Club profile

Al-Wasl SC

Al-Wasl Sports Club

Dubai, United Arab EmiratesUAE Pro League · tier 1Founded 1 January 1974Colours

www.alwaslsc.ae ↗P.O. Box 3888, Dubai, United Arab Emirates+971 4 3243333

Squad

26 players

avg age 27.4

Foreigners

69% of the squad

Internationals

called up by their country

League position

2 / 14

13 pts · 6 played · 2026/27

Stadium

Zabeel Stadium

8,439 seats

Manager

Rui Vitória

Transfer balance

−€4.3m

season 2026/27

Squad

25 players

Player	Age	Nationality	Height	Foot	Joined	Contract
Goalkeepers · 3
Dinko HorkasGoalkeeper	27	Croatia · United Arab Emirates	189 cm	right	Aug 2026from UD Las Palmas	Jun 2031
Mohamed AliGoalkeeper	28	United Arab Emirates	—		—	—
Suhail AbdullaGoalkeeper	27	United Arab Emirates	184 cm		Jul 2023from Emirates Club	—
Defenders · 9
Pedro MalheiroRight-Back	25	Portugal · United Arab Emirates	179 cm	right	Oct 2025from Trabzonspor	Jun 2027
AdryelsonCentre-Back	28	Brazil · United Arab Emirates	182 cm	right	Jul 2025from Olympique Lyon	—
HugoLeft-Back	25	Brazil · United Arab Emirates	175 cm	left	Oct 2025from Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas	Jun 2028
Soufiane BouftiniCentre-Back	32	Morocco	191 cm	right	Jan 2022from Ablöse free transfer	—
Gabriel VaretaCentre-Back	21	Brazil	187 cm	left	Jul 2025from Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras	—
Sasa IvkovicCentre-Back	33	United Arab Emirates · Serbia	192 cm	right	Jul 2026from Al-Wahda FC	Jun 2031
Abdulrahman SalehLeft-Back	27	United Arab Emirates	173 cm		Jan 2019from Al-Wasl SC Youth	Jun 2029
Takashi UchinoRight-Back	25	Japan	177 cm	both	Aug 2024from Fortuna Düsseldorf	—
RodrigoRight-Back	23	Brazil	184 cm	right	Jul 2022from América FC	Jun 2028
Midfielders · 7
Cameron PuertasCentral Midfield	28	Spain	178 cm	right	Aug 2026from Al-Qadsiah FC	—
Fábio LimaAttacking Midfield	33	United Arab Emirates · Brazil	178 cm	left	Jan 2015from Ablöse €232k	Jun 2029
Nicolás GiménezAttacking Midfield	30	United Arab Emirates · Argentina	179 cm	right	Jan 2023from FC Baniyas	Jun 2027
Siaka SidibeDefensive Midfield	23	Mali · United Arab Emirates	180 cm		Aug 2022from Derby Académie	Jun 2027
Yahya NaderDefensive Midfield	27	United Arab Emirates · Egypt	178 cm		Jul 2026from FC Baniyas	Jun 2027
Renato TapiaDefensive Midfield	31	Peru · Spain	185 cm	right	Oct 2025from CD Leganés	—
Ridwan PopoolaDefensive Midfield	19	Nigeria · United Arab Emirates	191 cm	right	Jul 2026from Kisvárda FC	Jun 2027
Forwards · 6
Matheus SaldanhaCentre-Forward	27	Brazil	185 cm	left	Dec 2025from Ferencvárosi TC	Jun 2027
Brahian PalaciosRight Winger	23	Colombia · United Arab Emirates	182 cm	left	Feb 2026from Clube Atlético Mineiro	Jun 2027
SerginhoRight Winger	25	Cape Verde · United Arab Emirates	183 cm	right	Apr 2025from Viborg FF	Jun 2030
Mehdi TaremiCentre-Forward	34	Iran	187 cm	right	Aug 2026from Olympiacos Piraeus	—
Ali SalehLeft Winger	26	United Arab Emirates · Scotland	177 cm		Jan 2015from Al-Wasl SC Youth	—
Leandro SpadacioRight Winger	26	Brazil · United Arab Emirates	165 cm	left	Jul 2026from Kalba FC	Jun 2028

Amber contract dates mean the contract ends within 12 months.

Transfers

Season 2026/27

Spent

€6.5m

11 arrivals

Received

€2.2m

14 departures

Net balance

−€4.3m

received − spent

Arrivals · 11

Dinko Horkas
Goalkeeper · 27 y/o
from UD Las Palmas
€4.5m
Ridwan Popoola
Defensive Midfield · 19 y/o
from Kisvárda FC
€1.6m
Mehdi Taremi
Centre-Forward · 34 y/o
from Olympiacos Piraeus
€400k
Abdullrahman Al-Ameri
Goalkeeper · 28 y/o
from Al-Bataeh CSC
Free
Cameron Puertas
Central Midfield · 28 y/o
from Al-Qadsiah FC
Loan
Jean N'Guessan
Central Midfield · 23 y/o
from Khor Fakkan SSC
End of loan
Leandro Spadacio
Right Winger · 26 y/o
from Kalba FC
Free
Matheus Saldanha
Centre-Forward · 26 y/o
from Sharjah FC
End of loan

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Sasa Ivkovic
Centre-Back · 33 y/o
from Al-Wahda FC
Free
Takashi Uchino
Right-Back · 25 y/o
from Dibba SCC
End of loan
Yahya Nader
Defensive Midfield · 27 y/o
from FC Baniyas
?

Departures · 14

Miguel Borja
Centre-Forward · 33 y/o
to CF América
€2.2m
Abdulla Ahmed
Midfielder · 22 y/o
to Al-Wasl SC U23
—
Abdullrahman Al-Ameri
Goalkeeper · 28 y/o
to Al-Wahda FC
?
Bader Nasser
Midfielder · 24 y/o
to Without ClubWithout Club
—
Brahian Palacios
Right Winger · 23 y/o
to Clube Atlético Mineiro
End of loan
Faris Khalil
Left-Back · 25 y/o
to Emirates Club
?
Jean N'Guessan
Central Midfield · 23 y/o
to Khor Fakkan SSC
?
João Alves
Central Midfield · 21 y/o
to Al-Wasl SC U21
—

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Kurt Zouma
Centre-Back · 31 y/o
to FC Palm City
Free
Malek Ganaer
Defensive Midfield · 23 y/o
to Without ClubWithout Club
—
Salem Juma Awad
Right-Back · 33 y/o
to Without ClubWithout Club
—
Tahnoon Al-Zaabi
Attacking Midfield · 27 y/o
to Hatta Club
Loan
Tarek Issaoui
Centre-Back · 20 y/o
to Al-Wasl SC U21
—
Yousif Ali Al-Mheiri
Centre-Back · 26 y/o
to Kalba FC
?

Manager & staff

6 people

Manager

Rui Vitória

Portugal · 56 y/o

Appointed 8 February 2026

Contract until 30 June 2027

Coaching Staff · 4

Faisal MohammadAssistant ManagerUnited Arab Emirates
Antonios TsikakisFitness coachGreece
Paul MitchellChief AnalystEngland

Management · 1

Rembert VromantSporting DirectorBelgium

Medical department · 1

Álvaro López MolinaSports ScientistSpain

Honours

12 titles

8×UAE Champion23/24 · 06/07 · 96/97 · 91/92 · 87/88 · +3
3×UAE Cup winner23/24 · 06/07 · 86/87
1×GCC Champions League Winner09/10

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