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Mesut Özil

Mesut Özil is known for Turkish-German association football player. Mesut Özil's nationality is German and Turkish. Mesut Özil was born on 15 October 1988.

Mesut Özil is one of 1179 people in the A–Z index, listed under M.

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Mesut Özil is best known for Turkish-German association football player. Mesut Özil is a German and Turkish public figure. Mesut Özil was born on 15 October 1988, which places Mesut Özil among the people in the Dead or Alive catalog born in the 1980s. Dead or Alive is a trivia game: you decide whether a famous person is still alive, then see the answer. The status for Mesut Özil is checked against public sources such as Wikidata and is shown only after you answer.

Facts

Known for: Turkish-German association football player
Nationality: German and Turkish
Born: 15 October 1988

About Mesut Özil

His performances earned him a move to Real Madrid in 2010. There, he won the 2010–11 Copa del Rey before helping the club win the 2011–12 La Liga title with a then-record 100 points. He was named in the UEFA Team of the Year in 2012 and 2013. In 2013, Özil joined Arsenal for a fee of up to £42.5 million (€50 million), becoming the most expensive German player in history and Arsenal's record signing at the time. He made over 250 appearances for the club and helped end its nine-year trophy drought by winning the 2013–14 FA Cup, before adding two more FA Cups. In 2015–16, he recorded 19 assists in the Premier League, nearly matching the competition's single-season record, as Arsenal challenged for the league title. In 2021, Özil joined Fenerbahçe on a free transfer; after his contract with the club was terminated in 2022, he signed with İstanbul Başakşehir, before retiring in 2023. A German international for over nine years, Özil holds the record for the most German national team Player of the Year awards (five). He made his senior debut for the Germany national team in 2009 at age 20, and appeared in five major tournaments.

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What is Mesut Özil known for?

Mesut Özil is known for Turkish-German association football player.

When was Mesut Özil born?

Mesut Özil was born on 15 October 1988.

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Mesut Özil's nationality is German and Turkish.

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