Ahmed Otaif
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 14 April 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | ||
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Al-Shabab | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2001–2018 | Al-Shabab | 176 | (23) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2004–2006 | Saudi Arabia U23 | ||
| 2006–2013 | Saudi Arabia | 59 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 March 2008 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24 Jan 2011 | |||
Ahmed Otaif (Arabic: أحمد عطيف; born 14 April 1983) is a retired Saudi professional footballer who played for Al-Shabab and the Saudi Arabia national team.[1] He spent his entire playing career at Al-Shabab and captained the side from 2008 until his retirement in 2018.[2] He won nine titles with Al-Shabab and captained the side to the 2011–12 Saudi Professional League title. Otaif earned 59 caps with the Saudi Arabia national team and represented them at three different tournaments including the 2011 AFC Asian Cup.[3]
Ahmed Otaif is the older brother of current Al-Hilal player Abdullah Otayf and former Al-Shabab players Abdoh Otaif, Ali Otayf and Saqer Otaif.[4]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 12 April 2018[5]
| Club | Season | League | King Cup | Crown Prince Cup | Asia | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Al-Shabab | 2001–02 | ? | ? | — | 0 | 0 | — | ? | ? | ? | ? | ||
| 2002–03 | ? | ? | — | 2 | 0 | — | ? | ? | ? | ? | |||
| 2003–04 | ? | ? | — | 0 | 0 | — | ? | ? | ? | ? | |||
| 2004–05 | ? | ? | — | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | ? | ? | ? | ? | ||
| 2005–06 | ? | ? | — | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ? | ? | ? | ? | ||
| 2006–07 | ? | ? | — | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | ? | ? | ? | ? | ||
| 2007–08 | ? | ? | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | ? | ? | ? | ? | ||
| 2008–09 | 19 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 33 | 3 | |
| 2009–10 | 20 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 39 | 1 | |
| 2010–11 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 24 | 1 | ||
| 2011–12 | 25 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 3 | |||
| 2012–13 | 26 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | — | 42 | 0 | ||
| 2013–14 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 2 | — | 33 | 2 | ||
| 2014–15 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 31 | 0 | |
| 2015–16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | |||
| 2016–17 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 1 | |||
| 2017–18 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 0 | |||
| Total | 174+ | 9+ | 33 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 62 | 3 | 4+ | 0+ | 302+ | 10+ | |
| Career totals | 174+ | 9+ | 33 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 62 | 3 | 4+ | 0+ | 302+ | 10+ | |
- ^ a b Appearances in Prince Faisal bin Fahd Cup
- ^ Appearance in Saudi Super Cup
International
- Statistics accurate as of match played 9 September 2013.[6]
| Saudi Arabia | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 |
| 2007 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 13 | 0 |
| 2009 | 17 | 1 |
| 2010 | 6 | 0 |
| 2011 | 13 | 0 |
| 2012 | 5 | 0 |
| 2013 | 4 | 0 |
| Total | 59 | 1 |
International goals
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 8 January 2009 | Royal Oman Police Stadium, Muscat |  Yemen |
4–0 | 6–0 | 2009 Gulf Cup of Nations |
Honours
Al-Shabab
- Saudi Professional League: 2003–04, 2005–06, 2011–12
- King Cup: 2008, 2009, 2014
- Saudi Super Cup: 2014
- Prince Faisal bin Fahd Cup: 2008–09, 2009–10
Individual
- Saudi Professional League Player of the Season: 2008–09[7]
References
- ^ "أحمد عطيف - Ahmad Otaif".
- ^ "انتهاء مسيرة أحمد عطيف مع الشباب .. و النادي يعرض عليه منصبًا فنيًا أو إداريًا".
- ^ "الشبابيون: #شكراً_أحمد_عطيف".
- ^ "أبناء (عطيف) ظاهرة فريدة في الملاعب السعودية".
- ^ "AHMED ATEEF".
- ^ "( Ahmed Ateef ) Matches Played".
- ^ "أحمد عطيف أفضل لاعب والحمد أفضل لاعب واعد والسبع أفضل رياضي في نتائج جوائز الموسم السعودي".
External links
- Ahmed Otaif at National-Football-Teams.com
- Ahmed Otaif at ESPN FC
- Profile at slstat.com
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