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Muslim football star Mesut Ozil performs Friday prayers in Jakarta mosque

"Thank you for having me here. My goal is always to pray in this beautiful mosque with you guys. Assalamu Aleykum," Muslim football star Mesut Ozil said in his comments after the Friday prayers performed in the Istiqlal Grand Mosque located in the Indonesian capital Jakarta.

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He scored 23 goals in 92 caps for Germany. In his first FIFA World Cup finals with Germany in 2010, Ozil was awarded a bronze medal in South Africa. Ozil then helped the German national team win the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.