He helped lead the North German club to the 2009 DFB-Pokal with the winning goal in a 1–0 victory over Bayer Leverkusen in Berlin. Özil with Werder Bremen in 2010Īlthough Bremen failed to get going in their 2008–09 Bundesliga season, eventually finishing a disappointing tenth, Özil managed to make a significant impact in most games and came away with a respectable three goals and 15 assists that highlighted his attacking credentials. He played in twelve games throughout the second half of the season, six times playing in the starting formation, becoming second with Werder Bremen in the Bundesliga at the end of the 2007–08 season. On 26 April 2008 (30th match day) Özil scored the go-ahead goal in the 33rd minute against Karlsruher SC, to put his team up 2–1. After transferring to Werder Bremen, Özil got the jersey number 11. Other than Werder Bremen, Hannover 96 and VfB Stuttgart were reportedly interested as well in binding Özil to their respective clubs, however did not want to pay such a high transfer fee. On 31 January 2008, Özil moved to Werder Bremen for a reported fee of €5 million, signing a contract with the German club until 30 June 2011. This led to Mirko Slomka, the then-Schalke manager, claiming that Özil would not play another match for Schalke. However, soon after declining an offer from Schalke 04, claiming that a yearly salary of €1.5 million would not be enough, he eventually fell out with club management and moved on to Werder Bremen in January 2008. Upon making the first team at Schalke, he was described as "the next big thing". He was deployed a midfielder and wore 17 as his squad number, after starting as a playmaker and central attacking midfielder in the place of the suspended Lincoln in DFL-Ligapokal matches against Bayer Leverkusen and Bayern Munich. In 2005, Özil moved to the youth system of Schalke 04. He played, at youth level, for various clubs in Gelsenkirchen during 1995~2000, before a five-year stint for Rot-Weiss Essen. His grandfather moved as a Gastarbeiter from Zonguldak, Turkey to Germany. Özil was born on 15 October 1988 in Gelsenkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia, as a son of Turkish immigrants. Özil helped Germany win the 2014 FIFA World Cup, but retired from international competition in 2018, alleging discrimination and disrespect by the German Football Association (DFB) and the German media. He was the top assist provider at the 2010 FIFA World Cup and UEFA Euro 2012, where he helped Germany twice reach the semi-final. He made his senior debut for the Germany national team in 2009 at age 20, and appeared in five major tournaments. In 2021, Özil joined Fenerbahçe on a free transfer after his contract with the club was terminated in 2022, he signed with İstanbul Başakşehir, before retiring in 2023.Ī German international for over nine years, Özil holds the record for the most German National Team Player of the Year awards (5). In England, he won three FA Cups and helped end Arsenal's nine-year trophy drought, while recording the second most assists ever (19) in a Premier League season. In 2013, Özil was the subject of a then-club record association football transfer when he signed for Arsenal in a transfer worth up to £42.5 million (€50 million), becoming the most expensive German player ever at the time. There, he helped the club win a La Liga title, and ranked first in league assists for three straight seasons. After winning the DFB-Pokal in his first season, his individual performances led to a move to Real Madrid in 2010. He could also play as a wide midfielder.īorn and raised in Gelsenkirchen, Özil began his senior club career playing for hometown club Schalke 04, before signing with Werder Bremen in 2008, aged 19. Known for his technical skills, creativity, passing skills, and vision, he is widely regarded as one of the greatest midfielders and playmakers of his generation. Mesut Özil ( German pronunciation:, Turkish: born 15 October 1988) is a German former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. *Club domestic league appearances and goals
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