Abdoh Otaif
Abdoh Ibrahim Otaif (born April 2, 1984, in Saudi Arabia) is a former football player who played for Al-Shabab in Riyadh and Saudi Arabia national team. In 2010 he was called up for the 2010 World Cup qualifiers against Singapore and Uzbekistan.
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | April 2, 1984 | ||
Place of birth | Saudi Arabia | ||
Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
Playing position(s) | Side Midfielder, Second Striker | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2003–2011 | Al-Shabab | (26) | |
2011–2012 | Ittihad FC | 3 | (0) |
2012–2014 | Al-Nassr | 26 | (3) |
2014–2015 | Al-Shabab | 15 | (0) |
2019 | Al-Anwar | ||
National team‡ | |||
2004–2011 | Saudi Arabia | 58 | (6) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13 March 2008 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of March 11, 2008 |
His beginning with Al-Shabab
Otaif began his career with Al-Shabab during the 2003–2004 season. He was 20 years old at that time, but was able to win the Saudi Premier League with his club that year, even though him and many other Al-Shabab players were very young.
International goals
- Scores and results list Saudi Arabia's goal tally first.[1]
No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 30 January 2008 | King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | 1–0 | 2–1 | Friendly | |
2. | 14 June 2008 | National Stadium, Kallang, Singapore | 3–0 | 4–0 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
3. | 22 June 2008 | King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
4. | 30 August 2008 | King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | 1–1 | 2–1 | Friendly | |
5. | 10 September 2008 | Zayed Sports City Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | 1–1 | 2–1 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
6. | 1 April 2009 | King Fahd International Stadium, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | 1–0 | 3–2 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification |
Brothers
Otaif is only one of the many Otaif family players in Al-Shabab. Also he has a brother, Ahmed Otaif, who is one year younger than him, and Ali Otaif, both with Abdoh in Al-Shabab's first team. There is also Saqr and Abdullah Otaif, both are in the U-19 Al-Shabab and U-16 Al-Shabab team. All five siblings have gone through the youth teams of Saudi Arabia.
Honours
Club and national team
- Saudi Premier League: 2004, 2006
- Saudi Champions Cup: 2008, 2009
- Saudi Federation cup: 2009, 2010
Runner-up
- AFC Asian Cup: 2007
- Saudi Premier League: 2005
- Crown Prince Cup: 2009
Winner
- Al-Nassr
References
- "Otaif, Abdoh". National Football Teams. Retrieved 30 May 2017.