{{short description|Saudi Arabian footballer (born 1992)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2018}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Abdullah Otayf | image = Abdullah Otayf (cropped).jpg | caption = Otayf with [[Saudi Arabia national football team|Saudi Arabia]] at the [[2018 FIFA World Cup]] | full_name = Abdullah Ibrahim Yahya Otayf<ref name="SW"/> | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1992|8|3|df=y}}<ref name="FCWC 2019">{{cite web |url=https://tournament.fifadata.com/documents/FCWC/2019/pdf/FCWC_2019_SQUADLISTS.PDF |title=FIFA Club World Cup Qatar 2019: List of Players: Al Hilal SFC |publisher=FIFA |page=1 |date=5 December 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191205105526/https://tournament.fifadata.com/documents/FCWC/2019/pdf/FCWC_2019_SQUADLISTS.PDF |archive-date=5 December 2019 |url-status=dead}}</ref> | birth_place = [[Riyadh]], Saudi Arabia | height = 1.77 m<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tournament.fifadata.com/documents/FWC/2018/pdf/FWC_2018_SQUADLISTS.PDF|title=2018 FIFA World Cup: List of players|publisher=FIFA|page=25|date=18 June 2018|access-date=18 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180619164139/https://tournament.fifadata.com/documents/FWC/2018/pdf/FWC_2018_SQUADLISTS.PDF|archive-date=19 June 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref> | position = [[Midfielder]] | currentclub = | clubnumber = | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = [[Al Shabab FC (Riyadh)|Al-Shabab]] | years1 = 2011–2012 | clubs1 = [[Al Shabab FC (Riyadh)|Al-Shabab]] | caps1 = 0 | goals1 = 0 | years2 = 2012–2013 | clubs2 = [[Louletano]] | caps2 = 8 | goals2 = 0 | years3 = 2013–2023 | clubs3 = [[Al-Hilal FC|Al-Hilal]] | caps3 = 112 | goals3 = 1 | years4 = 2023–2025 | clubs4 = [[Al-Ahli Saudi FC|Al-Ahli]] | caps4 = 1 | goals4 = 0 | nationalyears1 = 2010–2012 | nationalteam1 = [[Saudi Arabia national under-20 football team|Saudi Arabia U20]] | nationalcaps1 = 4 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | nationalyears2 = 2012–2015 | nationalteam2 = [[Saudi Arabia national under-23 football team|Saudi Arabia U23]] | nationalcaps2 = 6 | nationalgoals2 = 0 | nationalyears3 = 2012–2022 | nationalteam3 = [[Saudi Arabia national football team|Saudi Arabia]] | nationalcaps3 = 45 | nationalgoals3 = 1 | pcupdate = 22:31, 29 August 2023 (UTC) | ntupdate = 19:22, 22 October 2022 (UTC) }} '''Abdullah Ibrahim Yahya Otayf''' ({{langx|ar|عَبْد الله إِبْرَاهِيم يَحْيَى عُطَيْف}}; born 3 August 1992) is a Saudi Arabian [[Association football|footballer]] who plays as a [[midfielder]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/abdullah-otayf/197881/|title = Saudi Arabia - Abdullah Otayf - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway}}</ref>
==Club career== Otayf started his career at [[Al-Shabab FC (Riyadh)|Al-Shabab]] before joining [[Portuguese Second Division]] side [[Louletano]] on 29 August 2012.<ref>{{cite web |title=صقر وعبدالله عطيف يوقعان رسمياً لنادي لوليتيانو البرتغالي |url=https://akhbaar24.argaam.com/article/detail/109815}}</ref>
On 12 February 2013, Otayf returned to Saudi Arabia and joined [[Al Hilal SFC|Al-Hilal]].<ref>{{cite web |title=عطيف ينتقل للهلال |url=https://arriyadiyah.com/416542}}</ref> On 10 April 2018, Otayf renewed his contract with Al-Hilal until the end of the 2020–21 season.<ref>{{cite web |title=رسمياً.. الهلال يجدد عقد عبدالله عطيف 3 أعوام |url=https://akhbaar24.argaam.com/article/detail/387437}}</ref> On 11 December 2020, Otayf renewed his contract with Al-Hilal once again, signing a two-season extension.<ref>{{cite web |title=الهلال يجدد عقد عبدالله عطيف |url=https://www.alarabiya.net/sport/saudi-sport/2020/12/12/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%87%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%84-%D9%8A%D8%AC%D8%AF%D8%AF-%D8%B9%D9%82%D8%AF-%D8%B9%D8%A8%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%84%D9%87-%D8%B9%D8%B7%D9%8A%D9%81}}</ref>
On 8 March 2023, Otayf signed a pre-contract agreement with [[Al-Ahli Saudi FC|Al-Ahli]].<ref>{{cite web |title=أهلي جدة يتعاقد مع الدولي عبدالله عطيف |url=https://www.alarabiya.net/sport/saudi-sport/2023/03/08/%D8%A3%D9%87%D9%84%D9%8A-%D8%AC%D8%AF%D8%A9-%D9%8A%D8%AA%D8%B9%D8%A7%D9%82%D8%AF-%D9%85%D8%B9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AF%D9%88%D9%84%D9%8A-%D8%B9%D8%A8%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%84%D9%87-%D8%B9%D8%B7%D9%8A%D9%81}}</ref> He officially joined the club following the conclusion of the 2022–23 season.
==International career== He represented [[Saudi Arabia]] in 2011 U20 World Cup. He made his senior debut against [[Iran national football team|Iran]] on 9 December 2012 in the 2012 WAFF Championship.<ref>[https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2012/12/09/asia/west-asian-federation-championship/iran/saudi-arabia/1397072/ West Asian Federation Championship/Iran-Saudi Arabia] ''Soccerway''</ref> He scored his first goal against [[Yemen national football team|Yemen]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2012/12/12/asia/west-asian-federation-championship/yemen/saudi-arabia/1397075/|title = Yemen vs. Saudi Arabia - 12 December 2012 - Soccerway}}</ref> In that match he celebrated using a [[Sergio Busquets]] shirt.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.101greatgoals.com/blog/saudi-player-abdullah-otayf-celebrates-a-beauty-against-yemen-with-a-sergio-busquets-t-shirt/ |title=Saudi player Abdullah Otayf celebrates a beauty against Yemen with a Sergio Busquets t-shirt | 101 Great Goals |access-date=3 April 2013 |archive-date=4 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304025814/http://www.101greatgoals.com/blog/saudi-player-abdullah-otayf-celebrates-a-beauty-against-yemen-with-a-sergio-busquets-t-shirt/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
On 23 December 2013, Otayf was named in the squad taking part in the [[2013 WAFF Championship]].<ref>{{cite web |title=رياضي / المنتخب السعودي يصل للدوحة للمشاركة في بطولة غرب آسيا |url=https://sp.spa.gov.sa/viewfullstory.php?lang=ar&newsid=1181966}}</ref>
In May 2018 he was named in Saudi Arabia's preliminary [[Saudi Arabia national football team|squad]] for the [[2018 FIFA World Cup]] in Russia.<ref>{{cite web|title= World Cup 2018: All the confirmed squads for this summer's finals in Russia|url= https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/440833652018}}{{dead link|date=September 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> He was also included in the final squad.
Otayf was included in [[Saudi Arabia national football team|Saudi Arabia]]'s squad for the [[2019 AFC Asian Cup]] in the United Arab Emirates.<ref name="AFC">{{cite web |url=http://www.the-afc.com/afc/documents/PdfFiles/afc-asian-cup-uae-2019-complete-squad-lists |title=AFC Asian Cup UAE 2019 Complete Squad Lists |website=The-AFC.com |publisher=[[Asian Football Confederation]] |format=PDF |date=27 December 2018 |access-date=28 December 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181228174458/http://www.the-afc.com/afc/documents/PdfFiles/afc-asian-cup-uae-2019-complete-squad-lists |archive-date=28 December 2018}}</ref>
On 20 November 2019, Al-Rubaie was named in the squad for the [[24th Arabian Gulf Cup]].<ref>{{cite web |title=رينارد يعلن قائمة الأخضر لبطولة كأس الخليج الـ24 |url=https://www.saff.com.sa/news.php?id=138}}</ref> He won the best player award at the tournament.<ref>{{cite web |title=عبدالله عطيف أفضل لاعب في خليجي 24 |url=https://www.alarabiya.net/sport/saudi-sport/2019/12/08/%D8%B9%D8%A8%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%84%D9%87-%D8%B9%D8%B7%D9%8A%D9%81-%D8%A3%D9%81%D8%B6%D9%84-%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%B9%D8%A8-%D9%81%D9%8A-%D8%AE%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%AC%D9%8A-24}}</ref>
On 11 November 2022, Otayf was named in the squad for the [[2022 FIFA World Cup]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.saff.com.sa/en/news.php?id=1932 |title=Renard announces the national team list for the World Cup 2022 in Qatar |publisher=[[Saudi Arabian Football Federation]] |date=11 November 2022 |access-date=12 November 2022}}</ref>
==Career statistics== ===Club=== {{updated|match played 27 May 2024}}<ref name="SW">{{cite web |title=ABDULLAH OTAYF |url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/abdullah-otayf/197881/}}</ref> {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" |- !rowspan=2|Club !rowspan=2|Season !colspan=3|League !colspan=2|National Cup !colspan=2|League Cup !colspan=2|Continental !colspan=2|Other !colspan=2|Total |- !Division !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals |- |[[Louletano D.C.|Louletano]] |[[2012–13 Segunda Divisão|2012–13]] |[[Segunda Divisão]] |8||0||0||0||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||8||0 |- |rowspan=11|[[Al Hilal SFC|Al-Hilal]] |[[2013–14 Al-Hilal FC season|2013–14]] |rowspan=10|[[Saudi Professional League|SPL]] |0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||colspan=2|—||0||0 |- |[[2014–15 Al-Hilal FC season|2014–15]] |7||0||0||0||2||0||2||0||colspan=2|—||11||0 |- |[[2015–16 Al-Hilal FC season|2015–16]] |12||0||2||0||1||0||5||0||0||0||20||0 |- |[[2016–17 Al-Hilal FC season|2016–17]] |12||0||5||0||0||0||10||0||0||0||27||0 |- |[[2017–18 Saudi Professional League|2017–18]] |23||0||1||0||colspan=2|—||5||0||colspan=2|—||29||0 |- |[[2018–19 Al-Hilal FC season|2018–19]] |17||0||1||0||colspan=2|—||6||0||4{{efn|name=WH|Three appearances in [[Arab Club Champions Cup]], and one appearance in [[Saudi-Egyptian Super Cup]]}}||0||28||0 |- |[[2019–20 Al-Hilal FC season|2019–20]] |8||0||1||0||colspan=2|—||2||0||3{{efn|name=CWC|Appearances in [[FIFA Club World Cup]]}}||0||14||0 |- |[[2020–21 Al Hilal SFC season|2020–21]] |17||0||0||0||colspan=2|—||6||0||0||0||23||0 |- |[[2021–22 Al Hilal SFC season|2021–22]] |6||0||1||0||colspan=2|—||0||0||0||0||7||0 |- |[[2022–23 Al Hilal SFC season|2022–23]] |10||1||2||0||colspan=2|—||5||0||0||0||17||1 |- !colspan=2|Total !112!!1!!13!!0!!3!!0!!41!!0!!7!!0!!176!!1 |- |[[Al-Ahli Saudi FC|Al-Ahli]] |[[2023–24 Al-Ahli Saudi FC season|2023–24]] |SPL |1||0||0||0||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||1||0 |- !colspan=3|Career totals !121!!1!!13!!0!!3!!0!!41!!0!!7!!0!!185!!1 |}
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===International=== :''Statistics accurate as of match played 22 October 2022.''<ref>{{NFT player|id=50194}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" ! colspan=3|[[Saudi Arabia national football team|Saudi Arabia]] |- !Year!!Apps!!Goals |- |2012||4||1 |- |2013||2||0 |- |2014||0||0 |- |2015||0||0 |- |2016||0||0 |- |2017||5||0 |- |2018||15||0 |- |2019||11||0 |- |2021||5||0 |- |2022||3||0 |- !Total||45||1 |}
===International goals=== {| class="wikitable" |- ! # !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition |- | 1. || 12 December 2012 || [[Ali Al-Salem Al-Sabah Stadium]], [[Al Farwaniyah]], [[Kuwait]] || {{fb|YEM}} || align=center | '''1'''–0 || align=center | 1–0 || [[2012 WAFF Championship]] |}
==Honours== '''Al-Hilal''' * [[Saudi Professional League]]: [[2016–17 Saudi Professional League|2016–17]], [[2017–18 Saudi Professional League|2017–18]], [[2019–20 Saudi Professional League|2019–20]], [[2020–21 Saudi Professional League|2020–21]], [[2021–22 Saudi Professional League|2021–22]] * [[Kings Cup (Saudi Arabia)|King Cup]]: [[2015 King Cup|2015]], [[2017 King Cup|2017]], [[2019–20 King Cup|2019–20]], [[2022–23 King Cup|2022–23]] * [[Crown Prince Cup]]: [[2015–16 Saudi Crown Prince Cup|2015–16]] * [[Saudi Super Cup]]: [[2015 Saudi Super Cup|2015]], [[2018 Saudi Super Cup|2018]], [[2021 Saudi Super Cup|2021]] *[[AFC Champions League]]: [[2019 AFC Champions League|2019]],<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.the-afc.com/competitions/afc-champions-league/latest/news/final-2nd-leg-al-dawsari-gomis-strikes-seal-al-hilal-title|title=Final – 2nd Leg: Al Dawsari, Gomis strikes seal Al Hilal title|publisher=Asian Football Confederation|date=24 November 2019|accessdate=24 November 2019}}</ref> [[2021 AFC Champions League|2021]]
'''Individual''' * [[24th Arabian Gulf Cup]] MVP
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * {{Soccerway|abdullah-otayf/197881}}
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