The 2020–21 season was Al-Shabab's 44th non-consecutive season in the top flight of Saudi football and 74th year in existence as a football club. The club participated in the Pro League, the King Cup and the Arab Club Champions Cup.
The season covered the period from 22 September 2020 to 30 June 2021.
Players Squad information
Out on loan
Transfers and loans
Transfers in Entry date Position No. Player From club Fee Ref. 9 September 2020 MF 28 Hassan Al-Qeed Abha End of loan 22 September 2020 GK 1 Giedrius Arlauskis CFR Cluj Free 22 September 2020 GK 22 Mohammed Awaji Al-Adalah End of loan 22 September 2020 DF 2 Mohammed Al-Baqawi Al-Fayha End of loan 22 September 2020 DF 3 Khalid Al-Ghamdi Al-Faisaly Free 22 September 2020 DF 5 Hassan Tambakti Al-Wehda End of loan 22 September 2020 DF 27 Hassan Raghfawi Damac End of loan 22 September 2020 MF 10 Éver Banega Sevilla Free 22 September 2020 MF 15 Hussain Al-Qahtani Al-Faisaly Free 22 September 2020 MF 19 Jamal Bajandouh Varaždin Free 22 September 2020 MF 26 Hamad Al-Ghamdi Al-Ittihad $186,000 22 September 2020 MF 35 Abdullah Haqawi Al-Kawkab End of loan 22 September 2020 MF – Nawaf Al-Habashi Al-Qadsiah End of loan 22 September 2020 MF – Abdullah Al-Rubaie Al-Akhdoud Free 1 October 2020 GK 33 Zaid Al-Bawardi Al-Nassr Free 2 October 2020 DF 13 Khalid Al-Dubaysh Al-Nassr Free 10 October 2020 DF 2 Igor Lichnovsky Cruz Azul $3,000,000 22 October 2020 DF 27 Fawaz Al-Sqoor Al-Wehda $1,200,000 25 October 2020 MF 14 Nawaf Al-Abed Al-Shabab $1,060,000 12 January 2021 FW – Arthur Caíke Cruzeiro End of loan 4 February 2021 FW 89 Odion Ighalo Shanghai Shenhua $3,000,000 7 February 2021 MF 38 Ammar Al-Najjar Abha $40,000
Loans in Start dateEnd datePositionNo.PlayerFrom clubFeeRef. 26 September 2020 End of season MF 11 Fábio Martins Braga None
Transfers out Exit date Position No. Player To club Fee Ref. 9 September 2020 GK 30 Abdullah Al-Owaishir Al-NassrEnd of loan 9 September 2020 DF 32 Muteb Al-Mufarrij Al-Hilal End of loan 9 September 2020 MF 8 Abdulmajeed Al-Sulayhem Al-NassrFree 22 September 2020 GK 1 Farouk Ben Mustapha Released 24 September 2020 DF 27 Hassan Raghfawi Al-Batin Undisclosed 1 October 2020 DF 38 Nawaf Al-Duraiwish Al-Diriyah Free 2 October 2020 MF 70 Danilo Asprilla Al-Qadsiah Free 6 October 2020 DF 5 Djamel Benlamri Lyon Free 9 October 2020 DF 2 Mohammed Al-Baqawi Al-Fayha $400,000 12 October 2020 FW 99 Hassan Al-Raheb Retired 14 October 2020 GK 22 Mohammed Awaji Al-Tai Free 16 October 2020 MF – Nawaf Al-Habashi Al-Diriyah Free 29 October 2020 DF 45 Mohammed Al-Khaibari Al-Hilal Free 12 January 2021 FW – Arthur Caíke Kashima Antlers Free 18 January 2021 DF 12 Hassan Muath Al-Ain Free 1 February 2021 FW 99 Makhete Diop Al-DhafraFree 6 February 2021 GK 1 Giedrius Arlauskis Released 6 February 2021 FW 9 Abdullah Al-Hamdan Al-Hilal$800,000 7 February 2021 MF 18 Waleed Al-Enezi DamacFree
Loans out Start dateEnd datePositionNo.PlayerTo clubFeeRef. 9 September 2020 End of season MF 56 Hassan Al-Qeed Al-Ahli None 26 September 2020 End of season MF 16 Mohammed Attiyah Damac None 28 September 2020 End of season FW 29 Bubacarr Trawally Ajman None 2 October 2020 End of season MF 11 Abdulmalek Al-Shammeri Al-Batin None 13 October 2020 End of season MF 32 Abdulelah Al-Shammeri Al-Tai None 27 October 2020 End of season MF 35 Abdullah Haqawi Al-Lewa None 7 February 2021 End of season DF 28 Ali Majrashi Al-Faisaly None
Pre-season
Competitions
Overview
CompetitionRecord Pro League King Cup Arab Club Champions Cup Total
Pro League
League table
Results summary
Results by round
Matches All times are local, AST (UTC+3).
King Cup
All times are local, AST (UTC+3).
Arab Club Champions Cup
Semi-finals
Statistics
Appearances
Last updated on 30 May 2021.GoalkeepersDefendersMidfieldersForwards Players sent out on loan this season Player who made an appearance this season but have left the club
Goalscorers NamePro LeagueKing CupArab Club Champions CupTotal18MFCristian Guanca170118211MFFábio Martins90110389FWOdion Ighalo9009410MFÉver Banega700792MFSebá700762DFIgor Lichnovsky30147MFTurki Al-Ammar400489FWAbdullah Al-Hamdan200214MFNawaf Al-Abed200220DFAhmed Sharahili200299FWMakhete Diop2002124DFAbdullah Al-Zori100124DFMoteb Al-Harbi100127DFFawaz Al-Sqoor100181MFAlfred N'Diaye1001Own goal0000Total 68 0 3 71 Last Updated: 30 May 2021
Assists NamePro LeagueKing CupArab Club Champions CupTotal110MFÉver Banega11001129FWAbdullah Al-Hamdan801938MFCristian Guanca500544DFAbdullah Al-Zori400411MFFábio Martins400427DFFawaz Al-Sqoor400492MFSebá4004889FWOdion Ighalo300397MFTurki Al-Ammar101214MFNawaf Al-Abed200220DFAhmed Sharahili200299FWMakhete Diop2002132DFIgor Lichnovsky10013DFKhalid Al-Ghamdi10015DFHassan Tambakti100112DFMohammed Salem100115MFHussain Al-Qahtani100117DFAbdullah Al-Shamekh100181MFAlfred N'Diaye0011Total 56 0 3 59 Last Updated: 30 May 2021
Clean sheets NamePro LeagueKing CupArab Club Champions CupTotal133GKZaid Al-Bawardi500521GKGiedrius Arlauskis1001Total 6 0 0 6 Last Updated: 30 May 2021
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