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Mario Gómez
Mario Gómez, Germany national football team (07).jpg
Gómez with Germany in 2011
Personal information
Full name Mario Gómez García
Date of birth (1985-07-10) 10 July 1985 (age 31)
Place of birth Riedlingen, West Germany
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 12 in)
Playing position Striker
Club information
Current team
VfL Wolfsburg
Number 33
Youth career
1990–1998 SV Unlingen
1998–2000 FV Bad Saulgau
2000–2001 SSV Ulm 1846
2001–2003 VfB Stuttgart
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2005 VfB Stuttgart II 43 (21)
2003–2009 VfB Stuttgart 121 (63)
2009–2013 Bayern Munich 115 (75)
2013–2016 Fiorentina 29 (7)
2015–2016 Beşiktaş (loan) 33 (26)
2016– VfL Wolfsburg 24 (9)
National team
1999 Germany U15 3 (1)
2000–2001 Germany U17 14 (5)
2002 Germany U18 4 (0)
2002–2003 Germany U19 19 (11)
2004 Germany U20 8 (2)
2005–2006 Germany U21 9 (1)
2005 Germany B 2 (1)
2007– Germany 69 (29)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:43, 19 March 2017 (UTC).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22:33, 11 November 2016 (UTC)

Mario Gómez García (German pronunciation: [ˈmaːʁi̯oː ˈɡɔmɛs]; born 10 July 1985) is a German professional footballer who plays as a striker for German club VfL Wolfsburg, and the German national team. Gómez joined Fiorentina after spending four seasons with Bayern Munich, which he joined after six years playing for VfB Stuttgart. At the time the fee was a record for a player transferred in the Bundesliga, estimated to be €30–35 million. The fee is currently the third highest, after former Bayern teammates Mario Götze and Javi Martínez, respectively. When Stuttgart became champions in 2006–07, Gómez contributed 14 goals and seven assists at the age of 21 and was selected as German Footballer of the Year.

With Bayern Munich, Gómez was the Bundesliga top scorer in 2011, and led Bayern to the Champions League final, where they lost to Chelsea. That same year he also led the German National Team to the European Cup semi-final, where they lost to Italy. Despite being the second top goalscorer, behind Fernando Torres, he was subsequently criticized for his style. Additionally, he was then dropped from the German national team squad, not to feature with the team until 2016.

Gómez played for VfB Stuttgart II in the Regionalliga Süd in the 2003–04 and 2004–05 seasons. He scored six goals in 19 appearances during the 2003–04 season and 15 goals in 24 appearances in the 2004–05 season.


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