The 2021–22 season was Al-Hilal's 46th consecutive season in the top flight of Saudi football and 64th year in existence as a football club. The club participated in the Pro League, the King Cup, both the 2021 and 2022 editions of the AFC Champions League, and the Saudi Super Cup. Al-Hilal also competed in the FIFA Club World Cup following their triumph in the 2021 AFC Champions League final.

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

Players Squad information

Out on loan

Transfers and loans

Transfers in Entry date Position No. Player From club Fee Ref. 30 June 2021 GK 30 Mohammed Al-Waked Al-Qadsiah End of loan 30 June 2021 DF 54 Mohammed Al-Kunaydiri Al-Adalah End of loan 30 June 2021 DF – Mohammed Al-Nasser Al-Bukiryah End of loan 30 June 2021 MF 35 Mansor Al-Beshe Al-Raed End of loan 30 June 2021 MF 39 Nawaf Sharahili Al-Diriyah End of loan 30 June 2021 MF 41 Thaar Al-Otaibi Abha End of loan 30 June 2021 FW 38 Khalid Al Jubaya Al-Shoulla End of loan 30 June 2021 FW – Riyadh Al-Ghamdi Najran End of loan 1 July 2021 DF 88 Hamad Al-Yami Al-Qadsiah Free 1 July 2021 FW 17 Moussa Marega Porto Free 6 August 2021 MF 15 Matheus Pereira West Bromwich Albion $20,000,000 7 August 2021 DF 4 Khalifah Al-Dawsari Al-Qadsiah $2,133,000 8 August 2021 MF 39 Suhaib Al-Zaid Al-Orobah Free 9 January 2022 DF 13 Abdulrahman Al-Obaid Al-Nassr Free 22 January 2022 DF 66 Saud Abdulhamid Al-Ittihad Swap 22 January 2022 MF 26 Abdulellah Al-Malki Al-Ittihad $2,000,000 28 January 2022 FW 96 Michael Flamengo $8,500,000 29 January 2022 FW 9 Odion Ighalo Al-Shabab $3,500,000 30 January 2022 GK 21 Mohammed Al-Owais Al-Ahli $1,465,000

Transfers out Exit date Position No. Player To club Fee Ref. 4 July 2021 DF 54 Mohammed Al-Kunaydiri Abha Free 11 July 2021 DF – Nawaf Al-Arifi Al-Tai Free 11 July 2021 FW 38 Khalid Al Jubaya Al-Shoulla Free 15 July 2021 MF 41 Thaar Al-Otaibi Al-Hazem Free 16 July 2021 FW – Riyadh Al-Ghamdi Damac Free 20 August 2021 MF 39 Nawaf Sharahili Al-Sahel Free 31 August 2021 MF 27 Hattan Bahebri Al-Shabab $530,000 7 September 2021 MF – Mohammed Al-Tofail Al-Shoulla Free 13 January 2022 DF 22 Amiri Kurdi Released 22 January 2022 DF 23 Madallah Al-Olayan Al-Ittihad Swap 29 January 2022 GK 30 Mohammed Al-Waked Al-Jabalain Free 2 February 2022 FW 18 Bafétimbi Gomis Galatasaray Free

Loans out Start dateEnd datePositionNo.PlayerTo clubFeeRef. 2 July 2021 End of season MF 35 Mansor Al-Beshe Al-Raed None 7 July 2021 End of season DF – Mohammed Al-Nasser Al-Jabalain None 6 August 2021 End of season GK 40 Nawaf Al-Ghamdi Al-Shoulla None 17 August 2021 End of season MF 55 Hamad Al-Abdan Al-Hazem None 24 August 2021 End of season MF 26 Fawaz Al-Torais Al-Fayha None 1 September 2021 End of season DF 39 Nawaf Al-Mufarrij Jeddah None 4 January 2022 End of season MF 34 Turki Al-Mutairi Al-Kholood None 29 January 2022 End of season MF 46 Abdulrahman Al-Dakheel Al-Diriyah None 29 January 2022 End of season FW 10 Luciano Vietto Al-Shabab None 30 January 2022 End of season GK 31 Habib Al-Wotayan Al-Hazem None 30 January 2022 End of season DF 4 Khalifah Al-Dawsari Al-Fateh None

Pre-season

Competitions

Overview

CompetitionRecord Pro League King Cup 2021 ACL 2022 ACL Super Cup Club World 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).

Saudi Super Cup

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

2021 AFC Champions League

Knockout phase

2022 AFC Champions League

Group stage

FIFA Club World Cup

Statistics

Appearances

Last updated on 27 June 2022.GoalkeepersDefendersMidfieldersForwards Players sent out on loan this season Player who made an appearance this season but have left the club

Goalscorers NamePro LeagueKing Cup2021 ACL2022 ACLSuper CupClub World CupTotal129MFSalem Al-Dawsari9232111829FWOdion Ighalo122020117317FWMoussa Marega130200116418FWBafétimbi Gomis90300012519MFAndré Carrillo410001665DFAli Al Bulaihi300000310FWLuciano Vietto210000315MFMatheus Pereira200001328MFMohamed Kanno100101396MFMichael2001003117MFSalman Al-Faraj010100211FWSaleh Al-Shehri100100216MFNasser Al-Dawsari001100220DFJang Hyun-soo200000243MFMusab Al-Juwayr20000021612DFYasser Al-Shahrani000010114FWAbdullah Al-Hamdan000100123DFMadallah Al-Olayan100000132DFMuteb Al-Mufarrij0001001Own goal0000000Total 63 7 9 11 2 6 98 Last Updated: 27 June 2022

Assists NamePro LeagueKing Cup2021 ACL2022 ACLSuper CupClub World CupTotal115MFMatheus Pereira110210115229MFSalem Al-Dawsari5010017317FWMoussa Marega201011547MFSalman Al-Faraj12010049FWOdion Ighalo400000412DFYasser Al-Shahrani300100416MFNasser Al-Dawsari400000496MFMichael300100492DFMohammed Al-Breik000210310FWLuciano Vietto210000366DFSaud Abdulhamid21000031214FWAbdullah Al-Hamdan100100218FWBafétimbi Gomis002000219MFAndré Carrillo200000228MFMohamed Kanno1010002166MFGustavo Cuéllar10000018MFAbdullah Otayf100000120DFJang Hyun-soo100000149FWAbdullah Radif000100170DFMohammed Jahfali000001188DFHamad Al-Yami1000001Total 45 4 7 8 2 4 70 Last Updated: 27 June 2022

Clean sheets NamePro LeagueKing Cup2021 ACL2022 ACLSuper CupClub World CupTotal11GKAbdullah Al-Mayouf111330018221GKMohammed Al-Owais1000001Total 12 1 3 3 0 0 19 Last Updated: 23 June 2022

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