İlkay Gündoğan
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İlkay Gündoğan (born 24 October 1990) is a German professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for La Liga club Barcelona and the Germany national team.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | İlkay Gündoğan | ||
Date of birth | (1990-10-24) 24 October 1990 (age 33) | ||
Place of birth | Gelsenkirchen, Germany | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Barcelona | ||
Number | 22 | ||
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– | Barcelona | 31 | (5) |
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– | Germany | 75 | (18) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:08, 21 April 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:08, 6 April 2024 (UTC) |
Gündoğan joined 1. FC Nürnberg in 2009 before signing for Borussia Dortmund in 2011, winning the 2011–12 Bundesliga and 2011–12 DFB-Pokal in his first season with the latter. He helped Dortmund reach the 2013 UEFA Champions League final, scoring in the match as they lost to Bayern Munich. After playing 157 matches for the club, Gündoğan signed for Manchester City in 2016, where he would go on to win five Premier League titles, four EFL Cups, two FA Cups, and the Champions League. This included a continental treble in the 2022–23 season, his final with the club, for which he served as club captain. Gündoğan joined Barcelona in 2023.
Gündoğan made his senior debut for Germany 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 and 2020, and the FIFA World Cup in 2018 and 2022.