Odai Al-Saify

Odai Yusuf Ismaeel Al-Saify (Arabic: عدي يوسف إسماعيل الصيفي‎) is a Jordanian footballer of Palestinian origin who plays for Qadsia SC[2] and the Jordan national football team.

Odai Al-Saify
Personal information
Full name Odai Yusuf Ismaeel Al-Saify
Date of birth (1986-05-26) 26 May 1986
Place of birth Kuwait City, Kuwait
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Qadsia SC
Number 42
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– Qadsia SC 4 (0)
National team‡
2006–2007 Jordan U23 18 (7)
2007– Jordan 111[1] (13)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 February 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16 November 2020

Club career

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 and Qadsia SC in Kuwait.

International career

Al-Saify played more than 111 international matches for Jordan, in which he participated in the 2011 AFC Asian Cup and 2015 AFC Asian Cup. On 12 November 2020, he returned to play for his national team after three years of absence.[3]

Personal life and family

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

International goals

With U-23
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1November 24, 2006Al-Wakrah Macau13–0Win2006 Asian Games
2
3
4
5
6December 2, 2006Doha United Arab Emirates1–1Draw2006 Asian Games
7December 5, 2006Doha Uzbekistan3–1Loss2006 Asian Games

With Senior Team
Scores and results list Jordan's goal tally first.[4]
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.20 June 2007Amman International Stadium, Amman, Jordan Lebanon3–03–02007 WAFF Chamnpionship
2.11 December 2007Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat, Oman Oman3–03–0Friendly
3.16 March 2008Hamad bin Khalifa Stadium, Doha, Qatar Qatar1–11–2Friendly
4.13 August 2008Takhti Stadium, Tehran, Iran Qatar3–03–02008 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 2014Al-Rashid Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates Uzbekistan1–01–2Friendly
10.16 June 2015Al-Hassan Stadium, Irbid, Jordan Trinidad and Tobago3–03–0Friendly
11.28 March 2017King Abdullah II Stadium, Amman, Jordan Cambodia4–07–02019 AFC Asian Cup qualification
12.5 September 2017King Abdullah II Stadium, Amman, Jordan Afghanistan2–04–12019 AFC Asian Cup qualification
13.10 October 2017Pamir Stadium, Dushanbe, Tajikistan Afghanistan2–13–32019 AFC Asian Cup qualification

References
  1. "Odai Yusuf Ismaeel Al-Saify - Century of International Appearances" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-07-24. Retrieved 2018-08-04.
  2. "Stats Centre: Odai Al Saify Facts". Guardian.co.uk. Retrieved 2009-11-21.
  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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