Felix Götze

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Felix Götze

| image =

| caption =

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1998|2|11}}

| birth_place = Dortmund, Germany

| height = 1.85 m

| position = Midfielder, centre-back

| currentclub = SC Paderborn

| clubnumber = 20

| youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2014

| youthclubs1 = Borussia Dortmund

| youthyears2 = 2014–2018

| youthclubs2 = Bayern Munich

| years1 = 2017–2018

| clubs1 = Bayern Munich II

| caps1 = 19

| goals1 = 3

| years2 = 2017–2018

| clubs2 = Bayern Munich

| caps2 = 0

| goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2018–2023

| clubs3 = FC Augsburg

| caps3 = 6

| goals3 = 1

| years4 = 2020

| clubs4 = FC Augsburg II

| caps4 = 4

| goals4 = 1

| years5 = 2021

| clubs5 = → 1. FC Kaiserslautern (loan)

| caps5 = 11

| goals5 = 1

| years6 = 2021–2022

| clubs6 = → 1. FC Kaiserslautern (loan)

| caps6 = 23

| goals6 = 2

| years7 = 2022–2023

| clubs7 = → Rot-Weiss Essen (loan)

| caps7 = 20

| goals7 = 2

| years8 = 2023–2024

| clubs8 = Rot-Weiss Essen

| caps8 = 31

| goals8 = 1

| years9 = 2024–

| clubs9 = SC Paderborn

| caps9 = 16

| goals9 = 2

| nationalyears1 = 2017

| nationalteam1 = Germany U19

| nationalcaps1 = 1

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| club-update = 24 December 2024

| nationalteam-update =

}}

Felix Götze ({{IPA|de|ˈfeːlɪks ˈɡœtsə}};{{cite book|last1=Krech|first1=Eva-Maria|last2=Stock|first2=Eberhard|last3=Hirschfeld|first3=Ursula|last4=Anders|first4=Lutz Christian|title=Deutsches Aussprachewörterbuch|trans-title=German Pronunciation Dictionary|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=E-1tr_oVkW4C&q=deutsches+ausspracheworterbuch|language=de|year=2009|publisher=Walter de Gruyter|location=Berlin|isbn=978-3-11-018202-6|pages=505, 550}}{{cite book|author1=Dudenredaktion|last2=Kleiner|first2=Stefan|last3=Knöbl|first3=Ralf|year=2015|orig-year=First published 1962|title=Das Aussprachewörterbuch|trans-title=The Pronunciation Dictionary|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=T6vWCgAAQBAJ|language=de|edition=7th|location=Berlin|publisher=Dudenverlag|isbn=978-3-411-04067-4|page=365}} born 11 February 1998) is a German professional footballer who plays as a midfielder or centre-back for {{German football updater|Paderbor}} club SC Paderborn.{{Soccerway|felix-gotze/414368}}

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. 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.{{cite web |url=http://www.worldfootball.net/report/a-junioren-meisterschaft-2017-finale-borussia-dortmund-bayern-muenchen/ |title=Borussia Dortmund – Bayern München 8:7 (Youth Championship 2017, Final) |website=worldfootball.net |publisher=HEIM:SPIEL |date=22 May 2017 |access-date=18 August 2017}}

=Bayern Munich=

On 24 May 2017, Götze signed a professional contract with Bayern, with a two-year contract lasting until 2019.{{cite news |url=https://fcbayern.com/en/news/2017/05/pro-terms-for-felix-gotze |title=Pro terms for Felix Götze |website=fcbayern.com |publisher=FC Bayern München AG |date=24 May 2017 |access-date=11 June 2017}}

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.{{cite web |url=http://www.worldfootball.net/report/regionalliga-bayern-2017-2018-wacker-burghausen-bayern-muenchen-ii/ |title=Wacker Burghausen – Bayern München II 3:1 (Regionalliga Bayern 2017/2018, 13. Round) |website=worldfootball.net |publisher=HEIM:SPIEL |date=29 September 2017 |access-date=28 October 2017}} 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.{{cite web |url=http://www.worldfootball.net/report/regionalliga-bayern-2017-2018-fc-ingolstadt-04-ii-bayern-muenchen-ii/ |title=FC Ingolstadt 04 II – Bayern München II 0:2 (Regionalliga Bayern 2017/2018, 20. Round) |website=worldfootball.net |publisher=HEIM:SPIEL |date=3 November 2017 |access-date=5 May 2018}}

=FC Augsburg=

On 1 July 2018, Götze moved on a free transfer to FC Augsburg, where he signed a four-year contract.{{cite web|url=https://www.bavarianfootballworks.com/2018/6/6/17433798/felix-gotze-leaves-bayern-munich-for-fc-augsburg-defender-mario-brother-bavarian-football-works|title=Felix Götze departs for FC Augsburg|publisher=SB Nation|date=6 June 2018|access-date=9 July 2018}} 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.kicker.de/baum-ueber-goetze-debuet_nicht-die-letzten-minuten-730906/artikel|title=Baum über Götze-Debüt: "Nicht die letzten Minuten"|publisher=Kicker|language=de|date=2 September 2018}}{{cite web|url=https://www.90min.de/posts/6161306-fc-augsburg-trainer-baum-garantiert-felix-goetze-weitere-einsaetze|title=FC Augsburg: Trainer Baum garantiert Felix Götze weitere Einsätze|publisher=90min|language=de|date=3 September 2018}} 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.sportschau.de/fussball/bundesliga/spielbericht-bayern-augsburg-100.html|title=Augsburgs Götze schockt die Bayern|work=Sportschau|language=de|date=25 September 2018}}

==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.{{cite news |last1=Sperk |first1=Oliver |last2=Stollhof |first2=Sebastian |title=FCK verpflichtet Götze und Senger |url=https://www.rheinpfalz.de/sport_artikel,-fck-verpflichtet-götze-und-senger-_arid,5163506.html |access-date=1 February 2021 |work=Die Rheinpfalz |date=1 February 2021 |language=German}} He joined 1. FC Kaiserslautern on loan for a second time in July 2021.{{cite web |title=Coup geglückt: Top-Spieler Götze bleibt in Lautern |url=https://www.kicker.de/coup-geglueckt-top-spieler-goetze-bleibt-in-lautern-864872/artikel |website=kicker |access-date=8 July 2021 |language=de |date=7 July 2021}}

=Rot-Weiss Essen=

On 29 August 2022, Götze was loaned to Rot-Weiss Essen by his request.{{cite web|publisher=FC Augsburg|url=https://www.fcaugsburg.de/article/fca-verleiht-felix-goetze-zu-rot-weiss-essen-16365|title=FCA verleiht Felix Götze zu Rot-Weiss Essen|date=29 August 2022|access-date=29 August 2022|language=de}} On 24 May 2023, the transfer was made permanent.{{cite web|publisher=Rot-Weiss Essen|url=https://www.rot-weiss-essen.de/2023/05/24/goetze-fest-zu-rwe/|title=FELIX GÖTZE HAS AN OPTION TO MOVE PERMANENTLY TO HAFENSTRASSE|date=24 May 2023|language=de}}

=SC Paderborn=

On 21 May 2024, Götze signed with SC Paderborn in 2. Bundesliga.{{cite web|publisher=SC Paderborn 07|url=https://www.scp07.de/Newsarchiv/Robust-und-flexibel-1.html|title=ROBUST UND FLEXIBEL|trans-title=ROBUST AND FLEXIBLE|date=21 May 2024|access-date=3 July 2024|language=de}}

International career

=Youth=

On 25 June 2017, the Germany national under-19 team include Götze in their final squad for the 2017 edition of the UEFA European Under-19 Championship.{{cite news |url=https://www.dfb.de/u-19-junioren/news-detail-u-19/schwere-entscheidungen-kramer-nominiert-finalen-em-kader-169761 |title="Schwere Entscheidungen": Kramer nominiert finalen EM-Kader |website=DFB.de |publisher=German Football Association |date=25 June 2017 |access-date=26 June 2017 |language=de}} Götze made his youth international debut on 9 July 2017, coming on as a substitute in the 81st minute for Jonas Busam in the 4–1 loss to England in the third round of the group stage. Germany were this eliminated from the tournament, finishing third in the group.{{cite news |url=https://www.uefa.com/under19/news/0257-0dee4686ce17-f3c310599199-1000--rampant-england-too-hot-for-germany/ |title=Rampant England too hot for Germany |website=UEFA |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |date=9 July 2017 |access-date=28 October 2017}}

Personal life

Felix was born in Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia,{{cite news |last=Klein |first=Günter |url=https://www.ovb-online.de/sport/being-mario-felix-goetze-brueder-spielen-gegeneinander-einem-aelteren-grossen-10307469.html |title=Being Mario and Felix Götze: Die Brüder spielen gegeneinander – an einem für den Älteren großen Tag |trans-title=Being Mario and Felix Götze: The brothers play against each other – on a big day for the older one |website=OVB-online.de |publisher=Oberbayerisches Volksblatt |date=8 October 2018 |access-date=2 March 2019 |language=de |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190302183250/https://www.ovb-online.de/sport/being-mario-felix-goetze-brueder-spielen-gegeneinander-einem-aelteren-grossen-10307469.html |archive-date=2 March 2019}} and is the younger brother of Mario Götze and Fabian Götze.{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/jul/16/felix-gotze-bayern-munich |title=Bayern Munich sign Mario Götze's younger brother from Dortmund |website=The Guardian |date=16 July 2014 |access-date=28 October 2017}}

Career statistics

rowspan="2"\|Club	rowspan="2"\|Season	colspan="3"\|League	colspan="2"\|CupIncludes DFB-Pokal	colspan="2"\|Other	colspan="2"\|Total
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" \|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Bayern Munich II	2017–18	Regionalliga Bayern	19	3	colspan="2"\|—	colspan="2"\|—	19	3
Bayern Munich	2017–18	Bundesliga	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
FC Augsburg	2018–19	Bundesliga	6	1	2	0	colspan="2"\|—	8	1
colspan="3"\|Career total	25	4	2	0	0	0	27	4