Character of the Day: Mesut Özil.

Full Name: Mesut Özil
Birthday: October 15th.
Birthplace: Gelsenkirchen, West Germany.
Height: 1.82m
Playing Position: Attacking Midfielder.
Current Club: Real Madrid (23


Senior Career:

1.    Schalke 04: 2006-2008
2. Werder Bremen: 2008-2010
3. Real Madrid: 2010-

A third-generation Turkish-German who, in reference to his game, concludes, "My technique and feeling for the ball is the Turkish side to my game. The discipline, attitude and always-give-your-all is the German part. Özil's brother Mutlu is also a footballer who is playing for Heßler 06 in Gelsenkirchen. Özil recites Qur'an verses before all his matches to help him focus. Talking to the Berlin-based daily Der Tagesspiegel, Özil said, "I always do that before I go out (on the pitch). I pray and my team-mates know that they cannot talk to me during this brief period."  was recently recovering from a kick he received during the qualifying matches for Euro 2012, left the field limping. But ready to play Kazakhstan on Tuesday 12 October.