Manuel Gelito Ott (born 6 May 1992) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Malaysia Super League club Terengganu.
[4] In July 2014, Ott was signed by Ceres of the United Football League (UFL), the de facto top level in the Philippines.
[5][6] Ceres finished as runners-up of the 2015 UFL Cup, although Ott missed the final due to suspension after accumulating two yellow cards.
[12] In the 2017 AFC Cup group stage, Ott contributed a goal in Ceres' 5–0 home thrashing of Tampines Rovers.
[15] In the domestic level, the UFL was replaced by the Philippines Football League (PFL) as the official top tier division.
[19] In the AFC Cup group stage, Ott contributed a goal in their 9–0 thrashing of Boeung Ket, one of the biggest wins in the tournament's history.
[22] The Ott brothers did not feature in the second leg of the ASEAN zonal final due to yellow cards from previous games.
[28] 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.
[34] In their last PFL match of the season, he scored the consolation goal in their 2–1 loss to Kaya–Iloilo, the club's first domestic defeat in two years.
[42] In 2010, a scout tasked to find eligible players in Europe for the Philippine national team invited Ott for a trial training camp in Taiwan.
[44] In June to July 2011, he featured in the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers where they beat Sri Lanka but were eliminated by Kuwait.
[47] He was a late addition in the Philippines U23 squad for the 2011 Southeast Asian Games after initially backing out due to other commitments.
[58] On 7 October, Ott and his brother Mike played their first international match together as the latter scored on his debut in a 3–1 friendly loss to Bahrain.
[59][60] In November, the Ott brothers featured in the 2016 AFF Championship but the team failed to clear the group stage.