Felix Götze
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 11 February 1998 | ||
Place of birth | Dortmund, Germany | ||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Position(s) |
centre-back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Rot-Weiss Essen | ||
Number | 24 | ||
Youth career | |||
–2014 | Borussia Dortmund | ||
2014–2018 | Bayern Munich | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2017–2018 | Bayern Munich II | 19 | (3) |
2017–2018 | Bayern Munich | 0 | (0) |
2018–2023 | FC Augsburg | 6 | (1) |
2020 | FC Augsburg II | 4 | (1) |
2021 | → 1. FC Kaiserslautern (loan) | 11 | (1) |
2021–2022 | → 1. FC Kaiserslautern (loan) | 23 | (2) |
2022– | → Rot-Weiss Essen (loan) | 20 | (2) |
2023– | Rot-Weiss Essen | 21 | (1) |
International career | |||
2017 |
Germany U19 | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 February 2024 |
Felix Götze (German pronunciation:
Club career
Youth career
Götze played for Borussia Dortmund until 2014, when he moved to the youth academy of Bayern Munich. Götze began in Bayern's under-17 team for the 2014–15 season, before moving up to the under-19 team for the 2015–16 season. In 2017, Götze won the 2016–17 A-Junioren Bundesliga Süd/Südwest with the under-19 team, scoring six times during the season.[3] The team went on to advance to the final of the A-Junioren Bundesliga championship round, before losing to Borussia Dortmund 8–7 on penalties.[4]
Bayern Munich
On 24 May 2017, Götze signed a professional contract with Bayern, with a two-year contract lasting until 2019.[5]
Götze began his senior career with Bayern Munich II in the 2017–18 season, making his debut in the Regionalliga Bayern on 29 September 2017 in a 3–1 away loss against Wacker Burghausen.[6] His first goal for the reserve team came on 3 November 2017, opening the scoring in the 26th minute in a 2–0 away win against FC Ingolstadt II.[7]
FC Augsburg
On 1 July 2018, Götze moved on a free transfer to FC Augsburg, where he signed a four-year contract.[8] He played his first match in the first round of the 2018–19 DFB-Pokal, a match ended with Augsburg winning 2–1 against TSV Steinbach Haiger. On 1 September 2018, he finally made his debut in the Bundesliga in a 1–1 draw against Borussia Mönchengladbach, in which he came on as a substitute in the 75th minute.[9][10] On 25 September 2018, Götze scored the equaliser in the 87th minute in a match that finished 1–1 against his former club, Bayern Munich.[11]
Loan to Kaiserslautern
On 1 February 2021, the last day of the 2020–21 winter transfer window, he moved to 3. Liga club 1. FC Kaiserslautern on loan for the rest of the season.[12] He joined 1. FC Kaiserslautern on loan for a second time in July 2021.[13]
Rot-Weiss Essen
On 29 August 2022, Götze was loaned to Rot-Weiss Essen by his request.[14] On 24 May 2023, the transfer was made permanent.[15]
International career
Youth
On 25 June 2017, the
Personal life
Felix was born in Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia,[18] and is the younger brother of Mario Götze and Fabian Götze.[19]
Career statistics
- As of 1 March 2019[3]
Club | Season | League | Cup[a] | Other | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Bayern Munich II | 2017–18 | Regionalliga Bayern | 19 | 3 | — | — | 19 | 3 | ||
Bayern Munich | 2017–18 | Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
FC Augsburg | 2018–19 | Bundesliga | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 8 | 1 | |
Career total | 25 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 4 |
Notes
References
- ISBN 978-3-11-018202-6.
- ISBN 978-3-411-04067-4.
- ^ a b c Felix Götze at Soccerway
- ^ "Borussia Dortmund – Bayern München 8:7 (Youth Championship 2017, Final)". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. 22 May 2017. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
- ^ "Pro terms for Felix Götze". fcbayern.com. FC Bayern München AG. 24 May 2017. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
- ^ "Wacker Burghausen – Bayern München II 3:1 (Regionalliga Bayern 2017/2018, 13. Round)". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. 29 September 2017. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
- ^ "FC Ingolstadt 04 II – Bayern München II 0:2 (Regionalliga Bayern 2017/2018, 20. Round)". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. 3 November 2017. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
- ^ "Felix Götze departs for FC Augsburg". SB Nation. 6 June 2018. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
- ^ "Baum über Götze-Debüt: "Nicht die letzten Minuten"" (in German). Kicker. 2 September 2018.
- ^ "FC Augsburg: Trainer Baum garantiert Felix Götze weitere Einsätze" (in German). 90min. 3 September 2018.
- ^ "Augsburgs Götze schockt die Bayern". Sportschau (in German). 25 September 2018.
- ^ Sperk, Oliver; Stollhof, Sebastian (1 February 2021). "FCK verpflichtet Götze und Senger". Die Rheinpfalz (in German). Retrieved 1 February 2021.
- ^ "Coup geglückt: Top-Spieler Götze bleibt in Lautern". kicker (in German). 7 July 2021. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
- ^ "FCA verleiht Felix Götze zu Rot-Weiss Essen" (in German). FC Augsburg. 29 August 2022. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
- ^ "FELIX GÖTZE HAS AN OPTION TO MOVE PERMANENTLY TO HAFENSTRASSE" (in German). Rot-Weiss Essen. 24 May 2023.
- ^ ""Schwere Entscheidungen": Kramer nominiert finalen EM-Kader". DFB.de (in German). German Football Association. 25 June 2017. Retrieved 26 June 2017.
- ^ "Rampant England too hot for Germany". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 9 July 2017. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
- ^ Klein, Günter (8 October 2018). "Being Mario and Felix Götze: Die Brüder spielen gegeneinander – an einem für den Älteren großen Tag" [Being Mario and Felix Götze: The brothers play against each other – on a big day for the older one]. OVB-online.de (in German). Oberbayerisches Volksblatt. Archived from the original on 2 March 2019. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
- TheGuardian.com. Guardian Media Group. 16 July 2014. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
External links
- Felix Götze at WorldFootball.net
- Felix Gotze at DFB (also available in German)
- Felix Gotze at Soccerbase
- Felix Götze – UEFA competition record (archive)
- Felix Götze at ESPN FC