Mesut Ozil has announced his retirement from football. The former Real Madrid player hangs his boots at the age of 34 and after a career that, apart from some irregularity, has been plagued with success.
This farewell has attracted attention because it takes place in the middle of the season. And it is that Özil has decided to extend his contract with the Istanbul Basaksehir Turkish, after moving through the ranks of Fenerbahçé in the same league.
Mesut’s service sheet 92 pet with Germany, 254 games with the Arsenal shirt, 159 with Real Madrid and a brilliant first leg in the Bundesliga as his name started to ring internationally.
to their 114 goals you need to add more than 200 assists and it is that Ozil happens to be one of the best goal pass distributors of the last decade and a half.
His greatest success is without a doubt the world by 2014. He was a key part of the team that played in Brazil’s historic 1-7 defeat and went on to win the World Cup after beating Argentina.
That was not the first time he had tasted the honey of triumph, although it was the most famous. But first Ozil, whose first team the Schalke 04had won the Cup and the German Super Cup with the Werder Bremen.
In his jump to Spain, to take the shirt of the RealMadrid, won the 2011 Copa del Rey, the 2012 League and the Super Cup that same year. The next course he would leave the white club and in August 2013 he was presented as new player of the Arsenal.
With the Gunners he won the FA Cup four times and the Community Shield as many times. In January 2021, he signed for the Fenerbahceit would be his penultimate club before he took the shirt of the Basaksehirthe latter he has defended until he terminated his contract and retired from professional football.
His life besides football
The German player is an active entrepreneur and has forged a business empire in various fields such as cryptocurrencies or sportswear.
He is also a longtime partner of the German charity Big Shoe, where he helps fund surgeries for sick, underprivileged children around the world.
Ozil’s farewell message
“I have had the privilege of being a professional football player for almost 17 years and I am incredibly grateful for the opportunity. But in recent weeks and months, after suffering a few injuries, it has become increasingly clear that it is time to take the big football stage. It was an incredible journey full of unforgettable moments and emotions. I want to thank my clubs: Schalke 04, Werder Bremen, Real Madrid, Arsenal FC, Fenerbahce, Basaksehir and the coaches who have supported me, as well as teammates who have become friends. Special thanks go to my relatives and my closest friends. They have been a part of my journey from day one and have given me so much love and support, through good times and bad. Thank you to all my fans who have shown me so much love no matter the circumstances and no matter what club I represented. I now look forward to all that lies ahead with my beautiful wife, Amine, and my two beautiful daughters, Eda and Ela, but rest assured that you will hear from me from time to time on my social media channels. Thank you”
Source: Goal