NEOM Squad, Coach and Saudi Football Profile

NEOM

NEOM brings a distinctive modern identity to Saudi football while retaining roots in Tabuk and a club history that predates its current name. The team sits at the meeting point of local sporting tradition, corporate investment and the planned future of the NEOM region. Its colours, home setting and broader multi-sport presence add depth beyond match results, presenting a club shaped by both heritage and transformation. NEOM stands as a notable example of Saudi football’s changing institutional and cultural landscape.

Xtra rating
1633
Conservative: 1021
Rank club
577
Updated: 13 September 2026

NEOM Upcoming matches by league

Pro League

  • - Regular Season - 8
    Al-Hazm
    NEOM
  • - Regular Season - 9
    NEOM
    No H2H
    Al-Ettifaq
  • - Regular Season - 10
    Al-Nassr
    No H2H
    NEOM
  • - Regular Season - 11
    NEOM
    No H2H
    Abha

NEOM Last matches by league

Pro League

  • - Regular Season - 7
    NEOM
    Al-Fateh
  • - Regular Season - 6
    Al-Hilal Saudi FC
    NEOM
    Kingdom Arena
  • - Regular Season - 5
    NEOM
    Al Khaleej Saihat
  • - Regular Season - 4
    Al Riyadh
    NEOM
    SHG Arena

King's Cup

  • - Round of 32
    Al-Faisaly FC
    NEOM

Friendlies Clubs

  • - Club Friendlies
    Las Palmas
    NEOM
  • - Club Friendlies
    Orlando Pirates
    NEOM
  • - Club Friendlies
    Peterborough
    NEOM
  • - Club Friendlies 5
    Valencia U21
    NEOM

NEOM Team Roster

NEOM’s recorded squad contains 28 players, with eight attackers, nine defenders, eight midfielders and three goalkeepers. The attacking group includes A. Lacazette, S. Benrahma, Haroune Camara and Khalil Al Absi. Defensive options include Mohammed Al Burayk, M. Sarr, N. Zézé and Khalifah Al Dawsari, while the midfield features Faisal Al Ghamdi, G. Masouras and Riyadh Sharahili. Goalkeeping depth is provided by M. Bułka, Luís Maximiano and A. Dagriri. The roster offers a mix of attacking, defensive and midfield options with three listed goalkeepers. Every listed position has multiple options for selection.

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Last NEOM Coachs

Christophe Galtier is NEOM’s current coach, following an appointment that began on 1 August 2025. The Frenchman is the latest entry in the coaching timeline and is listed ahead of Afouène Gharbi, whose recorded spell ran from 1 July 2023 to 1 June 2024. Galtier’s tenure places the latest appointment at the centre of NEOM’s current phase, while Gharbi’s earlier period provides recent coaching context. No other coaching appointment is included in the current timeline.

Christophe Galtier

Christophe Galtier

France
Coach since 1 August 2025
Coach until
History
Coach Coach country Coach since Coach until
Christophe Galtier France 1 August 2025
Afouène Gharbi Tunisia 1 July 2023 1 June 2024

NEOM Transfers

NEOM’s latest listed arrivals show several forms of squad movement rather than a single transfer pattern. Haroune Camara and Faisal Al Ghamdi arrived on loan, while Abdulaziz Al Othman, G. Masouras and Khalil Al Absi are listed as transfers. Khalid Al Rammah, Mohannad Abu Taha and M. Sarr joined as free agents. The listing also includes returns from loan for M. Al Dawsari, Muhammad Al Dosari, Riyadh Sharahili, T. Al Khaibri and A. Dagriri. These are recorded movements in the latest available listing, not a complete total for the wider period.

Latest player transfers from
Player Team from Transfer type Transfer date
V. Vada
Damac
Free agent 31 August 2026
Haroune Camara
Al-Nassr
Loan 12 August 2026
Faisal Al Ghamdi
Al-Ittihad FC
Loan 11 August 2026
Abdulaziz Al Othman
Al-Qadisiyah FC
Transfer 9 August 2026
Khalil Al Absi
Al Riyadh
Transfer 7 August 2026
G. Masouras
Olympiakos Piraeus
Transfer 7 August 2026
Mohannad Abu Taha
Al Quwa Al Jawiya
Free agent 6 August 2026
Khalid Al Rammah
Al-Fayha
Free agent 6 August 2026
M. Sarr
Lens
Free agent 21 July 2026
Thamer Al Khaibri
Al Khaleej Saihat
Return from loan 29 June 2026
Osama Al Khalaf
Al-Adalah
Return from loan 29 June 2026
A. Dagriri
Al Taee
Return from loan 29 June 2026
T. Al Khaibri
Al Khaleej Saihat
Return from loan 29 June 2026
Riyadh Sharahili
Damac
Return from loan 29 June 2026
Ali Al Asmari
Al Shabab
Return from loan 29 June 2026

The latest listed departures include loans, transfers, free-agent exits and returns to previous clubs. L. Rodríguez moved to Cruzeiro on loan, while F. Abdi joined Al-Ittihad FC in a listed transfer. Ali Al Asmari left on loan for Al Shabab, and Mustafa Malayekah and A. Abdu are recorded as free-agent or transfer departures respectively. Several entries are returns from loan, including Awn Al Saluli, Ayman Fallatah and R. Messi. Other loan moves involved T. Al Khaibri, M. Al Dawsari, Muhammad Al Dosari and Riyadh Sharahili. The listing is a recent selection, not a complete departure total.

Latest player transfers to
Player Team to Transfer type Transfer date
Thamer Al Khaibri
Al Khaleej Saihat
Loan 25 August 2026
T. Al Khaibri
Al Khaleej Saihat
Loan 25 August 2026
N. Al Gulaymish
Abha
Free agent 18 August 2026
Meshari Al Oufi
Al-Raed
Free agent 17 August 2026
Osama Al Khalaf
Damac
Free agent 16 August 2026
Osama Al Khalaf
Damac
Free agent 15 August 2026
H. Al Ali
Al Riyadh
Loan 12 August 2026
L. Rodríguez
Cruzeiro
Loan 5 August 2026
F. Abdi
Al-Ittihad FC
Transfer 2 August 2026
Jeddah Club
Loan 31 July 2026
Ali Al Asmari
Al Shabab
Loan 22 July 2026
Al Zulfi
- 21 July 2026
Mustafa Malayekah
Abha
Free agent 21 July 2026
A. Abdu
Al-Faisaly FC
Transfer 21 July 2026
Al Zulfi
- 20 July 2026

Transfers Synthesis

Taken together, the latest listed movements present NEOM’s squad as a point of active circulation during 2025-26 and into August 2026. Arrivals combine loans, listed transfers, free-agent additions and players returning from temporary spells elsewhere. Departures show the reverse set of mechanisms, with loans and transfers alongside free-agent exits and players going back to former clubs. Several names appear in both directions across different dates, including T. Al Khaibri, M. Al Dawsari, Muhammad Al Dosari, Riyadh Sharahili and A. Dagriri, illustrating how temporary assignments can change the recorded squad picture over time. The movement also spans Saudi clubs and overseas sides, with incoming entries from Olympiakos Piraeus and Lens and an outgoing loan to Cruzeiro. No fees or complete balance are recorded here, so the evidence supports a description of movement types and timing rather than a definitive account of total recruitment or net change.

Leagues NEOM has participated in

NEOM’s recorded competition history spans the King’s Cup, Friendlies Clubs, the Pro League and Division 1. The King’s Cup has the longest listed run, from 2019 through 2026, and remains a recent competition in the current timeline. Pro League participation is recorded for 2025 and is also recent in the available record. Club friendlies are listed for 2024 and 2025, making 2025 their latest recorded year. Division 1 appears for 2024 only and is treated as historical rather than current. These entries describe participation, not a claim of titles, results or final standings.

Pro League
Saudi-Arabia
King's Cup
Saudi-Arabia

More about NEOM

NEOM is a Saudi football club whose history reaches back to 1965, when it was founded as Al-Suqoor Club, a name associated with the Falcons. The club’s modern identity emerged through corporate restructuring and rebranding under the NEOM project, linking a long-established local institution with one of Saudi Arabia’s most ambitious regional developments. That transition gives NEOM a distinctive place in the country’s football ecosystem: it carries historical continuity while representing a highly modern, future-focused sporting vision. The club is based in Tabuk Province and has historically used King Khalid Sport City Stadium in Tabuk as its home venue and continues to use it. Its longer-term stadium context is connected to the proposed NEOM Sky Stadium within The Line, although that project belongs to the future development landscape rather than the club’s established match-day base. NEOM’s visual identity reflects the same outlook. Deep navy and cyan are associated with the modern palette, while the geometric multicoloured emblem echoes themes of technology, sustainable design and integration with the natural environment. Organisationally, NEOM Sports Club is presented as a corporate-structured institution backed by the NEOM regional development project and the Public Investment Fund framework. Its scope extends beyond the men’s football side into a broader multi-sport ecosystem involving women’s and youth activity. Within football, the club sits in Saudi Arabia’s professional football ecosystem and the AFC landscape, with its domestic development providing the foundation for wider ambitions. The team’s culture therefore combines grassroots continuity, regional representation and a deliberately contemporary brand. The Al-Suqoor heritage supplies a link to Tabuk and the club’s earlier decades, while the NEOM name signals investment, innovation and a connection to a planned new region. That blend of history and transformation remains central to understanding the club’s identity.

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NEOM vs Al-Fateh
Pro League 2026 - 1603034
Al-Hilal Saudi FC vs NEOM
Pro League 2026 - 1603018
NEOM vs Al Khaleej Saihat
Pro League 2026 - 1603009
Al Riyadh vs NEOM
Pro League 2026 - 1602998
NEOM vs Al-Qadisiyah FC
Pro League 2026 - 1602990
Al-Faisaly FC vs NEOM
Pro League 2026 - 1602984