Manuel Ott


Manuel Gelito Ott is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder.
Born in Germany, he represents the Philippines at international level.

Club career

Born in Munich, Ott had his youth career at SV Ilmmünster, FSV Pfaffenhofen, and TSV 1860 München before eventually joining with FC Ingolstadt II in 2009.
He signed for Ceres–Negros in July 2014.
In January 2019, Ott joined Ratchaburi Mitr Phol in the Thai League 1. However, in February, he sustained a shin injury during preseason training and was expected to be sidelined for 3 months. As of August, he remained sidelined. On 2 October, Ott made his Thai League 1 debut entering as a second-half substitute for compatriot Amin Nazari in a 2–2 draw with Sukhothai. On 20 October, he started in Ratchaburi's home match against Bangkok United which also ended in a 2–2 draw.
Ott re-joined Ceres–Negros on 6 February 2020. On 11 February, he started in Ceres' first AFC Cup match of the season against Cambodian champions Svay Rieng. As Ott was dribbling towards the goal, his teammate Bienve Marañón stole the ball and scored the third goal in their 4–0 win. He was credited with an assist for the play. He left the club later that year after the season ended due to the 2020 coronavirus pandemic.

International career

Ott was scouted to play for the Philippine national football team in 2010; a scout tasked to find potential players for the Philippine national team across Europe invited Ott for a trial training camp in Taiwan. At that time, Ott was unaware that the Philippines had a national football team. He made his international debut for the Philippines on 16 January 2010 against Chinese Taipei. He played 60 minutes in a 0–0 draw.
He was a late addition in the Philippines U-23 squad for the 2011 Southeast Asian Games after initially backing out due to other commitments. In their opening game, he scored the opening goal but they eventually lost 3–1.
He scored his first senior international goal in a 3-0 win over Cambodia.

International goals

#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetitionReferences
1.14 November 2014Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila
2–0
3–0
Friendly
2.25 November 2014Mỹ Đình National Stadium, Hanoi
2–0
4–0
2014 AFF Suzuki Cup
3.30 March 2015Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa, Bahrain
1–2
1–2
Friendly
4.29 March 2016Rizal Memorial Stadium, Manila
2–2
3–2
2018 FIFA World Cup qualifier

Personal life

Ott was born to a German father and a Filipina mother. His mother is a native of Boracay in Malay, Aklan. He has two younger siblings, Mike and Marco. Ott and his brothers often visited their mother's homeland almost annually until he settled in the Philippines in 2014. He was followed by this brother Mike in 2017.

Honours

;Ceres-Negros