Al Raed FC

(Redirected from Al-Raed)

Al Raed Saudi Football Club (Arabic: نادي الرائد Nādī ar-Rāʾid; lit.'Pioneer Club') is a Saudi football club based in Buraidah, and the first of its kind in the Qassim region of Saudi Arabia.[2] One of the club's notable founders is Abdulaziz Al-Aboudi. Established in 1954, Al Raed have played in the Saudi Pro League, the top division of Saudi football, since 2008.

Al Raed
Full nameAl Raed Saudi Football Club
Nickname(s)Raed Al Tahadi
Founded1954; 70 years ago (1954)
GroundKing Abdullah Sport City Stadium,
Buraidah, Saudi Arabia
Capacity25,000[1]
ChairmanFahad Al-Motawa'a
ManagerIgor Jovićević
LeaguePro League
2022–23Pro League, 10th of 16
WebsiteClub website
Current season

History edit

The team was able to qualify for the Premier League Saudi Arabia in 1980–1981. It met Club K in the qualifiers held in Riyadh. In 1986, it was the first team from the Qassim region to enter the Saudi Premier League. The team repeated this ascension to the Premier League at the end of 1989, 1992, 1998, 2002 and 2007. The Senyhassad junior team reached the Saudi Premier League clubs for juniors in 1999, and in 2003.

Stadium edit

 
King Abdullah Sports City, the home ground of Al-Raed

The club play their home games at King Abdullah Sport City Stadium in Buraidah. They share the stadium with rivals Al-Taawoun, with whom they contest the Al-Qassim derby.

Honours edit

Management staff edit

Position Staff
Manager   Igor Jovićević
Assistant Manager   Yuriy Benyo
Goalkeeping Coach   Curro Galán
Fitness Coach   Daniel de Castro
Technical Coach   Andriy Khanas
Chief Analyst   Mykola Shamardin
Doctor   Hryhoryi Romanchuk
Physiotherapist   Volodymyr Bondarenko
Director of football   Oleh Volodin
Performance Manager   Oleksiy Popkov

Current squad edit

As of Saudi Professional League:

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   POR André Moreira
2 DF   KSA Bandar Whaeshi
5 MF   SEN Mamadou Loum (on loan from Porto)
6 MF   KSA Abdullah Majrashi
7 MF   ALG Amir Sayoud
8 MF   NOR Mathias Normann
9 FW   KSA Raed Al-Ghamdi
10 MF   MAR Mohamed Fouzair
11 FW   MAR Karim El Berkaoui
14 MF   KSA Mansor Al-Beshe
15 MF   KSA Omar Al-Kreidis
17 FW   CPV Júlio Tavares
18 MF   KSA Naif Hazazi
19 DF   KSA Abdullah Al-Fahad
20 FW   KSA Rakan Al-Dosari
21 DF   CMR Oumar Gonzalez
No. Pos. Nation Player
23 GK   KSA Ahmed Al-Rehaili
24 DF   KSA Khalid Al-Subaie
25 DF   KSA Faisal Abdulrazaq
28 DF   KSA Hamad Al-Jayzani
32 DF   KSA Mohammed Al-Dossari
33 GK   KSA Mutlaq Al-Hurayji
41 FW   KSA Nawaf Al-Sahli
42 MF   KSA Anas Al-Zahrani
43 DF   KSA Abdullah Al-Yousef
45 MF   KSA Yahya Sunbul
49 MF   KSA Firas Al-Ghamdi
50 GK   KSA Mashari Sunyur
55 MF   KSA Nasser Al-Hadhood (on loan from Al-Hilal)
77 MF   KSA Bassam Al-Hamad
94 DF   KSA Mubarak Al-Rajeh

Out on loan edit

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
66 DF   KSA Abdullah Al-Shaflut (on loan to Al-Najma)

Managers edit

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "King Abdullah Sport City Stadium". Saudi Pro League Statistics. Retrieved 28 December 2015.
  2. ^ "نادي الرائد". spl.com.sa. Archived from the original on 2016-01-06. Retrieved 28 December 2015.