Who Else Plays For Al Nassr? You May Know Some Of Cristiano Ronaldo's New Teammates

Cristiano Ronaldo has a new set of teammates after signing for Al Nassr. But who else plays for Al Nassr? You may know some Al Nassr players, like David Ospina.

Robert Summerscales | Dec 30, 2022

Who Else Plays For Al Nassr? You May Know Some Of Cristiano Ronaldo's New Teammates /

Cristiano Ronaldo's arrival at Al Nassr is set to take soccer in Saudi Arabia to a whole new level in terms of attention.

Ronaldo's Al Nassr debut is expected to obliterate the Saudi Pro League's current record for TV viewing figures.

But while Ronaldo will undoubtedly be the biggest name ever to feature in Saudi Arabia's top division, there were already some familiar faces on the Al Nassr roster.

Premier League fans, ever wondered what happened to David Ospina after he left Arsenal in 2019?

Well, the 34-year-old Colombian goalkeeper joined Al Nassr from Napoli in July.

Colombia goalkeeper David Ospina pictured in action at the 2018 World Cup — Former Arsenal goalkeeper David Ospina, pictured in action for Colombia at the 2018 World Cup, is currently an Al Nassr player :: IMAGO/Chernykh

Brazilians Talisca, 28, and Luiz Gustavo, 35, are also currently on the playing staff at Al Nassr.

Meanwhile, Ronaldo's arrival means that Al Nassr now have two central strikers that scored at the 2022 FIFA World Cup.

That is because Cameroon international Vincent Aboubakar, formerly of Porto, has been Al Nassr's lead frontman since June 2021.

Vincent Aboubakar pictured in action for Cameroon during the Africa Cup of Nations in January 2022 — Cameroon striker Vincent Aboubakar joined Al Nassr in June 2021 :: IMAGO/ZUMA Wire/Ulrik Pedersen

The majority of Ronaldo's new teammates will be Saudi nationals.

Six players from Al Nassr were named in Saudi Arabia's World Cup squad for Qatar 2022.

They were Sultan Al-Ghannam, Abdullah Madu, Abdulelah Al-Amri, Ali Al-Hassan, Sami Al-Najei and Nawaf Al-Aqidi.

Sultan Al-Ghannam pictured playing for Saudi Arabia at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar — Sultan Al-Ghannam was one of six Al Nassr players to go to the 2022 World Cup with Saudi Arabia :: IMAGO/PA Images/Mike Egerton

Published Dec 30, 2022

ROBERT SUMMERSCALES

Robert Summerscales launched FanNation Futbol in February 2022. Rob is a British journalist who previously spent two years on the sports desk at the Daily Mail in London, having earlier served as editor of CaughtOffside.com. He has been to the last two FIFA Men's World Cups, in Russia and Qatar, and is looking forward to completing his hat-trick in North America in 2026.