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İlkay Gündoğan
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İlkay Gündoğan

b. 1990

German footballer (born 1990)

Born
24 Oct 1990 · Gelsenkirchen

Life timeline

Their life from birth to death. On the timeline, world events of the time are shown faintly.

Showing 41 years
  1. 24 Oct 1990BornBorn in Gelsenkirchen
  2. 2008TeamGermany national under-18 football team
  3. 2008 – 2009TeamGermany national under-19 football team
  4. 2008 – 2009TeamVfL Bochum II
  5. 2009 – 2011Team1. FC Nürnberg
  6. 2009 – 2010TeamGermany national under-20 football team
  7. 2010 – 2012TeamGermany national under-21 football team
  8. 2011 – 2016TeamBorussia Dortmund
  9. 2011 – 2024TeamGermany men's national association football team
  10. 2012TeamBorussia Dortmund II
  11. 2016 – 2023TeamManchester City F.C.
  12. 2018Took part2018 FIFA World Cup
  13. 2023 – 2024TeamFC Barcelona
  14. 2023AwardGerman Footballer of the Year
  15. 2024 – 2025TeamManchester City F.C.
  16. 2025TeamGalatasaray S.K.

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Meanwhile in the world

Major world events during their lifetime (1990 – today).

  1. 19901990 FIFA World Cup
  2. 1991Dissolution of the Soviet Union
  3. 19941994 FIFA World Cup
  4. 1994 – 1996First Chechen War
  5. 19981998 FIFA World Cup
  6. 2001 – 2021War in Afghanistan
  7. 2003 – 2011Iraq War
  8. 20042004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami
  9. 20062006 FIFA World Cup
  10. 20082008 Summer Olympics
  11. 2008Russo-Georgian War
  12. 20102010 Haiti earthquake
  13. 2010 – 2012Arab Spring
  14. 20112011 Norway attacks
  15. 2011Libyan civil war
  16. 2011 – 2024Syrian civil war
  17. 20122012 Summer Olympics
  18. 20142014 FIFA World Cup
  19. 2014Russo-Ukrainian war
  20. 2015Paris Agreement
  21. 2020COVID-19 pandemic
  22. 20212020 Summer Olympics
  23. 2022Russo-Ukrainian war
  24. 2023Gaza war
  25. 20242024 Summer Olympics
  26. 20262026 Iran war

Biography

İlkay Gündoğan (Turkish: [ilˈkaj ˈɟyndoan]; born 24 October 1990) is a German professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Süper Lig club Galatasaray.

A youth academy graduate of VfL Bochum, Gündoğan joined 1. FC Nürnberg in 2009. In 2011, he signed for Borussia Dortmund, where he went on to make over 150 appearances, winning a Bundesliga and DFB-Pokal double in his debut season and scoring in the 2013 UEFA Champions League final they lost to Bayern Munich. Gündoğan signed for Manchester City in 2016, where he would go on to make over 300 appearances and win five Premier League titles, four EFL Cups, two FA Cups, and the Champions League. Appointed club captain in 2022, he led the team to a continental treble in the 2022–23 season, before departing the club. After a season in Spain with Barcelona, he rejoined Manchester City in 2024.

Gündoğan made his debut for the Germany national team 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, 2020, and 2024 (for which he was captain), and the FIFA World Cup in 2018 and 2022.

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