| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ramin Shahin Ott | ||
| Date of birth | 22 June 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Pago Pago, American Samoa | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2000–2008 | Konica | ||
| 2008–2009 | Bay Olympic | ||
| 2009–2010 | Galaxy FC | 0 | (0) |
| 2010–2014 | Bay Olympic | ||
| 2014–2016 | Pago Youth | ||
| National team‡ | |||
| 2004– | American Samoa | 15 | (3) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14 September 2007 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 4 September 2015 | |||
Ramin Ott (born 22 June 1986) is a professional football player for the American Samoa national football team. He is currently American Samoa's all-time top goalscorer with three goals and has captained the side. Ott is also a sergeant in the United States Army, having served in Afghanistan.[1]
Club career
Ott played for American Samoan champions Konica Machine FC from 2000 until 2008. He was named player of the season for 2007 and player of the month. In 2008, he signed a contract with Bay Olympic in the New Zealand 2nd division. He joined locat team Pago Youth in 2014. He is the second American Samoan after Rawlston Masaniai to play outside American Samoa. He is currently a free agent.
International career
Ott began his youth international career during qualification for 2003 FIFA U-17 World Championship where he netted one goal in the match with Samoa U-17. The result ended 1–3 for Samoa. He also scored a goal when they faced Cook Islands U17. The match ended 1-1 and that was the first point gained in American Samoa's football history. He scored the winning goal in a 2-1 victory over Tonga, which was the country's first victory ever.
He started his senior international career in 2003 during qualification for the 2004 Summer Olympics. In 2007 Ott scored his first ever international goal in a 12–1 defeat to the Solomon Islands.[2][3]
Career statistics
International
| American Samoa | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2004 | 4 | 0 |
| 2007 | 4 | 1 |
| 2011 | 3 | 1 |
| 2015 | 4 | 1 |
| Total | 15 | 3 |
Statistics accurate as of match played 2 September 2015[4]
International goals
- Scores and results list. American Samoa's goal tally first.
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 25 August 2007 | National Soccer Stadium, Apia, Samoa |  Solomon Islands | 2007 South Pacific Games | |||
| 2. | 22 November 2011 | National Soccer Stadium, Apia, Samoa |  Tonga | 2014 OFC WCQ First Round | [5] | ||
| 3. | 2 September 2015 | Loto-Tonga Soka Centre, Nuku'alofa, Tonga | Tonga | 2018 FIFA WCQ OFC First Round | [6] |
References
- ^ "Sergeant Ott leads from the front". FIFA.com. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
- ^ "Oceania FIFA World Cup qualifying review". FIFA. 18 November 2009. Retrieved 1 July 2010.
- ^ "FIFA Player Statistics: Ramin OTT". FIFA. Retrieved 1 July 2010.
- ^ "Ramin Ott". National-Football-Teams.com. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
- ^ "American Samoa 2-1 Tonga". www.fifa.com/. FIFA. 22 November 2011. Retrieved 2 September 2015.
- ^ "Tonga 1-2 American Samoa". www.fifa.com/. FIFA. 2 September 2015. Retrieved 2 September 2015.
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