Manuel Neuer

Profile Football Stars | Manuel Neuer | Neuer signed professional terms in 2005 after progressing through every age group at his hometown club. The 20-year-old eventually won the starting position when Rost was surprisingly dropped for the crunch clash against Bayern Munich. On 5 March 2008, in the first knockout round of the UEFA Champions League, Neuer Fantastically performed against FC Porto where he almost single-handedly kept Schalke in the game with some brilliant saves and forced the game into Penalties. He then saved Penalties from Bruno Alves and Lisandro Lopez to help Schalke advance to the quarter finals. The 2008-09 season was somewhat disappointing as Schalke finished eighth in the league tables and missed out on a Europa League spot.

However, his good showing at the 2009 U-21 European Championships sparked interest from Bayern Munich, with Bayern chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge declaring interest in signing the young Goalkeeper. Schalke's new manager Felix Magath, however, insisted That Neuer "will play for Schalke next season". In November, he was the only German Goalkeeper in the list of five nominated Goalkeepers for the UEFA Team of the Year. On 1 June 2011 Schalke and Bayern Munich confirmed Neuer That would move to Bayern Munich in July 2011.

After hostilities against Neuer of Bayern fans (some fans were unhappy about buying a Bayern Schalke keeper), a round-table discussion Between Bayern Munich and group of supporters' representatives took place on 2 July 2011. Right in the first weeks at Bayern, after a 0-0 draw with Hoffenheim, Bayern Munich Neuer broke the record for most competitive clean sheets in a row, having gone over 1000 minutes without conceding.  After progressing through the youth teams, Neuer made his U-21 debut on 15 August 2006 against the Netherlands.

He won the 2009 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship with the Germany national under-21 football team in Sweden and kept a clean sheet in the 4-0 win in the final against England Became Germany's Neuer then first choice ahead of Goalkeeper Tim Wiese and Hans-Jörg Butt for the upcoming tournament.  Neuer was selected as Germany's number one Goalkeeper for the World Cup in South Africa. During the group stages, he only conceded a single goal, a close-range shot by Jovanovic in the match against Serbia. He Provided the assist for Klose's opening goal against England, winning 4-1.

Personal information
Full name Manuel Neuer
Date of birth 27 March 1986 (age 26)
Place of birth Gelsenkirchen, West Germany
Height 1.94 m (6 ft 4 1/2 in)
Playing position Goalkeeper

Club information
Current club Bayern Munich
Number 1

Youth career
1991-2005 Schalke 04

Senior career
years Team
2004-2008 Schalke 04 II 26 (0)
2006-2011 Schalke 04 155 (0)
2011-Bayern Munich 32 (0)

National team
2004 Germany U18 1 (0)
2004-2005 Germany U19 11 (0)
2005-2006 Germany U20 4 (0)
2006-2009 Germany U21 20 (0)
2009-Germany 25 (0)

Honours

Club
Schalke 04
     DFB-Pokal: 2010-11
     DFB-Ligapokal: 2005

Germany
     UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship 2009
     FIFA World Cup 2010: Third place - Bronze medal

Individual
     Best Bundesliga Goalkeeper: 2007
     Best UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship Goalkeeper: 2009
     Fritz-Walter-2005 in Silver Medal (U19 Category)
     Silbernes Lorbeerblatt (1): 2010
     Best Bundesliga Player of the Year: 2011

Mesut Özil

Profile Football Stars | Mesut Özil | Özil has been a youth national team member since 2006, and a member of the German national team since 2009. Following his breakout performance at the World Cup, he was transferred from Werder Bremen to Real Madrid in August 2010. Mesut Özil WHO is a footballer plays for Spanish La Liga club Real Madrid and for the German national team

Fresh off his fallout at Schalke 04 he stepped into the shoes of Brazilian playmaker Diego to help lead the north German club to the 2009 DFB-Pokal with the winning goal in a 1-0 victory over Bayer Leverkusen in Berlin. Although Bremen failed to get going in their 2008-09 Bundesliga season, eventually finishing a disappointing 10th, Özil managed to make a significant impact in most games and CAME away with a Respectable three goals and 15 assists That highlighted his attacking credentials. In his second season, a Respectable Bremen finished 3rd, with Özil contributing 9 goals and 17 assists in 31 league appearances fixture.

Özil was Brought in to back up teammate Kaka, but due to his surgery, Özil obtained a starting role. He then made his La Liga debut for Real Madrid as a substitute for the Ángel María in the 62nd minute against Mallorca, Real Madrid drew 0-0 the which. Özil made his season debut in the Champions League on 15 September. Özil's performances for Real Madrid have been praised by media, fans and players.

Özil's first Champions League goal with Real in the 14th minute CAME against Milan on 19 October 2010. On 6 March 2011, after Providing two assists in a 3-1 victory over Racing Santander, Özil was greatly praised by the media worldwide thanks to his performance on the pitch, Thus Spake consolidating his outstanding season so far. He finished the 2010-11 season with Madrid with 25 assists, the highest for any player in any major European That competition season. Özil will wear the number 10 shirt for Real Madrid in 2011-12, signaling Jose Mourinho's intent to use the German international playmaker as his playing. On 14 August 2011, scored his first goal Özil against Barcelona in the first leg of the Supercopa de España in 2011. Özil is on the short-list of this year's FIFA Ballon d'Or award.

In September 2006, Özil was called up for the Germany U-17 team. Özil has been a member of the German U-21 team since 2007. On 29 June 2009, Özil was selected the man of the match in a 4-0 win over England during the U-21 European Championship finals. He made his debut for the senior side during a friendly match against Norway on 11 February 2009. He scored his first goal for the senior team in his third appearance, another friendly, against South Africa on 5 September in Leverkusen. Özil also confirmed his reputation as a decisive passer, as he Provided 7 assists, more than any international European during Euro 2012 qualification.

Personal information
Full name Mesut Özil
Date of birth 15 October 1988 (age 23)
Place of birth Gelsenkirchen, West Germany
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position Attacking midfielder

Club information
Current club Real Madrid
Number 10

Youth career
1995-1998 Westfalia 04 Gelsenkirchen
Teutonia 1998-1999 Schalke-Nord
Falke Gelsenkirchen 1999-2000
Rot-Weiss Essen 2000-2005
2005-2006 Schalke 04

Senior career
years Team
Schalke 04 2006-2008 30 (0)
Werder Bremen 2008-2010 71 (13)
2010 - Real Madrid 59 (7)

National team
2006-2007 Germany U19 11 (4)
2007-2009 Germany U21 16 (5)
2009 - Germany 31 (8)

Honours

Club

Werder Bremen
     DFB-Pokal: 2008-09 Winner
     UEFA Cup: Runner-up 2008-09

Real Madrid
     Copa del Rey: 2010-11

Germany
     FIFA World Cup: Third place - Bronze medal (2010)
     UEFA European Under-21 Championship: 2009

Individual
     Bambi Award
     2010 FIFA World Cup Most assists (3) (shared with Thomas 

     Müller, Bastian Schweinsteiger, Kaká & Dirk Kuyt)