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Mario Götze

Personal information
Full name	Mario Götze
Date of birth	(1992-06-03) 3 June 1992
Place of birth	Memmingen, Germany
Height	1.76 m
Playing position	Attacking midfielder, forward
Club information
Current club	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). † Appearances (Goals). ‡ 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. He scored the winning goal of the 2014 FIFA World Cup final against Argentina.

International

International statistics

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

• Bundesliga: 2010–11, 2011–12
• DFB-Pokal: 2011–12, 2016–17
• DFL-Supercup: 2019

• Bundesliga: 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16
• DFB-Pokal: 2013–14, 2015–16
• UEFA Super Cup: 2013
• FIFA Club World Cup: 2013

International

• FIFA World Cup: 2014
• UEFA European Under-17 Championship: 2009

Individual

• UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship Golden Player: 2009
• UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship Team of the tournament: 2009
• Fritz Walter Medal: U17 Gold Medal 2009
• Fritz Walter Medal: U18 Gold Medal 2010
• Bundesliga Young Player of the Year: 2010–11
• kicker Bundesliga Team of the Season: 2010–11, 2012–13
• Tuttosport Golden Boy: 2011
• Goal of the Month (Germany): July 2014
• Goal of the Year (Germany): 2014
• Silbernes Lorbeerblatt: 2014

Images for kids

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  Götze with Borussia Dortmund in 2013

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  Götze with Bayern Munich in 2013

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  Götze in October 2014

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  Götze with Germany in 2011

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  Götze scoring the winning goal for Germany as Ezequiel Garay (left), Martín Demichelis (centre) and Argentina goalkeeper Sergio Romero look on during the 2014 World Cup Final

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  Mural of Götze commissioned by Nike in Charlottenburg, Berlin