in Date Pos. Name Parent club End date Source 20 July 2018 MF André Carrillo Benfica End of season 9 August 2018 MF Omar Abdulrahman Al Ain End of season
Out Date Pos. Name New club Fee Source 27 May 2018 DF Abdullah Al-Zori Al-Wehda Free 27 May 2018 DF Faisel Darwish Al-Wehda Free 3 June 2018 DF Ahmed Bamsaud Al-Fayha Free 11 June 2018 GK Ahmed Al-Shehri Al-Nahda Free 1 July 2018 FW Léo Bonatini Wolverhampton €4,100,000 31 July 2018 DF Hussain Qassem Al-Ettifaq Free 11 August 2018 MF Mishari Al-Qahtani Al-Tai Free 19 August 2018 FW Malek Al-Abdulmenem Al-Jabalain Free 23 August 2018 DF Osama Hawsawi Al-Wehda Free 26 August 2018 DF Adel Al-Muwallad Al-Jabalain Free 19 January 2019 FW Mukhtar Fallatah Al-Qadsiah Free 19 January 2019 FW Rashed Al-Salem Hajer Free 1 February 2019 DF Mohammed Al-Baqawi Al-Shabab Free 4 February 2019 FW Gelmin Rivas Al-Rayyan Free
Loans out Date Pos. Name To End date Source 12 June 2018 FW Mojahed Al-Munee Al-Hazem End of season 25 July 2018 MF Ezequiel Cerutti Independiente End of season 7 August 2018 DF Naif Kariri Al-Fayha End of season 7 August 2018 FW Abdulrahman Al-Yami Al-Fayha 23 January 2018 15 August 2018 DF Anas Zabani Al-Batin End of season 23 August 2018 DF Muteb Al-Mufarrij Al-Taawoun End of season 23 August 2018 DF Omar Al-Owdah Al-Fayha End of season 23 August 2018 MF Majed Al-Najrani Al-Fayha End of season 29 August 2018 MF Achraf Bencharki Lens End of season 19 January 2019 MF Fahad Al-Rashidi Ohod End of season 21 January 2019 FW Omar Kharbin Pyramids End of season 22 January 2019 MF Mohanad Fallatah Al-Fayha End of season 1 February 2019 DF Abdullah Al-Hafith Al-Ettifaq End of season
Pre-season and friendlies
Competitions
Saudi Super Cup
As champions of the 2017–18 Pro League, Al-Hilal took on the 2018 King Cup winners, Al-Ittihad, for the season-opening Saudi Super Cup.
Pro League
Al-Hilal entered the competition as the defending champions.
League table
Results summary
Results by round
Matches All times are local, AST (UTC+3).
King Cup
All times are local, AST (UTC+3).
AFC Champions League
Group stage
The group stage draw was made on 22 November 2018 in Kuala Lumpur. Al-Hilal were drawn with Al-Duhail, Al-Ain, and Esteghlal.
Arab Club Champions Cup
Round of 32
Round of 16
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Saudi-Egyptian Super Cup
As champions of the 2017–18 Pro League, Al-Hilal took on the 2017–18 Egypt Cup winners, Zamalek, for the Saudi-Egyptian Super Cup.
Statistics Appearances Last updated on 20 May 2019.
! colspan=18 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center|Goalkeepers
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! colspan=18 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center|Forwards
! colspan=18 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Players sent out on loan this season
! colspan=18 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Player who made an appearance this season but have left the club
Goalscorers NamePro LeagueKing CupChampions LeagueSheikh Zayed CupSaudi Super CupSaudi-Egyptian Super CupTotal118FWBafétimbi Gomis21745003723MFCarlos Eduardo101131016311FWGelmin Rivas3400108419MFAndré Carrillo320100659FWSebastian Giovinco401000528MFMohamed Kanno500000529MFSalem Al-Dawsari500000585DFAli Al Bulaihi301000410MFMohammad Al-Shalhoub112000425FWJonathan Soriano3001004114DFAlberto Botía20000027MFSalman Al-Faraj200000212DFYasser Al-Shahrani100100224MFNawaf Al Abed2000002152DFMohammed Al-Breik000100116MFNasser Al-Dawsari010000121MFOmar Abdulrahman100000127MFHattan Bahebri001000170DFMohammed Jahfali010000177FWOmar Kharbin0000011Own goal0101002Total 66 18 10 13 2 1 110 Last Updated: 20 May 2019
Assists NamePro LeagueKing CupChampions LeagueSheikh Zayed CupSaudi Super CupSaudi-Egyptian Super CupTotal119MFAndré Carrillo63010111218FWBafétimbi Gomis710100933MFCarlos Eduardo221210842DFMohammed Al-Breik6010007510MFMohammad Al-Shalhoub400200628MFMohamed Kanno510000629MFSalem Al-Dawsari302100689FWSebastian Giovinco111000311FWGelmin Rivas120000324MFNawaf Al Abed11100031112DFYasser Al-Shahrani100100213DFYasser Al-Shahrani0200002138MFAbdullah Otayf100000121MFOmar Abdulrahman100000127MFHattan Bahebri001000145DFMilos Degenek1000001Total 40 13 7 8 1 1 70 Last Updated: 20 May 2019
Clean sheets NamePro LeagueKing CupChampions LeagueSheikh Zayed CupSaudi Super CupSaudi-Egyptian Super CupTotal11GKAbdullah Al-Mayouf31350012226GKAli Al-Habsi6102009Total 9 2 3 7 0 0 21 Last Updated: 11 May 2019
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