Mario Gómez García (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.
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| Full name | Mario Gómez García[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 10 July 1985[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Riedlingen, West Germany | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)[3] | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| 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) |
| 2007–2018 | Germany | 78 | (31) |
Honours | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
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 returned to Stuttgart the season after, helping them achieve promotion to the Bundesliga after the 2019–20 campaign.
Gómez made his senior 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.