Mesut Özil's FUT career begins at Werder Bremen. As a 20-year-old wonderkid, he enchanted the Bundesliga... | © EA Sports/EarlyGame
...before he moved to Real Madrid. Los Blancos signed Özil for just 15 million euros. What a bargain – and what this move has done for his overall rating. Amazing | © EA Sports/EarlyGame
Can a player from Bremen really help Real? Yes! The downgrade has nothing to do with his performance, but the adjusted ratings in FIFA 11 | © EA Sports/EarlyGame
In Madrid, he developed into a real wizard when it comes to assists. The German assisted 80 goals in 159 games and scored 27 times for Real. Nevertheless, there was his transfer at the end of the season. Even if CR7 was not happy with it | © EA Sports/EarlyGame
For approx. £50 million, he moved to Arsenal and the fans loved him right away. In FIFA 13, Özil was so much fun to play with | © EA Sports/EarlyGame
Before Germany's World Cup win, he could celebrate with Arsenal for the first time. In 2014, there was the first FA Cup trophy for Özil.... | © EA Sports/EarlyGame
...the second followed in 2015. In total, he won 4 English FA Cups and the Super Cup twice with Arsenal | © EA Sports/EarlyGame
In 2016, he got a TOTS card with a 94 OVR. | © EA Sports/EarlyGame
Özil's finest hour. He's never been better in FIFA. In the season 15/16, he assisted 20 goals in 45 games and scored 8 himself – no wonder that he was so crazy good in FIFA 17. | © EA Sports/EarlyGame
In FIFA 18, he was a super nice CAM – but lack of pace made him slip more and more backwards in the meta | © EA Sports/EarlyGame
In the season of 17/18, he missed a lot of games due to injury. So, the downgrade in FIFA 19 is no coincidence | © EA Sports/EarlyGame
Time and again, minor injuries prevent Özil from reaching his 100% again. During the 19/20 season and after only 23 games, it was clear: Özil will leave Arsenal. | © EA Sports/EarlyGame
Now, Özil can only be found in very special FUT squads. He made 11 appearances in his first season at Fener | © EA Sports/EarlyGame
In FIFA 22, his OVR went down to 80 – the former world-class playmaker is now a regular midfielder. At 33 years of age, it's not so surprising, either. Not everyone can be Messi or Ronaldo | © EA Sports/EarlyGame
Mesut Özil – or as he is still named to this day: the Assist King. The former German national player has made quite the journey in his career – also in FIFA. As a "Boy of Schalke" he started his career in the Bundesliga before he moved to Werder Bremen and conquered Europe at Real Madrid and Arsenal. Currently, Özil is playing for Fenerbahçe.
We'll show you the evolution of the playmaker in Ultimate Team. Here is Mesut Özil's FUT history from FIFA 09 to FIFA 22!
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