Mario Gómez García (born 10 July 1985 in Riedlingen) is a German footballer who plays as a striker for FC Bayern Munich in the German Bundesliga. Gómez joined Bayern after six years in Stuttgart. The fee was a record for a player transferred in the Bundesliga, estimated to be 30–35 million euro. When Stuttgart became champions in 2006–07, Gómez contributed 14 goals and was elected German footballer of the year.