PLAYER PROFILE / Central Midfield
İlkay Gündoğan.
Galatasaray · Germany
TM 53622 · Current player profileAge today—
Recorded moves11
Peak recorded value€50.00m
Current market value€2.00m
01 / PLAYER DETAILS
At a glance
- Full name
- İlkay Gündoğan
- Born
- —
- Nationality
- Germany
- Position
- Central Midfield
- Preferred foot
- right
- Height
- 180
- Joined current club
- 02 Sep 2025
- Contract expires
- 30 Jun 2027
02 / THE JOURNEY
Previous clubs
- Manchester CityLast recorded move · 02 Sep 2025
- FC BarcelonaLast recorded move · 23 Aug 2024
- Borussia DortmundLast recorded move · 01 Jul 2016
- 1.FC NurembergLast recorded move · 01 Jul 2011
- VfL Bochum U19Last recorded move · 03 Feb 2009
- VfL Bochum U17Last recorded move · 01 Jul 2007
- SSV Buer 07/28 YouthLast recorded move · 01 Jul 2005
- SV Heßler 06 YouthLast recorded move · 01 Jul 2004
- FC Schalke 04 YouthLast recorded move · 01 Jul 1999
Clubs from completed, dated transfers, most recent first. Repeat spells are listed in the full transfer history.
03 / VALUE OVER TIME
Market value history
| Valuation date | Age then | Club at the time | Market value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 21 May 2026 | — | Galatasaray | €2.00m |
| 05 Mar 2026 | — | Galatasaray | €2.50m |
| 17 Dec 2025 | — | Galatasaray | €3.50m |
| 01 Oct 2025 | — | Galatasaray | €4.00m |
| 30 May 2025 | — | Manchester City | €5.00m |
| 18 Mar 2025 | — | Manchester City | €7.00m |
| 16 Dec 2024 | — | Manchester City | €10.00m |
| 01 Oct 2024 | — | Manchester City | €12.00m |
| 07 Jun 2024 | — | FC Barcelona | €15.00m |
| 21 Mar 2024 | — | FC Barcelona | €16.00m |
| 22 Dec 2023 | — | FC Barcelona | €18.00m |
| 20 Jun 2023 | — | Manchester City | €20.00m |
| 03 Nov 2022 | — | Manchester City | €25.00m |
| 15 Jun 2022 | — | Manchester City | €25.00m |
| 23 Dec 2021 | — | Manchester City | €35.00m |
| 01 Jun 2021 | — | Manchester City | €40.00m |
| 18 Mar 2021 | — | Manchester City | €40.00m |
| 13 Oct 2020 | — | Manchester City | €40.00m |
| 08 Apr 2020 | — | Manchester City | €40.00m |
| 10 Dec 2019 | — | Manchester City | €50.00m |
| 13 Jun 2019 | — | Manchester City | €50.00m |
| 19 Dec 2018 | — | Manchester City | €40.00m |
| 28 May 2018 | — | Manchester City | €40.00m |
| 02 Jan 2018 | — | Manchester City | €30.00m |
| 28 Jun 2017 | — | Manchester City | €30.00m |
| 20 Feb 2017 | — | Manchester City | €30.00m |
| 01 Aug 2016 | — | Manchester City | €30.00m |
| 15 Feb 2016 | — | Borussia Dortmund | €30.00m |
| 16 Oct 2015 | — | Borussia Dortmund | €25.00m |
| 01 Jul 2015 | — | Borussia Dortmund | €20.00m |
Each row is a dated valuation. The bar shows its share of the player’s peak recorded value. — means not recorded.
04 / EVERY MOVE
Full transfer history
| Date | From | To | Move | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02 Sep 2025 | Manchester City | Galatasaray | Transfer | Free |
| 23 Aug 2024 | FC Barcelona | Manchester City | Transfer | Free |
| 01 Jul 2023 | Manchester City | FC Barcelona | Transfer | Free |
| 01 Jul 2016 | Borussia Dortmund | Manchester City | Transfer | €27.00m |
| 01 Jul 2011 | 1.FC Nuremberg | Borussia Dortmund | Transfer | €5.50m |
| 03 Feb 2009 | VfL Bochum U19 | 1.FC Nuremberg | Transfer | €850k |
| 01 Jul 2007 | VfL Bochum U17 | VfL Bochum U19 | Internal move | — |
| 01 Jul 2005 | SSV Buer 07/28 Youth | VfL Bochum U17 | Transfer | Free |
| 01 Jul 2004 | SV Heßler 06 Youth | SSV Buer 07/28 Youth | Transfer | Free |
| 01 Jul 1999 | FC Schalke 04 Youth | SV Heßler 06 Youth | Transfer | Free |
| 01 Jul 1998 | SV Heßler 06 Youth | FC Schalke 04 Youth | Transfer | Free |
Includes loans, loan returns, internal moves and scheduled transfers. Free means a recorded €0 fee; — means no figure was recorded.