<text>  Arsenals Mesut Ozil ranks alongside Chelseas Eden Hazard as Europes joint-top attacking midfielder in 2015, a study has found. Ozils performances in the Barclays Premier League led to him being labelled a flop previously, but rankings by CIES Football Observatory suggest the 42.5million player is pulling his weight. The statistical research group compiled rankings for the position based on shooting, chances created, take-ons, distribtuon, recovery and rigour, and gave Ozil and Hazard a score of 100 each. Arsenals Mesut Ozil ranks alongside Chelseas Eden Hazard as Europes joint-top attacking midfielder . Ozils performances in the Premier League led to him being labelled a 42.5million flop previously . 1. Eden Hazard, Chelsea 100 1. Mesut Ozil, Arsenal 100 3. Jesus Navas, Man City 86 4. Kevin de Bruyne, Wolfsburg 85 5. Shinji Kagawa, Borussia Dortmund 84 6. Marek Hamsik, Napoli 79 7. David Silva, Man City 77 8. Maximilian Meyer, Schalke 73 9. Roberto Pereyra, Juventus 72 9. Javier Pastore, PSG 72 It follows Ozil revealing he is convinced he can win the Ballon dOr within the next few years. The German World Cup winner moved to Arsenal from Real Madrid in September 2013, and has been trying to adapt to the physical test of the Premier League. If I continue to develop well and stay healthy, I would like, in the next few years, to hold the Ballon dOr in my hands. I am convinced that it can happen, Ozil told Sport Bild. Im feeling very positive. Im a world champion and I play at a top club in the Premier League. There is much more of a physical test here than there is in Spain or in the Bundesliga I constantly have bruises, but that makes me harder. I feel physically better than ever. The 26-year-old, currently on international duty with Germany, made headlines for the wrong reasons previously after being spotted in a Berlin nightclub just hours after missing Arsenals Premier League win over Newcastle United due to a cold. Ozil has not scored in all competitions since February 7 and has three Premier League goals to his name this season, while Hazard has 11. Chelseas Hazard pictured in action for Belgium during their 5-0 win over Cyprus on Saturday night . Hazard ranks top of the attacking midfielders in Europe but what is more surprising is that he is tied with Ozil . Ozil congratulates Marco Reus right after he scored against Georgia in a 2-0 win in Euro 2016 qualifying . Arsenals Ozil pictured in action for Germany during their 2-2 draw with Australia last week in a friendly . CIES Football Observatory Key Performance Indicators KPIs are: . 