Mesut Ozil

Mesut Ozil is a midfielder for Arsenal FC and the German National Team. 

Born: 
Gelsenkirchen, Germany
Date of Birth: 
Saturday, October 15, 1988
Height: 
6’0’’
Weight: 
168 lbs
Salary: 
$9,561,843 USD
Current Team: 

Arsenal FC 

Germany National Team

Facts: 
  • Ozil's ancestors are from Northern Turkey, and he can speak Turkish.
  • During his first season at Real Madrid, teammates would refer to him as 'Nemo,' because of his eyes.
  • After the world cup win in 2014 was Ozil the only player, who didn’t get a photo with German cancellor Angela Merkel. The reason: he was just partying too extensively.

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