Who Is Ilkay Gundogan’s Wife? Meet TV Personality Sara Arfaoui and All About Her Influence in German Star’s Soccer Career

Ilkay Gundogan will shift his focus to national duty as he leads Germany in Euro 2024 at home. The German captain hopes to make this year fruitful after having a tough time at a club level. Despite having a decent individual spell, the Barcelona midfielder is coming on the back of an unsuccessful season without any trophies. Nevertheless, the star always has one person beside him through the ups and downs and it’s his wife Sara Arfaoui.

It’s reported that Arfaoui played a role in a key decision taken by the star regarding his career. But what else do we know about the enigmatic spouse of the former Manchester City midfielder?

All you need to know about Arfaoui: Ilkay Gundogan’s wife

It had to be a place in France where Ilkay Gundogan’s better half had to come to this world. Sara Arfaoui also known as Sara Benamira was born on July 17th, 1995 in Nice, France, and later moved to Italy. It is claimed that the 28-year-old has Algerian roots and also reported that her mother was of Tunisian origin. She has three sisters and a brother and speaks fluent French, Tunisian, and Italian.

Meanwhile, not much about her father is known yet. However, despite being the wife of the 2023 treble winner, Arfaoui made a mark for herself and has her own identity and success.

The Italian wife of Gundogan is a model, an actress, and a TV personality. She is famously known as a presenter for the Italian TV channel Rai 1 and shows like L’Eredità. Earlier, it was stated that she had worked with a few reputed fashion brands before moving to reel life. In addition, the Italian model also worked in various shows like Riki Feat. CNCO: Dolor de cabeza in 2018, L’eredità in 2002. Arfaoui is also an influencer who has more than 837,000 followers on Instagram. She is known for giving beauty and fashion advice to her followers. Hence, both the German midfielder and Arfaoui have been intriguing fans about their relationship.

More about Gundogan and Arfaoui’s relationship

The former Borussia Dortmund did not reveal much about how his dating life started. But it is known that both Ilkay Gundogan and Arfaoui have been dating since 2021. Gundogan announced his engagement to the model in December of the same year and both got married in Denmark and celebrated with dear ones at Lake Como in Italy on May 2022.

Subsequently, the couple received their first child Kais Gundogan on 15th March last year. It was suggested that the 33-year-old moved to Barcelona was motivated by his wife, but Arfaoui bashed the rumors and on the contrary, stated that she was shocked by his move. Nevertheless, there is another year left in the star’s contract in Barcelona and the couple will remain in Spain for the next season.