L. Waldschmidt · career
Gian-Luca Waldschmidt
Center Forward · 1. FC Köln · season-by-season, by competition, and every match.
Career report
Below his 2024/25 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
Peak: 2024/25Trending upBreakout: 2024/25Stepped up 2025/26
The record covers 6 seasons (2020/21–2025/26) across 3 clubs, including a move abroad — 137 appearances, 28 goals and 10 assists.
His best campaign on record is 2024/25 at 1. FC Köln — Season rating 36, 8 goals and 3 assists in 30 games. 2024/25 was the leap — Season rating up 21 points at 1. FC Köln. Form is on a climb — up 10 Season points across his last 3 full seasons. The gap to his peak is 11 Season points.
Made the jump to a higher division in 2025/26 (Bundesliga) and kept playing — 26 games that season.
By season
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Rating | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | 1. FC Köln | 26 | 5 | 5 | 37 | 25 |
| 2024/25 | 1. FC Köln | 30 | 8 | 3 | 48 | 36 |
| 2023/24 | 1. FC KölnLoan | 22 | 3 | 0 | 54 | 15 |
| 2022/23 | VfL Wolfsburg | 18 | 4 | 0 | 61 | 14 |
| 2021/22 | VfL Wolfsburg | 14 | 1 | 0 | 63 | 6 |
| 2021/22 | Benfica | 2 | 2 | 0 | 56 | 6 |
| 2020/21 | Benfica | 27 | 7 | 2 | 63 | 30 |
| 2019/20 | SC Freiburg | 23 | 7 | 1 | — | — |
| 2018/19 | SC Freiburg | 30 | 9 | 1 | — | — |
| 2017/18 | Hamburger SV | 21 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 2017/18 | Hamburger SV II | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2016/17 | Hamburger SV II | 5 | 4 | 0 | — | — |
| 2016/17 | Hamburger SV | 14 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| 2015/16 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 12 | 0 | 1 | — | — |
| 2014/15 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2014/15 | Eintracht Frankf U19 | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| 2013/14 | Eintracht Frankf U19 | 19 | 11 | 0 | — | — |
| 2013/14 | Eintracht Frankfurt II | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 2012/13 | Eintracht Frankf U19 | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
International
| Side | Season | Competition | Apps | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 2020/21 | UEFA Nations League | 2 | 0 |
| 2020/21 | Friendlies | 2 | 2 | |
| 2020/21 | Euro Championship | 2 | 0 | |
| 2019/20 | Friendlies | 1 | 0 | |
| Germany U21 | 2019/20 | UEFA U21 Championship | 9 | 8 |
| Germany U19 | 2015/16 | UEFA U19 Championship | 3 | 0 |
| Germany U17 | 2013/14 | UEFA U17 Championship | 3 | 2 |
Honours
2. Bundesliga×2Super Cup×2Taça de Portugal×2UEFA U21 Championship×2
By competition
| Competition | Apps | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bundesliga | 24 | 684 | 5 | 4 | 6.8 |
| DFB Pokal | 2 | 86 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 |
Schedule · 2025/26
26 played8 unused sub6 not in squad· 770 min, 5g 4a
| Date | Competition | Opponent | Res | Status | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 10 | Friendlies Clubs | A FC Lugano | 3-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jan 14 | Friendlies Clubs | H FC Viktoria Köln | 3-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Mar 20 | Friendlies Clubs | H Verl | 1-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 9 | Friendlies Clubs | H Atalanta | 4-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 17 | DFB Pokal | A SSV Jahn Regensburg | 2-1 | Played | 75 | 6.2 | ||
| Aug 24 | Bundesliga | A FSV Mainz 05 | 1-0 | Played | 16 | 1 | 7.0 | |
| Aug 31 | Bundesliga | H SC Freiburg | 4-1 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Sep 13 | Bundesliga | A VfL Wolfsburg | 3-3 | Played | 45 | 1 | 6.9 | |
| Sep 20 | Bundesliga | A RB Leipzig | 1-3 | Played | 59 | 6.5 | ||
| Sep 28 | Bundesliga | H VfB Stuttgart | 1-2 | Played | 11 | 6.7 | ||
| Oct 3 | Bundesliga | A 1899 Hoffenheim | 1-0 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Oct 18 | Bundesliga | H FC Augsburg | 1-1 | Played | 59 | 7.0 | ||
| Oct 25 | Bundesliga | A Borussia Dortmund | 0-1 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Oct 29 | DFB Pokal | H Bayern München | 1-4 | Played | 11 | 6.3 | ||
| Nov 2 | Bundesliga | H Hamburger SV | 4-1 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Nov 8 | Bundesliga | A Borussia Mönchengladbach | 1-3 | Played | 23 | 1 | 7.2 | |
| Nov 22 | Bundesliga | H Eintracht Frankfurt | 3-4 | Played | 14 | 1 | 7.7 | |
| Nov 29 | Bundesliga | A Werder Bremen | 1-1 | Played | 16 | 6.3 | ||
| Dec 6 | Bundesliga | H FC St. Pauli | 1-1 | Played | 88 | 1 | 6.9 | |
| Dec 13 | Bundesliga | A Bayer Leverkusen | 0-2 | Played | 45 | 6.3 | ||
| Dec 20 | Bundesliga | H Union Berlin | 0-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jan 10 | Bundesliga | A 1. FC Heidenheim | 2-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jan 14 | Bundesliga | H Bayern München | 1-3 | Played | 12 | 6.3 | ||
| Jan 17 | Bundesliga | H FSV Mainz 05 | 2-1 | Played | 17 | 6.9 | ||
| Jan 25 | Bundesliga | A SC Freiburg | 1-2 | Played | 10 | 6.3 | ||
| Jan 30 | Bundesliga | H VfL Wolfsburg | 1-0 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Feb 8 | Bundesliga | H RB Leipzig | 1-2 | Played | 12 | 6.7 | ||
| Feb 14 | Bundesliga | A VfB Stuttgart | 1-3 | Played | 22 | 1 | 6.9 | |
| Feb 21 | Bundesliga | H 1899 Hoffenheim | 2-2 | Played | 11 | 6.5 | ||
| Feb 27 | Bundesliga | A FC Augsburg | 0-2 | Played | 66 | 7.0 | ||
| Mar 7 | Bundesliga | H Borussia Dortmund | 1-2 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Mar 14 | Bundesliga | A Hamburger SV | 1-1 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Mar 21 | Bundesliga | H Borussia Mönchengladbach | 3-3 | Played | 13 | 6.7 | ||
| Apr 5 | Bundesliga | A Eintracht Frankfurt | 2-2 | Played | 8 | 6.3 | ||
| Apr 12 | Bundesliga | H Werder Bremen | 3-1 | Played | 14 | 6.9 | ||
| Apr 17 | Bundesliga | A FC St. Pauli | 1-1 | Played | 11 | 1 | 7.0 | |
| Apr 25 | Bundesliga | H Bayer Leverkusen | 1-2 | Played | 18 | 1 | 7.7 | |
| May 2 | Bundesliga | A Union Berlin | 2-2 | Played | 62 | 1 | 6.6 | |
| May 10 | Bundesliga | H 1. FC Heidenheim | 1-3 | Played | 32 | 6.6 | ||
| May 16 | Bundesliga | A Bayern München | 1-5 | Unused sub | 0 | — |