Name	Mesut Ozil
Height	5 ft 11 in
Naionality	German
Date of Birth	15-October-1988
Place of Birth	Gelsenkirchen, West Germany
Famous for	Football Player

Mesut Ozil is a German footballer who plays for Spanish La Liga club Real Madrid and the Germany national football team. Ozil has been a youth national team member since 2006 and a member of the German national team since 2009. He gained international attention during the 2010 FIFA World Cup and was nominated for the Golden Ball Award, which is awarded to the tournament's best player. Following his breakout performance at the World Cup, he was transferred from Werder Bremen to Real Madrid in August 2010.

Ozil is acclaimed for his finesse and improvisation as an attacking midfielder. His style and knack for providing assists for his team-mates has been compared to that of Real Madrid legend Zinedine Zidane. In 2011, he ranked first in assists in Major European and domestic competitions with 25. In 2012, he ranked first in assists in La Liga with 17. He was also one of the top assist providers in the 2010 FIFA World Cup and UEFA Euro 2012 with 3 in both. In an interview with Four Four Two Magazine, Ozil 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, Ozil was called up for the Germany under-17 team. Ozil has been a member of the German under-21 team since 2007. On 29 June 2009, Ozil 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. Ozil was selected for Germany's squad for the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa, starting in all of the team's matches. Ozil provided an assist for Cacau's goal to the 4–0 final score against Australia in Germany's first group game.

He scored a left-footed half-volley from the edge of the penalty area against Ghana in the final group game, ensuring Germany progressed to the second round as group winners. On 27 June 2010, he played in Germany's win over England in the last 16 match, setting up the fourth goal with a cross to Thomas Müller as Germany triumphed 4–1. During the quarter-final match against Argentina, he assisted the second goal for Miroslav Klose with a cross to ensure the 4–0 final score for the Germans. FIFA announced that he was among the ten tournament players nominated for the Golden Ball. Ozil was one of the leading forces in Germany's qualification for UEFA Euro 2012, scoring five times during the campaign as Germany won 10 out of 10 games to top their group. Ozil also confirmed his reputation as a decisive passer, as he provided seven assists, more than any European international during Euro 2012 qualification. When asked about his country's chances at Euro 2012, Ozil simply replied, "We have the potential to beat anyone and we have what it takes to win the title." On 29 February 2012, Ozil was recognised as Germany's best international of the year for 2011 prior to kick-off at a friendly against France in Bremen. Ozil's Germany was drawn with the Netherlands, Denmark and Portugal into Group B at Euro 2012, widely touted as the "Group of death". His performance at Euro 2012 earned him two Carlsberg Man of the Match Awards.