Mario Götze

Mario Götze
Personal information
Full name Mario Götze[1]
Date of birth (1992-06-03) 3 June 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth Memmingen, Germany
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[2]
Position(s) Attacking midfielder,[3] forward
Club information
Current team
 PSV
Number 27
Youth career
1995–1998 SC Ronsberg
1998–2001 FC Eintracht Hombruch
2001–2009 Borussia Dortmund
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2013 Borussia Dortmund 83 (22)
2013–2016 Bayern Munich 73 (22)
2016–2020 Borussia Dortmund 75 (13)
2020– PSV 2 (1)
National team‡
2007 Germany U15 2 (0)
2007–2008 Germany U16 8 (3)
2008–2009 Germany U17 13 (5)
2009 Germany U21 2 (0)
2010– Germany 63 (17)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:30, 1 November 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21:50, 7 April 2019 (UTC)

Mario Götze (born 3 June 1992 in Memmingen) is a German footballer. He plays as a midfielder for PSV Eindhoven and the Germany national football team. He was part of Germany's 2014 FIFA World Cup squad. He is considered one of Germany's best talents.[4] He scored the winning goal of the 2014 FIFA World Cup final against Argentina. On 21 June 2022, Götze signed a three-year contract with Eintracht Frankfurt.

International

International statistics

As of 7 April 2019[5]
Germany
Year Apps Goals
2010 1 0
2011 11 2
2012 8 1
2013 6 3
2014 15 7
2015 7 3
2016 14 1
2017 1 0
Total 63 17

International goals

Scores and results table. Germany's goal tally first:
Goal Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 10 August 2011 Mercedes-Benz Arena, Stuttgart, Germany  Brazil 2–0 3–2 Friendly
2. 2 September 2011 Veltins-Arena, Gelsenkirchen, Germany  Austria 6–2 6–2 UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying
3. 7 September 2012 AWD-Arena, Hanover, Germany  Faroe Islands 1–0 3–0 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
4. 22 March 2013 Astana Arena, Astana, Kazakhstan  Kazakhstan 2–0 3–0
5. 26 March 2013 Frankenstadion, Nuremberg, Germany 2–0 4–1
6. 15 October 2013 Friends Arena, Solna, Sweden  Sweden 2–2 5–3
7. 5 March 2014 Mercedes-Benz Arena, Stuttgart, Germany  Chile 1–0 1–0 Friendly
8. 6 June 2014 Coface Arena, Mainz, Germany  Armenia 5–1 6–1
9. 6–1
10. 21 June 2014 Castelão, Fortaleza, Brazil  Ghana 1–0 2–2 2014 FIFA World Cup
11. 13 July 2014 Estádio do Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil  Argentina 1–0 1–0 (aet) 2014 FIFA World Cup Final
12. 3 September 2014 Esprit Arena, Düsseldorf, Germany 2–4 2–4 Friendly
13. 14 November 2014 Frankenstadion, Nuremberg, Germany  Gibraltar 3–0 4–0 UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying
14. 10 June 2015 RheinEnergieStadion, Cologne, Germany  United States 1–0 1–2 Friendly
15. 4 September 2015 Commerzbank-Arena, Frankfurt, Germany  Poland 2–0 3–1 UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying
16. 3–1
17. 29 March 2016 Allianz Arena, Munich, Germany  Italy 2–0 4–1 Friendly

Honours

Club

Borussia Dortmund[6]
Bayern Munich[6]

International

Germany

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "FIFA Club World Cup Morocco 2013: List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. 7 December 2013. p. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 December 2018. Retrieved 7 December 2013.
  2. ↑ "Bayern Profile Mario Götze". FC Bayern. Archived from the original on 28 July 2014. Retrieved 22 May 2014.
  3. ↑ "Mario Götze". FC Bayern Munich. Archived from the original on 28 July 2014. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
  4. ↑ Clark Whitney (13 August 2010). "The retired sweeper considers Goetze one of the best talents Germany has ever seen". Goal.com. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
  5. ↑ "Götze, Mario". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 "M. Götze". Soccerway. Retrieved 18 July 2014.
  7. ↑ Gartenschläger, Lars (6 June 2013). "Khedira, Özil, Neuer – Aufstieg der Euro-Helden". Die Welt (in German). Retrieved 17 July 2014.
  8. ↑ "UEFA European Under-17 Championship Golden Player".
  9. ↑ "Team of the tournament UEFA European Under-17 Championship".
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 "Ausgezeichnet! Diese Jungstars holten Gold". kicker.de (in German). Retrieved 18 July 2014.
  11. ↑ Doyle, Mark (5 December 2011). "Borussia Dortmund's Mario Gotze lands 'Golden Boy' award for 2011". goal.com. Retrieved 11 December 2013.
  12. ↑ "GÖTZE'S WORLD CUP WINNER VOTED GERMANY'S GOAL OF THE YEAR". dfb.de. German Football Association. Retrieved 21 June 2016.