Loris Karius

Karius's current-season form is up 0% on last season (Season 0→49), while his Rating climbed 20→28. That makes this his strongest season for form to date.

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	CS	CS%	Match	RTG	Season
2025/26	FC Schalke 04 · 1st	30	12	40%	7.1	28	49
2024/25	FC Schalke 04 · 14th	4	0	0%	7.53	20	0
2023/24	Newcastle · 7th	1	0	0%	6.3	33	0
2022/23	Newcastle	1	0	0%	7.9	—	—
2020/21	Union BerlinLoan · 7th	4	1	25%	7.03	50	4

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 8 earlier seasons and 3 youth-team spells in the full career.

Germany · international

Side	Apps	G
Germany U21	1	0

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

Scout report

Experienced headGoalkeeper

L. Karius is a 33-year-old goalkeeper at FC Schalke 04, enjoying a standout season — 0 goals and 0 assists in 30 appearances, a Season grade of 49, top 13% of 2. Bundesliga goalkeepers. On long-term scout potential he's rated 27.8, ranking 107th of 116 in the 2. Bundesliga. A seasoned veteran, he has been an ever-present (88.2% of available minutes). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Karius.

Judged on this season alone, Karius graded 49 — an excellent campaign that ranks top 13% of the 8 goalkeepers in the 2. Bundesliga, on 12 clean sheets across 30 appearances.

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 0 → 49). Across the 4 seasons we hold, it's his best return yet.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 28, 6th of 8 of the 8 goalkeepers in the 2. Bundesliga. At 33 Karius is into the veteran stage, where the age curve weighs on the projection, and a market index of 6.2 reflects that trajectory.

Current potential6th of 8 goalkeepers · 2. Bundesliga Current seasonTop 13% goalkeepers · 2. Bundesliga 1st-best goalkeeper in the 2. Bundesliga 107th in the 2. Bundesliga · potential 6th-highest potential goalkeeper in the 2. Bundesliga

27.8

Ratingi

6th of 8 goalkeepers

48.6

Seasoni

a solid contributor and squad regular

88.2%

Minutes

near ever-present

Def. actions / 90

light defensive volume

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

Apps

Clean sheets

40%

CS rate

88.2%

Minutes

12 clean sheets in 30 appearances (40% of games). Playing behind a title-challenging side (1st of 18) means a more protected goal, so the read is about command and distribution as much as raw shut-outs.

Strengths

Availability. On the pitch for 88.2% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.

Watch points

Age curve. At 33, 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 27.8, Karius carries the 6th-highest potential of the goalkeepers in the 2. Bundesliga of 8. A near ever-present keeper carrying the gloves this season. Veteran phase — a short-term, lower-fee proposition as both level and value decline (0.7× and falling).

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

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %88.2%

Available fixtures34 of 34

Goals / 900

Assists / 900

Goal contribution / 900

Defensive actions / 900

Player flow

Goal involvements0

Cards / 900.1

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 (~18), then tapers with age. At 33, Karius sits on 6.2, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Karius's projected Rating — 27.8 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 goalkeepers in the 2. Bundesliga with 600+ minutes this season.

Goalkeeping

Clean sheets12

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards3

Red cards0

Transfer history

€10M total transfer fees · 6 moves

NewcastleSept 2022 – nowFree

Liverpool(back from loan)Jul 2021 – Sept 2022

Union Berlin(on loan)Sept 2020 – Jul 2021

Liverpool(back from loan)Sept 2020 – Sept 2020

Beşiktaş(on loan)Aug 2018 – Sept 2020

LiverpoolJul 2016 – Aug 2018€ 10M

FSV Mainz 05until Jul 2016

About L. Karius

Loris Sven Karius is a 33-year-old goalkeeper who plays for FC Schalke 04, born on June 22, 1993 in Biberach an der Riß, standing 189 cm tall. He is from Germany. FC Schalke 04 currently sit 16th of 18 in the 2. Bundesliga.

This season

In the current season, L. Karius has made 30 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 2,700 minutes, with 3 yellow cards.

L. Karius's next match is on August 30, 2026, when FC Schalke 04 face FC Augsburg away in the Bundesliga.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates L. Karius at 27.8 with a Season form score of 48.6, ranking 107th of 116 goalkeepers in the 2. Bundesliga. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 6 career titles — among them the League Cup and the FA Cup. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 14 recorded seasons, L. Karius has totalled 237 club appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists for 7 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2015/16, with 34 appearances for FSV Mainz 05.

L. Karius's career has also included time at Newcastle, Liverpool, Union Berlin, Beşiktaş and FSV Mainz 05.

On the international stage, L. Karius has represented Germany U21 — 1 cap in our records.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

Profile

Season stats

Career

Scout report

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

Strengths

Watch points