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2024–25 Al-Nassr FC Season
The 2024–25 season was Al Nassr FC, Al-Nassr's 49th consecutive season in the top flight of Football in Saudi Arabia, Saudi football and 69th year in existence as a Football club (association football), football club. The club participated in the 2024–25 Saudi Pro League, Pro League, the 2024–25 King Cup, King's Cup, the 2024–25 AFC Champions League Elite, AFC Champions League Elite, and the 2024 Saudi Super Cup, Super Cup. The season covers the period from 1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025. Overview This season saw the departure of Abdullah Madu who had been at the club for 17 years. On 17 September, Al-Nassr terminated the contract of head coach Luís Castro (footballer, born 1961), Luís Castro following a slow start to the season. On 1 January 2025, Majid Al-Jam'an replaced Guido Fienga as the club's Executive Director with Fienga becoming the club advisor. Al-Nassr sold Seko Fofana in the winter window for €20,000,000 to the French side Stade Rennais FC, Rennes, making ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Al Nassr FC
Al-Nassr Football Club () is a professional Association football, football club based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The club competes in the Saudi Pro League, the top tier of the Saudi football league system. Al-Nassr is List of unrelegated association football clubs#Never relegated, one of only three clubs to have participated in every season of the Saudi Pro League, highest-tier Saudi leagues since their inception. In addition to football, Al-Nassr is a multi-sports club with teams in various sports, including handball, basketball, esports, volleyball, and more, catering to both men and women of all ages. Al-Nassr has won 28 official titles across multiple competitions. In domestic competitions, they have claimed the Saudi Pro League, Saudi top tier league 9 times, three Saudi Crown Prince Cup, Crown Prince's Cup titles, and three Saudi Federation Cup titles. They have also won 6 King's Cup (Saudi Arabia), King's Cup titles and two Saudi Super Cup, Super Cup titles. At the conti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Football In Saudi Arabia
Football is the most popular sport in Saudi Arabia. Football in Saudi Arabia is governed by the Saudi Arabia Football Federation (SAFF) (). It was founded in 1956. It administers both the club competitions and the national football teams of Saudi Arabia. The Saudi Arabia Football Federation founder is Prince Abdullah bin Faisal al Saud. History National football team The Saudi Arabia national football team (), is nicknamed as Al-Saqour, which means The Falcons. They are one of the most successful football teams in Asia, winning the Asian Championship three times and qualified to the World Cup six times (1994, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2018, and 2022). Rivalries Saudi Arabia has a major rivalry with Iran. League The Saudi Pro League is the highest level of competition in the country. until the 1970s, football was organized on a regional basis across Saudi Arabia. In the 1976 Saudi Professional League season, with the improvement of transportation links and local footba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jhon Durán
Jhon Jader Durán Palacios (born 13 December 2003) is a Colombian professional association football, footballer who plays as a Forward (association football), forward for Süper Lig club Fenerbahçe S.K. (football), Fenerbahçe, on loan from Saudi Pro League club Al Nassr FC, Al-Nassr, and the Colombia national football team, Colombia national team. Early life Durán was born in Zaragoza, Antioquia, then moved with his family to :es:Aranjuez (Medellín), Aranjuez neighborhood in Medellín. Club career Envigado Durán made his professional debut for Envigado F.C., Envigado on 13 February 2019 against Jaguares de Córdoba in the Copa Colombia, having played for the club at youth level since he was 11 years old. Durán scored his first goal on 1 September, in his third appearance for the club, against Águilas Doradas Rionegro. This made Durán the second-youngest goalscorer in Categoría Primera A, at the age of 15 years and 8 months. In October 2020, Durán was included in ''T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abdulmajeed Al-Sulaiheem
Abdulmajeed Al-Sulaiheem (; born 15 May 1994) is a Saudi Arabian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Saudi Pro League club Al-Nassr. Career statistics Club ''As of 31 May 2024'' Honours ;Al-Shabab * King's Cup: 2014 * Saudi Super Cup: 2014 ;Rayo Vallecano * Segunda División: 2017–18 ;Al-Nassr * Saudi Super Cup: 2020, runners-up : 2024, *Arab Club Champions Cup: 2023 *King's Cup runners-up : 2024 The year saw the list of ongoing armed conflicts, continuation of major armed conflicts, including the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Myanmar civil war (2021–present), Myanmar civil war, the Sudanese civil war (2023–present), Sudane ... References External links * * 1994 births Living people Footballers from Riyadh Saudi Arabian men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Saudi Pro League players Al Shabab FC (Riyadh) players Rayo Vallecano players Al-Nassr FC players Saudi Arabia men's international footballers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Captain (association Football)
The captain of a association football, football/soccer team, sometimes known as the skipper, is a team member chosen to be the on-pitch leader of the team; they are often one of the older or more experienced members of the squad, or a player that can heavily influence a game or has good leadership qualities. The team captain is usually identified by the wearing of an armband. In the 2024/25 edition of the Laws of the Game (association football), Laws of the Game, it was made mandatory for each team to have a captain and for each captain to be identified by the previously traditional but non-mandatory captain's armband. Responsibilities The only official responsibility of a captain specified by the Laws of the Game (association football), Laws of the Game is to participate in the Coin flipping, coin toss prior to Kick-off (association football), kick-off (for choice of ends or to have kick-off) and prior to a penalty shoot-out (association football), penalty shoot-out. Captain ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mohammed Al-Fatil
Mohammed Abdulhakeem Al-Fatil (; born 4 January 1992) is a Saudi Arabian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Saudi Pro League club Al-Nassr and the Saudi Arabia national team. Career Al Fatil started his career at Al-Taraji in his hometown of Qatif. On 31 May 2009, Al Fatil signed for Al-Ahli and joined their youth team. He made his first-team debut on 11 January 2012 in the 4–0 away win against Najran in the 16th round of the Pro League. Al Fatil signed his first professional contract with the club alongside 27 other players on 25 June 2012. On 11 January 2015, Al Fatil signed a new three-year deal with Al-Ahli. On 3 May 2018, Al Fatil renewed his contract with Al-Ahli for another three years. On 4 August 2021, Al Fatil joined Al-Nassr. Career statistics Club International :''Statistics accurate as of match played 21 January 2019.'' International goals :''Scores and results list Saudi Arabia's goal tally first.'' Honours Al-Ahli *Saudi Pro Le ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mohamed Simakan
Mohamed Sanousy Simakan (born 3 May 2000) is a French professional footballer who plays as a centre-back or right-back for Saudi Pro League club Al-Nassr. Early life Born in Marseille to Guinean parents, Simakan acquired French nationality on 7 November 2005, through the collective effect of his mother's naturalization. Club career Strasbourg On 16 May 2018, Simakan signed his first professional contract with Strasbourg. He made his professional debut in a 3–1 UEFA Europa League win over Maccabi Haifa on 25 July 2019. RB Leipzig On 22 March 2021, Simakan agreed to join German club RB Leipzig on a five-year deal for an undisclosed fee, to be effective in the summer of 2021. He made his debut for the club in the First round of the DFB Pokal against SV Sandhausen, which ended in a 4–0 win. He made his Champions League debut on 21 September 2021, in a 2–1 defeat to Club Brugge. Simakan immediately became an important player for the club, taking part in 28 Bundesliga ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Captain (association Football)
The captain of a association football, football/soccer team, sometimes known as the skipper, is a team member chosen to be the on-pitch leader of the team; they are often one of the older or more experienced members of the squad, or a player that can heavily influence a game or has good leadership qualities. The team captain is usually identified by the wearing of an armband. In the 2024/25 edition of the Laws of the Game (association football), Laws of the Game, it was made mandatory for each team to have a captain and for each captain to be identified by the previously traditional but non-mandatory captain's armband. Responsibilities The only official responsibility of a captain specified by the Laws of the Game (association football), Laws of the Game is to participate in the Coin flipping, coin toss prior to Kick-off (association football), kick-off (for choice of ends or to have kick-off) and prior to a penalty shoot-out (association football), penalty shoot-out. Captain ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sultan Al-Ghannam
Sultan bin Abdullah bin Salem Al-Ghannam (; born 6 May 1994) is a Saudi Arabian professional footballer who plays as a right-back for the Saudi Arabia national team and the Saudi Pro League club Al-Nassr. Club career Al-Ghannam began his career at his hometown club Al-Zulfi. On 27 August 2015, Al-Ghannam joined the Pro League side Al-Faisaly. On 12 March 2018, Al-Ghannam joined Al-Nassr on a free transfer, signing a four-year contract with the club. In his first season at the club, Al-Ghannam won the 2018–19 Pro League. On 21 September 2021, Al-Ghannam renewed his contract with Al-Nassr until the end of the 2023–24 season. On the 7th of October 2023, Al-Nassr announced that sultan had signed a new contract valid until 2028. International career Al-Ghannam was included in Saudi Arabia's squad for the 2019 AFC Asian Cup in the United Arab Emirates. He was named in the squad for the 24th Arabian Gulf Cup and the squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup. However, under the coachin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stade Rennais FC
Stade Rennais Football Club (SRFC, ), commonly referred to as Stade Rennais () or simply Rennes,''Rennais'' and ''Stade Rennes'', used by some English-speaking media outlets and journalists, are not grammatically correct names for the club. is a French professional association football, football club based in Rennes, Brittany (administrative region), Brittany. It competes in Ligue 1, the top tier of French football league system, French football, and plays its home matches at the Roazhon Park. The team's president is Olivier Cloarec, and its owner is Groupe Artémis, Artémis, the holding company of businessman François Pinault. Rennes was founded in 1901 under the name Stade Rennais and is one of the 1932–33 French Division 1, founding members of the first division of French football. Alongside FC Nantes, Nantes, Rennes is one of the top football clubs in the region and the two are among the main clubs that contest the Derby Breton. The club's best finish in the league has b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seko Fofana
Seko Mohamed Fofana (born 7 May 1995) is a professional Association football, footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ligue 1 club Stade Rennais FC, Rennes. Born in France, he plays for the Ivory Coast national football team, Ivory Coast national team. Club career Manchester City Born in Paris, France, Fofana began his youth career at Paris FC when he was nine and stayed there for six years before joining FC Lorient, Lorient. After two years at Lorient, he moved to England when he joined Premier League side Manchester City F.C., Manchester City in 2013 and was immediately sent to the Manchester City F.C. Reserves and Academy, development squad. Fofana began to be a regular in the under-18s in the 2013–14 season, making 20 appearances and scoring 5 goals in the league and playing 7 times scoring twice in Manchester City F.C. Reserves and Academy, the club's 2013–14 UEFA Youth League, UEFA Youth League campaign against PFC CSKA Moscow, CSKA Moscow and S.L. Benfica Juniors, Be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abdullah Madu
Abdullah Mohammed Musa Madu (; born 15 July 1993) is a Saudi Arabian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Saudi Pro League club Al-Ettifaq and the Saudi Arabia national team. Career statistics Club Honours Al-Nassr *Saudi Pro League: 2013–14, 2014–15, 2018–19 * Crown Prince's Cup: 2013–14 *Saudi Super Cup: 2019, 2020 *Arab Club Champions Cup: 2023 Catastrophic natural disasters in 2023 included the Lists of 21st-century earthquakes, 5th-deadliest earthquake of the 21st century 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquakes, striking Turkey and Syria, leaving up to 62,000 people dead; Cyclone Freddy ... References External links * 1993 births Living people Men's association football defenders Footballers at the 2014 Asian Games Saudi Arabian men's footballers Saudi Arabia men's youth international footballers Saudi Arabia men's international footballers Al-Mujazzal Club players Al-Nassr FC players Al-Ettifaq FC players Saudi Pro Le ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
