(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 deadline of 2013, he moved to Arsenal on a club record £ 42.5 million. [4] [5] [6] [7] Transfer made him the most expensive German football player of all time.Özil is recognized for his tactics and improvisation as an attacking midfielder. His
style and ability to provide assists for his colleagues has been
compared by former manager Jose Mourinho, with Real Madrid legend
Zinedine Zidane. In
2011, Özil was ranked first in assists in major European and domestic
competitions with 25. In 2012, he was ranked first in assist in La Liga
with 17. [8] [9] He is also one of the top assists in the 2010 FIFA World Cup and Euro 2012 with three in second