THE CLIFF
2002 → 2026
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Saudi Arabia

5 World Cups · 2002–2026
Succession '06
5%
U23 value share
Succession '26
15%
recovered
Top-5 minutes
59→1.6k
+2583% at kick-off

The Cliff — succession vs squad minutes

per World Cup cycle · squad top-5 league minutes and under-23 value share, at kick-off
Top-5 minutesSuccession · U23 value share
2k1k0k15%8%0%200220062018202220265%1%10%15%THE CLIFFRECOVERY · 1% → 15%
Cliff verdict · 2026

#18 of 48 on the Cliff Index (+0.50): minutes-weighted age 28.9, 61% of 2026 minutes from players aged 31+ by 2030-06-01, 58% debutants.

Squad value at kick-off

total market value · €m · at each tournament
€10m€19m€25m€41m'06'18'22'26

Mean squad age

years, weighted by minutes · at each tournament
30.028.026.026.927.128.528.328.9'02'06'18'22'26

Tournament by tournament

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2002
Group
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2006
Group
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2010
Did not qualify
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2014
Did not qualify
no squad →
2018
Group
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2022
Group
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2026
Group
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2002 squad — Group 2002 — no TM values, appearance metrics only

Paper Index: #210 of 240 all-time · #32 of 32 in 2002 (composite -0.86)

CSV ↓
#Player PosAgeClubApps GlsAstMin CLCLGValue Peak WC WCG
1 Mohamed Al-DeayeaGK 29 Al Hilal 00 n/a 0 00 —n/a 20
2 Mohammed SheliahDF 27 Al Ahli 00 n/a 0 00 —n/a 00
3 Redha TukarDF 26 Al Shabab 00 n/a 0 00 —n/a 30
4 Abdullah ZubromawiDF 28 Al Ahli 00 n/a 0 00 —n/a 30
5 Mohsin Al-HarthiDF 25 Al Nassr 00 n/a 0 00 —n/a 00
6 Fouzi Al-ShehriDF 22 Al Ahli 00 n/a 0 00 —n/a 20
7 Ibrahim SuwayedMF 27 Al Ahli 00 n/a 0 00 —n/a 30
8 Mohammed NoorMF 24 Al-Ittihad 00 n/a 0 00 —n/a 20
9 Sami Al-JaberFW 29 Al Hilal 00 n/a 0 00 —n/a 10
10 Mohammad Al-ShalhoubMF 21 Al Hilal 00 n/a 0 00 —n/a 10
11 Obeid Al-DosariFW 26 Al Ahli 00 n/a 0 00 —n/a 10
12 Ahmed Al-DokhiDF 25 Al Hilal 00 n/a 0 00 —n/a 20
13 Hussein AbdulghaniDF 25 Al Ahli 00 n/a 0 00 —n/a 30
14 Abdulaziz Al-KhathranMF 28 Al Shabab 00 n/a 0 00 —n/a 30
15 Abdullah Al-JumaanFW 24 Al Hilal 00 n/a 0 00 —n/a 30
16 Khamis Al-OwairanMF 28 Al-Ittihad 00 n/a 0 00 —n/a 00
17 Abdullah Al-WakedMF 26 Al Shabab 00 n/a 0 00 —n/a 20
18 Nawaf Al-TemyatMF 25 Al Hilal 00 n/a 0 00 —n/a 30
19 Omar Al-GhamdiMF 23 Al Hilal 00 n/a 0 00 —n/a 00
20 Al-Hasan Al-YamiFW 29 Al-Ittihad 00 n/a 0 00 —n/a 30
21 Mabrouk ZaidGK 23 Al-Ittihad 00 n/a 0 00 —n/a 00
22 Mohammed Al-KhojaliGK 29 Al Nassr 00 n/a 0 00 —n/a 00
23 Mansour Al-ThagafiDF 23 Al Nassr 00 n/a 0 00 —n/a 00
Selected pathway leagues — full list below
CSV ↓
Selected pathway leagueAppsMin
Saudi Pro League (KSA)83670,616
All competitions (2 named + 7 other) CSV ↓
CompetitionAppsMin
Saudi Pro League (KSA)83670,616
EFL Cup (Eng)155
Other competitions (7 — minor leagues, cups, youth)58247,690
Squad traits
Mean height
179 cm
22/23 measured
Defender height
178 cm
set-piece proxy

2006 squad — Group value coverage 20/23 · value retention 100%

Paper Index: #226 of 240 all-time · #32 of 32 in 2006 (composite -0.93)

CSV ↓
#Player PosAgeClubApps GlsAstMin CLCLGValue Peak WC WCG
1 Mohamed Al-Deayea 2ndGK 33 Al Hilal 00 n/a 0 00 €0.3M€0M ’06 00
2 Ahmed Al-Dokhi 2ndDF 29 Al-Ittihad 00 n/a 0 00 €0.5M€0M ’06 30
3 Redha Tukar 2ndDF 30 Al-Ittihad 00 n/a 0 00 €0.4M€0M ’06 30
4 Hamad Al-MontashariDF 23 Al-Ittihad 00 n/a 0 00 €1.0M€1M ’05 30
5 Naif Al-QadiDF 27 Al-Ahli 00 n/a 0 00 €0.3M€0M ’06 00
6 Omar Al-Ghamdi 2ndMF 27 Al Hilal 00 n/a 0 00 €0.4M€0M ’06 20
7 Mohammed AmeenMF 26 Al-Ittihad 00 n/a 0 00 €0.4M€0M ’06 20
8 Mohammed Noor 2ndFW 28 Al-Ittihad 00 n/a 0 00 €0.7M€1M ’06 30
9 Sami Al-Jaber 2ndFW 33 Al Hilal 00 n/a 0 00 €0.8M€1M ’06 30
10 Mohammad Al-Shalhoub 2ndMF 25 Al Hilal 00 n/a 0 00 €0.6M€1M ’06 00
11 Saad Al-HarthiFW 22 Al Nassr 00 n/a 0 00 €0.5M€0M ’06 10
12 Abdulaziz Al-Khathran 2ndDF 32 Al Hilal 00 n/a 0 00 €0.5M€0M ’06 00
13 Hussein Abdulghani 2ndDF 29 Al-Ahli 00 n/a 0 00 —— 00
14 Saud KaririMF 25 Al-Ittihad 00 n/a 0 00 €0.6M€1M ’06 30
15 Ahmed Al-BahriDF 25 Al Ettifaq 00 n/a 0 00 €0.5M€0M ’06 00
16 Khaled AzizMF 24 Al Hilal 00 n/a 0 00 €0.3M€0M ’06 30
17 Mohamed EidDF 19 Al-Ahli 00 n/a 0 00 —— 00
18 Nawaf Al-Temyat 2ndMF 29 Al Hilal 00 n/a 0 00 €0.7M€1M ’06 20
19 Mohammad MassadDF 23 Al-Ahli 00 n/a 0 00 €0.1M€0M ’06 10
20 Yasser Al-QahtaniFW 23 Al Hilal 00 n/a 0 00 €0.8M€1M ’06 20
21 Mabrouk Zaid 2ndGK 27 Al-Ittihad 00 n/a 0 00 €0.2M€0M ’06 30
22 Mohammad KhoujaGK 24 Al Shabab 00 n/a 0 00 —— 00
23 Malek MouathFW 24 Al-Ahli 00 n/a 0 00 €0.2M€0M ’06 30
Selected pathway leagues — full list below
CSV ↓
Selected pathway leagueAppsMin
Saudi Pro League (KSA)1411115,007
All competitions (3 named + 7 other) CSV ↓
CompetitionAppsMin
Saudi Pro League (KSA)1411115,007
AFC Champions League13210,489
EFL Cup (Eng)155
Other competitions (7 — minor leagues, cups, youth)68056,185
Squad traits
Mean height
178 cm
23/23 measured
Defender height
177 cm
set-piece proxy
U23 value share
5%
prospect share
Value dependency
10%
Hamad Al-Montashari of squad value

2018 squad — Group · value retention 78%

Paper Index: #236 of 240 all-time · #31 of 32 in 2018 (composite -1.02)

CSV ↓
#Player PosAgeClubApps GlsAstMin CLCLGValue Peak WC WCG
1 Abdullah Al-MayoufGK 31 Al Hilal 00 0 0 00 €0.6M€1M ’17 10
2 Mansoor Al-HarbiDF 30 Al Ahli 00 0 0 00 €0.6M€1M ’17 00
3 Osama HawsawiDF 34 Al Hilal 00 0 0 00 €0.7M€2M ’10 30
4 Ali Al-BulaihiDF 28 Al Hilal 00 0 0 00 €0.3M€0M ’18 10
5 Omar HawsawiDF 32 Al Nassr 00 0 0 00 €0.8M€1M ’18 10
6 Mohammed Al-BreikDF 25 Al Hilal 00 0 0 00 €1.3M€1M ’18 30
7 Salman Al-FarajMF 28 Al Hilal 00 0 0 00 €1.1M€1M ’18 31
8 Yahya Al-ShehriMF 27 Leganés 00 0 0 00 €0.8M€2M ’17 20
9 Hattan BahebriMF 25 Al Shabab 00 0 0 00 €0.9M€1M ’18 30
10 Mohammad Al-SahlawiFW 31 Al Nassr 00 0 0 00 €0.7M€1M ’17 20
11 Abdulmalek Al-KhaibriMF 32 Al Hilal 00 0 0 00 €0.2M€1M ’17 00
12 Mohamed KannoMF 23 Al Hilal 00 0 0 00 €0.7M€1M ’16 10
13 Yasser Al-ShahraniDF 26 Al Hilal 00 0 0 00 €1.5M€2M ’16 30
14 Abdullah OtayfMF 25 Al Hilal 00 0 0 00 €1.0M€1M ’18 30
15 Abdullah Al-KhaibariMF 21 Al Shabab 00 0 0 00 €0.2M€0M ’18 00
16 Housain Al-MogahwiMF 30 Al Ahli 00 0 0 00 €1.0M€1M ’18 20
17 Taisir Al-JassimMF 33 Al Ahli 00 0 0 00 €0.8M€1M ’16 20
18 Salem Al-DawsariMF 26 Villarreal 10 0 33 00 €0.8M€1M ’17 31
19 Fahad Al-MuwalladFW 23 Levante 20 0 26 00 €1.0M€3M ’17 30
20 Muhannad AssiriFW 31 Al Ahli 00 0 0 00 €0.9M€1M ’18 20
21 Yasser Al-MosailemGK 34 Al Ahli 00 0 0 00 €0.9M€1M ’17 10
22 Mohammed Al-OwaisGK 26 Al Ahli 00 0 0 00 €0.9M€1M ’18 10
23 Motaz HawsawiDF 26 Al Ahli 00 0 0 00 €1.2M€1M ’18 10
Big-five league split
CSV ↓
LeagueAppsMinGls
La Liga3590
Total top-5 3590
Selected pathway leagues — full list below
CSV ↓
Selected pathway leagueAppsMin
Pro League (Bel)176
Saudi Pro League (KSA)3098244,183
All competitions (4 named + 8 other) CSV ↓
CompetitionAppsMin
Saudi Pro League (KSA)3098244,183
AFC Champions League67051,149
LaLiga (Spa)359
Pro League (Bel)176
Other competitions (8 — minor leagues, cups, youth)74362,108
Squad traits
Mean height
178 cm
23/23 measured
Defender height
178 cm
set-piece proxy
U23 value share
1%
prospect share
Value dependency
8%
Yasser Al-Shahrani of squad value

2022 squad — Group · value retention 59%

Paper Index: #239 of 240 all-time · #31 of 32 in 2022 (composite -1.07)

CSV ↓
#Player PosAgeClubApps GlsAstMin CLCLGValue Peak WC WCG
1 Mohammed Al-RubaieGK 25 Al-Ahli 00 0 0 00 €0.6M€2M ’22 00
2 Sultan Al-GhannamDF 28 Al-Nassr 00 0 0 00 €2.5M€4M ’22 30
3 Abdullah MaduDF 29 Al-Nassr 00 0 0 00 €0.9M€1M ’21 10
4 Abdulelah Al-AmriDF 25 Al-Nassr 00 0 0 00 €1.2M€1M ’22 30
5 Ali Al-Bulaihi 2ndDF 32 Al-Hilal 00 0 0 00 €0.4M€1M ’20 30
6 Mohammed Al-Breik 2ndDF 30 Al-Hilal 00 0 0 00 €1.2M€2M ’21 20
7 Salman Al-Faraj 2ndMF 33 Al-Hilal 00 0 0 00 €0.5M€2M ’19 10
8 Abdulellah Al-MalkiMF 28 Al-Hilal 00 0 0 00 €0.8M€2M ’22 20
9 Firas Al-BuraikanFW 22 Al-Fateh 00 0 0 00 €1.8M€2M ’22 30
10 Salem Al-Dawsari 2ndFW 31 Al-Hilal 10 0 33 00 €1.8M€3M ’21 32
11 Saleh Al-ShehriFW 29 Al-Hilal 00 0 0 00 €0.7M€2M ’21 31
12 Saud AbdulhamidDF 23 Al-Hilal 00 0 0 00 €1.7M€2M ’22 30
13 Yasser Al-Shahrani 2ndDF 30 Al-Hilal 00 0 0 00 €1.5M€2M ’20 10
14 Abdullah Otayf 2ndMF 30 Al-Hilal 00 0 0 00 €0.3M€1M ’19 00
15 Ali Al-HassanMF 25 Al-Nassr 00 0 0 00 €0.5M€1M ’21 10
16 Sami Al-NajeiMF 25 Al-Nassr 00 0 0 00 €1.5M€2M ’22 10
17 Hassan Al-TambaktiDF 23 Al-Shabab 00 0 0 00 €1.0M€1M ’22 00
18 Nawaf Al-AbedMF 32 Al-Shabab 00 0 0 00 €0.3M€2M ’18 20
19 Hattan Bahebri 2ndFW 30 Al-Shabab 00 0 0 00 €0.9M€1M ’20 20
20 Abdulrahman Al-AboudFW 27 Al-Ittihad 00 0 0 00 €1.5M€2M ’22 20
21 Mohammed Al-Owais 2ndGK 31 Al-Hilal 00 0 0 00 €0.7M€3M ’20 30
22 Nawaf Al-AqidiGK 22 Al-Nassr 00 0 0 00 €0.2M€0M ’22 00
23 Mohamed Kanno 2ndMF 28 Al-Hilal 00 0 0 00 €1.2M€4M ’20 30
24 Nasser Al-DawsariMF 23 Al-Hilal 00 0 0 00 €0.7M€1M ’22 10
25 Haitham AsiriFW 21 Al-Ahli 00 0 0 00 €0.4M€1M ’22 10
26 Riyadh SharahiliMF 29 Abha 00 0 0 00 €0.4M€0M ’22 10
Big-five league split
CSV ↓
LeagueAppsMinGls
La Liga1330
Total top-5 1330
Selected pathway leagues — full list below
CSV ↓
Selected pathway leagueAppsMin
Primeira Liga (Por)7319
Saudi Pro League (KSA)2996207,276
All competitions (4 named + 10 other) CSV ↓
CompetitionAppsMin
Saudi Pro League (KSA)2996207,276
AFC Champions League68849,038
Primeira Liga (Por)7319
LaLiga (Spa)133
Other competitions (10 — minor leagues, cups, youth)51539,287
Squad traits
Mean height
179 cm
26/26 measured
Defender height
178 cm
set-piece proxy
U23 value share
10%
prospect share
Value dependency
10%
Sultan Al-Ghannam of squad value

2026 squad — Group · value retention 75%

Paper Index: #224 of 240 all-time · #46 of 48 in 2026 (composite -0.92)

CSV ↓
#Player PosAgeClubApps GlsAstMin CLCLGValue Peak WC WCG
1 Nawaf Al-Aqidi 2ndGK 26 Al-Nassr 00 0 0 00 €0.7M€1M ’25 00
2 Ali MajrashiDF 26 Al-Ahli 00 0 0 00 €1.4M€1M ’26 00
3 Ali LajamiDF 30 Al-Hilal 00 0 0 00 €0.8M€1M ’20 30
4 Abdulelah Al-Amri 2ndDF 29 Al-Nassr 00 0 0 00 €1.4M€1M ’26 31
5 Hassan Al-Tambakti 2ndDF 27 Al-Hilal 00 0 0 00 €1.8M€2M ’23 30
6 Nasser Al-Dawsari 2ndMF 27 Al-Hilal 00 0 0 00 €0.9M€1M ’26 30
7 Musab Al-JuwayrMF 22 Al-Qadsiah 00 0 0 00 €6.0M€6M ’26 30
8 Ayman YahyaFW 25 Al-Nassr 00 0 0 00 €1.2M€1M ’25 00
9 Firas Al-Buraikan 2ndFW 26 Al-Ahli 00 0 0 00 €3.5M€6M ’24 30
10 Salem Al-Dawsari 3rdFW 34 Al-Hilal 10 0 33 00 €1.2M€3M ’21 30
11 Saleh Al-Shehri 2ndFW 32 Al-Ittihad 00 0 0 00 €0.5M€2M ’21 00
12 Saud Abdulhamid 2ndDF 26 Lens 292 6 1,550 00 €9.0M€9M ’26 30
13 Nawaf BoushalDF 26 Al-Nassr 00 0 0 00 €1.4M€1M ’25 20
14 Hassan KadeshDF 33 Al-Ittihad 00 0 0 00 €0.3M€1M ’19 00
15 Abdullah Al-Khaibari 2ndMF 29 Al-Nassr 00 0 0 00 €0.8M€1M ’20 30
16 Ziyad Al-JohaniMF 24 Al-Ahli 00 0 0 00 €0.8M€1M ’25 00
17 Khalid Al-GhannamFW 25 Al-Ettifaq 00 0 0 00 €2.5M€2M ’26 10
18 Alaa Al-HejjiMF 30 Neom 00 0 0 00 €0.3M€0M ’26 20
19 Abdullah Al-HamdanFW 26 Al-Nassr 00 0 0 00 €0.3M€1M ’21 30
20 Sultan MandashFW 31 Al-Hilal 00 0 0 00 €0.3M€1M ’22 10
21 Mohammed Al-Owais 3rdGK 34 Al-Ula 00 0 0 00 €0.3M€3M ’20 30
22 Ahmed Al-KassarGK 35 Al-Qadsiah 00 0 0 00 €0.2M€0M ’16 00
23 Mohamed Kanno 3rdMF 31 Al-Hilal 00 0 0 00 €0.8M€4M ’20 30
24 Moteb Al-HarbiDF 26 Al-Hilal 00 0 0 00 €1.4M€1M ’26 30
25 Jehad ThakriDF 24 Al-Qadsiah 00 0 0 00 €1.2M€1M ’26 00
26 Mohammed Abu Al-ShamatDF 23 Al-Qadsiah 00 0 0 00 €1.8M€2M ’26 30
Faded star — biggest value drop from peak
Firas Al-Buraikan
peak €6M (2024-06) → €4M at kickoff · −42%
Big-five league split
CSV ↓
LeagueAppsMinGls
La Liga1330
Serie A42050
Ligue 1251,3452
Total top-5 301,5832
Selected pathway leagues — full list below
CSV ↓
Selected pathway leagueAppsMin
Primeira Liga (Por)7319
Saudi Pro League (KSA)4049258,099
All competitions (8 named + 15 other) CSV ↓
CompetitionAppsMin
Saudi Pro League (KSA)4049258,099
AFC Champions League47830,511
Ligue 1 (Fra)251,345
Primeira Liga (Por)7319
Coupe de France (Fra)6493
UEFA Europa League4175
Serie A (Ita)4205
LaLiga (Spa)133
Other competitions (15 — minor leagues, cups, youth)108072,941
Squad traits
Mean height
178 cm
26/26 measured
Defender height
177 cm
set-piece proxy
U23 value share
15%
prospect share
Goal dependency
100%
Saud Abdulhamid of squad league goals
Value dependency
22%
Saud Abdulhamid of squad value