Oliver Saludares Bias (; born 15 June 2001) is a professional footballer who plays as a winger for Philippines Football League side One Taguig. Born in Germany, and a former German youth international, he plays for the Philippines national team.
Bias made his professional debut for RB Leipzig on 2 August 2018, coming on as a substitute in the 64th minute for Ibrahima Konaté in the UEFA Europa League qualifying match against Swedish club Häcken of the Allsvenskan. The match concluded in a 1âÂÂ1 away draw.
Bias joined Slovak Fortuna Liga club FC Nitra in late January 2021.
Bias was born to a German father and a Filipina mother which made him eligible to represent either Germany or Philippines at international level.
Bias has played for the youth national teams of Germany.
Bias accepted a call-up to the Philippines national team in May 2021 for the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers. He made his debut on 7 June against China PR, where he picked up a yellow card in their 2âÂÂ0 loss.
He captained the Philippines U23 team at the 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualifiers; they finished last in their group with a winless campaign.
Bias was included in the 20-man squad for 31st Southeast Asian Games, which was held in Vietnam.