PLAYER PROFILE / Attacking Midfield
Mesut Özil.
Not recorded · Germany
TM 35664 · Retired 22 Mar 2023Age today37
Recorded moves12
Peak recorded value€50.00m
Current market value—
01 / PLAYER DETAILS
At a glance
- Full name
- Mesut Özil
- Born
- 15 Oct 1988
- Nationality
- Germany
- Position
- Attacking Midfield
- Preferred foot
- left
- Height
- 180
- Joined current club
- —
- Contract expires
- —
02 / THE JOURNEY
Previous clubs
- Basaksehir FKLast recorded move · 22 Mar 2023
- FenerbahceLast recorded move · 14 Jul 2022
- Arsenal FCLast recorded move · 25 Jan 2021
- Real MadridLast recorded move · 02 Sep 2013
- SV Werder BremenLast recorded move · 17 Aug 2010
- FC Schalke 04Last recorded move · 31 Jan 2008
- FC Schalke 04 U19Last recorded move · 01 Jul 2006
- Rot-Weiss Essen U17Last recorded move · 01 Jul 2005
- Rot-Weiss Essen YouthLast recorded move · 01 Jul 2003
- DJK Falke Gelsenkirchen YouthLast recorded move · 01 Jul 2000
- Teutonia Schalke YouthLast recorded move · 01 Jul 1999
- Westfalia 04 Gelsenkirchen YouthLast recorded move · 01 Jul 1998
Clubs from completed, dated transfers, most recent first. Repeat spells are listed in the full transfer history.
03 / VALUE OVER TIME
Market value history
| Valuation date | Age then | Club at the time | Market value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Mar 2023 | 34 | Not recorded | €0 |
| 14 Mar 2023 | 34 | Basaksehir FK | €700k |
| 27 Oct 2022 | 34 | Basaksehir FK | €1.00m |
| 01 Jun 2022 | 33 | Fenerbahce | €1.80m |
| 31 Mar 2022 | 33 | Fenerbahce | €3.00m |
| 04 Jan 2022 | 33 | Fenerbahce | €3.70m |
| 12 Oct 2021 | 32 | Fenerbahce | €3.80m |
| 21 May 2021 | 32 | Fenerbahce | €4.00m |
| 16 Mar 2021 | 32 | Fenerbahce | €5.00m |
| 17 Dec 2020 | 32 | Arsenal FC | €5.00m |
| 13 Oct 2020 | 31 | Arsenal FC | €9.00m |
| 30 Jul 2020 | 31 | Arsenal FC | €12.00m |
| 08 Apr 2020 | 31 | Arsenal FC | €17.50m |
| 10 Dec 2019 | 31 | Arsenal FC | €22.00m |
| 13 Jun 2019 | 30 | Arsenal FC | €25.00m |
| 19 Dec 2018 | 30 | Arsenal FC | €35.00m |
| 16 Jul 2018 | 29 | Arsenal FC | €45.00m |
| 28 May 2018 | 29 | Arsenal FC | €50.00m |
| 02 Jan 2018 | 29 | Arsenal FC | €50.00m |
| 28 Jun 2017 | 28 | Arsenal FC | €50.00m |
| 20 Feb 2017 | 28 | Arsenal FC | €50.00m |
| 01 Aug 2016 | 27 | Arsenal FC | €50.00m |
| 01 Jun 2016 | 27 | Arsenal FC | €50.00m |
| 09 Feb 2016 | 27 | Arsenal FC | €50.00m |
| 01 Jul 2015 | 26 | Arsenal FC | €40.00m |
| 12 Feb 2015 | 26 | Arsenal FC | €40.00m |
| 12 Aug 2014 | 25 | Arsenal FC | €45.00m |
| 15 Jan 2014 | 25 | Arsenal FC | €50.00m |
| 18 Sep 2013 | 24 | Arsenal FC | €50.00m |
| 12 Jun 2013 | 24 | Real Madrid | €40.00m |
Each row is a dated valuation. The bar shows its share of the player’s peak recorded value. — means not recorded.
04 / EVERY MOVE
Full transfer history
| Date | From | To | Move | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Mar 2023 | Basaksehir FK | Not recorded | Transfer | — |
| 14 Jul 2022 | Fenerbahce | Basaksehir FK | Transfer | Free |
| 25 Jan 2021 | Arsenal FC | Fenerbahce | Transfer | Free |
| 02 Sep 2013 | Real Madrid | Arsenal FC | Transfer | €47.00m |
| 17 Aug 2010 | SV Werder Bremen | Real Madrid | Transfer | €18.00m |
| 31 Jan 2008 | FC Schalke 04 | SV Werder Bremen | Transfer | €5.00m |
| 01 Jul 2006 | FC Schalke 04 U19 | FC Schalke 04 | Internal move | — |
| 01 Jul 2005 | Rot-Weiss Essen U17 | FC Schalke 04 U19 | Transfer | Free |
| 01 Jul 2003 | Rot-Weiss Essen Youth | Rot-Weiss Essen U17 | Internal move | — |
| 01 Jul 2000 | DJK Falke Gelsenkirchen Youth | Rot-Weiss Essen Youth | Transfer | Free |
| 01 Jul 1999 | Teutonia Schalke Youth | DJK Falke Gelsenkirchen Youth | Transfer | Free |
| 01 Jul 1998 | Westfalia 04 Gelsenkirchen Youth | Teutonia Schalke Youth | Transfer | Free |
Includes loans, loan returns, internal moves and scheduled transfers. Free means a recorded €0 fee; — means no figure was recorded.