Ziyad Al Sahafi

Sahafi's current-season form is down 75% on last season (Season 4→1), while his Rating held around 15. His peak season for form remains 2021/22 (Season 26).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Al-Fayha · 15th	4	0	4.88	15	1
2025/26	Al-Fayha · 10th	9	0	6.41	15	4
2024/25	Al-Fayha · 13th	17	1	6.73	24	10
2024/25	Al Riyadh	4	0	6.73	—	—
2023/24	AbhaLoan · 16th	27	1	6.57	31	18
2022/23	Al TaawonLoan · 5th	21	0	6.52	31	5

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 7 earlier seasons in the full career.

Saudi Arabia · international

Side	Apps	G
Saudi Arabia	15	0

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

Scout report

Experienced headCentral defender

Ziyad Al Sahafi is a 32-year-old central defender at Al-Fayha, rated 14.6 overall by Field Insider's model. A seasoned veteran, he has been a fringe squad member this season (12.5% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 1.41 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Sahafi.

On the season, Sahafi graded 1 for current form (age-blind), on 0 clean sheets and 1.414 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 4 → 1). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2021/22.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 15. At 32 Sahafi is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 1.7 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Past his 2021/22 peak — the recent trend is downward, so buyers are paying for what's left, not what was.

Peak: 2021/22Trending down4 clubs

14.6

Ratingi

below regular-starter level

0.7

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

12.5%

Minutes

limited game time

1.41

Def. actions / 90

light defensive volume

Output in context · Al-Fayha finished 15th of 18 · a lower-table side

Apps

1.41

Def. / 90

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Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

1.41 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — light defensive volume across 4 appearances. Doing that for a lower-table side (15th of 18) is harder than the bare numbers suggest: a back line under more pressure has to defend more often and protects fewer leads, so the volume — and any clean sheets — carry real weight.

Watch points

Game time. Only 12.5% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Age curve. At 32, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 14.6 overall — below regular-starter level. Defensively he reads as light defensive volume (1.41 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.8× and falling).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %12.5%

Available fixtures10 of 10

Goals / 900

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900

Defensive actions / 901.414

Player flow

Goal involvements0

Shot conversion %0

Shot accuracy %50

Pass accuracy %84

Dribble success %100

Cards / 900

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~4), then tapers with age. At 32, Sahafi sits on 1.7, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Sahafi's projected Rating — 14.6 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

Transfer history

Al-FayhaJan 2025 – nowFree Transfer

Al RiyadhAug 2024 – Jan 2025

Al Ittihad(back from loan)Jul 2024 – Aug 2024

AAbha(on loan)Sept 2023 – Jul 2024

Al Ittihad(back from loan)Jul 2023 – Sept 2023

Al Taawon(on loan)Sept 2022 – Jul 2023

Al Ittihaduntil Sept 2022

About Ziyad Al Sahafi

Ziyad Abdulwahed Al Sahafi Al Muwallad is a 32-year-old centre-back who plays for Al-Fayha, born on February 3, 1994 in Jeddah, standing 184 cm tall. He is from Saudi Arabia. Al-Fayha currently sit 15th of 18 in the Pro League.

This season

In the current season, Ziyad Al Sahafi has made 4 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 191 minutes, averaging a 4.83 match rating over his last 4 rated games.

Recent matches

October 19, 2026: 2-3 loss at home vs Al-Ahli Jeddah (90 minutes, 6.33 rating)
September 8, 2026: 1-2 loss away at Al-Ittihad FC (1 minutes, 0 rating)
August 28, 2026: 3-2 win at home vs Abha (14 minutes, 6.3 rating)
August 25, 2026: 0-0 draw away at Al Taawon (86 minutes, 6.7 rating)

Ziyad Al Sahafi's next match is on November 5, 2026, when Al-Fayha face Al-Qadisiyah FC away in the Pro League.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates Ziyad Al Sahafi at 14.6 with a Season form score of 0.7. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 2 career titles — among them the King's Cup. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 12 recorded seasons, Ziyad Al Sahafi has totalled 181 club appearances with 7 goals and 0 assists for 5 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2023/24, with 27 appearances for Abha.

Ziyad Al Sahafi's career has also included time at Al Riyadh, Al Ittihad, AAbha and Al Taawon.

On the international stage, Ziyad Al Sahafi has represented Saudi Arabia — 15 caps in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

Profile

Season stats

Performance data · by competition

Career

Scout report

Output in context · Al-Fayha finished 15th of 18 · a lower-table side

Watch points