Mario Götze

Mario Götze

Mario Götze
Personal information
Date of birth	3 June 1992 (1992-06-03) (age 19)
Place of birth	Memmingen, Germany
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Attacking midfielder
Club information
Current club	Borussia Dortmund
Number	11
Youth career
1997–1998	SC Ronsberg
1998–2001	FC Eintracht Hombruch
2001–2009	Borussia Dortmund
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2009–	Borussia Dortmund	48	(10)
National team‡
2007	Germany U15	2	(0)
2007–2008	Germany U16	8	(3)
2008–2009	Germany U17	13	(5)
2010	Germany U21	2	(0)
2010–	Germany	10	(2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:34, 5 November 2011 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19:42, 7 October 2011 (UTC)

Mario Götze (born 3 June 1992) is a German footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Borussia Dortmund in the German Bundesliga. He primarily plays as an attacking midfielder and a right winger, although he has also been deployed in central midfield. Götze is considered to be an up-and-coming, potential world class player due to his speed, technical skill and creativity. German Football Association's technical director Matthias Sammer called him "one of the best talents that we've ever had".^[1]

Club career

Borussia Dortmund

Götze is a product of Dortmund's youth academy, first entering the club as an 8-year-old. He made his Bundesliga debut on 21 November 2009 in a 0–0 draw against 1. FSV Mainz 05, coming on as a substitute for Jakub Błaszczykowski in the 88th minute. During the 2010–11 Bundesliga season, Borussia Dortmund manager Jürgen Klopp promoted Mario Götze to the first team, since Shinji Kagawa had suffered an injury and was unable to play for the rest of the season. Götze took his chance and was an important player in Dortmund's championship winning team. He scored six goals and made 15 assists, making him the best 18-year old player in the Bundesliga since the accurate goal and assist data have been recorded (since 2004–05).

At the opening game of the 2011–12 Bundesliga, against Hamburger SV, Götze scored one goal and made two assists in the 3–1 win.

International career

After ascending through several youth teams, Mario Götze 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 Großkreutz^[2] and becoming the youngest German international since Uwe Seeler.^[3] Götze and André Schürrle 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.

Götze's 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 Stürmer who scored on debut against France on 16 October 1954.^[4]

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

Club statistics

Statistics accurate as of 5 November 2011^[5]

Club	Season	League			Cup			Europe			Total
		Apps	Goals	Assists	Apps	Goals	Assists	Apps	Goals	Assists	Apps	Goals	Assists
Borussia Dortmund	2009–10	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0
	2010–11	33	6	11	2	0	0	0	0	0	35	6	11
	2011–12	10	4	4	2	1	1	4	0	2	16	5	7
Career total		38	10	15	4	1	1	4	0	2	56	11	18

Personal life

His father Jürgen Götze is a renowned professor at the Dortmund University of Technology.^[6][7] His brother Fabian Götze currently plays for VfL Bochum II, having left Dortmund's youth system in 2010.

Honours

Club

Borussia Dortmund

• Bundesliga (1): 2010–11

Country

Germany U17

• UEFA U-17 Championship (1): 2009

Individual

• Fritz-Walter-Medal 2009 in Gold (Category U17)
• Fritz-Walter-Medal 2010 in Gold (Category U18)
• Member of the Kicker team of the year (German Bundesliga season 2010–2011)

References

1. ^ "Matthias Sammer Praises Borussia Dortmund's German Wunderkind Mario Goetze". goal.com. 13 August 2010. http://www.goal.com/en/news/15/germany/2010/08/13/2069066/matthias-sammer-praises-borussia-dortmunds-german-wunderkind.. Retrieved 8 February 2011. 
2. ^ "Schweden – Deutschland" (in German). kicker.de. 17 November 2010. http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/intligen/intwettbewerbe/fussball-nationalteams-freundschaftsspiele/2010/8/1001931/livematch_schweden_deutschland.html. Retrieved 18 December 2010. 
3. ^ "Goldene Aussichten: Mit 18 schon Meister und Nationalspieler" (in German). dfb.de. 25 May 2011. http://www.dfb.de/index.php?id=500014&tx_dfbnews_pi1%5BshowUid%5D=27771&tx_dfbnews_pi4%5Bcat%5D=56. Retrieved 8 June 2011. 
4. ^ "Youngest Debutants" (in English). www.schwarzundweiss.co.uk. 10 August 2011. http://www.schwarzundweiss.co.uk/andere/stats/youngest-debutants.html. Retrieved 10 August 2011. 
5. ^ "Mario Götze". ESPN. http://soccernet.espn.go.com/player/_/id/143020/mario-götze?cc=3436. Retrieved 5 November 2011. 
6. ^ "Prof. Dr.-Ing. Jürgen Götze" (in German). e-technik.uni-dortmund.de. 13 July 2011. http://www.dt.e-technik.uni-dortmund.de/mitarbeiter/goetze/index.shtml. Retrieved 4 November 201. 
7. ^ Hoß, Dieter (11 August 2011). "Der "kleine Gott" des deutschen Fußballs" (in German). stern.de. http://www.stern.de/sport/fussball/mario-goetze-der-kleine-gott-des-deutschen-fussballs-1715582.html. Retrieved 4 November 2011. 

External links

• Borussia Dortmund official profile (German)
• Mario Götze at fussballdaten.de (German)
• Mario Götze at kicker.de (German)

Persondata
Name	Götze, Mario
Alternative names	Gotze, Mario; Gøtze, Mario
Short description	German footballer
Date of birth	3 June 1992
Place of birth	Memmingen, Germany
Date of death
Place of death