Al-Sadd SC

About Al-Sadd SC

Al-Sadd Sports Club is a Qatari sports club based in the Al-Sadd district of the capital city Doha. It is best known for its association football team, which competes in the top level of Qatari football, the Qatar Stars League. Locally, it is known primarily by the nickname "Al Zaeem", which translates to "The Leader". It is known as the best team in Qatar and is the only Qatari team that has won the AFC Champions League in Asia. In addition to football, the club has teams for handball, basketball, volleyball, table tennis, and athletics. Al Sadd is the most successful sports club in the country, and holds a national record of 64 official football championships.

Squad size25active players

Avg age29years

Domestic16Qatar

Foreigners936% of squad

EU passport3non-EU: 22

Nationalities16different countries

Age distribution

0

U18

3

18-22

6

23-26

7

27-30

9

31+

Position breakdown

GK

3 (12%)

DEF

9 (36%)

MID

8 (32%)

FWD

5 (20%)

84% foreign players

21 of 25

29.3y avg squad age

3 Goalkeepers

9 Defenders

8 Midfielders

5 Attackers

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Player	Pos	Age	Nationality	Foot	Height	Contract	Market value
Claudinho	Midfield - Attacking Midfield	29	Brazil Russia	right	170.00m	2029-06-30	€15.00m
Mohamed Camara	Midfield - Defensive Midfield	26	Mali	right	173.00m	2029-06-30	€14.00m
Akram Afif	Attack - Left Winger	29	Qatar Yemen	right	177.00m	-	€8.00m
Rafa Mujica	Attack - Centre-Forward	27	Spain	right	183.00m	2028-06-30	€7.50m
Giovani	Attack - Right Winger	22	Brazil	left	184.00m	2028-06-30	€7.00m
Roberto Firmino	Attack - Centre-Forward	34	Brazil	right	181.00m	2027-06-30	€5.00m
Paulo Otávio	Defender - Left-Back	31	Brazil	left	173.00m	2026-06-30	€3.00m
Youcef Atal	Defender - Right-Back	30	Algeria	right	176.00m	2026-06-30	€3.00m
Romain Saïss	Defender - Centre-Back	36	Morocco France	left	188.00m	2025-06-30	€1.80m
Guilherme	Midfield - Defensive Midfield	35	Qatar Brazil	right	178.00m	2026-06-30	€1.00m
Meshaal Barsham	Goalkeeper	28	Qatar Sudan	right	180.00m	-	€850k
Tarek Salman	Defender - Centre-Back	28	Qatar Egypt	right	179.00m	2027-06-30	€600k
Mohammed Waad	Midfield - Central Midfield	26	Qatar Iraq	left	183.00m	-	€550k
Pau Prim	Midfield - Defensive Midfield	20	Spain	right	179.00m	2029-06-30	€500k
Hasan Al-Haydos	Midfield - Attacking Midfield	35	Qatar	right	174.00m	2026-06-30	€450k
Mustafa Mashaal	Midfield - Central Midfield	25	Qatar Egypt	left	180.00m	2030-06-30	€400k
Ahmed Suhail	Defender - Centre-Back	27	Qatar Iraq	right	188.00m	2030-06-30	€350k
Abdullah Badr Al-Yazidi	Defender - Right-Back	24	Qatar	right	176.00m	2030-06-30	€300k
Boualem Khoukhi	Defender - Centre-Back	36	Qatar Algeria	right	180.00m	2027-06-30	€250k
Hashim Ali	Attack - Right Winger	26	Qatar Kenya	right	166.00m	2025-06-30	€225k
Pedro Miguel	Defender - Centre-Back	36	Qatar Cape Verde	right	182.00m	2030-06-30	€200k
Ali Asad	Midfield - Attacking Midfield	33	Qatar Bahrain	right	175.00m	-	€150k
Saad Al-Sheeb	Goalkeeper	36	Qatar	right	188.00m	-	€100k
Yousef Abdulla Baliadeh	Goalkeeper	23	Qatar	right	179.00m	2026-06-30	€100k
Abdulrahman Bakri Al-Ameen	Defender - Centre-Back	22	Qatar Sudan	right	178.00m	-	€50k

Season	Date	Player	Pos	From	Type	Fee
25/26	2025-07-01	Pau Prim	Midfield - Defensive Midfield	Barça Atlètic	Transfer	-
14/15	2014-07-01	Hamid Ismaeil	Defender - Right-Back	Al-Rayyan	Transfer	-
16/17	2016-07-01	Hamid Ismaeil	Defender - Right-Back	Al-Rayyan	Transfer	-
17/18	2018-01-01	Hamid Ismaeil	Defender - Right-Back	Al-Arabi SC	Transfer	-
05/06	2005-07-01		-	Al-Sadd Reserve	Transfer	-
09/10	2010-06-01		-	Qatar SC	Return from loan	-
24/25	2024-07-01	Abdulrahman Bakri Al-Ameen	Defender - Centre-Back	Al-Sadd Olympic	Transfer	-
07/08	2007-07-01	Hasan Al-Haydos	Midfield - Attacking Midfield	Al-Sadd Reserve	Transfer	-
97/98	1997-07-01		-	Unknown	Transfer	-
06/07	2006-07-01	Ibrahim Majed	Defender - Centre-Back	Al-Wakrah Res.	Transfer	-
18/19	2019-06-30	Ibrahim Majed	Defender - Centre-Back	Al-Arabi SC	Return from loan	-
19/20	2020-06-30	Ibrahim Majed	Defender - Centre-Back	Al-Sailiya SC	Return from loan	-
21/22	2021-07-01	Abdullah Badr Al-Yazidi	Defender - Right-Back	Al-Sadd Reserve	Transfer	-
23/24	2023-09-18	Ilyes Housni	Attack - Centre-Forward	Paris SG	Loan	-
20/21	2020-09-01	Mouz Jaad	Defender - Left-Back	Al-Mesaimeer	Transfer	-
21/22	2022-06-30	Mouz Jaad	Defender - Left-Back	Al-Ahli SC	Return from loan	-
22/23	2022-07-01	Ahmad Mohammed Al-Saeed	Attack - Left Winger	Al-Sadd Reserve	Transfer	-
05/06	2006-01-01	Jean-Paul Yontcha	Attack - Centre-Forward	CABB Arreridj	Transfer	-
06/07	2007-06-30	Jean-Paul Yontcha	Attack - Centre-Forward	Al-Khor SC	Return from loan	-
16/17	2016-08-31	Jugurtha Hamroun	Attack - Left Winger	Steaua Bucharest	Loan	-
17/18	2017-07-01	Jugurtha Hamroun	Attack - Left Winger	FCSB	Transfer	€1.00m
18/19	2019-01-28	Jugurtha Hamroun	Attack - Left Winger	Al-Kharaitiyat	Return from loan	-
18/19	2019-06-30	Jugurtha Hamroun	Attack - Left Winger	Qatar SC	Return from loan	-
02/03	2003-02-26		-	Fluminense	Transfer	-
15/16	2015-07-01	Xavi	Midfield - Central Midfield	Barcelona	Transfer	-
21/22	2021-07-01	Yousef Abdulla Baliadeh	Goalkeeper	Al-Sadd Reserve	Transfer	-
22/23	2023-06-30	Yousef Abdulla Baliadeh	Goalkeeper	Al-Shamal SC	Return from loan	-
20/21	2020-07-01	Rami Suhail	Attack - Centre-Forward	Al-Sadd U23	Transfer	-
23/24	2023-07-01	Giovani	Attack - Right Winger	Palmeiras	Transfer	€9.00m
14/15	2014-07-12	Muriqui	Attack - Left Winger	GZ Evergrande	Transfer	€5.90m
16/17	2016-12-14	Muriqui	Attack - Left Winger	FC Tokyo	Return from loan	-
19/20	2019-07-01	Mustafa Mashaal	Midfield - Central Midfield	Al-Sadd U23	Transfer	-
22/23	2023-06-30	Mustafa Mashaal	Midfield - Central Midfield	Al-Shamal SC	Return from loan	-
12/13	2012-07-01	Raúl	Attack - Second Striker	FC Schalke 04	Transfer	-
19/20	2020-02-03	Marco Fabián	Midfield - Attacking Midfield	Without Club	Transfer	-
96/97	1996-07-01		-	Al-Sadd Reserve	Transfer	-
04/05	2004-07-01		-	Al-Sadd Reserve	Transfer	-
04/05	2004-07-01		-	Al-Sadd Reserve	Transfer	-
09/10	2009-07-01	Majdi Siddiq	Midfield - Defensive Midfield	Al-Rayyan	Transfer	-
03/04	2003-07-01		-	Al-Taawon SC	Transfer	-

Season	Date	Player	Pos	To	Type	Fee
15/16	2015-07-01	Hamid Ismaeil	Defender - Right-Back	Al-Rayyan	Transfer	-
17/18	2017-07-01	Hamid Ismaeil	Defender - Right-Back	Al-Arabi SC	Transfer	-
20/21	2020-07-01	Hamid Ismaeil	Defender - Right-Back	Al-Rayyan	Transfer	-
09/10	2009-07-01		-	Qatar SC	Loan	-
15/16	2015-07-18		-	Al-Arabi SC	Transfer	-
10/11	2010-07-01		-	Retired	Transfer	-
18/19	2019-01-01	Ibrahim Majed	Defender - Centre-Back	Al-Arabi SC	Loan	-
19/20	2019-07-01	Ibrahim Majed	Defender - Centre-Back	Al-Sailiya SC	Loan	-
20/21	2020-09-01	Ibrahim Majed	Defender - Centre-Back	Al-Ahli SC	Transfer	-
23/24	2024-06-30	Ilyes Housni	Attack - Centre-Forward	Paris SG	Return from loan	-
21/22	2021-07-27	Mouz Jaad	Defender - Left-Back	Al-Ahli SC	Loan	-
22/23	2023-01-01	Mouz Jaad	Defender - Left-Back	Al-Khor SC	Transfer	-
25/26	2025-07-17	Ahmad Mohammed Al-Saeed	Attack - Left Winger	Al-Shamal SC	Transfer	-
06/07	2006-08-01	Jean-Paul Yontcha	Attack - Centre-Forward	Al-Khor SC	Loan	-
08/09	2008-07-01	Jean-Paul Yontcha	Attack - Centre-Forward	CS Otopeni	Transfer	-
16/17	2017-06-30	Jugurtha Hamroun	Attack - Left Winger	Steaua Bucharest	Return from loan	-
18/19	2018-08-15	Jugurtha Hamroun	Attack - Left Winger	Al-Kharaitiyat	Loan	-
18/19	2019-02-19	Jugurtha Hamroun	Attack - Left Winger	Qatar SC	Loan	-
19/20	2019-09-02	Jugurtha Hamroun	Attack - Left Winger	BB Erzurumspor	Transfer	-
02/03	2003-06-10		-	Fluminense	Transfer	-
19/20	2019-07-01	Xavi	Midfield - Central Midfield	Retired	Transfer	-
22/23	2023-01-31	Yousef Abdulla Baliadeh	Goalkeeper	Al-Shamal SC	Loan	-
21/22	2021-07-27	Rami Suhail	Attack - Centre-Forward	Al-Arabi SC	Transfer	-
15/16	2016-03-25	Muriqui	Attack - Left Winger	FC Tokyo	Loan	-
16/17	2017-01-02	Muriqui	Attack - Left Winger	Vasco da Gama	Transfer	-
22/23	2023-02-14	Mustafa Mashaal	Midfield - Central Midfield	Al-Shamal SC	Loan	-
14/15	2014-07-01	Raúl	Attack - Second Striker	Without Club	Transfer	-
20/21	2020-08-11	Marco Fabián	Midfield - Attacking Midfield	FC Juárez	Transfer	-
15/16	2015-07-01	Adam Faisal Adam	Midfield - Attacking Midfield	Without Club	Transfer	-
13/14	2013-07-01		-	Retired	Transfer	-
14/15	2014-07-01		-	Al-Ahli SC	Transfer	-
11/12	2012-02-01		-	Lekhwiya SC	Transfer	-
11/12	2011-07-01	Majdi Siddiq	Midfield - Defensive Midfield	Al-Arabi SC	Transfer	-
14/15	2014-07-01		-	Retired	Transfer	-
17/18	2017-07-24		-	Al-Arabi SC	Transfer	-
08/09	2008-07-01		-	Al-Sailiya SC	Loan	-
10/11	2010-07-01		-	Al-Sailiya SC	Transfer	-
12/13	2012-07-01		-	El-Jaish	Transfer	-
08/09	2008-07-01		-	Al-Shabab	Transfer	-
16/17	2016-08-27		-	Al-Arabi SC	Transfer	-

Nationality	Players	% of squad
Qatar	4	16%
Brazil	3	12%
Spain	2	8%
Qatar Sudan	2	8%
Qatar Egypt	2	8%
Qatar Iraq	2	8%
Brazil Russia	1	4%
Mali	1	4%
Qatar Yemen	1	4%
Algeria	1	4%
Morocco France	1	4%
Qatar Brazil	1	4%
Qatar Algeria	1	4%
Qatar Kenya	1	4%
Qatar Cape Verde	1	4%
Qatar Bahrain	1	4%

Season	Competition
25/26	Stars League
24/25	AFC Champions League
24/25	Amir Cup
24/25	Qatar Cup
24/25	Stars League
23/24	AFC Champions League
23/24	Amir Cup
23/24	Qatar Cup
23/24	Stars League
22/23	Amir Cup
22/23	Qatar Cup
22/23	Qatari Stars Cup
22/23	Stars League
21/22	AFC Champions League
21/22	Amir Cup
21/22	Stars League
2020	Club World Cup
2019	Sheikh Jassim Cup
2017	Sheikh Jassim Cup
2015	Sheikh Jassim Cup
2012	Club World Cup
20/21	AFC Champions League
20/21	Amir Cup
20/21	Qatar Cup
20/21	Qatari Stars Cup
20/21	Stars League
19/20	AFC Champions League
19/20	Amir Cup
19/20	Qatar Cup
19/20	Qatari Stars Cup
19/20	Stars League
18/19	AFC Champions League
18/19	Amir Cup
18/19	Stars League
17/18	AFC Champions League
17/18	Qatar Cup
17/18	Stars League
16/17	AFC CL-Qualification
16/17	Qatar Cup
16/17	Stars League
15/16	AFC CL-Qualification
15/16	Stars League
14/15	AFC Champions League
14/15	AFC CL-Qualification
14/15	Stars League
13/14	AFC Champions League
13/14	Stars League
12/13	Stars League
11/12	Stars League
10/11	AFC Champions League

Affiliated B-teams, reserve squads and youth/development teams.

Al-Sadd SC Academy -

Al-Sadd SC Olympic -

Season 25 players · sum across all competitions for selected season

Player	Pos	Nat	Mat	Min	G	A	G+A	YC	G/90	A/90	G+A/90
Akram Afif	Attack - Left Winger	Qatar Yemen	3	270	1	1	2	1	0.33	0.33	0.67
Pedro Miguel	Defender - Centre-Back	Qatar Cape Verde	3	270	1	0	1	1	0.33	0.00	0.33
Meshaal Barsham	Goalkeeper	Qatar Sudan	3	270	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.00	0.00
Youcef Atal	Defender - Right-Back	Algeria	3	217	1	0	1	0	0.41	0.00	0.41
Roberto Firmino	Attack - Centre-Forward	Brazil	3	197	1	1	2	0	0.46	0.46	0.91
Guilherme	Midfield - Defensive Midfield	Qatar Brazil	3	159	1	0	1	1	0.57	0.00	0.57
Claudinho	Midfield - Attacking Midfield	Brazil Russia	2	111	1	1	2	0	0.81	0.81	1.62
Ahmed Suhail	Defender - Centre-Back	Qatar Iraq	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.00	0.00
Pau Prim	Midfield - Defensive Midfield	Spain	3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.00	0.00
Karim Haider Dib	Goalkeeper	Qatar Lebanon	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.00	0.00
Abdulrahman Bakri Al-Ameen	Defender - Centre-Back	Qatar Sudan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.00	0.00
Abdullah Badr Al-Yazidi	Defender - Right-Back	Qatar	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.00	0.00
Yousef Abdulla Baliadeh	Goalkeeper	Qatar	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.00	0.00
Giovani	Attack - Right Winger	Brazil	3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.00	0.00
Mustafa Mashaal	Midfield - Central Midfield	Qatar Egypt	3	0	0	0	0	1	0.00	0.00	0.00
Yusuf Abdurisag	Attack - Centre-Forward	Qatar Somalia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.00	0.00
Boualem Khoukhi	Defender - Centre-Back	Qatar Algeria	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.00	0.00
Saad Al-Sheeb	Goalkeeper	Qatar	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.00	0.00
Mohamed Camara	Midfield - Defensive Midfield	Mali	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.00	0.00
Ali Asad	Midfield - Attacking Midfield	Qatar Bahrain	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.00	0.00
Hasan Al-Haydos	Midfield - Attacking Midfield	Qatar	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.00	0.00
Rafa Mujica	Attack - Centre-Forward	Spain	2	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.00	0.00
Romain Saïss	Defender - Centre-Back	Morocco France	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.00	0.00
Tarek Salman	Defender - Centre-Back	Qatar Egypt	3	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.00	0.00
Paulo Otávio	Defender - Left-Back	Brazil	3	0	0	1	1	0	0.00	0.00	0.00