Mario Gomez Germany football player who currently plays as a striker for FC Bayern Munich in the Bundesliga. Born 10 July 1985 in Riedlingen, West Germany, his father is from Granada in Spain while his mother is German. Although he has nationalities of both countries, Gomez decided to play for Germany at the age of 17. His senior career started at VfB Stuttgart, making his debut in 2004. A year later he was part of the first team and played 30 times in the Bundesliga, and five times in the UEFA Cup. In 2009 Gomez was bought by Bayern Munich at a record transfer fee in the German league with a reported fee estimated to be around 30 to 35 million Euro. In his first season he scored 10 goals for the club and was partnered with Miroslav Klose. He has since made over 80 appearances and scored a total of 56 goals.