Al-Kholood Club

Al-Kholood
Full nameAl-Kholood Football Club
NicknameFakhr Ar Rass (Pride of Ar Rass)
Founded18 March 1970 (1970-03-18)
GroundAl-Hazem Stadium
Capacity8,000[1]
OwnerHarburg Group
ChairmanBen Harburg
Head coachDes Buckingham
LeagueSaudi Pro League
2025–26Pro League, 14th of 18
Websitewww.alkholoodclub.com

Al-Kholood Club (Arabic: نادي الخلود, lit. Eternity Club) is a Saudi Arabian professional football club based in Ar Rass, that competes in the Saudi Pro League, the top tier of the Saudi football league system.[2]

History

The club was founded in 1970 and spent much of its history competing in the Saudi Second Division League and the Saudi Third Division. In 2024, Al-Kholood secured promotion to the Saudi Pro League for the first time, qualifying for the 2024–25 season.[3]

On 24 July 2025, the club was acquired by businessman Ben Harburg, becoming the first Saudi football club to be fully foreign-owned.[4] Later that year, Al-Kholood recorded their first home victory under Harburg's ownership with a 2–1 win over Damac in the 2025–26 Saudi Pro League on 18 September 2025.[5]

During the 2025–26 King's Cup, Al-Kholood reached the final of the King Cup for the first time. The club finished as runners-up after a 2–1 defeat to Al-Hilal.[6]

Kits

Period Kit manufacturer Shirt main sponsor
2022–2023 Zeus Sport Yelo
2023–2024 KC
(In-House)		 None
2024–2025 Renown Yelo
2025– Kappa None

Players

Current squad

As of 9 September 2025[7]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
3 DF  LTU Edgaras Utkus
6 MF  ENG John Buckley
7 DF  KSA Sultan Al-Shehri
10 MF  ESP Iker Kortajarena
14 MF  KSA Ibrahim Barabaa
15 DF  KSA Ramzi Solan
17 MF  ENG Adam Berry
18 FW  ARG Ramiro Enrique
21 DF  KSA Rashid Al-Mutairi
25 DF  GUI Mansour Camara
27 FW  KSA Abdullah Al Ajyan
No. Pos. Nation Player
38 DF  SUR Shaquille Pinas
39 MF  KSA Abdulrahman Al-Dawsari
46 MF  KSA Abdulaziz Al-Aliwa
48 GK  KSA Muhannad Al-Yahya
70 MF  KSA Muhammad Sawan
— GK  KSA Hamed Al-Shanqiti (on loan from Al-Ittihad)
— DF  KSA Abdulrahman Al-Obaid
— MF  KSA Mohammed Al-Rashidi
— MF  GUI Seydouba Cissé
— MF  KSA Yaseen Al-Zubaidi (on loan from Al-Ahli)
— FW  ESP Coba da Costa

U21 squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
22 MF  KSA Salman Al Musawa
24 DF  KSA Odai Abdulghani
26 MF  KSA Anas Al-Otaibi
34 GK  KSA Fares Hazazi
No. Pos. Nation Player
47 FW  KSA Abdulmalik Al-Harbi
52 MF  KSA Rakan Jamaan
77 FW  KSA Hassan Bukhari
86 MF  KSA Khalid Hazazi

Honours

Coaching staff

Position Staff
Head coachEngland Des Buckingham
Assistant coachJapan Hiroshi Miyazawa
Saudi Arabia Saad Al-Subaie
Goalkeeper coachSpain Juanma Cruz
Fitness coachSpain Julian Serrano
Match analystNetherlands Tim Te Riele
Team doctorSaudi Arabia Mazen Al-Shehri
PhysiotherapistSaudi Arabia Abdullah Al-Harbi
MasseurSaudi Arabia Sultan Mazyad
Performance ManagerSaudi Arabia Mohammed Al-Mazrou

See also

References

  1. ↑ "ملعب نادي الحزم". www.kooora.com. Archived from the original on 10 July 2019. Retrieved 9 June 2022.
  2. ↑ "الخلود – Al-Kholood".
  3. ↑ "الــمـيــدان الرِّيـاضــي الـخـــلـود يــصـعـد إلـى الـدَوري الـروْشْن لـلمَرة الأولى فِي تـاريخه". Al-Yaum.
  4. ↑ "First foreign firm takes ownership of Saudi football club". The New Arab. 24 July 2025.
  5. ↑ "Al-Kholood defeats Damac in thrilling match". News50 (in Arabic). Retrieved 27 September 2025.
  6. ↑ "Al-Hilal come from behind to clinch 12th Saudi King Cup title". Arab News. Retrieved 17 May 2026.
  7. ↑ "تشكيلة الفريق الأول – نادي الخلود السعودي" (in Arabic). 1 January 2024. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
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