Soufian El-Faouzi

El-Faouzi's current-season form is level with last season (Season 53→53), while his Rating held around 72. His peak season for form remains 2025/26 (Season 53).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	FC Schalke 04 · 11th	3	0	0	6.72	72	53
2025/26	FC Schalke 04 · 1st	34	2	5	6.95	72	53
2024/25	Alemannia Aachen · 12th	24	3	3	7.2	45	31

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

Scout report

Top-tier performerBall-winning Defensive midfielder

S. El-Faouzi is a 24-year-old defensive midfielder at FC Schalke 04, rated 71.7 overall by Field Insider's model. An emerging talent, he has been an ever-present this season (98.3% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 4.25 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on El-Faouzi.

On the season, El-Faouzi graded 53 for current form (age-blind), on 2 goals, 5 assists and 4.25 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's broadly in line with last season (Season 53 → 53). Over the 3 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2025/26.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 72. At 24 El-Faouzi is in his prime years, and a market index of 33.6 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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

Peak: 2025/26Trending upBreakout: 2025/26Stepped up 2025/26

71.7

Ratingi

elite — among the best in the position

52.8

Seasoni

a solid contributor and squad regular

98.3%

Minutes

near ever-present

4.25

Def. actions / 90

solid defensive volume

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

Apps

4.25

Def. / 90

100

Tackles

Interceptions

Clean sheets

4.25 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — solid defensive volume, with 14 clean sheets across 34 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 2 goals and 5 assists — a useful bonus from the back.

Strengths

Availability. On the pitch for 98.3% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
Attacking threat. Chips in from deep: 0.21 goal involvements per 90, useful for a defensive midfielder.
Defensive volume. 4.25 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — does the unseen work.

Watch points

Few red flags. No obvious weaknesses in the current-season profile — consistency is the next test.

Outlook

Rated 71.7 overall — elite — among the best in the position. Defensively he reads as solid defensive volume (4.25 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90), with a bit more on the ball than most in the role. Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 2×) with the best seasons likely ahead.

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

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %98.3%

Available fixtures34 of 34

Goals / 900.06

Assists / 900.15

Goal contribution / 900.21

Defensive actions / 904.25

Player flow

Goal involvements7

Cards / 900.12

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 (~53), then tapers with age. At 24, El-Faouzi sits on 33.6, at or near its peak. The blue line is El-Faouzi's projected Rating — 71.7 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 defensive midfielders in the Bundesliga with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals2—

Passing

Assists5—

Defending

Tackles100—

Interceptions38—

Blocks4—

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards4

Red cards0

Transfer history

FC Schalke 04Jul 2025 – now

Alemannia Aachenuntil Jul 2025

Fortuna DüsseldorfJul 2022 – Jul 2025Free

SC Paderborn 07until Jul 2022

About S. El-Faouzi

Soufian El-Faouzi is a 24-year-old defensive midfielder who plays for FC Schalke 04, born on July 13, 2002 in Siegen, standing 178 cm tall. He is from Germany. FC Schalke 04 currently sit 11th of 18 in the Bundesliga.

This season

In the current season, S. El-Faouzi has made 3 appearances with 0 goals and 0 assists across 270 minutes, averaging a 6.51 match rating over his last 4 rated games.

Recent matches

September 11, 2026: 3-1 win away at Union Berlin (90 minutes, 6.07 rating)
September 5, 2026: 0-0 draw at home vs Bayern München (90 minutes, 6.35 rating)
August 30, 2026: 0-3 loss away at FC Augsburg (90 minutes, 6.6 rating)
August 24, 2026: 5-2 win away at Hallescher FC (120 minutes, 7 rating)

S. El-Faouzi'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 S. El-Faouzi at 71.7 with a Season form score of 52.8. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

Career

Across 6 recorded seasons, S. El-Faouzi has totalled 112 club appearances with 8 goals and 8 assists for 4 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2025/26, with 34 appearances for FC Schalke 04.

S. El-Faouzi's career has also included time at Alemannia Aachen, Fortuna Düsseldorf and SC Paderborn 07.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.