Odai Yousef Ismaeel Al-Saify (Arabic: عدي يوسف إسماعيل الصيفي; born 26 May 1986) is a retired Jordanian footballer who played for Qadsia SC[1] and the Jordan national football team. He currently works as a TV presenter for the sports programs on the Jordanian channel Roya TV.

Odai Al-Saify
Personal information
Full name Odai Yousef Ismaeel Al-Saify
Date of birth (1986-05-26) 26 May 1986 (age 40)
Place of birth Kuwait City, Kuwait
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2009 Shabab Al-Ordon 64 (20)
2009Al-Dhafra (loan) 4 (0)
2009–2011 Skoda Xanthi 6 (0)
2010–2011Alki Larnaca (loan) 21 (2)
2011–2019 Al-Salmiya 133 (42)
2020–2021 Qadsia SC 16 (8)
2021–2022 Al-Nasr 16 (5)
2022–2023 Qadsia SC 0 (0)
International career
2006–2007 Jordan U23 (7)
2007–2023 Jordan 121 (16)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 7 August 2022
‡ National team caps and goals as of 28 March 2023

Club career

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Al-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

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Al-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

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Odai is married to Nour Al-Saify and has four children; a daughter named Alma and three sons named Zaid, Yousef and Hashem.

Career statistics

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International goals

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With U-23

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#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1November 24, 2006Al-Wakrah Macau13–0Win2006 Asian Games
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6December 2, 2006Doha United Arab Emirates1–1Draw2006 Asian Games
7December 5, 2006Doha Uzbekistan3–1Loss2006 Asian Games

Senior

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Scores and results list Jordan's goal tally first.[4]
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.20 June 2007Amman International Stadium, Amman, Jordan Lebanon3–03–02007 WAFF Championship
2.11 December 2007Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat, Oman OmanFriendly
3.16 March 2008Hamad bin Khalifa Stadium, Doha, Qatar Qatar1–11–2
4.13 August 2008Takhti Stadium, Tehran, Iran3–03–02008 WAFF Championship
5.3 March 2010King Abdullah II Stadium, Amman, Jordan Singapore1–02–12011 AFC Asian Cup qualification
6.2 January 2011Khalid Bin Mohammed Stadium, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates Uzbekistan2–12–2Friendly
7.17 January 2011Suheim Bin Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar Syria2–12–12011 AFC Asian Cup
8.31 January 2013Amman International Stadium, Amman, Jordan Indonesia1–05–0Friendly
9.21 December 2014Rashid Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates Uzbekistan1–01–2
10.16 June 2015Al-Hassan Stadium, Irbid, Jordan Trinidad and Tobago3–03–0
11.28 March 2017King Abdullah II Stadium, Amman, Jordan Cambodia4–07–02019 AFC Asian Cup qualification
12.5 September 2017 Afghanistan2–04–1
13.10 October 2017Pamir Stadium, Dushanbe, Tajikistan2–13–3
14.24 May 2021Rashid Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates1–51–5Friendly
15.6 October 2021Amman International Stadium, Amman, Jordan Malaysia2–04–0

See also

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References

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  1. "Stats Centre: Odai Al Saify Facts". Guardian.co.uk. Retrieved 21 November 2009.
  2. Roberto Mamrud (13 January 2022). "Odai Yusuf Ismaeel Al-Saify – Century of International Appearances". RSSSF.
  3. "الصيفي لكووورة: تمثيل المنتخب شرف كبير". Kooora (in Arabic). 27 October 2020.
  4. "Al-Saify, Odai". National Football Teams. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
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