K. Çalhanoğlu · career
Kerim Çalhanoğlu
Center Back · Gaziantep FK · season-by-season, by competition, and every match.
Career report
Çalhanoğlu is operating at his career peak — the 2025/26 level is the level.
Peak: 2025/26Holding levelRemarkably consistentStepped up 2025/265 clubs
The record covers 6 seasons (2021/22–2025/26) across 5 clubs, including a move abroad — 58 appearances with 5 goal contributions from defence.
His best campaign on record is 2025/26 at Vukovar — Season rating 11, 1 goal and 2 assists in 22 games. Output has held steady across his last 3 full seasons (8 → 11).
Season-to-season output barely moves — his form has stayed within a tight band (±2 points) across 4 campaigns. Made the jump to a higher division in 2025/26 (HNL) and kept playing — 22 games that season.
By season
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Rating | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | Gaziantep FK | 3 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 11 |
| 2025/26 | Vukovar | 22 | 1 | 2 | 33 | 11 |
| 2024/25 | Greuther Fürth II | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2023/24 | Greuther Fürth II | 8 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 2023/24 | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | 11 | 0 | 1 | 57 | 7 |
| 2022/23 | SV SandhausenLoan | 8 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 8 |
| 2022/23 | Schalke 04 II | 11 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 2022/23 | FC Schalke 04 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 0 |
| 2021/22 | FC Schalke 04 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 62 | 10 |
| 2021/22 | Schalke 04 II | 11 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 2020/21 | FC Schalke 04 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 2 |
| 2020/21 | Schalke 04 U19 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 2019/20 | Hoffenheim U19 | 18 | 2 | 0 | — | — |
| 2018/19 | Hoffenheim U19 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
International
| Side | Season | Competition | Apps | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germany U17 | 2019/20 | UEFA U17 Championship | 5 | 0 |
Honours
2. BundesligaTipsport Malta Cup
By competition
| Competition | Apps | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HNLat Vukovar | 22 | 1215 | 1 | 2 | 6.6 |
Schedule · 2025/26
20 played8 unused sub· 1215 min, 1g 2a
Played for Vukovar.
| Date | Competition | Opponent | Res | Status | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 4 | HNL | H HNK Hajduk Split | 0-1 | Played | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| Oct 17 | HNL | H NK Lokomotiva Zagreb | 1-1 | Played | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| Oct 27 | HNL | H Dinamo Zagreb | 1-0 | Played | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| Nov 1 | HNL | A Istra 1961 | 1-1 | Played | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| Nov 7 | HNL | A HNK Gorica | 1-1 | Played | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| Nov 21 | HNL | A NK Slaven Belupo | 1-4 | Played | 90 | 5.7 | ||
| Nov 28 | HNL | H NK Osijek | 2-2 | Played | 90 | 1 | 7.3 | |
| Dec 6 | HNL | A HNK Rijeka | 1-3 | Played | 45 | 5.9 | ||
| Dec 12 | HNL | H NK Varazdin | 2-0 | Played | 36 | 1 | 7.7 | |
| Dec 21 | HNL | A HNK Hajduk Split | 1-2 | Played | 33 | 6.2 | ||
| Jan 24 | HNL | A NK Lokomotiva Zagreb | 1-2 | Played | 10 | 6.9 | ||
| Feb 2 | HNL | A Dinamo Zagreb | 1-3 | Played | 90 | 1 | 6.7 | |
| Feb 7 | HNL | H Istra 1961 | 3-2 | Played | 90 | 6.3 | ||
| Feb 15 | HNL | A HNK Gorica | 0-0 | Played | 90 | 7.2 | ||
| Feb 20 | HNL | H NK Slaven Belupo | 2-2 | Played | 45 | 5.6 | ||
| Feb 28 | HNL | A NK Osijek | 0-2 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Mar 8 | HNL | H HNK Rijeka | 0-1 | Played | 14 | 7.7 | ||
| Mar 13 | HNL | A NK Varazdin | 0-2 | Played | 45 | 6.0 | ||
| Mar 21 | HNL | H HNK Hajduk Split | 0-6 | Played | 17 | 6.5 | ||
| Apr 7 | HNL | H NK Lokomotiva Zagreb | 1-1 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Apr 13 | HNL | H Dinamo Zagreb | 1-4 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Apr 18 | HNL | A Istra 1961 | 2-1 | Played | 12 | 6.9 | ||
| Apr 22 | HNL | H HNK Gorica | 1-2 | Played | 58 | 6.7 | ||
| Apr 25 | HNL | A NK Slaven Belupo | 2-2 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| May 2 | HNL | H NK Osijek | 1-0 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| May 8 | HNL | A HNK Rijeka | 0-3 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| May 15 | HNL | H NK Varazdin | 0-2 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| May 22 | HNL | A HNK Hajduk Split | 3-6 | Unused sub | 0 | — |