Odai Yusuf Ismaeel Al-Saify (Arabic: عدي يوسف إسماعيل الصيفي) is a Jordanian footballer who plays for Qadsia SC[1] and the Jordan national football team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Odai Yusuf Ismaeel Al-Saify | ||
| Date of birth | 26 May 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Kuwait City, Kuwait | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Qadsia SC | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2009 | Shabab Al-Ordon | 64 | (20) |
| 2009 | → Al-Dhafra (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2009–2011 | Skoda Xanthi | 6 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | → Alki Larnaca (loan) | 21 | (2) |
| 2011–2019 | Al-Salmiya | 133 | (42) |
| 2020–2021 | Qadsia SC | 16 | (8) |
| 2021–2022 | Al-Nasr | 16 | (5) |
| 2022– | Qadsia SC | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2006–2007 | Jordan U23 | 18 | (7) |
| 2007–2023 | Jordan | 118 | (15) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 August 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 March 2023 | |||
Club career
editAl-Saify started his career playing for Shabab Al-Ordon, in which he was loaned out to Al-Dhafra in the United Arab Emirates. Then he joined Skoda Xanthi in Greece, Alki Larnaca in Cyprus, and Al-Salmiya, Qadsia SC and Al-Nasr in Kuwait.
International career
editAl-Saify played 118 international matches for Jordan, in which he participated in the 2011 AFC Asian Cup and 2015 AFC Asian Cup.[2] On 12 November 2020, he returned to play for his national team after three years of absence.[3]
Personal life
editOdai is married to Nour Al-Saify and has four children; a daughter named Alma and three sons named Zaid, Yousef and Hashem.
International goals
editWith U-23
edit| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | November 24, 2006 | Al-Wakrah |  Macau |
13–0 | Win | 2006 Asian Games |
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| 3 | ||||||
| 4 | ||||||
| 5 | ||||||
| 6 | December 2, 2006 | Doha |  United Arab Emirates |
1–1 | Draw | 2006 Asian Games |
| 7 | December 5, 2006 | Doha |  Uzbekistan |
3–1 | Loss | 2006 Asian Games |
With Senior Team
edit- Scores and results list Jordan's goal tally first.[4]
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 20 June 2007 | Amman International Stadium, Amman, Jordan |  Lebanon |
3–0 | 3–0 | 2007 WAFF Championship |
| 2. | 11 December 2007 | Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat, Oman |  Oman |
Friendly | ||
| 3. | 16 March 2008 | Hamad bin Khalifa Stadium, Doha, Qatar |  Qatar |
1–1 | 1–2 | |
| 4. | 13 August 2008 | Takhti Stadium, Tehran, Iran | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2008 WAFF Championship | |
| 5. | 3 March 2010 | King Abdullah II Stadium, Amman, Jordan |  Singapore |
1–0 | 2–1 | 2011 AFC Asian Cup qualification |
| 6. | 2 January 2011 | Khalid Bin Mohammed Stadium, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates | Uzbekistan |
2–1 | 2–2 | Friendly |
| 7. | 17 January 2011 | Suheim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar |  Syria |
2–1 | 2–1 | 2011 AFC Asian Cup |
| 8. | 31 January 2013 | Amman International Stadium, Amman, Jordan |  Indonesia |
1–0 | 5–0 | Friendly |
| 9. | 21 December 2014 | Rashid Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates | Uzbekistan |
1–0 | 1–2 | |
| 10. | 16 June 2015 | Al-Hassan Stadium, Irbid, Jordan |  Trinidad and Tobago |
3–0 | 3–0 | |
| 11. | 28 March 2017 | King Abdullah II Stadium, Amman, Jordan |  Cambodia |
4–0 | 7–0 | 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification |
| 12. | 5 September 2017 |  Afghanistan |
2–0 | 4–1 | ||
| 13. | 10 October 2017 | Pamir Stadium, Dushanbe, Tajikistan | 2–1 | 3–3 | ||
| 14. | 24 May 2021 | Rashid Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates | United Arab Emirates |
1–5 | 1–5 | Friendly |
| 15. | 6 October 2021 | Amman International Stadium, Amman, Jordan |  Malaysia |
2–0 | 4–0 |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Stats Centre: Odai Al Saify Facts". Guardian.co.uk. Retrieved 21 November 2009.
- ^ Roberto Mamrud (13 January 2022). "Odai Yusuf Ismaeel Al-Saify – Century of International Appearances". RSSSF.
- ^ "الصيفي لكووورة: تمثيل المنتخب شرف كبير". Kooora (in Arabic). 27 October 2020.
- ^ "Al-Saify, Odai". National Football Teams. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
External links
edit- Odai Al-Saify at National-Football-Teams.com
- Odai Al Saify at Kooora.com (in Arabic) (archived in English at Goalzz.com)
- Odai Al Saify (Odai Yousef Ismail Al Saify) at Soccerway
- Odai Al Saify – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Profile at Jordan Football Association at the Wayback Machine (archived September 13, 2016) (in Arabic)
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