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Mesut Özil (German pronunciation: [ˈmeːzut ˈøːzil], Turkish pronunciation: [me̞ˈsut ˈø̞zil]) (born 15 October 1988) is a German footballer who plays for English Premier League 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.
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![]() Özil playing for Germany in 2011 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Mesut Özil[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1988-10-15) 15 October 1988 (age 35) | ||
Place of birth | Gelsenkirchen, West Germany | ||
Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[2][3] | ||
Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Arsenal | ||
Number | 11 | ||
Youth career | |||
1995–1998 | Westfalia 04 Gelsenkirchen | ||
1998–1999 | Teutonia Schalke-Nord | ||
1999–2000 | Falke Gelsenkirchen | ||
2000–2005 | Rot-Weiss Essen | ||
2005–2006 | Schalke 04 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2006–2008 | Schalke 04 | 30 | (0) |
2008–2010 | Werder Bremen | 71 | (13) |
2010–2013 | Real Madrid | 105 | (19) |
2013– | Arsenal | 1 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2006–2007 | Germany U19 | 11 | (4) |
2007–2009 | Germany U21 | 16 | (5) |
2009– | Germany | 48 | (14) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:58, 26 August 2013 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:49, 6 September 2013 (UTC) |
Özil is acclaimed for his finesse and improvisation as an attacking midfielder. His style and knack for providing assists for his team-mates has been compared by former manager José Mourinho to that of Real Madrid legend Zinedine Zidane.[4] 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.[5][6] He was also one of the top assist providers in the 2010 FIFA World Cup and UEFA Euro 2012 with 3 in both.