The 2021–22 season was Al-Shabab's 45th non-consecutive season in the top flight of Saudi football and 75th year in existence as a football club. The club participated in the Pro League, the King Cup and the AFC Champions League.
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 DF 26 Ali Majrashi Al-Faisaly End of loan 30 June 2021 MF 16 Mohammed Attiyah Damac End of loan 30 June 2021 MF 28 Abdulmalek Al-Shammeri Al-Batin End of loan 30 June 2021 MF 30 Abdulelah Al-Shammeri Al-Tai End of loan 30 June 2021 MF 52 Abdullah Haqawi Al-Lewaa End of loan 30 June 2021 MF 56 Hassan Al-Qayd Al-Ahli End of loan 30 June 2021 FW 29 Bubacarr Trawally Ajman End of loan 1 July 2021 GK 35 Hussain Shae'an Al-Taawoun Free 1 July 2021 DF 88 Nader Al-Sharari Abha Free 1 July 2021 MF 29 Abdullah Al-Jouei Al-Taawoun Free 1 July 2021 FW 44 Muhannad Assiri Al-Ahli Free 24 July 2021 GK 22 Fawaz Al-Qarni Al-Ittihad $1,000,000 28 July 2021 MF 8 Paulinho Boavista $1,180,000 20 August 2021 FW 13 Carlos Santa Clara $2,900,000 31 August 2021 MF 11 Hattan Bahebri Al-Hilal $530,000 30 January 2022 DF 3 Iago Santos Al-Taawoun $1,500,000 30 January 2022 FW 80 John Mary Shenzhen Free
Loans in Start dateEnd datePositionNo.PlayerFrom clubFeeRef. 29 January 2022 End of season FW 99 Luciano Vietto Al-Hilal None
Transfers out Exit date Position No. Player To club Fee Ref. 30 June 2021 MF 11 Fábio Martins BragaEnd of loan 1 July 2021 DF 12 Mohammed Salem Al-Raed Free 1 July 2021 MF 6 Abdulmalek Al-Khaibri Released 4 August 2021 FW 29 Bubacarr Trawally Ajman Free 6 August 2021 GK 50 Mohammed Al-Dossari Al-Shoulla Free 7 August 2021 FW 44 Muhannad Assiri Retired 19 August 2021 MF 38 Ammar Al-Najjar Damac Undisclosed 24 August 2021 MF 56 Hassan Al-Qayd Abha Free 31 August 2021 MF 28 Abdulmalek Al-Shammeri Al-Fayha Undisclosed 14 January 2022 MF – Nawaf Al-Shahrani Al-Saqer Free 19 January 2022 DF 2 Igor Lichnovsky Tigres $3,500,000 25 January 2022 DF 26 Ali Majrashi Al-Ahli $800,000 27 January 2022 DF 19 Khalid Al-Dubaysh Damac Free 28 January 2022 DF 4 Abdullah Al-Zori Abha Free 29 January 2022 FW 9 Odion Ighalo Al-Hilal $3,500,000
Loans out Start dateEnd datePositionNo.PlayerTo clubFeeRef. 9 July 2021 End of season MF 8 Cristian Guanca Al-Ain None 26 July 2021 End of season MF 26 Hamad Al-Ghamdi Al-Shoulla None 1 August 2021 End of season MF 16 Mohammed Attiyah Al-Tai None 15 August 2021 End of season MF 30 Abdulelah Al-Shammeri Al-Hazem None 20 August 2021 End of season FW 31 Abdulaziz Al-Shahrani Al-Shoulla None 30 August 2021 End of season GK 23 Marwan Al-Haidari Al-Fayha None 8 January 2022 End of season MF 6 Jamal Bajandouh Al-Tai None
Pre-season
Competitions
Overview
CompetitionRecord Pro League King Cup Champions League 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).
AFC Champions League
Group stage
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 CupChampions LeagueTotal113FWCarlos13452229FWOdion Ighalo120012311MFHattan Bahebri70310410MFÉver Banega702957MFTurki Al-Ammar212568MFPaulinho101214MFNawaf Al-Abed101215MFHussain Al-Qahtani101220DFAhmed Sharahili200224DFMoteb Al-Harbi110280FWJohn Mary101299FWLuciano Vietto20021329MFAbdullah Al-Jouei0011Own goal3115Total 52 8 18 78 Last Updated: 23 June 2022
Assists NamePro LeagueKing CupChampions LeagueTotal111MFHattan Bahebri810927DFFawaz Al-Sqoor8019314MFNawaf Al-Abed205724DFMoteb Al-Harbi4127510MFÉver Banega410568MFPaulinho3104713FWCarlos300329MFAbdullah Al-Jouei102392DFIgor Lichnovsky10013DFIago Santos10019FWOdion Ighalo100112DFKhalid Al-Ghamdi001115MFHussain Al-Qahtani100120DFAhmed Sharahili010137FWAbdullah Matuq001180FWJohn Mary100199FWLuciano Vietto1001Total 39 5 12 56 Last Updated: 23 June 2022
Clean sheets NamePro LeagueKing CupChampions LeagueTotal122GKFawaz Al-Qarni91515235GKHussain Shae'an101231GKZaid Al-Bawardi1001Total 11 1 5 17 Last Updated: 27 June 2022
References