Dejan Ljubičić

Ljubičić's current-season form is level with last season (Season 23→23), while his Rating held around 45. His peak season for form remains 2024/25 (Season 40).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	FC Schalke 04 · 11th	3	0	0	6.45	45	23
2025/26	FC Schalke 04 · 1st	15	4	3	6.93	45	23
2025/26	Dinamo Zagreb · 1st	15	0	3	6.59	25	12
2024/25	1. FC Köln · 1st	27	4	3	7.03	61	40
2023/24	1. FC Köln · 17th	26	0	2	6.87	69	27
2022/23	1. FC Köln · 11th	27	5	1	6.67	75	35

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 5 earlier seasons and 2 youth-team spells in the full career.

Austria · international

Side	Apps	G
Austria	9	1
Austria U21	7	0

Career caps & goals — tournament breakdown in the full career.

Scout report

Squad depthCentral midfielder

D. Ljubičić is a 28-year-old central midfielder at FC Schalke 04, rated 45.4 overall by Field Insider's model. An experienced operator, he has been a rotation option this season (38.6% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.13 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Ljubičić.

On the season, Ljubičić graded 29 for current form (age-blind), on 4 goals, 3 assists and 2.132 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 23 → 23). Over the 6 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2024/25.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 45. At 28 Ljubičić is in his prime years, and a market index of 10.9 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Below his 2024/25 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2024/25Holding levelRemarkably consistent

45.4

Ratingi

developing / rotation level

28.6

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

38.6%

Minutes

rotation minutes

2.13

Def. actions / 90

moderate defensive volume

Output in context · FC Schalke 04 finished 1st of 18 · a title-challenging side

Apps

2.13

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

2.13 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 5 clean sheets across 15 appearances. Behind a title-challenging side (1st of 18) the side controls more games, so the defensive load is lighter — the value sits as much in composure and ball progression as in raw volume. Going forward he chipped in 4 goals and 3 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.53 goal involvements per 90, useful for a central midfielder.

Watch points

Game time. Only 38.6% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 45.4 overall — developing / rotation level. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.13 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90), with a bit more on the ball than most in the role. Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.2× now → 0.9× projected in three years).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %38.6%

Available fixtures34 of 34

Goals / 900.305

Assists / 900.228

Goal contribution / 900.533

Defensive actions / 902.132

Player flow

Goal involvements7

Cards / 900.228

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~29), then tapers with age. At 28, Ljubičić sits on 10.9, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Ljubičić's projected Rating — 45.4 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among central midfielders in the Bundesliga with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals4

Passing

Assists3

Defending

Tackles18

Interceptions8

Blocks2

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards3

Red cards0

Transfer history

FC Schalke 04Jan 2026 – now

Dinamo ZagrebJul 2025 – Jan 2026Free Transfer

1. FC KölnJul 2021 – Jul 2025Free

Rapid Viennauntil Jul 2021

About D. Ljubičić

Dejan Ljubičić is a 28-year-old central midfielder who plays for FC Schalke 04, born on October 8, 1997 in Wien, standing 187 cm tall. He is from Austria. FC Schalke 04 currently sit 11th of 18 in the Bundesliga.

This season

In the current season, D. Ljubičić has made 3 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 185 minutes, averaging a 6.74 match rating over his last 4 rated games. Though primarily a central midfielder, he has also lined up in attack this season.

Recent matches

September 11, 2026: 3-1 win away at Union Berlin (21 minutes, 6.36 rating)
September 5, 2026: 0-0 draw at home vs Bayern München (74 minutes, 6.28 rating)
August 30, 2026: 0-3 loss away at FC Augsburg (90 minutes, 6.7 rating)
August 24, 2026: 5-2 win away at Hallescher FC (85 minutes, 1 goal, 7.6 rating)

D. Ljubičić's next match is on September 20, 2026, when FC Schalke 04 face SV Elversberg at home in the Bundesliga.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates D. Ljubičić at 45.4 with a Season form score of 28.6. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 2 career titles — among them the 2. Bundesliga. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 12 recorded seasons, D. Ljubičić has totalled 298 club appearances with 25 goals and 21 assists for 6 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2021/22, with 30 appearances for 1. FC Köln.

D. Ljubičić's career has also included time at Dinamo Zagreb, 1. FC Köln and Rapid Vienna.

On the international stage, D. Ljubičić has represented Austria and Austria U21 — 16 caps and 1 goal in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.