Head coach
Nestor El Maestro
Serbia / England · 2026
Appointed to rebuild the Star after relegation. El Maestro’s sides press in coordinated waves and play out with courage — a new language for Unaizah.
Team
First team
The men who wear the green and black.
Goalkeepers
Defenders
3
Centre-back
Samir Caetano
Brazil · BR
4
Centre-back
Nasser Al-Hulayel
Saudi Arabia · SA
33
Centre-back
Mohammed Al-Fatil
Saudi Arabia · SA
12
Left-back
Mohammed Al-Kunaydiri
Saudi Arabia · SA
2
Left-back
Vitor Vargas
Brazil · BR
19
Right-back
Fahad Al-Abdulrazzaq
Saudi Arabia · SA
24
Right-back
Abdullah Hawsawi
Saudi Arabia · SA
Midfielders
80
Central midfielder
Nabil Emad
Egypt · EG
8
Attacking midfielder
Abdulelah Al-Shammeri
Saudi Arabia · SA
43
Attacking midfielder
David Tijanić
Slovenia · SI
18
Defensive midfielder
Abdulaziz Al-Harabi
Saudi Arabia · SA
23
Attacking midfielder
Rakan Al-Tulayhi
Saudi Arabia · SA
44
Central midfielder
Marin Prekodravac
Croatia · HR
Forwards
Coaching staff
Coaching staff
Assistant coach
Nikon El Maestro
England · 2026
The detail man beside the head coach. Sessions, set pieces and the daily standards that make a First Division week feel like a final.
Goalkeeper coach
Carlos Bártolo
Portugal · 2025
Footwork, distribution and the bravery to play as a sweeper-keeper when the system asks for it.
Fitness coach
Iliyan Mitrev
Bulgaria · 2026
Loads, recovery and the Qassim heat. Mitrev’s GPS sheets decide who can press for ninety.
Match analyst
Ghanam Al-Nasser
Saudi Arabia · 2024
Local eye, modern tools. Al-Nasser turns opposition tapes into three slides the players actually remember.
Team doctor
Khaled Al-Ahmed
Saudi Arabia · 2022
The quiet authority of the medical room. Availability is a tactic, and Al-Ahmed treats it as such.
Physiotherapist
Ibrahim Al-Hussain
Saudi Arabia · 2023
From the treatment table to the warm-up line. The players trust his hands before they trust the pitch.
Kitman
Abdulrahman Al-Harabi
Saudi Arabia · 2018
The first person at the stadium and the last to leave. Every number on a hanger is a ritual.