The Club Today
Al Shabab had a training camp in Tunisia before the beginning of the football season, and won the ART Friendly Tournament, in which Al Hilal, Wehda, and Al Hazm also participated. The team is expected to do well this season, after bringing 2 stars to the club, Nasser Al-Shamrani and Naif Al-Qadi.
Al Shabab began the new season facing Nassr, tying 1–1. The club continued to drop points by tying Al Taey, and losing to Al Ahli in Riyadh. But soon Al Shabab went back to victory against the ambitious Wehda, and against the newcomers, Najran SC away. The victory didn't stay long, they soon lost to Al Hazm at home, tied with Ettifaq FC away, but came back demolishing Qadisiyah 5–2 away. Winning continued away against Al-Watani. Again they played Nasr, but couldn't beat them ending the game 2–2. Soon they came head to head with the current Saudi Premier League champion, and the current first place, Ittihad. Playing at home, Abdoh Autef began the scoring, which soon followed a penalty scored by Naser AlShamrani, to end the first half 2–0. But Ittihad didn't give up easily, and pulled one up in the beginning of the first half. Al Shabab's defense and amazing goalkeeper, Waleed Abdullah, stood against Ittihad's ferocious offense, but the third came by the bullet, Naji Majrashi fast sprint facing the goalkeeper, who saved it, but Naser AlShamrani continued the ball to score the third. Ittihad soon came back by a penalty scored by Mohammed Nour, and the game ended 3–2. After that Al Shabab defeated Al Tai 2–0 in Riyadh.
Currently, Naser AlShamrani is the goalscorer of the Saudi Premier League with 12 goals, and Shabab's main forward with the support of Naji Majrashi. Al Shabab ended 4th in the Saudi Premier League.
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