Mesut Özil

Mesut Özil is a German former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder He was born on October 15 1988 in Gelsenkirchen West Germany He began his professional career with Schalke 04 before joining Werder Bremen in 2008 In 2010 he signed for Real Madrid where he won the La Liga title in the 201112 season In 2013 he joined Arsenal where he made over 250 appearances and won the FA Cup in the 201314 201415 201617 and 201920 seasons At international level Özil represented Germany earning over 90 caps He was part of the squad that won the 2014 FIFA World Cup and retired from international football in 2018