2025–26 FC Schalke 04 season

Schalke 04
2025–26 season
CEOMatthias Tillmann
Head coachMiron Muslić
StadiumVeltins-Arena
2. Bundesliga5th
DFB-PokalFirst round
Top goalscorerNikola Katić,
Moussa Sylla (1 each)
All statistics correct as of 2 August 2025.

The 2025–26 FC Schalke 04 season will be their 122nd season in 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 will participate in this season's edition of the domestic cup, the DFB-Pokal. This will be the 25th season for Schalke in the Veltins-Arena, located in Gelsenkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia.

Players

Note: Players' appearances and goals only in their Schalke career.

As of 18 August 2025[1]
No. Player Nat Pos Age Contract Signed from League Total
  began     ends    Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 Loris Karius Germany GK 32 Jan 2025 Jun 2027 Free agent 6 0 6 0
28 Justin Heekeren Germany GK 24 Jul 2022 Jun 2026 Rot-Weiß Oberhausen 31 0 33 0
32 Luca Podlech Germany GK 20 Jul 2024 Jun 2028 Schalke 04 U19 0 0 0 0
Defenders
2 Felipe Sánchez Argentina DF 21 Jul 2024 Jun 2028 Argentina Gimnasia LP 7 0 10 0
4 Hasan Kuruçay Turkey DF 27 Jul 2025 Jun 2027 Belgium OH Leuven 1 0 2 0
5 Timo Becker Germany DF 28 Jul 2025 Jun 2029 Holstein Kiel 37 0 42 0
17 Adrian Gantenbein Switzerland DF 24 Jul 2024 Jun 2028 Switzerland Winterthur 22 1 23 1
21 Martin Wasinski Belgium DF 21 Jul 2024 Jun 2028 Belgium Charleroi 1 0 3 0
22 Ibrahima Cissé Mali DF 24 Jul 2022 Jun 2026 Belgium Gent 8 1 9 1
25 Nikola Katić Bosnia and Herzegovina DF 28 Jul 2025 Jun 2028 Switzerland Zürich 1 1 2 1
26 Tomáš Kalas Czech Republic DF 32 Aug 2023 Jun 2027 England Bristol City 48 2 50 2
30 Anton Donkor Germany DF 27 Jul 2024 Jun 2027 Eintracht Braunschweig 26 0 28 0
33 Vitalie Becker Germany DF 20 Jul 2024 Jun 2027 Schalke 04 U19 2 0 3 0
41 Henning Matriciani Germany DF 25 Sep 2021 Jun 2026 Schalke 04 II 60 0 63 0
43 Mertcan Ayhan Turkey DF 18 Jul 2025 Jun 2028 Schalke 04 U19 1 0 2 0
49 Tidiane Touré France DF 20 Jul 2025 Jun 2028 Schalke 04 II 1 0 1 0
Midfielders
6 Ron Schallenberg Germany MF 26 Jul 2023 Jun 2026 SC Paderborn 59 3 62 3
8 Amin Younes Germany MF 32 Jul 2024 Jun 2026 Free agent 25 2 25 2
14 Janik Bachmann Germany MF 29 Jul 2024 Jun 2027 Hansa Rostock 26 3 29 3
16 Mauro Zalazar Uruguay MF 20 Aug 2024 Jun 2028 Spain Granada U19 0 0 1 0
18 Christopher Antwi-Adjei Ghana MF 31 Aug 2024 Jun 2026 VfL Bochum 22 1 23 1
23 Soufiane El-Faouzi Germany MF 23 Jul 2025 Jun 2029 Alemannia Aachen 2 0 3 0
37 Max Grüger Germany MF 20 Jul 2024 Jun 2028 Schalke 04 U19 24 1 26 1
Forwards
9 Moussa Sylla Mali FW 25 Jul 2024 Jun 2028 France Pau 29 17 31 17
10 Pape Meïssa Ba Senegal FW 28 Jan 2025 Jun 2028 France Grenoble 13 2 13 2
11 Bryan Lasme France FW 26 Jul 2023 Jun 2027 Arminia Bielefeld 35 4 38 5
15 Emil Højlund Denmark FW 20 Jul 2024 Jun 2028 Denmark Copenhagen 12 0 13 0
19 Kenan Karaman (captain) Turkey FW 31 Sep 2022 Jun 2028 Turkey Beşiktaş 80 27 86 29
24 Ilyes Hamache France FW 22 Aug 2024 Jun 2028 France Valenciennes 11 0 11 0
39 Peter Remmert Germany FW 20 Jul 2024 Jun 2028 VfL Osnabrück U19 4 0 4 0
47 Zaid Tchibara Togo FW 19 Jul 2025 Jun 2028 Schalke 04 U19 2 0 2 0

Transfers

In

Player Nat Pos From Type Transfer fee Date Ref
Nikola Katić Bosnia and Herzegovina DF Switzerland Zürich Transfer €450,000 1 Jul 2025 [2]
Soufiane El-Faouzi Germany MF Germany Alemannia Aachen Transfer €200,000 1 Jul 2025 [3]
Timo Becker Germany DF Germany Holstein Kiel End of contract 1 Jul 2025 [4]
Zaid Tchibara Togo FW Germany Schalke 04 U19 Promoted 1 Jul 2025 [5]
Tidiane Touré France DF Germany Schalke 04 II Promoted 1 Jul 2025 [6]
Emmanuel Gyamfi Germany MF Netherlands VVV-Venlo Loan return 1 Jul 2025
Bryan Lasme France FW Switzerland Grasshopper Loan return 1 Jul 2025
Henning Matriciani Germany DF Germany Waldhof Mannheim Loan return 1 Jul 2025
Steve Noode Cameroon DF Austria SCR Altach Loan return 1 Jul 2025 [7]
Paul Pöpperl Germany MF Germany Viktoria Köln Loan return 1 Jul 2025
Martin Wasinski Belgium DF Belgium Genk Loan return 1 Jul 2025
Mertcan Ayhan Turkey DF Germany Schalke 04 U19 Promoted 21 Jul 2025 [8]
Hasan Kuruçay Turkey DF Belgium OH Leuven End of contract 29 Jul 2025 [9]

Out

Player Nat Pos To Type Transfer fee Date Ref
Derry Murkin England DF Netherlands Utrecht Transfer €1,200,000 1 Jul 2025 [10]
Paul Seguin Germany MF Germany Hertha BSC Transfer €400,000 1 Jul 2025 [11]
Lino Tempelmann Germany MF Germany Eintracht Braunschweig Transfer €300,000 1 Jul 2025 [12]
Emmanuel Gyamfi Germany MF Scotland Aberdeen Transfer €250,000 1 Jul 2025 [13]
Ron-Thorben Hoffmann Germany GK Germany Eintracht Braunschweig Transfer €200,000 1 Jul 2025 [14]
Mehmet-Can Aydın Turkey MF Germany Eintracht Braunschweig End of contract 1 Jul 2025 [15]
Aymen Barkok Morocco MF End of contract 1 Jul 2025 [15]
Dominick Drexler Germany MF Retired End of contract 1 Jul 2025 [15]
Ralf Fährmann Germany GK End of contract 1 Jul 2025 [15]
Marcin Kamiński Poland DF Poland Wisła Płock End of contract 1 Jul 2025 [15]
Michael Langer Austria GK Retired End of contract 1 Jul 2025 [15]
Tobias Mohr Germany MF Belgium Standard Liège End of contract 1 Jul 2025 [15]
Arış Bayındır Germany MF Germany Schalke 04 II Demoted 1 Jul 2025
Tristan Osmani Austria MF Germany Schalke 04 II Demoted 1 Jul 2025
Paul Pöpperl Germany MF Germany Schalke 04 II Demoted 1 Jul 2025
Steve Noode Cameroon DF Luxembourg Union Titus Pétange Loan 24 Jul 2025 [16]
Taylan Bulut Germany DF Turkey Beşiktaş Transfer €6,000,000 16 Aug 2025 [17]

New contracts

Player Nat Pos Contract until Date Ref
Loris Karius Germany GK Jun 2027 11 Jun 2025 [18]

Friendly matches

  Win   Draw   Loss

28 June 2025 (2025-06-28) 1 „Best of Grafschaft“ Germany 1–9 Germany Schalke 04 Nordhorn, Germany
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)
  • Vrye 85'
Report
Stadium: Sportpark Blanke
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Jost Steenken
5 July 2025 (2025-07-05) 2 1. FC Bocholt Germany 2–3 Germany Schalke 04 Bocholt, Germany
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadion am Hünting
Attendance: 4,999
Referee: Marten Kaufels
Note: The match lasted 2 x 60 minutes.
9 July 2025 (2025-07-09) 3 Schalke 04 Germany 0–0 Greece Panathinaikos Schwaz, Austria
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Silberstadt-Arena
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Samuel Sampl
12 July 2025 (2025-07-12) 4 Schalke 04 Germany 2–3 Germany Wehen Wiesbaden Neustift, Austria
11:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Training ground
Attendance: 800
Referee: Alexander Pale
12 July 2025 (2025-07-12) 5 Schalke 04 Germany 1–0 Switzerland St. Gallen Imst, Austria
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Velly Arena
Attendance: 1,100
Referee: Stefan Macanovic
19 July 2025 (2025-07-19) 6 Schalke 04 Germany 0–0 Netherlands Twente Gelsenkirchen, Germany
14:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Parkstadion
Attendance: 4,999
Referee: Robert Kampka
20 July 2025 (2025-07-20) 7 Rot Weiss Ahlen Germany 0–3 Germany Schalke 04 Ahlen, Germany
14:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Wersestadion
Attendance: 4,612
Referee: Hendrik Rottkord
26 July 2025 (2025-07-26) 8 Schalke 04 Germany 2–4 Spain Sevilla Gelsenkirchen, Germany
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Veltins-Arena
Attendance: 45,774
Referee: Timo Gansloweit

Competitions

Overview

Competition First match Last match Starting round Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
2. Bundesliga 1 August 2025 17 May 2026 Matchday 1 2 1 0 1 2 2 +0 050.00
DFB-Pokal 17 August 2025 First round 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 100.00
Total 3 2 0 1 3 2 +1 066.67

Last updated: 18 August 2025
Source: Soccerway

2. Bundesliga

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
7 Greuther Fürth 2 1 0 1 5 5 0 3
8 1. FC Magdeburg 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 3
8 Schalke 04 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 3
10 1. FC Kaiserslautern 2 1 0 1 1 1 0 3
11 VfL Bochum 2 1 0 1 3 4 −1 3
Updated to match(es) played on 10 August 2025. Source: DFB
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Head-to-head away goals scored; 6) Away goals scored; 7) Play-off.[19]
(Rules 4–6 only apply after home and away matches have been played between the tied teams.)

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
2 1 0 1 2 2  0 3 1 0 0 2 1  +1 0 0 1 0 1  −1

Last updated: 11 August 2025.
Source: Soccerway

Results by round

Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
GroundHAH
ResultWL
Position58
Points33
Updated to match(es) played on 18 August 2025. Source: DFB
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

1 August 2025 (2025-08-01) 1 Schalke 04 2–1 Hertha BSC Gelsenkirchen
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Veltins-Arena
Attendance: 62,083
Referee: Richard Hempel
9 August 2025 (2025-08-09) 2 1. FC Kaiserslautern 1–0 Schalke 04 Kaiserslautern
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Fritz-Walter-Stadion
Attendance: 49,327
Referee: Martin Petersen
23 August 2025 (2025-08-23) 3 Schalke 04 v VfL Bochum Gelsenkirchen
20:30 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Veltins-Arena
31 August 2025 (2025-08-31) 4 Dynamo Dresden v Schalke 04 Dresden
13:30 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Rudolf-Harbig-Stadion
13 September 2025 (2025-09-13) 5 Schalke 04 v Holstein Kiel Gelsenkirchen
13:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Veltins-Arena
20 September 2025 (2025-09-20) 6 1. FC Magdeburg v Schalke 04 Magdeburg
13:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: MDCC-Arena
26 September 2025 (2025-09-26) 7 Schalke 04 v Greuther Fürth Gelsenkirchen
18:30 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Veltins-Arena
3–5 October 2025 (2025-10) 8 Arminia Bielefeld v Schalke 04 Bielefeld
Stadium: SchücoArena
17–19 October 2025 (2025-10) 9 Hannover 96 v Schalke 04 Hanover
Stadium: Heinz von Heiden Arena
24–26 October 2025 (2025-10) 10 Schalke 04 v Darmstadt 98 Gelsenkirchen
Stadium: Veltins-Arena
31 Oct.–2 Nov. 2025 (2025) 11 Karlsruher SC v Schalke 04 Karlsruhe
Stadium: Wildparkstadion
7–9 November 2025 (2025-11) 12 Schalke 04 v SV Elversberg Gelsenkirchen
Stadium: Veltins-Arena
21–23 November 2025 (2025-11) 13 Preußen Münster v Schalke 04 Münster
Stadium: Preußenstadion
28–30 November 2025 (2025-11) 14 Schalke 04 v SC Paderborn Gelsenkirchen
Stadium: Veltins-Arena
5–7 December 2025 (2025-12) 15 Fortuna Düsseldorf v Schalke 04 Düsseldorf
Stadium: Merkur Spiel-Arena
12–14 December 2025 (2025-12) 16 Schalke 04 v 1. FC Nürnberg Gelsenkirchen
Stadium: Veltins-Arena
19–21 December 2025 (2025-12) 17 Eintracht Braunschweig v Schalke 04 Braunschweig
Stadium: Eintracht-Stadion
16–18 January 2026 (2026-01) 18 Hertha BSC v Schalke 04 Berlin
Stadium: Olympiastadion
23–25 January 2026 (2026-01) 19 Schalke 04 v 1. FC Kaiserslautern Gelsenkirchen
Stadium: Veltins-Arena
30 Jan–1 Feb 2026 (2026) 20 VfL Bochum v Schalke 04 Bochum
Stadium: Ruhrstadion
6–8 February 2026 (2026-02) 21 Schalke 04 v Dynamo Dresden Gelsenkirchen
Stadium: Veltins-Arena
13–15 February 2026 (2026-02) 22 Holstein Kiel v Schalke 04 Kiel
Stadium: Holstein-Stadion
20–22 February 2026 (2026-02) 23 Schalke 04 v 1. FC Magdeburg Gelsenkirchen
Stadium: Veltins-Arena
27 Feb–1 Mar 2026 (2026) 24 Greuther Fürth v Schalke 04 Fürth
Stadium: Sportpark Ronhof Thomas Sommer
6–8 March 2026 (2026-03) 25 Schalke 04 v Arminia Bielefeld Gelsenkirchen
Stadium: Veltins-Arena
13–15 March 2026 (2026-03) 26 Schalke 04 v Hannover 96 Gelsenkirchen
Stadium: Veltins-Arena
20–22 March 2026 (2026-03) 27 Darmstadt 98 v Schalke 04 Darmstadt
Stadium: Merck-Stadion am Böllenfalltor
4–5 April 2026 (2026-04) 28 Schalke 04 v Karlsruher SC Gelsenkirchen
Stadium: Veltins-Arena
10–12 April 2026 (2026-04) 29 SV Elversberg v Schalke 04 Spiesen-Elversberg
Stadium: Waldstadion an der Kaiserlinde
17–19 April 2026 (2026-04) 30 Schalke 04 v Preußen Münster Gelsenkirchen
Stadium: Veltins-Arena
24–26 April 2026 (2026-04) 31 SC Paderborn v Schalke 04 Paderborn
Stadium: Home Deluxe Arena
2–3 May 2026 (2026-05) 32 Schalke 04 v Fortuna Düsseldorf Gelsenkirchen
Stadium: Veltins-Arena
8–10 May 2026 (2026-05) 33 1. FC Nürnberg v Schalke 04 Nuremberg
Stadium: Max-Morlock-Stadion
17 May 2026 (2026-05-17) 34 Schalke 04 v Eintracht Braunschweig Gelsenkirchen
15:30 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Veltins-Arena

DFB-Pokal

17 August 2025 (2025-08-17) 1R Lokomotive Leipzig 0–1 (a.e.t.) Schalke 04 Leipzig
15:30 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Bruno-Plache-Stadion
Attendance: 11,900
Referee: Max Burda

Statistics

As of 18 August 2025

Squad statistics

A = Appearances, S = Starts, G = Goals, Yellow card = yellow cards, Red card = red cards

No. Player Nat Pos 2. Bundesliga DFB-Pokal Total
A S G Yellow card Red card A S G Yellow card Red card A S G Yellow card Red card
Goalkeepers
1 Loris Karius Germany GK 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 1 0
28 Justin Heekeren Germany GK 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0
Defenders
2 Felipe Sánchez Argentina DF 2 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 1 0
4 Hasan Kuruçay Turkey DF 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0
5 Timo Becker Germany DF 2 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 0
17 Adrian Gantenbein Switzerland DF 2 2 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 2 0
25 Nikola Katić Bosnia and Herzegovina DF 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 1 1
26 Tomáš Kalas Czech Republic DF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
30 Anton Donkor Germany DF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
33 Vitalie Becker Germany DF 2 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 3 3 0 2 0
41 Henning Matriciani Germany DF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
43 Mertcan Ayhan Turkey DF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
31 Taylan Bulut Germany DF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
Midfielders
6 Ron Schallenberg Germany MF 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0
8 Amin Younes Germany MF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Janik Bachmann Germany MF 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0
16 Mauro Zalazar Uruguay MF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 Christopher Antwi-Adjei Ghana MF 2 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 3 3 0 1 0
23 Soufiane El-Faouzi Germany MF 2 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 0
37 Max Grüger Germany MF 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0
Forwards
9 Moussa Sylla Mali FW 2 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 3 3 1 0 0
10 Pape Meïssa Ba Senegal FW 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Bryan Lasme France FW 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 1 0 0
15 Emil Højlund Denmark FW 2 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 3 1 0 1 0
19 Kenan Karaman Turkey FW 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0
24 Ilyes Hamache France FW 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
39 Peter Remmert Germany FW 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0
47 Zaid Tchibara Togo FW 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 2 2 8 1 1 1 2 0 3 3 10 1

Players in white left the club during the season.

Goalscorers

Rank Player Nat Pos 2. Liga DFB-Pokal Total
1 Nikola Katić Bosnia and Herzegovina DF 1 0 1
Moussa Sylla Mali FW 1 0 1
Bryan Lasme France FW 0 1 1
Total 2 1 3

Assists

Rank Player Nat Pos 2. Liga DFB-Pokal Total
1 Christopher Antwi-Adjei Ghana MF 1 0 1
Peter Remmert Germany FW 1 0 1
Nikola Katić Bosnia and Herzegovina DF 0 1 1
Total 2 1 3

Clean sheets

Rank Player Nat 2. Liga DFB-Pokal Total
1 Justin Heekeren Germany 0 1 1
Total 0 1 1

References

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