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'''Mesut Özil''' ({{IPA-de|ˈmeːzut ˈøːzil}}; born 15 October 1988 in [[Gelsenkirchen]]) is a is a [[Germans|German]] <ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.realmadrid.com/cs/Satellite/en/1330010084519/noticia/Noticia/Mesut_Ozil_to_play_for_Real_Madrid.htm | title = Mesut Ozil to play for Real Madrid | publisher = Real Madrid | accessdate = 4 October 2010 | date = 17 August 2010}}</ref> [[association football|football]]er who plays for Spanish [[La Liga]] club [[Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid]] and for the [[Germany national football team|German national team]]. Özil has been a junior national team member since 2006, when he debuted for first professional league season and a member of the German national team since 2009.
'''Mesut Özil''' ({{IPA-de|ˈmeːzut ˈøːzil}}; born 15 October 1988 in [[Gelsenkirchen]]) is a [[Turks in Germany| Turkish-German]] <ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.realmadrid.com/cs/Satellite/en/1330010084519/noticia/Noticia/Mesut_Ozil_to_play_for_Real_Madrid.htm | title = Mesut Ozil to play for Real Madrid | publisher = Real Madrid | accessdate = 4 October 2010 | date = 17 August 2010}}</ref> [[association football|football]]er who plays for Spanish [[La Liga]] club [[Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid]] and for the [[Germany national football team|German national team]]. Özil has been a junior national team member since 2006, when he debuted for first professional league season 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 [[FIFA World Cup awards|Golden Ball Award]] which is awarded to the tournament's best player. Following his breakout performance at the World Cup, he was transferred to Real Madrid in August of 2010. His nicknames include “''der neue Diego''” – the new [[Diego Ribas da Cunha|Diego]] – in reference to the Brazilian playmaker whose role he has inherited at Werder Bremen<ref>{{cite web | url = http://goal.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/01/28/budding-germany-star-borrows-qualities-from-his-two-cultures/ | title = Budding Germany Star Borrows Qualities From His Two Cultures | date = 28 January 2010 | last = Keh | first = Andrew | accessdate = 4 October 2010 | publisher = The New York Times}}</ref> and "''German Messi''"<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/news/newsid=1265634/index.html | title = Ozil out to upstage Messi | publisher = FIFA.com | date = 2 July 2010 | accessdate = 4 October 2010}}</ref> for his remarkable playmaking and ball handling abilities resembling [[FC Barcelona|F.C. Barcelona]] and [[Argentina national football team|Argentina]] star [[Lionel Messi]]. In reference to his game, Özil concluded "My technique and feeling for the ball is the Turkish side to my game. The discipline, attitude and always-give-your-all is the German part."<ref>{{cite web | url = http://sport.scotsman.com/sport/Mesut-zil-National-Treasure.6386348.jp | title = Mesut Özil: National Treasure | publisher = sport.scotsman.com | date = 27 June 2010 | accessdate = 4 October 2010 | last = Smith | first = Andrew}}</ref>
He gained international attention during the [[2010 FIFA World Cup]] and was nominated for the [[FIFA World Cup awards|Golden Ball Award]] which is awarded to the tournament's best player. Following his breakout performance at the World Cup, he was transferred to Real Madrid in August of 2010. His nicknames include “''der neue Diego''” – the new [[Diego Ribas da Cunha|Diego]] – in reference to the Brazilian playmaker whose role he has inherited at Werder Bremen<ref>{{cite web | url = http://goal.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/01/28/budding-germany-star-borrows-qualities-from-his-two-cultures/ | title = Budding Germany Star Borrows Qualities From His Two Cultures | date = 28 January 2010 | last = Keh | first = Andrew | accessdate = 4 October 2010 | publisher = The New York Times}}</ref> and "''German Messi''"<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/news/newsid=1265634/index.html | title = Ozil out to upstage Messi | publisher = FIFA.com | date = 2 July 2010 | accessdate = 4 October 2010}}</ref> for his remarkable playmaking and ball handling abilities resembling [[FC Barcelona|F.C. Barcelona]] and [[Argentina national football team|Argentina]] star [[Lionel Messi]]. In reference to his game, Özil concluded "My technique and feeling for the ball is the Turkish side to my game. The discipline, attitude and always-give-your-all is the German part."<ref>{{cite web | url = http://sport.scotsman.com/sport/Mesut-zil-National-Treasure.6386348.jp | title = Mesut Özil: National Treasure | publisher = sport.scotsman.com | date = 27 June 2010 | accessdate = 4 October 2010 | last = Smith | first = Andrew}}</ref>

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Mesut Özil
Personal information
Full name Mesut Özil
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Real Madrid
Number 23
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– Real Madrid 6 (1)
International career‡
2006–2007 Germany U19 11 (4)
2007– Germany U21 16 (5)
2009– Germany 17 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 October 2010
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 July 2010

Mesut Özil (German pronunciation: [ˈmeːzut ˈøːzil]; born 15 October 1988 in Gelsenkirchen) is a Turkish-German [2] footballer who plays for Spanish La Liga club Real Madrid and for the German national team. Özil has been a junior national team member since 2006, when he debuted for first professional league season 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. Following his breakout performance at the World Cup, he was transferred to Real Madrid in August of 2010. His nicknames include “der neue Diego” – the new Diego – in reference to the Brazilian playmaker whose role he has inherited at Werder Bremen[3] and "German Messi"[4] for his remarkable playmaking and ball handling abilities resembling F.C. Barcelona and Argentina star Lionel Messi. In reference to his game, Özil concluded "My technique and feeling for the ball is the Turkish side to my game. The discipline, attitude and always-give-your-all is the German part."[5]

Club career

Gelsenkirchen and Rot-Weiss Essen

Özil began his youth career playing for various clubs in Gelsenkirchen and then played five years for Rot-Weiss Essen.

Schalke 04

In 2005, he moved to the youth department of FC Schalke 04. He was a midfielder and wore 11 as his squad number, after starting as play-maker and central attacking midfielder in the place of the suspended Lincoln in Ligapokal matches against Bayer Leverkusen and Bayern Munich for Schalke.[6]

Werder Bremen

On 31 January 2008, he moved to Werder Bremen for a reported fee of €4.3 million, signing a contract with the German club until 30 June 2011.[1]

Real Madrid

On 17 August 2010 Werder Bremen announced that they had reached an agreement with Real Madrid.[7] The transfer fee is believed to be in the region of €15m.[8] He made his debut on 22 August in a friendly match against Hércules, which Real Madrid won 3-1.[9]

He then made his La Liga debut for Real Madrid as a substitute for Ángel di María in the 62nd minute against Mallorca, which Real Madrid drew 0–0.[10] Özil made his season debut in Champions League on 15 September. He got his first assist with Real Madrid in the 74th minute against Ajax after he crossed in the ball, resulting in a Higuaín goal.[11] Özil's performances for Real Madrid have been praised by media, fans and players.[12] His first goal came in a league match against Deportivo on 3 October, in a 6–1 victory.[13]

International career

In September 2006, Özil was called up for the Germany U-17 team. Özil has been a member of the German U-21 team since 2007. On 29 June 2009, Özil was the catalyst in a 4–0 win over England during the U-21 European Championship final.[citation needed]

He made his debut for the Germany national football team during a friendly match against Norway on 11 February 2009. He scored his first goal for the senior team in his third appearance, another friendly, against South Africa on 5 September in Leverkusen.

2010 World Cup

He was selected for the Germany national squad for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, starting in the team's first four games. He scored a left-footed half-volley from the edge of the 18 yard box against Ghana in the final group game, ensuring Germany progressed to the second round as group winners.[14] On 27 June 2010, he played in Germany's win over England in the last 16 match, setting up the fourth goal with a cross to Thomas Müller as Germany triumphed 4–1.[15] During the quarter-final match against Argentina he assisted the second goal for Miroslav Klose with a low cross to make it 4-0 to the Germans. Germany went on to win the match 4–0. FIFA announced him as one of the ten nominations for the Golden Ball.

International goals

# 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
Correct as of 28 June 2010

Career statistics

Last update: 3 October 2010[16][17]

Club Season League Cup Continental Total
Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists Apps Goals Assists
Schalke 04 2006–07 19 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 21 0 1
2007–08 11 0 4 1 1 0 4 0 0 16 1 4
Total 30 0 5 2 1 0 5 0 0 37 1 5
Werder Bremen 2007–08 12 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 14 1 1
2008–09 28 3 15 5 2 1 14 0 7 47 5 23
2009–10 31 9 17 5 0 2 8 0 7 44 9 26
2010–11 — 1 0 1 — 1 0 1
Total 71 13 33 11 2 4 24 0 14 106 15 51
Real Madrid 2010–11 6 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 2 8 1 4
Total 6 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 2 8 1 4
Career totals 107 14 40 13 3 4 31 0 16 151 17 60

Honours

Club

Werder Bremen

Country

Germany

Personal life

Özil's brother Mutlu is also a footballer who is playing for Heßler 06 in Gelsenkirchen.[18]

Özil is a third-generation member of the Turkish community in Germany.[19] His ancestors are from from Devrek, Zonguldak in Northern Turkey.[20]

Özil recites Qur'an verses before all his matches to help him focus. Talking to the Berlin-based daily Der Tagesspiegel, Özil said, "I always do that before I go out (on the pitch). I pray and my team-mates know that they cannot talk to me during this brief period." [21]

References

  1. ^ a b "23 Mesut Özil" (in German). transfermarkt.de. Retrieved 4 October 2010.
  2. ^ "Mesut Ozil to play for Real Madrid". Real Madrid. 17 August 2010. Retrieved 4 October 2010.
  3. ^ Keh, Andrew (28 January 2010). "Budding Germany Star Borrows Qualities From His Two Cultures". The New York Times. Retrieved 4 October 2010.
  4. ^ "Ozil out to upstage Messi". FIFA.com. 2 July 2010. Retrieved 4 October 2010.
  5. ^ Smith, Andrew (27 June 2010). "Mesut Özil: National Treasure". sport.scotsman.com. Retrieved 4 October 2010.
  6. ^ Jean-Julien Beer (27 July 2006). "Ein 17-Jähriger soll Lincoln ersetzen" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 13 November 2007.
  7. ^ "Mesut Özil to Play for Real Madrid". realmadrid.com. Retrieved 17 August 2010.
  8. ^ "Real Madrid confirm signing of Germany star Mesut Ozil". BBC sport. 17 August 2010. Retrieved 17 August 2010.
  9. ^ Madden, Paul (22 August 2010). "Hercules 1-3 Real Madrid: Benzema Brace Seals Friendly Triumph". Goal.com. Retrieved 23 August 2010.
  10. ^ "Report: The Whites make their debut in the 2010/11 edition of La Liga". Real Madrid. 29 August 2010. Retrieved 16 September 2010.
  11. ^ "Report: The Whites earn a victory in their Champions League debut". Real Madrid. 15 September 2010. Retrieved 16 September 2010.
  12. ^ "Praise for Mesut Ozil". Real Madrid. 13 September 2010. Retrieved 4 October 2010.
  13. ^ Real Madrid 6-1 Deportivo La Coruna: Ronaldo Brace Sees Los Blancos Go Above Barcelona goal.com, 3 October 2010.
  14. ^ "Ghana 0-1 Germany". BBC Sport. 23 June 2010. Retrieved 30 June 2010.
  15. ^ "Germany 4–1 England". BBC Sport. 27 June 2010. Retrieved 27 June 2010.
  16. ^ "Özil, Mesut" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 17 September 2010.
  17. ^ "UEFA.com - UEFA Champions League - Özil". uefa.com. Retrieved 29 September 2010.
  18. ^ "Der eine ist Schiedsrichter, der andere kickt bei Heßler 06" (in German). reviersport.de. 18 June 2007. Retrieved 28 June 2010. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  19. ^ White, Duncan (12 June 2010). "Germany v Australia: Mesut Ozil at head of the vanguard for new generation". Telegraph. Retrieved 17 June 2010.
  20. ^ "Mesut Özil'in hayali Barça" (in Turkish). Sabah. 27 June 2010. Retrieved 28 June 2010.
  21. ^ "Germany's Mesut Ozil recites Holy Quran before World Cup matches". twocircles.net. 3 July 2010. Retrieved 28 July 2010. {{cite web}}: Text "TwoCircles.net" ignored (help)
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