Skip to content

Players Worldwide

Esc

Try

Free basic profiles for 250,000+ players across 800+ competitions. Deeper data with a TSH subscription.

Share Player

Copy the link to İlkay Gündoğan's profile or send it to a channel.

Share card: İlkay Gündoğan — Central Midfield, Galatasaray

Send toor send directly
İlkay Gündoğan, Central Midfield at Galatasaray

İlkay

Gündoğan

CM Galatasaray #20

Central Midfield – Midfielder

İlkay Gündoğan

Galatasaray Süper Lig
  • Top 14% of defensive midfielders in the world
  • #146 defensive midfielder aged 30+
  • Top 39% in the Süper Lig
Date of birth / Age
24 Oct 1990 (36)
Citizenship
Germany
Foot
Right
Height / Weight
1.80 m / 80 kg
Main position
Central Midfield
Contract until
2027

Benchmarks

defensive midfielders with 900+ minutes, last two seasons

World rank

#399

defensive midfielder in the world by TSH Score

In his age group

#146

among defensive midfielders aged 30+

In his league

61%

of Süper Lig defensive midfielders rank below him

Finishing

−4.1

goals below expected · better than 3% of players

Shooting

last 3 seasons (no penalties)
Goals
7 Expected
11.1

79 shots. He scores fewer than the chances he gets would predict.

Creating

last 3 seasons
Assists
13 Expected
15.4

Teammates converted fewer of his chances than expected.

Season 2025/26

AppsAppearances
25
StartsStarting eleven
20
GoalsGoals
2
AssistsAssists
3
YellowYellow cards
2
2nd yellowSecond yellows
0
RedRed cards
0
MinutesMinutes
1,396
Starting eleven80%

20 of 25 appearances

Positions played

415 matches · since 2014/15
PositionAppsGA
Central Midfield
218 40 24
Defensive Midfield
160 22 10
Attacking Midfield
35 5 8
Centre-Forward
2 1 0

Career stats

Season
Competitions
Club

By competition

CompetitionAppsGA
Premier League2214515
Bundesliga152165
UEFA Champions League10813–
Germany4916–
La Liga3657
FA Cup296–
DFB Pokal223–
Carabao Cup180–
Süper Lig1823
UEFA Europa League101–

* Assists and second yellows are counted where the data has them, mostly league games from 2014/15; cups and internationals show “–”. Friendlies are excluded. Data as of 2 Nov 2026.

Clubs and transfers

  1. Sept 2025 · Transfer Manchester City Galatasaray
  2. Aug 2024 · Transfer Barcelona Manchester City
  3. Jul 2023 · Transfer Manchester City Barcelona
  4. Jul 2016 · Transfer Borussia Dortmund Manchester City €27M
  5. Jul 2011 · Transfer Nürnberg Borussia Dortmund €4.5M
  6. Feb 2009 · Transfer Bochum Nürnberg €50K

Clubs

  1. ClubAppsGoals
  2. Galatasaray 2025–2027 26 2
  3. Manchester City 2016–2025 346 65
  4. Barcelona 2023–2024 53 5
  5. Manchester City U23 2017 1 0
  6. Borussia Dortmund 2011–2016 157 15
  7. Borussia Dortmund II 2011 1 0
  8. Nürnberg 2008–2011 53 8
  9. Bochum II 2008 2 1

What the free profile shows, and what TSH adds

Preview shows a sample. Valuation, wages, physical data and AI reports on İlkay Gündoğan, available with a TSH subscription.

Players Worldwide

Free

Open to everyone, on every professional player.

  • Name, age, nationality and position
  • Current club and league
  • Height and preferred foot
  • Recent seasons by club
  • Key numbers against the league
  • Search across 800+ competitions
Search players

Total Sports Hub subscription

With TSH

Everything in Free, plus the data and AI your departments work from.

  • TSH Valuation

    What he's worth and what he'd cost: a value band, the expected deal price and value history.

    Value band · deal price

  • Wages and contract value

    Salary estimate, wage history and the fair-wage band for a player at his level.

    Wage · fair-wage band

  • Data Report Generator

    One click builds a PDF report: him against the league's best and your target club, radars and physical pages.

    PDF report · one click

  • Advanced profile

    About 70 season metrics, a positional radar and league percentiles, season over season.

    ~70 metrics · radar

  • Physical data

    Distance, high-speed running and sprints per 90, match by match.

    Per 90 · per match

  • AI Scout report

    A full written scouting report on the player, produced by AI Scout in minutes.

    Written report

  • Players like him

    Style twins from across the TSH database, side by side on age, level and value.

    Shortlist ready

  • AI Full Dossier

    A complete, board-ready PDF dossier on the player, generated on demand.

    Board-ready PDF

Get full access Ask about full access
Sample player

Valuation

What he's worth and what he'd cost: value band, expected deal price and value history.

Market value

€24.5M

Value band

€19M – €31M

Expected deal price

€27M

Value history

201920222026

The real data for this player comes with TSH access.

Get access
Sample player

Wages

Salary estimate, wage history and the fair-wage band for his level.

Estimated wage

€85K / week

Contract value to expiry

€13.3M

Fair-wage band for his level

€40K€62K – €110K€160K

The real data for this player comes with TSH access.

Get access
Sample player

Data Report

A PDF report on him in one click: vs the league's best, vs your target club, radars and physical pages.

  • Finishing 82
  • Dribbling 64
  • Pace 90
  • Passing 55
  • Pressing 72
  • Aerial 60
  • 9-page PDF: vs league best, vs target club, physical, AI summary

The real data for this player comes with TSH access.

Get access
Sample player

Performance profile

About 70 season metrics, a positional radar and league percentiles, season over season.

  • Finishing 82
  • Dribbling 64
  • Pace 90
  • Passing 55
  • Pressing 72
  • Aerial 60

The real data for this player comes with TSH access.

Get access
Sample player

Physical data

Distance, high-speed running and sprints per 90, match by match.

  • Distance / 9010.9 km
  • High-speed running / 90742 m
  • Sprints / 9021
  • Top speed34.2 km/h

The real data for this player comes with TSH access.

Get access
Sample player

AI Scout report

A full scouting report on him, written by AI Scout in minutes.

Scouting report: Sample Player

Right winger, 24, left foot

Strengths

Beats his man one against one, arrives late at the far post, presses the full-back hard.

Weaknesses

Loses duels in the air; final pass drops under fatigue.

Fit

Best as an inverted winger in a 4-3-3 that holds a high line.

The real data for this player comes with TSH access.

Get access
Sample player

Players like him

Style twins from across the TSH database, side by side on age, level and value.

  • Player A

    Age 23

    92% style match

  • Player B

    Age 21

    89% style match

  • Player C

    Age 26

    87% style match

The real data for this player comes with TSH access.

Get access
Sample player

AI Full Dossier

A complete, board-ready PDF dossier on the player, generated on demand.

Player dossier: Sample Player

Right winger, 24, left foot

Strengths

Beats his man one against one, arrives late at the far post, presses the full-back hard.

Weaknesses

Loses duels in the air; final pass drops under fatigue.

Fit

Best as an inverted winger in a 4-3-3 that holds a high line.

The real data for this player comes with TSH access.

Get access

Search another player

Player data from the TSH database, updated every week. Spotted something wrong? Tell us · Updated 2026-11-02