Abdoh Otaif

Abdoh Otaif
Personal information
Date of birth (1984-04-02) April 2, 1984
Place of birth Saudi Arabia
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Playing position Side Midfielder, Second Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2003–2011 Al-Shabab (26)
2011–2012 Ittihad FC 0 (0)
2012–2014 Al-Nassr 26 (3)
2014-2015 Al-Shabab
National team‡
2004– Saudi Arabia (6)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13 March 2008 (UTC).
† Appearances (goals)

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of March 11, 2008

Abdoh Ibrahim Otaif (born April 2, 1984 in Saudi Arabia) is a football player who plays for Al-Shabab in Riyadh, in the Saudi Premier League. He also plays for the Saudi Arabia national team, and was called up for the 2010 World Cup qualifiers against Singapore and Uzbekistan.

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.

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

Runner-up

Winner

Al-Nassr

External links

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