Mesut Ozil

Mesut Ozil

Mesut Ozil

Footballer

Mesut Özil is a German footballer who plays for English 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.

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Born: October 15, 1988 (age 26), Gelsenkirchen, Germany
Height: 1.80 m
Weight: 76 kg
Salary: 7.28 million GBP (2013)
Current teams: Germany national football team (Midfielder), Arsenal F.C. (#11 / Midfielder)
Parents: Gulizar Özil, Mustafa Özil.
Palying position: winger
Number 11

Personal Life

Özil is a practising Muslim. He recites from the Quran before his matches. 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 teammates know that they cannot talk to me during this brief period." He observes fasting during the Islamic month of Ramadan but he has admitted that: "Because of my job I cannot follow Ramadan properly. I do it only the few days I can, only when I have a free day. But other than that it's impossible, because you have to drink and eat a lot to stay at peak fitness."
In 2010, Özil received the Bambi award for being a prime example of successful integration within German society.[117] Özil has been dating singer Mandy Capristo since 2013.

Charity

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As part of the BigShoe project, Özil donated his 2014 World Cup winnings, an estimated £240,000, to pay for 23 sick Brazilian children to have medical surgery as a "personal thank you for the hospitality of the people of Brazil".

2014 FIFA World cup


Özil ended the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification campaign as Germany's top scorer with eight goals.

Özil played in all seven of Germany's 2014 FIFA World Cup games, and scored the decisive goal in the 119th minute of Germany's 2–1 round of 16 victory over Algeria. Özil provided an assist for Sami Khedira in Germany's 7–1 semi-final win over Brazil. In the 2014 FIFA World Cup Final, Özil was replaced by Arsenal teammate Per Mertesacker after 120 minutes, with Germany winning the game 1–0.He finished the competition with 15 chances created; the most of any German player, as well as registering a goal, an assist and a 78.6% pass completion rate at the tournament.

Style of play


A quick, creative and technical player, Özil excels in an advanced playmaking role, as a winger on either flank, or as an attacking midfielder through the centre of the pitch. A left-footed player, his main attributes are his vision,his control, and his passing range and accurate crossing ability, which allows him to create chances, and provide many assists for team-mates. Germany under-21 manager Horst Hrubesch once said, "We in Germany are prone to rave about foreign players. We praise Wayne Rooney to the heavens, likewise Ronaldo or Messi. But we have our own Messi. Our Messi is Özil." In the UEFA Euro 2012 qualifier against Belgium he scored a goal which has been described as a "work of art."[11][95] Germany coach Joachim Löw hails Özil for his 'genius moments' and his performance without the ball.

Real Madrid midfielder Xabi Alonso described Özil as "the kind of player you don't find these days," adding, "He understands the game, sees things, combines and thrives between the lines, unlocking teams." José Mourinho, who coached Özil for a time at Real Madrid said, "Ozil is unique. There is no copy of him – not even a bad copy." Mourinho also stated that, "He [Özil] is the best number 10 in the world. Everyone loves him and sees a bit of Luis Figo and Zinedine Zidane in him. He will make history at Real Madrid."Assistant coach of the Germany national football team Hans-Dieter Flick said, "We are proud to have him in our team. When he has the ball, you can feel the excitement and astonishment among the fans." Former Netherlands and Milan forward Ruud Gullit labelled Özil as a "technically perfect" player who has "total control of the ball" and a "great imagination".

new Diego) in reference to Brazilian Diego, whose playmaker role he inherited,[100] "German Messi"[101] and "German Zidane".At Real Madrid, he was supposedly called "Nemo" – in reference to the clownfish Nemo from the Pixar movie Finding Nemo.His attacking midfield partnership in Germany internationals with young talent Mario Götze has earned the 'magic duo' the nickname Götzil, alluding to their similar playing positions, technique, abilities, and style of play.

Speaking in 2014, he was praised by fellow German teammate Phillip Lahm, who said Özil will be "devastating" for Arsenal next season. Lahm told Goal; "anybody who has played with Mesut will tell you how intelligent he is as a player." He continued, "His vision is probably the best I have ever seen and that is why it is so important to have the right striker ahead of him. He is a dream for strikers and you saw that with [Cristiano] Ronaldo and [Karim] Benzema when he was at Madrid. If Arsenal can find the right striker who is fast and makes intelligent runs – then Mesut will be devastating next season."

International career:

 
In an interview with FourFourTwo Magazine, Özil spoke about his choice to play for the German national team: "I am third generation in Germany: my father grew up here. Turkey will always be a special country for me but I did not doubt my decision to play for Germany – ever. I started to play for Germany in the youth teams."

In September 2006, Özil was called up for the Germany under-17 team. Özil was a member of the German under-21 team from 2007. On 29 June 2009, Özil was selected the man of the match in a 4–0 win over England during the U-21 European Championship final.

He made his debut for the senior side 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 at the BayArena.

On an individual level, Özil was rewarded for his outstanding Bundesliga play by being named the best player of the first leg of the 2009 season.

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