Former Real Madrid and Arsenal star Mesut Ozil has announced his retirement from football aged 34 years of age.The former Arsenal star has quit playing for Istanbul Basaksehir’s mid season in a surprise retirement message.
Mesut announced his retirement on a social media post on Wednesday 22nd March 2023.In the post Ozil commented ‘In recent weeks and months having suffered some injuries,it has become more and more clear its time to leave’.
Mesut Ozil was born in west Germany on October 15, 1988 and has enjoyed a stellar footballing carrier for almost 17 years.It was in DFB-Pokal where he impressed the world by being the most prospective youngster and helping his team reach the Europa Finals in 2010.
He would later join Spanish Giants Real Madrid where he spent three seasons winning the Spanish La Liga once and Copa del Rey.After his 3 years spell in Laliga Ozil joined Arsenal in 2013.
In England Mesut Ozil had an impressive start winning 3 FA cups in his four years. HE spent 7 years and a half at Arsenal before moving to Turkish Club Fernerbahce in 2021 after being frozen out of the first team for months.
Ozil has had an enjoyable carrier with the national team as well.Over his career he has had 92 caps for Germany and was part of the squad that lifted the FIFA World Cup in 2014.He however retired from international football in 2018.
Ozil’s retirement was not expected seeing he is only 34 years but the footballing world wishes him all the best in his future endeavours.
