Wej SC

Wej Sports Club (Arabic: نادي وج الرياضي‎), is a Saudi Arabian football club based in Al Hawiyah, Ta'if, that plays in the Saudi First Division, the second tier of the Saudi Arabian football league system, formed in 1976.[2][3]

Wej SC
Full nameWej Sports Club
Nickname(s)Fakhar Taif (Pride of Taif)
Founded1976 (1976)
GroundKing Fahd Stadium
Capacity20,000 [1]
PresidentMbarak Al-Yami
ManagerMahdi El Sifi
LeagueSaudi Second Division
2016–17Saudi First Division, 16th (relegated)

On 26 February 2016, Wej promoted to the Saudi First Division for the first time in their history after beating Al-Badaya 1–0 on aggregate in the play-off of Saudi Second Division.[4]

Current squad

As of 3 January 2019:

No Position Player Nation
1 Goalkeeper Sultan Al-Shammeri  Saudi Arabia
2 Defender Abdullah Al-Dossari  Saudi Arabia
3 Defender Hassan Al-Mutawaa  Saudi Arabia
4 Defender Talha Hawsawi  Saudi Arabia
5 Midfielder Loaay Hawsawi  Saudi Arabia
6 Midfielder Ayman Ezzine  Tunisia
7 Midfielder Rakan Al-Towairqi  Saudi Arabia
8 Midfielder Abdulaziz Al-Marhabi  Saudi Arabia
9 Forward Alaeddine Gmach  Tunisia
10 Midfielder Wasl Al-Thowaibi  Saudi Arabia
11 Forward Faisel Al-Nofeai  Saudi Arabia
12 Defender Mohammed Dhiban  Saudi Arabia
13 Forward Hani Majrashi  Saudi Arabia
14 Midfielder Faisel Al-Zubaidi  Saudi Arabia
15 Midfielder Majed Al-Harthi  Saudi Arabia
16 Goalkeeper Jawad Malaeka  Saudi Arabia
17 Forward Ali Al-Zahrani  Saudi Arabia
18 Midfielder Mohammed Omar  Chad
19 Forward Ahmed El Shaarawi  Egypt
20 Defender Hadi Yahya  Saudi Arabia
21 Midfielder Ayman Qerwi  Saudi Arabia
22 Forward Khaled Al-Thobaiti  Saudi Arabia
23 Midfielder Abdullah Al-Damak  Saudi Arabia
24 Defender Saud Al-Selouli  Saudi Arabia
25 Midfielder Turki Al-Sohaymi  Saudi Arabia
26 Midfielder Mukhtar Rawas  Saudi Arabia
30 Goalkeeper Mohsen Al-Yamani  Saudi Arabia
55 Defender Sabri Al-Muwallad  Saudi Arabia
70 Midfielder Muhannad Habkor  Saudi Arabia
80 Defender Saud Al-Mowallad  Saudi Arabia
97 Defender Mansor Sharahili  Saudi Arabia

Honours

References
  1. "الملاعب والمدن الرياضية" (in Arabic). Saudi Arabian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
  2. "فريق: وج" [Wajj team]. Kooora.com (in Arabic). Retrieved 14 March 2016.
  3. "وج" (in Arabic). Saudi Arabian Football Federation. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
  4. "نادي وج يتأهل إلى مصاف أندية الدرجة الأولى" [Wej Club qualified to the First Division League] (in Arabic). Saudi Arabian Football Federation. 26 February 2016. Retrieved 14 March 2016.


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