İlkay Gündoğan

**İlkay Gündoğan** (born 24 October 1990) is a German professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for La Liga  club FC Barcelona and the Germany national football team.

## Early Life

Born in Gelsenkirchen, Gündoğan came through VfL Bochum's (German Club) youth academy. In 2008, he began playing for the club's reserve side before joining the first team, FC Nürnberg (German Club) the following season. He was then acquired by Borussia Dortmund (German Club) in 2011, winning the double of Bundesliga and DFB-Pokal (German knockout football cup) in his first season. In 2013, he helped Borussia reach their first UEFA Champions League Final since 1996–97. After playing a total of 157 matches and scoring 15 goals for the club, Gündoğan signed for Manchester City for an estimated transfer fee of £21 million in the summer of 2016. He won the Premier League and English Football League Cup in 2017–18.
Gündoğan made his senior debut for Germany in 2011 after previously being capped by Germany youth teams at under-18, under-19, under-20 and under-21 levels. He was chosen in Germany's squads for UEFA Euro 2012, the 2018 FIFA World Cup and the 2022 FIFA World Cup.

## Infobox (football biography)

- **name**: İlkay Gündoğan
- **image**: 20180602 FIFA Friendly Match Austria vs. Germany İlkay Gündoğan 850 0728.jpg
- **image size**: 200
- **caption**: Gündoğan with Germany national football team, Germany in 2018
- **fullname**: İlkay Gündoğan
- **birth place**: Gelsenkirchen, Germany
- **height**: 1.80 m
- **position**: Midfielder
- **currentclub**: Manchester City F.C., Manchester City
- **clubnumber**: 8
- **youthyears1**: 1993–1998
- **youthclubs1**: SV Gelsenkirchen-Hessler 06
- **youthyears2**: 1998–1999
- **youthclubs2**: FC Schalke 04, Schalke 04
- **youthyears3**: 1999–2004
- **youthclubs3**: SV Gelsenkirchen-Hessler 06
- **youthyears4**: 2004–2005
- **youthclubs4**: SSV Buer
- **youthyears5**: 2005–2008
- **youthclubs5**: VfL Bochum
- **years1**: 2008–2009
- **clubs1**: VfL Bochum II
- **caps1**: 2
- **goals1**: 1
- **years2**: 2009–2011
- **clubs2**: 1. FC Nürnberg
- **caps2**: 48
- **goals2**: 6
- **years3**: 2011–2016
- **clubs3**: Borussia Dortmund
- **caps3**: 105
- **goals3**: 10
- **years4**: 2012
- **clubs4**: Borussia Dortmund II
- **caps4**: 1
- **goals4**: 0
- **years5**: 2016–
- **clubs5**: Manchester City F.C., Manchester City
- **caps5**: 71
- **goals5**: 13
- **nationalyears1**: 2008
- **nationalteam1**: Germany national youth football team, Germany U18
- **nationalcaps1**: 7
- **nationalgoals1**: 0
- **nationalyears2**: 2008–2009
- **nationalteam2**: Germany national youth football team, Germany U19
- **nationalcaps2**: 6
- **nationalgoals2**: 0
- **nationalyears3**: 2009–2010
- **nationalteam3**: Germany national youth football team, Germany U20
- **nationalcaps3**: 2
- **nationalgoals3**: 0
- **nationalyears4**: 2010–2012
- **nationalteam4**: Germany national under-21 football team, Germany U21
- **nationalcaps4**: 8
- **nationalgoals4**: 1
- **nationalyears5**: 2011–
- **nationalteam5**: Germany national football team, Germany
- **nationalcaps5**: 31
- **nationalgoals5**: 4
- **pcupdate**: 15:15, 13 May 2019 (UTC)
- **ntupdate**: 21:39, 24 March 2019 (UTC)