Mike Rigoberto Ott (born 2 March 1995) is a professional

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who plays as an

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for Liga 1 club Barito Putera. Born in Germany, he represents the Philippines national team.

Personal life

Mike is the younger brother of

Manuel Ott Manuel Gelito Ott (born 6 May 1992) is a professional Association football, footballer who plays as a midfielder for Malaysian club Kedah Darul Aman F.C., Kedah Darul Aman. Born in Germany, he represents the Philippines national football team, P ...

who is also an international footballer for the Philippines and also has a twin brother named Marco. Their father is German and their mother is Filipina who is a native of

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Club career

1860 Munich II

Born in

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, Ott had his youth career at

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. On 17 November 2012, he made his debut for the club's reserves in a 2–0 home defeat against Eintracht Bamberg. He scored 12 goals in 25 games for Munich II before joining 1. FC Nürnberg.

1. FC Nürnberg

In April 2014, Ott signed a three-year deal with 1. FC Nürnberg. In 2015–16, after failing to impress at the senior squad, Ott was demoted to Nürnberg's second team.

Angthong

On 25 January 2017,

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announced that they have signed Ott.

Ceres-Negros and United City

In 2018, Ott joined

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club Ceres-Negros. He reunited with his brother Manuel 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

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. Ott and his brother were re-signed by the club's new owners.

PS Barito Putera

On 4 August 2022, Ott decided to go to

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and signed a contract with Liga 1 club

PS Barito Putera Persatuan Sepak Bola Barito Putera, also known as Barito Putera, is an Indonesian professional football club based in Banjarmasin, South Kalimantan. The club currently competes in the Liga 1. History Foundation and Galatama era (1988–199 ...

. He made his club debut on 13 August, coming on as a starter in a 1–0 lose against

PSS Sleman Perserikatan Sepakbola Sleman ( 'Sleman Football Union'), or mostly known through its abbreviation PSS, is a professional football club based in Sleman Regency, Special Region of Yogyakarta, Indonesia. The club competes in the Liga 1 , the top ...

. Ott assisted a goal by Kahar Kalu Muzakkar in Barito's 5–2 lose against

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on 16 September. On 10 January 2023, Ott scored his first league goal and saved his team from defeat in a 1–1 draw with

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. On 14 February, Ott scored a brace for the club in a 4–1 home win against RANS Nusantara. On 21 March, Ott scored an equalizer against

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, although the team went on to lose 2-3 anyways.

International career

In June 2013, Ott was called up for the Philippines national team by German coach

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for an international friendly against

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but did not take part. In late September 2016, he was called up by American coach

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for the October international friendly matches against

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and

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as part of their preparation for the

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. 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.

International goals

:''Scores and results list the Philippines' goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Ott goal''.

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PS Barito Putera players Philippines Football League players

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