Mesut Ozil is a real decoration German football... The athlete with Turkish roots quickly reached heights in his career thanks to the talent and help of his father, who early discerned bright abilities in the heir. Mesut, entering the Premier League, quickly proved his superiority in creating chances and assists.
Club career
The footballer's father insisted on joining the Gelsenkirchen team. He explained to his son that if he shows himself, then in the future he will be able to play in the Bundesliga and become a real star, and will not remain an eternal player of the 2nd or 3rd league. As a Muslim, the young man obeyed his father unquestioningly. As a result, Ozil signed his first professional contract with Schalke 04.
The young midfielder began playing in the Cobalt team in 2005 in a double, but was quickly transferred to the first team. His debut came in the League Cup against Bayern Munich and Bayer Leverkusen.
Over the course of 2 seasons, Ozil played 37 games, several of them in the Champions League. The talented midfielder has become the star of the team. Three years later, at the end of the contract, the management of Schalke 04 increased the athlete's fee, but Mesut decided to leave the team anyway.
Such clubs as Bayern, Manchester United, Arsenal, Stuttgart became interested in a promising player, but Bremen's Werder Bremen - the football leader of Germany - came out on top. Schalke 04 lost their midfielder for 4.3 million euros.
The next two seasons in the T-shirt of the "musicians" Nemo played at a high level. After the departure of Diego, the team leader, all hope for the attacks was pinned on young footballer... The midfielder scores goals in the first matches of the championship.
The fans especially remembered the match "Werder Bremen" - "Freiburg", which ended with a dry victory for the "Bremen Town Musicians" - 6: 0. In this match, Ozil not only scores a goal, but also sends three assists to Almeida and Rosenberg. In the Bundesliga, "Bremen" took 3rd place, losing to Bayern and Schalke, advanced to the Champions League, its main round. Also with Werder Bremen, the attacking midfielder played 10 matches for the European Cup, scoring two goals and making 8 assists.
The successful play of the promising midfielder did not go unnoticed by the agents of the leading European teams who would like to get a talented player.
real Madrid
In August 2010 Mesut officially transferred to Real Madrid, which bought the player for € 15 million. The German immediately joined the team's core, becoming a key player.
From the first games Ozil showed fantastic technique, feints and speed. The first goal for Blancos was scored by Deportivo already in October. His performance against Osasuna and Ajax amazed fans all over the world. The midfielder finished this season with good result, having chalked up 7 goals and 18 assists. The victory over Osasuna in Pamplona became a jubilee for Mesut - the 50th in the Madridists.
The midfielder started the new season at number “10”, which used to belong to Diarra, in the Spanish Super Cup. On the 13th minute he scored the ball into the opponent's goal. "Creamy" won the championship, setting several records. Ozil was named the best assistant.
The 12/13 season for the midfielder began with a match in the first round. In November, in the match "Real" - "Barcelona", the midfielder opened the scoring goals scored... In total, Mesut played 158 matches for the "blancos" team, scoring 27 goals into the opponents' goal.
Experts, the press, and fans noted the player's colossal contribution to the game system itself. Therefore, Ozil's transfer to London Arsenal in September 2013 was a big surprise for football fans.
The footballer himself was not going to leave the Madridists, but after talking with the coach, he decided to leave, choosing Arsenal. The transfer amount is estimated at € 50 million. How much does Ozil receive in the new team? According to official figures, Ozil's salary under the agreement is 190 thousand pounds sterling per week.
Nemo is distinguished by a unique vision of the field and filigree technique. With plenty of assists and fantastic trajectories, the Gunners have won the 2013/14 FA Cup for the first time in 10 years. With the arrival of striker Alexis Sanchez in the team, the most powerful attacking team was formed.
Ozil started the new season against Everton in August 2014. However, he distinguished himself in the game against Aston Villa, making an assist to Welbeck and scoring a goal. And already in October, the midfielder was injured and did not enter the field until mid-January. However, after the injury, he quickly recovered and distinguished himself. goals scored in a row in three matches. In the match with Liverpool, the goal of the midfielder brought victory to the Gunners.
Season 15/16 Nemo started in great shape. In the Premier League, he scored 16 assists and 3 goals scored before the end of the year. In the second half of the season, the performance slightly decreased, but despite this, Ozil was recognized best player Arsenal.
In the summer, Mesut received an offer from the Chinese, who offered him a fantastic sum for 5 years - £ 100 million, but the German did not accept the offer. Ozil's stats for the 16/17 season are amazing. She clearly showed that in the matches in which Mesut scored a goal, Madridists won. So at 10 different games the footballer scored 12 goals into the opponents' goal, as a result the Gunners had 10 victories.
National team career
Since 2007, Mesut has been called up for the German national team among players under 21 years old. In 2008 he participated in final match Euro 08. On February 5, 2009, he received a call-up to the main German national team. On February 11, 2009, Ozil made his debut for the German national team against the Norwegian national team. The match ended with the victory of the Norwegians 1-0.
Germans started the final part World Championship in group D. The first game of the German national team was with the Australian national team. Ozil came out from the first minutes of the match. At the 12th minute, he received, the first in the match, a yellow card. Spent 74 minutes on the field, after which he was replaced by Mario Gomez. By that time, the Germans were already driving 4-0. The match ended like that. Germany was defeated in the next match. Serbia won at least 1-0. The Germans already played in the minority from the 37th minute. Miroslav Klose received 2 yellow cards in the first half. Ozil spent 70 minutes in this match. In the last match of Group D, Germany met with the national team of Ghana. The first half ended in a draw 0-0. Ozil again came out from the first minutes and scored the only goal in the match at 60 minutes. In 1/8 of the World Championship, she met with. Ozil came out from the first minutes and spent 83 minutes on the field. The Germans won 4-1. The ¼ World Championship brought together the teams of Germany and Argentina. Ozil left from the first minutes. He spent the entire 90 minutes and was replaced only in injury time. The match ended with the victory of the German national team 4-0. In the ½ of the World Championship, the Germans met the Spaniards. In this match, Ozil played all 90 minutes. The first half ended with a score of 0-0. In the second half, Puyol opened the scoring on 73 minutes. The match ended with a 0-1 victory for the Spaniards. The Germans were waiting for the match for third place against. Ozil left from the start of the match. On the 19th minute, Thomas Muller opened the scoring, but after 9 minutes Edinson Cavani equalized the score. The first half ended 1-1. In the second half, at 51 minutes, Diego Forlán took the Uruguayan national team forward. The Germans won back in 5 minutes. The goal was scored by Jansen. The victory of the German national team was brought by the goal of Sami Khedira. At this World Championship, Ozil scored 1 goal and gave 3 assists for which he was nominated for the Golden Ball of the World Championship.
At the European Championship, Ozil made his debut in the match with, he came out in the starting lineup and went on as a substitute in the 87th minute. In the same game Mesut became the best player of the match, and the Germans won 1: 0. In the second round match against the Netherlands national team, the Germans secured their way out of the group by winning 2: 1, and Mesut was replaced in 81 minutes. Final match group stage with Ozil spent from the first to the last minute, and his team won again 2: 1. Thus, the German national team became the only team in Euros to qualify from the group with nine points. In the quarterfinals against the Greek national team, Mesut scored two assists - against Philip Lam, who opened the scoring, and Miroslav Klose, who scored the third goal. The German national team advanced to the semifinals, beating 4: 2. However, in the semifinals, the game did not work out for the Germans - after the first half of the match with the Italians, the German team lost 0: 2. On last minutes the judge appointed a penalty kick to the gates of the Italians, which Ozil confidently realized, but this did not change the situation and the German national team lost 1: 2, becoming the bronze medalist of the championship.
Personal life
The German footballer is not deprived of the attention of the beautiful half of humanity. The press discussed a long romance with model Anna-Maria Lagerblom, the sister of singer Sarah Connor. The girl, even for the sake of her beloved, converted to Islam and sacrificed her profession, ceasing to act in candid photo shoots, but she did not become a wife.
The football player's tender feelings were associated with the German beauty-vocalist Mandy Grace Capristo, with the top models Claudia Galanti and Aida Yespika.
In the summer of 2017, they started talking about Mesut's serious romance with Miss Turkey 2014, model and actress Amine Gulshe. Rumors have spread that the football player is finally going to say goodbye to his bachelor life, but the couple has not yet confirmed his intention.
The athlete does not differ in impressive dimensions, with a height of 183 cm, Ozil weighs only 76 kg. The football player is known as a man with a calm disposition, modest and stingy in words. Mesut is very religious - he prays before each step on the field. In addition to football, on the list of hobbies young man has swimming and ping-pong, loves to sing and is a master of hip-hop.
Achievements of Mesut Ozil
- German Cup: 2009
- UEFA Cup finalist: 2009
- German Super Cup finalist: 2010
- Champion Examples: 2012
- Spanish Cup: 2011
- Spanish Super Cup: 2012
- FA Cup: 2013/14, 2014/15
- FA Super Cup: 2014, 2015
Germany U-21 squad
- Bronze of the 2010 World Championship in South Africa
- Bronze of the European Championship 2012 Poland / Ukraine
- World Championship Gold 2014 in Brazil
- Best Player in Germany: 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015
- Best UEFA Champions League Assistant: 2010/11
- Best Assistant in the Spanish Championship: 2011/12
- Best Assistant in England Championship: 2015/16
- Best assistant at the European Championship 2012
- Best assistant qualifying tournament European Championship: 2012
- Member of the symbolic UEFA European Championship 2012 team
- Member of the symbolic European team according to UEFA: 2012
Midfielder
Description
Mesut Ozil was born on October 15, 1988. He was born in Gelsenkirchen but has Turkish roots. Ozil himself once said: "The technique and feeling of the ball are the Turkish side of my game, and the discipline, attitude and dedication are German." A believer is trampled, albeit because of the specifics of his profession, he cannot always strictly observe Ramadan. Once during a match, Atlético fans threw bread at Ozil. The footballer picked it up, brought it to the forehead and put it behind the sideline. The fact is that Mesut's religion does not allow him to throw away the bread.
Ozil began his professional career at Schalke. Even then, the midfielder announced his talent, although he did not manage to stay in the “cobalt” lineup. In January 2008, Mesut moved to Werder Bremen. There he quickly took the leading role and began to delight the fans with a bright attacking game. In his first full season at the Bremen club, Ozil scored 3 goals and made 15 assists. In the next football year Mesut became a key player for Werder Bremen after Diego left the team. During the season in the Bundesliga, the midfielder scored 9 goals and 17 assists.
Excellent performance at the 2010 World Cup in South Africa allowed Ozil to move to Real Madrid. The footballer said that he was in no hurry to leave Werder Bremen, but could not refuse the offer of such a famous club. As part of the “creamy” Mesut adapted instantly. In the 2010/11 season football fans and the media admired the performance of the German playmaker, who managed to score 25 assists in all competitions.
V next year Ozil continued to shine, only now with a "ten" on his back. The German made 17 assists in Example, helping Real Madrid regain the league title. Mesut continued to consistently show football high level however, in 2013 he left the Madrid club and joined Arsenal. Important role Arsene Wenger played in this transfer. In addition, Ozil did not feel the confidence of the then coach of “Real” Carlo Ancelotti, as the player said himself.
At Arsenal, Ozil's most productive season was 2015/16, with 6 goals and 15 assists in the Premier League. The rest of the time, the German midfielder was not very stable. Mesut was often criticized for literally dissolving on the field, especially in big matches... Many were sure that at the end of the contract in 2018, Ozil would say goodbye to the Gunners. However, the club managed to save Mesut by signing a new agreement with him.
In 2009, Ozil won the European Championship with the German youth team. A few months earlier, Mesut had the good fortune to make his debut in the national team in a test match against Norway. Ozil was an important figure in the Bundestim at the South African World Cup (goal and 3 assists), Euro 2012 (goal and 3 assists), the triumphant World Cup in Brazil (goal and assist), as well as the 2016 European Championship (goal and assist) ...
One can admire Ozil not only for his technical equipment and ability to make an effective pass. Mesut also has good personal qualities and is actively involved in charity work. For example, Ozil donated his 2014 World Cup winnings to 23 sick children in Brazil for surgery. So the midfielder thanked the Brazilians for their hospitality.
Player's childhood
Mesut Ozil, a first-class German footballer, was born on October 15, 1988. In the city of Gelsenkirchen, Münster district, western Germany. The boy grew up in a family with Turkish roots, the football player's parents were from Turkey. Ozil loved football since childhood, and at the first opportunity he tried to run to the football field. Even then, in the game with peers, Mesut advantageously distinguished himself from other players. Noticing the talent of his son, Mustafa's father set out to educate a professional football player. The father of the future football player knew how to handle the ball well, and free time devoted to training his son. His father was able to teach Mesut the "trick" and many other techniques.
The beginning of the club career of footballer Mesut Ozil
At the age of six, the boy began his studies at the local club Westfalia-04. The father still continues to devote time to his son, demanding more and more achievements from the coaches. Then he continued his studies at Teutonia Schalke-Nord and Falk. After young footballer Mesut Ozil continued his football studies with the Rot-Weissa Essen youth team for five years.
Thanks to the efforts of his father and the experience gained, the seventeen-year-old footballer Mesut signed an agreement with the Schalke 04 club. Mesut Ozil immediately took the position of the leading player and went through the "baptism of fire" in the League Cup match, took part in the return leg of the UEFA Cup. During his entire stay in the team, Ozil played twenty-one matches.
After three years, having refused to renew the contract with Schalke, Mesut Ozil chooses Werder Bremen, bypassing the offers of Munich "", the player occupies an honorable position in the main squad. Over the next couple of seasons, Ozil scored thirteen goals.
In 2010, a contract was signed with the Spanish club "". Thanks to successful, sharp passes, Mesut became one of the best assistants in the Champions League. Having become the best passer thanks to seventeen effective passes, Mesut Ozil, together with the Real Madrid team, celebrated the win in Example. After the end of the tournament, having broken more than one record, Real became the absolute winner... Mesut Ozil made an indispensable share in the leadership of the team. Over four seasons (2010-2014), the midfielder played 158 matches and scored 27 goals.
In the winter of 2012, Mesut was awarded the title of the best player of the year in Germany.
In September 2013, footballer Mesut Ozil joins Arsenal in London. Initially, the footballer did not plan to leave Real Madrid, but a conversation with the coach of the London team made the midfielder make his choice in favor of Arsenal for a period of five years. A couple of days before the transfer window closed, the footballer was bought for 45 million euros plus 5 bonus million. During the game in football club Arsenal Ozil Mesut entered the field 103 times, scoring 18 goals and 38 assists, 16 of which were assists. As part of Arsenal, footballer Mesut Ozil celebrated the FA Cup (2013-2015 season) and the FA Super Cup (2014-2015).
The footballer was included in the youth team in the 2nd year, in 2008 he took part in the final match of Euro-2008. Faced with a choice for the honor of which team to play in the senior national team - Germany or Turkey, he gave his choice to Germany, which upset the Turkish football coach.
The 2012 European Championship began disappointingly for the footballer Ozil. In the debut of the match against Portugal, he was sent on as a substitute in the eighty-seventh minute. But this did not prevent the Germans from winning, and Mesut Ozil from becoming the best player of the match. In the match against the Netherlands, Mesut Ozil was substituted in the eighty-first minute and the Germans left the group, becoming the only team in Euros to score nine points.
Personal life of Mesut Ozil
Since Ozil is a Muslim, he reads the Koran and preaches Islam. Before matches, you can see how a football player reads a prayer, raising his hands up. Despite his demeanor on the pitch and his stellar stature, Ozil is modest and less talkative. He is fond of swimming, hip - hop and ping - pong.
Mesut Ozil is one of the main stars of German football, a high-level athlete. His biography and sports career arouses curiosity about the personal life of the famous athlete.
Ozil is a German with Turkish roots, since childhood he never tired of proving that he deserves to be on a par with the best football players the world, receive awards and high-profile titles... Thanks to his talent and perseverance, he built a brilliant career that many dream of.
Mesut Ozil was born in Gelsenkirchen on May 15, 1988. His parents are Turkish emigrants who left their homeland to search better life in Germany. The family settled in a small town in which the aftermath of the industrial crisis was felt. The father, like the other 70% of migrants, did not have a job.
Mesut recalls his childhood was happy, despite the poverty. Mom worked as a cleaner in two places. Because of work, I spent little time with my son.
My father was desperately looking for a decent job, but more often he agreed to hard physical labor for a penny. The family lived in an old apartment building, which the boy was embarrassed about and told the driver of the school bus a different house number.
Football attracted the guy with early years... With the boys in the yard, the boy regularly played football and studied with the idol Zinedine Zidane. When Mesut was 6 years old, his father noticed his passion for sports. We decided to send the boy to a sports school.
There are many of them in Ozil's life. The father, admired by his son's talent, was scrupulous about the school coaches. On suspicion of their unprofessionalism, he transferred the boy to another academy. Ozil trained in sports schools at Schalke, Westfalen 04, Teutonic Schalke-Nord.
Young Mesut often changed the team and coaches, but continued to develop in the right direction... In 2000 he signed his first professional contract with Rot-Weiss Essen.
Before the arrival of Mesut, the youth team was unknown, did not differ in achievements in sports. He helped the club advance to the second division. Demonstrated a brilliant game, immediately received several lucrative offers from clubs, among which was Schalke 04. This is the first professional adult team for a young footballer.
Career at FC Schalke
At the age of 17 he made his debut in the main squad of Schalke, where the strongest players played. The guy showed his abilities in the first match, distinguished himself:
- assists;
- incredible ability to work, having played 37 matches in two seasons.
The footballer left after the refusal to raise the salary. Mesut wanted his efforts and talent to be appreciated. This has been done by other teams, including renowned clubs, including English Arsenal.
He was invited to join a Turkish club, but his historical homeland was far away. This made the move difficult. The refusal was accompanied by dissatisfaction from compatriots, to which the athlete reacted calmly.
Career at Werder Bremen
The talented player agreed to move to Werder Bremen, who paid € 4.3 million for the player. He lived up to the club's hopes.
- Mesut beat the country's leader Bayern Munich.
- Scored a goal against Hoffenhseim.
- The guy became the leader of Werder Bremen and gave the club the opportunity to achieve third place in the Champions League.
The second season was unsuccessful for Ozil, and the guy thought about changing the club. At this time, Real Madrid showed interest in him, to which the midfielder moved in 2010.
Career at Real Madrid
- Took a place in the first line-up.
- In the fall, at the beginning of the new season, he scored the first goal for the new team.
- He strengthened the leadership of Real Madrid, doing everything to ensure that the team won the Spanish Cup.
- Thanks to the assists, the club became a two-time Spanish Super Cup winner.
Career at Arsenal
Little is known about the reasons for Mesut's departure from Real, many say that Ozil decided to move to English Arsenal due to pressure and rivalry within the team. royal club... Moving to England was for a footballer the right decision, because it was in Arsenal that he played golden matches, opening up a new side of talent for many.
- The team recovered from a losing streak.
- Scored the decisive goal in an important confrontation with Liverpool.
- Became the champion of England with teammates.
- Played brilliantly against Chelsea despite the recovery period from injury.
- Helped Arsenal win the English Super Cup.
The athlete's efforts did not go unnoticed. In 2016, the German received the title of the best assistant in the Premier League and the most productive player at Arsenal.
Success in the German national team
Mesut Ozil was called to the German national team in 2007, but managed to play for the senior squad in 2009. The game for the football team was unsuccessful, after the end of the match the journalists separately praised the efforts of the German midfielder.
In subsequent games, Ozil and the team achieved success, for which the athlete was included in the list of contenders for the Golden Ball.
Personal life
Those who are familiar with Mesut Ozil, a successful German footballer, know that he prefers not to talk about his personal life in the press, even when rumors about his novels are confirmed by photos on the network. Mesut's attention from the beautiful half of humanity is not deprived.
- The press discussed Ozil's relationship with Anna-Maria Lagerbl, who converted to Islam for the sake of a football player and did not appear in nude photo shoots. But the couple's relationship did not end with marriage.
- Met with Aida Yespica, Claudia Glanti, famous models, had tender feelings for the German singer Mandy Grace Capristo.
- There are rumors about the athlete's romance with Amina Gulshe, who became famous for her acting talent, winning the Miss Turkey 2014 competition. They said that Mesut was ready to say goodbye to the life of a bachelor for the sake of a beauty, but he was in no hurry.
Mesut Özil is a footballer whose biography contains many bright events related to professional career in sports, it is not surprising that his personal life and photos in 2018 are of interest to the media.
Mesut Ozil is a German footballer, midfielder for Arsenal London and the German national team. He went through the academy of various teams from Gelsenkirchen before making his debut in the main squad of Schalke 04. In 2008 he moved to the German Werder Bremen, with which he managed to win the German Cup and Super Cup, as well as reach the UEFA Cup final. In 2010 he went to Real Madrid, where he played 3 seasons, scoring 72 assists. On the last day of the 2013 transfer window, he transferred to Arsenal London for € 40 million. Since 2009, he has been playing for the first German national team, winning bronze at the 2010 World Cup and gold at the 2014 World Cup.
- Full name: Mesut Ozil
- Date and place of birth: October 15, 1988, Gelsenkirchen (Germany)
- Role: attacking midfielder (winger)
Biography of Mesut Ozil
Born into a family of Turkish emigrants in Gelsenkirchen. His father, Mustafa Ozil, gave his son a strict Muslim upbringing, while helping him in every possible way in his development sports career... By nature, Ozil is a modest and taciturn person. He is fluent in German and Turkish. Likes to play table tennis and basketball, listening to turkish hip-hop. For a long time he met with 28-year-old model Anna-Maria Connor, but in 2009 they broke up.
Ozil's club career
He started his career in football in the amateur teams of his hometown: Westphalia, Teutonia, Falke. In 2005 he entered the academy of one of the leading clubs of the German championship "Schalke 04". Already in the next season, he became its graduate and began his professional career... In the first season, Mesut became the main playmaker of the team, replacing his teammate Lincoln. Soon Schalke became the main contender for the title and fought for the championship with Stuttgart until the last round. Mesut managed to score two assists and was finally transferred to the first team.
Moving to Werder Bremen
The following year, Schalke began their way in the Champions League, Mesut played three of the four group stage matches, but managed to score only one assist. In January, Ozil joined Werder Bremen. At the new club, the midfielder continued to play his role superbly as a playmaker with an assist in his debut match. Soon Mesut managed to score a goal and give two assists in the match against Bayern at the Allianz Arena, which ended in a 5-2 defeat for the hosts.
Until the end of the season, Mesut also spearheaded a 5-4 defeat at Hoffenheim and 5-0 at Eintracht Frankfurt. In the UEFA Cup, Werder Bremen reached the final, where they lost to Shakhtar Donetsk. And yet, the "musicians" managed to finish this season on a positive note, having won the German Cup. The next season Mesut Ozil, like the rest of Werder Bremen, did not give up positions, having managed to take the third line in the national championship, as well as reach the final of the German Cup, where he lost to Bayern Munich. After striker Diego left for Italy, Mesut became the sole leader of the “musicians”, having scored 16 goals and 22 assists this season, becoming the winner in the goal + pass system of scorers.
Career in Madrid
Like any other star of European football, Mesut had to end up in one of the Spanish giants. In August 2010, the German announced his transfer to the Real Madrid camp. In the first season, he gave 28 assists and scored 9 goals. Immediately 6 of the passes belong to the Champions League 2010/11, in which Ozil became the best assistant. He achieved his greatest success with the team in the King's Cup, where he managed to score in the semifinals against Sevilla and give an assist in the final against Barcelona.
The following season, Mesut won the national championship with Real Madrid, this time becoming the best assistant in Examples. Ozil has played 37 of 38 matches as one of the leaders of the all-star team. With the start of the new season, Mesut significantly lost ground and fell out of favor with Jose Mourinho, who put the German on the bench. Until the end of the season, Mesut came out more often on substitutions, and at the end of summer 2013 he moved to the camp of London Arsenal for 40 million euros.
London career
Arsenal fans were eagerly awaiting a loud transfer from Arsene Wenger and they got it. Mesut Ozil became a real messiah for the "Gunners", who was called upon to interrupt the trophy drought of the London team. The debut season for the German turned out to be ambiguous: he helped Arsenal win the FA Cup and scored the winning goal in the ¼ Champions League final at the Allianz Arena, but the Gunners were eliminated from the tournament anyway. Mesut has been criticized more than once for being lost in important fights. Nonetheless, Ozil remained true to his stats, with 13 assists in all tournaments and becoming one of the most useful players on his team. The following season, together with the Gunners, he again won the FA Cup and Super Cup. In the 2015/16 season, he played 35 league games, scored 6 goals and provided 19 assists, which allowed Mesut to become the Premier League Assistant and Arsenal Player of the Year.
Mesut Özil's international career
He could play for the national teams of Turkey and Germany. In 2007 he received a call to youth team"Bundestim", with which won gold at Youth Championship Europe - 2008. On February 11, 2009 he first appeared in the jersey of the main German national team. In 2010 he went as part of the German national team to world championship in South Africa, where he helped the Germans reach the semifinals, scoring a goal and three assists.
At the 2012 European Championships, he again managed to reach the semi-finals stage with the German squad, but his goal against the Italian national team did not help the Germans go further. At the 2014 World Cup, he was the main player in the midfield center line of the Bundestim. Scored the winning goal in the 1/8 finals against Algeria. In the final match he was substituted at 120 minutes. Took part in the games German team at Euro 2016.
Achievements of Mesut Ozil
"Werder Bremen"
- German Cup: 2009
- UEFA Cup finalist: 2009
- German Super Cup finalist: 2010
"Real Madrid"
- Champion Examples: 2012
- Spanish Cup: 2011
- Spanish Super Cup: 2012
"Arsenal"
- FA Cup: 2013/14, 2014/15
- FA Super Cup: 2014, 2015
Germany U-21 squad
- Gold of the European Championship U-21: 2008
Germany squad
- Bronze of the 2010 World Championship in South Africa
- Bronze of the European Championship 2012 Poland / Ukraine
- World Championship Gold 2014 in Brazil
- Best Player in Germany: 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015
- Best UEFA Champions League Assistant: 2010/11
- Best Assistant in the Spanish Championship: 2011/12
- Best Assistant in England Championship: 2015/16
- Best assistant at the European Championship 2012
- Best Assistant in European Championship Qualifying: 2012
- Member of the symbolic UEFA European Championship 2012 team
- Member of the symbolic European team according to UEFA: 2012