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Mesut Özil

Mesut Özil

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Name: Mesut Özil
Team: Germany
Position: Midfield
Date of birth: 15.10.1988
Club: Bremen

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Last updated: 20/08/2009 16:29 CET

U21 debut: 07.09.2007 v Northern Ireland
Qualifying Games
: 8 – Goals: 4

• Born in Gelsenkirchen of Turkish stock, he began his Bundesliga career with local club FC Schalke 04.

• Joined Bremen for €5m in January 2008; played key role in run to 2009 UEFA Cup final and scored winner in 2009 German Cup final.

• Gifted playmaker made senior debut against Norway in February.

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Players

Goalkeepers

1Tobias Sippel
12Sven Ulreich

Defenders

2Daniel Schwaab
3Stefan Reinartz
4Benedikt Höwedes
15Mats Hummels
17Jerome Boateng
24Sebastian Langkamp
27Stefano Celozzi
28Holger Badstuber
29Marcel Schmelzer

Midfielders

5Felix Bastians
10Toni Kroos
13Timo Gebhart
16Sebastian Rudy
19Kevin Pezzoni
22Philipp Bargfrede
23Deniz Naki

Forwards

7Kevin Schindler
9Julian Schieber
18Sidney Sam
31Christopher Nöthe
Last updated: 09/10/2009 22:58 CET

National team competition record

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U-21134812429272111
Last updated: 22/07/2009 06:36 CET

National team competition honours


  • 2007/09