The 2023–24 season was Al-Shabab's 47th non-consecutive season in the top flight of Saudi football and 77th 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 covers the period from 1 July 2023 to 30 June 2024.
Players Squad information
Out on loan
Transfers and loans
Transfers in Entry date Position No. Player From club Fee Ref. 30 June 2023 DF 2 Abdullah Al-Rubaie Najran End of loan 30 June 2023 MF 17 Abdulelah Al-Shammeri Damac End of loan 30 June 2023 MF 29 Abdullah Al-Jouei Al-Tai End of loan 30 June 2023 MF 52 Abdullah Haqawi Jeddah End of loan 30 June 2023 MF 85 Hamad Al-Ghamdi Al-Taraji End of loan 30 June 2023 MF 86 Marzouq Al-Dossari Al-Shaeib End of loan 30 June 2023 MF – Paulinho Al-Fayha End of loan 4 July 2023 MF 6 Gustavo Cuéllar Al-Hilal $1,500,000 14 August 2023 FW 20 Habib Diallo Strasbourg $19,600,000 21 August 2023 MF 21 Nawaf Al-Sadi Abha Undisclosed 3 September 2023 MF 23 Yannick Carrasco Atlético Madrid $16,200,000 31 January 2024 MF 30 Ivan Rakitić Sevilla Free
Loans in Start dateEnd datePositionNo.PlayerFrom clubFeeRef. 5 September 2023 End of season DF 14 Romain Saïss Al-Sadd None 6 September 2023 End of season DF 2 Hamad Al-Yami Al-Hilal None 6 September 2023 End of season FW 49 Abdullah Radif Al-Hilal None 12 January 2024 End of season MF 55 Musab Al-Juwayr Al-Hilal None 30 January 2024 End of season GK 1 Mustafa Malayekah Al-Fateh None 30 January 2024 End of season FW 31 Vitinho Al-Ettifaq None
Transfers out Exit date Position No. Player To club Fee Ref. 30 June 2023 MF 23 Grzegorz Krychowiak KrasnodarEnd of loan 30 June 2023 FW 77 Santi Mina Celta de VigoEnd of loan 1 July 2023 GK 35 Hussain Shae'an Al-Okhdood Free 1 July 2023 DF 12 Khalid Al-Ghamdi Retired 1 July 2023 FW 9 Aaron Boupendza FC Cincinnati $7,000,000 26 July 2023 MF – Paulinho Vasco da Gama $1,330,000 4 August 2023 MF 86 Marzouq Al-Dossari Al-Shaeib Free 7 August 2023 GK 1 Zaid Al-Bawardi Al-Riyadh Free 7 August 2023 DF – Yazeed Al-Shuwairikh Al-Shaeib Free 21 August 2023 DF 5 Hassan Al-Tambakti Al-Hilal $12,260,000 21 August 2023 FW 71 Ahmed Abdu Jaber Abha Free 29 August 2023 MF 7 Turki Al-Ammar Al-Qadsiah Undisclosed 7 September 2023 MF 17 Abdulelah Al-Shammeri Abha Undisclosed 9 September 2023 FW 87 Fares Al-Owais Al-Kholood Free 20 September 2023 MF 52 Abdullah Haqawi Al-Washm Free 22 January 2024 MF 10 Éver Banega Newell's Old Boys Free 31 January 2024 DF 27 Fawaz Al-Sqoor Al-Ittihad $3,000,000 TBA MF 30 Ivan Rakitić Hajduk Split Free
Loans out Start dateEnd datePositionNo.PlayerTo clubFeeRef. 15 July 2023 30 January 2024 MF 8 Cristian Guanca Al-Wahda None 30 July 2023 End of season FW 41 Dhaidan Al-Mutairi Al-Batin None 15 August 2023 End of season DF 2 Abdullah Al-Rubaie Al-Jabalain None 19 August 2023 End of season DF 25 Saeed Al-Rubaie Al-Okhdood None 7 September 2023 End of season FW 32 Saad Al-Muwallad Al-Faisaly None 9 September 2023 End of season DF – Sultan Al-Enezi Al-Zulfi None 10 September 2023 End of season FW 34 Fares Al-Garzae Al-Najma None 1 October 2023 End of season MF 85 Hamad Al-Ghamdi Al-Entesar None 30 January 2024 End of season MF – Cristian Guanca Al-Taawoun 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
Group stage
Knockout phase
Statistics Appearances
Last updated on 27 May 2024.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 CupTotal123MFYannick Carrasco74011213FWCarlos6107320FWHabib Diallo6006410MFÉver Banega202414DFRomain Saïss4004649FWAbdullah Radif300355MFMusab Al-Juwayr300388MFFahad Al-Muwallad200216DFHussain Al-Sibyani2002104DFIago Santos10016MFGustavo Cuéllar001111MFHattan Bahebri010115MFHussain Al-Qahtani100127DFFawaz Al-Sqoor100130MFIvan Rakitić100131FWVitinho100171FWAhmed Abdu Jaber1001Own goal400 4Total 45 6 3 54 Last Updated: 27 May 2024
Assists NamePro LeagueKing CupArab Club Champions CupTotal123MFYannick Carrasco710822DFHamad Al-Yami300313FWCarlos300320FWHabib Diallo210354DFIago Santos200224DFMoteb Al-Harbi200255MFMusab Al-Juwayr200287MFTurki Al-Ammar100110MFÉver Banega100112MFMajed Kanabah010114DFRomain Saïss100115MFHussain Al-Qahtani100116DFHussain Al-Sibyani100127DFFawaz Al-Sqoor100130MFIvan Rakitić100138DFMohammed Harboush1001Total 28 3 0 31 Last Updated: 27 May 2024
Clean sheets NamePro LeagueKing CupArab Club Champions CupTotal118GKKim Seung-gyu6041021GKMustafa Malayekah4004350GKMohammed Al-Absi3003Total 13 0 4 17 Last Updated: 4 May 2024
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