BERLIN
Arsenal's Turkish-German playmaker Mesut Ozil has been selected "the German Player of the Year" in polls conducted by the German Football Federation (GFF).
This is the third consecutive time the 25-year-old won the prestigious award since 2011.
Playing for Arsenal in the English Premier League, Ozil came top by winning the 30.39 percent of all votes.
Bayern Munich captain Philipp Lahm ranked second with 17.54 percent, and Thomas Muller -- another Bayern player -- was third winning 13.68 percent of the votes.
Mesut Ozil said he was honored to have received the award in an interview posted on the GFF’s official website.
Ozil appeared in 52 national matches with Germany, scoring 17 goals since 2009.
Nearly 8,100 football fans voted in "the Best National Player of the Year" poll in Germany.
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