Al-Wehda Club (Mecca)

Al-Wehda Club (Arabic: نادي الوحدة‎) is a multi-sports club from Mecca, Saudi Arabia, founded in 1945. The football section plays in the Saudi Professional League.[2] They also have a handball section.

Al-Wehda Club
Full nameAl-Wehda Football Club
Nickname(s)Fursan Mecca (Knights of Mecca)
Al Mared Al Ahmar (The Red Giant)
Founded1945 (1945)
GroundKing Abdul Aziz Stadium
Capacity38,000[1]
PresidentSultan Azhar
ManagerJosé Daniel Carreño
LeaguePro League
2018–19Pro League, 7th of 16
WebsiteClub website

Honours

Saudi First Division (Level 2)

King Cup

  • Winners (2): 1957, 1966
  • Runners-up (5): 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1970

Crown Prince Cup

  • Winners (1): 1959–60
  • Runners-up (5): 1958–59, 1963–64, 1969–70, 1972–73, 2010–11

(Source:[3])

Current squad

As of Saudi Professional League:

As of 6 September 2018[4][5]
No Position Player Nation
1 Goalkeeper Raghid Al-Najjar  Saudi Arabia
2 Defender Radhi Al-Otaibi  Saudi Arabia
4 Midfielder Waleed Bakshween  Saudi Arabia
6 Defender Renato Chaves  Brazil
7 Midfielder Mishari Al-Qahtani  Saudi Arabia
8 Midfielder Mohammed Al-Qarni  Saudi Arabia
9 Midfielder Craig Goodwin  Australia
12 Defender Abdulrahman Al-Rio  Saudi Arabia
13 Goalkeeper Abdulquddus Atiah  Saudi Arabia
14 Defender Alberto Botía  Spain
15 Midfielder Jaber Mustafa  Saudi Arabia
16 Midfielder Ali Al-Nemer  Saudi Arabia
17 Defender Ali Al-Zubaidi (on loan from Al-Ahli)  Saudi Arabia
18 Forward Youssouf Niakaté  France
19 Forward Thamer Al-Ali  Saudi Arabia
20 Forward Jaber Asiri  Saudi Arabia
21 Defender Yassin Hamzah  Saudi Arabia
22 Defender Faris Abdi  Saudi Arabia
23 Defender Noor Al-Rashidi  Saudi Arabia
24 Midfielder Ayman Al-Khulaif  Saudi Arabia
27 Defender Fawaz Al-Sqoor  Saudi Arabia
28 Defender Hamad Al-Jizani  Saudi Arabia
29 Midfielder Rakan Al-Shamlan (on loan from Al-Nassr)  Saudi Arabia
33 Goalkeeper Abdullah Al-Jadaani  Saudi Arabia
44 Midfielder Hatem Belal  Saudi Arabia
49 Midfielder Sultan Al-Sawadi  Saudi Arabia
50 Midfielder Nawaf Hawsawi  Saudi Arabia
51 Forward Mousa Madkhali  Saudi Arabia
55 Goalkeeper Mohaya Al-Sulami  Saudi Arabia
71 Forward Ahmed Abdu  Eritrea
87 Midfielder Anselmo  Brazil
88 Defender Hassan Tambakti (on loan from Al-Shabab)  Saudi Arabia
91 Midfielder Luis Gustavo  Brazil
99 Midfielder Élton José  Brazil

Out on loan

No Position Player Nation
77 Midfielder Mohammed Sufyani (on loan to Jeddah)  Saudi Arabia
80 Midfielder Khaled Ba Butain (on loan to Jeddah)  Saudi Arabia
— Midfielder Nawaf Al-Harthi (on loan to Al-Ain)  Saudi Arabia

Managers

References

  1. "King Abdul Aziz Sport City Stadium". Saudi Pro League Statistics. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
  2. "Al Wahda FC (Mecca)". Soccerway. Global Sports Media. Retrieved 6 November 2011.
  3. Ian King and Mohammed Qayed (14 May 2010). "Saudi Arabia - List of Cup Winners". RSSSF. Retrieved 6 November 2011.
  4. "Al-Wehda squad". kooora. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
  5. "Al-Wehda squad 2018-19 season". slstat. Retrieved 26 July 2018.


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