Mesut Özil

Hi I just want to share about my favorite sports athletes which is Mesut Özil. Mesut Özil is a footballer who plays for Spanish La Liga club Real Madrid and for the German national team. Özil has been a youth national team member since 2006, when he debuted for first professional league season 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 to Real Madrid in August 2010. Özil began his youth career playing for various clubs in Gelsenkirchen and then played five years for Rot-Weiss Essen. In 2005, he moved to the youth department of FC Schalke 04. He was a midfielder and wore 17 as his squad number. On 31 January 2008, he moved to Werder Bremen for a reported fee of €4.3 million, signing a contract with the German club until 30 June 2011. Finishing in a disappointing 10th, Özil managed to make a significant impact in most games and came away with a respectable three goals and 15 assists that highlighted his attacking credentials. In his second season, Bremen ended in third, with Özil contributing 9 goals and 17 assists in 31 matches. On 17 August 2010 Werder Bremen announced that they had reached an agreement with Real Madrid. The transfer fee is believed to be in the region of €15 million. Özil made his season debut in Champions League on 15 September. Özil was greatly praised by worldwide media thanks to his performance on the pitch. He finished his 2010/2011 season with Madrid with 25 assists, which was the highest for any player in any major European competition that season. He made his debut for the Germany national football team during a friendly match against Norway on 11 February 2009. He was selected for the Germany national squad for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, starting in all of the teams games. FIFA announced him as one of the ten nominations for the Golden Ball.

Özil is a third-generation Kurdish-German. His ancestors are from Devrek, Zonguldak in Northern Turkey. He is Muslim. He recites the Holy Quran before his matches .