Below is a list of notable footballers who have played for Al Sadd SC. Generally, this means players that have played 100 or more league matches for the club. However, some players who have played fewer matches are also included; this includes players that have had considerable success either at other clubs or at international level, as well as players who are well remembered by the supporters for particular reasons.

Players are listed in alphabetical order according to the date of their first-team official debut for the club. Appearances and goals are for first-team competitive matches only. Substitute appearances included. Statistics accurate as of 7 May 2021.

Name	Nat.	Position	Inter career	Appearances	Goals	Notes
Hassan Mattar		FW	1975–82	?	?
Badr Bilal		FW	1979–91	?	?
Hussein Ammouta		FW	1997–2001	45	24	[1]
Carlos Tenorio		FW	2003–09	80	62	[2]
Bilal Abdulrahman		MF	2002–06	43	4
Afonso Alves		FW	2009–10	13	2	[3]
Mubarak Anber		DF	1975–88	246	?
Khalifa Ayil Al-Noufali		DF	2005–09	?	20
Karim Bagheri		MF	2001–02	11	5	[4]
Nadir Belhadj		DF	2010–16	137	19	[5]
Abdulla Al-Berik		DF	2002–07 & 2012–13	57	1
Talal Al-Bloushi		MF	2003–16	107	3
Ali Daei		FW	1996–97	16	10	[6]
Hamid Derakhshan		MF	1991–92	15	3	[7]
Hani Al-Dhabit		MF	2002–03	27	12
Youssef Chippo		MF	2003–05	?	?	[8]
José Clayton		DF	2005–06	22	0	[9]
Emerson Sheik		FW	2005–07 & 2008–09	34	24	[10]
Pascal Feindouno		FW	2008–10	24	11	[11]
Felipe Jorge Loureiro		MF	2005–10	115	27
Gabi		MF	2018–20	35	0
Eric Gawu		FW	2006–07	19	7	[12]
Amir Ghalenoei		MF	1987–89	?	?
Saoud Ghanem		MF	2001–05	?	?
Ebrahim Ghasempour		MF	1988–90	?	?	[13]
Mohammed Gholam		MF	1997–2010	?	6
Grafite		FW	2015	9	4	[14]
Jugurtha Hamroun		MF	2017–19	52	24	[15]
Mesaad Al-Hamad		DF	2004–14	152	4	[16]
Khalfan Ibrahim		FW	2004–17	237	76	[17]
Ezzat Jadoua		MF	2003–06 & 2016–17	?	?	[18]
Hossein Kaebi		DF	2004–05	24	5	[19]
Mohammed Kasola		DF	2010–18	125	10	[20]
Abdul Kader Keïta		FW	2002–05 & 2010–12	80	33	[21]
Abdulla Koni		DF	1996–2014	342	13	[22]
Fahad Al Kuwari		MF	1989–2003	?	?	[23]
Jafal Rashed Al-Kuwari		MF	1990–2009	?	?
Frank Leboeuf		DF	2003–04	17	6	[24]
Lee Jung-soo		MF	2010–15	147	13	[25]
Younis Mahmoud		FW	2013	7	2	[26]
Ibrahim Majid		DF	2007–20	83	10	[27]
Khalid Al Merreikhi		MF	1989–94	?	?
Magid Mohamed		FW	2005–09, 2009–10 & 2011–12	105	28	[28]
Pitso Mosimane		MF	1996	12	0	[29]
Bouchaib El Moubarki		FW	2001–03	38	35	[30]
Al-Mahdi Ali Mukhtar		DF	2009–15	127	24	[31]
Muriqui		FW	2014–16	23	15
Nasser Nabeel		DF	2006–16	?	?
Dahi Al Naemi		DF	1995–2005	124	2	[32]
Muhannad Naim		GK	2009–17	17	0
Nam Tae-hee		MF	2019–21	68	18	[33]
Abdurahman Nasser		DF	2011–16	?	?
Ali Nasser		DF	2003–13	70	0	[34]
Mohammed Rabia Al-Noobi		DF	2005–10	?	?	[35]
Abdulnasser Al-Obaidly		MF	1989–2005	?	?	[36]
Ahmed Omar		FW	1970–83	?	?
Agyemang Opoku		MF	2008–12	20	13	[37]
Hassan Palang		FW	2016–21	26	9
Abedi Pele		MF	1982–83	8	7	[38]
Morteza Pouraliganji		DF	2016–18	49	9	[39]
Raúl		FW	2012–14	39	11	[40]
Wesam Rizik		FW	2004–09 & 2010–13	145	16	[41]
Jassim Al-Tamimi		MF	2000–03	?	?	[42]
John Utaka		FW	2001–02	27	14	[43]
Sami Mohamed Wafa		GK	1969–88	?	?
Xavi		MF	2015–19	117	25	[44]
Taher Zakaria		DF	2006–16	?	?	[45]
Mauro Zárate		FW	2007–09	6	4	[46]
Jasser Yahya		MF	2012–17	29	1	[47]
Mohammed Al Yazeedi		MF	2006–14	?	?
Hamood Al Yazidi		DF	2007–12	?	?
Saleh Al-Yazidi		FW	2010–18	34	2
Jean Paul Yontcha		FW	2006–08	30	18	[48]
Hamza Sanhaji		FW	2014–20	37	12	[49]
Khalid Salman		MF	1980–98	?	?	[50]
Abbas Saad		MF	2004	10	3	[51]
Basel Samih		GK	2000–11	21	0
Ali Sanad		DF	2006–10	32	4	[52]
Mohamed Saqr		GK	2003–14	186	1	[53]
Emad Al Shammari		GK	2001–03	?	?
Meshaal Al-Shammeri		FW	2015–18	30	5	[54]
Radhi Shenaishil		DF	1999–2001	?	?	[55]
Majdi Siddiq		MF	2009–11	27	3	[56]
Ahmed Suhail		DF	2017–present	23	0
Rodrigo Tabata		FW	2014–15 & 2020–present	57	26	[57]
Saad Al Sheeb		GK	2008–present	235	0	[58]
Tarek Salman		DF	2018–present	56	1	[59]
Pedro Miguel		DF	2016–present	112	6	[60]
Ali Assadalla		MF	2012–present	158	22	[61]
Santi Cazorla		MF	2020–present	37	19	[62]
Hashim Ali		MF	2019–present	43	5	[63]
André Ayew		MF	2021–present	0	0	[64]
Guilherme dos Santos Torres		MF	2020–present	29	1
Akram Afif		FW	2018–present	71	61	[65]
Musab Kheder		DF	2012–present	89	3
Baghdad Bounedjah		FW	2015–present	156	166	[66]
Boualem Khoukhi		DF	2017–present	75	9	[67]
Hassan Al-Haydos		FW	2007–present	401	115	[68]
Salem Al-Hajri		DF	2016–present	73	1	[69]
Ahmed Sayyar		FW	2017–present	29	4	[70]
Abdelkarim Hassan		DF	2010–present	178	26	[71]
Jung Woo-young		MF	2018–present	94	3	[72]

Nationalities are indicated by the corresponding FIFA country code.

This list of all-time appearances for Al Sadd SC contains football players who have played for Al Sadd SC and have managed to accrue 100 or more appearances.

Bold Still playing competitive football in Al Sadd SC.^{[note 1]}

#	Name	Position	League	Cup	Others1	Asia2	TOTAL	Honours
								League	Cup	Others	Asia	TOTAL
1	Hassan Al-Haydos	RW / LW / AM	271	0	0	72	343	4	4	8	1	17
2	Khalfan Ibrahim	RW / LW / AM	208	0	0	45	253	4	3	5	1	13
3	Abdulla Koni	CB	222	0	0	19	241	5	5	9	1	20
4	Abdelkarim Hassan	LB	173	0	0	65	238	3	5	5	1	14
5	Saad Al Sheeb	GK	181	0	0	54	235	3	4	6	1	14
6	Mohamed Saqr	GK	203	0	0	26	229	3	2	4	1	10
7	Talal Al-Bloushi	CM / DM	195	0	0	29	224	4	2	5	1	12
8	Ali Assadalla	CM	153	0	0	43	196	4	3	4	–	11
9	Mohammed Kasola	CB / RB / DM	151	0	0	39	190	1	1	2	1	5
10	Nadir Belhadj	LB	137	0	0	36	173	1	2	1	1	5
11	Baghdad Bounedjah	ST	99	13	9	33	154	3	3	5	–	11
12	Ibrahim Majid	LB / CB / RB	124	0	0	23	147	1	3	3	1	8
13	Lee Jung-soo	LB / CB	112	0	0	32	144	1	2	1	1	5
14	Pedro Miguel	CB	105	0	0	37	142	2	3	5	–	10
15	Boualem Khoukhi	LB / CB / LM	71	10	8	43	132	2	1	3	–	6
16	Xavi	CM / DM / AM	82	9	7	17	115	1	1	2	–	4
17	Akram Afif	LW	58	10	6	32	106	3	2	3	–	8

^{1 Includes the Qatar Cup and Sheikh Jassim Cup. 2 Includes the Cup Winners' Cup, Champions League and FIFA Club World Cup.}

Player	Pos	Club	League	Transfer fee	Source
Ali Daei	FW	Arminia Bielefeld	Bundesliga	Free transfer
Abdul Kader Keïta	FW	Lille	Ligue 1	Undisclosed
Mamadou Niang	FW	Arles-Avignon	Ligue 1	Free transfer	[73]