İlkay Gündoğan (Turkish pronunciation [ˈilkaɪ ˈgyndoğan]; 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.
Gündoğan joined FC Nürnberg in 2009. He signed for Borussia Dortmund in 2011, winning the Bundesliga and DFB-Pokal in his first season. In 2013, he helped Dortmund reach their first UEFA Champions League final since 1997. After playing 157 matches and scoring 15 goals 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, for which he served as captain.
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 UEFA Euro 2012, the 2018 FIFA World Cup, UEFA Euro 2020, and the 2022 FIFA World Cup.
