Hasan Kuruçay

Kuruçay's current-season form is level with last season (Season 52→52), while his Rating climbed 46→51. His peak season for form remains 2025/26 (Season 52).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	FC Schalke 04 · 11th	3	0	0	7.09	51	52
2025/26	FC Schalke 04 · 1st	30	4	0	7.16	46	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	Eintracht Braunschweig · 15th	17	0	0	6.65	53	13
2022/23	Ham-Kam · 13th	28	4	0	7.14	44	28

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 6 earlier seasons in the full career.

Scout report

Project playerCentral defender

H. Kuruçay is a 29-year-old central defender at FC Schalke 04, enjoying a standout season — 4 goals and 0 assists in 30 appearances, a Season grade of 52. On long-term scout potential he's rated 45.8. An experienced operator, he has been a regular starter (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.

On the season, Kuruçay graded 52 for current form (age-blind), on 11 clean sheets and 3.653 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 52 → 52). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2025/26.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 46. At 29 Kuruçay is in his prime years, and a market index of 16 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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A career still climbing — Kuruçay is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.

Peak: 2025/26Trending upBreakout: 2025/26Stepped up 2022/235 clubs

45.8

Ratingi

developing / rotation level

52.4

Seasoni

a solid contributor and squad regular

79.7%

Minutes

a regular starter

3.65

Def. actions / 90

solid defensive volume

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

Apps

3.65

Def. / 90

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

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.

Strengths

Availability. On the pitch for 79.7% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
Defensive volume. 3.65 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 45.8 overall — developing / rotation level. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (3.65 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.1× now → 0.8× projected in three years).

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

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %79.7%

Available fixtures34 of 34

Goals / 900.148

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900.148

Defensive actions / 903.653

Player flow

Goal involvements4

Cards / 900.221

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 (~46), then tapers with age. At 29, Kuruçay sits on 16, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Kuruçay's projected Rating — 45.8 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 centre-backs in the Bundesliga with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals4

Passing

Assists0

Defending

Tackles58

Interceptions31

Blocks10

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards6

Red cards0

Transfer history

FC Schalke 04Jul 2025 – nowFree Transfer

OH LeuvenSept 2024 – Jul 2025Free

Eintracht BraunschweigJan 2023 – Sept 2024Free

Ham-KamJan 2021 – Jan 2023

SStrommenuntil Jan 2021

MMarienlystJul 2018 – Jan 2021Free

Konyaspor(back from loan)Jan 2018 – Jul 2018

AAnadolu Selçukspor(on loan)Sept 2017 – Jan 2018

KonyasporJul 2017 – Sept 2017

NNaestveduntil Jul 2017

About H. Kuruçay

Hasan Kuruçay is a 29-year-old centre-back who plays for FC Schalke 04, born on August 31, 1997 in Odense, standing 187 cm tall. He is from Türkiye. FC Schalke 04 currently sit 11th of 18 in the Bundesliga.

This season

In the current season, H. Kuruçay has made 3 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 226 minutes, averaging a 6.86 match rating over his last 4 rated games.

Recent matches

September 11, 2026: 3-1 win away at Union Berlin (90 minutes, 6.48 rating)
September 5, 2026: 0-0 draw at home vs Bayern München (74 minutes, 6.77 rating)
August 30, 2026: 0-3 loss away at FC Augsburg (62 minutes, 6.5 rating)
August 24, 2026: 5-2 win away at Hallescher FC (120 minutes, 7.7 rating)

H. Kuruçay'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 H. Kuruçay at 45.8 with a Season form score of 52.4. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 4 career titles — among them the 1. Division and the Super Cup. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 11 recorded seasons, H. Kuruçay has totalled 211 club appearances with 17 goals and 2 assists for 9 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2025/26, with 30 appearances for FC Schalke 04.

H. Kuruçay's career has also included time at OH Leuven, Eintracht Braunschweig, Ham-Kam, SStrommen, MMarienlyst, Konyaspor, AAnadolu Selçukspor and NNaestved.

Transfer news

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