Al-Sadd SC
Qatar · Qatar Stars League · Qatar Stars League
Squad value
€70.38m
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 age28.8years
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
25
seasons in dataset
01/02 – 25/26
73
players ever
€9.00m
biggest signing ever
€5.00m
biggest sale ever
39
most goals (single season by one player)
| 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 | 35 | Qatar Algeria | right | 180.00m | 2027-06-30 | €250k |
 Hashim Ali |
Attack - Right Winger | 25 | Qatar Kenya | right | 166.00m | 2025-06-30 | €225k |
 Pedro Miguel |
Defender - Centre-Back | 35 | 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.
| Player | Pos | Nat | Mat | Min | G | A | G+A | Pen | YC | RC | G/90 | A/90 | G+A/90 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akram Afif |
Attack - Left Winger | Qatar Yemen | 3 | 270 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.33 | 0.33 | 0.67 |
| Pedro Miguel |
Defender - Centre-Back | Qatar Cape Verde | 3 | 270 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.33 | 0.00 | 0.33 |
| Meshaal Barsham |
Goalkeeper | Qatar Sudan | 3 | 270 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Youcef Atal |
Defender - Right-Back |  Algeria |
3 | 217 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.41 | 0.00 | 0.41 |
| Roberto Firmino |
Attack - Centre-Forward |  Brazil |
3 | 197 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.46 | 0.46 | 0.91 |
| Guilherme |
Midfield - Defensive Midfield | Qatar Brazil | 3 | 159 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.57 | 0.00 | 0.57 |
| Claudinho |
Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Brazil Russia | 2 | 111 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.81 | 0.81 | 1.62 |
| Ahmed Suhail |
Defender - Centre-Back | Qatar Iraq | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Pau Prim |
Midfield - Defensive Midfield |  Spain |
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
 Karim Haider Dib |
Goalkeeper | Qatar Lebanon | 0 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Abdullah Badr Al-Yazidi |
Defender - Right-Back |  Qatar |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Yousef Abdulla Baliadeh |
Goalkeeper | Qatar |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Giovani |
Attack - Right Winger | Brazil |
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Mustafa Mashaal |
Midfield - Central Midfield | Qatar Egypt | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
 Yusuf Abdurisag |
Attack - Centre-Forward | Qatar Somalia | 0 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Saad Al-Sheeb |
Goalkeeper | Qatar |
0 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Ali Asad |
Midfield - Attacking Midfield | Qatar Bahrain | 0 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Rafa Mujica |
Attack - Centre-Forward | Spain |
2 | 0 | 0 | 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 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Tarek Salman |
Defender - Centre-Back | Qatar Egypt | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Paulo Otávio |
Defender - Left-Back | Brazil |
3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
Frequently asked about Al-Sadd SC
What is Al-Sadd SC?
Al-Sadd SC is a professional football club based in Qatar, competing in Qatar Stars League.
How many players are in Al-Sadd SC's squad?
Al-Sadd SC currently has 25 players in the first-team squad in our database.
What league does Al-Sadd SC play in?
Al-Sadd SC plays in Qatar Stars League.