Mario Gómez

November 8th, 2010 by EricA

Mario Gómez García is a striker who plays for German side Bayern München and Germany. Gómez played his way through the ranks of fellow Bundesliga club Stuttgart. He made his senior debut in 2004 when he was 18. After the 2006-07 season he was named Player of the Year in Germany. He had finished the season as one of the Bundesliga’s top scorers, despite having struggled with injuries. Gómez proved himself to be just as consistent the following season, finishing as the second highest scorer in the Bundesliga. In the 2008-09 season he stunned Wolfsburg at the top of the table, by scoring all four goals as Stuttgart beat them 4-1. After that season he was signed by Bayern München for a German football record €35 million. In his first season with the club they won the German double.
Gómez made his international debut for the German national side in 2007. In 2009 he also scored four goals in a match for his country, in their 7-2 win against the United Arab Emirates. Gómez played for Germany in both the Euro 2008 and the 2010 World Cup but has usually played after coming off the bench.
For Bayern München Gómez has been back in spectacular form in the 2010-11 season, which has included a hat-trick in the UEFA Champions League match against Romanian club CFR Cluj.

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David Alaba

May 12th, 2010 by EricA

David Alaba

David Alaba is a left midfielder who plays for German side Bayern München and the Austrian national team. Alaba joined Austria Vienna’s youth squad at the age of 10. Word quickly got around about this talented youngster and six years later he moved to Bayern München’s youth academy. He made it into the first team squad in the 2009-10 season. Alaba is regarded as an exceptional talent and is Bayern’s youngest ever player in a competitive match, at 17 years, 7 months and 8 days old. He is also the youngest player to ever have played for Austria. He made that debut already in October 2009, at the age of 17 years and 112 days.

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Diego Contento

May 10th, 2010 by EricA

Diego Contento

Diego Contento is a left back who plays for German side Bayern München. Contento is of Italian parentage but is born and bred in Munich. He joined the Bayern München youth academy from a very early age. He signed his first professional contract with the club in January 2010, at the age of 19. He made his debut as a substitute the following month. Contento quite quickly made his way into the starting XI and is regarded as a huge talent. He has played for Germany’s U-17 and U-20 levels but has indicated he would like to play for Italy at senior level.

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Thomas Müller

May 9th, 2010 by EricA

Thomas Muller

Thomas Müller is a forward or attacking midfielder who plays for German side Bayern München and Germany. Müller came up through Bayern München’s youth system, after having joined the club at the age of ten. He made his debut in the Bundesliga in August 2008, one month before his 19th birthday.
Müller also played for Germany at youth level. When he firmly established himself in the Bayern München team, the call up for Germany’s senior team also came in 2010. He went on to score five goals in the 2010 FIFA World Cup, making him joint top-scorer of the tournament. Having also made three assists Müller was awarded the Golden Boot, ahead of the other three players who also had scored 5 (David Villa, Wesley Sneijder, Diego Forlan). Müller also won the Best Young Player award.

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Stefan Schürf

May 6th, 2010 by EricA

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Stefan Schürf is a defender in the Bayern München squad. He plays for their reserve team and has also played for the German U-21.

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