Kenan Karaman

Karaman's current-season form is up 11% on last season (Season 55→61), while his Rating eased 39→35. That makes this his strongest season for form to date.

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2025/26	FC Schalke 04 · 1st	32	14	5	6.99	35	61
2024/25	FC Schalke 04 · 14th	29	13	4	7.08	39	55
2023/24	FC Schalke 04 · 10th	29	13	7	7.08	45	59
2022/23	FC Schalke 04 · 17th	21	1	2	6.47	46	12
2022/23	Beşiktaş · 3rd	2	0	0	6.8	26	0
2021/22	Beşiktaş · 6th	25	2	1	6.63	36	11

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 8 earlier seasons and 5 youth-team spells in the full career.

Türkiye · international

Side	Apps	G
Türkiye	31	6
Turkey U21	14	2
Turkey U19	3	0

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

Scout report

Experienced headGoal-getting Centre-forward

K. Karaman is a 32-year-old centre-forward at FC Schalke 04, enjoying a standout season — 14 goals and 5 assists in 32 appearances, a Season grade of 61, top 7% of 2. Bundesliga centre-forwards. On long-term scout potential he's rated 35, ranking 258th of 317 in the 2. Bundesliga. A seasoned veteran, he has been an ever-present (88.7% of available minutes). He brings 0.63 goal contributions per 90 (0.46 goals, 0.17 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Karaman.

Judged on this season alone, Karaman graded 61 — an excellent campaign that ranks top 8% of the 42 centre-forwards in the 2. Bundesliga, on 14 goals and 5 assists in 32 appearances (0.63 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 55 → 61). Across the 6 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 35, 30th of 42 of the 42 centre-forwards in the 2. Bundesliga. At 32 Karaman is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 8.9 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Karaman is operating at his career peak — the 2025/26 level is the level.

Peak: 2025/26Holding levelBreakout: 2023/24StreakyStepped up 2021/22

Current potential30th of 42 centre-forwards · 2. Bundesliga Current seasonTop 8% centre-forwards · 2. Bundesliga3rd-best centre-forward in the 2. Bundesliga258th in the 2. Bundesliga · potential30th-highest potential centre-forward in the 2. Bundesliga

Ratingi

30th of 42 centre-forwards

60.8

Seasoni

a strong, regular top-tier starter

88.7%

Minutes

near ever-present

0.63

Goal contrib / 90

strong end product

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

Goals

Assists

G+A

0.44

Goals / app

14 goals in 32 appearances (0.44 per game) — double figures playing for a title-challenging side (1st of 18). He also laid on 5 assists, so the all-round involvement reads 19 goal contributions (0.59 per appearance).

Strengths

Availability. On the pitch for 88.7% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
Final-third output. 0.63 goal contributions per 90 (0.46 goals, 0.17 assists) — productive for the role.

Watch points

Age curve. At 32, both level and resale value are on the downslope.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

With a Rating of 35, Karaman carries the 30th-highest potential of the centre-forwards in the 2. Bundesliga of 42. In the final third he profiles as a genuine goal threat (0.63 goal contributions per 90). Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.8× and falling).

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

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %88.7%

Available fixtures34 of 34

Goals / 900.464

Assists / 900.166

Goal contribution / 900.63

Defensive actions / 901.16

Player flow

Goal involvements19

Shot conversion %46.7

Shot accuracy %57.7

Pass accuracy %69

Dribble success %54.7

Cards / 900.166

Foul involvement / 902.453

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 (~22), then tapers with age. At 32, Karaman sits on 8.9, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Karaman's projected Rating — 35 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-forwards in the 2. Bundesliga with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals14

Shots on target30

Shots52

Penalties scored5

Passing

Assists5

Chances created30

Passes753

Pass accuracy69%

Possession

Successful dribbles35

Dribble success54.7%

Duels won170

Duels won %47.1%

Fouls won39

Penalties won1

Defending

Tackles30

Interceptions3

Blocks2

Fouls committed35

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards5

Red cards0

Transfer history

FC Schalke 042022/23 – nowFree

Besiktas2021/22 – 2022/23Free

Fortuna Düsseldorf2018/19 – 2021/22Free

Hannover 962014/15 – 2018/19Free

1899 Hoffenheimuntil 2014/15

About K. Karaman

Kenan Karaman is a 32-year-old centre-forward who plays for FC Schalke 04, born on March 5, 1994 in Stuttgart, standing 189 cm tall. He is from Türkiye. FC Schalke 04 currently sit 1st of 18 in the 2. Bundesliga.

This season

In the current season, K. Karaman has made 32 appearances with 14 goals and 5 assists across 2,715 minutes, averaging a 6.96 match rating over his last 10 rated games, with 5 yellow cards. His season has spanned the 2. Bundesliga and the DFB Pokal. Though primarily a centre-forward, he has also lined up in midfield this season.

When K. Karaman plays, FC Schalke 04's record this season is 20W-7D-7L — and his match ratings average 7.2 at home against 6.74 on the road.

Recent matches

May 17, 2026: 1-0 win at home vs Eintracht Braunschweig (90 minutes, 7 rating)
May 9, 2026: 0-3 loss away at 1. FC Nürnberg (90 minutes, 6.7 rating)
May 2, 2026: 1-0 win at home vs Fortuna Düsseldorf (90 minutes, 1 goal, 7.7 rating)
April 26, 2026: 3-2 win away at SC Paderborn 07 (90 minutes, 6.9 rating)
April 19, 2026: 4-1 win at home vs Preußen Münster (71 minutes, 1 goal, 1 assist, 8.2 rating)
April 5, 2026: 1-0 win at home vs Karlsruher SC (77 minutes, 1 goal, 6.9 rating)
March 21, 2026: 1-1 draw away at SV Darmstadt 98 (90 minutes, 5.9 rating)
March 15, 2026: 2-2 draw at home vs Hannover 96 (71 minutes, 1 goal, 1 assist, 7.9 rating)
March 6, 2026: 1-0 win at home vs Arminia Bielefeld (89 minutes, 6.2 rating)
February 28, 2026: 1-1 draw away at SpVgg Greuther Fürth (90 minutes, 6.2 rating)

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates K. Karaman at 35 with a Season form score of 60.8, ranking 258th of 317 centre-forwards in the 2. Bundesliga. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

Availability: K. Karaman has missed 2 matches this season through injury.

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

Career

Across 15 recorded seasons, K. Karaman has totalled 294 club appearances with 82 goals and 24 assists for 8 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2025/26, with 32 appearances for FC Schalke 04.

K. Karaman's career has also included time at Besiktas, Fortuna Düsseldorf, Hannover 96 and 1899 Hoffenheim.

On the international stage, K. Karaman has represented Türkiye, Turkey U21, Turkey U19 — 48 caps and 8 goals in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

Profile

Season stats

Performance data · by competition

Career

Scout report

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

Strengths

Watch points