İlkay Gündoğan

German footballer; Manchester City midfielder

İlkay Gündoğan - German footballer; Manchester City midfielder
Born

October 24th, 1990
34 years ago

Category

Athletes & Sports Figures

Country

Germany

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Born in 1990, a professional footballer whose primary position is midfielder. Played for various clubs including 1. FC Nürnberg, Borussia Dortmund, and Manchester City. Achieved significant team success, particularly in the Premier League with Manchester City. Contributed to Manchester City's victory in several domestic titles and was part of the team that won the UEFA Champions League.

Won the Premier League title with Manchester City

Won the DFB-Pokal with Borussia Dortmund

Part of the UEFA Champions League winning team with Manchester City

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