Ivan Toney stats: Al-Ahli striker leads Saudi Pro League scoring race
Ivan Toney has 11 goals in eight Saudi Pro League games for Al-Ahli, six clear of the field. We break down his minutes per goal, share of team goals and the title table.
Ivan Toney is running away with the Saudi Pro League scoring race. After eight league appearances for Al-Ahli Jeddah in the 2026-27 season, the England striker has 11 goals, according to Yalla Shoot data updated on 16 October 2026, six more than any other player in the division. Five players sit joint second on five goals apiece, which means Toney has already scored more than double the tally of his nearest challengers before the end of October.
This player profile looks past the headline number: how often Toney scores, how much of Al-Ahli's attack runs through him, where the club stands in the Saudi Pro League table, and what the rest of the scoring race looks like.
Ivan Toney's season in numbers
Toney has played 594 league minutes across his eight appearances, an average of roughly 74 minutes per game. Inside that time he has scored 11 goals and provided one assist, and his average match rating in the data stands at 8.09, the kind of figure usually reserved for players deciding games on a weekly basis.
| Statistic | Ivan Toney (Al-Ahli) |
|---|---|
| Appearances | 8 |
| Minutes played | 594 |
| Goals | 11 |
| Penalty goals | 4 |
| Non-penalty goals | 7 |
| Assists | 1 |
| Minutes per goal | 54 |
| Goals per 90 minutes | 1.67 |
| Average rating | 8.09 |
The minutes-per-goal figure is the standout. A goal every 54 minutes means Toney is scoring at a rate of 1.67 per 90 minutes. Four of his 11 goals have come from the penalty spot, but even with those removed he would still have seven, which on its own would be enough to lead the scoring chart by two goals.
How much of Al-Ahli's attack is Toney?
Al-Ahli have scored 20 league goals in eight matches. Toney's 11 account for 55 percent of that total, and when his one assist is added he has had a direct hand in 12 of the 20, or 60 percent. That is an unusually high level of dependence on a single forward.
The other major contributor is Trincão. The Portuguese forward is joint second in the scoring chart with five goals and has added two assists in 559 minutes. Between them, Toney and Trincão have scored 16 of Al-Ahli's 20 goals, which leaves only four goals shared among the rest of the squad. The figure underlines both the quality of the front line and the risk: if either player is unavailable, the goals have to come from elsewhere, and the data shows little evidence so far of where.
Al-Ahli's 20 goals are the third-highest total in the league, behind Al-Hilal (26) and Al-Qadisiyah (23), while their defence has conceded 10, giving a goal difference of plus 10.
Al-Ahli in the Saudi Pro League table
For all of Toney's goals, Al-Ahli are not yet at the top. They sit sixth with 15 points from eight matches, built on five wins and three defeats, with no draws. Their last five league results read three wins and two defeats. The sixth-place line currently carries a qualification label for the AFC Champions League Two, while the top four positions are marked for the AFC Champions League Elite league phase.
| Pos | Club | P | GF-GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Al-Qadisiyah | 9 | 23-9 | 22 |
| 2 | Al-Hilal | 8 | 26-7 | 21 |
| 3 | Al-Nassr | 8 | 19-7 | 19 |
| 4 | Al-Ittihad | 8 | 14-9 | 17 |
| 5 | NEOM | 8 | 14-7 | 16 |
| 6 | Al-Ahli | 8 | 20-10 | 15 |
The gap to the leaders is seven points, although Al-Qadisiyah have played a game more. Against Al-Hilal, who have played the same number of matches, the deficit is six points. The three defeats are the difference: Al-Ahli's attack is producing, but the results have not been consistent enough to keep pace with the clubs above them.
The Saudi Pro League top scorers race
The chasing pack behind Toney is crowded and evenly matched. Here is the top ten as it stands in the data:
| Rank | Player | Club | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ivan Toney | Al-Ahli | 11 | 1 | 594 |
| 2 | Trincão | Al-Ahli | 5 | 2 | 559 |
| 3 | Alexandre Lacazette | NEOM | 5 | 1 | 633 |
| 4 | Youssef En-Nesyri | Al-Ittihad | 5 | 0 | 532 |
| 5 | Mateo Retegui | Al-Qadisiyah | 5 | 1 | 623 |
| 6 | Steven Bergwijn | Al-Ittihad | 5 | 1 | 618 |
| 7 | Ollie Watkins | Al-Hilal | 4 | 4 | 394 |
| 8 | J. Domingues | Al Kholood | 4 | 2 | 707 |
| 9 | G. Ilenikhena | Al-Ittihad | 4 | 2 | 325 |
| 10 | Iker Kortajarena | Al Kholood | 4 | 1 | 689 |
Who could close the gap?
On efficiency, the closest to Toney is Al-Ittihad's G. Ilenikhena, who has four goals in only 325 minutes, about one every 81 minutes. Ollie Watkins has four goals and four assists for Al-Hilal in 394 minutes from five appearances, making him the most rounded contributor in the chart. Among the players on five goals, En-Nesyri has the best ratio at roughly a goal every 106 minutes, still about twice as long as Toney needs.
Al-Ittihad's numbers tell their own story: En-Nesyri, Bergwijn and Ilenikhena have 14 goals between them, exactly matching the club's league total of 14. Al-Kholood also place two players in the top ten, Domingues and Kortajarena.
Background: Toney in Saudi Arabia
Toney moved to Al-Ahli from Brentford in 2024, and the Jeddah club went on to win the AFC Champions League Elite in 2025, giving the project continental pedigree. For context on what a big individual season looks like in this league, Cristiano Ronaldo set the single-season scoring record with 35 goals in 2023-24. Toney is a long way from that mark, and a simple projection from eight games is no guarantee of anything, but his current rate is clearly the fastest start in this season's league.
What's next for Toney and Al-Ahli
The Saudi Pro League runs over 34 rounds, so Al-Ahli have 26 league matches left. The immediate questions are whether Toney can keep scoring at better than a goal a game, whether the rest of the squad can add goals to reduce the reliance on him and Trincão, and whether Al-Ahli can turn their strong goal difference into a run of wins that brings them back into the title picture. Follow upcoming fixtures and live scores on our matches page.