{{Short description|American Samoan footballer (born 1986)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=December 2024}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Ramin Ott | image = | image_size = | caption = | fullname = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1986|6|18|df=y}} | birth_place = Pago Pago, American Samoa | height = {{height|ft=|in=}} | currentclub = | clubnumber = | position = Striker | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = | years1 = 2003–2007 | clubs1 = Konica Machine | caps1 = | goals1 = | years2 = 2008–2012 | clubs2 = Bay Olympic | caps2 = | goals2 = | years3 = 2014 | clubs3 = Bay Olympic | nationalyears1 = 2003 | nationalteam1 = American Samoa U17 | nationalcaps1 = 4 | nationalgoals1 = 1 | nationalyears2 = 2004–2015 | nationalteam2 = American Samoa | nationalcaps2 = 15 | nationalgoals2 = 3 | club-update = | nationalteam-update = | years4 = 2015–2016 | clubs4 = Pago Youth }}

'''Ramin Ott''' (born 18 June 1986) is an American Samoan former footballer who played as a striker in the FFAS Senior League. Internationally, he represented the American Samoa national team and was their all time top goalscorer between 2015 and 2026.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=Ramin Ott |url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/7573/Ramin_Ott.html |website=National Football Teams}}</ref>

==Club career==

=== Konica Machine === Born in Pago Pago on 18 June 1986, Ramin Ott began his career at Konica Machine in 2003 but he did not make his debut for the club until 2004.<ref name=":2" /> At Konica Machine, his team finished runner-up in the ASFA Soccer League in 2005<ref name="RSSSF2">[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/amsamoa05.html American Samoa 2004/05] at RSSSF.com</ref> and won the league title in 2007.<ref name="RSSSF22">[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/amsamoa07a.html American Samoa 2007] at RSSSF.com</ref><ref name="RSSSF">[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/amsamoachamp.html American Samoa - List of Champions] at RSSSF.com</ref>

=== Bay Olympic === He then joined New Zealand Northern League club Bay Olympic during the 2008–09 season as part of his studies. He won the league with Bay Olympic in 2011 and 2012.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bay Olympic SSC |url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/club/9838/2008_2/Bay_Olympic_Ssc.html |website=National Football Teams}}</ref>

He also played for Bay Olympic in 2014.

=== Pago Youth === He then took a break from his club career before joining Pago Youth in 2015.<ref name=":2" /> Aged 30, Ott retired after he won the FFAS Senior League in 2016.<ref name="RSSSF4">[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/amsamoachamp.html American Samoa - List of Champions] at RSSSF.com</ref>

==International career==

Ramin Ott initially represented American Samoa U17 during the 2003 OFC U-17 Championship.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Oceania Preliminary Competition for the U-17 World Cup 2003 |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tableso/oc-u17-03.html |website=RSSSF}}</ref> He debuted during a 0–0 draw against the Cook Islands U17 on 13 February 2003, and he scored during a 3–1 loss against Samoa U-17.

Ott made his senior debut for American Samoa on 10 May 2004 during a 4–0 loss against Samoa during 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Samoa vs. American Samoa 2004-10-05 |url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/882/Samoa_American_Samoa.html |website=National Football Teams}}</ref> His first international goal would come three years later on 25 August 2007 during a 12–1 loss against the Solomon Islands during the 2007 South Pacific Games.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |title=Solomon Islands vs. American Samoa 2007-08-25 |url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/2989/Solomon_Islands_American_Samoa.html |website=National Football Teams}}</ref>

He would play again for American Samoa during 2011 and scored again during a 2–1 win against Tonga during 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification<ref name=":4">{{Cite web |title=American Samoa vs. Tonga 2011-11-22 |url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/4311/American_Samoa_Tonga.html |website=National Football Teams}}</ref> which was also American Samoa's first victory since becoming a FIFA member.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web |title=The keeper who conceded 31 goals in a game |work=BBC Sport |date=April 16, 2024 |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/68761702 }}</ref>

His final goal came during 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification when American Samoa saw another 2–1 victory against Tonga,<ref name=":5">{{Cite web |title=Tonga vs. American Samoa 2015-09-02 |url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/13664/Tonga_American_Samoa.html |website=National Football Teams}}</ref> and he became their all time top goalscorer with three goals.<ref name=":2" /> His final of fifteen caps also came in American Samoa's next game, a 2–0 win against the Cook Islands on 4 September 2015.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=American Samoa vs. Cook Islands 2015-09-04 |url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/13707/American_Samoa_Cook_Islands.html |website=National Football Teams}}</ref>

== Personal life == His brother Diamond is also a footballer who has represented the American Samoa national team.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Diamond Ott |url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/45831/Diamond_Ott.html |website=National Football Teams}}</ref>

==Career statistics==

===International=== :''As of match played 15 September 2015''.<ref name=":2" />

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |+ Appearances and goals by national team and year |- !National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals |- | rowspan="12" |American Samoa |2004||4||0 |- |2005 |0 |0 |- |2006 |0 |0 |- |2007||4||1 |- |2008 |0 |0 |- |2009 |0 |0 |- |2010 |0 |0 |- |2011||3||1 |- |2012 |0 |0 |- |2013 |0 |0 |- |2014 |0 |0 |- |2015 |4 |1 |- ! colspan="2" |Total||15||3 |}

:''Scores and results list American Samoa's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Ott goal''.<ref name=":2" />

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;" |+ List of international goals scored by Ramin Ott |- !scope="col"|No. !scope="col"|Date !scope="col"|Venue !Cap ! scope="col" |Opponent !scope="col"|Score !scope="col"|Result !scope="col"|Competition !scope="col" class="unsortable"|{{Abbr|Ref.|References}} |- | 1. || style="text-align:left;" | 25 August 2007 || style="text-align:left;" | Toleafoa J.S. Blatter Complex, Apia, Samoa |5|| style="text-align:left;" | {{fb|SOL}}|| '''1'''–5 || 1–12 || style="text-align:left;" |2007 South Pacific Games |<ref name=":3" /> |- |2. |style="text-align:left;" |22 November 2011 |style="text-align:left;" |National Soccer Stadium, Apia, Samoa |9 | style="text-align:left;" |{{Fb|TON}} |'''1'''–0 | 2–1 |style="text-align:left;" |2014 FIFA World Cup qualification |<ref name=":4" /> |- |3. |style="text-align:left;" |2 September 2015 |style="text-align:left;" |Loto-Tonga Soka Centre (Field 1), ‘Atele, Tonga |14 | style="text-align:left;" |{{Fb|TON}} |'''2'''–1 | 2–1 |style="text-align:left;" |2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |<ref name=":5" /> |}

== Honours == '''Konica Machine'''

* '''ASFA Soccer League''' ** Champions (1): 2007<ref name="RSSSF" /> ** Runners-up (1): 2005 '''Pago Youth''' * '''FFAS Senior League''' ** Champions (1): 2016<ref name="RSSSF4" />

'''Bay Olympic'''

* '''New Zealand Northern League''' ** Champions (2): 2011, 2012

==References== {{Reflist|2}}

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