Ilkay Gündogan was born on 24 October 1990 in Germany to a middle-class couple. His parents were are of Turkish origin as his grandfather had moved from Turkey to Germany. Gündogan was a very talented kid from his childhood. He has to siblings. He started playing football at a very young age o just 6 years. He started in the youth team of VfL Bochum where he learned his skills and developed as a player. He was very gifted and so he got many offers from clubs from Germany. His play attracted interest from FC Nurnberg. He joined the club in 2009.
At Nuremberg, he played many matches and gave good performances. He plays t the central midfield area which si one of the most important roles to play in a football match. A midfielder has to control the game and move his team in front and make chances to score goals. He was becoming a very good player at his new club and so he got offers from some of the biggest clubs in Germany.
In 2011 he decided to join Borussia Dortmund for a reported amount of $6 million. At Dortmund, he was coached by Jurgen Klopp who is considered among the best coaches in the world at the moment. Under Klopp, he learned the traits of attacking the football and made some very important contributions to the team. In his second year at the club, he took the club to the Champions league final that they eventually lost to their bitter rivals Bayern Munich but he was presided for his contribution to the team and attracted interest from clubs all around Europe.
In 2012 Dortmund won the Bundesliga as well as the DFB Pokal beating Bayern with a score of 5-2 to secure the trophy. This was his best career at the club. He stayed at the club for another 4 years until in 2016 when the English Giants Manchester city came calling. He was signed by the club fro a reported sum of around $30 million which was thought to be a bargain for a player of his quality. He was injured for the most of his initial couple of moths but returned back at the beginning of the 2016 season. His best performance for the club came in a match against Barcelona in which he scored two goals to defeat the Spanish club by a score of 3-1. He has currently played just 9 games for City but looks to be one of their key players in the future.
Currently, he is focussed on winning the English Premier League in which Chelsea are at the top and look to win the league this time. Gundogan is a very technically gifted as well as the strong player. He is made for the premier league which is thought to be the toughest football league in the world. His salary is $180,000 per week at the moment that makes his net worth around $22 million.
| Net Worth 2021: | 6 million |
