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Mesut Ozil

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Former Arsenal, Real Madrid and Germany star Mesut Ozil ... (Eurosport.com)

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: Former Arsenal, Real Madrid and Germany midfielder ... (Sky Sports)

Mesut Ozil played 254 times for Arsenal and won four FA Cups with the Gunners, while he also made 159 appearances for Real Madrid, winning LaLiga and the ...

They wanted more and 48 hours later they got it, Wenger's "good surprise" materialising in the form of a sensational £42.5m deal for Real Madrid's Mesut Ozil. One to re-sign Mathieu Flamini from AC Milan, the other to bring in Yaya Sanogo, a promising but injury-prone striker from Auxerre. "Maybe we'll have a good surprise for you," he said. It was a familiar story for Ozil, whose final months at Arsenal followed a similar pattern. It was one of just two starts he made for the club after signing from Fenerbahce last summer. "Special thanks must go to my family members and my closest friends.

Ex-Germany, Arsenal midfielder Mesut Ozil announces retirement (Aljazeera.com)

The former Real Madrid and Arsenal player was a key member of Germany's World Cup-winning side in Brazil in 2014.

“I’m announcing my immediate retirement from professional football. The former Real Madrid and Arsenal footballer was a member of Germany’s World Cup-winning side in Brazil 2014. The former Real Madrid and Arsenal player was a key member of Germany’s World Cup-winning side in Brazil in 2014.

Former Real Madrid and Arsenal midfielder Mesut Özil retires from ... (CNN)

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.

Ex-Arsenal, Real Madrid star Mesut Ozil retires aged 34 (ESPN)

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](/soccer/team?id=481)'s [World Cup](/soccer/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.

Ex-Germany midfielder Ozil announces end of playing career (Reuters)

Germany's World Cup-winning midfielder Mesut Ozil announced his retirement from football at the age of 34 on Wednesday.

"In his most successful time he was among the best players in the world. He joined Arsenal in 2013, helping them win the first of four FA Cup titles the following year. His skills and game overview were outstanding." He began his senior career with Schalke 04 in Germany, before moving to Werder Bremen. Ozil made 105 LaLiga appearances for Real, scoring 19 goals. Register for free to Reuters and know the full story