Star player Hattan Bahebri, who recently joined Al-Kholood club, expressed his happiness about joining an ambitious team. He looks forward to giving his best artistic abilities and is excited to embark on this new professional experience, hoping it brings much success and development, and to please the club’s fans. He thanked his agent for the support and contribution to signing a one-season professional contract with Al-Kholood.

Al-Kholood is the sixth professional stop in Bahebri’s football career, which began with Al-Ittihad where he won the King’s Cup, then Al-Hilal where he won many local and continental championships and participated in the FIFA Club World Cup, besides representing Al-Shabab, Al-Taawoun, and Al-Khaleej clubs. He also played with the Saudi national team in the 2018 and 2022 FIFA World Cups and the 2019 AFC Asian Cup.

Meanwhile, Al-Kholood, led by coach Des Buckingham, continues its technical preparations to face Al-Ettifaq in Dammam next Thursday at 9:00 PM in the first round of the Roshn League. The coach will conduct a tactical maneuver to finalize the approach and key players for the upcoming league match.

Al-Kholood held a training camp in Turkey, where Buckingham focused on preparing the team for the new season competitions, including the Saudi Pro League and King’s Cup. The team won two friendly matches in Turkey, 2-0 against JS Kabylie and 3-0 against Fethiyespor, and also won a friendly against Al-Taawoun 2-1.