
(German
pronunciation: [meːzut øːzil], Turkish: [me̞sut ø̞zil], born October
15, 1988, age 28 years) is a German footballer who plays for Premier
League clubs Arsenal and the German national team. Özil
has been a young member of the national team since 2006, and a member
of the German national team since 2009. He received international
attention during the 2010 FIFA World Cup and was nominated for a Golden
Ball Award, awarded to the tournament's best players. Özil
started his senior career at his hometown club Schalke 04 in the
Bundesliga in 2006, transferred to Werder Bremen in 2008 and transferred
to Real Madrid in August 2010 following his performance performance at
the FIFA World Cup with Germany. On the day of the summer transfer...