Mesut Özil CV
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| Personal information |
| Full name | Mesut Özil |
| Date of birth | 15 October 1988 (1988-10-15) (age 21) |
| Place of birth | Gelsenkirchen, West Germany |
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] |
| Playing position | Attacking midfielder |
| Club information |
| Current club | Werder Bremen |
| 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– | Werder Bremen | 71 | (13) |
| National team‡ |
| 2006–2007 | Germany U19 | 11 | (4) |
| 2007– | Germany U21 | 16 | (5) |
| 2009– | Germany | 17 | (2) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14:01, 19 July 2010 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19:30, 10 July 2010 (UTC) |
Mesut Özil (
German pronunciation: [ˈmeːzut ˈøːzil],
Turkish: [ˈmesut ˈøzil]; born 15 October 1988 in
Gelsenkirchen) is a
German professional
footballer who plays for
Werder Bremen and internationally for the
German national team. Özil, who has played for national team since 2006, gained international attention during the
2010 FIFA World Cup and was nominated for the Golden Ball Award.
Club career
Özil began his youth career playing for different clubs in
Gelsenkirchen and five years for
Rot-Weiss Essen. In 2005, he moved to the youth department of
FC Schalke 04. He is a midfielder and wears 11 as his squad number, after starting as playmaker and central attacking midfielder in the place of the suspended
Lincoln in
Ligapokal matches against
Bayer Leverkusen and
Bayern Munich for
Schalke.
[2]
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.
[3]
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.
[4] On 27 June 2010, he played in Germany's win over
England in the
last 16 match, setting up the fourth goal as Germany triumphed 4–1.
[5]. 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
Career statistics
As of 16 May 2009
(2009 -05-16)[update][6]
Honours
Werder Bremen
Germany U-21
- Germany
Personal life
Özil's brother Mutlu is also a footballer who is playing for Heßler 06 in
Gelsenkirchen.
[7]
Özil is a third-generation member of the
Turkish community in Germany.
[8] His ancestors are from from
Devrek,
Zonguldak in Northern
Turkey.
[9]
Özil recites the
Qur'an 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."
[10]
References
External links
South Africa
Ghana
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