Mario Götze behind Ronaldo & Messi: The most visited player profiles in 2011
Mario Götze had played just five games for Borussia Dortmund in 2009/10. But there was no doubt that the 17-year-old was a special talent; at the same time, it was a surprise that the playmaker would be a big part of BVB's title-winning season the following year. It explains the hype that was generated around the talent in 2011 and why he was the most visited player on Transfermarkt.
Only the profiles of Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo were more often visited in 2011. While in 2010, Mesut Özil and Shinji Kagawa benefited from their transfers, the run on Götze was mostly due to his talent and his 21 assists.
Most visited player profiles in 2011
Otherwise, the same principle held true in 2011: player transfers mobilize the masses. One example is Götze's teammate Nuri Sahin. With the exception of a loan to Feyenoord, Sahin had spent his entire career at his youth club Borussia Dortmund, that summer, however, he decided to join Real Madrid, which created a run on his profile. Another player that got even more attention was Manuel Neuer and his transfer to Bayern Munich. Bayern fans protested against the transfer of the outspoken Schalke fan, which certainly aided the overall attention his profile received, making it one of the top 10 most visited profiles on Transfermarkt in 2011.
In South America, a star was slowly rising, who one day would break the record for the most expensive transfer. In 2011 Neymar was involved in 27 goals, was voted the best player of the Brazilian Série A season, and went viral with a spectacular hattrick. All of that meant that Neymar and Ronaldinho were the only two players not playing in Europe to make the top 20 of the most clicked player profiles in 2011.
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- Date of birth/Age:
- Jun 3, 1992 (31)
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Nat.:
- Current club:
- Eintracht Frankfurt
- Contract until:
- Jun 30, 2026
- Position:
- Attacking Midfield
- Market Value:
- €7.00m
