49 Facts About Mario Gotze

Mario Gotze was born on 3 June 1992 and is a German professional footballer who plays for Bundesliga club Eintracht Frankfurt.

Mario Gotze spent three seasons with the club where he won a further three league titles, two DFB-Pokal trophies and a winners' medal in each of the FIFA Club World Cup and UEFA Super Cup.

Mario Gotze then returned to Dortmund in 2016, where he added another DFB-Pokal title and a DFL-Supercup to his name.

Mario Gotze was first selected for the Germany national football team in 2010, at the age of 18.

Mario Gotze was included in the squad for UEFA Euro 2012 and, two years later, scored the winning goal in the 2014 FIFA World Cup Final.

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Mario Gotze is a product of Dortmund's youth academy, first entering the club as an eight-year-old.

Mario Gotze made his Bundesliga debut on 21 November 2009 in a scoreless draw against Mainz 05, coming on as a substitute for Jakub Blaszczykowski in the 88th minute.

Mario Gotze played in the 2011 German Super Cup' losing to Schalke 04.

In January 2012, Mario Gotze was diagnosed with a hip injury; cartilage in Mario Gotze's hip had inflamed under stress.

On 27 March 2012, Mario Gotze signed a new contract with Borussia Dortmund, keeping him at Dortmund until 2016.

Mario Gotze's contract contained a release clause from the club, triggered by a fixed transfer fee of at least €37 million.

Mario Gotze played his first game since his hip injury when he came on as a substitute against Borussia Monchengladbach.

Mario Gotze won the DFB-Pokal with Dortmund against rivals Bayern Munich in 2012.

Mario Gotze finished the season with seven goals in all competitions.

Mario Gotze kicked off his season by losing the 2012 German Super Cup.

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

Klopp admitted his annoyance at the timing of the announcement of Mario Gotze's move, as it was barely 36 hours before Dortmund's Champions League semi-final with Real Madrid.

On 11 August 2013, Mario Gotze made his Bayern Munich debut, coming on as a substitute for Mitchell Weiser in the 60th minute.

Mario Gotze made his league debut for the club in a Bundesliga home match against 1.

Mario Gotze did not celebrate the goal out of respect to Dortmund.

On 28 October, FIFA announced that Mario Gotze is included in the 23-man shortlist for 2014 FIFA Ballon d'Or.

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

Mario Gotze stated that he regretted his decision to join Bayern Munich three years before.

In February 2017, Mario Gotze 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.

Mario Gotze finished the season with two goals in 16 appearances.

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Mario Gotze finished the season with two goals in 32 appearances.

On 6 October 2020, Mario Gotze joined PSV on a free transfer, signing a two-year deal.

On 21 July 2021, Mario Gotze scored twice against Galatasaray in the first leg of their UEFA Champions League second qualifying round tie.

On 6 September 2021, Mario Gotze signed a new contract with PSV, keeping him at the club until 2024.

On 21 June 2022, Mario Gotze signed a three-year contract with Eintracht Frankfurt.

Mario Gotze made his debut that day, coming on in the 78th minute in a goalless draw, substituting for his Dortmund teammate Kevin Großkreutz and becoming the youngest German international since Uwe Seeler.

Mario Gotze and Andre Schurrle, who came on simultaneously, are the first two Germany players to be born in reunified Germany.

Mario Gotze made his second appearance for the national team in a friendly match against Italy on 9 February 2011.

Mario Gotze was included in the 23-man squad for UEFA Euro 2012 on 28 May 2012.

Mario Gotze contributed four goals in 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifying, and was named in Germany's squad for the tournament finals.

Mario Gotze was named in the starting line-up against Portugal in the team's opening match, winning the penalty kick for Germany's opening goal on his World Cup debut.

Mario Gotze became the first substitute to score a World Cup winning goal, and the youngest player to score in a World Cup Final since fellow German Wolfgang Weber in 1966, who was 22.

Mario Gotze featured at UEFA Euro 2016, appearing in four matches of Germany's semifinalists campaign.

Mario Gotze is capable of playing as either a left or right winger, attacking midfielder and as a "false 9".

Mario Gotze was considered to be one of the best young players in the world, possessing speed, technique, dribbling skills and playmaking capabilities.

For Germany, Mario Gotze's talent has been used by German coach Joachim Low in the "false 9" role.

However, Mario Gotze's 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 Dortmund.

Mario Gotze was born in Memmingen, Bavaria to parents Jurgen and Astrid Mario Gotze.

Mario Gotze's father is a professor at the Dortmund University of Technology.

Mario Gotze has been in a relationship with German lingerie model Ann-Kathrin Brommel since July 2012.

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In 2011, Mario Gotze signed a sponsorship kit deal with sportswear and equipment supplier Nike.

Mario Gotze 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, Mario Gotze was one of the first players to wear Nike Magista boots.

Mario Gotze 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.