Mesut Ozil is a German professional footballer who plays for Premier League club Arsenal as an attacking midfielder, but can also be deployed as a winger. He is renowned for his technical skills and creativity; due to his agility, finesse and versatility as an attacking midfielder.
Ozil began his senior career as a member of his hometown club Schalke 04 in the Bundesliga, departing two seasons later to join Werder Bremen for €5 million. He garnered break-out attention in the 2009-10 season, being ranked first in assists in major European and domestic competitions, with 25 which garnered him a €15 million transfer to La Liga club Real Madrid. At the club, Ozil won the Copa del Rey in his first season, before registering a league high 17 assists in a league winning season. Following a second-place La Liga finish to rivals Barcelona in the 2012–13 season, Ozil relocated to England to join Premier League side Arsenal in a then club-record deal worth £42.5 million (€50 million), making him the most expensive German player of all time. During his first season, Ozil helped end Arsenal's nine-year trophy drought, winning the FA Cup in 2014. He later became victorious in two more FA Cup campaigns. Ozil would also record the second most assists (19) in a Premier League season in 2015–16.
At international level, Ozil played 92 matches for the Germany national team, scoring 23 goals, and registering 40 assists. He also won a record five German Player of the Year awards. Ozil represented his country in three FIFA World Cups, as well as two UEFA European Championships, and was an integral part in both the 2010 FIFA World Cup and UEFA Euro 2012, where he starred as the joint-highest assist provider in both competitions. Ozil was also a key contributor in Germany's victorious 2014 FIFA World Cup campaign. After the 2018 FIFA World Cup, Ozil retired from international competition, alleging discrimination and disrespect by the German Football Association (DFB) and the German media.<\/P>","DAF09C52CF6076BD5E585110E27D1A5D":"0","95081CC600C137A3ECD07E1A2BAC6047":"10","FD1933E1882D5E7A216F21827D2B22B4":"","26A41B77C025E2F442D11C4E5D31FCE8":"1","033EA04110C4B96A":"","31E4B7E841B17C66":"Mesut Ozil","1E9A8D352C52FB60DE0D25B327F8FD01":"2022-7-14","3DD52A7123843A0599BD59EBE6AB4E97":"Fenerbahce","C9B224F2C5B356EF":"Istanbul Basaksehir F.K.","B628C0FB460378A51A233D645651DF2F":"
CLUB<\/U><\/STRONG>
Werder Bremen
<\/STRONG>DFB-Pokal: 2008–09
Real Madrid<\/STRONG>
La Liga: 2011–12
Copa del Rey: 2010–11
Supercopa de Espana: 2012
Arsenal<\/STRONG>
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
<\/U>Germany
<\/STRONG>FIFA World Cup: 2014; Third Place 2010
UEFA European Under-21 Championship: 2009
INDIVIDUAL<\/U><\/STRONG>
Germany Player of the Year Award:<\/STRONG>
2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016
Bundesliga top assists:<\/STRONG>
2009–10
FIFA World Cup top assists:<\/STRONG>
2010 (shared)
FIFA World Cup Golden Ball Nominee:<\/STRONG>
2010
FIFA World Cup 2010 Man of the Match:<\/STRONG>
Ghana vs Germany
UEFA Champions League top assists:<\/STRONG>
2010–11
La Liga top assists:<\/STRONG>
2011–12
UEFA Euro top assists:<\/STRONG>
2012 (shared)
UEFA Euro Team of the Tournament:<\/STRONG>
2012
UEFA Team of the Year:<\/STRONG>
2012, 2013
PFA Fans' Player of the Month:<\/STRONG>
April 2015, November 2015
Arsenal Player of the Season:
<\/STRONG>2015–16
Premier League top assists:<\/STRONG>
2015–16<\/P>","289C5F85E5EE1B609E88960AAED5C65D":"1988-10-15","76E5DE99890AB189":"180cm","6438FCEB8DF4FD6202A461D3835934E5":"Fenerbahce,Arsenal,Real Madrid,Werder Bremen,Schalke 04,Schalke 04 (U19),RW Essen(U17),RW Essen","e_index":7};