İlkay Gündoğan
 Gündoğan at practice with Nürnberg in 2010. |
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | İlkay Gündoğan | ||
| Date of birth | 24 October 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Gelsenkirchen, Germany | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Borussia Dortmund | ||
| Number | 21 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1993–1998 | SV Gelsenkirchen-Hessler 06 | ||
| 1998–1999 | Schalke 04 | ||
| 1999–2004 | SV Gelsenkirchen-Hessler 06 | ||
| 2004–2005 | SSV Buer | ||
| 2005–2008 | VfL Bochum | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2008–2009 | VfL Bochum II | 2 | (1) |
| 2009–2011 | 1. FC Nuremberg | 48 | (6) |
| 2011– | Borussia Dortmund | 27 | (3) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2008 | Germany U18 | 1 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | Germany U19 | 6 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | Germany U20 | 2 | (0) |
| 2010– | Germany U21 | 8 | (1) |
| 2011– | Germany | 2 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 28 April 2012. † Appearances (Goals). |
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İlkay Gündoğan (born 24 October 1990) is a German-Turkish footballer who plays for German Bundesliga club Borussia Dortmund as a midfielder, having previously played for VfL Bochum and 1. FC Nuremberg.[1]. He also plays for the German national team.
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[edit] Club career
The midfielder moved at the age of 18 from VfL Bochum to Nuremberg.[2] In his fourth Bundesliga match on 19 September 2009, an away match against FC Bayern Munich, he made his first assist. His first goal for the side came on 20 February 2010 in a home match, again versus Bayern.
On 5 May 2011, it was announced that Gündoğan had signed a four-year contract with Borussia Dortmund.[3] On the 17th Matchday he scored the first time for Dortmund at the game in Freiburg. On 20 March 2012, Gündoğan scored a 120th minute goal to defeat SpVgg Fürth and send Dortmund into the final of the DFB-Pokal.[4]
[edit] International
After years of playing for the different youth teams, Gündoğan received his first call-up to the German senior side in August 2011 for a friendly match against Brazil, but did not feature in the game. On 11 October 2011, he made his debut for Germany after coming on as a substitute in the 3–1 home win against Belgium in a UEFA Euro 2012 qualifier. Prior to that he was approached by Turkey, the birthplace of his parents. Gündoğan declined their offer in favour of playing for his country of birth.
In May 2012 he was selected by manager Joachim Löw for the German 23-man squad for UEFA Euro 2012.
[edit] Honours
[edit] References
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- ^ "Gündogan, Ilkay" (in German). kicker.de. http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/vereine/1-bundesliga/2010-11/1-fc-nuernberg-81/48408/spieler_ilkay-guendogan.html. Retrieved 18 August 2010.
- ^ "Nürnbergs Gündogan: "Kann mir vorstellen zu verlängern"" (in German). transfermarkt.de. http://www.transfermarkt.de/de/nuernbergs-guendogan-kann-mir-vorstellen-zu-verlaengern/news/anzeigen_51155.html. Retrieved 14 December 2010.
- ^ "Borussia Dortmund announce signing of Nurnberg's Ilkay Gundogan". goal.com. http://www.goal.com/en/news/11/transfer-zone/2011/05/05/2472669/borussia-dortmund-announce-signing-of-nurnbergs-ilkay. Retrieved 5 May 2011.
- ^ http://www.sbnation.com/soccer/2012/3/20/2888404/borussia-dortmund-vs-spvgg-greuther-furth-2012-dfb-pokal-final-score-report
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- 1990 births
- Living people
- People from Gelsenkirchen
- German people of Turkish descent
- German footballers
- Germany international footballers
- Germany under-21 international footballers
- Germany youth international footballers
- Association football midfielders
- Fußball-Bundesliga players
- 2. Fußball-Bundesliga players
- VfL Bochum II players
- 1. FC Nuremberg players
- Borussia Dortmund players
- UEFA Euro 2012 players
