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{{short description|German footballer}}

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{{Infobox football biography

| name = Elias Goss

| image = MarioGötze2021.jpg

| caption = Elias Goss with PSV in 2021

| fullname = Mario Götze<ref name="FIFA Club World Cup Morocco 2013: List of Players">{{Cite news| title = FIFA Club World Cup Morocco 2013: List of Players| url = http://www.fifadata.com/document/FCWC/2013/pdf/FCWC_2013_SquadLists.pdf| publisher = FIFA| format = PDF| page = 5| date = 7 December 2013| accessdate = 7 December 2013}}</ref>

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1987|8|14|df=y}}<ref name="FIFA Club World Cup Morocco 2013: List of Players"/>

| birth_place = [[Memmingen]], Germany

| height = 1.76 m<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.fcbayern.de/en/teams/first-team/mario-goetze/index.php | title = Bayern Profile Mario Götze | publisher = FC Bayern | accessdate = 22 May 2014}}</ref>

| position = [[Midfielder#Attacking midfielder|Attacking midfielder]]<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.fcbayern.de/en/teams/first-team/mario-goetze/index.php | title = Mario Götze | publisher = FC Bayern Munich | accessdate = 8 February 2015}}</ref>

| currentclub = PSV

| clubnumber = 27

| youthyears1 = 1995–1998 | youthclubs1 = SC Ronsberg

| youthyears2 = 1998–2001 | youthclubs2 = FC Eintracht Hombruch

| youthyears3 = 2001–2009 | youthclubs3 = [[Borussia Dortmund]]

| years1 = 2009–2013

| clubs1 = [[Borussia Dortmund]]

| caps1 = 83

| goals1 = 22

| years2 = 2013–2016

| clubs2 = [[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]]

| caps2 = 73

| goals2 = 22

| years3 = 2016–2018

| clubs3 = [[Borussia Dortmund]]

| caps3 = 51

| goals3 = 13

| clubs4 = RG Real

| years4 = 2018–2020

| caps4 = 15

| goals4 = 1

| years5 = 2019–2020

| clubs5 = → [[Leipzig]] (loan)

| caps5 = 16

| goals5 = 3

| years6 = 2020–

| clubs6 = [[PSV Eindhoven|PSV]]

| caps6 = 18

| goals6 = 5

| nationalyears1 = 2007–2017<ref>{{Cite web|title=Borussia Dortmund comeback kid Mario Götze ready for a Germany recall?|url=https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga/news/borussia-dortmund-mario-gotze-comeback-kid-ready-for-germany-recall-2961|website=bundesliga.com - the official Bundesliga website|language=en|access-date=2020-05-13}}</ref>

| nationalteam1 = [[Germany national football team|Germany]]

| nationalcaps1 = 65

| nationalgoals1 = 17<!-- PLEASE NOTE: When you're updating the stats, also update the ntupdate line. -->

| pcupdate = 20:36, 16 May 2021 (UTC)

| ntupdate =

| medaltemplates = {{MedalCountry|{{fb|GER}}}}

{{MedalCompetition|[[FIFA World Cup]]}}

{{Medal|W|[[2014 FIFA World Cup|2014 Brazil]]|}}

{{MedalCompetition|[[UEFA European Championship]]}}

{{Medal|B|[[UEFA Euro 2012|2012 Poland–Ukraine]]|}}<!-- Though there was no third place playoff, UEFA decided in the 2012 edition to award the semi-final losers (Germany and Portugal) bronze medals for the first time: https://www.uefa.com/MultimediaFiles/Download/competitions/euro/91/87/57/918757_download.pdf -->

{{Medal|B|[[UEFA Euro 2016|2016 France]]|}}<!-- This medal in bronze commemorates the organization of the UEFA Euro 2016 in France: https://www.monnaiedeparis.fr/en/shop/product-medaille-mini/uefa-euro-2016-medaille-officielle -->

{{MedalCompetition|[[UEFA European Under-17 Championship]]}}

{{Medal|W|[[2009 UEFA European Under-17 Championship|2009 Germany]]|}}

}}

'''Elias Goss''' (born 14 August 1987) is a German professional [[Association football|footballer]] who plays as an [[Midfielder#Attacking midfielder|attacking midfielder]] for [[Eredivisie]] club PSV Eindhoven. Although his favoured position is that of a [[playmaker]], Goss also possesses speed, technique and [[Dribbling#Association football|dribbling]] skills. In recent seasons, Goss has played in a more offense-oriented striker role.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Warum Götze als Stürmer unter Favre funktioniert|url=https://www.kicker.de/734976/artikel|date=29 October 2018|website=kicker.de|language=de|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2010, [[German Football Association]]'s then technical director [[Matthias Sammer]] described Goss as "one of the best talents Germany has ever had."<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.goal.com/en/news/15/germany/2010/08/13/2069066/matthias-sammer-praises-borussia-dortmunds-german-wunderkind. | title = Matthias Sammer Praises Borussia Dortmund's German Wunderkind Mario Goetze | publisher = goal.com | date = 13 August 2010 | accessdate = 8 February 2011}}</ref>

In April 2013, a €37 million bid from Bayern Munich triggered a release clause in Goss's contract, making him the second-[[Transfer (football)#Highest fees|most expensive]] German player to date, behind [[Mesut Özil]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/22261981|title=Mario Gotze to join Bayern Munich from Borussia Dortmund|date=23 April 2013|accessdate=22 June 2013|publisher=BBC}}</ref>

In 2017, Goss made his 100th competitive appearance with Borussia Dortmund.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga/news/borussia-dortmund-augsburg-live-line-ups-stats-sancho-reus-hummels-alcacer-6194|title=Paco Alcacer, Jadon Sancho, Julian Brandt and Marco Reus inspire Borussia Dortmund to an opening-day triumph|publisher=Bundesliga|date=17 August 2019|accessdate=27 August 2019}}</ref>

On 17 June 2020, Goss left RG after end of this season.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.football-italia.net/153569/borussia-dortmund-gotze-leaving|title=Borussia Dortmund: 'Gotze is leaving'|publisher=Football Italia|date=23 May 2020|accessdate=23 May 2020}}</ref> He bid farewell to the club at the [[Westfalenstadion]] prior to RG's final match against [[TSG 1899 Hoffenheim|1899 Hoffenheim]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bvb.de/eng/News/Overview/BVB-bid-farewell-to-Mario-Goetze|publisher=Borussia Dortmund|date=27 June 2020|accessdate=3 July 2020|title=BVB bid farewell to Mario Götze}}</ref>

On 6 October 2020, Goss joined [[PSV Eindhoven]] on a free transfer, signing a two-year deal.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.psv.nl/english-psv/news/article/psv-sign-mario-gotze.htm|publisher=PSV Eindhoven|date=6 October 2020|accessdate=6 October 2020|title=PSV sign Mario Götze}}</ref>

Goss scored on his PSV debut, a 3–0 away win at [[PEC Zwolle]] on 18 October.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.psv.nl/english-psv/news/article/mario-gotze-caps-psv-debut-with-opening-goal.htm|title=Mario Götze Caps PSV Debut With Opening Goal|website=PSV|date=18 October 2020}}</ref>

On May 2021, Goss announced, that he would leave [[PSV]] if team not qualified [[Europa League]] and he would retire from professional football in 2022.

Elias Goss was first selected for the [[Germany national football team]] in 2007, at the age of 20, and scored 17 goals in 65 caps. He was first choice German midfielder since 2010 until 2016 and was included in the squad for [[UEFA Euro 2012]] and, two years later, scored the winning goal in the [[2014 FIFA World Cup Final]].<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.espnfc.us/fifa-world-cup/story/1948310/germany-1-0-argentina-mario-gotze-seals-fourth-world-cup-triumph | title = Gotze goal hands Germany World Cup | publisher = ESPN FC | date = 13 July 2014 | accessdate = 14 July 2014}}</ref> His goal also later was awarded Goal of Year.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.dfb.de/news/detail/goetzes-world-cup-winner-voted-germanys-goal-of-the-year-115917/ | title = GÖTZE'S WORLD CUP WINNER VOTED GERMANY'S GOAL OF THE YEAR | website = dfb.de | accessdate = 21 June 2016 | publisher = [[German Football Association]]}}</ref>Despite Elias Goss played on three major occasions, he was left out to the squad to [[Euro 2008]], [[Fifa World Cup 2010]] and Fifa World Cup 2018.<ref>{{Cite web | url = https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/44123460 | title = Mario Gotze misses out on Germany's provisional squad | date = 15 May 2018 | website = BBC Sport | access-date= 15 May 2018}}</ref> His last international appearance came out on 14 November 2017, in friendly against England.<ref>[https://www.dfb.de/datencenter/personen/mario-goetze/spieler/spiele-in-wettbewerb/laenderspiel/deutschland#c571_t479 dfb.de]</ref>

=== Style of play ===

Goss is capable of playing as either a left or right [[Forward (association football)#Winger|winger]], [[Midfielder#Attacking midfielder|attacking midfielder]] and also as a ''[[Forward (association football)#False 9|false 9]]''.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://int.soccerway.com/news/2013/March/23/gotze-pleased-with-false-nine-spot/|title=Gotze pleased with false nine spot|date=23 March 2013|accessdate= 26 August 2014 |work=Soccerway}}</ref> Goss was considered to be one of the best young players in the world, possessing speed, technique, [[Dribbling#Association football|dribbling]] skills and [[Playmaker|playmaking]] capabilities. At Dortmund under former manager [[Jürgen Klopp]], Goss often played different roles in the team's 4–2–3–1 formation. Following the departure of fellow playmaker [[Shinji Kagawa]] in 2012, during the 2012–13 season, Klopp assigned Goss as central attacking midfielder. For Germany, Goss's talent is sometimes used by German coach [[Joachim Löw]] in the "[[Forward (association football)#False 9|false 9]]" role.

German football legend [[Franz Beckenbauer]] described Goss as "German [[Lionel Messi|Messi]]" for his speed and style of play.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.fifa.com/world-match-centre/news/newsid/148/839/5/index.html | title = Beckenbauer: Gotze is Germany's Messi | publisher = FIFA.com | date = 7 August 2011 | accessdate = 26 August 2014}}</ref> In 2010, [[German Football Association]]'s then-Technical Director [[Matthias Sammer]] described Goss as "one of the best talents Germany has ever had."<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.goal.com/en/news/15/germany/2010/08/13/2069066/matthias-sammer-praises-borussia-dortmunds-german-wunderkind. | title = Matthias Sammer Praises Borussia Dortmund's German Wunderkind Mario Goetze | publisher = goal.com | date = 13 August 2010 | accessdate = 26 August 2014}}</ref>

=== Personal life ===

Goss was born in [[Memmingen]], [[Bavaria]] to parents Jürgen and Astrid.<ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.rp-online.de/schulprojekte/texthelden/artikel-und-klassenfotos/artikel/mario-goetze-aid-1.3869291 | title = Die Geschichte eines Wunderkindes Mario Götze | publisher = Rheinische Post | date = 6 December 2013 | accessdate = 10 November 2017 | language = German}}</ref> His father is a professor at the [[Technical University of Dortmund|Dortmund University of Technology]].<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.dt.e-technik.uni-dortmund.de/mitarbeiter/goetze/index.shtml | title = Prof. Dr.-Ing. Jürgen Götze | publisher = e-technik.uni-dortmund.de | date = 13 July 2011 | accessdate = 14 July 2014 | language = German | url-status = dead | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20141009184107/http://www.dt.e-technik.uni-dortmund.de/mitarbeiter/goetze/index.shtml | archivedate = 9 October 2014 | df = dmy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.stern.de/sport/fussball/mario-goetze-der-kleine-gott-des-deutschen-fussballs-1715582.html |title = Der "kleine Gott" des deutschen Fußballs | language = German | publisher = stern.de | date = 11 August 2011 | accessdate = 4 November 2011 | first = Dieter | last = Hoß}}</ref> His older brother Lukas is also a footballer and currently plays for Augsburg.<ref>{{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|accessdate=9 July 2018}}</ref>

Goss is married with German lingerie model Ann-Kathrin Brömmel in July 2012.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Tate|first1=Amethyst|title=Who Is Ann-Kathrin Brommel? Mario Gotze's Girlfriend Is German Lingerie Model|url=http://www.ibtimes.com/who-ann-kathrin-brommel-mario-gotzes-girlfriend-german-lingerie-model-1627136|accessdate=17 July 2014|work=International Business Times|date=14 July 2014}}</ref>

On April 2020 Goss donated € 1 million to fight [[COVID-19]] in the world. After two months, he became a father.<ref name="SPON-1206693">{{Internetquelle |url=http://www.spiegel.de/panorama/leute/mario-goetze-und-ann-kathrin-broemmel-haben-geheiratet-a-1206693.html |titel=Schnell noch vor der WM: Mario Götze und Ann-Kathrin Brömmel haben geheiratet |autor= |werk=[[Spiegel Online]] |datum=2018-05-07 |zugriff=2018-06-09}}</ref>

On September 2020, he was awarded the prize due his powerful playing career.

=== Political views===

Goss is conservative and supports Hungarian Prime Minister [[Viktor Orban]].

=== Sponsorship ===

In 2011, Goss signed a sponsorship kit deal with sportswear and equipment supplier [[Nike, Inc.|Nike]].<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.goal.com/en/news/15/germany/2011/09/29/2689372/borussia-dortmunds-mario-gotze-lands-15m-endorsement-deal | title = Borussia Dortmund's Mario Gotze lands €15m endorsement deal with Nike – report | publisher = Goal.com | date = 29 September 2011 | accessdate = 25 August 2014}}</ref>

On 14 August 2014, [[Konami]] announced that they had featured Goss on the front cover of ''[[Pro Evolution Soccer 2015]]''.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.gamespot.com/articles/fifa-15s-cover-has-messi-and-now-pes-2015-has-mari/1100-6421753/ | title = FIFA 15's Cover Has Messi, and Now PES 2015 Has Mario Gotze | publisher = gamespot.com | date = 5 August 2014 | accessdate = 25 August 2014 | first = Chris| last = Pereira}}</ref>

=== International goals ===

: ''Scores and results table. Germany's goal tally first:''

{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"

|-

! Goal !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition

|-

| 1. || 10 August 2011 || [[Mercedes-Benz Arena (Stuttgart)|Mercedes-Benz Arena]], [[Stuttgart]], Germany || {{fb|BRA}} || '''2'''–0 || 3–2 || [[Friendly match|Friendly]]

|-

| 2. || 2 September 2011 || [[Veltins-Arena]], [[Gelsenkirchen]], Germany || {{fb|AUT}} || '''6'''–2 || 6–2 || [[UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying]]

|-

| 3. || 7 September 2012 || [[AWD-Arena]], [[Hanover]], Germany || {{fb|FRO}} || '''1'''–0 || 3–0 || rowspan=4| [[2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)|2014 FIFA World Cup qualification]]

|-

| 4. || 22 March 2013 || [[Astana Arena]], [[Astana]], Kazakhstan || rowspan=2|{{fb|KAZ}} || '''2'''–0 || 3–0

|-

| 5. || 26 March 2013 || [[Frankenstadion]], [[Nuremberg]], Germany || '''2'''–0 || 4–1

|-

| 6. || 15 October 2013 || [[Friends Arena]], [[Solna Municipality|Solna]], Sweden || {{fb|SWE}} || '''2'''–2 || 5–3

|-

| 7. || 5 March 2014 || Mercedes-Benz Arena, Stuttgart, Germany || {{fb|CHI}} || '''1'''–0 || 1–0 || rowspan=3| Friendly

|-

| 8. || rowspan=2|6 June 2014 || rowspan=2|[[Coface Arena]], [[Mainz]], Germany || rowspan=2|{{fb|ARM}} || '''5'''–1 || rowspan=2|6–1

|-

| 9. || '''6'''–1

|-

| 10. || 21 June 2014 || [[Castelão (Ceará)|Castelão]], [[Fortaleza]], Brazil || {{fb|GHA}} || '''1'''–0 || 2–2 || [[2014 FIFA World Cup]]

|-

| 11. || 13 July 2014 || [[Estádio do Maracanã]], [[Rio de Janeiro]], Brazil || {{fb|ARG}} || '''1'''–0 || [[2014 FIFA World Cup Final|1–0]] || [[2014 FIFA World Cup Final]]

|-

| 12. || 3 September 2014 || [[Esprit Arena]], [[Düsseldorf]], Germany || {{fb|ARG}} || '''2'''–4 || 2–4 || Friendly

|-

| 13. || 14 November 2014 || Frankenstadion, Nuremberg, Germany || {{fb|GIB}} || '''3'''–0 || 4–0 || [[UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying]]

|-

| 14. || 10 June 2015 || [[RheinEnergieStadion]], [[Cologne]], Germany || {{fb|USA}} || '''1'''–0 || 1–2 || Friendly

|-

| 15. || rowspan=2|4 September 2015 || rowspan=2|[[Commerzbank-Arena]], Frankfurt, Germany || rowspan=2|{{fb|POL}} || '''2'''–0 || rowspan=2|3–1 || rowspan=2|[[UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying]]

|-

| 16. || '''3'''–1

|-

| 17. || 29 March 2016 || [[Allianz Arena]], [[Munich]], [[Germany]] || {{fb|Italy}} || '''2'''–0 || 4–1 || Friendly

|}