Felix Götze

Felix Götze
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-02-11) 11 February 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Dortmund, Germany
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Midfielder, centre-back
Team information
Current team
 SC Paderborn
Number 20
Youth career
–2014 Borussia Dortmund
2014–2018 Bayern Munich
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2018 Bayern Munich II 19 (3)
2017–2018 Bayern Munich 0 (0)
2018–2023 FC Augsburg 6 (1)
2020 FC Augsburg II 4 (1)
2021 → 1. FC Kaiserslautern (loan) 11 (1)
2021–2022 → 1. FC Kaiserslautern (loan) 23 (2)
2022–2023 → Rot-Weiss Essen (loan) 20 (2)
2023–2024 Rot-Weiss Essen 31 (1)
2024– SC Paderborn 16 (2)
International career
2017 Germany U19 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 December 2024

Felix Götze (German pronunciation: [ˈfeːlɪks ˈɡœtsə];[1][2] born 11 February 1998) is a German professional footballer who plays as a midfielder or centre-back for 2. Bundesliga club SC Paderborn.[3]

Club career

Youth career

Götze played for Borussia Dortmund until 2014, when he moved to the youth academy of Bayern Munich. Götze began in Bayern's under-17 team for the 2014–15 season, before moving up to the under-19 team for the 2015–16 season. In 2017, Götze won the 2016–17 A-Junioren Bundesliga Süd/Südwest with the under-19 team, scoring six times during the season.[3] The team went on to advance to the final of the A-Junioren Bundesliga championship round, before losing to Borussia Dortmund 8–7 on penalties.[4]

Bayern Munich

On 24 May 2017, Götze signed a professional contract with Bayern, with a two-year contract lasting until 2019.[5]

Götze began his senior career with Bayern Munich II in the 2017–18 season, making his debut in the Regionalliga Bayern on 29 September 2017 in a 3–1 away loss against Wacker Burghausen.[6] His first goal for the reserve team came on 3 November 2017, opening the scoring in the 26th minute in a 2–0 away win against FC Ingolstadt II.[7]

FC Augsburg

On 1 July 2018, Götze moved on a free transfer to FC Augsburg, where he signed a four-year contract.[8] He played his first match in the first round of the 2018–19 DFB-Pokal, a match ended with Augsburg winning 2–1 against TSV Steinbach Haiger. On 1 September 2018, he finally made his debut in the Bundesliga in a 1–1 draw against Borussia Mönchengladbach, in which he came on as a substitute in the 75th minute.[9][10] On 25 September 2018, Götze scored the equaliser in the 87th minute in a match that finished 1–1 against his former club, Bayern Munich.[11]

Loan to Kaiserslautern

On 1 February 2021, the last day of the 2020–21 winter transfer window, he moved to 3. Liga club 1. FC Kaiserslautern on loan for the rest of the season.[12] He joined 1. FC Kaiserslautern on loan for a second time in July 2021.[13]

Rot-Weiss Essen

On 29 August 2022, Götze was loaned to Rot-Weiss Essen by his request.[14] On 24 May 2023, the transfer was made permanent.[15]

SC Paderborn

On 21 May 2024, Götze signed with SC Paderborn in 2. Bundesliga.[16]

International career

Youth

On 25 June 2017, the Germany national under-19 team include Götze in their final squad for the 2017 edition of the UEFA European Under-19 Championship.[17] Götze made his youth international debut on 9 July 2017, coming on as a substitute in the 81st minute for Jonas Busam in the 4–1 loss to England in the third round of the group stage. Germany were this eliminated from the tournament, finishing third in the group.[18]

Personal life

Felix was born in Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia,[19] and is the younger brother of Mario Götze and Fabian Götze.[20]

Career statistics

As of 1 March 2019[3]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup[a] Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Bayern Munich II 2017–18 Regionalliga Bayern 19 3 — — 19 3
Bayern Munich 2017–18 Bundesliga 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
FC Augsburg 2018–19 Bundesliga 6 1 2 0 — 8 1
Career total 25 4 2 0 0 0 27 4

Notes

  1. ^ Includes DFB-Pokal

References

  1. ^ Krech, Eva-Maria; Stock, Eberhard; Hirschfeld, Ursula; Anders, Lutz Christian (2009). Deutsches Aussprachewörterbuch [German Pronunciation Dictionary] (in German). Berlin: Walter de Gruyter. pp. 505, 550. ISBN 978-3-11-018202-6.
  2. ^ Dudenredaktion; Kleiner, Stefan; Knöbl, Ralf (2015) [First published 1962]. Das Aussprachewörterbuch [The Pronunciation Dictionary] (in German) (7th ed.). Berlin: Dudenverlag. p. 365. ISBN 978-3-411-04067-4.
  3. ^ a b c Felix Götze at Soccerway
  4. ^ "Borussia Dortmund – Bayern München 8:7 (Youth Championship 2017, Final)". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. 22 May 2017. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
  5. ^ "Pro terms for Felix Götze". fcbayern.com. FC Bayern München AG. 24 May 2017. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
  6. ^ "Wacker Burghausen – Bayern München II 3:1 (Regionalliga Bayern 2017/2018, 13. Round)". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. 29 September 2017. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
  7. ^ "FC Ingolstadt 04 II – Bayern München II 0:2 (Regionalliga Bayern 2017/2018, 20. Round)". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. 3 November 2017. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
  8. ^ "Felix Götze departs for FC Augsburg". SB Nation. 6 June 2018. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
  9. ^ "Baum über Götze-Debüt: "Nicht die letzten Minuten"" (in German). Kicker. 2 September 2018.
  10. ^ "FC Augsburg: Trainer Baum garantiert Felix Götze weitere Einsätze" (in German). 90min. 3 September 2018.
  11. ^ "Augsburgs Götze schockt die Bayern". Sportschau (in German). 25 September 2018.
  12. ^ Sperk, Oliver; Stollhof, Sebastian (1 February 2021). "FCK verpflichtet Götze und Senger". Die Rheinpfalz (in German). Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  13. ^ "Coup geglückt: Top-Spieler Götze bleibt in Lautern". kicker (in German). 7 July 2021. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
  14. ^ "FCA verleiht Felix Götze zu Rot-Weiss Essen" (in German). FC Augsburg. 29 August 2022. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
  15. ^ "FELIX GÖTZE HAS AN OPTION TO MOVE PERMANENTLY TO HAFENSTRASSE" (in German). Rot-Weiss Essen. 24 May 2023.
  16. ^ "ROBUST UND FLEXIBEL" [ROBUST AND FLEXIBLE] (in German). SC Paderborn 07. 21 May 2024. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
  17. ^ ""Schwere Entscheidungen": Kramer nominiert finalen EM-Kader". DFB.de (in German). German Football Association. 25 June 2017. Retrieved 26 June 2017.
  18. ^ "Rampant England too hot for Germany". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 9 July 2017. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
  19. ^ Klein, Günter (8 October 2018). "Being Mario and Felix Götze: Die Brüder spielen gegeneinander – an einem für den Älteren großen Tag" [Being Mario and Felix Götze: The brothers play against each other – on a big day for the older one]. OVB-online.de (in German). Oberbayerisches Volksblatt. Archived from the original on 2 March 2019. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
  20. ^ "Bayern Munich sign Mario Götze's younger brother from Dortmund". TheGuardian.com. Guardian Media Group. 16 July 2014. Retrieved 28 October 2017.