Mesut Özil is an attacking midfielder who plays for Spanish side Real Madrid and the German national team. Özil signed for Real Madrid in August 2010, two months before his 22nd birthday. Despite his young age he had already made himself a name on the international stage, first playing for Schalke 04 then for Werder Bremen and Germany. Özil was instrumental for the German team winning the 2009 U-21 European Championship and one of Germany’s best players winning bronze medals in the 2010 FIFA World Cup.