

How they split Ajax in the Champions League impressed me. Īt Barcelona Lionel Messi, Andrés Iniesta and Xavi are building a triangle, but as a classic duo there is nobody better than the prolific Reus and Götze. On 19 December, he netted a hat-trick, powering Dortmund to a 5–1 defeat of Hannover 96 in the third round of the DFB-Pokal. On the first day of the 2012–13 season, he came on as a substitute and scored the winner against Werder Bremen in a 2–1 win for Dortmund. Götze kicked off his season by losing the 2012 German Super Cup. Götze finished the season with seven goals in all competitions. Götze also won the DFB-Pokal with Dortmund (5–2) against rivals Bayern Munich in 2012. Götze won the Bundesliga with Borussia Dortmund in 2012 as Dortmund set a Bundesliga record by earning the most points in a season with 81, a record later broken by Bayern Munich in 2012–13. He played his first game since his hip injury when he came on as a substitute against Borussia Mönchengladbach. In April 2012, Götze made the squad for the first time since his hip injury but was an unused substitute against rivals Schalke 04. And I want to be part of this development." The club are far from finished with their recent resurgence. Götze spoke about his contract extension, saying, "Everyone knows how comfortable I feel in Dortmund. His contract, however, contained a release clause from the club, triggered by a fixed transfer fee of at least €37 million. On 27 March 2012, Götze signed a new contract with Borussia Dortmund, keeping him at Dortmund until 2016. In January 2012, Götze was diagnosed with a hip injury cartilage in Götze's hip had inflamed under stress. He played in the 2011 German Super Cup' losing to Schalke 04. In 2010, German Football Association's then technical director Matthias Sammer described Götze as "one of the best talents Germany has ever had." He finished 2010–11 season with eight goals in 41 appearances. Götze took his chance and was an important player in Dortmund's Bundesliga-winning squad of the 2010–11 season. He finished the 2009–10 season with five appearances. During the winter break of the 2009–10 Bundesliga season, Dortmund manager Jürgen Klopp promoted Götze to the first team. He made his Bundesliga debut on 21 November 2009 in a scoreless draw against Mainz 05, coming on as a substitute for Jakub Błaszczykowski in the 88th minute. Götze is a product of Dortmund's youth academy, first entering the club as an eight-year-old. Ĭlub career Borussia Dortmund Early career He was included in the squad for UEFA Euro 2012 and, two years later, scored the winning goal in the 2014 FIFA World Cup Final.

Götze was first selected for the Germany national football team in 2010, at the age of 18. He then returned to Dortmund in 2016, where he added another DFB-Pokal title and a DFL-Supercup to his name. He 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. In April 2013, a €37 million bid from Bayern Munich triggered a release clause in Götze's contract, making him the second- most expensive German player at the time, behind Mesut Özil. He played for Borussia Dortmund between 20, winning the Bundesliga title in 2010–11 and the Bundesliga and DFB-Pokal double in 2011–12, and was a member of the team which reached the 2013 UEFA Champions League Final. Although his favoured position is that of a playmaker, Götze has also played as a false nine or as an emergency striker.
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Mario Götze (born 3 June 1992) is a German professional footballer who plays for Bundesliga club Eintracht Frankfurt. *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:43, (UTC)
