Mario Götze
German association football player
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.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mario Götze[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 3 June 1992 | ||
| 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) |
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* 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) | |||
International
changeInternational statistics
change- 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
change- 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
changeClub
change- Borussia Dortmund[6]
- Bayern Munich[6]
- Bundesliga: 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16
- DFB-Pokal: 2013–14, 2015–16
- UEFA Super Cup: 2013
- FIFA Club World Cup: 2013
International
change- Germany
Individual
change- UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship Golden Player: 2009[8]
- UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship Team of the tournament: 2009 [9]
- Fritz Walter Medal: U17 Gold Medal 2009[10]
- Fritz Walter Medal: U18 Gold Medal 2010[10]
- Bundesliga Young Player of the Year: 2010–11
- kicker Bundesliga Team of the Season: 2010–11, 2012–13
- Tuttosport Golden Boy: 2011[11]
- Goal of the Month (Germany): July 2014
- Goal of the Year (Germany): 2014[12]
- Silbernes Lorbeerblatt: 2014
References
change- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Bayern Profile Mario Götze". FC Bayern. Archived from the original on 28 July 2014. Retrieved 22 May 2014.
- ↑ "Mario Götze". FC Bayern Munich. Archived from the original on 28 July 2014. Retrieved 8 February 2015.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "Götze, Mario". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 "M. Götze". Soccerway. Retrieved 18 July 2014.
- ↑ Gartenschläger, Lars (6 June 2013). "Khedira, Özil, Neuer – Aufstieg der Euro-Helden". Die Welt (in German). Retrieved 17 July 2014.
- ↑ "UEFA European Under-17 Championship Golden Player".
- ↑ "Team of the tournament UEFA European Under-17 Championship".
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 "Ausgezeichnet! Diese Jungstars holten Gold". kicker.de (in German). Retrieved 18 July 2014.
- ↑ Doyle, Mark (5 December 2011). "Borussia Dortmund's Mario Gotze lands 'Golden Boy' award for 2011". goal.com. Retrieved 11 December 2013.
- ↑ "GÖTZE'S WORLD CUP WINNER VOTED GERMANY'S GOAL OF THE YEAR". dfb.de. German Football Association. Retrieved 21 June 2016.