Mario Götze

Mario Götze was born on 3 June 1992(32 years old) in Germany. Mario Götze is Soccer Player, Zodiac sign - Gemini. More detail about Mario Götze given below.

Mario Götze Timeline

• 2009
  

  Gu00f6tze is a product of Dortmundu0027s youth academy, first entering the club as an eight-year-old. He made his Bundesliga debut on 21 November 2009 in a scoreless draw against Mainz 05, coming on as a substitute for Jakub Bu0142aszczykowski in the 88th minute. During the winter break of the 2009u201310 Bundesliga season, Dortmund manager Ju00fcrgen Klopp promoted Gu00f6tze to the first team. He finished the 2009u201310 season with five appearances. Gu00f6tze took his chance and was an important player in Dortmundu0027s Bundesliga-winning squad of the 2010u201311 season. He finished 2010u201311 season with eight goals in 41 appearances. In 2010, German Football Associationu0027s then technical director Matthias Sammer described Gu00f6tze as "one of the best talents Germany has ever had."

• 2010
  

  After ascending through several youth teams, Gu00f6tze was called up for his first senior match for Germany against Sweden, on 17 November 2010. He made his debut that day, coming on in the 78th minute in a goalless draw, substituting for his Dortmund teammate Kevin Grou00dfkreutz and becoming the youngest German international since Uwe Seeler. Gu00f6tze and Andru00e9 Schu00fcrrle, who came on simultaneously, are the first two Germany players to be born in reunified Germany. He made his second appearance for the national team in a friendly match against Italy on 9 February 2011.In 2010, German Football Associationu0027s then-Technical Director Matthias Sammer described Gu00f6tze as "one of the best talents Germany has ever had." One year later, German football legend Franz Beckenbauer described Gu00f6tze as "German Messi" for his speed and style of play. However, Gu00f6tzeu0027s pace deteriorated before the peak age of an average professional footballer, and this was seen as one of the reasons for his second departure from Borussia Dortumund.Gu00f6tze was born in Memmingen, Bavaria to parents Ju00fcrgen and Astrid Gu00f6tze. His father is a professor at the Dortmund University of Technology. His older brother Fabian is currently a free agent, having left Dortmundu0027s youth system in 2010. Their younger brother, Felix, currently plays for Augsburg.

• 2011
  

  He played in the 2011 German Super Cupu0027 losing to Schalke 04. In January 2012, Gu00f6tze was diagnosed with a hip injury; cartilage in Gu00f6tzeu0027s hip had inflamed under stress.Gu00f6tzeu0027s first goal for Germany was against Brazil on 10 August 2011; at 19 years and 68 days, he became the joint-youngest goalscorer for the German national team in the post-war era along with Klaus Stu00fcrmer, who scored on debut against France on 16 October 1954. He was included in the 23-man squad for UEFA Euro 2012 on 28 May 2012. Gu00f6tze made his tournament debut in a 4u20132 victory after coming on as a substitute on 80th minute against Greece.In 2011, Gu00f6tze signed a sponsorship kit deal with sportswear and equipment supplier Nike. He appeared in an advert for the Nike Green Speed II alongside Eden Hazard, Theo Walcott, Raheem Sterling, Christian Eriksen and Stephan El Shaarawy in November 2012. In March 2014, Gu00f6tze was one of the first players to wear Nike Magista boots.

• 2012
  

  On 27 March 2012, Gu00f6tze signed a new contract with Borussia Dortmund, keeping him at Dortmund until 2016. His contract, however, contained a release clause from the club, triggered by a fixed transfer fee of at least u20ac37 million. Gu00f6tze spoke about his contract extension, saying, "Everyone knows how comfortable I feel in Dortmund. The club are far from finished with their recent resurgence. And I want to be part of this development."In April 2012, Gu00f6tze made the squad for the first time since his hip injury but was an unused substitute against rivals Schalke 04. He played his first game since his hip injury when he came on as a substitute against Borussia Mu00f6nchengladbach.Gu00f6tze won the Bundesliga with Borussia Dortmund in 2012 as Dortmund set a Bundesliga record by earning the most points in a season with 81, a record later broken by Bayern Munich in 2012u201313. Gu00f6tze also won the DFB-Pokal with Dortmund (5u20132) against rivals Bayern Munich in 2012. Gu00f6tze finished the season with seven goals in all competitions.Gu00f6tze is capable of playing as either a left or right winger, attacking midfielder and also as a "false 9". Gu00f6tze was considered to be one of the best young players in the world, possessing speed, technique, dribbling skills and playmaking capabilities. In his first stint at Dortmund, under manager Ju00fcrgen Klopp, Gu00f6tze often played different roles in the teamu0027s 4-2-3-1 formation. Following the departure of fellow playmaker Shinji Kagawa in 2012, during the 2012u201313 season, Klopp assigned Gu00f6tze as central attacking midfielder. For Germany, Gu00f6tzeu0027s talent has been used by German coach Joachim Lu00f6w in the "false 9" role. In more recent seasons with Dortmund, coach Lucien Favre has also used Gu00f6tze in this role.

• 2013
  

  Gu00f6tze provided an assist and netted a goal in Dortmundu0027s 3u20130 second leg defeat of Shakhtar Donetsk on 5 March 2013, completing a 5u20132 aggregate victory over the Ukrainian champions as Dortmund progressed to the quarter-finals of the Champions League. The result meant that Dortmund had advanced to the quarter-finals for the first time in 15 years. Gu00f6tze was ruled out of the final against Bayern Munich at Wembley Stadium, London, as he suffered thigh injury against Real Madrid in the second leg of the semi-final, which his side lost 2u20130 but still progressed to the final through an aggregate score of 4u20133. His Dortmund side lost the final 2u20131 after a late Arjen Robben goal sealed Bayernu0027s victory.On 23 April 2013, it was announced that Gu00f6tze was moving on 1 July 2013 to rivals Bayern Munich after the team had triggered Gu00f6tzeu0027s release clause of u20ac37 million. The transfer made Gu00f6tze the most expensive German player of all time. Mesut u00d6zil eventually broke the record later in the summer, transferring to Arsenal for u20ac50 million. Dortmund coach Ju00fcrgen Klopp claimed that the reason behind Gu00f6tzeu0027s transfer to Bayern was the playmakeru0027s wish to play under manager Pep Guardiola, formerly of Barcelona. Klopp admitted his annoyance at the timing of the announcement of Gu00f6tzeu0027s move, as it was barely 36 hours before Dortmundu0027s Champions League semi-final with Real Madrid. Klopp later said that Dortmund had no chance of convincing Gu00f6tze to stay with Dortmund, as he claimed, "He [Gu00f6tze] is a Pep Guardiola favourite."On 11 August 2013, Gu00f6tze made his Bayern Munich debut, coming on as a substitute for Mitchell Weiser in the 60th minute. Gu00f6tze netted two goals to help Bayern get a 1u20134 win against Hungarian champions Gyu0151ri ETO in a friendly match. He made his league debut for the club in a Bundesliga home match against 1. FC Nu00fcrnberg on 24 August, which Bayern won 2u20130. On 19 October, Gu00f6tze came on as a substitute and made two assists to help Bayern from a one-goal deficit to get a 4u20131 win against 1. FSV Mainz 05.On 23 October, Gu00f6tze scored his first competitive goal for Bayern in a 5u20130 Champions League group stage win over Viktoria Plzeu0148 at the Allianz Arena. He also assisted Bastian Schweinsteiger in the game. On 26 October 2013, Gu00f6tze came on as a substitute for Toni Kroos in 25th minute and scored his first Bundesliga goal for Bayern Munich with a header in a 3u20132 win against Hertha BSC. On 2 November, he made his return to starting line-up in a 1u20132 away win for Bayern against TSG 1899 Hoffenheim. On 23 November, Gu00f6tze came off the bench and scored the first goal of a 0u20133 away victory over former club Borussia Dortmund. He did not celebrate the goal out of respect to Dortmund. In the teamu0027s next fixture against CSKA Moscow, Gu00f6tze scored the second goal of 3u20131 away win in the 2013u201314 UEFA Champions League group stage. On 7 December, Gu00f6tze helped Bayern by netting a goal in the closing minute, as well as assisting Thomas Mu00fcller, in a dominant 7u20130 away victory over Werder Bremen. On 17 December, Gu00f6tze scored a long-range goal in the 47th minute against the AFC champion Guangzhou Evergrande, helping Bayern win 3u20130 and advance to 2013 FIFA Club World Cup Final, where he came on as an 80th-minute substitute. Bayern won the match 2u20130.

• 2014
  

  On 24 January 2014, Gu00f6tze started as a "false 9" and scored his first goal in the second half of the season against Borussia Mu00f6nchengladbach, an 0u20132 Bayern victory. On 25 March, he scored in a 3u20131 win over Hertha BSC as Bayern were confirmed as Bundesliga champions. On 3 May 2014, he scored a brace and assisted two in their 1u20134 away win against Hamburger SV. On 17 May, he played the full 120 minute match against former club Borussia Dortmund in 2014 DFB-Pokal Final. Bayern won 2u20130 in extra time to win their second major title in the season. Gu00f6tzeu0027s debut season with Bayern has yielded a mixture of success and frustration, scoring 15 goals.After helping Germany win the 2014 FIFA World Cup, Gu00f6tze began the 2014u201315 season on 13 August 2014, coming on as substitute in a 2u20130 loss against Borussia Dortmund in 2014 DFL-Supercup. On 17 August, he opened his scoring account in their first 2014u201315 DFB-Pokal win against SC Preuu00dfen Mu00fcnster. On 22 August, he started and played for 62 minutes in their 2u20131 home season opener victory against Wolfsburg. On 23 September, he scored twice in Bayernu0027s 4u20130 home win against SC Paderborn.Gu00f6tze contributed four goals in 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifying, and was named in Germanyu0027s squad for the tournament finals. Gu00f6tze was named in the starting line-up against Portugal in the teamu0027s opening match, winning the penalty kick for Germanyu0027s opening goal on his World Cup debut. In the teamu0027s second match, he scored the opening goal and was named the Man of the Match in a 2u20132 draw with Ghana. Gu00f6tze played just 14 minutes in the 1u20130 win against the United States, half of the Round of 16 win against Algeria and seven minutes in their quarter-final 1u20130 win over France. He did not play in Germanyu0027s record-breaking 7u20131 victory against Brazil in the semi-finals.Gu00f6tze appeared as part of a Galaxy XI in an advertisement for South Korean company Samsung alongside Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi, Wayne Rooney, Radamel Falcao and Iker Casillas in a team managed by German football legend Franz Beckenbauer. On 14 August 2014, Konami announced that they had featured Gu00f6tze on the front cover of Pro Evolution Soccer 2015.

• 2015
  

  On 18 October, Gu00f6tze netted another brace in their 6u20130 home win against Werder Bremen. On 28 October, FIFA announced that Gu00f6tze is included in the 23-man shortlist for 2014 FIFA Ballon du0027Or. On 22 November, he scored a stylistic long range goal in their 4u20130 win against Hoffenheim, later voted Bundesliga goal of the week. On 14 February 2015, Gu00f6tze scored his third brace of the season and assisted one in their dominating 8u20130 win against Hamburger SV.On 28 April 2015, Gu00f6tze was one of four Bayern players to miss in a 2u20130 penalty shootout defeat to Borussia Dortmund in the DFB-Pokal semi-final. In May 2015, Franz Beckenbauer criticised Gu00f6tze for poor performances and lack of determination in playing. After a couple of weeks, Gu00f6tzeu0027s teammate Arjen Robben backed him up for all the negative criticism. "You need to make certain experiences as a player," the Netherlands international said. "How you cope with certain situations also makes you strong as a player. Criticism can be good for your development too. You need to fight through the situation." He finished the season with 15 goals in 48 appearances in all competitions.On 1 August 2015, he started his season by coming on as a substitute in the 84th minute. On 9 August 2015, Gu00f6tze scored with a goal in Bayernu0027s 1u20133 DFB-Pokal win over FC Nu00f6ttingen. In the next four games, he struggled to make a significant impact in the squad. On 16 September, Gu00f6tze, coming on as a substitute in 79th minute, scored the second goal against Olympiacos in the 2015u201316 Champions League as his club earned a 0u20133 away win. After the game, Bayern coach Pep Guardiola praised Gu00f6tze for his performance.On 22 September 2015, Gu00f6tze assisted the last goal in Bayernu0027s 5u20131 win against Wolfsburg. On 29 September, Gu00f6tze was a threat whole game and he scored a goal against Croatian champions Dinamo Zagreb. Bayern earned a 5u20130 win. On 4 October, Gu00f6tze scored and assisted a goal against Borussia Dortmund to help Bayern to a 5u20131 victory. He scored six goals in 21 appearances during the 2015u201316 season.

• 2016
  

  On 21 July 2016, Gu00f6tze confirmed his return to Dortmund, on a four-year contract. He also stated that he regretted his decision to join Bayern Munich three years before. On 11 September 2016, Gu00f6tze played his official comeback in 1u20130 loss against RB Leipzig. Despite the loss, he was praised for his promising return. Three days later, he scored his first goal for Dortmund since his return to his boyhood club, with his previous goal in a competitive game for the club coming in the 6u20131 Bundesliga win over Greuther Furth in April 2013. He scored the opener of the historic 6u20130 away win against Legia Warszawa in the Champions League group stage.After a long time of re-adapting to the Dortmund system, Gu00f6tze managed to find his form when their side faced Bayern Munich on 20 November 2016. Gu00f6tze assisted the only goal of the game, and earned a 1u20130 victory. Almost a month later, he scored his first Bundesliga goal since his return to Dortmund in a 2u20132 draw against TSG 1899 Hoffenheim. In February 2017, Gu00f6tze was dropped from the Dortmund team with a mystery illness, identified in media reports as myopathy, a metabolic disease which can cause fatigue and weight gain. The illness was said to explain some of Gu00f6tzeu0027s fitness problems over the previous several seasons with Bayern and on his return to Dortmund. He finished the season with two goals in 16 appearances.

• 2017
  

  After his absence due to metabolic illness, Gu00f6tze returned to the field on 14 July 2017 where Dortmund successfully defeated Urawa Reds 3u20132 in a friendly match. On 19 August 2017, he made his first start in seven months in a 3u20130 away win against VfL Wolfsburg to start their 2017u201318 Bundesliga season; he assisted a goal, and played industriously. After the match, Dortmundu0027s coach Peter Bosz hailed Gu00f6tzeu0027s performance, but stated that he needs to be careful with his midfielder in order to gain full recovery. He finished the season with two goals in 32 appearances.Gu00f6tze featured at UEFA Euro 2016, appearing in four matches of Germanyu0027s semifinalists campaign. In the lead up to the 2018 FIFA World Cup, he played in a friendly against France in November 2017 after a one-year absence from the national team, but ultimately did not make the squad for the final tournament.Gu00f6tze has been in a relationship with German lingerie model Ann-Kathrin Bru00f6mmel since July 2012. The couple were engaged in 2017 and married in May 2018. They had a son in 2020. Gu00f6tze is a Christian.

• 2019
  

  On 9 February 2019, Gu00f6tze scored his 50th career Bundesliga goal when he netted in a 3u20133 draw with Hoffenheim and in doing so extended his record of never having lost a match in which he scored to 43 matches.

• 2020
  

  On 23 May 2020, Borussia Dortmund sport director Michael Zorc stated that Gu00f6tze would leave the club at the end of the season. His last appearance for the team was in a 1u20130 defeat against Bayern Munich, three days later after his decision to leave. He bid farewell to the club at the Westfalenstadion prior to Dortmundu0027s final match against 1899 Hoffenheim.On 6 October 2020, Gu00f6tze joined PSV Eindhoven on a free transfer, signing a two-year deal. Gu00f6tze scored on his PSV debut, a 3u20130 away win at PEC Zwolle on 18 October.