Ramin Ott

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]

Ramin Ott

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

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	1–5	1–12	2007 South Pacific Games
2.	22 November 2011	National Soccer Stadium, Apia, Samoa	Tonga	1–0	2–1	2014 OFC WCQ First Round	[5]
3.	2 September 2015	Loto-Tonga Soka Centre, Nuku'alofa, Tonga	Tonga	2–1	2–1	2018 FIFA WCQ OFC First Round	[6]

References

1. "Sergeant Ott leads from the front". FIFA.com. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
2. "Oceania FIFA World Cup qualifying review". FIFA. 18 November 2009. Retrieved 1 July 2010.
3. "FIFA Player Statistics: Ramin OTT". FIFA. Retrieved 1 July 2010.
4. "Ramin Ott". National-Football-Teams.com. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
5. "American Samoa 2-1 Tonga". www.fifa.com/. FIFA. 22 November 2011. Retrieved 2 September 2015.
6. "Tonga 1-2 American Samoa". www.fifa.com/. FIFA. 2 September 2015. Retrieved 2 September 2015.

External links

• Ramin Ott – FIFA competition record