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{{Short description|Moroccan footballer (born 1979)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2021}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Otmane El Assas 
| image = 
| fullname = Otmane El Assas 
| birth_date  = {{birth date and age|1979|01|30|df=yes}} 
| birth_place =[[Khouribga]], [[Morocco]] 
| height = {{height|m=1.76}} 
| currentclub = 
| clubnumber =  
| position = [[Midfielder|Defensive midfielder]]
| youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = 
| years1 = 2000–2002 | clubs1 = [[Olympique Khouribga]] | caps1 = | goals1 = 
| years2 = 2001–2004 | clubs2 = [[Sharjah FC]] | caps2 = | goals2 = 16 
| years3 = 2004–2014 | clubs3 = [[Al-Gharrafa Sports Club|Al Gharrafa]] | caps3 = 174| goals3 = 24
| years4= 2012–2014 | clubs4 = → [[Umm Salal SC|Umm Salal]] (loan) | caps4 = 47| goals4 = 10
| years5= 2016 | clubs5 = [[Olympique Club de Khouribga|Olympique Khouribga]] | caps5 = | goals5 = 
| nationalyears1 = 2000–2007| nationalteam1 = [[Morocco national football team|Morocco]] | nationalcaps1 = 15| nationalgoals1 = 1
| pcupdate = 12 July 2023 
| ntupdate =
}}
'''Otmane El Assas''' ({{langx|ar|عثمان العساس}}; born 30 January 1979) is a retired [[Morocco|Moroccan]] [[Association football|footballer]] who played most of his career as a [[midfielder]] for [[Qatar Stars League]] outfit [[Al-Gharrafa Sports Club|Al Gharrafa]].

He was part of the Moroccan [[2004 Summer Olympics|2004 Olympic]] football team, who exited in the first round, finishing third in group D, behind group winners [[Iraq national football team|Iraq]] and runners-up [[Costa Rica national football team|Costa Rica]]. He also competed at the [[2000 Summer Olympics]] in [[Sydney]].<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Sports-Reference.com|title=Otmane El-Assas Biography and Statistics|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/el/otmane-el-assas-1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418030450/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/el/otmane-el-assas-1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2020-04-18|access-date=2010-02-16}}</ref>

He is the longest serving foreign professional footballer in the [[Qatar Stars League]] as of 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.qsl.com.qa/users/imagesnew/QSL-review-magazine.pdf|title=QSL Review|publisher=qsl.com.qa|access-date=21 May 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140522005151/http://www.qsl.com.qa/users/imagesnew/QSL-review-magazine.pdf|archive-date=22 May 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==References==
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== External links ==
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{{Morocco men's football squad 2000 Summer Olympics}}
{{Morocco Squad 2002 Africa Cup of Nations}}
{{Morocco men's football squad 2004 Summer Olympics}}
{{Umm Salal SC squad}}

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[[Category:1979 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Moroccan men's footballers]]
[[Category:Moroccan expatriate men's footballers]]
[[Category:Olympic footballers for Morocco]]
[[Category:Footballers at the 2000 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Footballers at the 2004 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Sharjah FC players]]
[[Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Saudi Arabia]]
[[Category:Expatriate men's footballers in the United Arab Emirates]]
[[Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Qatar]]
[[Category:Moroccan expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia]]
[[Category:Moroccan expatriate sportspeople in the United Arab Emirates]]
[[Category:Moroccan expatriate sportspeople in Qatar]]
[[Category:Umm Salal SC players]]
[[Category:Qatar Stars League players]]
[[Category:2002 African Cup of Nations players]]
[[Category:Sportspeople from Khouribga]]
[[Category:Morocco men's international footballers]]
[[Category:Al-Gharafa SC players]]
[[Category:Olympique Club de Khouribga players]]
[[Category:Men's association football midfielders]]
[[Category:UAE Pro League players]]


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