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Mesut Özil

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Mesut Özil (German pronunciation: [ˈmeːzut ˈøːzil], Turkish: [meˈsut œˈzil]; born 15 October 1988) is a German former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. Known for his ball control, technical skills, creativity, passing skills, and vision, he is widely regarded as one of the greatest midfielders and playmakers of his generation. He could also play as a wide midfielder. Born and raised in Gelsenkirchen, Özil began his senior club career playing for hometown club Schalke 04, before signing with Werder Bremen in 2008, aged 19. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Mesut Özil is the 376th most popular soccer player (down from 255th in 2019), the 1,309th most popular biography from Germany (down from 1,172nd in 2019) and the 24th most popular German Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Mesut Özil ranks 376 out of 21,273. Before him are Tamotsu Asakura, Koji Miyata, Saizo Saito, Jari Litmanen, Günter Netzer, and Rinat Dasayev. After him are Thomas Müller, Shigeo Sugimoto, Elías Figueroa, Hiroshi Saeki, Alessandro Costacurta, and Marcel Desailly.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1988, Mesut Özil ranks 9. Before him are Adele, Robert Lewandowski, Stephen Curry, Conor McGregor, Ángel Di María, and Marcelo. After him are Ibrahim Traoré, Grimes, Diego Costa, Kim Yo-jong, Kim Soo-hyun, and Yann Sommer.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Mesut Özil ranks 1,309 out of 7,253. Before him are Countess Palatine Maria Franziska of Sulzbach (1724), Lucius Antonius Saturninus (20), Erwin Piscator (1893), Stephanie of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen (1837), Landgravine Marie Louise of Hesse-Kassel (1688), and Princess Friederike of Brandenburg-Schwedt (1736). After him are Prince Ferdinand of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1785), Thomas Müller (1989), George, Duke of Saxony (1471), Max Amann (1891), Louis Rudolph, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg (1671), and Gottfried Benn (1886).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Germany

Among soccer players born in Germany, Mesut Özil ranks 24. Before him are Harald Schumacher (1954), Niko Kovač (1971), Karl-Heinz Schnellinger (1939), Michael Ballack (1976), Manuel Neuer (1986), and Günter Netzer (1944). After him are Thomas Müller (1989), Sepp Herberger (1897), Helmut Haller (1939), Jens Lehmann (1969), Toni Kroos (1990), and Jupp Derwall (1927).

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