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Mesut Özil

Turkish-German association football player

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Mesut Özil is a Turkish-German professional soccer player who has competed at the highest levels of the sport. He is notable as a prominent athlete bridging Turkish and German heritage in international football.

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Gelsenkirchen, Germany

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 2011–12 season. In 2013, he joined Arsenal, where he made over 250 appearances…

Known for

The Last Duel — Self (archive footage)2026
Mesut Özil – Among Friends — Self (archive footage)2026
MOURINHO — Self (archive footage)2026
Real Madrid: Until the End — Self2023
The Fabric Of Football: Arsenal — Himself2019
Dreams — Self2019
The Comfort Zone — Self2018
VM-krönika 2018 — Self (archive footage)2018
Match 64: The Maracanã — Self - Player Germany2015
Stars in Brazil2014

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Instance of: human
Gender: male
Citizenship: Turkey
Place of birth: Gelsenkirchen
Spouse: Amine Gülşe
Occupation: association football player
Political party: Justice and Development Party
Languages spoken: Turkish
Native language: Turkish
Religion: Islam
Award: UEFA Team of the Year
Participant in: 2018 FIFA World Cup
Sport: association football
Member of team: İstanbul Başakşehir F.K.
Position played: midfielder
League: Süper Lig
Country for sport: Germany
Mass: 76
Official website: www.mesutoezil.com
Image: Mesut Özil at Baku before 2019 UEFA Europe League Final.jpg
Height: 180
Number of children: 2

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Commons category: Mesut Özil
date of birth: 1988-10-15
unmarried partner: Mandy Capristo
name in native language: Mesut Özil
social media followers: 26105151
ethnic group: Turks
end of work period: 2023-03-22
start of work period: 2006-00-00

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Mesut Özil ( German pronunciation: [ˈmeːzut ˈøːzil], Turkish: [meˈsut œˈzil]; born 15 October 1988) is a German former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. Known for his ball control, technical skills, creativity, passing skills, and vision, he is widely regarded as one of the greatest midfielders and playmakers of his generation. He could also play as a wide midfielder.

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