Otmane El Assas
Personal information
Full name Otmane El Assas
Date of birth (1979-01-30) 30 January 1979 (age 45)
Place of birth Khouribga, Morocco
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000–2002 Olympique Khouribga
2001–2004 Sharjah FC (16)
2004–2014 Al Gharrafa 174 (24)
2012–2014 → Umm Salal (loan) 47 (10)
2016 Olympique Khouribga
International career
2000–2007 Morocco 15 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 July 2023

Otmane El Assas (Arabic: عثمان العساس; born 30 January 1979) is a retired Moroccan footballer who played most of his career as a midfielder for Qatar Stars League outfit Al Gharrafa.

He was part of the Moroccan 2004 Olympic football team, who exited in the first round, finishing third in group D, behind group winners Iraq and runners-up Costa Rica. He also competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.[1]

He is the longest serving foreign professional footballer in the Qatar Stars League as of 2014.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Otmane El-Assas Biography and Statistics". Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 16 February 2010.
  2. ^ "QSL Review" (PDF). qsl.com.qa. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 May 2014. Retrieved 21 May 2014.

External links


Morocco men's football squad – 2000 Summer Olympics
Morocco squad – 2002 African Cup of Nations
Morocco men's football squad – 2004 Summer Olympics
Umm Salal SC – current squad
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