| Marzouk Al-Otaibi | |
| Birth Date: | 1975 11, df=yes |
| Position: | Striker |
| Years1: | 1997–2000 |
| Clubs1: | Al-Shabab |
| Years2: | 2000–2007 |
| Years3: | 2001 |
| Clubs3: | Riffa SC (loan) |
| Years4: | 2007–2008 |
| Clubs4: | Al Nassr FC |
| Years5: | 2008–2010 |
| Clubs5: | Al-Wehda |
| Years6: | 2010 |
| Clubs6: | Al Jabalain |
| Years7: | 2010–2011 |
| Clubs7: | Al-Watani |
| Years8: | 2011–2012 |
| Clubs8: | Al-Markhiya |
| Years9: | 2012–2013 |
| Clubs9: | Al Rabea |
| Years10: | 2013–2014 |
| Clubs10: | Al-Najmah |
| Nationalyears1: | 1999–2004 |
| Nationalteam1: | Saudi Arabia |
| Nationalcaps1: | 36 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 12 |
Marzouk Al-Otaibi (Arabic: مرزوق العتيبي; born 7 November 1975) is a Saudi Arabian former footballer, who last played as a centre-forward for Al-Markhiya in Qatar.
Al-Otaibi started his career at Al-Shabab Club. In 1999, he joined Al-Ittihad for a then-record 9 million Saudi riyals in which he spent around 8 years with Al-Ittihad. While with Al-Ittihad, Al-Otaibi won several national and international titles. Al-Otaibi joined Al-Nassr in the summer of 2007.
Al-Otaibi joined Qatari 2nd Division club Al-Markhiya on 26 December 2011 on a six-month deal.[1]
Otaibi made several appearances for the senior Saudi Arabia national football team, including the 1999 FIFA Confederations Cup and the 2000 AFC Asian Cup finals and the 2002 and 2004 AFC Asian Cup and 2006 FIFA World Cup qualifying rounds.
1999 FIFA Confederations Cup
He shined in the 1999 FIFA Confederations Cup in Mexico where he finished as joint top scorer along with Ronaldinho and Cuauhtémoc Blanco with 6 goals each. He scored a super hat-trick (4 goals) against 8-man Egypt and added another two against Brazil in the semi-finals.
Scores and results list Saudi Arabia's goal tally first.[2] [3]
| No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 29 July 1999 | align=center | 1–0 | 5–1 | 1999 FIFA Confederations Cup | ||||
| 2. | align=center | 2–0 | |||||||
| 3. | align=center | 4–1 | |||||||
| 4. | align=center | 5–1 | |||||||
| 5. | 1 August 1999 | align=center | 1–2 | 2–8 | 1999 FIFA Confederations Cup | ||||
| 6. | align=center | 2–2 | |||||||
| 7. | 20 October 2000 | align=center | 1–0 | align=center | 5–0 | 2000 AFC Asian Cup | |||
| 8. | 3 February 2001 | align=center | 1–0 | 3–1 | International friendly | ||||
| 9. | align=center | 2–0 | |||||||
| 10. | 8 February 2001 | align=center | 6–0 | align=center | 6–0 | 2002 FIFA World Cup qualification | |||
| 11. | 23 July 2001 | align=center | 1–0 | align=center | 1–0 | International friendly | |||
| 12. | 14 December 2004 | align=center | 1–0 | align=center | 2–0 | 17th Arabian Gulf Cup |