SOCCER PLAYER
İlkay Gündoğan
1990 - Today

İlkay Gündoğan
İlkay Gündoğan (Turkish: [ilˈkaj ˈɟyndoan]; born 24 October 1990) is a German professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Premier League club Manchester City. A youth academy graduate of VfL Bochum, Gündoğan joined 1. FC Nürnberg in 2009. In 2011, he signed for Borussia Dortmund, where he went on to make over 150 appearances, winning a Bundesliga and DFB-Pokal double in his debut season and scoring in the 2013 UEFA Champions League final they lost to Bayern Munich. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. İlkay Gündoğan is the 1,112th most popular soccer player (down from 653rd in 2019), the 2,864th most popular biography from Germany (down from 2,100th in 2019) and the 77th most popular German Soccer Player.
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Among SOCCER PLAYERS
Among soccer players, İlkay Gündoğan ranks 1,112 out of 21,273. Before him are Rinus Israël, Andy Gray, Roy Keane, Adrian Mutu, Julio César Romero, and Bobby Smith. After him are Katsuyoshi Kuwahara, David Seaman, Juliano Belletti, Pierino Prati, Lima, and Christian Panucci.
Most Popular Soccer Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsRinus Israël
1942 - 2025
HPI: 61.22
Rank: 1,109
Andy Gray
1955 - Present
HPI: 61.22
Rank: 1,110
Roy Keane
1971 - Present
HPI: 61.21
Rank: 1,111
Adrian Mutu
1979 - Present
HPI: 61.21
Rank: 1,112
Julio César Romero
1960 - Present
HPI: 61.21
Rank: 1,113
Bobby Smith
1933 - 2010
HPI: 61.21
Rank: 1,114
İlkay Gündoğan
1990 - Present
HPI: 61.20
Rank: 1,115
Katsuyoshi Kuwahara
1944 - Present
HPI: 61.20
Rank: 1,116
David Seaman
1963 - Present
HPI: 61.19
Rank: 1,117
Juliano Belletti
1976 - Present
HPI: 61.18
Rank: 1,118
Pierino Prati
1946 - 2020
HPI: 61.17
Rank: 1,119
Lima
1942 - 2025
HPI: 61.17
Rank: 1,120
Christian Panucci
1973 - Present
HPI: 61.17
Rank: 1,121
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1990, İlkay Gündoğan ranks 18. Before him are SZA, Kristen Stewart, Magnus Carlsen, Nacho, Machine Gun Kelly, and David de Gea. After him are Thomas Brodie-Sangster, Princess Eugenie of York, Bojan Krkić, Ciro Immobile, Kim Jong-hyun, and Petra Kvitová.
Others Born in 1990
Go to all RankingsSZA
SINGER
1990 - Present
HPI: 62.79
Rank: 12
Kristen Stewart
ACTOR
1990 - Present
HPI: 62.11
Rank: 13
Magnus Carlsen
CHESS PLAYER
1990 - Present
HPI: 61.91
Rank: 14
Nacho
SOCCER PLAYER
1990 - Present
HPI: 61.80
Rank: 15
Machine Gun Kelly
ACTOR
1990 - Present
HPI: 61.73
Rank: 16
David de Gea
SOCCER PLAYER
1990 - Present
HPI: 61.26
Rank: 17
İlkay Gündoğan
SOCCER PLAYER
1990 - Present
HPI: 61.20
Rank: 18
Thomas Brodie-Sangster
ACTOR
1990 - Present
HPI: 60.82
Rank: 19
Princess Eugenie of York
NOBLEMAN
1990 - Present
HPI: 60.75
Rank: 20
Bojan Krkić
SOCCER PLAYER
1990 - Present
HPI: 60.73
Rank: 21
Ciro Immobile
SOCCER PLAYER
1990 - Present
HPI: 59.83
Rank: 22
Kim Jong-hyun
ACTOR
1990 - 2017
HPI: 59.49
Rank: 23
Petra Kvitová
TENNIS PLAYER
1990 - Present
HPI: 59.41
Rank: 24
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, İlkay Gündoğan ranks 2,866 out of 7,253. Before him are Eric Braeden (1941), Friedrich Wilhelm, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen (1679), Helene Mayer (1910), Hellmuth Walter (1900), Johannes Heinrich Schultz (1884), and Paul Freiherr von Eltz-Rübenach (1875). After him are Karin Balzer (1938), Willi Graf (1918), Charles Christian, Prince of Nassau-Weilburg (1735), Otl Aicher (1922), Carl Hilpert (1888), and Franz Xaver von Baader (1765).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsEric Braeden
ACTOR
1941 - Present
HPI: 61.23
Rank: 2,860
Friedrich Wilhelm, Duke of Saxe-Meiningen
NOBLEMAN
1679 - 1746
HPI: 61.22
Rank: 2,861
Helene Mayer
FENCER
1910 - 1953
HPI: 61.21
Rank: 2,862
Hellmuth Walter
ENGINEER
1900 - 1980
HPI: 61.21
Rank: 2,863
Johannes Heinrich Schultz
PSYCHOLOGIST
1884 - 1970
HPI: 61.21
Rank: 2,864
Paul Freiherr von Eltz-Rübenach
POLITICIAN
1875 - 1943
HPI: 61.21
Rank: 2,865
İlkay Gündoğan
SOCCER PLAYER
1990 - Present
HPI: 61.20
Rank: 2,866
Karin Balzer
ATHLETE
1938 - 2019
HPI: 61.20
Rank: 2,867
Willi Graf
PHYSICIAN
1918 - 1943
HPI: 61.19
Rank: 2,868
Charles Christian, Prince of Nassau-Weilburg
POLITICIAN
1735 - 1788
HPI: 61.19
Rank: 2,869
Otl Aicher
DESIGNER
1922 - 1991
HPI: 61.19
Rank: 2,870
Carl Hilpert
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1888 - 1947
HPI: 61.19
Rank: 2,871
Franz Xaver von Baader
PHILOSOPHER
1765 - 1841
HPI: 61.19
Rank: 2,872
Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Germany
Among soccer players born in Germany, İlkay Gündoğan ranks 77. Before him are Lothar Emmerich (1941), Michael Rummenigge (1964), Thomas Häßler (1966), Winfried Schäfer (1950), Horst Eckel (1932), and Toni Turek (1919). After him are Nuri Şahin (1988), Hakan Çalhanoğlu (1994), Herbert Erhardt (1930), Stefan Effenberg (1968), Erich Ribbeck (1937), and Jérôme Boateng (1988).
Lothar Emmerich
1941 - 2003
HPI: 61.49
Rank: 71
Michael Rummenigge
1964 - Present
HPI: 61.39
Rank: 72
Thomas Häßler
1966 - Present
HPI: 61.29
Rank: 73
Winfried Schäfer
1950 - Present
HPI: 61.29
Rank: 74
Horst Eckel
1932 - 2021
HPI: 61.26
Rank: 75
Toni Turek
1919 - 1984
HPI: 61.26
Rank: 76
İlkay Gündoğan
1990 - Present
HPI: 61.20
Rank: 77
Nuri Şahin
1988 - Present
HPI: 61.11
Rank: 78
Hakan Çalhanoğlu
1994 - Present
HPI: 61.09
Rank: 79
Herbert Erhardt
1930 - 2010
HPI: 61.04
Rank: 80
Stefan Effenberg
1968 - Present
HPI: 61.01
Rank: 81
Erich Ribbeck
1937 - Present
HPI: 61.00
Rank: 82
Jérôme Boateng
1988 - Present
HPI: 60.85
Rank: 83