Felix Gotze

Felix Gotze (German pronunciation: [ˈfeːlɪks ˈɡotsə]; born 11 February 1998) is a German professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for 3. Liga club 1. FC Kaiserslautern, on loan from FC Augsburg.

Club Career

Youth career

Gotze played for Borussia Dortmund until 2014, when he moved to the youth academy of Bayern Munich. Gotze 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, Gotze won the 2016–17 A-Junioren Bundesliga Sud/Sudwest 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.

Bayern Munich

On 24 May 2017, Gotze signed a professional contract with Bayern, with a two-year contract lasting until 2019.

Gotze 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. 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.

FC Augsburg

On 1 July 2018, Gotze moved on a free transfer to FC Augsburg, where he signed a four-year contract. 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 Monchengladbach, in which he came on as a substitute in the 75th minute. On 25 September 2018, Gotze scored the equaliser in the 87th minute in a match that finished 1–1 against his former club, Bayern Munich.

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