Mike Ott

Mike Rigoberto Gelito Ott (born 2 March 1995) is a Filipino footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Philippines Football League club United City and the Philippines national team.

In this Philippine name, the middle name or maternal family name is Gelito and the surname or paternal family name is Ott.
Mike Ott
Ott with Ceres Negros in 2018
Personal information
Full name Mike Rigoberto Gelito Ott
Date of birth (1995-03-02) 2 March 1995
Place of birth Munich, Germany
Height 1.66 m (5 ft 5 1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 United City
Number 5
Youth career
2002–2003 FSV Ilmmünster
2003–2005 FSV Pfaffenhofen
2005–2014 TSV 1860 Munich
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2014 TSV 1860 Munich II 25 (13)
2014–2017 1. FC Nürnberg II 52 (8)
2017– 2018 Angthong 30 (7)
2018– Ceres–Negros / United City 49 (21)
National team‡
2016– Philippines 21 (3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:40, 26 January 2017 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16:08, 19 November 2019 (UTC)

Personal life

Mike is the younger brother of Manuel Ott who is also an international footballer for the Philippines[1] and also has a twin brother named Marco.[2] Their father is German and their mother is Filipina who is a native of Boracay in Malay, Aklan.[3]

Career

1860 Munich II

Born in Munich, Ott had his youth career at TSV 1860 Munich. On 17 November 2012, Ott made his debut for 1860 Munich in a 0–2 home defeat against Eintracht Bamberg. He scored 12 goals in 25 games for Munich II before joining 1. FC Nürnberg

Nürnberg

In April 2014, Ott signed a three-year deal with Nürnberg.[4][5] In 2015–16, after failing to impress at the senior squad, Ott was demoted to Nürnberg's second team.

Angthong

On January 25, 2017, Angthong F.C. of the Thai League 2 announced that they have signed in Ott.[6]

Ceres-Negros / United City

In 2018, Ott joined Philippines Football League club Ceres-Negros. He reunited with his brother Manny who is also a player of Ceres-Negros. In mid-2020, Ceres–Negros became United City, after undergoing a management change in mid-2020 amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. Ott and his brother were re-signed by the club's new owners.[7]

International career

In June 2013, Ott was called up for the Philippines national team by German coach Michael Weiss for an international friendly against Hong Kong but eventually did not take part.[8] In late September 2016, he was called up by American coach Thomas Dooley for the October international friendly matches against Bahrain and North Korea as part of their preparation for the 2016 AFF Championship.[9]

He made his debut against Bahrain, coming on as a half-time substitute for Kevin Ingreso and scored the Philippines' only goal within five minutes as they lost 3–1.[10]

International goals
Scores and results list the Philippines' goal tally first.
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
2016
1.6 October 2016Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila Bahrain
1–2
1–3
Friendly
2017
2.10 October 2017Saoud bin Abdulrahman Stadium, Al Wakrah Yemen
1–1
1–1
2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification
2019
3.5 September 2019Panaad Stadium, Bacolod Syria
2–4
2–5
2022 FIFA World Cup qualification

References
  1. "Mike Ott to play for the Philippines in upcoming friendlies". Channel News Asia. 6 October 2016. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
  2. Hartmann, Katrin (5 December 2018). "From Germany, brothers Manny and Mike Ott help Azkals find football miracle". ABS-CBN Sports / Goethe-Institut. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
  3. "Manuel Ott will die Philippinen zur Endrunde führen". Merkur. 27 October 2009. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
  4. "Nurnberg agree deal to sign Mike Ott from TSV 1860 Munich". Sky Sports. 16 April 2014. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
  5. "Nuremberg sign Ott on three-year contract". Four Four Two. 15 April 2016. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
  6. "Noch ein Münchner in Thailand" [Another Münchner in Thailand] (in German). Thai-fussball.com. 25 January 2017. Retrieved 26 January 2017.
  7. "Ott brothers give United City a killer midfield". The Philippine Star. 7 August 2020. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  8. "Azkals beat Hong Kong for the first time behind mammoth Neil Etheridge". GMA News. 4 June 2013. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
  9. "Men's national team line up for October friendlies". Philippine Football Federation. 27 September 2016. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
  10. Songalia, Ryan (7 October 2016). "Bahrain tops Azkals despite Mike Ott's debut goal". Rappler. Retrieved 7 October 2016.
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