Players / İlkay Gündoğan
İlkay Gündoğan
Galatasaray

İlkay Gündoğan

Midfielder · Galatasaray. Explore performance, career and dated market values.

PositionMID Age35 ClubGalatasaray Market value€2mTransfermarkt · 2026-05-21
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Overview

Player snapshot

ClubGalatasaraySüper Lig
PositionMidfielderMidfielder
Date of birth35 years old
NationalityGermanyGelsenkirchen
National teamNot verifiedCaps not stored
Contract until2027-06-30Current stored contract
Market value€2mTransfermarkt · 2026-05-21
AvailabilityNo current absence reportedLatest provider status
Height180 cm80 kg
Shirt number#20Galatasaray
Performance
Season stats

Süper Lig · 2026

Galatasaray · Midfielder

Appearances10 starts
Minutes141 substitute entries
Rating6.9provider season average
Goals + assists00 goals · 0 assists
Goals / 90—minimum 90-minute sample
Assists / 90—minimum 90-minute sample
Shots—— on target
Passing10017 passes · 2 key
Defensive work—— interceptions · — blocks
Duels won—— of —
Dribble success—— of —
Cards0Y / 0Rdiscipline

Totals come from API-Football. Per-90 rates and percentages are transparent calculations from those totals; unavailable inputs remain blank.

Availability

No current absence is reported. No dated absence history is available.

Comparable profiles

Players similar to İlkay Gündoğan

Matched from stored role, age, value and season data. Similarity is descriptive, not a transfer recommendation.

Lucas Daniel RomeroLucas Daniel RomeroCruzeiro · MIDsame midfielder role · same midfielder group · close age profile77match /100
Compare season stats2026 · 14 min / 2026 · 1,405 min

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  • Different competitions; performance is not adjusted across leagues.
  • At least 180 minutes per player are required for per-90 comparison.

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İlkay Gündoğan and Lucas Daniel Romero — stored season statistics
Context / metricİlkay GündoğanLucas Daniel Romero
Season20262026
CompetitionSüper LigSerie A Brazil
Team in this sampleGalatasarayCruzeiro
Minutes141,405
Appearances119
SourceAPI-FootballAPI-Football
GoalsTotal / per 900— per 9020.13 per 90
AssistsTotal / per 900— per 9030.19 per 90
Key passesTotal / per 902— per 90161.02 per 90
TacklesTotal / per 90—— per 90332.11 per 90

— means unavailable. Totals are shown even below 180 minutes; per-90 rates require at least 180. No league-strength adjustment is applied.

RonaldoRonaldoInternacional · MIDsame midfielder role · same midfielder group · similar value range64match /100
Compare season stats2026 · 14 min / 2026 · 548 min

Profile match only: performance is excluded from the similarity score.

  • Different competitions; performance is not adjusted across leagues.
  • At least 180 minutes per player are required for per-90 comparison.

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İlkay Gündoğan and Ronaldo — stored season statistics
Context / metricİlkay GündoğanRonaldo
Season20262026
CompetitionSüper LigSerie A Brazil
Team in this sampleGalatasarayInternacional
Minutes14548
Appearances112
SourceAPI-FootballAPI-Football
GoalsTotal / per 900— per 9010.16 per 90
AssistsTotal / per 900— per 9000 per 90
Key passesTotal / per 902— per 9030.49 per 90
TacklesTotal / per 90—— per 90193.12 per 90

— means unavailable. Totals are shown even below 180 minutes; per-90 rates require at least 180. No league-strength adjustment is applied.

JádsonJádsonAtletico Paranaense · MIDsame midfielder role · same midfielder group · close age profile64match /100
Compare season stats2026 · 14 min / 2026 · 1,559 min

Profile match only: performance is excluded from the similarity score.

  • Different competitions; performance is not adjusted across leagues.
  • At least 180 minutes per player are required for per-90 comparison.

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İlkay Gündoğan and Jádson — stored season statistics
Context / metricİlkay GündoğanJádson
Season20262026
CompetitionSüper LigSerie A Brazil
Team in this sampleGalatasarayAtletico Paranaense
Minutes141,559
Appearances122
SourceAPI-FootballAPI-Football
GoalsTotal / per 900— per 9000 per 90
AssistsTotal / per 900— per 9010.06 per 90
Key passesTotal / per 902— per 9080.46 per 90
TacklesTotal / per 90—— per 90462.66 per 90

— means unavailable. Totals are shown even below 180 minutes; per-90 rates require at least 180. No league-strength adjustment is applied.

Éverton RibeiroÉverton RibeiroBahia · MIDsame midfielder role · same midfielder group · close age profile64match /100
Compare season stats2026 · 14 min / 2026 · 1,049 min

Profile match only: performance is excluded from the similarity score.

  • Different competitions; performance is not adjusted across leagues.
  • At least 180 minutes per player are required for per-90 comparison.

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İlkay Gündoğan and Éverton Ribeiro — stored season statistics
Context / metricİlkay GündoğanÉverton Ribeiro
Season20262026
CompetitionSüper LigSerie A Brazil
Team in this sampleGalatasarayBahia
Minutes141,049
Appearances119
SourceAPI-FootballAPI-Football
GoalsTotal / per 900— per 9000 per 90
AssistsTotal / per 900— per 9040.34 per 90
Key passesTotal / per 902— per 90353 per 90
TacklesTotal / per 90—— per 90252.14 per 90

— means unavailable. Totals are shown even below 180 minutes; per-90 rates require at least 180. No league-strength adjustment is applied.

Yuri LaraYuri LaraClub not recorded · MIDsame midfielder role · same midfielder group · close age profile59match /100
Compare season stats2026 · 14 min / 2026 · 344 min

Profile match only: performance is excluded from the similarity score.

  • Different competitions; performance is not adjusted across leagues.
  • At least 180 minutes per player are required for per-90 comparison.

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İlkay Gündoğan and Yuri Lara — stored season statistics
Context / metricİlkay GündoğanYuri Lara
Season20262026
CompetitionSüper LigSerie A Brazil
Team in this sampleGalatasarayMirassol
Minutes14344
Appearances16
SourceAPI-FootballAPI-Football
GoalsTotal / per 900— per 9000 per 90
AssistsTotal / per 900— per 9000 per 90
Key passesTotal / per 902— per 90—— per 90
TacklesTotal / per 90—— per 9092.35 per 90

— means unavailable. Totals are shown even below 180 minutes; per-90 rates require at least 180. No league-strength adjustment is applied.

RichardRichardClub not recorded · MIDsame midfielder role · same midfielder group · close age profile59match /100
Compare season stats2026 · 14 min / 2026 · 45 min

Profile match only: performance is excluded from the similarity score.

  • Different competitions; performance is not adjusted across leagues.
  • At least 180 minutes per player are required for per-90 comparison.

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İlkay Gündoğan and Richard — stored season statistics
Context / metricİlkay GündoğanRichard
Season20262026
CompetitionSüper LigSerie A Brazil
Team in this sampleGalatasarayCoritiba
Minutes1445
Appearances11
SourceAPI-FootballAPI-Football
GoalsTotal / per 900— per 900— per 90
AssistsTotal / per 900— per 900— per 90
Key passesTotal / per 902— per 900— per 90
TacklesTotal / per 90—— per 900— per 90

— means unavailable. Totals are shown even below 180 minutes; per-90 rates require at least 180. No league-strength adjustment is applied.

The score compares available profile facts only. Missing stats or value data never receive neutral points.

Career
Career economics

Transfer history

Confirmed provider records only; undisclosed terms are never estimated.

Recorded moves20 loans · 2 free moves
Known feesNo disclosed feesTotals are not converted across currencies
Highest disclosed feeNot suppliedNo verified monetary record

Latest recorded move: Barcelona → Manchester City · 23 Aug 2024, with terms recorded as Free transfer. The player was 33.

Season / dateRouteDeal typeReported termsAge
202423 Aug 2024Barcelona → Manchester CityFreeFree transfer33
202301 Jul 2023Manchester City → BarcelonaFreeFree transfer32
Career record

Career timeline

Dates retain the source's precision. Fixture and record dates are labelled separately.

Season context2026 season

Galatasaray · Süper Lig

Season label only; no start date is supplied.
FreeBarcelona → Manchester City

Provider transfer record

FreeManchester City → Barcelona

Provider transfer record

ProfileBorn

Gelsenkirchen, Germany

Value & contract

Market value

€2m

Transfermarkt · 2026-05-21

View the source valuation

Market values and estimates are not asking prices or agreed transfer fees.

Contract intelligence

Recorded contract term

Time remaining uses the recorded expiry date. Options, negotiations and an agreed departure require separate evidence.

Contract startNot verified
Contract expiry2027-06-309 months remaining
Club optionNot verified
Player optionNot verified
Release clauseNot verified
Extension talksNot verified

Source: Transfermarkt · Confidence: Source-reported contract. Missing contract fields are never inferred.

View contract source · Checked 2026-09-23

News

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Data & updates
Fact provenance

Where this profile data comes from

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Identityİlkay GündoğanHighAPI-Football · checked
Current clubGalatasarayHighAPI-Football · checked
CompetitionSüper LigHighAPI-Football · checked
PositionMidfielderMediumAPI-Football · checked
Season stats2026 seasonHighAPI-Football · checked
Availability0 recordsMediumAPI-Football · checked
Transfer history2HighAPI-Football · checked
ContractNot storedNot verifiedSource not stored
Quality record updated: Not recordedNo automated consistency issue is currently recorded.
Profile updates

What changed?

Recorded updates show the previous and new values. Repeated position reports are grouped with their original dates.

0records in the last 24 hours2 updates · 9 retained records
ProfileDetailed position updated

Attacking MidfielderMidfielder

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ProfileDetailed position updated

MidfielderAttacking Midfielder

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8 matching records · show dates

The same position update was recorded repeatedly. Each original timestamp is retained.