Mesut Ozil

Ozil won nine trophies during his club career including four FA Cups and the Spanish La Liga title in 2012. He also won 92 caps for Germany and was ...

[follow your team and sign up for notifications](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/58516425)in the BBC Sport app to make sure you never miss a moment Ozil was named Germany player of the year five times and was part of the side that reached the semi-finals of the 2010 World Cup and Euro 2012, as well as winning the 2014 World Cup. [then club record fee of £42.4m](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/23929339) in September 2013, winning back-to-back FA Cups in his first two seasons before being named player of the season in his third, and then winning the cup again in 2017. [retired from international football in 2018,](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/44915730) citing the "racism and disrespect" he faced in Germany over his Turkish roots after he was criticised for being photographed with Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Ozil began his career at Schalke and Werder Bremen before moving to Real Madrid in the summer of 2010, winning La Liga, the Copa del Rey and the Spanish Super Cup. He also won 92 caps for Germany and was part of the team that lifted the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.

Former Gunner Mesut Ozil has announced his retirement from professional football aged 34. A three-time FA Cup winner in our colours, the German playmaker has ...

He ended his first season in north London by clinching his first FA Cup winners medal thanks to our comeback win over Hull City, while two more followed in the next three seasons. Copyright 2023 The Arsenal Football Club plc. He was a part of the side that won the Community Shield in 2015 and reached the finals of the League Cup in 2017/18 and 2018/19 Europa League.

Former Real Madrid and Arsenal midfielder Mesut Ozil has announced his retirement from professional football at age 34.

"Special thanks must go to my family members and my closest friends. "I've had the privilege to be a professional football player for almost 17 years now and I feel incredibly thankful for the opportunity. [Germany](/football/team?id=481)'s [World Cup](/football/league/_/name/FIFA.WORLD)-winning squad in 2014, has spent the past three seasons in the Turkish Super Lig and retires after making four league appearances for Basaksehir, who he joined as a free agent last year.

The former Arsenal midfielder and Germany international revealed the news on Instagram in a statement reading: 'After thoughtful consideration, ...

They have abandoned them. They won't make a noise. They ban their schools. 'Special thanks must go to my family members and my closest friends. They burn their Qurans. With Arsenal he was just as much of an assist machine as he was in Spain, and in his 254 games for the club produced 79 as well as adding 44, often classy, goals to win over fans.

The 34-year-old former Arsenal star has struggled with injuries in recent times.

“It has been an amazing journey filled with unforgettable moments and emotions. Ozil joined Arsenal player in 2013, playing in four FA Cup triumphs and being named the club’s Player of the Season in 2015-16. “But in recent weeks and months, having also suffered some injuries, it’s become more and more clear that it’s time to leave the big stage of football.

Mesut Özil, the Arsenal and Real Madrid midfielder who won the World Cup with Germany in 2014, has announced his retirement from professional football aged ...

Named Germany’s player of the year on five occasions, Özil played in all his country’s World Cup games in 2010 and 2014, when he was an instrumental part of the team that beat Argentina 1-0 in the 2014 final. He played his final game for the national team at the 2018 World Cup before announcing his international retirement, citing racism and disrespect. He failed to win more silverware in the final two years of his career in Turkey and had limited playing time with Başakşehir due to injury problems. He was also part of the Germany squad at the 2010, 2014 and 2018 World Cups and scored 23 goals in 92 appearances for his country. Starting his club career in Germany with Schalke and Werder Bremen, Özil spent three years at Real Madrid and eight with Arsenal before moving to Turkey to play for Once regarded as one of the best players in the world in his position, Özil won the La Liga title with Real Madrid in 2012 and four FA Cup titles with Arsenal between 2014 and 2020.

At the age of 34 former Arsenal, Real Madrid and Germany attacking midfielder Mesut Ozil has called time on his illustrious career.

"Special thanks must go to my family members and my closest friends. "I've had the privilege to be a professional football player for almost 17 years now and I feel incredibly thankful for the opportunity. He spent the last few years in Turkey, first with Fenerbahce and then Istanbul Basaksehir. "It has been an amazing journey filled with unforgettable moments and emotions. However, he fell out of favour following the ascent of Cristiano Ronaldo to one of the two best players in the world and in 2013 he moved to Arsenal, where he spent the next eight years. Ozil came through the youth team of his local club Schalke before moving to Werder Bremen where he won the DFB Pokal Cup and helped the team reach the final of the 2009 UEFA Cup.

Mesut Ozil was targeted by Jose Mourinho during the first half of a Real Madrid match and was then involved in a fiery confrontation with the manager at ...

That half-time humiliation by Mourinho had a big influence in the development of Mesut Ozil and that’s the reason why he started his autobiography with this experience. Ozil came in at half-time fuming with Mourinho and threw his shirt at him in the dressing room before storming into the showers. The incident is recounted at the front of Ozil’s book and turned into a formative moment in his career. It saw Mourinho berate the midfielder from the touchline during the first half, before continuing his barrage of insults in the dressing room at half-time. Like two boxers at the stare-down before the first round. [Ozil has called time on his career](https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/mesut-ozil-retires-football-arsenal-29126392) aged 34, bringing to a close an 18-year stint as a professional which saw him play for Schalke, Werder Bremen, Real Madrid, [Arsenal](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/arsenal-fc), Fenerbahce and Istanbul Basaksehir.

In today's Football Daily: Mesut Özil and Soccer AM run out of time.

Although my father stayed to complete his apprenticeship, he told me that on the day Raich left to become a professional footballer, the foreman chided him about making a big mistake” – Peter Clarke. “Soccer AM has played an important role in our coverage of football for the past three decades, and we continually adapt to the evolving needs of our customers. [to leave the big stage of football](https://www.theguardian.com/football/2023/mar/22/mesut-ozil-calls-time-on-career-its-time-to-leave-the-big-stage-of-football)”, clips of [that](https://twitter.com/ChampionsLeague/status/1587429252835647488) [ Big Cup goal](https://twitter.com/ChampionsLeague/status/1587429252835647488) he scored for Arsenal against Ludogorets in November 2016 began doing the rounds. I’ve had the privilege to be a professional football player for almost 17 years now and I feel incredibly thankful for the opportunity. Having retired from German national duty after being scapegoated for their dismal performance at the 2018 World Cup, Özil played and – more recently – didn’t play out the twilight years of his career in Turkey, first with Fenerbahce and more recently with Basaksehir, before drawing the curtain on a career that sometimes glittered but wasn’t always golden. [of a giant green dinosaur](https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/oct/06/mesut-ozil-offers-to-pay-to-keep-man-inside-gunnersaurus-in-arsenal-job) upon hearing he’d been made temporarily redundant by the pandemic, then live-tweeting a Big Vase match between Arsenal and Rapid Vienna from his sofa.

Arsenal have been in the FA's bad books this season, with Mikel Arteta's side being punished on four separate occasions by football's governing body for ...

[Bukayo Saka](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/bukayo-saka) and [Aaron Ramsdale](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/aaron-ramsdale) have been at St George’s Park for England training over the past few days before flying to Naples to play Italy on Thursday night. [Arsenal](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/arsenal-fc) ’s squad have now jetted off to join their international teams. They now have 10 games left to maintain their momentum and hold off perennial champions [Manchester City](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/manchester-city-fc). It's just about continuing that, staying focused and helping the team.” “What I've been able to do so far, I'm sure it's making a lot of noise – not just at Arsenal but everywhere. He wrote on social media: "I've had the privilege to be a professional football player for almost 17 years now and I feel incredibly thankful for the opportunity. The 21-year-old is not thinking that far ahead yet. He made 254 appearances for the club, contributing 44 goals and 79 assists. They came in an [attracting transfer interest](https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/olivier-giroud-folarin-balogun-transfer-29443243) from the likes of AC Milan. [Crystal Palace](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/crystal-palace-fc) on the weekend. [Premier League](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/premier-league).

For the majority of their existence, The Wombles were the finest thing to come out of deepest Bulgaria. That is until Mesut Ozil picked up the ball in the ...

And Exhibit A in our argument will forever be his unreal solo winner in deepest Bulgaria. That is until Mesut Ozil picked up the ball in the dying minutes of a Champions League tie in November 2016. But, in this instance, a long pass from Mohammed Elneny was the prelude to genius. They always make the optimal solution. That was Ozil in a nutshell; despite a number of detractors who were reduced to a frothing mess at his laidbackness, the Germany international always possessed the magic in his feet to shut them up. But Ozil deserves to be remembered as one of the leading talents of his generation.

Mesut Ozil has confirmed his retirement from football, having played for teams including Real Madrid and Arsenal, although the midfielder was denied the ...

Rooney clearly placed Ozil in that bracket and the idea of the two players linking up in their peaks was a tantalising prospect. But Ferguson had the final say - and it remains just that, a prospect. It was a brutal snub which resulted in a furious Rooney going public with his intention to leave Old Trafford. And that’s a transfer that would have materialised, if [Wayne Rooney](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/wayne-rooney) had got his way. "He went to South Africa and did very well. "I told him it was his job to play and perform. In the summer of 2010, before Ozil signed for Real Madrid, Sir Alex Ferguson claims that a disgruntled Rooney told him in no uncertain terms to go after the playmaker. But despite being a part of four FA Cup-winning squads, there is a perception he never truly adapted to the rigours of the English top-flight. And so far I had been getting it right." During the final years of My job was to pick the correct teams. "Wayne said that we should have pursued Mesut Ozil, who had joined Real Madrid from Werder Bremen.

WAYNE ROONEY was shut down by Sir Alex Ferguson after he told him to sign Mesut Ozil.The former Arsenal and Real Madrid midfielder retired from footba.

"He went to South Africa and did very well. "Well, he was not on our radar at the time. My job was to pick the correct teams. But wasn't on our radar. And so far I had been getting it right. [Ferguson](https://www.the-sun.com/who/sir-alex-ferguson/) to make a move but the Scot was not interested and put [Rooney](https://www.the-sun.com/who/wayne-rooney/) in his place.

Ex-Arsenal star Alexis Sanchez has sent Mesut Ozil a message after the former Real Madrid playmaker announced his retirement from football.

"I've had the privilege to be a professional football player for almost 17 years now and I feel incredibly thankful for the opportunity. "We really understood each other, my friend Mesut," the Chilean's Instagram post read. Writing on Twitter, he said: "Hello everyone, After thoughtful consideration, I'm announcing my immediate retirement from professional football. [Saliba recovers, Saka and Odegaard injured - Arsenal's best and worst-case international break](https://www.football.london/arsenal-fc/news/arsenal-saliba-saka-odegaard-international-26522735) [Folarin Balogun interview: Arsenal loanee on Neymar comparison, Thierry Henry and making noise](https://www.football.london/arsenal-fc/news/folarin-balogun-arsenal-henry-neymar-26527447) [Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta could get four huge injury boosts after international break](https://www.football.london/arsenal-fc/news/arsenal-arteta-four-injury-boosts-26533707) [Arsenal send Mesut Ozil 13-word message after huge decision confirmed](https://www.football.london/arsenal-fc/news/arsenal-send-mesut-ozil-13-26532011) [Arsenal news and transfers LIVE: All the latest news, rumours and gossip from the Emirates Stadium](https://www.football.london/arsenal-fc/transfer-news/arsenal-news-transfers-live-haaland-26524204) [who played for the Gunners](https://www.football.london/arsenal-fc/news/bukayo-saka-arsenal-first-team-26422673) for seven-and-a-half years, [took to social media to declare that he was hanging up his boots](https://www.football.london/arsenal-fc/news/breaking-mesut-ozil-arsenal-retires-26530718) following a glittering 17-year career. [Arsenal](https://www.football.london/arsenal-fc/) hero Alexis Sanchez has sent Mesut Ozil a heartfelt message after the German playmaker announced his retirement from football on Wednesday.

Mesut Ozil has announced his retirement from professional football at the age of 34. It doesn't matter how things ended for the midfielder in north London, ...

The Leicester at home game was poetic. The signing of Ozil was huge, but the signing of his counter-part Alexis Sanchez was even more so. It all became real as he plucked the ball out of the air and served it up on a plate for Olivier Giroud to register his first assist in English football.