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İlkay Gündoğan

İlkay Gündoğan

Midfield - Central Midfield  at Galatasaray
Age35
CitizenshipGermany
Height1.80 m
Footright
BornOctober 24, 1990
at Galatasaray 264 days · joined 2025-09-02
👕500+ Apps 100+ Goals 🎯50+ Assists 🏴50+ Caps Veteran
Market value €5.00m
Central Midfield Midfield

Career snapshot

8
clubs played for
06/07
debut season
0.18
goals / match
Manchester City
top club · 358 apps

Career highs

€50.00m
peak value · 2019
€27.00m
top transfer fee · 16/17
17
best season · 20/21
99 / 20
int'l caps / goals
662Appearances
120Goals
86Assists
53Yellow cards
0Red cards
196Full matches (90′)
Full nameİlkay Gündoğan
Name in home countryİlkay Gündoğan
Date of birth1990-10-24 (35 yrs)
Place of birthGelsenkirchen, Germany
CitizenshipGermany
PositionMidfield - Central Midfield (main: Midfield)
Footright
Height180.00 m
Current clubGalatasaray
Joined2025-09-02
Contract expires2027-06-30
AgentROOF
Outfitteradidas
Sep 2025
Transfer: Man City → Galatasaray
25/26 · Transfer
Jul 2025
2025 — Manchester City
4 matches · 2 G · 1 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2025
25/26 — Manchester City
0 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Aug 2024
Transfer: Barcelona → Man City
24/25 · Transfer
Aug 2024
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Jul 2024
24/25 — Manchester City
50 matches · 3 G · 7 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2023
23/24 — FC Barcelona
51 matches · 5 G · 14 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2023
Transfer: Man City → Barcelona
23/24 · Transfer
Jul 2022
22/23 — Manchester City
51 matches · 11 G · 7 A · across 5 competitions
Sep 2021
Injury: unknown
6 games missed
Jul 2021
21/22 — Manchester City
43 matches · 10 G · 6 A · across 5 competitions
Feb 2021
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Dec 2020
Injury: unknown
Sep 2020
Injury: unknown
8 games missed
Jul 2020
20/21 — Manchester City
46 matches · 17 G · 5 A · across 4 competitions
Sep 2019
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Jul 2019
19/20 — Manchester City
50 matches · 5 G · 4 A · across 5 competitions
Apr 2019
Injury: unknown
Dec 2018
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Nov 2018
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Oct 2018
Injury: unknown
8 games missed
Jul 2018
18/19 — Manchester City
50 matches · 6 G · 8 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2017
17/18 — Manchester City, Manchester City U23
49 matches · 6 G · 7 A · across 5 competitions
Dec 2016
Injury: unknown
40 games missed
Jul 2016
16/17 — Manchester City
16 matches · 5 G · 2 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2016
Transfer: Bor. Dortmund → Man City
16/17 · Transfer · €27.00m
May 2016
Injury: unknown
13 games missed
Mar 2016
Injury: unknown
8 games missed
Feb 2016
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Jan 2016
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Jul 2015
15/16 — Borussia Dortmund
40 matches · 3 G · 7 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2014
14/15 — Borussia Dortmund
33 matches · 3 G · 5 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2013
13/14 — Borussia Dortmund
3 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2012
12/13 — Borussia Dortmund
45 matches · 4 G · 3 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2011
11/12 — Borussia Dortmund, Borussia Dortmund II
37 matches · 4 G · 4 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2011
Transfer: 1.FC Nuremberg → Bor. Dortmund
11/12 · Transfer · €5.50m
Jul 2010
10/11 — 1.FC Nuremberg
26 matches · 5 G · 2 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2009
09/10 — 1.FC Nuremberg
26 matches · 3 G · 3 A · across 3 competitions
Feb 2009
Transfer: VfL Bochum U19 → 1.FC Nuremberg
08/09 · Transfer · €850k
Jul 2008
08/09 — 1.FC Nuremberg, VfL Bochum II, VfL Bochum U19
15 matches · 11 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2007
07/08 — VfL Bochum U19
24 matches · 14 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2007
Transfer: VfL Bochum U17 → VfL Bochum U19
07/08 · Transfer
Jul 2006
06/07 — VfL Bochum U19
3 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2005
Transfer: SSV Buer Yth. → VfL Bochum U17
05/06 · Transfer
Jul 2004
Transfer: Heßler 06 Yth. → SSV Buer Yth.
04/05 · Transfer
Jul 1999
Transfer: Schalke 04 Yth. → Heßler 06 Yth.
99/00 · Transfer
Jul 1998
Transfer: Heßler 06 Yth. → Schalke 04 Yth.
98/99 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €50.00m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
17,673 min
Minutes played by club
Manchester City 46.9%
FC Barcelona 3.4%
Manchester City U23 0.0%
Borussia Dortmund 34.4%
Borussia Dortmund II 0.0%
1.FC Nuremberg 12.6%
VfL Bochum II 0.8%
VfL Bochum U19 1.8%
ClubSeasonsFirstLastMatchesGoalsAssistsMinutes
Manchester City 10 16/17 25/26 358 65 47 8,296
FC Barcelona 1 23/24 23/24 51 5 14 600
Manchester City U23 1 17/18 17/18 1 0 0 0
Borussia Dortmund 5 11/12 15/16 157 15 19 6,083
Borussia Dortmund II 1 11/12 11/12 1 0 0 0
1.FC Nuremberg 3 08/09 10/11 53 8 5 2,233
VfL Bochum II 1 08/09 08/09 2 1 0 135
VfL Bochum U19 3 06/07 08/09 39 26 1 326

Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value

6€12.5M11€25M17€37.5M22€50M06/07 — 2 goals (VfL Bochum U19)206/0707/08 — 14 goals (VfL Bochum U19)1407/0808/09 — 11 goals (VfL Bochum II)08/09 — 1 assists1208/0909/10 — 3 goals (1.FC Nuremberg)09/10 — 3 assists609/1010/11 — 5 goals (1.FC Nuremberg)10/11 — 2 assists710/1111/12 — 4 goals (Borussia Dortmund)11/12 — 4 assists811/1212/13 — 4 goals (Borussia Dortmund)12/13 — 3 assists712/1313/14 — 1 goals (Borussia Dortmund)113/1414/15 — 3 goals (Borussia Dortmund)14/15 — 5 assists814/1515/16 — 3 goals (Borussia Dortmund)15/16 — 7 assists1015/1616/17 — 5 goals (Manchester City)16/17 — 2 assists716/1717/18 — 6 goals (Manchester City)17/18 — 7 assists1317/1818/19 — 6 goals (Manchester City)18/19 — 8 assists1418/1919/20 — 5 goals (Manchester City)19/20 — 4 assists919/2020/21 — 17 goals (Manchester City)20/21 — 5 assists2220/212025 — 2 goals (Manchester City)2025 — 1 assists3202521/22 — 10 goals (Manchester City)21/22 — 6 assists1621/2222/23 — 11 goals (Manchester City)22/23 — 7 assists1822/2323/24 — 5 goals (FC Barcelona)23/24 — 14 assists1923/2424/25 — 3 goals (Manchester City)24/25 — 7 assists1024/2525/2608/09 — €50K09/10 — €700K10/11 — €6M11/12 — €7M12/13 — €14M13/14 — €27M14/15 — €20M15/16 — €25M16/17 — €30M17/18 — €30M18/19 — €40M19/20 — €50M20/21 — €40M21/22 — €40M22/23 — €25M23/24 — €20M24/25 — €16M25/26 — €7MGoalsAssistsMarket value

Goals by season

06/07: 2206/0707/08: 141407/0808/09: 111108/0909/10: 3309/1010/11: 5510/1111/12: 4411/1212/13: 4412/1313/14: 1113/1414/15: 3314/1515/16: 3315/1616/17: 5516/1717/18: 6617/1818/19: 6618/1919/20: 5519/2020/21: 171720/212025: 22202521/22: 101021/2222/23: 111122/2323/24: 5523/2424/25: 3324/2525/26: 0025/26

Assists by season

06/07: 0006/0707/08: 0007/0808/09: 1108/0909/10: 3309/1010/11: 2210/1111/12: 4411/1212/13: 3312/1313/14: 0013/1414/15: 5514/1515/16: 7715/1616/17: 2216/1717/18: 7717/1818/19: 8818/1919/20: 4419/2020/21: 5520/212025: 11202521/22: 6621/2222/23: 7722/2323/24: 141423/2424/25: 7724/2525/26: 0025/26
SeasonCompetitionClubMatchesGoalsAssistsYCRCMinutes
25/26 Premier League Manchester City 0 0 0 0 0 0
24/25 Champions League Manchester City 10 2 0 1 0 262
24/25 EFL Cup Manchester City 1 0 0 0 0 0
24/25 FA Cup Manchester City 6 0 0 0 0 0
24/25 Premier League Manchester City 33 1 7 1 0 2,229
23/24 Champions League FC Barcelona 10 0 4 1 0 0
23/24 Copa del Rey FC Barcelona 3 0 0 0 0 0
23/24 LaLiga FC Barcelona 36 5 9 5 0 600
23/24 Supercopa FC Barcelona 2 0 1 0 0 0
22/23 Champions League Manchester City 13 1 2 4 0 997
22/23 Community Shield Manchester City 1 0 0 0 0 0
22/23 EFL Cup Manchester City 3 0 0 0 0 0
22/23 FA Cup Manchester City 3 2 0 1 0 128
22/23 Premier League Manchester City 31 8 5 0 0 295
21/22 Champions League Manchester City 10 0 2 1 0 0
21/22 Community Shield Manchester City 1 0 0 0 0 0
21/22 EFL Cup Manchester City 1 0 0 0 0 0
21/22 FA Cup Manchester City 4 2 1 0 0 177
21/22 Premier League Manchester City 27 8 3 1 0 232
2025 Club World Cup Manchester City 4 2 1 0 0 94
20/21 Champions League Manchester City 12 3 1 2 0 326
20/21 EFL Cup Manchester City 2 0 0 0 0 0
20/21 FA Cup Manchester City 4 1 1 0 0 195
20/21 Premier League Manchester City 28 13 3 1 0 156
19/20 Champions League Manchester City 9 2 1 0 0 405
19/20 Community Shield Manchester City 1 0 0 0 0 0
19/20 EFL Cup Manchester City 5 0 1 0 0 0
19/20 FA Cup Manchester City 4 1 1 0 0 308
19/20 Premier League Manchester City 31 2 1 7 0 1,009
18/19 Champions League Manchester City 8 0 1 0 0 0
18/19 Community Shield Manchester City 1 0 0 0 0 0
18/19 EFL Cup Manchester City 4 0 0 1 0 0
18/19 FA Cup Manchester City 6 0 4 0 0 0
18/19 Premier League Manchester City 31 6 3 3 0 356
17/18 Champions League Manchester City 9 2 2 2 0 252
17/18 EFL Cup Manchester City 6 0 2 1 0 0
17/18 FA Cup Manchester City 3 0 2 0 0 0
17/18 Premier League Manchester City 30 4 1 3 0 378
17/18 Premier League 2 Manchester City U23 1 0 0 0 0 0
16/17 Champions League Manchester City 6 2 1 1 0 260
16/17 EFL Cup Manchester City 0 0 0 0 0 0
16/17 Premier League Manchester City 10 3 1 0 0 237
15/16 Bundesliga Borussia Dortmund 25 1 3 1 0 1,993
15/16 DFB-Pokal Borussia Dortmund 5 1 1 0 0 369
15/16 Europa League Borussia Dortmund 6 0 0 1 0 0
15/16 Europa League Qualifying Borussia Dortmund 4 1 3 0 0 323
14/15 Bundesliga Borussia Dortmund 23 3 4 2 0 637
14/15 Champions League Borussia Dortmund 6 0 1 0 0 0
14/15 DFB-Pokal Borussia Dortmund 4 0 0 0 0 0
13/14 Bundesliga Borussia Dortmund 1 0 0 0 0 0
13/14 DFB-Pokal Borussia Dortmund 1 0 0 0 0 0
13/14 DFL-Supercup Borussia Dortmund 1 1 0 0 0 88
12/13 Bundesliga Borussia Dortmund 28 3 3 4 0 709
12/13 Champions League Borussia Dortmund 12 1 0 2 0 982
12/13 DFB-Pokal Borussia Dortmund 4 0 0 0 0 0
12/13 DFL-Supercup Borussia Dortmund 1 0 0 0 0 0
11/12 Bundesliga Borussia Dortmund 28 3 3 2 0 636
11/12 Champions League Borussia Dortmund 2 0 0 0 0 0
11/12 DFB-Pokal Borussia Dortmund 5 1 1 0 0 346
11/12 DFL-Supercup Borussia Dortmund 1 0 0 0 0 0
11/12 RL West Borussia Dortmund II 1 0 0 0 0 0
10/11 Bundesliga 1.FC Nuremberg 25 5 2 2 0 366
10/11 DFB-Pokal 1.FC Nuremberg 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/10 Bundesliga 1.FC Nuremberg 22 1 2 2 0 1,613
09/10 Bundesliga Playoffs 1.FC Nuremberg 2 1 0 0 0 178
09/10 DFB-Pokal 1.FC Nuremberg 2 1 1 0 0 76
08/09 2. Bundesliga 1.FC Nuremberg 1 0 0 0 0 0
08/09 RL West VfL Bochum II 2 1 0 0 0 135
08/09 U19-Bundesliga West VfL Bochum U19 12 10 1 1 0 107
07/08 U19-Bundesliga West VfL Bochum U19 24 14 0 0 0 147
06/07 U19-Bundesliga West VfL Bochum U19 3 2 0 0 0 72
SeasonDateFromToTypeMarket valueFee
98/99 1998-07-01 Heßler 06 Yth. Schalke 04 Yth. Transfer 0
99/00 1999-07-01 Schalke 04 Yth. Heßler 06 Yth. Transfer 0
04/05 2004-07-01 Heßler 06 Yth. SSV Buer Yth. Transfer 0
05/06 2005-07-01 SSV Buer Yth. VfL Bochum U17 Transfer 0
07/08 2007-07-01 VfL Bochum U17 VfL Bochum U19 Transfer 0
08/09 2009-02-03 VfL Bochum U19 1.FC Nuremberg Transfer 100000 €850k
11/12 2011-07-01 1.FC Nuremberg Bor. Dortmund Transfer 6500000 €5.50m
16/17 2016-07-01 Bor. Dortmund Man City Transfer 30000000 €27.00m
23/24 2023-07-01 Man City Barcelona Transfer 20000000
24/25 2024-08-23 Barcelona Man City Transfer 15000000
25/26 2025-09-02 Man City Galatasaray Transfer 5000000
SeasonInjuryFromToDays missedGames missed
15/16 infection 2016-01-25 2016-02-01 8 1
15/16 influenza 2016-02-15 2016-02-22 8 2
15/16 Foot bruise 2016-03-10 2016-04-07 29 8
15/16 Dislocation of the kneecap 2016-05-02 2016-09-12 134 13
16/17 Cruciate ligament tear 2016-12-15 2017-08-13 242 40
18/19 Hamstring injury 2018-10-03 2018-11-06 35 8
18/19 Foot injury 2018-11-25 2018-11-30 6 1
19/20 Knock 2018-12-27 2019-01-02 7 1
19/20 Knock 2019-04-26 2019-04-27 2 0
19/20 influenza 2019-09-07 2019-09-12 6 1
20/21 Corona virus 2020-09-21 2020-10-16 26 8
20/21 Ankle injury 2020-12-27 2021-01-02 7 0
20/21 Groin problems 2021-02-16 2021-02-19 4 1
21/22 Hamstring injury 2021-09-19 2021-10-12 24 6
24/25 concussion 2024-08-13 2024-08-20 8 1
Current€7.00m
Peak€50.00m
Low€50k
Δ since start+€6.95m
€50k€12.54m€25.03m€37.51m€50.00m197019701970
DateValue
Jan 1, 1970 €7.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €5.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €15.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €16.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €12.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €10.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €18.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €20.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €25.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €25.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €40.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €35.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €40.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €40.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €40.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €50.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €50.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €40.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €30.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €40.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €30.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €30.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €30.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €30.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €25.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €20.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €20.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €20.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €27.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €20.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €14.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €9.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €14.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €6.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €6.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €7.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €6.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €4.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €700k
Jan 1, 1970 €100k
Jan 1, 1970 €50k
TeamShirtMatchesGoalsDebutAge at debutStatus
Team #9067 #8 1 0 former national player
Team #5710 #8 6 0 former national player
Team #5709 #8 2 0 former national player
Team #3817 #8 8 1 former national player
Team #3262 #21 82 19 retired national player
TeammatePPG played withJoint goalsMinutes
Riyad Mahrez 2 13 0
Oleksandr Zinchenko 3 1 0
Marco Reus 2 6 0
Nicolás Otamendi 2 2 0
Lukasz Piszczek 2 0 0
Robert Lewandowski 2 6 0
Aymeric Laporte 2 1 0
Rúben Dias 2 0 0
Rodri 2 2 0
Ederson 2 1 0
João Cancelo 2 2 0
Gabriel Jesus 2 4 0
John Stones 2 0 0
Phil Foden 2 5 0
Raheem Sterling 2 15 0
Kyle Walker 2 0 0
Kevin De Bruyne 2 9 0
Bernardo Silva 2 8 0

Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.

Top goalscoring seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubGoalsMatches
07/08 U19-Bundesliga West VfL Bochum U19 14 24
20/21 Premier League Manchester City 13 28
08/09 U19-Bundesliga West VfL Bochum U19 10 12

Top assist seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubAssistsMatches
23/24 LaLiga FC Barcelona 9 36
24/25 Premier League Manchester City 7 33
22/23 Premier League Manchester City 5 31

Last 7 matches for Galatasaray while İlkay Gündoğan was at the club (joined 2025-09-02). The Availability column cross-references our injury database — matches inside a known injury window are flagged INJURED. Per-match goal attribution requires a paid feed (FBref/Sofascore) and isn't wired up yet.

DateCompHomeScoreAwayAvailability
2025-11-01 TR1 Galatasaray 0–0 Trabzonspor Available
2025-10-26 TR1 Galatasaray 3–1 Göztepe Available
2025-10-18 TR1 İstanbul Başakşehir 1–2 Galatasaray Available
2025-10-04 TR1 Galatasaray 1–1 Beşiktaş Available
2025-09-26 TR1 Alanyaspor 0–1 Galatasaray Available
2025-09-22 TR1 Galatasaray 3–1 Konyaspor Available
2025-09-13 TR1 Eyüpspor 0–2 Galatasaray Available

Teams faced most often by İlkay Gündoğan's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).

OpponentPWDLGFGAGDWin %
Real Madrid 51 23 12 16 90 77 +13 45%
Chelsea FC 47 18 8 21 53 54 -1 38%
Bayern München 46 14 5 27 53 102 -49 30%
Tottenham Hotspur 42 17 4 21 67 66 +1 40%
Arsenal FC 40 20 8 12 67 45 +22 50%
Sevilla FC 38 28 8 2 96 40 +56 74%
Liverpool FC 38 10 10 18 54 63 -9 26%
Manchester United 37 19 3 15 57 41 +16 51%
Paris Saint-Germain 32 16 8 8 57 47 +10 50%
Atlético Madrid 32 16 11 5 43 28 +15 50%
Bor. Mönchengladbach 31 24 3 4 70 23 +47 77%
VfL Wolfsburg 30 22 4 4 78 24 +54 73%

Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.

Season / YearMilestoneDate
06/07 Senior debut season
06/07 First senior goal
15/16 Goal #50 (career)
21/22 Goal #100 (career)

Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.

SeasonMatchesMinsYC2nd YCRCCards / 90′
24/25 50 2,491 2 0 0 0.07
23/24 51 600 6 0 0 0.9
22/23 51 1,420 5 0 0 0.32
21/22 43 409 2 0 0 0.44
20/21 46 677 3 0 0 0.4
19/20 50 1,722 7 0 0 0.37
18/19 50 356 4 0 0 1.01
17/18 49 630 6 0 0 0.86
16/17 16 497 1 0 0 0.18
15/16 40 2,685 2 0 0 0.07
14/15 33 637 2 0 0 0.28
12/13 45 1,691 6 0 0 0.32
11/12 37 982 2 0 0 0.18
10/11 26 366 2 0 0 0.49
09/10 26 1,867 2 0 0 0.1
08/09 15 242 1 0 0 0.37

Output by competition

Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.

Premier League
221 apps
45 G
24 A
U19-Bundesliga West
39 apps
26 G
1 A
Bundesliga
152 apps
16 G
17 A
Champions League
107 apps
13 G
15 A
FA Cup
30 apps
6 G
9 A
LaLiga
36 apps
5 G
9 A
DFB-Pokal
22 apps
3 G
3 A
Club World Cup
4 apps
2 G
1 A
Europa League Qualifying
4 apps
1 G
3 A
DFL-Supercup
3 apps
1 G
0 A

Frequently asked about İlkay Gündoğan

Who is İlkay Gündoğan?

İlkay Gündoğan is a Germany professional footballer who plays as a central midfield for Galatasaray.

How old is İlkay Gündoğan?

İlkay Gündoğan is 35 years old. He was born on October 24, 1990 in Gelsenkirchen.

What position does İlkay Gündoğan play?

İlkay Gündoğan plays as a central midfield (Midfield - Central Midfield).

What club does İlkay Gündoğan play for?

İlkay Gündoğan currently plays for Galatasaray.

How many career goals has İlkay Gündoğan scored?

Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, İlkay Gündoğan has scored 120 goals in 662 appearances.

What is İlkay Gündoğan's market value?

İlkay Gündoğan's most recent reported market value is €5.00m.