[97] Özil ended his third season at Arsenal with 8 goals and 20 assists in all club competitions, which won him the Arsenal Player of the Season award. He's been missed while he's been injured. [278][279], most expensive German football player of all time, UEFA European Championship Team of the Tournament, "FIFA World Cup Russia 2018: List of Players: Germany", "Mourinho: Ozil will make history at Real", "The top 10 assists leaders in Europe for 2010⁄11", "German international Özil joins Arsenal", "Mesut Özil: Arsenal sign Real Madrid midfielder for £42.4m", "Arsenal smash club record to sign Mesut Özil", "Kurzpässe: Ewerthon nach Barcelona, Kuffour nach Amsterdam", "Millionen-Deal: Bremen verpflichtet Schalker Özil", "Bundesliga player profile – Mesut Ozil, Werder Bremen", "Sportschau.de: Wahl – Mesut Özil ist Spieler der Hinrunde", "Sir Alex Ferguson: 'Wayne Rooney wanted me to sign Mesut Özil, "Real Madrid confirm signing of Germany star Mesut Ozil", "Mesut Ozil Interview: Real Madrid's new star", "Hercules 1–3 Real Madrid: Benzema Brace Seals Friendly Triumph", "Report: The Whites make their debut in the 2010/11 edition of La Liga", "Report: The Whites earn a victory in their Champions League debut", "Real Madrid 6–1 Deportivo La Coruna: Ronaldo Brace Sees Los Blancos Go Above Barcelona", "Mesut Ozil To Wear No.10 Shirt For Real Madrid in 2011–12", "Real Madrid 2–2 Barcelona: All-square in thrilling Supercopa contest", "Barcelona 3–2 Real Madrid (Agg. [17] According to Özil's own words and the majority of sources, his ancestors are ethnic Turks[242][243] from Devrek, Zonguldak in northwestern Turkey. The La Liga title was claimed by Real Madrid which was the club’s 32nd and Mesut had a significant role to play in it. The discipline, attitude and always-give-your-all is the German part.”. [80], Özil scored his first goal of the 2015–16 season in a 3–0 home victory over Manchester United on 4 October. [166] During the quarter-final match against Argentina, he assisted the second goal for Miroslav Klose with a cross to ensure the 4–0 final score for the Germans. [25], He walked off the pitch as a second-half substitute to standing ovations in his first two games as a starter at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium. [167] Özil also confirmed his reputation as a decisive passer, as he provided seven assists, more than any European international during Euro 2012 qualification. ", "Jose Mourinho: Mesut Ozil is the best no.10 in the world", "EXCLUSIVE: Andrea Pirlo's Current Premier League XI", "Euro 2016's Top 50 Players: Number 13 Mesut Ozil", "Consistency the key for last season's pass master Ozil", "Arsenal playmaker Mesut Ozil 'proud' of assist record since £42.5m Emirates move", "Are criticisms of Mesut Ozil fair? [245][246] In his parental home, communication took place in Turkish and Özil attended a so-called "preparatory school" instead of a kindergarten, where most of the children like Özil came from immigrant families and where they talked to each other in the Turkish language. [263] Later the same day, two men were arrested and charged with a public order offence after becoming involved in an altercation with security staff outside Özil's home.