Monday, April 9, 2012

Football Player Photos - Mesut Özil, German Striker

Mesut Özil (born 15 October 1988) 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, 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 from Werder Bremen to Real Madrid in August 2010. Özil is acclaimed for his finesse and improvisation as an attacking midfielder. His style and knack for providing assists for his team-mates and has been compared to that of Real Madrid legend Zinedine Zidane. In 2011, he assisted the second most goals in La Liga with 17 and the most in all of Europe with 25




 


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