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FC Schalke 04

Fußballclub Gelsenkirchen-Schalke 04

Gelsenkirchen, GermanyBundesliga · tier 1Founded 4 May 1904Colours

www.schalke04.de ↗Ernst-Kuzorra-Weg 1, 45891 Gelsenkirchen, Germany+49 209 36180

Squad

27 players

avg age 27.8

Foreigners

63% of the squad

Internationals

called up by their country

League position

17 / 18

6 pts · 8 played · 2026/27

Stadium

Veltins-Arena

62,271 seats

Manager

Miron Muslic

Transfer balance

−€2.5m

season 2026/27

Squad

27 players

Player	Age	Nationality	Height	Foot	Joined	Contract
Goalkeepers · 3
Loris KariusGoalkeeper	33	Germany	191 cm	right	Jan 2025from Without Club	Jun 2028
Kevin MüllerGoalkeeper	35	Germany	190 cm	right	Aug 2026from 1.FC Heidenheim 1846	—
Johannes SiebekingGoalkeeperInjury to abdominal muscles - Return unknown	20	Germany	195 cm	left	Jan 2025from FC Schalke 04 U19	Jun 2029
Defenders · 8
Mertcan AyhanCentre-Back	20	Türkiye · Germany	190 cm	right	Jan 2025from FC Schalke 04 U19	Jun 2030
Robin GosensLeft-Back	32	Germany · Netherlands	183 cm	left	Jul 2026from ACF Fiorentina	Jun 2027
Maximilian WöberCentre-Back	28	Austria	188 cm	left	Jul 2026from Leeds United	Jun 2027
Vitalie BeckerLeft-Back	21	Germany · Russia	179 cm	left	Jan 2024from FC Schalke 04 U19	Jun 2030
Hasan KuruçayCentre-Back	29	Türkiye · Denmark	188 cm	right	Jul 2025from Oud-Heverlee Leuven	Jun 2027
Nikola KaticCentre-Back	30	Bosnia-Herzegovina · Croatia	194 cm	right	Jan 2025from FC Zürich	Jun 2028
Timo BeckerCentre-Back	29	Germany	190 cm	right	Jan 2025from Holstein Kiel	Jun 2029
Adrian GantenbeinRight-Back	25	Switzerland	183 cm	right	Jan 2024from FC Winterthur	Jun 2028
Midfielders · 10
Soufiane El-FaouziCentral Midfield	24	Morocco · Germany	178 cm	right	Jan 2025from Alemannia Aachen	Jun 2030
Adil AouchicheAttacking Midfield	24	Algeria · France	181 cm	right	Feb 2026from Sunderland AFC	Jun 2030
Junior Dina EbimbeRight Midfield	25	Cameroon · France	184 cm	right	Jul 2026from Eintracht Frankfurt	Jun 2028
Satoshi TanakaDefensive Midfield	24	Japan	175 cm	left	Jan 2026from Fortuna Düsseldorf	Jun 2030
Dejan LjubicicDefensive MidfieldKnee injury - Return unknown	29	Austria	187 cm	right	Jan 2026from GNK Dinamo Zagreb	Jun 2028
Ron SchallenbergDefensive Midfield	28	Germany	185 cm	right	Jan 2023from SC Paderborn 07	Jun 2027
Kenan KaramanAttacking MidfieldTeam captain	32	Türkiye · Germany	189 cm	right	Jan 2022from Ablöse free transfer	Jun 2028
Finn PorathRight Midfield	29	Germany	180 cm	right	Aug 2025from Holstein Kiel	Jun 2027
Luca VozarDefensive Midfield	19	Germany	173 cm	left	Jan 2026from FC Schalke 04 U19	Jun 2029
Janik BachmannCentral Midfield	30	Germany	196 cm	right	Jan 2024from FC Hansa Rostock	Jun 2027
Forwards · 6
Moussa SyllaCentre-ForwardLeg injury - Return unknown	26	Mali · France	180 cm	right	Feb 2024from Pau FC	Jun 2028
Hee-chan HwangCentre-Forward	30	Korea, South	177 cm	right	Jan 2026from Wolverhampton Wanderers	Jun 2027
Junior AdamuCentre-Forward	25	Austria	183 cm	right	Jan 2026from SC Freiburg	Jun 2029
Edin DzekoCentre-Forward	40	Bosnia-Herzegovina	192 cm	right	Jan 2026from ACF Fiorentina	Jun 2027
Bryan LasmeCentre-Forward	27	France · Cote d'Ivoire	194 cm	right	Jan 2023from Arminia Bielefeld	Jun 2027
Emil HøjlundCentre-ForwardAchilles tendon surgery - Return unknown	21	Denmark	192 cm	right	Jul 2024from FC Copenhagen	Jun 2028

Amber contract dates mean the contract ends within 12 months.

Transfers

Season 2026/27

Spent

€2.7m

14 arrivals

Received

€200k

18 departures

Net balance

−€2.5m

received − spent

Arrivals · 14

Satoshi Tanaka
Defensive Midfield · 23 y/o
from Fortuna Düsseldorf
€1m
Junior Adamu
Centre-Forward · 25 y/o
from SC Freiburg
€800k
Junior Dina Ebimbe
Right Midfield · 25 y/o
from Eintracht Frankfurt
€800k
Kevin Müller
Goalkeeper · 35 y/o
from 1.FC Heidenheim 1846
€50k
Hee-chan Hwang
Centre-Forward · 30 y/o
from Wolverhampton Wanderers
Loan
Ilyes Hamache
Left Winger · 23 y/o
from Amiens SC
End of loan
Luca Podlech
Goalkeeper · 21 y/o
from Aalesunds FK
End of loan
Luca Vozar
Defensive Midfield · 19 y/o
from FC Schalke 04 U19
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Martin Wasinski
Right-Back · 22 y/o
from RFC Lüttich
End of loan
Mauro Zalazar
Defensive Midfield · 21 y/o
from SC Braga U23
End of loan
Maximilian Wöber
Centre-Back · 28 y/o
from Leeds United
Free
Mika Wallentowitz
Right Midfield · 18 y/o
from FC Schalke 04 U19
—
Robin Gosens
Left-Back · 32 y/o
from ACF Fiorentina
Loan
Steve Noode
Centre-Back · 21 y/o
from Union Titus Petange
End of loan

Departures · 18

Ilyes Hamache
Left Winger · 23 y/o
to SC Cambuur Leeuwarden
€200k
Anton Donkor
Left-Back · 28 y/o
to FC Schalke 04 II
—
Christian Gomis
Centre-Forward · 26 y/o
to CD Tenerife
Loan
Christopher Antwi-Adjei
Left Winger · 32 y/o
to Without ClubWithout Club
—
Dylan Leonard
Centre-Back · 19 y/o
to Alemannia Aachen
Loan
Felipe Sánchez
Centre-Back · 22 y/o
to Santos Laguna
Loan
Henning Matriciani
Right-Back · 26 y/o
to Without ClubWithout Club
—
Kevin Müller
Goalkeeper · 35 y/o
to 1.FC Heidenheim 1846
End of loan

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Luca Podlech
Goalkeeper · 21 y/o
to Aalesunds FK
Loan
Martin Wasinski
Right-Back · 22 y/o
to Almere City FC
Loan
Mauro Zalazar
Defensive Midfield · 21 y/o
to FC Schalke 04 II
—
Max Grüger
Defensive Midfield · 21 y/o
to FC Schalke 04 II
—
Mika Wallentowitz
Right Midfield · 18 y/o
to SpVgg Greuther Fürth
Loan
Moussa Ndiaye
Left-Back · 24 y/o
to RSC Anderlecht
End of loan
Peter Remmert
Centre-Forward · 20 y/o
to MSV Duisburg
Loan
Steve Noode
Centre-Back · 21 y/o
to FC Schalke 04 II
—
Tomas Kalas
Centre-Back · 33 y/o
to FC Schalke 04 II
—
Zaid Tchibara
Right Winger · 20 y/o
to FC Schalke 04 II
—

Manager & staff

47 people

Manager

Miron Muslic

Austria · 44 y/o

Appointed 31 May 2025

Contract until 30 June 2028

Coaching Staff · 11

Nico WamigRehab coachGermany
Jonas DittrichMatch AnalystGermany
Justus VerhasseltMatch AnalystGermany
Jakob NeuhäuserMatch AnalystGermany
Tim HooglandAssistant ManagerGermany
Eddie LattimoreAssistant ManagerEngland
Adin OsmanbašićAssistant ManagerUnited States
Volkan ÜnlüGoalkeeping CoachTürkiye
Alexander StorckAthletic CoachGermany
Marc ThumRehab coachGermany

Other · 12

Mario GrevelhörsterHead of AdministrationGermany
Enrico HeilKit ManagerGermany
Holger BlumensteinKit ManagerGermany
Lars LaserBus driverGermany
Olaf ThonClub representativeGermany
Atsuto UchidaClub representativeJapan
Michael LangerDeveloper international relationsAustria
Fabio CasalnuovoTechnical directorGermany
Lorenz Kutscha-LissbergTechnical directorAustria
Joe MiragliaSpielermanagementItaly
Juan OburuSpielermanagementEquatorial Guinea
Denise PeterHead of Finance and Human ResourcesGermany

Youth · 3

Ayhan TumaniAcademy ManagerGermany
Till BeckmannAcademy managerGermany
Max BalsterAcademy managerGermany

Management · 2

Youri MulderDirector of Professional FootballNetherlands
Maximilian LüftlDirector of Professional Football and ScoutGermany

Board of Directors · 6

Axel HeferChairman of the Supervisory BoardGermany
Matthias TillmannChairmanGermany
Sven KirsteinDeputy chairman of the boardGermany
Frank BaumannDirector of SportGermany
Christina Rühl-HamersVorstand FinanzenGermany
Franz SchiemerAdvisorAustria

Scouting · 8

Michael LangerLoan Player ManagerAustria
Alexander LaschetScoutGermany
Christian BroosScoutGermany
Sebastián EchaveScoutArgentina
Björn AndersohnScoutGermany
Jean-Philippe DurandScoutFrance
Raffael TonelloScoutItaly
Michael LangerScout GoalkeepingAustria

Medical department · 3

Dr. Patrick IngelfingerHead of MedicalGermany
Oliver GrabowskiPhysiotherapistGermany
Rasmus BrunsSports ScientistGermany

Public Relations · 2

Alina BolousHead of Media & CommunicationGermany
Alex JacobPress officerGermany

Honours

24 titles

7×German Champion57/58 · 41/42 · 39/40 · 38/39 · 36/37 · +2
5×German Cup winner10/11 · 01/02 · 00/01 · 71/72 · 1937
4×German 2. Bundesliga Champion25/26 · 21/22 · 90/91 · 81/82
2×Intertoto Cup Champion04/05 · 03/04
2×Landespokal Westfalen Winner43/44 · 42/43
1×German Super Cup Winner11/12
1×UEFA Cup Winner96/97
1×League Cup Winner05/06
1×Western German Cup Winner53/54

All dossiers (2)Under investigation (1)

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Dossiers linked to FC Schalke 04

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Logged 1d agoEvidence 30/100 · Under investigation
FC Thun→FC Schalke 04
Furkan Dursun: FC Thun to FC Schalke 04
First reported
fussballtransfers.com · 1 Nov
Sources
1 independent
1 outlet · 1 article
Stage
interest
Fee
Not reported
Schalke 04 and Union Berlin are both scouting FC Thun striker Furkan Dursun, per fussballtransfers.com. The report, published on 1 November, describes the interest as active but stops short of any formal approach.
Open dossier on Furkan Dursun →
Logged 20d agoDid not happen
FK Partizan Belgrade→FC Schalke 04
Demba Seck: FK Partizan Belgrade to FC Schalke 04
First reported
No first-hand report
Sources
0 independent
1 outlet · 1 article
Stage
interest
Fee
Not reported
The Senegalese winger’s contract at Partizan runs to June 2029. The claim appeared only once, on 30 April, and has not been echoed or denied elsewhere.
Open dossier on Demba Seck →

Club data updated 13d ago

Squad

Transfers

Arrivals · 14

Departures · 18

Manager & staff

Coaching Staff · 11

Honours

Dossiers linked to FC Schalke 04

Furkan Dursun: FC Thun to FC Schalke 04

Demba Seck: FK Partizan Belgrade to FC Schalke 04