Mario Götze

Mario Götze: Biography in Details

Who is Mario Götze?

Mario Götze is a German footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Borussia Dortmund & the German national team.

He is considered to be one of the sport’s best young players, possessing speed, technique, dribbling skills, & playmaking capabilities.

Mario Götze: Birth Facts, Family, Childhood, Education

Mario Götze was born on June 3, 1992, in Memmingen, Germany. His nationality is German and his ethnicity is European.

His father, Jürgen Götze, is a professor at the Dortmund University of Technology.

Similarly, his older brother Fabian is currently a free agent, having left Dortmund’s youth system in 2010. Their younger brother, Felix, currently plays for Bayern Munich’s under-19 team.

His educational background and qualifications, etc. are not known.

Mario Götze: Professional Life, Career

Mario Götze is a product of Dortmund’s youth academy, first entering the club at 8. He made his Bundesliga debut on 21 November 2009, as a substitute in the 88th minute.

During the winter break of the 2009–10 Bundesliga season, Dortmund manager Jürgen Klopp promoted Götze to the first team.

Götze took his chance & was an important player in Dortmund’s Bundesliga-winning squad of the 2010–11 season.

He played in the 2011 German Super Cup’ losing to Schalke 04. In January 2012, Götze was diagnosed with a hip injury.

On 27 March, he 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 €37 million. In April 2012, Götze made the squad for the first time since his hip injury.

Mario Götze played his first game since injury as a substitute against Borussia Mönchengladbach. Götze won the Bundesliga with Borussia Dortmund in 2012.

He also won the DFB-Pokal with Dortmund against Bayern Munich in 2012.

Mario Götze kicked off his season by losing the 2012 German Super Cup. On the first day of the 2012–13 season, he came on as a substitute & scored the winner against Werder Bremen.

On 19 December, he netted a hat-trick. Götze provided an assist & netted a goal against Shakhtar Donetsk on 5 March 2013. Götze was ruled out of the final against Bayern Munich, as he suffered a thigh injury against Real Madrid. Dortmund lost the final 2–1.

In his final season at Dortmund, Götze formed a formidable partnership with Marco Reus.

On 23 April 2013, it was announced that Götze was moving on 1 July 2013 to Bayern Munich after the team had triggered Götze’s release clause of €37 million.

The transfer made Götze the most expensive German player of all time. Mesut Özil eventually broke the record later.

On 11 August 2013, Götze made his Bayern Munich debut, coming on as a substitute in the 60th minute. He netted 2 goals to help Bayern win against Hungarian champions Győri ETO in a friendly match.

Mario Götze made his league debut for the club against 1. FC Nürnberg on 24 August. On 23 October, Götze scored his first competitive goal for Bayern. 3 days later, Götze scored his first Bundesliga goal for Bayern, against Hertha BSC.

On 2 November, Mario Götze made his return to the starting line-up against TSG 1899 Hoffenheim. 21 days later, Götze came off the bench and scored the first goal of a 0–3 away victory over former club Borussia Dortmund.

On 24 January 2014, Götze started as a “false 9” & scored his first goal in the second half of the season against Borussia Mönchengladbach.

On 25 March, Mario Götze scored in a 3–1 win over Hertha BSC as Bayern were confirmed as Bundesliga champions.

He played the full 120-minute match against former club Borussia Dortmund in the 2014 DFB-Pokal Final on May 7.

Bayern won 2–0 in extra time to win their second major title in the season.

After helping Germany win the 2014 FIFA World Cup, Mario Götze began the 2014–15 season on 13 August 2014, coming on as a substitute in a loss against Borussia Dortmund in the 2014 DFL Supercup.

On 28 October, FIFA announced that Götze was included in the 23-man shortlist for the 2014 FIFA Ballon d’Or.

On 28 April 2015, Götze was 1 of 4 Bayern players to miss in a penalty shootout defeat to Borussia Dortmund in the DFB-Pokal semi-final.

Mario Götze finished the season with 15 goals in 48 appearances in all competitions. On 9 August 2015, Götze started his season with a goal in Bayern’s 1–3 DFB-Pokal win over FC Nöttingen.

In the next 4 games, he struggled to make a significant impact on the squad. On 29 September, Götze was a threat the whole game & scored a goal against Dinamo Zagreb.

On 21 July 2016, Mario Götze confirmed his return to Dortmund, on a four-year contract.

Götze played his official comeback in a loss against RB Leipzig on 11 September 2016. 3 days later, he scored his first goal for Dortmund since his return to his boyhood club.

After a long time of re-adapting to the Dortmund system, Götze managed to find his form when their side faced FC Bayern Munich on 20 November 2016.

Almost a month later, he scored his first Bundesliga goal since his return to Dortmund in a 2–2 draw against TSG 1899 Hoffenheim.

In February 2017, Götze was dropped from the Dortmund team with a mystery illness, identified in media reports as myopathy.

After ascending through several youth teams, Götze was called up for his first senior match for Germany against Sweden, on 17 November 2010.

He made his debut that day, becoming the youngest German international since Uwe Seeler.

Götze and André Schürrle, who came on simultaneously, are the first 2 German 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 & 68 days, he became the joint-youngest goalscorer for the German national team in the post-war era along with Klaus Stürmer.

Mario Götze made his tournament debut in Euro 2012 against Greece. Götze contributed 4 goals in the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifying, & was named in Germany’s squad for the tournament finals.

He was named in the starting line-up against Portugal in the team’s opening match. In the team’s second match, he scored the opening goal and was named the Man of the Match in a 2–2 draw with Ghana.

In the final against Argentina, Löw substituted Miroslav Klose with Götze. Götze scored the only goal of the match in the 113th minute, giving Germany their fourth World Cup.

Mario Götze became the first substitute to score a World Cup-winning goal, & the youngest player to score in a World Cup Final. Götze was also named the Man of the Match.

Mario Götze: Salary, Net Worth

While his salary is not known, Mario Götze has a net worth of $50 million as of 2023.

Is Mario Götze involved in any rumors and controversies?

There are no significant rumors and controversies regarding him, except for some transfer rumors.

Body Measurements: Height, Weight

Mario Götze has a height of 5 feet 9 inches. His body weighs 70kg. He has light brown hair and dark brown eyes.

Is Mario Götze active on social media?

Mario Gotze is active on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.

He has more than 11.5 million followers on Facebook, 8.2 million followers on Instagram, and 4.3 million followers on Twitter.

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