Al Ettifaq is a professional football club based in Dammam, Saudi Arabia. The club founded back in year 1945. The club well known for the name of (The Knight of Ad-Dahna and The Commandos). All home matches take place at Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium Dammam, Saudi Arabia. Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium have capacity of 26k people at one time. Al Ettifaq have signed eight foreign players to their squad. Patrice Carteron is the current team manager, under his management the club winning ratio improved. Ettifaq players salaries, contracts, extension deal for another season reported.
| Players | Base Salary | Weekly Wages | Positions | Contracts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abdullah Al-Oaisher | £350k | 7.2k | GK | 2023 |
| Paulo Victor (new signing) | £500k | £10k | GK | 2023 |
| Abdullah Al-Saleh | £150k | £3k | GK | 2023 |
| Mohamed Al-Haety | £100k | £2k | GK | 2023 |
| Bela Mousa Ali Al Dawaa | £100k | £2k | DEF | 2023 |
| Marcel Tisserand (new signing) | £750k | £16k | DEF | 2025 |
| Darko Velkovski (new signing) | £800k | £16.8k | DEF | 2024 |
| Ali Al-Khaybari | £100k | £2k | DEF | 2023 |
| Saad Al-Mousa | £150k | £3k | DEF | 2023 |
| Abdullah Khateeb | £150k | £3k | DEF | 2023 |
| Abdulrahman Al-Obaid (on loan) | – | £7k | DEF | 2023 |
| Ali Fouad Masrahi | £150k | £3k | DEF | 2023 |
| Fahd Ghazi | £150k | £3k | DEF | 2023 |
| Sanousi Al-Hawsawi | £100k | £2k | DEF | 2023 |
| Saeed Al-Mowalad | £150k | £3k | DEF | 2024 |
| Saad Al-Khairy | £100k | £2k | DEF | 2023 |
| Berat Özdemir (new signing) | £1m | £21k | DEF | 2025 |
| Ibrahim Mohannashi | £500k | £10k | DEF | 2024 |
| Ahmed Al-Ghamdi | £250k | £4.7k | DEF | 2023 |
| Faisal Al-Ghamdi | £100k | £2k | DEF | 2023 |
| Majed Al-Najrani | £100k | £2k | MID | 2023 |
| Ali Abdullah Hazazi | £250k | £4.7k | MID | 2024 |
| Hamed Al-Ghamdi | £300k | £6k | MID | 2024 |
| Naïm Sliti | £2.5m | £52k | LW | 2023 |
| Vitinho (new signing) | £1.2m | £25k | LW | 2025 |
| Mohammed Al-Kuwaykibi | £400k | £8k | RW | 2024 |
| Robin Quaison | £2.5m | £52k | FW | 2024 |
| Youssoufou Niakaté | £750k | £15.6k | FW | 2023 |
| Abdullah Al-Salem | £250k | £4.5k | FW | 2023 |
| Mahar Sharoumah | £200k | £4k | FW | 2023 |
| Rayan Al-Bloushi (new signing) | £100k | £2k | FW | 2023 |
| Jaber Qarradi (new signing) | £100k | £2k | FW | 2023 |
| Fahad Khalid Al-Dossari | £100k | £2k | DEF | 2023 |
How Much Club Wage Bill Exceed After Signing New Players in Transfer Window?
The club wage bill increased after signing three big players for the new season, Marcel Tisserand, Darko Velkovski and Paulo Victor joined the club during the summer transfer window. Club wage bill hike to £12.5m and it will be increased to £16.5m since more than 15 players required contract renewal. The new contracts will be offered to some players before the season ends while some players signed deal in the summer transfer window.
Who is the best paid player in the Ettifaq FC Squad?
Berat Özdemir, Naïm Sliti, Vitinho, and Robin Quaison hold expensive contract deal with the club. Robin Quaison and Naïm Sliti the two become highest paid in the squad with contracts worth £2.5m a year.
If the club signed new players or extend players contracts the details regarding to Ettifaq players salaries and per match fees will be provided. The club wage bill make it 7th most expensive team in the Saudi Arabia Pro league after Al-Shabab, Al-Ittihad and Al-Nassr.