Profile of Mesut Özil

Date of birth: October 15, 1988 (age 22)

Place of birth: Gelsenkirchen, West Germany

Height: 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)

Playing position: Attacking midfielder

Club

Current club: Real Madrid

Number : 23

Junior Career

1995–1998 DJK Westfalia 04 Gelsenkirchen

1998–1999 DJK Teutonia Schalke-Nord

1999–2000 DJK Falke Gelsenkirchen

2000–2005 Rot-Weiss Essen

2005–2006 Schalke 04

Senior Career

Year Team Appeared (Goals)

2006–2007 Schalke 30 (0)

2008–2010 Werder Bremen 38 (4)

2010- Real Madrid

National Team

2006–2007 Germany U19 11 (4)

2007– Germany Under-21 11 (4)

2009– Germany 1 (1)