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PlayerRarity: Epic12 cards2015-2026

Mesut Özil: cards, rarity and popularity

Mesut Özil is a footballer. He was a full international from 2009 to 2018 (national team: Germany).

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Mesut Özil

PlayerYear 2016
Rarity: Epic
2016 card, the rarest

Image: Amir Hosseini · CC BY 4.0 · source

His club career has 6 stops: Schalke 04 (2006-2008), SV Werder Bremen (2008-2010), Real Madrid Club de Fútbol (2009-2013), Arsenal F.C. (2013-2021), Fenerbahçe Istanbul (2021-2022) and İstanbul Başakşehir F.K. (2022-2023). Team-mates who also have their own page include Cristiano Ronaldo, Olivier Giroud, Bukayo Saka and Danny Welbeck.

In the Elofoot card game, every year of fame gets its own card, and a card's rarity follows how popular the subject really was that year.

The cards, year by year

Mesut Özil has 12 cards in the game, from 2015 to 2026. The set includes 10 epic and 2 rare. The standout is the 2016 card, an epic one minted on a median of 149,178 views a month. A minted card never changes: it keeps the rarity of its year, whatever happens to popularity afterwards.

  1. 2015Rarity: Epic122K views/month
  2. 2016Rarity: Epic149K views/month
  3. 2017Rarity: Epic110K views/month
  4. 2018Rarity: Epic124K views/month
  5. 2019Rarity: Epic107K views/month
  6. 2020Rarity: Epic102K views/month
  7. 2021Rarity: Epic128K views/month
  8. 2022Rarity: Epic121K views/month
  9. 2023Rarity: Epic101K views/month
  10. 2024Rarity: Epic89K views/month
  11. 2025Rarity: Rare61K views/month
  12. 2026Rarity: Rare62K views/month

Popularity year by year

Popularity is the monthly median of views of his Wikipedia page, year by year. Strongest year: 2016, with 149,178 views a month; weakest: 2025, with 61,162. In 2025, the median reached 61,162 views a month, down 31% on 2024. Over the last twelve months: 62,208 views a month.

Monthly median views of the Wikipedia page, per year, and rarity of that year's card
YearViews per month (median)Card of the year
2026last 12 months62,208Rarity: Rare
202561,162Rarity: Rare
202488,793Rarity: Epic
2023101,260Rarity: Epic
2022121,437Rarity: Epic
2021127,544Rarity: Epic
2020102,158Rarity: Epic
2019106,568Rarity: Epic
2018124,114Rarity: Epic
2017109,912Rarity: Epic
2016149,178Rarity: Epic
20156 months measured122,037Rarity: Epic

Mini quiz

2 questions to test what you know.

  1. 1.In what year was Mesut Özil born?

  2. 2.What position does Mesut Özil play?

Profile

Born
1988
Nationality
Germany
Position
Midfielder
Clubs
National team

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Frequently asked questions

What is the rarest Mesut Özil card?

The 2016 card, which is epic: that year the subject's Wikipedia page drew a median of 149,178 views a month.

How many Mesut Özil cards are there?

12 cards, one per year of fame, from 2015 to 2026: 10 epic and 2 rare.

Which was Mesut Özil's most popular year?

2016, with a median of 149,178 views a month on his Wikipedia page - the 2016 card is epic.

Which clubs has Mesut Özil played for?

Schalke 04 (2006-2008), SV Werder Bremen (2008-2010), Real Madrid Club de Fútbol (2009-2013), Arsenal F.C. (2013-2021), Fenerbahçe Istanbul (2021-2022) and İstanbul Başakşehir F.K. (2022-2023).

How do I get a Mesut Özil card?

By opening packs of 5 cards: 3 packs are free when you sign up, then packs refill for free. Cards can also be traded with friends, or on the market for in-game coins.

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Image credits

Image: Amir Hosseini · CC BY 4.0 · source

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Elofoot is not affiliated with any player, club, national team, competition, organiser or stadium mentioned. Names identify the subjects of the cards; facts come from Wikidata, popularity from Wikipedia page-view statistics and pictures from Wikimedia Commons, under their licences.

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