Fabian Götze (born 3 June 1990) is a German

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who plays as a

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, and is currently a

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Career

Götze began his career with SC Ronsberg and later signed for FC Eintracht Hombruch. In summer 2001, he was scouted by

Borussia Dortmund Ballspielverein Borussia 09 e. V. Dortmund, commonly known as Borussia Dortmund (), BVB (), or simply Dortmund (), is a German professional sports club based in Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia. It is best known for its men's professional footb ...

. He made his debut for

Borussia Dortmund II Borussia Dortmund II are the reserve team of Borussia Dortmund. They play in the 3. Liga, at Stadion Rote Erde. Until 2005, the team played as Borussia Dortmund Amateure. History From Kreisliga to Oberliga (Until 1997) The second team of Boruss ...

squad on 25 July 2007 in the 3. Liga. He left

on 5 January 2010 and signed a contract with

FSV Mainz 05 1. Fußball- und Sportverein Mainz 05 e. V., usually shortened to 1. FSV Mainz 05, Mainz 05 () or simply Mainz (), is a German sports club, founded in 1905 and based in Mainz, Rhineland-Palatinate. 1. FSV Mainz 05 play in the Bundesliga, the top ...

which expired on 30 June 2013.

Statistics

Personal life

Fabian is the brother of

Mario Götze Mario Götze (born 3 June 1992) is a German professional footballer who plays for Bundesliga club Eintracht Frankfurt and the Germany national team. Although his favoured position is that of a playmaker, Götze has also played as a false nin ...

who is a playmaker at

Eintracht Frankfurt Eintracht Frankfurt e.V. () is a professional sports club based in Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany. It is best known for its football club, which was founded on 8 March 1899. The team is currently playing in the Bundesliga, the top tier of the Germa ...

, born exactly two years apart, and

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, is also a footballer for Rot-Weiss Essen.

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* 1990 births Living people German men's footballers 3. Liga players Regionalliga players Borussia Dortmund II players 1. FSV Mainz 05 II players VfL Bochum II players SpVgg Unterhaching players Germany men's youth international footballers Men's association football defenders Footballers from Dortmund People from Ostallgäu Footballers from Swabia (Bavaria) {{germany-footy-defender-1990s-stub