The 2023–24 Al Ain Football Club season is the club's 56th in existence and their 49th consecutive season in the top-level football league in the UAE.
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Club Staff {| class="wikitable" |- ! style="color:#FFFFFF; background: #7300E6; border:2px solid #D8B31B;"|Position ! style="color:#FFFFFF; background: #7300E6; border:2px solid #D8B31B;"|Name |- |Head coach | Hernán Crespo |- |Assistant coaches | Juan Branda Nicolás Domínguez Ahmed Abdullah |- |Chief analyst || Carles Martínez |- |Analyst | Tiago Freire |- |Goalkeeping coaches | Gustavo Nepote |- |Fitness coach | Federico Martinetti |- |U-21 team head coach | Ismail Ahmed |- |Physiotherapist | Santiago Thompson Felipe Perseu Pianca Abdelnasser Aljohny |- |Club Doctor | Nikos Tzouroudis |- |Nutritionist | Ricardo Pinto |- |Scout | Daniele Di Napoli |- |Team manager | Ahmed Al Shamsi |- |Team supervisor | Abdullah Al Shamsi
The Steering Committee OfficeNameSource: alainclub.ae
Players First Team
N Position Nation Player Age Since Notes Goalkeepers1GKMohammed Abo Sandah201412GKSultan Al-Mantheri202117GKKhalid Eisa (VC)201336GKAmer Al-Faresi2024U21 Defenders3DFKouame Autonne20214DFMohammed Shaker201915DFErik Jorgens202016DFKhalid Al-Hashemi202344DFSaeed Juma201746DFDramane Koumare202450DFManea Al Shamsi202166DFMansour Al Shamsi2020 Midfielders5MFPark Youg-woo20236MFYahia Nader20187MFOmer Atzili20238MFMohammed Abbas2021 U2110MFKaku202311MFBandar Al-Ahbabi (C)201613MFAhmed Barman201318MFKhalid Al-Balochi201820MFMatías Palacios202221MFSoufiane Rahimi202122MFFalah Waleed201826MFAhmed Al-Qatesh202127MFSultan Al-Shamsi202130MFHazem Mohammad2023 U1942MFJonatas Santos201970MFAbdoul Karim Traoré2023 U19 Forwards9FWKodjo Laba201977FWRilwanu Sarki2023 U1990FWEisa Khalfan2021 U2199FWJosna Loulendo2023 U21
Unregistered players
Transfers In No. Position Player From Fee Date Ref.7 Omer Atzili Maccabi Haifa€2,000,00077 Rilwanu Sarki U21 MahanaimUndisclosed14 Khalid Al-Hashemi BaniyasUndisclosed10 Kaku Al Taawoun €5,000,00030 Mohammed Khalfan Al BataehLoan return27 Sultan Al-Shamsi Al Nasr4 Mohammed Shaker Al Nasr33 Gianluca Santini U21 Masfout5 Park Yong-woo Ulsan Hyundai €1,000,000– Yohan Gonzalez U19 ZamoraUndisclosed
Out No. Position Player To Fee Date Ref.16 Tin Jedvaj Lokomotiv MoscowLoan return10 Andriy Yarmolenko Dynamo KyivFree transfer7 Caio Canedo Al WaslFree transfer 22 Saeed Ahmed Khor FakkanFree transfer 23 Mohamed Ahmed Al BataehFree transfer 33 Gianluca Santini U21 Dibba Al-HisnFree transfer 2 Danilo Arboleda Al AhliReleased 29 Omar Saeed Khor FakkanFree transfer
Loans in Player From Start date End date Ref.
Loans out Name To Start date End date Ref.30 Mohammed Khalfan Khor Fakkan23 July 2023End of Season 72 Mohamed Awadalla U21 Khor Fakkan1 August 2023End of Season 34 Rafael Pereira Khor Fakkan18 August 2023End of Season 2 El Mehdi El Moubarik Raja18 August 2023End of Season
Pre-season and friendlies
Competitions Overview
Pro League
Results summary
Results by round
Matches The league fixtures were announced on 22 June 2023.
UAE President's Cup
UAE League Cup
First round
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
AFC Champions League
Group stage
Round of 16
Quarter-finals
4–4 on aggregate; Al Ain won 3–1 on penalties.
Semi-finals
Al Ain won 5–4 on aggregate.
Final
Statistics Overall
PlayerTotalDisciplineNotesAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsGoalkeepers1GKMohammed Abo Sandah0+10002010400012GKSultan Al-Mantheri00000+1000100017GKKhalid Eisa16020409031010Defenders3DFKouame Autonne141205190302514DFMohammed Shaker0+5000402+101202015DFErik Jorgens1411060612715016DFKhalid Al-Hashemi1401+101+108+102703040DFKhaled Ali10000040500044DFSaeed Juma3+700+10201+401801046DFDramane Koumare3+10102000701050DFManea Al Shamsi00000000000066DFMansour Al Shamsi0+10000+101+205010Midfielders5MFPark Youg-woo140201+2080270306MFYahia Nader10+221+101+1070232207MFOmer Atzili8+630+205221236008MFMohammed Abbas3+40100+315+402014010MFKaku15+142021722773011MFBandar Al-Ahbabi11120509+102618113MFAhmed Barman0+60004+102+401701018MFKhalid Al-Balochi1+500+10203+111312020MFMatías Palacios81113+114+101833021MFSoufiane Rahimi157204+229832174022MFFalah Waleed0+50002+100+601400026MFAhmed Al-Qatesh00000000000027MFSultan Al-Shamsi1+3200211+411141028MFSolomon Sosu00000+1000100030MFHazem Mohammad0+50000+300+701503042MFJonatas Santos2+52002+20201322270MFAbdoul Karim Traoré6+51103+21201920088MFHamid Mohamed0+10000+10002010Forwards9FWKodjo Laba14121+101+206625182090FWEisa Khalfan0+1000001+31511099FWJosna Loulendo2+62113+221+1015550
Goalscorers
Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted alphabetically by surname when total goals are equal. No.Pos.PlayerPro LeaguePresident's CupLeague CupChampions LeagueTotal1 21 MF Soufiane Rahimi 8 2 13 232 9 FW Kodjo Laba 12 8 203 10 MF Kaku 5 1 4 104 7 MF Omer Atzili 4 2 1 75 99 FW Josna Loulendo 3 1 2 66 20 MF Matías Palacios 3 1 1 5 27 MF Sultan Al-Shamsi 3 1 1 5 33 DF Kouame Autonne 2 1 2 59 8 MF Mohammed Abbas 1 1 13 15 DF Erik Jorgens 1 2 311 18 MF Khalid Al-Balochi 1 1 2 6 MF Yahia Nader 2 2 42 MF Jonatas Santos 2 2 70 MF Abdoul Karim Traoré 1 1 215 30 MF Hazem Mohammad 1 1 5 MF Park Yong-woo 1 1 77 FW Rilwanu Sarki 1 1 11 MF Bandar Al-Ahbabi 1 1 90 FW Eisa Khalfan 1 1Own goals (from the opponents) 2 2Totals54 2 12 34 102
Assists As of 5 June 2024 No.PlayerPro LeaguePresident's CupLeague CupChampions LeagueTotal10 Kaku6 41015 Erik Jorgens 6 221021 Soufiane Rahimi2 33811 Bandar Al-Ahbabi311277 Omer Atzili5 518 Khalid Al-Balochi2 2 49 Kodjo Laba 121420 Matías Palacios 1 236 Yahia Nader1 238 Mohammed Abbas1 1244 Saeed Juma1 166 Mansour Al Shamsi1 146 Dramane Koumare1 128 Solomon Sosu1 15 Park Youg-woo 11Totals31 2 10 18 61
Clean sheets As of 20 May 2024 RankNo.PlayerPro LeaguePresident's CupLeague CupChampions LeagueTotal117 Khalid Eisa513312 21 Mohammed Abo Sandah2 2 Totals7 1 3 3 14
Disciplinary record
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|align=left| Park Youg-woo ||2|| || || || || || || || ||2|| || ||4|| || |- | 13 | MF | |align=left| Ahmed Barman ||2|| || || || || || || || ||1|| || ||3|| || |- | 28 | MF | |align=left| Solomon Sosu ||3|| || || || || || || || || || || ||3|| || |- | 46 | DF | |align=left| Dramane Koumare ||3|| || || || || || || || || || || ||3|| || |- | 16 | DF | |align=left| Khalid Al-Hashemi ||2|| || || || || || || || ||1|| || ||3|| || |- | 20 | MF | |align=left|Matías Palacios ||1|| || || || || ||1|| || ||1|| || ||3|| || |- | 17 | GK | |align=left| Khalid Eisa || || || || || || || || || ||2|| || ||2|| || |- | 6 | MF | |align=left| Yahia Nader ||2|| || || || || || || || || || || ||2|| || |- | 9 | FW | |align=left| Kodjo Laba ||2|| || || || || || || || || || || ||2|| || |- | 18 | MF | |align=left| Khalid Al-Balochi || || || || || || || || || ||2|| || ||2|| || |- | 4 | DF | |align=left| Mohammed Shaker || || || || || || ||2|| || || || || ||2|| || |- | 77 | FW | |align=left| Rilwanu Sarki ||1|| ||1|| || || || || || || || || ||1|| ||1 |- | 7 | MF | |align=left| Omer Atzili ||1|| || || || || || || || || || || ||1|| || |- | 88 | MF | |align=left| Hamid Mohamed ||1|| || || || || || || || || || || ||1|| || |- | 44 | DF | |align=left| Saeed Juma || || || || || || || || || ||1|| || ||1|| || |- | 66 | DF | |align=left| Mansour Al Shamsi || || || || || || || || || ||1|| || ||1|| || |- | 27 | MF | |align=left| Sultan Al-Shamsi || || || || || || || || || ||1|| || ||1|| || |- | 90 | FW | |align=left| Eisa Khalfan || || || || || || || || || ||1|| || ||1|| ||
! style="background:#7300E6; color:#FFFfff; "; colspan=4| Totals ! 47||2||4||2|| || || 7 || || || 36 || || ||92||2||4
Hat-tricks Player Against Result Date Competition Round Soufiane Rahimi Ajman 0–4 (A) Pro-League16 Soufiane Rahimi Al Hilal 4–2 (H) AFC Champions LeagueSemi-finals (FL) 4 – Player scored four goals.
Awards Player Position Award Ref. Soufiane Rahimi Midfielder AFC Champions League (2023–24) MVP, Top scorer
Notes
References
External links Al Ain FC official website