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45.8
Squad season
top-XI average · this season
47.5
Squad rating
mean squad Rating · 41/43 rated

Club profile

League2. Bundesliga
League position1st of 18
Squad size42
Average age24.7
CountryGermany

Team scout report

League leaders1st of 18 · 2. Bundesliga

FC Schalke 04 sit 1st of 18 in the 2. Bundesliga, top of the pile. Their starting XI is averaging a Season rating of 45.8 this campaign, built on a squad-talent Rating of 47.5 across the wider group. Recent form reads WLWWW.

Year-on-year, the XI's form is up 65% on last season (Season 26 → 42.9), while squad talent has held (Rating 46.4 → 46.7). Of the 23 players with a season to compare, 9 improved their individual Season rating on a year ago.

K. Karaman is the form pick (Season 62), while S. El-Faouzi carries the highest ceiling (Rating 72). In the market, the headline arrival is B. Embolo (€ 25M), and M. N'Diaye is the most valuable asset at 38.8.

45.8
65%
Squad season
47.5
0.7%
Squad rating
1stof 18
League finish
WLWWW
Last 5
Top performer
K. Karaman
Season 62
Highest potential
S. El-Faouzi
Rating 72
Marquee signing
B. Embolo
€ 25M
Top asset
M. N'Diaye
Value 38.8

Squad analysis

Balance by position

Average Season & Rating per unit.

Goalkeepers
1536
Defence
2150
Midfield
1351
Attack
1841

Top performers

Highest Season ratings in the squad.

Karaman
6236
N'Diaye
6166
El-Faouzi
5372
Kuruçay
5251
Karius
4928
Katić
4844
Becker
4842
Aouchiche
4770
Season (form)Rating (potential)

Goals & assists

Top scorers

  1. 1K. Karaman14goals
  2. 2M. Sylla7goals
  3. 3E. Džeko6goals
  4. 4H. Kuruçay4goals
  5. 5A. Aouchiche3goals

Top assists

  1. 1S. El-Faouzi5assists
  2. 2K. Karaman5assists
  3. 3E. Džeko3assists
  4. 4M. N'Diaye2assists
  5. 5A. Aouchiche2assists

Squad · 42

Nat.
1L. KariusGoalkeeperGermany336.231—492839.7%
22K. MüllerGoalkeeper
Loanfrom 1. FC Heidenheim
Germany351.94—1058.6%1167.8%
32Luca PodlechGoalkeeperGermany2118.2——053
36J. SiebekingGoalkeeper—1916.5——054
2Felipe SánchezCentre-backArgentina2221.227—208.8%5817.7%
3D. LeonardCentre-back—1815.72—155
4H. KuruçayCentre-backTürkiye2819.532452206.4%5110.6%
5T. BeckerFull-back
played DEF · MID
Germany2914.627—48149%4230.8%
16M. N'DiayeCentre-back
Loanfrom Anderlecht
on loan at Anderlecht · 977 min, 0g
Senegal2438.831—6178.9%6622.3%
17A. GantenbeinFull-back
played DEF · MID
Switzerland2520.921—2190%551.1%
25N. KatićCentre-backCroatia2915.228148432.2%440.9%
30A. DonkorCentre-backGermany287.83—0100%3428%
31T. DietrichCentre-backGermany2319.41—0100%5145.1%
33Vitalie BeckerFull-back
played MID · DEF
Germany2122.52223666
41H. MatricianiCentre-backGermany2616.71—0100%443.1%
43M. AyhanCentre-backTurkey192129—4167
45M. KhadrCentre-back—1916.5——054
—M. WasinskiFull-back
on loan at Liège · 1953 min, 0g
Belgium2219.224—189.5%5335.3%
—Tidiane ToureCentre-backFrance2118.2——053
—T. KalasCentre-backCzechia331.5——0100%1169%
6R. SchallenbergCentral midfielderGermany2721.534—3431.4%564.1%
14J. BachmannCentral midfielder
played MID · FWD
Germany305.225—292.5%2735.3%
16M. ZalazarCentral midfielder—2017.4——054
16Mauro Zalazar Martínez
Midfielder
—21—1———
18C. Antwi-AdjeiCentral midfielder
played FWD · MID
Ghana323.3151114.5%2223%
23S. El-FaouziCentral midfielderGermany2433.63625369.8%7257.5%
24A. AouchicheCentral midfielder
played MID · FWD
on loan at Aberdeen · 1280 min, 3g
France2430.139347190.2%7015.7%
27F. PorathCentral midfielderGermany297.72211365.6%3736.2%
34A. GulasiCentral midfielder—1916.51—054
35M. WallentowitzCentral midfielder
played MID · DEF · FWD
—1716.213—861
37Max GrügerCentral midfielderGermany2118.36—0100%538.3%
38L. VozarCentral midfielder—1815.6——055
39P. RemmertAttacking midfielder
played MID · FWD
Germany2119.74—35714.4%
46Paul Friedrich PöpperlCentral midfielderGermany2319.63—151
8A. YounesCentre-forwardGermany322.66—0100%1743.6%
9M. SyllaCentre-forwardFrance2622.83273436.4%606%
10E. DžekoCentre-forward
earlier at Fiorentina · 488 min, 2g
Bosnia and Herzegovina401.8296457%1115%
11B. LasmeWingerFrance2716.71327442.2%
15E. HøjlundCentre-forwardDenmark2118.45—0544.3%
19K. KaramanWinger
played FWD · MID
Türkiye329.234146211.8%368.2%
47Z. Amoussou-TchibaraCentre-forward—1916.51—054
—Zaid Amoussou-TchibaraCentre-forwardTogo2017.4——054

Season form

Record (W-D-L)21-7-6 in 34
Goals (for / against)50 / 31
Clean sheets14
Last 5WLWWW

Fixtures & results

2. Bundesliga21W 7D 6LFriendlies Clubs5W 2D 3LDFB Pokal1W 0D 1L
May 17HEintracht Braunschweig1–0W
May 9A1. FC Nürnberg0–3L
May 2HFortuna Düsseldorf1–0W
Apr 26ASC Paderborn 073–2W
Apr 19HPreußen Münster4–1W
Apr 12ASV Elversberg2–1W
Apr 5HKarlsruher SC1–0W
Mar 21ASV Darmstadt 981–1D
Mar 15HHannover 962–2D
Mar 6HArminia Bielefeld1–0W
Feb 28ASpVgg Greuther Fürth1–1D
Feb 21H1. FC Magdeburg5–3W
Feb 15AHolstein Kiel2–1W
Feb 7HDynamo Dresden2–2D
Jan 31AVfL Bochum0–2L
Jan 25H1. FC Kaiserslautern2–2D
Jan 17AHertha BSC0–0D
Dec 21AEintracht Braunschweig1–2L
Dec 14H1. FC Nürnberg1–0W
Dec 5AFortuna Düsseldorf2–0W
Nov 28HSC Paderborn 072–1W
Nov 22APreußen Münster0–0D
Nov 13ATwente0–1L
Nov 8HSV Elversberg1–0W
Nov 1AKarlsruher SC1–2L
Oct 29ASV Darmstadt 980–4L
Oct 24HSV Darmstadt 981–0W
Oct 17AHannover 963–0W
Oct 11ABohemians2–3L
Oct 5AArminia Bielefeld2–1W
Sep 26HSpVgg Greuther Fürth1–0W
Sep 20A1. FC Magdeburg2–0W
Sep 13HHolstein Kiel0–1L
Aug 31ADynamo Dresden1–0W
Aug 23HVfL Bochum2–1W
Aug 17ALokomotive Leipzig1–0W
Aug 9A1. FC Kaiserslautern0–1L
Aug 1HHertha BSC2–1W
Jul 26HSevilla2–4L
Jul 20ARot Weiss Ahlen3–0W
Jul 19HTwente0–0D
Jul 9APanathinaikos0–0D
Jul 5AFC Bocholt3–2W
Mar 19HGroningen1–0W
Jan 9AFC Zurich3–0W
Jan 6HFC Aarau3–1W

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Emmanuel GyamfiVVV Venlo2025/26
Paul Friedrich PöpperlFC Viktoria Köln· Back from Loan2025/26
B. LasmeGrasshoppers· Back from Loan2025/26
T. BeckerHolstein Kiel· Free Transfer2025/26
M. WasinskiKRC Genk II· Back from Loan2025/26
L. TempelmannEintracht Braunschweig2025/26
Steve NoodeSCR Altach· Back from Loan2025/26
H. MatricianiTomori Berat· Back from Loan2025/26

Out

B. IdriziSCR Altach· Free agent2025/26
Emmanuel GyamfiAberdeen· Transfer2025/26
A. BarkokRaja Casablanca· Free agent2025/26
P. SeguinHertha BSC· Transfer2025/26
I. HamacheAmiens· Loan2025/26
I. CisséFC Aarau· Transfer2025/26
M. WasinskiLiège· Loan2025/26
J. HeekerenAnderlecht· Transfer2025/26