Mario Götze grew up in Memmingen and came through Borussia Dortmund’s academy, becoming one of Germany’s most gifted young players and winning two Bundesliga titles with Dortmund.
He scored the winning goal in the 2014 World Cup final against Argentina in extra time, one of the most famous goals in German football history. He later played for Bayern Munich and returned to Dortmund, before rebuilding his career at PSV Eindhoven.
Eintracht Frankfurt signed him in 2022, and he has become a creative leader and vice-captain.
Career in numbers
Across 18 seasons of senior club football, beginning in 2009/10, Götze has played 565 matches and scored 112 goals for 4 clubs. The 2012/13 season, with 16 goals from 44 matches for Borussia Dortmund, remains his highest tally. His busiest campaign was 2021/22, with 52 appearances. So far in 2026/27 he has 1 goal in 4 appearances for Eintracht Frankfurt. The full season-by-season record is in the Stats section of this profile.