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43.4
Squad season
top-XI average · this season
47.1
Squad rating
mean squad Rating · 34/36 rated

Club profile

League2. Bundesliga
League position16th of 18
Squad size35
Average age25
CountryGermany

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Relegation fight16th of 18 · 2. Bundesliga

FC Schalke 04 sit 16th of 18 in the 2. Bundesliga, in the relegation mix. Their starting XI is averaging a Season rating of 43.4 this campaign, built on a squad-talent Rating of 47.1 across the wider group. Recent form reads WLWWW.

Year-on-year, the XI's form is up 42.4% on last season (Season 30.5 → 43.4), while squad talent has held (Rating 46.8 → 46.2). Of the 18 players with a season to compare, 7 improved their individual Season rating on a year ago.

K. Karaman is the form pick (Season 61), while S. El-Faouzi carries the highest ceiling (Rating 72). In the market, the headline arrival is B. Embolo (€ 25M), and S. El-Faouzi is the most valuable asset at 33.6.

43.4
42.4%
Squad season
47.1
1.2%
Squad rating
16thof 18
League finish
WLWWW
Last 5
Top performer
K. Karaman
Season 61
Highest potential
S. El-Faouzi
Rating 72
Marquee signing
B. Embolo
€ 25M
Top asset
S. El-Faouzi
Value 33.6

Squad analysis

Balance by position

Average Season & Rating per unit.

Goalkeepers
2031
Defence
2149
Midfield
1451
Attack
1745

Top performers

Highest Season ratings in the squad.

Karaman
6135
El-Faouzi
5372
Kuruçay
5251
Karius
4928
Katić
4844
Becker
4842
Ayhan
4169
Becker
3666
Season (form)Rating (potential)

Squad · 35

Nat.
1L. KariusGoalkeeperGermany335.7——492839.7%
22K. MüllerNewGoalkeeperGermany351.9——1058.6%1167.8%
36J. SiebekingGoalkeeper—1915.1——054
3D. LeonardCentre-back—1814.3——155
4H. KuruçayCentre-backTürkiye2817.7——52206.4%5110.6%
5T. BeckerCentre-backGermany2913.3——48149%4230.8%
17A. GantenbeinFull-backSwitzerland2519.1——2190%551.1%
25N. KatićCentre-backCroatia2913.9——48432.2%440.9%
30A. DonkorCentre-backGermany287.1——0100%3428%
33Vitalie BeckerCentre-backGermany2120.6——3666
43M. AyhanCentre-backTurkey1921——4169
45M. KhadrCentre-back—1915.1——054
—M. WasinskiNewFull-back
on loan at Liège · 1953 min, 0g
Belgium2217.5——194.7%5234%
—Tidiane ToureCentre-backFrance2116.6——053
—T. KalasCentre-backCzechia331.3——0100%1169%
6R. SchallenbergDefensive midfielderGermany2721.3——3431.4%573.7%
14J. BachmannCentral midfielderGermany304.8——292.9%2735.8%
16M. ZalazarNewCentral midfielder—2015.8——054
16Mauro Zalazar Martínez
Midfielder
—21—————
21D. LjubičićAttacking midfielder
earlier at Dinamo Zagreb · 1019 min, 0g
Austria2817.3——2343.7%4526.3%
23S. El-FaouziCentral midfielderGermany2433.6——5369.8%7257.5%
24A. AouchicheCentral midfielder
on loan at Aberdeen · 376 min, 0g
France2430.1——2444.8%633.3%
27F. PorathCentral midfielderGermany297——1365.6%3736.2%
34A. GulasiCentral midfielder—1915.1——054
37Max GrügerCentral midfielderGermany2116.7——0100%538.3%
38L. VozarCentral midfielder—1814.3——055
46Paul Friedrich PöpperlCentral midfielderGermany2317.9——151
7C. GomisCentre-forwardSenegal2617.6——851
9M. SyllaCentre-forwardFrance2621.8——3436.4%606%
10E. DžekoCentre-forward
earlier at Fiorentina · 488 min, 2g
Bosnia and Herzegovina401.6——2353.6%745.9%
11B. LasmeWingerFrance2715.2——7442.2%
15E. HøjlundCentre-forwardDenmark2116.8——0544.3%
19K. KaramanCentre-forwardTürkiye328.4——6110.1%3510.7%
47Z. Amoussou-TchibaraCentre-forward—1915.1——054
—Zaid Amoussou-TchibaraCentre-forwardTogo2015.8——054

Season form

Record (W-D-L)0-0-0 in 0
Goals (for / against)0 / 0
Clean sheets14
Last 5WLWWW

Fixtures & results

Friendlies Clubs5W 0D 4LDFB Pokal1W 0D 0L
6W 0D 4L in 10 · 22–15
May 22HBayer Leverkusen—·
May 15AWerder Bremen—·
May 8HEintracht Frankfurt—·
Apr 24ABorussia Mönchengladbach—·
Apr 17HHamburger SV—·
Apr 10ABorussia Dortmund—·
Apr 3HSC Paderborn 07—·
Mar 20AVfB Stuttgart—·
Mar 13H1899 Hoffenheim—·
Mar 6ARB Leipzig—·
Mar 3H1. FC Köln—·
Feb 27AFSV Mainz 05—·
Feb 20HSC Freiburg—·
Feb 13ASV Elversberg—·
Feb 6HUnion Berlin—·
Jan 30ABayern München—·
Jan 23HFC Augsburg—·
Jan 16ABayer Leverkusen—·
Jan 13HWerder Bremen—·
Jan 9AEintracht Frankfurt—·
Dec 19HBorussia Mönchengladbach—·
Dec 12AHamburger SV—·
Dec 5HBorussia Dortmund—·
Nov 28ASC Paderborn 07—·
Nov 21HVfB Stuttgart—·
Nov 7A1899 Hoffenheim—·
Oct 31HRB Leipzig—·
Oct 24A1. FC Köln—·
Oct 17HFSV Mainz 05—·
Oct 10ASC Freiburg—·
Sep 20HSV Elversberg—·
Sep 11AUnion Berlin—·
Sep 5HBayern München—·
Aug 30AFC Augsburg—·
Aug 24AHallescher FC5–2W
Aug 16HReal Madrid0–3L
Aug 8HAtalanta0–3L
Aug 1AHessen Kassel5–0W
Jul 25HFagiano Okayama3–1W
Jul 22AFC Kharkiv2–0W
Jul 19AErzgebirge Aue4–2W
Jul 11AFC Gutersloh1–2L
May 17HEintracht Braunschweig1–0W
May 9A1. FC Nürnberg0–3L
May 2HFortuna Düsseldorf1–0W
Apr 26ASC Paderborn 073–2W
Apr 19HPreußen Münster4–1W
Apr 12ASV Elversberg2–1W
Apr 5HKarlsruher SC1–0W
Mar 26AFC Schweinfurt 050–2L
Mar 21ASV Darmstadt 981–1D
Mar 15HHannover 962–2D
Mar 6HArminia Bielefeld1–0W
Feb 28ASpVgg Greuther Fürth1–1D
Feb 21H1. FC Magdeburg5–3W
Feb 15AHolstein Kiel2–1W
Feb 7HDynamo Dresden2–2D
Jan 31AVfL Bochum0–2L
Jan 25H1. FC Kaiserslautern2–2D
Jan 17AHertha BSC0–0D
Jan 10AVfL Osnabrück2–0W
Dec 21AEintracht Braunschweig1–2L
Dec 14H1. FC Nürnberg1–0W
Dec 5AFortuna Düsseldorf2–0W
Nov 28HSC Paderborn 072–1W
Nov 22APreußen Münster0–0D
Nov 13ATwente0–1L
Nov 8HSV Elversberg1–0W
Nov 1AKarlsruher SC1–2L
Oct 29ASV Darmstadt 980–4L
Oct 24HSV Darmstadt 981–0W
Oct 17AHannover 963–0W
Oct 11ABohemians2–3L
Oct 5AArminia Bielefeld2–1W
Sep 26HSpVgg Greuther Fürth1–0W
Sep 20A1. FC Magdeburg2–0W
Sep 13HHolstein Kiel0–1L
Aug 31ADynamo Dresden1–0W
Aug 23HVfL Bochum2–1W
Aug 17ALokomotive Leipzig1–0W
Aug 9A1. FC Kaiserslautern0–1L
Aug 1HHertha BSC2–1W
Jul 26HSevilla2–4L
Jul 20ARot Weiss Ahlen3–0W
Jul 19HTwente0–0D
Jul 9APanathinaikos0–0D
Jul 5AFC Bocholt3–2W
Mar 19HGroningen1–0W
Jan 9AFC Zurich3–0W
Jan 6HFC Aarau3–1W

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Completed transfers · 2026/27

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In

I. HamacheAmiens· Return from loan2026/27
M. WasinskiLiège· Return from loan2026/27
S. NoodeUUnion Titus Petange· Return from loan2026/27
J. SachseFC Viktoria Köln· Return from loan2026/27
S. TanakaFortuna Düsseldorf· Transfer2026/27
S. TanakaFortuna Düsseldorf· Transfer2026/27
M. ZalazarSC Braga· Return from loan2026/27
K. Müller1. FC Heidenheim· Transfer2026/27

Out

C. Antwi-AdjeiAAntwi-Adjei Christopher· Free agent2026/27
I. HamacheCambuur· Transfer2026/27
I. HamacheCambuur· Transfer2026/27
P. RemmertMSV Duisburg· Loan2026/27
Felipe SánchezSantos Laguna· Loan2026/27
H. MatricianiMMatriciani Henning· Free agent2026/27
M. WallentowitzSpVgg Greuther Fürth· Loan2026/27
E. DžekoDDzeko Edin· Free agent2026/27