Al Sadd SC
2023–24 season
ChairmanMuhammed bin Khalifa Al Thani
Head coachBruno Pinheiro
(from 13 July 2023)[1]
StadiumJassim Bin Hamad Stadium
Qatar Stars League1st
Emir of Qatar CupRound of 16
Champions LeagueGroup stage
Arab Club Champions CupQuarter-finals
Top goalscorerLeague:
Akram Afif (5)

All:
Akram Afif (7)

In the 2023–24 season, Al Sadd SC is competing in the Qatar Stars League for the 51st season, as well as the Emir of Qatar Cup, the Champions League and the Arab Club Champions Cup.

Review

Background

Al Sadd SC began training in the external camp on the first of July in the Seefeld in Tirol region in Austria, which will continue until the fifteenth of the same month, during which the team will play 3 friendly matches.[2] The team's technical staff, led by Spaniard Juan Manuel Lillo, tried to give the largest number of players the opportunity to measure their response to the work they have undergone since starting their preparations in Doha before traveling to Austria in preparation for the new season.[2] It is worth noting that Al Sadd SC has succeeded in strengthening its ranks with a number of foreign professional players led by The Brazilian duo Paulo Otávio coming from VfL Wolfsburg and Giovanni Henrique coming from Palmeiras for a fee reported to be around €9 million.[3][4] It also signed Colombian midfielder Mateus Uribe from Porto and Iranian defender Amin Hazbavi player of Iranian Foolad.[5][6] Al Sadd SC had renewed the contract of Brazilian Guilherme Torres for the next two seasons, until 2025 and kept Baghdad Bounedjah in the team during the current season.[7]

On July 13, 2023, Al Sadd have announced the appointment of Portuguese Bruno Pinheiro as the coach of their first team succeeding Spaniard ‘Juanma’, who desired to be relieved due to urgent personal circumstances and which was approved by the club management.[1] On July 24, 2023, Al Sadd signed Ecuadorian international Gonzalo Plata for five seasons coming from Valladolid.[8] On the same day Moroccan defender Romain Saïss joined the club for two seasons in a deal amounting to 2.5 million euros, coming from Beşiktaş.[9] However due to exceeding the number of foreign players allowed in the Qatar Stars League, the club loaned its player to Al-Shabab for one season.[10]

Squad list

Players and squad numbers last updated on 4 May 2023.[11]
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Nat. Position Name Date of Birth (Age) Signed from Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 Qatar GK Saad Al Sheeb 19 February 1990 (aged 33) Qatar Al Sailiya 164 0
22 Qatar GK Meshaal Barsham 14 February 1998 (aged 25) Qatar Youth system 56 0
30 Qatar GK Jehad Hudib 14 October 2000 (aged 22) Qatar Youth system 0 0
31 Qatar GK Yousef Baliadeh 30 October 2002 (aged 20) Qatar Al-Shamal SC 0 0
99 Qatar GK Abdullla Ibrahim Qatar Youth system 0 0
Defenders
2 Qatar CB Pedro Miguel 6 August 1990 (aged 33) Qatar Al Ahli 129 6
5 Qatar CB Tarek Salman 5 December 1997 (aged 25) Spain Júpiter Leonés 76 1
6 Brazil LB Paulo Otávio 23 November 1994 (aged 28) Germany VfL Wolfsburg 0 0
13 Qatar RB Abdullah Al-Yazidi 28 March 2002 (aged 21) Qatar Youth system 20 0
16 Qatar LB / CB Boualem Khoukhi 7 September 1990 (aged 32) Qatar Al Arabi 96 13
37 Qatar CB Ahmed Suhail 8 February 1999 (aged 24) Qatar Youth system 24 0
55 Iran CB Amin Hazbavi 6 May 2003 (aged 20) Iran Foolad 0 0
66 Qatar CB Abdulrahman Al-Ameen 9 March 2004 (aged 19) Qatar Youth system 0 0
70 Qatar RB Musab Kheder 1 January 1993 (aged 30) Qatar Youth system 112 3
98 Qatar LB Nayef Hamid 9 June 2004 (aged 19) Qatar Youth system 0 0
Midfielders
4 Qatar DM Ahmed Sayyar 6 October 1993 (aged 29) Qatar Al-Gharafa 54 7
7 Qatar CM / DM / AM Mohammed Waad 18 September 1999 (aged 23) Qatar Youth system 32 0
8 Qatar CM Ali Assadalla 19 January 1993 (aged 30) BahrainAl Muharraq 178 24
14 Qatar CM Mostafa Meshaal 28 March 2001 (aged 22) Qatar Youth system 9 1
18 Brazil DM Guilherme Torres 5 April 1991 (aged 32) Greece Olympiacos 24 4
20 Qatar DM Salem Al-Hajri 10 April 1996 (aged 27) Belgium Eupen 86 1
33 Qatar CM Moaz El-Wadia 6 November 2004 (aged 18) Qatar Youth system 0 0
86 Qatar Mohamed Faragalla Qatar Youth system 0 0
88 Colombia CM / DM Mateus Uribe 21 March 1991 (aged 32) Portugal Porto 0 0
96 Qatar CM Anas Abweny 11 September 2004 (aged 18) Qatar Al-Shamal SC 0 0
97 Qatar Abdulla Mahdi 29 October 2003 (aged 19) Qatar Youth system 0 0
Forwards
9 Qatar CF Yusuf Abdurisag 6 August 1999 (aged 24) Qatar Youth system 35 4
10 Qatar RW / LW / AM Hassan Al-Haidos 11 December 1990 (aged 32) Qatar Youth system 307 95
11 Algeria ST Baghdad Bounedjah 24 November 1991 (aged 31) Tunisia Étoile du Sahel 137 142
12 Morocco CF Ilyes Housni 14 May 2005 (aged 18) France Paris Saint-Germain 0 0
17 Brazil Giovanni Henrique 1 January 2004 (aged 19) Brazil Palmeiras 0 0
19 Ecuador RW Gonzalo Plata 1 November 2000 (aged 22) Spain Valladolid 0 0
23 Qatar RW Hashim Ali 17 August 2000 (aged 23) Qatar Al-Rayyan (Loan return) 44 2
25 Qatar RW Mohammed Al-Quraishi 24 February 2004 (aged 19) Qatar Youth system 0 0
28 Qatar LW Ahmad Al-Saeed 29 March 2003 (aged 20) Qatar Youth system 15 2
51 Qatar LW / RW Akram Afif 18 November 1996 (aged 26) Qatar Al Markhiya 92 73

Pre-season and friendlies

5 July 2023 Friendly Al Sadd SC Qatar 4–0 Austria SVG Reichenau Seefeld in Tirol, Austria
18:00 UTC+2 Report
9 July 2023 Friendly Al Sadd SC Qatar 1–3 Azerbaijan Sabah FC Seefeld in Tirol, Austria
15:00 UTC+2
  • Akram Afif 64' (pen.)
Report
14 July 2023 Friendly Al-Shabab Saudi Arabia 3–1 Qatar Al Sadd SC Wörgl, Austria
18:00 CEST
Report
Stadium: Centro Sportivo di Wörgl
21 July 2023 Friendly Al Sadd SC Qatar 2–2 Morocco Raja CA Doha
17:30 UTC+3 Report
Stadium: Jassim bin Hamad Stadium

Competitions

Overview

Competition Record Started round Final position / round First match Last match
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Qatar Stars League 5 4 1 0 14 4 +10 080.00 Matchday 1 To be confirmed 18 August 2023 In Progress
Emir of Qatar Cup 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 ! Round of 16 To be confirmed In Progress In Progress
Champions League 3 1 1 1 7 3 +4 033.33 Group stage To be confirmed 18 September 2023 In Progress
Arab Club Champions Cup 4 2 1 1 6 6 +0 050.00 Group stage Quarter-finals 27 July 2023 5 August 2023
Total 12 7 3 2 27 13 +14 058.33

Updated to match played 23 October 2023
Source: Competitions

Qatar Stars League

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Al-Sadd 8 7 1 0 25 4 +21 22 Qualification for the AFC Champions League Elite League stage
2 Al-Gharafa 9 7 1 1 29 21 +8 22 Qualification for the AFC Champions League Elite play-off round
3 Al-Wakrah 8 5 2 1 15 7 +8 17 Qualification for the AFC Champions League 2 group stage
4 Al-Duhail 8 5 1 2 18 13 +5 16
5 Al-Rayyan 9 5 1 3 16 13 +3 16
Updated to match(es) played on 1 December 2023. Source: QSL, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored;

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
7 6 1 0 21 4  +17 19 3 1 0 13 2  +11 3 0 0 8 2  +6

Last updated: 2 November 2023.
Source: Competitive matches

Results by round

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122
GroundAHHAHAH
ResultWWDWWWW
Position21431
Updated to match(es) played on 28 October 2023. Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss

18 August 2023 Round 1 Umm Salal 1–3 Al Sadd Al Khor
20:30
Report Stadium: Al Bayt Stadium
Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Jassim
26 August 2023 Round 2 Al Sadd 4–2 Al-Ahli Doha
20:30 Report
Stadium: Khalifa International Stadium
Referee: Abdulhadi Al Ruaile
2 September 2023 Round 3 Al Sadd 0–0 Al-Wakrah Doha
20:15 Report Stadium: Khalifa International Stadium
Referee: Mohammed Al-Shammari
23 September 2023 Round 4 Qatar SC 1–3 Al Sadd Doha
20:00
Report Stadium: Khalifa International Stadium
Referee: Abdulhadi Al Ruaile
28 September 2023 Round 5 Al Sadd 4–0 Al-Gharafa Doha
18:00
Report Stadium: Khalifa International Stadium
Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Jassim
28 October 2023 Round 6 Muaither 0–2 Al Sadd Doha
19:30 Report
Stadium: Hamad bin Khalifa Stadium
Referee: Mohammed Al-Sherif
2 November 2023 Round 7 Al Sadd 5–0 Al-Markhiya Doha
16:30
Report Stadium: Jassim bin Hamad Stadium
Referee: Khalid Nabet
Round 8 Doha
:
Round 9 Doha
:
Round 10 Doha
:
Round 11 Doha
:
Round 12 Doha
:
Round 13 Doha
:
Round 14 Doha
:
Round 15 Doha
:
Round 16 Doha
:
Round 17 Doha
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Round 18 Doha
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Round 19 Doha
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Round 20 Doha
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Round 21 Doha
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Round 22 Doha
:

Emir of Qatar Cup


AFC Champions League

Group stage

The draw for the group stage was held on 24 August 2023 at the AFC House in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.[12] The 40 teams were drawn into ten groups of four: five groups each in the West Region (Groups A–E) and the East Region (Groups F–J). For each region, teams were seeded into four pots and drawn into the relevant positions within each group, based on their association ranking and their seeding within their association, in consideration of the technical balance between groups. Teams from the same association could not be drawn into the same group.

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification NAS SHJ SAD FAI
1 Uzbekistan Nasaf 5 3 1 1 8 4 +4 10 Advance to round of 16 1–1 3–1 3–1
2 United Arab Emirates Sharjah 5 2 2 1 3 3 0 8 Possible round of 16 1–0 0–2 1–0
3 Qatar Al Sadd 5 2 1 2 9 5 +4 7 4 Dec 0–0 6–0
4 Jordan Al-Faisaly (E) 5 1 0 4 3 11 8 3 0–1 4 Dec 2–0
Updated to match(es) played on 27 November 2023. Source: AFC
(E) Eliminated
18 September 2023 (2023-09-18) 1 Al Sadd Qatar 0–0 United Arab Emirates Sharjah Doha
21:00 UTC+3 Report Stadium: Jassim bin Hamad Stadium
Attendance: 9,831
Referee: Muhammad Taqi (Singapore)
2 October 2023 (2023-10-02) 2 Nasaf Uzbekistan 3–1 Qatar Al Sadd Qarshi
21:00 UTC+5
  • Nurulloyev 29'
  • Amonov 46', 58'
Report
Stadium: Markaziy Stadium
Attendance: 8,428
Referee: Alireza Faghani (Iran)
23 October 2023 (2023-10-23) 3 Al Sadd Qatar 6–0 Jordan Al-Faisaly Doha
21:00 UTC+3
Report Stadium: Jassim bin Hamad Stadium
Attendance: 10,380
Referee: Khaled Al Teris (Saudi Arabia)
6 November 2023 (2023-11-06) 4 Al-Faisaly Jordan 2–0 Qatar Al Sadd Amman
21:00 UTC+3
  • Al-Rushadi 56'
  • Al-Haj 85'
Report Stadium: Amman International Stadium
Attendance: 2,430
Referee: Sadullo Gulmurodi (Tajikistan)
27 November 2023 (2023-11-27) 5 Sharjah United Arab Emirates v Qatar Al Sadd Sharjah
18:00 UTC+4 Report Stadium: Sharjah Stadium
4 December 2023 (2023-12-04) 6 Al Sadd Qatar v Uzbekistan Nasaf Doha
19:00 UTC+3 Report Stadium: Jassim bin Hamad Stadium

Arab Club Champions Cup

Group stage

The final tournament was held in Saudi Arabia from 27 July to 12 August 2023, across four cities: Abha, Al Bahah, Khamis Mushait and Taif. 16 teams were drawn into four groups of four. Ten teams already entered the group stage directly as league champions from Algeria, Egypt, Iraq, Morocco, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and Tunisia. In addition the previous edition holders and runners-up, and one invitee selected by UAFA from the host nation enters directly to the group stage. Six teams advanced from the qualifying rounds to complete the 16-teams group stage. The winners and runners-up of each group advanced to the knockout stage.[13]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Qatar Al-Sadd 3 2 1 0 4 2 +2 7 Advance to knockout stage
2 Saudi Arabia Al-Hilal 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4
3 Morocco Wydad AC 3 0 2 1 2 3 1 2
4 Libya Al-Ahli Tripoli 3 0 2 1 1 2 1 2
Source: UAFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
27 July 2023 (2023-07-27) 1 Al Sadd Qatar 0–0 Morocco Wydad AC Abha
16:00 Report Stadium: Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Stadium
Referee: Mahmoud El Banna (Egypt)
30 July 2023 (2023-07-30) 2 Al-Hilal Saudi Arabia 2–3 Qatar Al Sadd Abha
20:00 Report
Stadium: Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Stadium
Referee: Dahane Beida (Mauritania)
2 August 2023 (2023-08-02) 3 Al Sadd Qatar 1–0 Libya Al-Ahli Tripoli Khamis Mushait
16:00
Report Stadium: Damac Club Stadium
Referee: Haythem Guirat (Tunisia)

knockout stage

Quarter-finals

5 August 2023 (2023-08-05) Al Sadd Qatar 2–4 Iraq Al-Shorta Abha
18:00
Report
Stadium: Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Stadium
Referee: Khaled Al Teris (Saudi Arabia)

Squad information

Appearances and goals

As of 5 August 2023
No. Pos Player Nat QSL Emir of Qatar Cup Champions League Arab Club
Champions
Total
AppStG AppStG AppStG AppStG AppStG
Goalkeepers
1 GK Saad Al-Sheeb Qatar 000 000 000 110 000
22 GK Meshaal Barsham Qatar 000 000 000 330 000
30 GK Jehad Hudib Qatar 000 000 000 000 000
31 GK Yousef Baliadeh Qatar 000 000 000 000 000
99 GK Abdullla Ibrahim Qatar 000 000 000 000 000
Defenders
2 DF Ró-Ró Qatar 000 000 000 440 000
5 DF Tarek Salman Qatar 000 000 000 441 000
6 DF Paulo Otávio Brazil 000 000 000 311 000
12 DF Ilyes Housni Morocco 000 000 000 000 000
16 DF Boualem Khoukhi Qatar 000 000 000 440 000
29 DF Romain Saïss[lower-alpha 1] Morocco 000 000 000 300 000
37 DF Ahmed Suhail Qatar 000 000 000 000 000
55 DF Amin Hazbavi Iran 000 000 000 100 000
66 DF Abdulrahman Al-Ameen Qatar 000 000 000 000 000
70 DF Musab Kheder Qatar 000 000 000 330 000
96 DF Anas Abweny Qatar 000 000 000 000 000
98 DF Nayef Hamid Qatar 000 000 000 000 000
Midfielders
4 MF Ahmed Sayyar Qatar 000 000 000 440 000
7 MF Mohammed Waad Qatar 000 000 000 400 000
8 MF Ali Assadalla Qatar 000 000 000 330 000
10 MF Hassan Al-Haydos Qatar 000 000 000 440 000
13 MF Abdullah Al-Yazidi Qatar 000 000 000 100 000
14 MF Mostafa Meshaal Qatar 000 000 000 100 000
18 MF Guilherme Torres Brazil 000 000 000 100 000
19 MF Gonzalo Plata Ecuador 000 000 000 311 000
20 MF Salem Al-Hajri Qatar 000 000 000 000 000
23 MF Hashim Ali Qatar 000 000 000 100 000
25 MF Mohammed Al-Quraishi Qatar 000 000 000 000 000
33 MF Moaz El-Wadia Qatar 000 000 000 000 000
86 MF Mohamed Faragalla Qatar 000 000 000 000 000
88 MF Mateus Uribe Colombia 000 000 000 440 000
97 MF Abdulla Mahdi Qatar 000 000 000 000 000
Forwards
9 FW Yusuf Abdurisag Qatar 000 000 000 200 000
11 FW Baghdad Bounedjah Algeria 000 000 000 441 000
28 FW Ahmad Al-Saeed Qatar 000 000 000 100 000
51 FW Akram Afif Qatar 000 000 000 442 000
Total 616 00 37 46 1329

Last updated: 5 August 2023
Source: Soccerway

  1. Player transferred out during the season

Goalscorers

As of 2 November 2023

Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted alphabetically by surname when total goals are equal.

No. Nat. Player Pos. QSL QEC CL 1 ACC TOTAL
51QatarAkram AfifFW900211
11AlgeriaBaghdad BounedjahFW10315
19EcuadorGonzalo PlataMF20114
9QatarYusuf AbdurisagFW20103
8QatarAli AssadallaMF20002
6BrazilPaulo OtávioDF10012
55IranAmin HazbaviDF10001
18BrazilGuilherme TorresFW10001
10QatarHassan Al-HaydosMF10001
23QatarHashim AliMF10001
16QatarBoualem KhoukhiDF00101
5QatarTarek SalmanDF00011
14QatarMostafa MeshaalMF00101
Own Goals00000
Totals2107634

Assists

As of 2 November 2023
No. Nat. Player Pos. QSL QEC CL 1 ACC TOTAL
51QatarAkram AfifFW50106
7QatarMohammed WaadMF20215
6BrazilPaulo OtávioDF20103
19EcuadorGonzalo PlataMF20103
8QatarAli AssadallaMF00112
18BrazilGuilherme TorresFW20002
11AlgeriaBaghdad BounedjahFW00022
88ColombiaMateus UribeMF10001
9QatarYusuf AbdurisagFW10001
Totals1506425

Transfers

In

Date Pos Player From club Transfer fee Source
17 May 2023LBBrazil Paulo OtávioGermany VfL WolfsburgFree transfer[14][3]
25 May 2023DFIran Amin HazbaviIran FooladFree transfer[5]
5 June 2023MFColombia Mateus UribePortugal PortoFree transfer[6]
27 June 2023FWBrazil Giovanni HenriqueBrazil Palmeiras€9 million[15][4]
23 July 2023RWEcuador Gonzalo PlataSpain ValladolidFree transfer[8]
24 July 2023DFMorocco Romain SaïssTurkey Beşiktaş€2.5 million[9][16]
18 September 2023FWMorocco Ilyes HousniFrance Paris Saint-GermainLoan for one year[17]

Out

Date Pos Player To club Transfer fee Source
20 July 2023MFSouth Korea Jung Woo-youngSaudi Arabia Al-KhaleejFree transfer
6 August 2023FWMorocco Ayoub El KaabiGreece OlympiacosFree transfer[18]
16 August 2023MFSpain Santi CazorlaSpain OviedoFree transfer[19]
5 September 2023DFMorocco Romain SaïssSaudi Arabia Al-ShababLoan for one year[20][21]

Notes

    References

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    2. 1 2 "السد يواصل استعداداته للموسم الجديد بالمعسكر الخارجي في النمسا". Qatar Stars League. 1 July 2023. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
    3. 1 2 "Al Sadd Officially Sign Brazilian Player Paulo Otavio". Qatar Stars League. 17 May 2023. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
    4. 1 2 "Giovani chega ao Catar para finalizar sua transferência do Palmeiras rumo ao Al Sadd". Globo Esporte (in Portuguese). 26 June 2023. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
    5. 1 2 "Sadd sign Iran defender Hazbavi". Gulf Times. 27 May 2023. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
    6. 1 2 "OFFICIAL: Al-Sadd sign Colombian player Mateus Uribe". Al Sadd SC. 5 June 2023. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
    7. "Guilherme Torres extends contract with Al Sadd SC". The Peninsula Qatar. 21 June 2023. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
    8. 1 2 "Al-Sadd signs Ecuadorian Gonzalo Plata for five seasons". Gulf Times. 24 July 2023. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
    9. 1 2 "Besiktas' Romain Saiss moves to Qatar's Al Sadd". AA. 24 July 2023. Retrieved 2023-09-06.
    10. "قائد المنتخب المغربي رومان سايس ينتقل إلى الشباب السعودي". France24. 6 September 2023. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
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    12. "#ACL: Teams learn the path to glory". www.the-afc.com. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
    13. "نتائج قرعة الدور الثاني (المجموعات) من البطولة" [The results of the draw for the second round (groups) of the tournament]. twitter.com/UAFAAC (in Arabic). UAFA. 6 March 2023.
    14. "OFFICIAL: Al-Sadd sign Brazilian player Paulo Otavio". Al Sadd SC. 17 May 2023. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
    15. "OFFICIAL: Al-Sadd sign Brazilian player Giovani Henrique". Al Sadd SC. 27 June 2023. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
    16. "Official: Al-Sadd sign Moroccan player Romain Saïss". Al Sadd SC. 2023-07-24. Retrieved 2023-09-06.
    17. "Le PSG prête Ilyes Housni à Al-Sadd". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 2023-09-18.
    18. "رسميا .. نادي أولمبياكوس يرحب بالكعبي". Hespress - هسبريس جريدة إلكترونية مغربية (in Arabic). 2023-08-06. Retrieved 2023-08-08.
    19. "Santi Cazorla, nuevo futbolista del Real Oviedo" [Santi Cazorla, new footballer of Real Oviedo] (in Spanish). Real Oviedo. 16 August 2023. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
    20. "Romain Saiss confirmado como reforço do Al Shabab" [Romain Saiss confirmed ad Al Shabab's reinforcement]. Bola na Rede (in European Portuguese). 2023-09-05. Retrieved 2023-09-06.
    21. "رومان سايس ينتقل إلى الشباب السعودي". Hespress - هسبريس جريدة إلكترونية مغربية (in Arabic). 2023-09-05. Retrieved 2023-09-06.
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