Mario Gómez

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Mario Gómez García (German pronunciation: [ˈmaːʁi̯oː ˈɡɔmɛs]; born 10 July 1985) is a German former professional footballer who played as a striker. He represented the Germany national team over a period of 11 years between 2007 and 2018. Gómez began his professional career with VfB Stuttgart. When the team won the Bundesliga in 2006–07, Gómez contributed 14 goals and 7 assists and was selected as German Footballer of the Year. In 2009, he signed for Bayern Munich for an estimated €30–35 million, a league record at the time. With Bayern, Gómez was the Bundesliga top scorer in 2011 and helped the team win seven trophies, including the UEFA Champions League in 2013. He left for Serie A team Fiorentina in 2013 and was affected by injury during his time in Italy. Gómez was loaned to Turkey's Beşiktaş in 2015 and was top scorer as the club won the Süper Lig. He subsequently returned to Germany by joining Bundesliga side VfL Wolfsburg for the 2016–17 season, helping them avoid relegation. He rejoined Stuttgart the season after, helping them achieve promotion to the Bundesliga after the 2019–20 campaign. Gómez made his international debut for Germany in February 2007 and was included in their squads for three UEFA European Championships and two FIFA World Cups, finishing as top scorer at UEFA Euro 2012. He retired from international football in 2018.

Career

1. 1985
   Born
2. 1999
   Joined Germany national under-15 football team
3. 2000
   Joined Germany national under-17 association football team
4. 2002
   Joined Germany national under-18 football team
5. 2002
   Joined Germany national under-19 football team
6. 2003
   Joined VfB Stuttgart
7. 2003
   Joined VfB Stuttgart II
8. 2004
   Joined Germany national under-20 football team
9. 2005
   Joined Germany national under-21 football team
10. 2005
    Joined Germany national football B team
11. 2007
    Joined Germany men's national association football team
12. 2007
    Won German Footballer of the Year
13. 2009
    Joined FC Bayern Munich
14. 2013
    Joined ACF Fiorentina
15. 2015
    Joined Beşiktaş J.K.
16. 2016
    Joined VfL Wolfsburg
17. 2018
    Joined VfB Stuttgart
18. Won Goal of the Month
19. Won Footballer of the month
20. Won Silbernes Lorbeerblatt

Trivia

• •Place of birth: Riedlingen
• •Citizenship: Germany
• •Known as: association football player
• •Sport: association football