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.

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Category:1990 births
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Category:Sportspeople from Gelsenkirchen
Category:Living people
Category:Manchester City F.C. players
Category:2022 FIFA World Cup players
Category:UEFA Euro 2024 players