The 2021–22 season was Al Ain Football Club's 54th in existence and the club's 47th consecutive season in the top-level football league in the UAE.
Club Technical staff {| class="wikitable" |- ! style="color:#FFFFFF; background: #7300E6; border:2px solid #AB9767;"|Position ! style="color:#FFFFFF; background: #7300E6; border:2px solid #AB9767;"|Name |- |Head coach | Serhiy Rebrov |- |Assistant coach | Vicente Gómez Ahmed Abdullah |- |Assistant coach and analyst | Alberto Bosch |- |Fitness coach | Jesus Pinedo Alessandro Sarrocco |- |Goalkeeping coach | Radu Lefter Dan Zdrinca |- |Physiotherapist | Felipe Perseu |- |U-21 team head coach | Ghazi Fahad |- |First and U21 team supervisor | Abdullah Al Shamsi
Board of directors
OfficeNamePlayers First Team NoPositionNationPlayerAgeSinceEndsNotes1GK Mohammed Abo Sandah201420243DF Salem Abdullah201820244DF Mohammed Shaker201920245DF Danilo Arboleda202220236MF Yahia Nader 20182021 Second nationality: Egypt7FW Caio Canedo 20192024 Second nationality: Brazil8FW Ali Eid 2017 9FW Kodjo Laba 20192024 10MF Cristian Guanca 2021202211MF Bandar Al-Ahbabi (captain)20162024 12GK Sultan Al-Mantheri2021202413MF Ahmed Barman20132024 14MF Rayan Yaslam20142024 15DF Erik Jorgens202017GK Khalid Eisa (3rd captain)2013202418MF Khalid Al-Balochi 2018 20DF Yassine Meriah 20212023 21FW Soufiane Rahimi2021202622DF Saeed Ahmed 20212024 23DF Mohamed Ahmed (vice-captain)20122024 27MF Sultan Al-Shamsi 20212024 29DF Omar Saeed2022202430MF Mohammed Khalfan 20162024 31GK Suhail Al-Shamsi 202133DF Kouame Autonne 20212024 34DF Rafael Pereira 2020202244DF Saeed Juma 20172024 Unregistered players NoPositionPlayerNation From Reserve U21 and Youth Academy NoPositionPlayerNation
New contracts Date PlayerRef.Notes3 July 2021FW9 Kodjo Laba 20248 July 2021MF30 Mohammed Khalfan 20248 July 2021DF44 Saeed Juma202421 September 2021MF70 Mohammed Abbas202521 January 2022MF42 Jonathan Santos2025
Injury record
Transfers In Date Position No. Name From Type Transfer window Fee Team Ref.1 June 2021 MF — Hazem Muhanaeh Al-Taawon Loan return Summer Reserve U21 1 June 2021 DF — Waleed Siraj Khor Fakkan Loan return Summer First team 1 June 2021 MF — Idriss Mzaouiyani Al Dhafra Loan return Summer First team 1 June 2021 FW 8 Ali Eid Al-Fujairah Loan return Summer First team 1 June 2021 MF — Falah Waleed Khor Fakkan Loan return Summer First team 1 June 2021 MF — Mohammed Jamal Al Jazira Loan return Summer First team 1 June 2021 MF 27 Sultan Al-Shamsi Baniyas Transfer Summer Free First team 7 July 2021 DF 33 Kouame Autonne Khor Fakkan Transfer Summer Undisclosed First team 14 July 2021 GK 12 Sultan Al-Mantheri Al Wasl Transfer Summer Free First team 28 July 2021 DF 20 Yassine Meriah Olympiacos Transfer Summer €1,500,000 First team 6 August 2021 DF 74 Adham Khalid Al Jazira Transfer Summer Undisclosed Reserve U21 8 August 2021 FW 21 Soufiane Rahimi Raja Casablanca Transfer Summer €2,550,000 First team 14 August 2021 DF 22 Saeed Ahmed Shabab Al Ahli Transfer Summer Free First team 7 January 2022 DF 5 Danilo Arboleda Sheriff Transfer Winter Free First team 31 January 2022 DF 29 Omar Saeed Hatta Transfer Winter Free First team 7 February 2022 MF — Vítor Hugo Fiorentina U18 Transfer Winter Free Al Ain U19 Loans in Player From Start date End date Ref.10 Cristian Guanca Al Shabab11 July 2021 End of Season Out Date Position No. Name To Fee Team Ref. 30 May 2021 MF 29 Abdullah Sameer Hatta Free transfer Reserve U21 6 June 2021 DF 31 Saoud Al-Abri Hatta Free transfer Reserve U21 8 June 2021 MF — Hazem Muhanaeh Free agent End of contract Reserve U21 12 June 2021 DF 33 Tsukasa Shiotani Free agent End of contract First team 15 June 2021 MF 99 Fahad Hadeed Khor Fakkan Free transfer First team 26 June 2021 DF 50 Mohammed Fayez Free agent End of contract First team 1 July 2021 DF — Waleed Siraj Free agent End of contract Reserve U21 1 July 2021 DF 5 Ismail Ahmed Retired First team 1 July 2021 MF 22 Shoya Nakajima Porto End of loan First team 8 July 2021 GK 12 Hamad Al-Mansouri Ittihad Kalba Free transfer Reserve U21 12 July 2021 MF 20 Wilson Eduardo Free agent Contract termination First team 27 July 2021 DF 75 Saif Ghazi Al Dhafra Free transfer Reserve U21 30 July 2021 DF 71 Ali Al-Haidhani Al Urooba Free transfer First team 6 August 2021 MF 21 Mohammed Helal Ajman Free transfer First team 27 September 2021 MF 20 Mohamed Abdulrahman Al-Wasl Free transfer First team 6 January 2022 DF 35 Ahmed Jamal Hatta Contract termination First team 12 January 2022 MF — Omar Yaisien Al Hamriyah Contract termination First team 28 January 2022 MF — Idriss Mzaouiyani Fujairah Free transfer First team
Loans out Name To Start date End date Ref.— Falah Waleed Khor Fakkan6 July 2021End of Season 19 Mohanad Salem Ittihad Kalba27 July 2021End of Season 77 Ibrahim Al-Kaebi Al Urooba4 October 2021End of Season — Mohammed Jamal Al Jazira4 January 2022End of Season 99 Jamal Maroof Khor Fakkan31 January 2022End of Season
Pre-season and friendlies
Competitions Overview
UAE Pro-League
League table
Results summary
Results by round
Matches
President's Cup
League Cup
First round
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Statistics Squad appearances and goals Last updated on 26 May 2022. Goalkeepers Defenders Midfielders Forwards
Clean sheets As of 22 May 2022 RankNo.PlayerPro LeagueLeague CupPresident's Cup Total117 Khalid Eisa12211521 Mohammed Abo Sandah1001 Goalscorers
Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted alphabetically by surname when total goals are equal. No.Pos.PlayerPro-LeaguePresident's Cup League Cup Total1 9 FW Kodjo Laba 26 1 4 312 10 MF Cristian Guanca 8 0 3 113 21 FW Soufiane Rahimi 8 0 1 94 7 FW Caio Canedo 4 0 2 65 33 DF Kouame Autonne 3 0 1 46 13 MF Ahmed Barman 3 0 0 37 34 DF Rafael Pereira 1 1 0 28 15 DF Erik Jorgens 1 0 0 1 5 DF Danilo Arboleda 1 0 0 1 42 MF Jonathan Santos 0 0 1 1 20 DF Yassine Meriah 1 0 0 1Own goals 1 0 0 1Totals57 2 12 71 Disciplinary record
Assists As of 26 May 2022 No.PlayerPro-LeaguePresident's Cup League Cup Total10 Cristian Guanca 711921 Soufiane Rahimi900911 Bandar Al-Ahbabi502715 Erik Menezes30259 Kodjo Laba50057 Caio Canedo102342 Jonathan Santos200227 Sultan Al-Shamsi100117 Khalid Eisa001133 Yassine Meriah100133 Kouame Autonne100144 Saeed Juma100123 Mohamed Ahmed001113 Ahmed Barman100188 Naser Al-Shikali1001Totals38 1 9 48
Hat-tricks Player Against Result Date Round Kodjo Laba Al Urooba 3–3 (A) 5 Kodjo Laba Al Jazira 1–5 (A) 10 Kodjo Laba4 Al Jazira 5–0 (H) 23 4 – Player scored four goals.
Awards Pro League Monthly awards MonthManager of the MonthPlayer of the MonthGoalkeeper of the MonthReferencesAugust Serhii Rebrov Kodjo LabaSeptember Serhii Rebrov Soufiane RahimiOctober Serhii Rebrov Kouame Autonne Khalid EisaNovember Serhii Rebrov Soufiane Rahimi Khalid EisaDecember Serhii RebrovJanuary Serhii Rebrov February Serhii Rebrov Soufiane Rahimi Khalid EisaMarch Serhii Rebrov Khalid Eisa
References
External links Al Ain FC official website