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Mesut Özil

Mesut Özil

Midfield - Attacking Midfield  at Retired
Age37
CitizenshipGermany
Height1.80 m
Footleft
BornOctober 15, 1988
👕500+ Apps 100+ Goals 🎯200+ Assists 🏴100+ Caps Veteran
Market value
Attacking Midfield Midfield

Career snapshot

10
clubs played for
04/05
debut season
0.18
goals / match
Arsenal FC
top club · 254 apps

Career highs

€50.00m
peak value · 2013
€47.00m
top transfer fee · 13/14
14
best season · 05/06
119 / 32
int'l caps / goals
645Appearances
114Goals
219Assists
48Yellow cards
3Red cards
152Full matches (90′)
Full nameMesut Özil
Date of birth1988-10-15 (37 yrs)
Place of birthGelsenkirchen, Germany
CitizenshipGermany
PositionMidfield - Attacking Midfield (main: Midfield)
Footleft
Height180.00 m
Current clubRetired
Joined2023-03-22
Contract expires
OutfitterNike
Mar 2023
Transfer: Basaksehir → Retired
22/23 · Transfer
Feb 2023
Injury: unknown
6 games missed
Jan 2023
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
Sep 2022
Injury: unknown
14 games missed
Sep 2022
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Jul 2022
Injury: unknown
5 games missed
Jul 2022
Transfer: Fenerbahce → Basaksehir
22/23 · Transfer
Jul 2022
22/23 — Basaksehir FK, Basaksehir FK Reserve
8 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 5 competitions
Jan 2022
Injury: unknown
8 games missed
Nov 2021
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
Oct 2021
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Sep 2021
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Aug 2021
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Jul 2021
21/22 — Fenerbahce
26 matches · 9 G · 2 A · across 3 competitions
May 2021
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Apr 2021
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
Mar 2021
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Mar 2021
Injury: unknown
7 games missed
Jan 2021
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Jan 2021
Transfer: Arsenal → Fenerbahce
20/21 · Transfer
Jul 2020
20/21 — Fenerbahce
11 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2019
19/20 — Arsenal FC
23 matches · 1 G · 3 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2018
18/19 — Arsenal FC
35 matches · 6 G · 3 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2017
17/18 — Arsenal FC
35 matches · 5 G · 14 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2016
16/17 — Arsenal FC
44 matches · 12 G · 15 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2015
15/16 — Arsenal FC
45 matches · 8 G · 20 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2014
14/15 — Arsenal FC
32 matches · 5 G · 8 A · across 4 competitions
Sep 2013
Transfer: Real Madrid → Arsenal
13/14 · Transfer · €47.00m
Jul 2013
13/14 — Arsenal FC, Real Madrid
42 matches · 7 G · 14 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2012
12/13 — Real Madrid
52 matches · 10 G · 25 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2011
11/12 — Real Madrid
52 matches · 7 G · 27 A · across 4 competitions
Aug 2010
Transfer: Werder Bremen → Real Madrid
10/11 · Transfer · €18.00m
Jul 2010
10/11 — Real Madrid, SV Werder Bremen
54 matches · 10 G · 29 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2009
09/10 — SV Werder Bremen
46 matches · 10 G · 29 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2008
08/09 — SV Werder Bremen
47 matches · 5 G · 23 A · across 4 competitions
Jan 2008
Transfer: FC Schalke 04 → Werder Bremen
07/08 · Transfer · €5.00m
Jul 2007
07/08 — SV Werder Bremen, FC Schalke 04
30 matches · 2 G · 5 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2006
06/07 — FC Schalke 04, FC Schalke 04 U19
32 matches · 3 G · 1 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2006
Transfer: Schalke 04 U19 → FC Schalke 04
06/07 · Transfer
Jul 2005
05/06 — FC Schalke 04 II, FC Schalke 04 U19
30 matches · 14 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2005
Transfer: RW Essen U17 → Schalke 04 U19
05/06 · Transfer
Jul 2004
04/05 — Rot-Weiss Essen U19
1 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2003
Transfer: Rot-Weiss Essen → RW Essen U17
03/04 · Transfer
Jul 2000
Transfer: Falke Ge. Yth. → Rot-Weiss Essen
00/01 · Transfer
Jul 1999
Transfer: T. Schalke Yth. → Falke Ge. Yth.
99/00 · Transfer
Jul 1998
Transfer: Westf. Ge. Yth. → T. Schalke Yth.
98/99 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €50.00m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
13,715 min
Minutes played by club
Basaksehir FK 0.0%
Basaksehir FK Reserve 0.0%
Fenerbahce 2.2%
Arsenal FC 53.9%
Real Madrid 25.9%
SV Werder Bremen 14.3%
FC Schalke 04 0.7%
FC Schalke 04 U19 3.0%
FC Schalke 04 II 0.0%
Rot-Weiss Essen U19 0.0%
ClubSeasonsFirstLastMatchesGoalsAssistsMinutes
Basaksehir FK 1 22/23 22/23 7 0 0 0
Basaksehir FK Reserve 1 22/23 22/23 1 0 0 0
Fenerbahce 2 20/21 21/22 37 9 3 298
Arsenal FC 7 13/14 19/20 254 44 77 7,389
Real Madrid 4 10/11 13/14 159 27 80 3,556
SV Werder Bremen 4 07/08 10/11 108 16 54 1,968
FC Schalke 04 2 06/07 07/08 39 1 5 90
FC Schalke 04 U19 2 05/06 06/07 38 17 0 414
FC Schalke 04 II 1 05/06 05/06 1 0 0 0
Rot-Weiss Essen U19 1 04/05 04/05 1 0 0 0

Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value

10€12.5M20€25M29€37.5M39€50M05/06 — 14 goals (FC Schalke 04 U19)1405/0606/07 — 3 goals (FC Schalke 04 U19)06/07 — 1 assists406/0707/08 — 2 goals (SV Werder Bremen)07/08 — 5 assists707/0808/09 — 5 goals (SV Werder Bremen)08/09 — 23 assists2808/0909/10 — 10 goals (SV Werder Bremen)09/10 — 29 assists3909/1010/11 — 10 goals (Real Madrid)10/11 — 29 assists3910/1111/12 — 7 goals (Real Madrid)11/12 — 27 assists3411/1212/13 — 10 goals (Real Madrid)12/13 — 25 assists3512/1313/14 — 7 goals (Arsenal FC)13/14 — 14 assists2113/1414/15 — 5 goals (Arsenal FC)14/15 — 8 assists1314/1515/16 — 8 goals (Arsenal FC)15/16 — 20 assists2815/1616/17 — 12 goals (Arsenal FC)16/17 — 15 assists2716/1717/18 — 5 goals (Arsenal FC)17/18 — 14 assists1917/1818/19 — 6 goals (Arsenal FC)18/19 — 3 assists918/1919/20 — 1 goals (Arsenal FC)19/20 — 3 assists419/2020/21 — 1 assists120/2121/22 — 9 goals (Fenerbahce)21/22 — 2 assists1121/2222/2306/07 — €400K07/08 — €2.5M08/09 — €6M09/10 — €16M10/11 — €27M11/12 — €32M12/13 — €40M13/14 — €50M14/15 — €50M15/16 — €40M16/17 — €50M17/18 — €50M18/19 — €50M19/20 — €25M20/21 — €17.5M21/22 — €5M22/23 — €3.7MGoalsAssistsMarket value

Goals by season

04/05: 0004/0505/06: 141405/0606/07: 3306/0707/08: 2207/0808/09: 5508/0909/10: 101009/1010/11: 101010/1111/12: 7711/1212/13: 101012/1313/14: 7713/1414/15: 5514/1515/16: 8815/1616/17: 121216/1717/18: 5517/1818/19: 6618/1919/20: 1119/2020/21: 0020/2121/22: 9921/2222/23: 0022/23

Assists by season

04/05: 0004/0505/06: 0005/0606/07: 1106/0707/08: 5507/0808/09: 232308/0909/10: 292909/1010/11: 292910/1111/12: 272711/1212/13: 252512/1313/14: 141413/1414/15: 8814/1515/16: 202015/1616/17: 151516/1717/18: 141417/1818/19: 3318/1919/20: 3319/2020/21: 1120/2121/22: 2221/2222/23: 0022/23
SeasonCompetitionClubMatchesGoalsAssistsYCRCMinutes
22/23 Conference L. Basaksehir FK 1 0 0 0 0 0
22/23 Süper Lig Basaksehir FK 4 0 0 0 0 0
22/23 Süper Lig Reserves League Basaksehir FK Reserve 1 0 0 0 0 0
22/23 Türkiye Kupasi Basaksehir FK 1 0 0 0 0 0
22/23 UECL Quali Basaksehir FK 1 0 0 0 0 0
21/22 Europa League Fenerbahce 2 1 0 0 0 142
21/22 Europa League Qualifying Fenerbahce 2 0 0 0 0 0
21/22 Süper Lig Fenerbahce 22 8 2 0 0 156
20/21 Süper Lig Fenerbahce 10 0 1 1 0 0
20/21 Türkiye Kupasi Fenerbahce 1 0 0 0 0 0
19/20 EFL Cup Arsenal FC 2 0 1 0 0 0
19/20 Europa League Arsenal FC 2 0 0 0 0 0
19/20 FA Cup Arsenal FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
19/20 Premier League Arsenal FC 18 1 2 1 0 1,449
18/19 Europa League Arsenal FC 10 1 1 1 0 653
18/19 FA Cup Arsenal FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
18/19 Premier League Arsenal FC 24 5 2 2 0 348
17/18 EFL Cup Arsenal FC 2 0 1 0 0 0
17/18 Europa League Arsenal FC 7 1 5 0 0 609
17/18 Premier League Arsenal FC 26 4 8 4 0 541
16/17 Champions League Arsenal FC 8 4 3 0 0 157
16/17 FA Cup Arsenal FC 3 0 1 0 0 0
16/17 Premier League Arsenal FC 33 8 11 2 0 356
15/16 Champions League Arsenal FC 8 2 0 2 0 360
15/16 Community Shield Arsenal FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
15/16 FA Cup Arsenal FC 1 0 1 1 0 0
15/16 League Cup Arsenal FC 0 0 0 0 0 0
15/16 Premier League Arsenal FC 35 6 19 4 0 508
14/15 Champions League Arsenal FC 4 0 1 2 0 0
14/15 Champions League Qu. Arsenal FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
14/15 FA Cup Arsenal FC 5 1 2 0 0 456
14/15 Premier League Arsenal FC 22 4 5 0 0 465
13/14 Champions League Arsenal FC 8 1 2 1 0 667
13/14 FA Cup Arsenal FC 5 1 2 0 0 390
13/14 LaLiga Real Madrid 2 0 0 0 0 0
13/14 League Cup Arsenal FC 1 0 0 0 0 0
13/14 Premier League Arsenal FC 26 5 10 0 0 430
12/13 Champions League Real Madrid 10 1 4 1 0 722
12/13 Copa del Rey Real Madrid 8 0 4 2 0 0
12/13 LaLiga Real Madrid 32 9 16 5 0 225
12/13 Supercopa Real Madrid 2 0 1 0 0 0
11/12 Champions League Real Madrid 10 2 5 0 0 403
11/12 Copa del Rey Real Madrid 5 0 4 0 0 0
11/12 LaLiga Real Madrid 35 4 18 5 1 646
11/12 Supercopa Real Madrid 2 1 0 0 1 169
10/11 Champions League Real Madrid 11 1 7 0 0 803
10/11 Copa del Rey Real Madrid 6 3 2 0 0 161
10/11 DFB-Pokal SV Werder Bremen 1 0 1 0 0 0
10/11 LaLiga Real Madrid 36 6 19 2 0 427
09/10 Bundesliga SV Werder Bremen 31 9 16 2 0 289
09/10 DFB-Pokal SV Werder Bremen 5 0 2 0 0 0
09/10 Europa League SV Werder Bremen 8 0 7 0 0 0
09/10 Europa League Qualifying SV Werder Bremen 2 1 4 0 0 162
08/09 Bundesliga SV Werder Bremen 28 3 15 1 1 670
08/09 Champions League SV Werder Bremen 6 0 4 1 0 0
08/09 DFB-Pokal SV Werder Bremen 5 2 1 0 0 232
08/09 UEFA Cup SV Werder Bremen 8 0 3 1 0 0
07/08 Bundesliga SV Werder Bremen 12 1 1 0 0 615
07/08 Bundesliga FC Schalke 04 11 0 4 0 0 0
07/08 Champions League FC Schalke 04 4 0 0 1 0 0
07/08 DFB-Pokal FC Schalke 04 1 1 0 0 0 90
07/08 UEFA Cup SV Werder Bremen 2 0 0 0 0 0
06/07 Bundesliga FC Schalke 04 19 0 1 1 0 0
06/07 DFB-Pokal FC Schalke 04 1 0 0 0 0 0
06/07 Ligapokal FC Schalke 04 2 0 0 0 0 0
06/07 U19-Bundesliga West FC Schalke 04 U19 9 3 0 2 0 255
06/07 UEFA Cup FC Schalke 04 1 0 0 0 0 0
05/06 Oberliga Westfalen FC Schalke 04 II 1 0 0 0 0 0
05/06 U19-Bundesliga West FC Schalke 04 U19 26 14 0 3 0 159
05/06 U19-Championship FC Schalke 04 U19 3 0 0 0 0 0
04/05 U19-Bundesliga West Rot-Weiss Essen U19 1 0 0 0 0 0
SeasonDateFromToTypeMarket valueFee
98/99 1998-07-01 Westf. Ge. Yth. T. Schalke Yth. Transfer 0
99/00 1999-07-01 T. Schalke Yth. Falke Ge. Yth. Transfer 0
00/01 2000-07-01 Falke Ge. Yth. Rot-Weiss Essen Transfer 0
03/04 2003-07-01 Rot-Weiss Essen RW Essen U17 Transfer 0
05/06 2005-07-01 RW Essen U17 Schalke 04 U19 Transfer 0
06/07 2006-07-01 Schalke 04 U19 FC Schalke 04 Transfer 75000
07/08 2008-01-31 FC Schalke 04 Werder Bremen Transfer 2500000 €5.00m
10/11 2010-08-17 Werder Bremen Real Madrid Transfer 27000000 €18.00m
13/14 2013-09-02 Real Madrid Arsenal Transfer 40000000 €47.00m
20/21 2021-01-25 Arsenal Fenerbahce Transfer 5000000
22/23 2022-07-14 Fenerbahce Basaksehir Transfer 1800000
22/23 2023-03-22 Basaksehir Retired Transfer 700000
SeasonInjuryFromToDays missedGames missed
20/21 Fitness 2021-01-25 2021-02-01 8 2
20/21 Ankle ligament tear 2021-03-04 2021-04-12 40 7
20/21 Corona virus 2021-03-18 2021-04-01 15 1
20/21 Fitness 2021-04-12 2021-04-26 15 3
20/21 minor knock 2021-05-10 2021-05-17 8 2
21/22 Groin problems 2021-08-26 2021-09-06 12 2
21/22 influenza 2021-09-27 2021-10-04 8 2
21/22 Groin problems 2021-10-28 2021-11-04 8 2
21/22 Injury to the ankle 2021-11-18 2021-11-29 12 3
21/22 Lumbar vertebra problems 2022-01-20 2022-03-03 43 8
22/23 Fitness 2022-07-14 2022-08-11 29 5
22/23 influenza 2022-09-01 2022-09-05 5 1
22/23 Back problems 2022-09-26 2023-01-02 99 14
22/23 Fitness 2023-01-02 2023-01-15 14 3
22/23 unknown injury 2023-02-02 2023-03-22 49 6
Current€700k
Peak€50.00m
Low
Δ since start+€300k
€12.50m€25.00m€37.50m€50.00m197019701970
DateValue
Jan 1, 1970 €700k
Jan 1, 1970
Jan 1, 1970 €1.80m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.70m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €5.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €4.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.80m
Jan 1, 1970 €12.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €17.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €9.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €5.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €25.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €22.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €35.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €50.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €50.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €45.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €50.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €50.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €50.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €50.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €50.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €40.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €40.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €50.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €45.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €50.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €40.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €40.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €32.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €40.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €32.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €32.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €20.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €27.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €16.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €8.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €10.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €13.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €6.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €4.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.20m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.20m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €150k
Jan 1, 1970 €75k
Jan 1, 1970 €400k
TeamShirtMatchesGoalsDebutAge at debutStatus
Team #5710 #17 11 4 former national player
Team #3817 #10 16 5 former national player
Team #3262 #10 92 23 retired national player
TeammatePPG played withJoint goalsMinutes
Olivier Giroud 2 22 0
Cristiano Ronaldo 2 38 0
Aaron Ramsey 2 12 0
Héctor Bellerín 2 2 0
Sergio Ramos 2 7 0
Alexis Sánchez 2 18 0
Ángel Di María 2 7 0
Karim Benzema 2 19 0
Granit Xhaka 2 1 0
Manuel Neuer 2 0 0

Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.

Top goalscoring seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubGoalsMatches
05/06 U19-Bundesliga West FC Schalke 04 U19 14 26
09/10 Bundesliga SV Werder Bremen 9 31
12/13 LaLiga Real Madrid 9 32

Top assist seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubAssistsMatches
15/16 Premier League Arsenal FC 19 35
10/11 LaLiga Real Madrid 19 36
11/12 LaLiga Real Madrid 18 35

Teams faced most often by Mesut Özil's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).

OpponentPWDLGFGAGDWin %
Bayern München 51 15 7 29 60 110 -50 29%
Manchester City 49 16 10 23 65 89 -24 33%
Chelsea FC 41 10 9 22 47 75 -28 24%
Liverpool FC 41 15 13 13 64 71 -7 37%
Borussia Dortmund 40 14 11 15 57 63 -6 35%
Manchester United 34 10 11 13 41 47 -6 29%
Tottenham Hotspur 33 10 13 10 57 49 +8 30%
Everton FC 32 18 8 6 61 31 +30 56%
West Ham United 28 18 5 5 56 22 +34 64%
Atlético Madrid 28 12 10 6 41 25 +16 43%
Newcastle United 26 18 5 3 50 18 +32 69%
VfL Wolfsburg 24 13 4 7 42 30 +12 54%

Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.

Season / YearMilestoneDate
04/05 Senior debut season
05/06 First senior goal
11/12 Goal #50 (career)
18/19 Goal #100 (career)

Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.

SeasonMatchesMinsYC2nd YCRCCards / 90′
20/21 11 0 1 0 0 0
19/20 23 1,449 1 0 0 0.06
18/19 35 1,001 3 0 0 0.27
17/18 35 1,150 4 0 0 0.31
16/17 44 513 2 0 0 0.35
15/16 45 868 7 0 0 0.73
14/15 32 921 2 0 0 0.2
13/14 42 1,487 1 0 0 0.06
12/13 52 947 8 0 0 0.76
11/12 52 1,218 5 0 2 0.52
10/11 54 1,391 2 0 0 0.13
09/10 46 451 2 0 0 0.4
08/09 47 902 3 0 1 0.4
07/08 30 705 1 0 0 0.13
06/07 32 255 3 0 0 1.06
05/06 30 159 3 0 0 1.7

Output by competition

Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.

Premier League
184 apps
33 G
57 A
LaLiga
105 apps
19 G
53 A
U19-Bundesliga West
36 apps
17 G
0 A
Bundesliga
101 apps
13 G
37 A
Champions League
69 apps
11 G
26 A
Süper Lig
36 apps
8 G
3 A
Europa League
29 apps
3 G
13 A
Copa del Rey
19 apps
3 G
10 A
DFB-Pokal
13 apps
3 G
4 A
FA Cup
16 apps
2 G
6 A

Frequently asked about Mesut Özil

Who is Mesut Özil?

Mesut Özil is a Germany professional footballer who plays as a attacking midfield for Retired.

How old is Mesut Özil?

Mesut Özil is 37 years old. He was born on October 15, 1988 in Gelsenkirchen.

What position does Mesut Özil play?

Mesut Özil plays as a attacking midfield (Midfield - Attacking Midfield).

What club does Mesut Özil play for?

Mesut Özil currently plays for Retired.

How many career goals has Mesut Özil scored?

Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Mesut Özil has scored 114 goals in 645 appearances.