Mesut Ozil
(
German pronunciation:
[?meːzut ?øːzil]
,
Turkish:
[me?sut œ?zil]
; born 15 October 1988) is a German former professional
footballer
who played as an
attacking midfielder
.
Ozil is often praised for his skill at being an attacking midfielder. He is known for making lots of assists. In 2011, he made the second most assists with
Real Madrid
in
La Liga
with 17 and the most assists in major European competitions with 25.
In 2005, he went to the youth department of
FC Schalke 04
. He was a midfielder, and his number was 17. He soon played in the
Ligapokal
, against teams such as
FC Bayern Munich
and
Bayer Leverkusen
. He was thought to be the "next big thing," but soon left the club.
In 2008, Mesut Ozil moved to Werder Bremen for a reported amount of €4.3 million, signing a contract with the German club until June 30, 2011. He soon became popular in the club, leading them to the
2009 DFB-Pokal final
with the winning goal against
Bayer Leverkusen
. He helped the team make it to the
UEFA Cup
, but lost to
Shakhtar Donetsk
.
Because of his impressive performance in the
2010 FIFA World Cup
, he made his place as one of the best young football athletes in Europe. Teams such as
FC Barcelona
,
Manchester United.
and
Arsenal
wanted him in their squad. Werder Bremen made an agreement with
Real Madrid
. The transfer amount was believed to be near €15 million. After signing, Ozil said, "When the offer came in to join Real Madrid, there is no decision to make. Let's be honest ? you don't refuse this club. I was in no rush to leave Werder Bremen, but this is one club you say yes to. They are an institution, a club with a fantastic history, stadium and squad full of world-class players. The prospect of performing at the Bernabeu is so awesome you jump straight in."
His first game was against
Hercules
, which the team won the game 3-1. His first goal was against
Deportivo de La Coruna
, which the team won 6-1.
Mesut Ozil performed many assists, and in the 2011-12 season he was nominated for the
FIFA Ballon d'Or
award. Real Madrid maintained its success, and finished in 1st place in the
2011-12 La Liga
.
Arsenal
Ozil joined
Arsenal
in September 2013 at a transfer fee believed to be around €50 million. His first game for Arsenal was against
Sunderland
in which the team won 3-1, with him making an assist. He was a top performer in his first season, however his form has went down since then.
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team
|
Year
|
Apps
|
Goals
|
Germany
|
2009
|
7
|
1
|
2010
|
14
|
2
|
2011
|
9
|
5
|
2012
|
13
|
6
|
2013
|
9
|
3
|
2014
|
10
|
1
|
2015
|
8
|
0
|
2016
|
13
|
3
|
2017
|
5
|
1
|
2018
|
4
|
1
|
Total
|
92
|
23
|
- Scores and results list Germany's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Ozil goal
.
List of international goals scored by Mesut Ozil
No.
|
Date
|
Venue
|
Opponent
|
Score
|
Result
|
Competition
|
1
|
5 September 2009
|
BayArena
,
Leverkusen
, Germany
|
South Africa
|
2?0
|
2?0
|
Friendly
|
2
|
23 June 2010
|
Soccer City
,
Johannesburg
, South Africa
|
Ghana
|
1?0
|
1?0
|
2010 FIFA World Cup
|
3
|
8 October 2010
|
Olympic Stadium
, Berlin, Germany
|
Turkey
|
2?0
|
3?0
|
UEFA Euro 2012 qualification
|
4
|
7 June 2011
|
Tofiq Bahramov Stadium
,
Baku
, Azerbaijan
|
Azerbaijan
|
1?0
|
3?1
|
UEFA Euro 2012 qualification
|
5
|
2 September 2011
|
Veltins-Arena
,
Gelsenkirchen
, Germany
|
Austria
|
2?0
|
6?2
|
UEFA Euro 2012 qualification
|
6
|
4?1
|
7
|
11 October 2011
|
Esprit Arena
, Dusseldorf, Germany
|
Belgium
|
1?0
|
3?1
|
UEFA Euro 2012 qualification
|
8
|
15 November 2011
|
Volksparkstadion
, Hamburg, Germany
|
Netherlands
|
3?0
|
3?0
|
Friendly
|
9
|
28 June 2012
|
National Stadium
, Warsaw, Poland
|
Italy
|
1?2
|
1?2
|
UEFA Euro 2012
|
10
|
7 September 2012
|
AWD-Arena
,
Hanover
, Germany
|
Faroe Islands
|
2?0
|
3?0
|
2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
|
11
|
3?0
|
12
|
11 September 2012
|
Ernst-Happel-Stadion
, Vienna, Austria
|
Austria
|
2?0
|
2?1
|
2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
|
13
|
12 October 2012
|
Aviva Stadium
, Dublin, Ireland
|
Republic of Ireland
|
3?0
|
6?1
|
2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
|
14
|
16 October 2012
|
Olympic Stadium, Berlin, Germany
|
Sweden
|
4?0
|
4?4
|
2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
|
15
|
10 September 2013
|
Torsvøllur
,
Torshavn
, Faroe Islands
|
Faroe Islands
|
2?0
|
3?0
|
2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
|
16
|
11 October 2013
|
Rhein-Energie Stadion
,
Cologne
, Germany
|
Republic of Ireland
|
3?0
|
3?0
|
2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
|
17
|
15 October 2013
|
Friends Arena
,
Solna
, Sweden
|
Sweden
|
1?2
|
5?3
|
2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
|
18
|
30 June 2014
|
Estadio Beira-Rio
,
Porto Alegre
, Brazil
|
Algeria
|
2?0
|
2?1
|
2014 FIFA World Cup
|
19
|
29 March 2016
|
Allianz Arena
, Munich, Germany
|
Italy
|
4?0
|
4?1
|
Friendly
|
20
|
2 July 2016
|
Nouveau Stade de Bordeaux
,
Bordeaux
, France
|
Italy
|
1?0
|
1?1
|
UEFA Euro 2016
|
21
|
31 August 2016
|
Borussia-Park
,
Monchengladbach
, Germany
|
Finland
|
2?0
|
2?0
|
Friendly
|
22
|
4 September 2017
|
Mercedes-Benz Arena
,
Stuttgart
, Germany
|
Norway
|
1?0
|
6?0
|
2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
|
23
|
2 June 2018
|
Wortherseestadion
,
Klagenfurt
, Austria
|
Austria
|
1?0
|
1?2
|
Friendly
|
Werder Bremen
Real Madrid
Arsenal
Germany U21
Germany
Individual
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