Felix Götze

Götze's current-season form is level with last season (Season 36→34), while his Rating eased 60→49. His peak season for form remains 2024/25 (Season 36).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2025/26	SC Paderborn 07 · 3rd	30	1	2	6.96	49	34
2024/25	SC Paderborn 07 · 4th	31	3	2	7.08	60	36
2023/24	Rot-Weiß Essen · 7th	31	1	0	7.02	43	20
2022/23	Rot-Weiß EssenLoan · 15th	31	3	2	7.08	43	23
2021/22	1. FC Kaiserslautern · 3rd	23	2	0	—	42	20

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 3 earlier seasons and 6 youth-team spells in the full career.

Germany · international

Side	Apps	G
Germany U19	1	0

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

Scout report

Solid contributorFull-back

F. Götze is a 28-year-old full-back at SC Paderborn 07, rated 48.6 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 56th of 116 on scout potential in the 2. Bundesliga. An experienced operator, he has been a regular starter this season (78.7% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.36 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Götze.

Judged on this season alone, Götze graded 34 — a strong campaign that ranks top 27% of the 15 full-backs in the 2. Bundesliga, on 7 clean sheets and 3.364 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 36 → 34). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2024/25.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 49, 8th of 15 of the 15 full-backs in the 2. Bundesliga. At 28 Götze is in his prime years, and a market index of 13 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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A career still climbing — Götze is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.

Peak: 2024/25Trending upBreakout: 2021/22Stepped up 2024/25

Current potential8th of 15 full-backs · 2. Bundesliga Current seasonTop 27% full-backs · 2. Bundesliga 4th-best full-back in the 2. Bundesliga 56th in the 2. Bundesliga · potential 8th-highest potential full-back in the 2. Bundesliga

48.6

Ratingi

8th of 15 full-backs

Seasoni

developing / rotation level

78.7%

Minutes

a regular starter

3.36

Def. actions / 90

moderate defensive volume

Output in context · SC Paderborn 07 finished 3rd of 18 · an upper-table side

Apps

3.36

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

3.36 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 7 clean sheets across 30 appearances. Behind an upper-table side (3rd of 18) the side controls more games, so the defensive load is lighter — the value sits as much in composure and ball progression as in raw volume. Going forward he chipped in 1 goal and 2 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

Availability. On the pitch for 78.7% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.

Watch points

Few red flags. No obvious weaknesses in the current-season profile — consistency is the next test.

Outlook

With a Rating of 48.6, Götze carries the 8th-highest potential of the full-backs in the 2. Bundesliga of 15. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (3.36 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.2× now → 0.9× projected in three years).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %78.7%

Available fixtures34 of 34

Goals / 900.037

Assists / 900.075

Goal contribution / 900.112

Defensive actions / 903.364

Player flow

Goal involvements3

Cards / 900.15

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~22), then tapers with age. At 28, Götze sits on 13, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Götze's projected Rating — 48.6 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among full-backs in the 2. Bundesliga with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals1

Passing

Assists2

Defending

Tackles29

Interceptions29

Blocks32

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards4

Red cards0

Transfer history

€0.1M total transfer fees · 6 moves

SC Paderborn 07Jul 2024 – now

Rot-Weiß EssenJul 2023 – Jul 2024€ 100K

Rot-Weiß Essen(on loan)Aug 2022 – Jul 2023

FC Augsburg(back from loan)Jul 2022 – Aug 2022

1. FC Kaiserslautern(on loan)Feb 2021 – Jul 2022

FC AugsburgJul 2018 – Feb 2021

Bayern Münchenuntil Jul 2018

About F. Götze

Felix Götze is a 28-year-old full-back who plays for SC Paderborn 07, born on February 11, 1998 in Dortmund, standing 185 cm tall. He is from Germany. SC Paderborn 07 currently sit 18th of 18 in the 2. Bundesliga.

This season

In the current season, F. Götze has made 30 appearances with 1 goal and 2 assists across 2,408 minutes, with 4 yellow cards.

F. Götze's next match is on August 29, 2026, when SC Paderborn 07 face FSV Mainz 05 away in the Bundesliga.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates F. Götze at 48.6 with a Season form score of 34, ranking 56th of 116 full-backs in the 2. Bundesliga. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 9 career titles — among them the Reg. Cup Niederrhein and the Bundesliga. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 11 recorded seasons, F. Götze has totalled 233 club appearances with 23 goals and 6 assists for 8 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2022/23, with 31 appearances for Rot-Weiß Essen.

F. Götze's career has also included time at Rot-Weiß Essen, FC Augsburg, 1. FC Kaiserslautern and Bayern München.

On the international stage, F. Götze has represented Germany U19 — 1 cap in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

Profile

Season stats

Career

Scout report

Output in context · SC Paderborn 07 finished 3rd of 18 · an upper-table side

Strengths

Watch points