Mesut Ozil, the former Arsenal, Real Madrid and Germany attacker who is 34 years old, has retired from his illustrious professional football career. Mesut Ozil was an exceptional No. 10, a major asset to both Arsenal and Real Madrid during his prime time and integral in the German side that won the 2014 World Cup. His career will be remembered for many years to come.
Ozil cited his ongoing injuries as one of the major motivations behind his decision to step back from football.
Ozil’s professional football career began at Schalke, his hometown club. After moving to Werder Bremen, he made a significant impact on the team by helping them win the DFB Pokal Cup and reach the final of the 2009 UEFA Cup. Following this, Ozil joined Real Madrid and won two Copa del Reys, along with the 2012 La Liga title.
His popularity decreased after a few years, so in 2013 he changed clubs and joined Arsenal. He spent the next eight years there. Arsenal’s journey with Ozil has witnessed a roller coaster of events, from some remarkable highs to him being excluded from the squad at times. For the past few years, Mesut Ozil has been in Turkey; first with Fenerbahce and later with Istanbul Basaksehir. He was a major contributor to the German squad when they won the 2014 World Cup.
Image | Mesut Ozil/Twitter
On Wednesday morning, he publicly declared his retirement through a post on Twitter.
