| General |
| Mesut Özil | ||
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| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | Mesut Özil | |
| Date of birth | 15 October 1988 | |
| Place of birth | Gelsenkirchen,  West Germany
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| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | |
| Playing position | Attacking midfielder, Winger | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club |  Free agent
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| Youth clubs | ||
| 1995–1998 1998–1999 1999–2000 2000–2005 2005–2007 |
Westfalia 04 Gelsenkirchen Teutonia Schalke-Nord Falke Gelsenkirchen Rot-Weiss Essen FC Schalke 04
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| Senior clubs | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls) |
| 2008–2008 2008–2010 2010–2013 2013–2021 |
Schalke 04 Werder Bremen Real Madrid Arsenal
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30 (0) 71 (13) 105 (19) 184 (33) |
| National team | ||
| 2006–2007 2007–2009 2009–2018 |
Germany U19 Germany U21 Germany
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11 (4) 16 (5) 92 (23) |
Mesut Özil (born 15 October 1988) is a German professional footballer who plays for English club Arsenal and the German national team. Özil has been a youth national team member since 2006, and a member of the German national team since 2009. He gained international attention during the 2010 FIFA World Cup and was nominated for the Golden Ball Award, which is awarded to the tournament's best player. Özil started his senior career at hometown club Schalke in the Bundesliga in 2006, transferred to Werder Bremen in 2008 and transferred to Real Madrid in August 2010 following his breakout performance at the FIFA World Cup with Germany. On transfer deadline day of summer 2013, he moved to Arsenal for a club-record fee of £42.5 million. The transfer makes him the most expensive German football player of all time.
Özil is acclaimed for his finesse and improvisation as an attacking midfielder. His style and ability for providing assists for his team-mates has been compared by former manager José Mourinho to that of Real Madrid legend Zinedine Zidane. In 2011, Özil ranked first in assists in major European and domestic competitions with 25. In 2012, he ranked first in assists in La Liga with 17. He was also one of the top assist providers in the 2010 FIFA World Cup and UEFA Euro 2012 with three in both tournaments.
Honours
Club
- Werder Bremen
- Real Madrid
- Arsenal
- FA Cup: 2013–14, 2014–15, 2016-17
- FA Community Shield: 2015
- EFL Cup runner-up: 2017–18
- UEFA Europa League runner-up: 2018–19
International
- Germany
Individual
- Bambi Award: 2010
- 2009 UEFA European U-21 Championship Final – Man of the match.
- Bundesliga Top assists 2009–10 (17)
- 2010 FIFA World Cup Man of the Match: vs. Ghana
- 2010 FIFA World Cup – Most assists (3, shared with Thomas Müller, Bastian Schweinsteiger, Kaká, and Dirk Kuyt)
- 2011–12 La Liga Most assists (17)
- UEFA Euro 2012 – Most assists (3, shared with Steven Gerrard, Andrei Arshavin, and David Silva)
- UEFA Euro 2012 – Man of the match: Germany vs Portugal, Germany vs Greece
- 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification – UEFA Group C: Highest goalscorer (8 goals)
- UEFA Best Player in Europe Award 2012 (10th place)
- UEFA Euro Team of the Tournament: 2012
- UEFA Team of the Year: 2012, 2013
External links
- Arsenal official profile
- Profile at Premier League
- Mesut Özil at kicker.de
- ESPN Profile
- BDFutbol profile
- 2010 FIFA World Cup profile
- Mesut Özil at National-Football-Teams.com
- Mesut Özil FIFA competition record
| Germany
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| Germany – 2010 FIFA World Cup - Third place |
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1. Neuer 2. Jansen 3. Friedrich 4. Aogo 5. Tasci 6. Khedira 7. Schweinsteiger 8. Özil 9. Kießling 10. Podolski 11. Klose 12. Wiese 13. Müller 14. Badstuber 15. Trochowski 16. Lahm 17. Mertesacker 18. Kroos 19. Cacau 20. Boateng 21. Marin 22. Butt 23. Gómez
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| Germany – UEFA Euro 2012 semi-finalists |
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1. Neuer 2. Gündoğan 3. Schmelzer 4. Höwedes 5. Hummels 6. Khedira 7. Schweinsteiger 8. Özil 9. Schürrle 10. Podolski 11. Klose 12. Wiese 13. Müller 14. Badstuber 15. L. Bender 16. Lahm 17. Mertesacker 18. Kroos 19. Götze 20. Boateng 21. Reus 22. Zieler 23. Gómez
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| Germany – 2014 FIFA World Cup – Winner |
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1. Neuer 2. Großkreutz 3. Ginter 4. Höwedes 5. Hummels 6. Khedira 7. Schweinsteiger 8. Özil 9. Schürrle 10. Podolski 11. Klose 12. Zieler 13. Müller 14. Draxler 15. Durm 16. Lahm (c) 17. Mertesacker 18. Kroos 19. Götze 20. Boateng 21. Mustafi 22. Weidenfeller 23. Kramer
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| Germany – UEFA Euro 2016 – Semi-finalists |
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1. Neuer 2. Mustafi 3. Hector 4. Höwedes 5. Hummels 6. Khedira 7. Schweinsteiger 8. Özil 9. Schürrle 10. Podolski 11. Draxler 12. Leno 13. Müller 14. Can 15. Weigl 16. Rüdiger 17. Boateng 18. Kroos 19. Götze 20. Sané 21. Kimmich 22. Ter Stegen 23. Gómez
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| Germany – 2018 FIFA World Cup – Group stage |
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1. Neuer (c) 2. Plattenhardt 3. Hector 4. Ginter 5. Hummels 6. Khedira 7. Draxler 8. Kroos 9. Werner 10. Özil 11. Reus 12. Trapp 13. Müller 14. Goretzka 15. Süle 16. Rüdiger 17. Boateng 18. Kimmich 19. Rudy 20. Brandt 21. Gündoğan 22. Ter Stegen 23. Gómez
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