Domestic-league season · FC Schalke 04.
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 2. Bundesliga | 30 | 4 | 0 | 2439 | 7.16 |
 DFB Pokal | 2 | 0 | 0 | 170 | 7.3 |
Following his move to FC Schalke 04, Kuruçay's current-season form is up 206% on last season (Season 17→52), while his Rating climbed 46→51. That makes this his strongest season for form to date.
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Match | RTG | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | FC Schalke 04 · 1st | 30 | 4 | 0 | 7.16 | 51 | 52 |
| 2024/25 | OH Leuven · 3rd | 24 | 1 | 0 | 6.87 | 46 | 17 |
| 2023/24 | Eintracht Braunschweig · 15th | 27 | 4 | 2 | 7.02 | 59 | 38 |
| 2022/23 | Ham-Kam · 13th | 28 | 4 | 0 | 7.14 | 44 | 28 |
| 2021/22 | Ham-Kam · 1st | 24 | 0 | 0 | — | 36 | 32 |
| 2020/21 | Strommen · 10th | 25 | 3 | 0 | — | 35 | 3 |
Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year.
H. Kuruçay is a 28-year-old central defender at FC Schalke 04, rated 51 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 174th of 320 in the 2. Bundesliga. An experienced operator, he has been a regular starter this season (79.7% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 3.65 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Kuruçay.
Judged on this season alone, Kuruçay graded 52 — a standout campaign that ranks top 4% of the 57 centre-backs in the 2. Bundesliga, on 11 clean sheets and 3.653 defensive actions per 90.
Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 17 → 52). Across the 6 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.
On long-term talent our Rating reads 51, 29th of 57 of the 57 centre-backs in the 2. Bundesliga. At 28 Kuruçay is in his prime years, and a market index of 32.4 reflects that trajectory.
A career still climbing — Kuruçay is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.
3.65 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 11 clean sheets across 30 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 0 assists — a useful bonus from the back.
With a Rating of 51, Kuruçay carries the 29th-highest potential of the centre-backs in the 2. Bundesliga of 57. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (3.65 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). 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.
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 (~54), then tapers with age. At 28, Kuruçay sits on 32.4, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Kuruçay's projected Rating — 51 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.
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