2022–23 Al Ain FC season

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UAE Pro-League
2nd
President's CupRunners–up
League CupRunners–up
UAE Super CupRunners–up
Top goalscorerLeague: Kodjo Laba (28)
All: Kodjo Laba (31)
All statistics correct as of 27 May 2023.

The 2022–23 Al Ain Football Club season was the club's 55th in existence and their 48th consecutive season in the top-level football league in the UAE.

Club

Technical staff

Position Name
Head coach
Serhii Rebrov
Assistant coach Spain Vicente Gómez
United Arab Emirates Ahmed Abdullah
Assistant coach and analyst Spain Alberto Bosch
Fitness coach Spain Jesus Pinedo
Italy Alessandro Sarrocco
Goalkeeping coach Romania Radu Lefter
Romania Dan Zdrinca[5]
Physiotherapist Brazil Felipe Perseu[6]
U-21 team head coach Iraq Ghazi Fahad
Team Manager United Arab Emirates Ahmed Al Shamsi
First and U21 team supervisor United Arab Emirates Abdullah Al Shamsi[7]

Last updated: 18 July 2021
Source: [1]

Board of directors

Office Name
President
Mohammed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan
Vice President
Chairman of the Board of Directors of Al Ain SCC
Hazza Bin Zayed Al Nahyan
Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of Al Ain SCC
Chairman of the Executive Committee
United Arab Emirates Sultan bin Hamdan bin Zayed
Chairman of Board of Directors United Arab Emirates Matar Al Darmaki
Vice Chairman of Board of Directors United Arab Emirates Khaled Al Dhaheri
Board of Directors Member United Arab Emirates Matar Al Dhaheri
Board of Directors Member United Arab Emirates Salem Al Jneibi
Board of Directors Member United Arab Emirates Majid Al Owais

Last updated: 25 May 2022
Source: Al Ain Club

Players

First Team

No Position Player Nation
1 GK Mohammed Abo Sandah  United Arab Emirates
2 MF El Mehdi El Moubarik  Morocco
3 DF Kouame Autonne  United Arab Emirates
6 MF Yahia Nader  United Arab Emirates
7 FW Caio Canedo  United Arab Emirates
8 MF Mohammed Abbas U21  United Arab Emirates
9 FW Kodjo Laba  Togo
10 MF Andriy Yarmolenko  Ukraine
11 DF Bandar Al-Ahbabi (captain)  United Arab Emirates
12 GK Sultan Al-Mantheri  United Arab Emirates
13 MF Ahmed Barman  United Arab Emirates
14 FW Sampson Agyapong  Ghana
15 DF
Erik
 Brazil
16 DF Tin Jedvaj  Croatia
17 GK Khalid Eisa (3rd captain)  United Arab Emirates
18 MF
Khalid Al-Balochi
 United Arab Emirates
20 MF Matías Palacios  Argentina
21 FW Soufiane Rahimi  Morocco
22 MF Saeed Ahmed  United Arab Emirates
23 DF Mohamed Ahmed (vice-captain)  United Arab Emirates
26 MF Ahmed Al-Qatesh U21  United Arab Emirates
29 DF Omar Saeed  United Arab Emirates
34 DF Rafael Pereira  Brazil
42 MF Jonathan Santos  Brazil
44 DF Saeed Juma  United Arab Emirates
45 MF Khalifa Obaid U21  United Arab Emirates
72 FW Mohamed Awadalla U21  Sudan
74 DF Adham Khalid U21  Egypt
78 MF Falah Waleed  United Arab Emirates
86 DF Danylo Udod U21 (on loan from Shakhtar Donetsk)  Ukraine
88 MF Naser Al-Shikali  United Arab Emirates
90 FW Eisa Khalfan U21  United Arab Emirates
92 GK Saif Al-Mazmi U21  United Arab Emirates
98 DF Salem Abdullah  United Arab Emirates

Unregistered players

No Position Player Nation
5 DF Danilo Arboleda  Colombia

New contracts

Date Pos No. Player Ref. Notes
9 February 2023 FW 9 Togo Kodjo Laba [8] 2026

Transfers

In

Date Position No. Name From Type Transfer window Fee Team Ref.
30 June 2022 MF United Arab Emirates Falah Waleed United Arab Emirates Khor Fakkan Loan return Summer First team [9]
30 June 2022 FW 99 United Arab Emirates Jamal Maroof United Arab Emirates Khor Fakkan Loan return Summer First team
30 June 2022 DF United Arab Emirates Mohanad Salem
Ittihad Kalba
Loan return Summer First team
30 June 2022 GK United Arab Emirates Ibrahim Al-Kaebi United Arab Emirates Al Urooba Loan return Summer First team
30 June 2022 MF United Arab Emirates Mohammed Jamal United Arab Emirates Al Jazira Loan return Summer First team
13 July 2022 FW Ukraine Andriy Yarmolenko England West Ham United Free transfer Summer First team [10]
14 July 2022 MF Argentina Matías Palacios Switzerland Basel Transfer Summer First team [11]

Loans in

No. Pos Player From Start date End date Ref.
DF Croatia Tin Jedvaj Russia Lokomotiv Moscow 20 December 2022 End of Season [12]

Out