Ahmed Otaif
{{short description|Saudi Arabian footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
| image =
| name = Ahmed Otaif
| height = {{height|m=1.69|precision=0}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1983|4|14|df=y}}
| birth_place = Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
| position = Midfielder
| youthyears1 = 1998-2001
| youthclubs1 = Al-Shabab
| years1 = 2001–2018
| clubs1 = Al-Shabab
| caps1 = 176
| goals1 = 23
| nationalyears1 = 2004–2006
| nationalteam1 = Saudi Arabia U23
| nationalyears2 = 2006–2013
| nationalteam2 = Saudi Arabia
| nationalcaps2 = 59
| nationalgoals2 = 1
| pcupdate = 16 March 2008 (UTC)
| ntupdate = 24 Jan 2011
}}
Ahmed Otaif ({{langx|ar|أحمد عطيف}}; born 14 April 1983) is a retired Saudi professional footballer who played for Al-Shabab and the Saudi Arabia national team.{{cite web |title=أحمد عطيف - Ahmad Otaif |url=https://www.kooora.com/?player=4487}} He spent his entire playing career at Al-Shabab and captained the side from 2008 until his retirement in 2018.{{cite web |title=انتهاء مسيرة أحمد عطيف مع الشباب .. و النادي يعرض عليه منصبًا فنيًا أو إداريًا|url=https://akhbaar24.argaam.com/article/detail/394711}} 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.{{cite web |title=الشبابيون: #شكراً_أحمد_عطيف |url=https://www.okaz.com.sa/sport/na/1647848}}
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.{{cite web |title=أبناء (عطيف) ظاهرة فريدة في الملاعب السعودية |url=https://www.alriyadh.com/492733}}
Career statistics
=Club=
{{updated|match played 12 April 2018}}{{cite web |title=AHMED ATEEF |url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/ahmad-otaif/66939/}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" | |||||||||||
| rowspan=2|Club
!rowspan=2|Season !colspan=2|League !colspan=2|King Cup !colspan=2|Crown Prince Cup !colspan=2|Asia !colspan=2|Other !colspan=2|Total | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps
!Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals | |||||||||||
| rowspan=18 |Al-Shabab
|? | ? | colspan=2|— | 0 | 0 | colspan=2|— | ? | ? | ? | ? | ||
| 2002–03
|? | ? | colspan=2|— | 2 | 0 | colspan=2|— | ? | ? | ? | ? | ||
| 2003–04
|? | ? | colspan=2|— | 0 | 0 | colspan=2|— | ? | ? | ? | ? | ||
| 2004–05
|? | ? | colspan=2|— | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | ? | ? | ? | ? | |
| 2005–06
|? | ? | colspan=2|— | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ? | ? | ? | ? | |
| 2006–07
|? | ? | colspan=2|— | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | ? | ? | ? | ? | |
| 2007–08
|? | ? | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | colspan=2|— | ? | ? | ? | ? | |
| 2008–09
|19 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1{{efn|name=FC|Appearances in Prince Faisal bin Fahd Cup}} | 0 | 33 | 3 |
| 2009–10
|20 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 2{{efn|name=FC}} | 0 | 39 | 1 |
| 2010–11
|17 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 24 | 1 | |
| 2011–12
|25 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 29 | 3 | ||
| 2012–13
|26 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 42 | 0 | |
| 2013–14
|16 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 2 | colspan=2|— | 33 | 2 | |
| 2014–15
|22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1{{efn|name=SC|Appearance in Saudi Super Cup}} | 0 | 31 | 0 |
| 2015–16
|4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17
|14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 16 | 1 | ||
| 2017–18
|11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan=2|— | colspan=2|— | 14 | 0 | ||
| Total
!174+ | 9+ | 33 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 62 | 3 | 4+ | 0+ | 302+ | 10+ |
| colspan=2 | Career totals
!174+ | 9+ | 33 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 62 | 3 | 4+ | 0+ | 302+ | 10+ |
{{notelist}}
=International=
:Statistics accurate as of match played 9 September 2013.{{cite web |title=( Ahmed Ateef ) Matches Played |url=https://www.ksa-team.com/english/players.php?id=85}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
! colspan=3|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=
| class="wikitable"
! # !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition | ||||||
| 1. | 8 January 2009 | Royal Oman Police Stadium, Muscat | {{fb|YEM}} | align=center | 4–0 | align=center | 6–0 | 19th Arabian Gulf Cup |
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
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{NFT player|pid=11158}}
- {{ESPNsoccernet|id=91197}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20100116072728/http://slstat.com/english/player.php?id=36 Profile at slstat.com]
{{Saudi Arabia Squad 2011 AFC Asian Cup}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Otaif, Ahmed}}
Category:Footballers from Riyadh
Category:Saudi Arabian men's footballers
Category:Saudi Arabia men's youth international footballers
Category:21st-century Saudi Arabian sportsmen
Category:Saudi Arabia men's international footballers
Category:Al Shabab FC (Riyadh) players
Category:2011 AFC Asian Cup players
Category:Saudi Pro League players
Category:Men's association football midfielders
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