İlkay Gündoğan

İlkay Gündoğan (Turkish pronunciation [ˈˈilkaj gyndoaːn]; born 24 October 1990) is a German professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for La Liga club Barcelona and captains the Germany national team. He is widely recognized as one of the best midfielders in the world for his leading and playmaking skills.

İlkay Gündoğan
Gündoğan lining up for Germany in 2018
Personal information
Full name İlkay Gündoğan[1]
Date of birth (1990-10-24) 24 October 1990[2]
Place of birth Gelsenkirchen, Germany
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[2]
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 10 (0)
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 71 (18)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 October 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 03:05, 18 October 2023 (UTC)

Gündoğan joined 1. FC Nürnberg in 2009 before signing for Borussia Dortmund in 2011, winning a league and cup double in his first season with the latter club. In 2013, he helped Dortmund reach their first UEFA Champions League final since 1997. 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 UEFA Champions League in 2023 as part of a continental treble during his final season in England, for which he served as captain. Gündoğan then joined Barcelona in June 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 chosen in Germany's squads for the UEFA European Championship in 2012 and 2020, and the FIFA World Cup in 2018 and 2022.

Early life

Gündoğan was born in Gelsenkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia to Turkish parents.[3] His grandfather on his father's side was a guest worker who moved from Balıkesir, Turkey, to the Ruhr region of Germany to work as a miner.[4] Meanwhile, his wife stayed in Turkey with their children where they grew up and went to school.[5]

Club career

Early career
Gündoğan with FC Nürnberg in 2010

Having grown up in Gelsenkirchen, Gündoğan's boyhood affiliaton was with Schalke 04, with which he had a brief spell as an eight-year old before being forced to take a break from the sport altogether because of growth problems. He subsequently confessed that this was one of the worst disappointments in his life, one which led him to reject Schalke when the club offered to sign him up again when he was 13-years old, fearing he would be somehow disappointed again.[6]

Gündoğan eventually came through VfL Bochum's youth academy. In 2008, he began playing for the club's reserve team before signing for 2. Bundesliga club FC Nürnberg in 2009. In his fourth Bundesliga match, on 19 September 2009, away against Bayern Munich, he made his first assist. His first goal for Nürnberg came on 20 February 2010 in a home match against Bayern Munich.[7]

2011–2013: Domestic double and UEFA Champions League final
Gündoğan playing for Borussia Dortmund in 2013

On 5 May 2011, Gündoğan signed a four-year contract with another Bundesliga club, Borussia Dortmund.[6] He made his debut on 23 July in the 2011 DFL-Supercup against Schalke. After a 0–0 draw at Arena AufSchalke, he scored Dortmund's first attempt in the penalty shoot-out, which they went on to lose 4–3.[8] On 17 December, he scored his first goal for Dortmund in a 4–1 victory away to SC Freiburg.[9] He played once for the club's reserves on 22 February 2012, being replaced at half time by Rico Benatelli in an eventual 2–1 win over 1. FC Kaiserslautern II at the Stadion Rote Erde.[10] On 20 March, Gündoğan scored a 120th-minute goal which saw Dortmund defeat Greuther Fürth and progress to the 2012 DFB-Pokal final.[11] He played the entire final on 12 May, a 5–2 victory over Bayern Munich that gave Dortmund their first domestic double.[12]

In the 2012–13 season, Gündoğan was one of the central figures of Borussia Dortmund as they reached the 2013 UEFA Champions League final. He was praised for his play in the two semi-final matches against Real Madrid.[13][14] On 25 May 2013, he scored the equaliser from the penalty spot in the 69th minute to keep Dortmund's hopes alive against Bayern Munich in the Champions League final played at Wembley Stadium in London. This was his first regular-time penalty kick in a game for Dortmund. Bayern Munich went on to win 2–1.[15]

2013–2016: Contract extensions and DFB-Pokal final

Gündoğan scored in the 2013 DFL-Supercup on 27 July as Dortmund won 4–2 against rivals Bayern Munich.[16] In August, a back injury picked up while on international duty ruled him out for a full year.[17] Gündoğan signed a new contract with Dortmund in April 2014, to keep him at the club until 2016.[18]

Gündoğan scored in the penalty-shootout victory over Bayern Munich on 28 April 2015, which sent Dortmund to the 2015 DFB-Pokal final.[19] Two days later, it was announced he and Dortmund would not be renewing their contract after its expiration on 30 June 2015.[20] However, on 1 July 2015, Gündoğan signed a contract extension to keep him at Dortmund until June 2017.[21]

2016–2017: First season and long-term injury

On 2 June 2016, Gündoğan signed for Premier League club Manchester City on a four-year contract, for an estimated transfer fee of £20 million. He was the club's first signing under former Bayern Munich manager Pep Guardiola.[22] Gündoğan made his debut on 14 September, playing for the first time in four months in a 2016–17 UEFA Champions League group stage game at home to Borussia Mönchengladbach. City won 4–0; Gündoğan won a penalty that was converted by Sergio Agüero.[23] Three days later, Gündoğan started in the squad and scored with a low, right-footed shot against AFC Bournemouth in a 4–0 home win.[24] He scored a brace and set up Agüero's goal against West Bromwich Albion in a 4–0 win at The Hawthorns on 29 October 2016.[25] He continued his run of form by scoring twice against Barcelona in a 3–1 win at home in the group stages of the Champions League.[26]

On 14 December, in a 2016–17 Premier League game against Watford, Gündoğan was substituted in the 44th minute with knee ligament damage. Guardiola stated the player would be out injured for "several months."[27] It was later confirmed Gündoğan tore his cruciate ligament in the right knee and would miss the remainder of the season.[28]

2017–2022: Consecutive Premier League titles
Gündoğan playing for Manchester City in 2021

On 16 September 2017, Gündoğan made his first appearance for Manchester City in nine months, coming on as a substitute in the team's 6–0 2017–18 Premier League win away at Watford.[29] Three months later, he scored his first goal of the season with a header, assisted by Leroy Sané, a goal that gave City the lead in their 4–1 win against Tottenham Hotspur.[30] On 13 February 2018, he scored a brace, with one goal in each half, as City won 4–0 against FC Basel in the away leg of their round-of-sixteen tie in the 2017–18 Champions League.[31] On 4 March, he set two Premier League passing records in a 1–0 home win over Chelsea: one for most passes attempted (174), and one for most passes completed (167) in a single game. The previous holder of both records had been his former City teammate Yaya Touré, who completed 157 passes from 168 attempts against Stoke City in December 2011.[32]

In August 2019, Gündoğan signed a four-year contract extension with City.[33]

On 21 September 2020, he tested positive for COVID-19, which obliged him to self-isolate for ten days. This was announced on the same day that City's first game of the season against Wolverhampton Wanderers was to be played.[34] After recovering, he came back to the squad and scored his first Premier league goal of the season on 15 December in a 1–1 home draw against West Bromwich Albion.[35]

On 7 February 2021, Gündoğan scored twice in a 4–1 away league-win over Liverpool, sealing City's first win at Anfield since 2003.[36] On 12 February, he received the Premier League Player of the Month award for his performances throughout January.[37] On 12 March, he received the award for a second consecutive month, with four goals and one assist in five games. In doing so, he became the first player for City to win back-to-back awards for the club.[38] He was City's highest goalscorer of the league season with 13 goals.[39] On 29 May, he played his second Champions League final, and the first ever with City, which ended in a 1–0 defeat against Chelsea.[40]

On 22 May 2022, he scored two goals in a 3–2 home victory against Aston Villa on the final day of the 2021–22 Premier League, a result that clinched the Premier League title for the club.[41]

2022–2023: Treble-winning captain and final season

Gündoğan was chosen by his teammates as club captain on 14 August 2022, replacing the departing Fernandinho.[42] On 6 May 2023, he scored both goals in a 2–1 win over Leeds United, which secured his club's 10th league win in a row during the 2022–23 Premier League.[43] On 14 May, Gündoğan scored twice against Everton, one of his goals being a clever flick and the other being a well-taken free kick. Guardiola commented that the player had shown "again and again his quality and his importance".[44] Such performances contributed greatly to City eventually winning in the league title.[2][45]

On 3 June 2023, Gündoğan scored the quickest goal in FA Cup final history, with a long-range volley within 12 seconds of the 2023 final against Manchester United.[46] The match ended as a 2–1 victory for City, with Gündoğan scoring the second goal with another volley in the 51st minute. Gündoğan scored a third goal in the 72nd minute, though it was disallowed for offside.[47] Owing to his performance in the match, he was praised as "magnificent" by journalist Phil McNulty,[48] and was voted as man of the match by readers of BBC Sport.[49] Amid rumours of potential exits to Barcelona or Arsenal,[50][51][52] Guardiola restated his belief that Gündoğan should stay, saying that the director of football for Manchester City, Txiki Begiristain, was "working on" a new contract for the midfielder.[53] On 10 June, he won his first Champions League title after a 1–0 victory over Inter Milan in the final, becoming the first captain of the club to lift the European Cup.[54] On 26 June, City announced the departure of Gündoğan after seven years.[55]

Barcelona

On 26 June 2023, La Liga club Barcelona announced the signing of Gündoğan on a free transfer until June 2025.[56]

The German player came to Barcelona after winning the treble as Manchester City captain, becoming a key target for Barça in their quest to defend their La Liga title. Despite wearing the number 14 during pre-season games, he has chosen the number 22 for his definitive jersey number, now vacated by Raphinha, who will wear the number 11.[57]

International career
Gündoğan playing for Germany against Austria in 2012

After years of playing for different youth teams, Gündoğan received his first call-up to the Germany senior team in August 2011 for a friendly against Brazil, but did not feature in the game. On 11 October, he made his debut for Germany after coming on as a substitute for captain Philipp Lahm for the last six minutes of a 3–1 win against Belgium in a UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying match at the Esprit Arena in Düsseldorf.[58]

In May 2012, he was selected in the German squad for Euro 2012.[59] Germany reached the semi-finals, although Gündoğan did not play. On 26 March 2013, Gündoğan scored his first goal for Germany in a 4–1 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Kazakhstan at the Grundig Stadion in Nuremberg.[60] He scored his second goal in his next match, a friendly on 14 August at the Fritz-Walter-Stadion in Kaiserslautern, as Germany came from 2–0 down to draw 3–3 against Paraguay.[61] However, he was taken off with a back injury that ruled him out for the next year and forced him to miss the 2014 World Cup, which Germany would go on to win.[17]

Gündoğan returned to international football on 25 March 2015 in a 2–2 draw with Australia in a friendly.[62] He participated in the Euro 2016 qualifying campaign, scoring in a 7–0 away win over Gibraltar on 14 June 2015,[63] and a 3–2 win against Scotland at Hampden Park on 7 September.[64]

On 6 May 2016, it was announced Gündoğan would be unable to participate at Euro 2016 due to injury.[65] He did, however, make the team's squad, announced in June 2018, for the 2018 World Cup in Russia.[66] On 19 May 2021, he was selected to the squad for Euro 2020.[67]

On 10 November 2022, Gündoğan was selected in the 26-man squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.[68] In September 2023, he was named captain of the national team by coach Hansi Flick, with the absence of Manuel Neuer.[69]

Style of play

Known for his vision, athleticism and leadership, Gündoğan's manager, Pep Guardiola, described him as "one of the best players [he had] worked with".[70]

Jürgen Klopp, Gündoğan's former coach at Borussia Dortmund, has described Gündoğan as an "intelligent and complete midfielder with numerous strengths".[71] Although Gündoğan had a tough start at Dortmund, where he admitted "things hadn't gone as well as I had thought", his "willingness to learn" and "great attitude", according to Klopp, allowed him to play a pivotal role in his later career at the club in the deep-lying playmaker role.[71] He was able to fit into Dortmund's "explosive" style "by combining creativity and outstanding passing with the defensive attributes and tireless energy needed".[71] In his earlier years, Gündoğan was often deployed as a wide midfielder, but later established himself in a more central role at Dortmund. Regarding this positional switch, he commented: "I came to the conclusion that playing wide wasn't my strength. I feel fine playing as a defensive or central midfielder, but I also believe that I can hold my own as a playmaker."[72] In a 2016 UEFA profile, Philip Röber also noted that Gündoğan "excels in possession-based teams and can dictate a side's tempo."[72]

At Manchester City, Gündoğan was deployed in a variety of midfield positions, including in a holding role.[73][74] Although he was not statistically as productive as his other midfield teammates, specifically in terms of the number of goals and assists, he drew praise in the media for his ability to circulate possession and create space for other players.[74] Throughout his career, Gündoğan often struggled with injuries.[33][72]

Personal life

Gündoğan married Sara Arfaoui in 2022[75] and they have one child.[76] Gündoğan's cousin Naz Aydemir is a volleyball player.[77]

In May 2018, Gündoğan met Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in London, along with Mesut Özil and Cenk Tosun, two other England-based, German-born players of Turkish descent. Gündoğan was criticised for referring to Erdoğan as "my president", despite not being a citizen of Turkey. The incident caused political controversy in Germany, and Gündoğan was jeered by German fans when playing for the national team weeks later.[78]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 25 October 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup[lower-alpha 1] League Cup[lower-alpha 2] Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
VfL Bochum II 2008–09[79] Regionalliga West 21————21
FC Nürnberg 2008–09[79] 2. Bundesliga 10————10
2009–10[79] Bundesliga 22121——2[lower-alpha 3]1263
2010–11[79] 25510———265
Total 48631——21538
Borussia Dortmund 2011–12[79] Bundesliga 28351—2[lower-alpha 4]01[lower-alpha 5]0364
2012–13[79] 28340—12[lower-alpha 4]11[lower-alpha 5]0454
2013–14[79] 1010—001[lower-alpha 5]131
2014–15[79] 23340—6[lower-alpha 4]000333
2015–16[79] 25151—10[lower-alpha 6]1—403
Total 10510192—3023115715
Borussia Dortmund II 2011–12[79] Regionalliga West 10————10
Manchester City 2016–17[80] Premier League 10300006[lower-alpha 4]2—165
2017–18[81] 30430609[lower-alpha 4]2—486
2018–19[82] 31660408[lower-alpha 4]01[lower-alpha 7]0506
2019–20[83] 31241509[lower-alpha 4]21[lower-alpha 7]0505
2020–21[84] 2813412012[lower-alpha 4]3—4617
2021–22[85] 278421010[lower-alpha 4]01[lower-alpha 7]04310
2022–23[86] 318323013[lower-alpha 4]11[lower-alpha 7]05111
Total 1884424621067104030460
Barcelona 2023–24[87] La Liga 10000—3000130
Career total 35461469210100129253084
  1. Includes DFB-Pokal, FA Cup
  2. Includes EFL Cup
  3. Appearances in Bundesliga relegation play-offs
  4. Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  5. Appearance in DFL-Supercup
  6. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  7. Appearance in FA Community Shield

International
As of match played 17 October 2023[88]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Germany 201110
201230
201342
201582
201640
201720
201870
201983
202051
2021126
2022123
202351
Total7118
As of match played 14 October 2023
Scores and results list Germany's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Gündoğan goal[88]
List of international goals scored by İlkay Gündoğan
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
126 March 2013Grundig Stadion, Nuremberg, Germany7 Kazakhstan3–04–12014 FIFA World Cup qualification[89]
214 August 2013Fritz-Walter-Stadion, Kaiserslautern, Germany8 Paraguay1–23–3Friendly[90]
313 June 2015Estádio Algarve, Faro, Portugal11 Gibraltar3–07–0UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying[91]
47 September 2015Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland13 Scotland3–23–2UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying[92]
511 June 2019Opel Arena, Mainz, Germany33 Estonia4–08–0UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying[93]
613 October 2019Lilleküla Stadium, Tallinn, Estonia35 Estonia1–03–0UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying[94]
72–0
86 September 2020St. Jakob-Park, Basel, Switzerland39  Switzerland1–01–12020–21 UEFA Nations League A[95]
925 March 2021MSV-Arena, Duisburg, Germany43 Iceland3–03–02022 FIFA World Cup qualification[96]
1031 March 2021MSV-Arena, Duisburg, Germany45 North Macedonia1–11–22022 FIFA World Cup qualification[97]
117 June 2021Merkur Spiel-Arena, Düsseldorf, Germany46 Latvia2–07–1Friendly[98]
1211 November 2021Volkswagen Arena, Wolfsburg, Germany53 Liechtenstein1–09–02022 FIFA World Cup qualification[99]
1314 November 2021Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium, Yerevan, Armenia54 Armenia2–04–12022 FIFA World Cup qualification[100]
143–0
1514 June 2022Borussia-Park, Mönchengladbach, Germany60 Italy2–05–22022–23 UEFA Nations League A[101]
1626 September 2022Wembley Stadium, London, England62 England1–03–32022–23 UEFA Nations League A[102]
1723 November 2022Khalifa International Stadium, Al Rayyan, Qatar64 Japan1–01–22022 FIFA World Cup[103]
1814 October 2023Pratt & Whitney Stadium, East Hartford, United States70 United States1–13–1Friendly[104]

Honours

Borussia Dortmund

Manchester City

Individual

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