Riyadh XI

Riyadh All-Star XI is a professional football team based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The team is founded in 2023 for the Riyadh Season, which consists of entertainment, cultural, and sporting events held in the Saudi Arabian capital of Riyadh. The team consists of players from the Riyadh teams, Al-Hilal and Al-Nassr.

Riyadh XI

Full name	Riyadh All-Star XI
Nickname(s)	List Riyadh Season Team Riyadh All-Stars Riyadh ST XI
Founded	13 January 2023; 2 years ago (2023-01-13).[1]
Ground	King Fahd Sports City
Capacity	58,398
Owner	General Entertainment Authority National Events Center
League	Riyadh Season
Website	riyadhseason.com

History

Riyadh XI was established on 2023 for the Riyadh Season. The team consists of players from Saudi Premier League teams Al-Hilal and Al-Nassr. The Riyadh Season Cup 2023 was organised between the Riyadh XI and Paris Saint-Germain. The match saw Cristiano Ronaldo playing his first game in Saudi Arabia following his transfer to Al-Nassr.^[2] Ronaldo scored twice in a 5–4 loss to Riyadh XI.^[3] The match witnessed many well-known players such as Kylian Mbappé, Neymar, Sergio Ramos and also the Messi–Ronaldo rivalry.^[4]

Fixtures

2023

19 January 2023

20:00 SAST (UTC+3)

Riyadh XI	4–5	Paris Saint-Germain
Ronaldo 34' (pen.), 45+6' Jang Hyun-soo 56' Talisca 90+4'	Report	Messi 3' Marquinhos 43' Ramos 53' Mbappé 60' (pen.) Ekitike 78'

King Fahd Sports City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Attendance: 68,000

Referee: Abdulrahman Al-Jassim (Qatar)

Squad history

2023 Riyadh All-Star XI^[5]

No.	Pos.	Nat.	Player	Club
—	MNG	Argentina	Marcelo Gallardo	—
1	GK	Saudi Arabia	Amin Bukhari	Al-Nassr
21	GK	Saudi Arabia	Mohammed Al-Owais	Al-Hilal
2	DF	Saudi Arabia	Sultan Al-Ghannam	Al-Nassr
3	DF	Saudi Arabia	Abdullah Madu	Al-Nassr
4	DF	Saudi Arabia	Abdulelah Al-Amri	Al-Nassr
5	DF	Saudi Arabia	Ali Al-Bulaihi	Al-Hilal
16	DF	Saudi Arabia	Khalifah Al-Dawsari	Al-Hilal
20	DF	South Korea	Jang Hyun-soo	Al-Hilal
66	DF	Saudi Arabia	Saud Abdulhamid	Al-Hilal
78	DF	Saudi Arabia	Ali Lajami	Al-Nassr
8	MF	Saudi Arabia	Abdullah Otayf	Al-Hilal
10	MF	Argentina	Pity Martínez	Al-Nassr
14	MF	Saudi Arabia	Sami Al-Najei	Al-Nassr
15	MF	Brazil	Matheus Pereira	Al-Hilal
17	MF	Saudi Arabia	Abdullah Al-Khaibari	Al-Nassr
18	MF	Brazil	Luiz Gustavo	Al-Nassr
19	MF	Peru	André Carrillo	Al-Hilal
28	MF	Saudi Arabia	Mohamed Kanno	Al-Hilal
7	FW	Portugal	Cristiano Ronaldo	Al-Nassr
11	FW	Mali	Moussa Marega	Al-Hilal
29	FW	Saudi Arabia	Salem Al-Dawsari	Al-Hilal
94	FW	Brazil	Talisca	Al-Nassr

Honours

• Riyadh Season Cup runner-up: 2023