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Season stats
Full career & schedule →Domestic-league season · FC Schalke 04.
Performance data · by competition
| Competition | Apps | G | A | Min | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2. Bundesliga | 32 | 14 | 5 | 2715 | 6.99 |
DFB Pokal | 2 | 0 | 0 | 153 | 6.4 |
Scout report
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.
Karaman is operating at his career peak — the 2025/26 level is the level.
Output in context · FC Schalke 04 finished 1st of 18 · a title-challenging side
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.
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Bars = where he ranks among centre-forwards in the 2. Bundesliga with 600+ minutes this season.
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