2025–26 FC Schalke 04 season
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Note: Players' appearances and goals only in their Schalke career.
2025–26 FC Schalke 04 season
The 2025–26 FC Schalke 04 season is their 122nd season in the football club's history, and their ninth overall and third consecutive season in the second flight of German football, the 2. Bundesliga. In addition to the domestic league, Schalke also participate in this season's edition of the domestic cup, the DFB-Pokal. This is the 25th season for Schalke in the Veltins-Arena, located in Gelsenkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia.
Players
<table><thead><tr><th>No.</th><th>Player</th><th>Nat</th><th>Pos</th><th>Age</th><th>Contract</th><th>Signed from</th><th>League</th><th>Total</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td> began </td><td> ends </td><td>Apps</td><td>Goals</td><td>Apps</td><td>Goals</td></tr><tr><td>Goalkeepers</td></tr><tr><td>1</td><td>Loris Karius</td><td></td><td>GK</td><td>32</td><td>Jan 2025</td><td>Jun 2027</td><td>Free agent</td><td>28</td><td>0</td><td>29</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>22</td><td>Kevin Müller</td><td></td><td>GK</td><td>35</td><td>Jan 2026</td><td>Jun 2026</td><td>1. FC Heidenheim</td><td>3</td><td>0</td><td>3</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>32</td><td>Luca Podlech</td><td></td><td>GK</td><td>21</td><td>Jul 2024</td><td>Jun 2028</td><td>Schalke 04 U19</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>36</td><td>Johannes Siebeking</td><td></td><td>GK</td><td>20</td><td>Jul 2025</td><td>Jun 2029</td><td>Schalke 04 U19</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>Defenders</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td>Felipe Sánchez</td><td></td><td>CB</td><td>21</td><td>Jul 2024</td><td>Jun 2028</td><td>Gimnasia LP</td><td>27</td><td>0</td><td>31</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td>Dylan Leonard</td><td></td><td>CB</td><td>18</td><td>Sep 2025</td><td>Jun 2030</td><td>Western United</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td>Hasan Kuruçay</td><td></td><td>CB</td><td>28</td><td>Jul 2025</td><td>Jun 2027</td><td>OH Leuven</td><td>24</td><td>4</td><td>26</td><td>4</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td>Timo Becker</td><td></td><td>CB</td><td>29</td><td>Jul 2025</td><td>Jun 2029</td><td>Holstein Kiel</td><td>54</td><td>0</td><td>59</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>16</td><td>Moussa N'Diaye</td><td></td><td>LB</td><td>23</td><td>Feb 2026</td><td>Jun 2026</td><td>Anderlecht</td><td>7</td><td>0</td><td>7</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>17</td><td>Adrian Gantenbein</td><td></td><td>RB</td><td>24</td><td>Jul 2024</td><td>Jun 2028</td><td>Winterthur</td><td>33</td><td>1</td><td>35</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td>25</td><td>Nikola Katić</td><td></td><td>CB</td><td>29</td><td>Jul 2025</td><td>Jun 2028</td><td>Zürich</td><td>25</td><td>1</td><td>27</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td>26</td><td>Tomáš Kalas</td><td></td><td>CB</td><td>32</td><td>Aug 2023</td><td>Jun 2027</td><td>Bristol City</td><td>48</td><td>2</td><td>50</td><td>2</td></tr><tr><td>30</td><td>Anton Donkor</td><td></td><td>LB</td><td>28</td><td>Jul 2024</td><td>Jun 2027</td><td>Eintracht Braunschweig</td><td>28</td><td>0</td><td>31</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>33</td><td>Vitalie Becker</td><td></td><td>LB</td><td>21</td><td>Jul 2024</td><td>Jun 2027</td><td>Schalke 04 U19</td><td>17</td><td>2</td><td>18</td><td>2</td></tr><tr><td>41</td><td>Henning Matriciani</td><td></td><td>RB</td><td>26</td><td>Sep 2021</td><td>Jun 2026</td><td>Schalke 04 II</td><td>61</td><td>0</td><td>64</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>43</td><td>Mertcan Ayhan</td><td></td><td>CB</td><td>19</td><td>Jul 2025</td><td>Jun 2028</td><td>Schalke 04 U19</td><td>21</td><td>0</td><td>23</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>Midfielders</td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td>Ron Schallenberg</td><td></td><td>DM</td><td>27</td><td>Jul 2023</td><td>Jun 2027</td><td>SC Paderborn</td><td>83</td><td>3</td><td>87</td><td>3</td></tr><tr><td>14</td><td>Janik Bachmann</td><td></td><td>CM/DM</td><td>29</td><td>Jul 2024</td><td>Jun 2027</td><td>Hansa Rostock</td><td>42</td><td>3</td><td>46</td><td>3</td></tr><tr><td>18</td><td>Christopher Antwi-Adjei</td><td></td><td>LM/LW</td><td>32</td><td>Aug 2024</td><td>Jun 2026</td><td>VfL Bochum</td><td>32</td><td>2</td><td>33</td><td>2</td></tr><tr><td>21</td><td>Dejan Ljubičić</td><td></td><td>CM</td><td>28</td><td>Jan 2026</td><td>Jun 2028</td><td>Dinamo Zagreb</td><td>8</td><td>2</td><td>8</td><td>2</td></tr><tr><td>23</td><td>Soufiane El-Faouzi</td><td></td><td>CM</td><td>23</td><td>Jul 2025</td><td>Jun 2029</td><td>Alemannia Aachen</td><td>27</td><td>1</td><td>29</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td>24</td><td>Adil Aouchiche</td><td></td><td>AM</td><td>23</td><td>Feb 2026</td><td>Jun 2027</td><td>Sunderland</td><td>7</td><td>0</td><td>7</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>27</td><td>Finn Porath</td><td></td><td>RM/AM</td><td>29</td><td>Aug 2025</td><td>Jun 2027</td><td>Holstein Kiel</td><td>18</td><td>1</td><td>19</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td>37</td><td>Max Grüger</td><td></td><td>CM/DM</td><td>20</td><td>Jul 2024</td><td>Jun 2028</td><td>Schalke 04 U19</td><td>27</td><td>1</td><td>30</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td>Forwards</td></tr><tr><td>7</td><td>Christian Gomis</td><td></td><td>ST</td><td>25</td><td>Sep 2025</td><td>Jun 2029</td><td>Winterthur</td><td>15</td><td>1</td><td>15</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td>9</td><td>Moussa Sylla</td><td></td><td>ST</td><td>26</td><td>Jul 2024</td><td>Jun 2028</td><td>Pau</td><td>50</td><td>21</td><td>53</td><td>21</td></tr><tr><td>10</td><td>Edin Džeko</td><td></td><td>ST</td><td>40</td><td>Jan 2026</td><td>Jun 2026</td><td>Fiorentina</td><td>8</td><td>6</td><td>8</td><td>6</td></tr><tr><td>11</td><td>Bryan Lasme</td><td></td><td>ST</td><td>27</td><td>Jul 2023</td><td>Jun 2027</td><td>Arminia Bielefeld</td><td>43</td><td>6</td><td>46</td><td>7</td></tr><tr><td>15</td><td>Emil Højlund</td><td></td><td>ST</td><td>21</td><td>Jul 2024</td><td>Jun 2028</td><td>Copenhagen</td><td>14</td><td>0</td><td>15</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>19</td><td>Kenan Karaman (captain)</td><td></td><td>ST/AM</td><td>32</td><td>Sep 2022</td><td>Jun 2028</td><td>Beşiktaş</td><td>105</td><td>38</td><td>112</td><td>40</td></tr><tr><td>39</td><td>Peter Remmert</td><td></td><td>ST</td><td>20</td><td>Jul 2024</td><td>Jun 2028</td><td>VfL Osnabrück U19</td><td>5</td><td>0</td><td>6</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>47</td><td>Zaid Tchibara</td><td></td><td>ST</td><td>20</td><td>Jul 2025</td><td>Jun 2028</td><td>Schalke 04 U19</td><td>3</td><td>0</td><td>3</td><td>0</td></tr></tbody></table>
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