▲ 3 p.p.
vs 2020/21 season
We identified 181 real signings for the first-team squad — academy promotions, loan returns and transfers that never went through are excluded. 3 youth investments (under-23) are classified separately. This edition introduces the adjusted hit rate, which statistically weights clubs with few signings to avoid small-sample distortions.
Club Ranking
| Club | League pos. | Signings | Evaluated |
Successful | Fair | Unsuccessful | Raw % | Adjusted % |
|---|
| 1 | Al Shabab | 4º | 10 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 56% | 47% |
| 2 | Al-Ahli Jeddah | 15º | 10 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 50% | 44% |
| 3 | Al-Hilal Saudi FC | 1º | 9 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 50% | 43% |
| 4 | Al-Ettifaq | 12º | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 50% | 42% |
| 5 | Al-Nassr | 3º | 8 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 44% | 40% |
| 6 | Al-Fateh | 8º | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 38% | 37% |
| 7 | Al Taee | 6º | 23 | 23 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 37% | 37% |
| 8 | Al-Raed | 7º | 11 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 36% | 37% |
| 9 | Abha | 10º | 7 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 36% | 36% |
| 10 | Al Baten | 14º | 7 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 36% | 36% |
| 11 | Al-Ittihad FC | 2º | 7 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 36% | 36% |
| 12 | Al-Faisaly FC | 13º | 12 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 29% | 32% |
| 13 | Al-Fayha | 9º | 22 | 22 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 30% | 32% |
| 14 | Al-Hazm | 16º | 18 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 26% | 30% |
| 15 | Damac | 5º | 12 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 25% | 30% |
| 16 | Al Taawon | 11º | 12 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 12% | 22% |
The Adjusted % applies Bayesian weighting toward the league average (37%), proportional to the volume of signings — the ranking's official order.
Hit rate by transfer window
| Window | Signings | Hit rate % |
|---|
| Start-of-season window (Dec-Apr) | 76 | 27% |
| Mid-year window (May-Aug) | 105 | 41% |
Season Highlights
| Player | Club | Pos | Min | G+A | Nota | Rating |
|---|
| Anderson Talisca | Al-Nassr | M | 2436 | 20+2 | 7.36 | Excellent |
| Ezgjan Alioski | Al-Ahli Jeddah | M | 2512 | 6+9 | 7.18 | Excellent |
| Carlos | Al Shabab | F | 1988 | 13+3 | 7.22 | Excellent |
| Knowledge Musona | Al Taee | M | 1930 | 4+8 | 7.35 | Excellent |
| Igor Coronado | Al-Ittihad FC | M | 1385 | 5+10 | 7.67 | Excellent |
| Ola John | Al-Hazm | F | 1780 | 8+3 | 7.22 | Excellent |
Methodology
Each evaluated signing is classified into five tiers from a score that combines match ratings, attacking output adjusted for game time, collective contribution and consistency, in comparison with the other players in the competition. Successful signings count as a full point; Fair ones, half a point. Signings without relevant game time are unsuccessful, except for youth investments (under-23) and serious, documented injuries.
Appendix — Signings by club
* Youth investment (under-23, no game time) — outside the calculation.
Abha (7 signings)
| Player | Matches | Minutes | Goals | Assists | Rating |
|---|
| Uroš Matić | 28 | 2418 | 3 | 1 | Good |
| Mitchell Te Vrede | 28 | 1979 | 5 | 1 | Good |
| Vieljeux Prestige Mboungou | 16 | 1174 | 0 | 1 | Fair |
| Dani Suarez | 15 | 1029 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Abdullah Al-Zoari | 10 | 810 | 0 | 0 | Below expectations |
| Mutair Al Zahrani | 11 | 56 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Ali Al-Mazidi | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
Al Baten (7 signings)
| Player | Matches | Minutes | Goals | Assists | Rating |
|---|
| Maurício Antônio | 29 | 2617 | 2 | 1 | Excellent |
| Mohammed Al-Qarni | 27 | 2082 | 0 | 0 | Fair |
| Mohammed Naji | 28 | 1773 | 0 | 1 | Below expectations |
| Hussain Ahmed Al Issa | 27 | 1484 | 0 | 3 | Good |
| Abdulaziz Al-Alawi | 19 | 907 | 0 | 1 | Did not deliver |
| Afriyie Acquah | 9 | 533 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Abdulaziz Al Aryani | 26 | 444 | 1 | 3 | Did not deliver |
Al Shabab (10 signings)
| Player | Matches | Minutes | Goals | Assists | Rating |
|---|
| Fawaz Al Qarni | 27 | 2385 | 0 | 0 | Good |
| Carlos | 23 | 1988 | 13 | 3 | Excellent |
| Paulinho Paula | 23 | 1651 | 1 | 3 | Good |
| Iago Santos | 12 | 1011 | 0 | 1 | Good |
| Nader Al Sharari | 29 | 523 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Abdullah Al-Jawaey | 29 | 462 | 0 | 1 | Did not deliver |
| Luciano Vietto | 7 | 359 | 2 | 1 | Fair |
| John Mary | 7 | 232 | 1 | 1 | Fair |
| Hussein Shaian | 20 | 135 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Abdulelah Alshamary * | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | Investment |
Al Taawon (12 signings)
| Player | Matches | Minutes | Goals | Assists | Rating |
|---|
| Tariq Mohammed | 29 | 1754 | 0 | 2 | Below expectations |
| Álvaro Medrán | 14 | 1149 | 0 | 1 | Fair |
| Awn Al Saluli | 22 | 1144 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Hassan Al-Amri | 25 | 1056 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Ashraf El Mahdioui | 12 | 968 | 1 | 0 | Fair |
| Yazeed Al Bakr | 24 | 912 | 0 | 2 | Below expectations |
| Christian Luyindama | 12 | 880 | 0 | 0 | Below expectations |
| Luvannor Henrique | 10 | 703 | 6 | 0 | Fair |
| Hazazi Yahya | 14 | 581 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Motaz Hawsawi | 9 | 363 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Ze Luis | 7 | 211 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Hazzaa Al-Hazzaa | 8 | 65 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
Al Taee (23 signings)
| Player | Matches | Minutes | Goals | Assists | Rating |
|---|
| Marcelo | 24 | 2165 | 1 | 0 | Good |
| Dener | 25 | 2099 | 4 | 1 | Excellent |
| Knowledge Musona | 22 | 1930 | 4 | 8 | Excellent |
| Amir Saâyoud | 20 | 1671 | 4 | 3 | Excellent |
| Lucas Alves | 16 | 1440 | 1 | 0 | Fair |
| Martin Lukov | 16 | 1406 | 0 | 0 | Fair |
| Abdulaziz Majrashi | 28 | 1405 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Ibrahim Al-Zubaidi | 21 | 1334 | 0 | 2 | Fair |
| Hamed Fallatah | 28 | 1300 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Tobías Figueroa | 12 | 1032 | 5 | 1 | Good |
| Ali Mukhtar | 11 | 922 | 2 | 1 | Fair |
| Jamal Bajandouh | 13 | 918 | 1 | 0 | Fair |
| Collins Fai | 9 | 744 | 0 | 1 | Fair |
| Mohammed Harzan Mohsen | 20 | 686 | 0 | 2 | Did not deliver |
| Osama Al Khalaf | 12 | 650 | 0 | 1 | Fair |
| Fahad Al-Johani | 13 | 481 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Mohammed Al-Thain | 16 | 403 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Abdulkarim Al Qahtani | 19 | 369 | 0 | 1 | Did not deliver |
| Abdullah Hassoun | 10 | 281 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Mohammed Khalil Marran | 17 | 261 | 0 | 1 | Below expectations |
| Mohmad Atiah | 15 | 77 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Abdulwahab Jafar | 12 | 61 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Mohammed Al-Shanqiti | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
Al-Ahli Jeddah (10 signings)
| Player | Matches | Minutes | Goals | Assists | Rating |
|---|
| Ezgjan Alioski | 28 | 2512 | 6 | 9 | Excellent |
| Dankler | 23 | 2015 | 0 | 0 | Fair |
| Filip Bradarić | 28 | 1953 | 2 | 0 | Fair |
| Eduardo | 12 | 1005 | 5 | 0 | Excellent |
| Alassane Ndao | 14 | 957 | 1 | 0 | Fair |
| Ali Majrashi | 11 | 939 | 0 | 0 | Fair |
| Mohammed Majrashi | 17 | 363 | 0 | 1 | Did not deliver |
| Abdullah Almogren | 12 | 324 | 1 | 1 | Fair |
| Paulinho | 4 | 315 | 2 | 0 | Fair |
| Fahad Al Hamad | 19 | 286 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
Al-Ettifaq (5 signings)
| Player | Matches | Minutes | Goals | Assists | Rating |
|---|
| Saeed Al Muwallad | 28 | 2451 | 0 | 3 | Excellent |
| Robin Quaison | 21 | 1498 | 7 | 1 | Good |
| Amin Younes | 10 | 649 | 2 | 0 | Fair |
| Youssouf Niakate | 10 | 372 | 1 | 0 | Below expectations |
| Abdullah Hussein Al-Owisher | 15 | 270 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
Al-Faisaly FC (12 signings)
| Player | Matches | Minutes | Goals | Assists | Rating |
|---|
| Ismael Silva Lima | 27 | 2393 | 1 | 3 | Excellent |
| Saleh Al Qumayzi | 26 | 1766 | 0 | 2 | Fair |
| Abdulrahman Al Dosari | 29 | 1391 | 0 | 0 | Below expectations |
| Martin Boyle | 13 | 1158 | 3 | 1 | Good |
| Rossi | 14 | 1109 | 1 | 0 | Good |
| Mohammed Al Alamri | 25 | 985 | 0 | 2 | Below expectations |
| Ahmad Asiri | 11 | 862 | 0 | 0 | Below expectations |
| Yaseen Barnawi | 22 | 785 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Clayson | 13 | 413 | 1 | 1 | Below expectations |
| Saleh Al Abbas | 21 | 256 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Abdulmajid Al-Sawat | 15 | 71 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Khaled Al-Semeiry | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
Al-Fateh (8 signings)
| Player | Matches | Minutes | Goals | Assists | Rating |
|---|
| Firas Al-Buraikan | 28 | 2108 | 11 | 4 | Excellent |
| Petros | 15 | 1298 | 1 | 0 | Good |
| Ivan Santini | 24 | 1015 | 6 | 3 | Fair |
| Ali Alzubaidi | 13 | 452 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Ayman Al-Khalif | 12 | 394 | 2 | 1 | Fair |
| Ahmad Algeaidy | 20 | 284 | 0 | 1 | Did not deliver |
| Khalifah Al-Dawsari | 11 | 223 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Waled Al Enazi | 16 | 10 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
Al-Fayha (22 signings)
| Player | Matches | Minutes | Goals | Assists | Rating |
|---|
| Vladimir Stojković | 29 | 2521 | 0 | 0 | Good |
| Ricardo Ryller | 27 | 2309 | 0 | 1 | Good |
| Panagiotis Tachtsidis | 28 | 2248 | 1 | 9 | Good |
| Hussain Al-Showaish | 29 | 2245 | 0 | 0 | Fair |
| Abdulrahman Al-Safri | 28 | 1963 | 1 | 1 | Fair |
| Ramon Lopes | 25 | 1794 | 6 | 0 | Good |
| Sultan Mandash | 29 | 1578 | 2 | 1 | Fair |
| Amadou Moutari | 27 | 1433 | 2 | 0 | Fair |
| Malek Al Abdulmonam | 24 | 758 | 4 | 0 | Fair |
| Ali Al-Zaqan | 12 | 397 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Aleksandar Trajkovski | 10 | 389 | 1 | 1 | Below expectations |
| Mohammed Abusabaan | 11 | 331 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Yousef Alharbi | 15 | 298 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Fwaz Altryes | 19 | 196 | 1 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Ali Alnemer | 6 | 169 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| John Boye | 12 | 96 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Fernando | 1 | 33 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Kyriakos Papadopoulos | 1 | 16 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Malik Al Shammary | 5 | 14 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Ali Alzubaidi | 11 | 10 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Sager Otayf | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Marwan Al-Haidari | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
Al-Hazm (18 signings)
| Player | Matches | Minutes | Goals | Assists | Rating |
|---|
| Neris | 24 | 2078 | 0 | 0 | Fair |
| Ola John | 22 | 1780 | 8 | 3 | Excellent |
| Alison | 18 | 1537 | 0 | 1 | Good |
| Tiago Rodrigues | 15 | 1317 | 1 | 1 | Fair |
| Ahmad Al-Najei | 19 | 1221 | 0 | 3 | Fair |
| Ibrahim Zaied | 21 | 1170 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Abdulelah Alshamary | 18 | 918 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Thaar Al-Otaibi | 20 | 862 | 1 | 1 | Below expectations |
| Moha | 11 | 768 | 3 | 0 | Fair |
| Saud Zidan | 16 | 732 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Dawood Al-Saeed | 22 | 630 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Luka Stojanović | 9 | 591 | 1 | 0 | Fair |
| Ezekiel Henty | 8 | 385 | 0 | 1 | Below expectations |
| Mohammed Al-Sahlawi | 9 | 373 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Hamad Al Abdan | 10 | 309 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Albssas Mohammad | 7 | 14 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Habib Al-Wutaian | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Radhi Al-Oteibi * | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Investment |
Al-Hilal Saudi FC (9 signings)
| Player | Matches | Minutes | Goals | Assists | Rating |
|---|
| Moussa Marega | 27 | 2043 | 13 | 2 | Excellent |
| Matheus Pereira | 22 | 1388 | 2 | 11 | Excellent |
| Odion Ighalo | 13 | 1122 | 12 | 4 | Excellent |
| Saud Abdulhamid | 13 | 968 | 0 | 2 | Fair |
| Michael Delgado | 13 | 727 | 2 | 3 | Fair |
| Hamad Al Yami | 21 | 530 | 0 | 1 | Did not deliver |
| Mohammed Al-Owais | 12 | 90 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Abdulrahman Al-Obaid | 10 | 17 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Khalifah Al-Dawsari * | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | Investment |
Al-Ittihad FC (7 signings)
| Player | Matches | Minutes | Goals | Assists | Rating |
|---|
| Igor Coronado | 19 | 1385 | 5 | 10 | Excellent |
| Abderrazak Hamdallah | 13 | 1043 | 12 | 1 | Excellent |
| André André | 12 | 1022 | 0 | 1 | Fair |
| Abdullah Al-Hafith | 22 | 480 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Madallah Al-Olayan | 10 | 233 | 0 | 1 | Did not deliver |
| Youssouf Niakate | 9 | 160 | 0 | 1 | Did not deliver |
| Saleh Alohaymid | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
Al-Nassr (8 signings)
| Player | Matches | Minutes | Goals | Assists | Rating |
|---|
| Anderson Talisca | 28 | 2436 | 20 | 2 | Excellent |
| Vincent Aboubakar | 24 | 1677 | 9 | 4 | Good |
| Ramiro Funes Mori | 26 | 1602 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Jaloliddin Masharipov | 28 | 1572 | 2 | 5 | Good |
| Anselmo | 20 | 1330 | 0 | 0 | Fair |
| Mohammed Qassem | 18 | 620 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Jonathan Rodríguez | 9 | 414 | 1 | 0 | Below expectations |
| Mohammed Al-Fatil | 11 | 330 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
Al-Raed (11 signings)
| Player | Matches | Minutes | Goals | Assists | Rating |
|---|
| Eduardo Henrique | 29 | 2505 | 0 | 0 | Good |
| Mohammed Salem | 29 | 2415 | 0 | 0 | Good |
| Renê Santos | 27 | 2188 | 1 | 0 | Fair |
| Éder | 22 | 1662 | 6 | 1 | Good |
| Iago Herrerín | 17 | 1170 | 0 | 1 | Below expectations |
| Yahia Al-Shehri | 23 | 544 | 1 | 2 | Fair |
| Abdulmohsen Al-Qahtani | 16 | 485 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Christian Atsu | 13 | 405 | 0 | 1 | Did not deliver |
| Abdullah Alshenqiti | 16 | 387 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Naif Hazzazi | 17 | 45 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Hussain Al-Nakhli | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
Damac (12 signings)
| Player | Matches | Minutes | Goals | Assists | Rating |
|---|
| El Arbi Hillel Soudani | 25 | 1915 | 8 | 1 | Good |
| Mijo Caktaš | 16 | 1376 | 4 | 0 | Good |
| Abdullah Al-Hawsawi | 20 | 1005 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Nono | 10 | 834 | 1 | 0 | Fair |
| Filipe Augusto | 10 | 736 | 2 | 0 | Fair |
| Mohamed Al-Sahli | 18 | 363 | 0 | 1 | Did not deliver |
| Ammar Al Najjar | 24 | 335 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Abdulrahman Al Yami | 8 | 125 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Dubaysh Khalid Hussain | 7 | 122 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Abdullah Khtab | 3 | 18 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Omar Al-Mzeal | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |
| Abdallh Qaisi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Did not deliver |