5 Players Threatening to Snatch Cristiano Ronaldo's Award
Arab Sea Newspaper - Special
Arab Sea_Reports: The Saudi Professional League competitions for the new season 2025-2026 kick off this Thursday evening amid expectations of an exciting competition for the title. Al-Ittihad won the local title last season led by its French coach Laurent Blanc and its big stars, headed by Karim Benzema, N'Golo Kante, and Fabinho. Portuguese Cristiano Ronaldo, the captain of Al-Nassr, won the Saudi League top scorer award in the last two seasons. "Arab Sea" reviews 5 stars who threaten to snatch Cristiano Ronaldo's award and win the title of top scorer in the Saudi League. Darwin Nunez Al-Hilal club signed the Uruguayan player Darwin Nunez, the Liverpool English striker, in the summer transfers. Al-Hilal club officials are placing a big bet on the Nunez deal in order to lead the attack and appear at a distinguished and convincing level after the decline in the performance of Serbian Aleksandar Mitrovic last season. Nunez, 26, previously played for Peñarol of Uruguay, Benfica of Portugal, and Liverpool of England, and the player scored 40 goals in 143 games with Liverpool and provided 26 assists. Karim Benzema French star Karim Benzema, the captain of Al-Ittihad, is looking forward to winning the top scorer title in the new season. Benzema competed strongly for the title last season, but Ronaldo settled the matter in the end. Abderrazak Hamdallah Al-Shabab club relies on the capabilities of Moroccan player Abderrazak Hamdallah, the team's striker, and his long experience in Saudi football. Hamdallah, 34, defended the colors of Al-Nassr and Al-Ittihad in the Saudi League, and scored 21 goals with Al-Shabab last season in 26 games. The Moroccan star has scored 150 goals during his career in the Saudi League in total, and he is the second top scorer in history behind Omar Al-Soma, the Al-Hazm striker. The 37-year-old French star joined Al-Ittihad Saudi in the summer of 2023 after the end of his contract with Real Madrid. Benzema scored 9 goals in 21 Saudi League matches in the 2023-2024 season, while he scored 21 goals in 29 matches last season. Ivan Toney The Al-Ahli attack is led by English player Ivan Toney, who is looking forward to competing for the title of top scorer in the Saudi League. Toney, 29, joined Al-Ahli in the summer of 2024, and scored 23 goals in the Saudi League last season in 30 games. Salem Al-Dawsari Left winger Salem Al-Dawsari, the captain of Al-Hilal, is looking forward to competing for the title of top scorer in the Saudi League. The veteran player, 33, hopes to have a strong season and score goals with Al-Hilal in the new season. Al-Dawsari scored 15 goals in 32 Saudi League matches last season.
