Ilkay Gündoğan is a German professional footballer whose net worth stands at $45 million as of 2026. Renowned for his time at Manchester City and the German national side, he previously played for clubs like 1. FC Nürnberg and Borussia Dortmund, where he played a key role in helping the team reach its first UEFA Champions League Final in sixteen years. Among his notable accomplishments, Gündoğan secured three Premier League titles in 2018, 2019, and 2021, along with the FA Cup in 2019. Born on October 24, 1990, in Gelsenkirchen, Germany, Gündoğan is of Turkish heritage. His paternal grandfather migrated from Turkey to Germany’s Ruhr region to work as a miner, while his paternal grandmother remained in Turkey. In 1979, his father relocated to Germany. Gündoğan began his football journey early.