Mesut Ozil

Mesut Ozil has called time on an illustrious professional career in which he won the World Cup with Germany and a number of trophies at club level, ...

He joined Arsenal in 2013, helping them win the first of four FA Cup titles the following year. The former Real Madrid and Arsenal player was a key member of Germany's World Cup-winning side in Brazil in 2014. He began his senior career with Schalke 04 in Germany, before moving to Werder Bremen.

WHAT HAPPENED? Ozil has announced his playing days are over after a brief spell with Istanbul Basaksehir. The midfielder retires after a career that saw him ...

A [difficult spell at Fenerbahce followed](https://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/ozil-nears-basaksehir-transfer-as-fenerbahce-contract-terminated/bltffa7a79fc559a61b) before he moved to Istanbul Basaksehir ahead of the 2022-23 campaign, but he ended up making only seven appearances for the club. He added in his statement: "Now I'm looking forward to everything that is in front of me with my beautiful wife, Amine, and my two beautiful daughters, Eda and Ela - but you can be sure that you will hear from me from time to time on my social media channels. They have been a part of my journey from day one and have given me so much love and support, through the good times and the bad. The midfielder retires after a career that saw him win La Liga and the Copa del Rey with Real Madrid and then move to Arsenal where he claimed the FA Cup four times. Ozil also starred at international level and lifted the World Cup with Germany in 2014. Ozil has announced his playing days are over after a brief spell with Istanbul Basaksehir.

Former Germany World Cup winner Mesut Ozil has called time on his illustrious football career as he hangs his boots at the age of 34.

“I've had the privilege to be a professional football player for almost 17 years now and I feel incredibly thankful for the opportunity. Ozil started his career at German side Schalke while he would later star for Real Madrid before switching to Premier League outfit Arsenal in 2013. Former Germany World Cup winner Mesut Ozil has called time on his illustrious football career as he hangs his boots at the age of 34.

World Cup winner Mesut Ozil announced his retirement from football. He helped Germany to glory in Brazil in 2014 but bitterly quit the international scene ...

When Germany were knocked out of the 2018 World Cup at the group stage, a wounded Ozil accused the German public of “racist” attacks. Ozil, born in the German city of Gelsenkirchen but of Turkish descent, played on some of football’s biggest stages but also became embroiled in international politics and accusations of racism. The 34-year-old helped Germany to glory in Brazil in 2014 but bitterly quit the international scene after the Germans crashed out of the 2018 tournament in Russia.

Former Arsenal player and German international Mesut Ozil took to social media to announce his retirement from professional football.

Mesut Ozil was at the peak of his abilities when he was playing for the [LaLiga ](https://khelnow.com/football/category/la-liga)giants and won several trophies with the club. [Premier League](https://khelnow.com/football/category/premier-league) outfit Arsenal spent €47.00m to bring Mesut Ozil to England, a transfer that made a huge statement. He made his debut at 20 years 03 months 27 days for the national team and went on to represent the team for nine more years. Turkish outfit Basaksehir FK made a move for Ozil at the start of the 2022-23 season. The midfielder went on to make more than a century of appearances for the German side before moving on to fry bigger fish. “After thoughtful consideration, I’m announcing my immediate retirement from professional football,” the 34-year-old wrote in his statement, expressing gratitude for the support and acknowledging the privilege of playing as a professional for almost 17 years.

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.

Former Real Madrid and Arsenal midfielder Mesut Özil, who won the World Cup with Germany in 2014, retired from soccer Wednesday at the age of 34.

The club also distanced itself from Özil for posting his support for Muslims in the Xinjiang province of China, comments which led to an Arsenal game being pulled from Chinese television. After disagreements with then-manager Unai Emery and later with his successor Mikel Arteta, Özil was left out of the Arsenal squad before his departure. His international career ended abruptly in 2018 when he quit the Germany squad citing “racism and disrespect.”