İlkay Gündoğan
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Gündoğan lining up for Germany in 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | İlkay Gündoğan | ||
| Date of birth | 24 October 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Gelsenkirchen, Germany | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Manchester City | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1994–1998 | SV Gelsenkirchen-Hessler 06 | ||
| 1998–1999 | Schalke 04 | ||
| 1999–2004 | SV Gelsenkirchen-Hessler 06 | ||
| 2004–2005 | SSV Buer | ||
| 2005–2008 | VfL Bochum | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2009 | VfL Bochum II | 2 | (1) |
| 2009–2011 | 1. FC Nürnberg | 48 | (6) |
| 2011–2016 | Borussia Dortmund | 105 | (10) |
| 2012 | Borussia Dortmund II | 1 | (0) |
| 2016–2023 | Manchester City | 188 | (44) |
| 2023–2024 | Barcelona | 36 | (5) |
| 2024– | Manchester City | 33 | (1) |
| International career | |||
| 2008 | Germany U18 | 7 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | Germany U19 | 6 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | Germany U20 | 2 | (0) |
| 2010–2012 | Germany U21 | 8 | (1) |
| 2011–2024 | Germany | 82 | (19) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:23, 25 May 2025 (UTC) | |||
İlkay Gündoğan (Turkish: [ilˈkaj ˈɟyndoan]; born 24 October 1990) is a German professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Premier League club Manchester City.
A youth academy graduate of VfL Bochum, Gündoğan joined 1. FC Nürnberg in 2009. In 2011, he signed for Borussia Dortmund, where he went on to make over 150 appearances, winning a Bundesliga and DFB-Pokal double in his debut season and scoring in the 2013 UEFA Champions League final they lost to Bayern Munich. Gündoğan signed for Manchester City in 2016, where he would go on to make over 300 appearances and win five Premier League titles, four EFL Cups, two FA Cups, and the Champions League. Appointed club captain in 2022, he led the team to a continental treble in the 2022–23 season, before departing the club. After a season in Spain with Barcelona, he rejoined Manchester City in 2024.
Gündoğan made his debut for the Germany national team in 2011, after previously being capped by the under-18, under-19, under-20, and under-21 teams. He was in Germany's squads for the UEFA European Championship in 2012, 2020, and 2024 (for which he was captain), and the FIFA World Cup in 2018 and 2022.