2025–26 FC Schalke 04 season

Schalke 04
2025–26 season
CEO	Matthias Tillmann
Head coach	Miron Muslić
Stadium	Veltins-Arena
2. Bundesliga	1st
DFB-Pokal	Second round
Top goalscorer	Kenan Karaman (10)
Biggest win	0–3 v H96 (A); 2.Bundesliga, 17 October 2025
Biggest defeat	4–0 v SVD (A) ; DFB-Pokal, 29 October 2025
	All statistics correct as of 23 February 2026.

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

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

As of 16 March 2026^[1]

No.	Player	Nat	Pos	Age	Contract		Signed from	League		Total
No.	Player	Nat	Pos	Age	began	ends	Signed from	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	Loris Karius		GK	32	Jan 2025	Jun 2027	Free agent	27	0	28	0
22	Kevin Müller		GK	35	Jan 2026	Jun 2026	1. FC Heidenheim	3	0	3	0
32	Luca Podlech		GK	20	Jul 2024	Jun 2028	Schalke 04 U19	0	0	0	0
36	Johannes Siebeking		GK	20	Jul 2025	Jun 2029	Schalke 04 U19	0	0	0	0
Defenders
2	Felipe Sánchez		CB	21	Jul 2024	Jun 2028	Gimnasia LP	27	0	31	0
3	Dylan Leonard		CB	18	Sep 2025	Jun 2030	Western United	0	0	0	0
4	Hasan Kuruçay		CB	28	Jul 2025	Jun 2027	OH Leuven	23	4	25	4
5	Timo Becker		CB	28	Jul 2025	Jun 2029	Holstein Kiel	53	0	58	0
16	Moussa N'Diaye		LB	23	Feb 2026	Jun 2026	Anderlecht	6	0	6	0
17	Adrian Gantenbein		RB	24	Jul 2024	Jun 2028	Winterthur	33	1	35	1
25	Nikola Katić		CB	29	Jul 2025	Jun 2028	Zürich	24	1	26	1
26	Tomáš Kalas		CB	32	Aug 2023	Jun 2027	Bristol City	48	2	50	2
30	Anton Donkor		LB	28	Jul 2024	Jun 2027	Eintracht Braunschweig	28	0	31	0
33	Vitalie Becker		LB	21	Jul 2024	Jun 2027	Schalke 04 U19	17	2	18	2
41	Henning Matriciani		RB	26	Sep 2021	Jun 2026	Schalke 04 II	61	0	64	0
43	Mertcan Ayhan		CB	19	Jul 2025	Jun 2028	Schalke 04 U19	21	0	23	0
Midfielders
6	Ron Schallenberg		DM	27	Jul 2023	Jun 2027	SC Paderborn	82	3	86	3
14	Janik Bachmann		CM/DM	29	Jul 2024	Jun 2027	Hansa Rostock	41	3	45	3
18	Christopher Antwi-Adjei		LM/LW	32	Aug 2024	Jun 2026	VfL Bochum	32	2	33	2
21	Dejan Ljubičić		CM	28	Jan 2026	Jun 2028	Dinamo Zagreb	7	2	7	2
23	Soufiane El-Faouzi		CM	23	Jul 2025	Jun 2029	Alemannia Aachen	26	1	28	1
24	Adil Aouchiche		AM	23	Feb 2026	Jun 2027	Sunderland	6	0	6	0
27	Finn Porath		RM/AM	29	Aug 2025	Jun 2027	Holstein Kiel	18	1	19	1
37	Max Grüger		CM/DM	20	Jul 2024	Jun 2028	Schalke 04 U19	27	1	30	1
Forwards
7	Christian Gomis		ST	25	Sep 2025	Jun 2029	Winterthur	14	1	14	1
9	Moussa Sylla		ST	26	Jul 2024	Jun 2028	Pau	49	20	52	20
10	Edin Džeko		ST	40	Jan 2026	Jun 2026	Fiorentina	8	6	8	6
11	Bryan Lasme		ST	27	Jul 2023	Jun 2027	Arminia Bielefeld	43	6	46	7
15	Emil Højlund		ST	21	Jul 2024	Jun 2028	Copenhagen	14	0	15	0
19	Kenan Karaman (captain)		ST/AM	32	Sep 2022	Jun 2028	Beşiktaş	104	38	111	40
39	Peter Remmert		ST	20	Jul 2024	Jun 2028	VfL Osnabrück U19	5	0	6	0
47	Zaid Tchibara		ST	20	Jul 2025	Jun 2028	Schalke 04 U19	3	0	3	0

Transfers

In

Player	Pos	From	Type	Transfer fee	Date	Ref
Nikola Katić	DF	Zürich	Transfer	€450,000	1 Jul 2025	^[2]
Soufiane El-Faouzi	MF	Alemannia Aachen	Transfer	€200,000	1 Jul 2025	^[3]
Timo Becker	DF	Holstein Kiel	End of contract	—	1 Jul 2025	^[4]
Johannes Siebeking	GK	Schalke 04 U19	Promoted	—	1 Jul 2025	^[5]
Zaid Tchibara	FW	Schalke 04 U19	Promoted	—	1 Jul 2025	^[6]
Emmanuel Gyamfi	MF	VVV-Venlo	Loan return	—	1 Jul 2025
Bryan Lasme	FW	Grasshopper	Loan return	—	1 Jul 2025
Henning Matriciani	DF	Waldhof Mannheim	Loan return	—	1 Jul 2025
Steve Noode	DF	SCR Altach	Loan return	—	1 Jul 2025	^[7]
Paul Pöpperl	MF	Viktoria Köln	Loan return	—	1 Jul 2025
Martin Wasinski	DF	Genk	Loan return	—	1 Jul 2025
Mertcan Ayhan	DF	Schalke 04 U19	Promoted	—	21 Jul 2025	^[8]
Hasan Kuruçay	DF	OH Leuven	End of contract	—	29 Jul 2025	^[9]
Finn Porath	MF	Holstein Kiel	Transfer	€500,000	21 Aug 2025	^[10]
Christian Gomis	FW	Winterthur	Transfer	€1,500,000	1 Sep 2025	^[11]
Dylan Leonard	DF	Western United	End of contract	—	15 Sep 2025	^[12]
Kevin Müller	GK	1. FC Heidenheim	Loan	—	20 Jan 2026	^[13]
Edin Džeko	FW	Fiorentina	Transfer	Free	22 Jan 2026	^[14]
Dejan Ljubičić	MF	Dinamo Zagreb	Transfer	€750,000	27 Jan 2026	^[15]
Jakob Sachse	FW	Schalke 04 II	Promoted	—	2 Feb 2026	^[16]
Adil Aouchiche	MF	Sunderland	Transfer	Free	2 Feb 2026	^[17]
Moussa N'Diaye	DF	Anderlecht	Loan	—	2 Feb 2026	^[18]

Out

Player	Pos	To	Type	Transfer fee	Date	Ref
Derry Murkin	DF	Utrecht	Transfer	€1,200,000	1 Jul 2025	^[19]
Paul Seguin	MF	Hertha BSC	Transfer	€400,000	1 Jul 2025	^[20]
Lino Tempelmann	MF	Eintracht Braunschweig	Transfer	€300,000	1 Jul 2025	^[21]
Emmanuel Gyamfi	MF	Aberdeen	Transfer	€250,000	1 Jul 2025	^[22]
Ron-Thorben Hoffmann	GK	Eintracht Braunschweig	Transfer	€200,000	1 Jul 2025	^[23]
Mehmet-Can Aydın	MF	Eintracht Braunschweig	End of contract	—	1 Jul 2025	^[24]
Aymen Barkok	MF	Free agent	End of contract	—	1 Jul 2025	^[24]
Dominick Drexler	MF	Retired	End of contract	—	1 Jul 2025	^[24]
Ralf Fährmann	GK	Free agent	End of contract	—	1 Jul 2025	^[24]
Marcin Kamiński	DF	Wisła Płock	End of contract	—	1 Jul 2025	^[24]
Michael Langer	GK	Retired	End of contract	—	1 Jul 2025	^[24]
Tobias Mohr	MF	Standard Liège	End of contract	—	1 Jul 2025	^[24]
Arış Bayındır	MF	Schalke 04 II	Demoted	—	1 Jul 2025
Paul Pöpperl	MF	Schalke 04 II	Demoted	—	1 Jul 2025
Steve Noode	DF	Union Titus Pétange	Loan	—	24 Jul 2025	^[25]
Taylan Bulut	DF	Beşiktaş	Transfer	€6,000,000	16 Aug 2025	^[26]
Ilyes Hamache	FW	Amiens	Loan	—	1 Sep 2025	^[27]
Martin Wasinski	DF	RFC Liège	Loan	—	2 Sep 2025	^[28]
Pape Meïssa Ba	FW	Widzew Łódź	Transfer	Free	5 Sep 2025	^[29]
Ibrahima Cissé	DF	Aarau	Transfer	Free	2 Jan 2026	^[30]
Justin Heekeren	GK	Anderlecht	Transfer	€500,000	20 Jan 2026	^[31]
Mauro Zalazar	MF	Braga	Loan	—	2 Feb 2026	^[32]
Jakob Sachse	FW	Viktoria Köln	Loan	—	2 Feb 2026	^[16]
Amin Younes	MF	Free agent	Released	—	18 Feb 2026	^[33]

New contracts

Player	Nat	Pos	Contract until	Date	Ref
Loris Karius		GK	Jun 2027	11 Jun 2025	^[34]
Ron Schallenberg		MF	Jun 2027	22 Feb 2026	^[35]

Friendly matches

Win Draw Loss

28 June 2025 (2025-06-28) 1	„Best of Grafschaft“	1–9	Schalke 04	Nordhorn
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Vrye 85'	Report	Ba 24', 43' Younes 26' Matriciani 30' T. Becker 47' Remmert 59' Donkor 79' Zalazar 83' Potnar 89'	Stadium: Sportpark Blanke Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Jost Steenken

5 July 2025 (2025-07-05) 2	1. FC Bocholt	2–3	Schalke 04	Bocholt
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Budimbu 99' (pen.) Hanke 110'	Report	Gulasi 60+2' Remmert 81' Hamache 115' (pen.)	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	0–0	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	2–3	Wehen Wiesbaden	Neustift, Austria
11:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Remmert 71', 87'	Report	Kaya 7', 10' Kalem 52'	Stadium: Training ground Attendance: 800 Referee: Alexander Pale

12 July 2025 (2025-07-12) 5	Schalke 04	1–0	St. Gallen	Imst, Austria
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Sylla 32'	Report		Stadium: Velly Arena Attendance: 1,100 Referee: Stefan Macanovic

19 July 2025 (2025-07-19) 6	Schalke 04	0–0	Twente	Gelsenkirchen
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Parkstadion Attendance: 4,999 Referee: Robert Kampka

20 July 2025 (2025-07-20) 7	Rot Weiss Ahlen	0–3	Schalke 04	Ahlen
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	Sánchez 8' Remmert 20' Grüger 50'	Stadium: Wersestadion Attendance: 4,612 Referee: Hendrik Rottkord

26 July 2025 (2025-07-26) 8	Schalke 04	2–4	Sevilla	Gelsenkirchen
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Sylla 59' (pen.) Zalazar 84'	Report	Adams 4', 32' Iheanacho 66' Marcão 86'	Stadium: Veltins-Arena Attendance: 45,774 Referee: Timo Gansloweit

5 September 2025 (2025-09-05) 9	Borussia Mönchengladbach	2–0	Schalke 04	Mönchengladbach
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Netz 6' Honorat 53'	Report		Stadium: Fohlenplatz Attendance: 1,800 Referee: Robin Braun

11 October 2025 (2025-10-11) 10	Bohemians	3–2	Schalke 04	Dublin, Ireland
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Devoy 20' McDonnell 64' Mountney 90'	Report	Bachmann 51', 81'	Stadium: Dalymount Park Attendance: 4,500 Referee: Rob Harvey

13 November 2025 (2025-11-13) 11	Twente	1–0	Schalke 04	Enschede, Netherlands
19:30 CET (UTC+1)	Rots 53'	Report		Stadium: De Grolsch Veste Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Robin Hensgens

10 January 2026 (2026-01-10) 12	Schalke 04	2–0	VfL Osnabrück	Gelsenkirchen
14:15 CET (UTC+1)	Sylla 61' Younes 68' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Parkstadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Lukas Benen

26 March 2026 (2026-03-26) 13	1. FC Schweinfurt	v	Schalke 04	Schweinfurt
18:00 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Sachs-Stadion

Competitions

Overview

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
2. Bundesliga	1 August 2025	17 May 2026	Matchday 1		26	15	6	5	37	23	+14	057.69
DFB-Pokal	17 August 2025	29 October 2025	First round	Second round	2	1	0	1	1	4	−3	050.00
Total					28	16	6	6	38	27	+11	057.14

Last updated: 16 March 2026
Source: Soccerway

2. Bundesliga

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	Schalke 04	26	15	6	5	37	23	+14	51	Promotion to Bundesliga
2	Darmstadt 98	26	13	10	3	48	29	+19	49	Promotion to Bundesliga
3	SV Elversberg	26	14	6	6	44	28	+16	48	Qualification for promotion play-offs
4	SC Paderborn	26	14	6	6	43	30	+13	48
5	Hannover 96	26	13	7	6	45	34	+11	46

Updated to match(es) played on 15 March 2026. Source: Bundesliga
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.^[36]
(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
26	15	6	5	37	23	+14	51	9	3	1	22	13	+9	6	3	4	15	10	+5

Last updated: 16 March 2026.
Source: Soccerway

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34
Ground	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	W	L	W	W	L	W	W	W	W	W	L	W	D	W	W	W	L	D	D	L	D	W	W	D	W	D
Position	5	8	5	2	7	5	4	2	2	1	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1
Points	3	3	6	9	9	12	15	18	21	24	24	27	28	31	34	37	37	38	39	39	40	43	46	47	50	51

Updated to match(es) played on 7 March 2026. Source: 2.Bundesliga Official Website
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)	Sylla 16' Katić 23'	Report	Grønning 89'	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)	Ritter 55' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Fritz-Walter-Stadion Attendance: 49,327 Referee: Martin Petersen

23 August 2025 (2025-08-23) 3	Schalke 04	2–1	VfL Bochum	Gelsenkirchen
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Kuruçay 75' Lasme 79'	Report	Holtmann 65'	Stadium: Veltins-Arena Attendance: 62,083 Referee: Frank Willenborg

31 August 2025 (2025-08-31) 4	Dynamo Dresden	0–1	Schalke 04	Dresden
13:30 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	Karaman 84' (pen.)	Stadium: Rudolf-Harbig-Stadion Attendance: 31,707 Referee: Robert Hartmann

13 September 2025 (2025-09-13) 5	Schalke 04	0–1	Holstein Kiel	Gelsenkirchen
13:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	Bernhardsson 6'	Stadium: Veltins-Arena Attendance: 62,371 Referee: Robert Kampka

20 September 2025 (2025-09-20) 6	1. FC Magdeburg	0–2	Schalke 04	Magdeburg
13:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	Karaman 10', 56' (pen.)	Stadium: MDCC-Arena Attendance: 27,424 Referee: Felix Bickel

26 September 2025 (2025-09-26) 7	Schalke 04	1–0	Greuther Fürth	Gelsenkirchen
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Porath 77'	Report		Stadium: Veltins-Arena Attendance: 60,625 Referee: Luca Schlosser

5 October 2025 (2025-10-05) 8	Arminia Bielefeld	1–2	Schalke 04	Bielefeld
13:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Großer 49'	Report	Antwi-Adjei 11' Kuruçay 19'	Stadium: SchücoArena Attendance: 26,400 Referee: Florian Badstübner

17 October 2025 (2025-10-17) 9	Hannover 96	0–3	Schalke 04	Hanover
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	Sylla 3', 14' Gomis 85'	Stadium: Heinz von Heiden Arena Attendance: 49,000 Referee: Martin Petersen

24 October 2025 (2025-10-24) 10	Schalke 04	1–0	Darmstadt 98	Gelsenkirchen
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Sylla 9'	Report		Stadium: Veltins-Arena Attendance: 61,198 Referee: Michael Bacher

1 November 2025 (2025-11-01) 11	Karlsruher SC	2–1	Schalke 04	Karlsruhe
13:00 CET (UTC+1)	Beifus 76' Schleusener 90+3'	Report	Karaman 66' (pen.)	Stadium: Wildparkstadion Attendance: 33,180 Referee: Max Burda

8 November 2025 (2025-11-08) 12	Schalke 04	1–0	SV Elversberg	Gelsenkirchen
13:00 CET (UTC+1)	Kuruçay 4'	Report		Stadium: Veltins-Arena Attendance: 61,818 Referee: Robin Braun

22 November 2025 (2025-11-22) 13	Preußen Münster	0–0	Schalke 04	Münster
13:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Preußenstadion Attendance: 10,491 Referee: Florian Lechner

28 November 2025 (2025-11-28) 14	Schalke 04	2–1	SC Paderborn	Gelsenkirchen
18:30 CET (UTC+1)	Karaman 45+3' Lasme 86'	Report	Curda 38'	Stadium: Veltins-Arena Attendance: 62,077 Referee: Tobias Reichel

5 December 2025 (2025-12-05) 15	Fortuna Düsseldorf	0–2	Schalke 04	Düsseldorf
18:30 CET (UTC+1)		Report	Karaman 45+2' (pen.) V. Becker 81'	Stadium: Merkur Spiel-Arena Attendance: 51,500 Referee: Felix Prigan

14 December 2025 (2025-12-14) 16	Schalke 04	1–0	1. FC Nürnberg	Gelsenkirchen
13:30 CET (UTC+1)	V. Becker 52'	Report		Stadium: Veltins-Arena Attendance: 62,278 Referee: Christian Dingert

21 December 2025 (2025-12-21) 17	Eintracht Braunschweig	2–1	Schalke 04	Braunschweig
13:30 CET (UTC+1)	Aydın 60' Sané 85'	Report	El-Faouzi 88'	Stadium: Eintracht-Stadion Attendance: 23,080 Referee: Lars Erbst

17 January 2026 (2026-01-17) 18	Hertha BSC	0–0	Schalke 04	Berlin
20:30 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Olympiastadion Attendance: 71,157 Referee: Wolfgang Haslberger

25 January 2026 (2026-01-25) 19	Schalke 04	2–2	1. FC Kaiserslautern	Gelsenkirchen
13:30 CET (UTC+1)	Džeko 87' Karaman 90'	Report	Prtajin 61', 84'	Stadium: Veltins-Arena Attendance: 62,077 Referee: Felix Zwayer

31 January 2026 (2026-01-31) 20	VfL Bochum	2–0	Schalke 04	Bochum
13:00 CET (UTC+1)	Miyoshi 1' Hofmann 43'	Report		Stadium: Ruhrstadion Attendance: 26,000 Referee: Michael Bacher

7 February 2026 (2026-02-07) 21	Schalke 04	2–2	Dynamo Dresden	Gelsenkirchen
13:00 CET (UTC+1)	Džeko 52', 70'	Report	Kuruçay 78' (o.g.) Keller 87'	Stadium: Veltins-Arena Attendance: 61,624 Referee: Tobias Welz

15 February 2026 (2026-02-15) 22	Holstein Kiel	1–2	Schalke 04	Kiel
13:30 CET (UTC+1)	Zec 55' (pen.)	Report	Karaman 16' Kuruçay 29'	Stadium: Holstein-Stadion Attendance: 15,034 Referee: Florian Lechner

21 February 2026 (2026-02-21) 23	Schalke 04	5–3	1. FC Magdeburg	Gelsenkirchen
20:30 CET (UTC+1)	Hugonet 15' (o.g.) Džeko 39' Karaman 49' (pen.), 68' Ljubičić 65'	Report	Nollenberger 17' Żukowski 53' (pen.), 84'	Stadium: Veltins-Arena Attendance: 61,378 Referee: Timo Gerach

28 February 2026 (2026-02-28) 24	Greuther Fürth	1–1	Schalke 04	Fürth
20:30 CET (UTC+1)	Srbeny 12'	Report	Ljubičić 75'	Stadium: Sportpark Ronhof Thomas Sommer Attendance: 16,126 Referee: Robert Kampka

6 March 2026 (2026-03-06) 25	Schalke 04	1–0	Arminia Bielefeld	Gelsenkirchen
18:30 CET (UTC+1)	Džeko 15'	Report		Stadium: Veltins-Arena Attendance: 62,077 Referee: Tobias Reichel

15 March 2026 (2026-03-15) 26	Schalke 04	2–2	Hannover 96	Gelsenkirchen
13:30 CET (UTC+1)	Džeko 29' Karaman 38'	Report	Nawrocki 82' Pichler 90+8'	Stadium: Veltins-Arena Attendance: 62,077 Referee: Robin Braun

21 March 2026 (2026-03-21) 27	Darmstadt 98	v	Schalke 04	Darmstadt
20:30 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Merck-Stadion am Böllenfalltor

5 April 2026 (2026-04-05) 28	Schalke 04	v	Karlsruher SC	Gelsenkirchen
13:30 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Veltins-Arena

12 April 2026 (2026-04-12) 29	SV Elversberg	v	Schalke 04	Spiesen-Elversberg
13:30 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Waldstadion an der Kaiserlinde

19 April 2026 (2026-04-19) 30	Schalke 04	v	Preußen Münster	Gelsenkirchen
13:30 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Veltins-Arena

24–26 April 2026 (2026-04) 31	SC Paderborn	v	Schalke 04	Paderborn
		Report		Stadium: Home Deluxe Arena

2–3 May 2026 (2026-05) 32	Schalke 04	v	Fortuna Düsseldorf	Gelsenkirchen
		Report		Stadium: Veltins-Arena

8–10 May 2026 (2026-05) 33	1. FC Nürnberg	v	Schalke 04	Nuremberg
		Report		Stadium: Max-Morlock-Stadion

17 May 2026 (2026-05-17) 34	Schalke 04	v	Eintracht Braunschweig	Gelsenkirchen
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		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	Lasme 107'	Stadium: Bruno-Plache-Stadion Attendance: 11,900 Referee: Max Burda

29 October 2025 (2025-10-29) 2R	Darmstadt 98	4–0	Schalke 04	Darmstadt
20:45 CET (UTC+1)	Maglica 23' Akiyama 28' Hornby 48' Białek 60'	Report		Stadium: Merck-Stadion am Böllenfalltor Attendance: 17,810 Referee: Felix Bickel

Statistics

As of 16 March 2026

Squad statistics

A = Appearances, S = Starts, G = Goals, = yellow cards, = red cards

No.	Player	Nat	Pos	2. Bundesliga					DFB-Pokal					Total
No.	Player	Nat	Pos	A	S	G			A	S	G			A	S	G
Goalkeepers
1	Loris Karius		GK	23	23	0	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	24	24	0	3	0
22	Kevin Müller		GK	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	0	0	0
28	Justin Heekeren		GK	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0
Defenders
2	Felipe Sánchez		DF	22	5	0	2	0	2	0	0	1	0	24	5	0	3	0
3	Dylan Leonard		DF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Hasan Kuruçay		DF	23	21	4	6	0	2	2	0	0	0	25	23	4	6	0
5	Timo Becker		DF	18	16	0	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	19	17	0	3	0
16	Moussa N'Diaye		DF	6	6	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	6	0	1	0
17	Adrian Gantenbein		DF	13	10	0	5	0	2	1	0	0	0	15	11	0	5	0
25	Nikola Katić		DF	24	24	1	5	1	2	2	0	1	0	26	26	1	6	1
26	Tomáš Kalas		DF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
30	Anton Donkor		DF	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	0
31	Tim-Justin Dietrich^U23		DF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
33	Vitalie Becker		DF	17	17	2	5	0	1	1	0	1	0	18	18	2	6	0
41	Henning Matriciani		DF	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0
43	Mertcan Ayhan		DF	21	14	0	4	0	2	1	0	0	0	23	15	0	4	0
31	Taylan Bulut		DF	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0
Midfielders
6	Ron Schallenberg		MF	25	25	0	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	26	26	0	4	0
14	Janik Bachmann		MF	16	2	0	2	0	2	1	0	0	0	18	3	0	2	0
18	Christopher Antwi-Adjei		MF	12	8	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	13	9	1	1	0
21	Dejan Ljubičić		MF	7	7	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	7	2	1	0
23	Soufiane El-Faouzi		MF	26	26	1	4	0	2	2	0	0	0	28	28	1	4	0
24	Adil Aouchiche		MF	6	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	5	0	0	0
27	Finn Porath		MF	18	6	1	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	19	7	1	3	0
34	Ayman Gülaşı^U23		MF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
37	Max Grüger		MF	4	0	0	1	0	2	1	0	0	0	6	1	0	1	0
46	Paul Pöpperl^U23		MF	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	0
8	Amin Younes		MF	5	3	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	6	3	0	1	0
16	Mauro Zalazar		MF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
Forwards
7	Christian Gomis		FW	14	7	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	14	7	1	1	0
9	Moussa Sylla		FW	22	17	4	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	24	19	4	0	0
10	Edin Džeko		FW	8	6	6	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	8	6	6	0	1
11	Bryan Lasme		FW	10	0	2	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	11	0	3	0	0
15	Emil Højlund		FW	4	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	5	2	0	1	0
19	Kenan Karaman		FW	25	24	11	3	0	2	2	0	0	0	27	26	11	3	0
35	Mika Wallentowitz^U19		FW	13	7	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	13	7	0	1	0
39	Peter Remmert		FW	3	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	4	2	0	0	0
47	Zaid Tchibara		FW	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
Total				26		36	54	2	2		1	3	0	28		37	57	2

Players in white left the club during the season.

Goalscorers

Rank	Player	Pos	2. Liga	DFB-Pokal	Total
1	Kenan Karaman	FW	11	0	11
2	Edin Džeko	FW	6	0	6
3	Hasan Kuruçay	DF	4	0	4
3	Moussa Sylla	FW	4	0	4
5	Bryan Lasme	FW	2	1	3
6	Vitalie Becker	DF	2	0	2
6	Dejan Ljubičić	MF	2	0	2
8	Christopher Antwi-Adjei	MF	1	0	1
	Soufiane El-Faouzi	MF	1	0	1
	Christian Gomis	FW	1	0	1
	Nikola Katić	DF	1	0	1
	Finn Porath	MF	1	0	1
Own goals			1	0	1
Total			37	1	38

Assists

Rank	Player	Pos	2. Liga	DFB-Pokal	Total
1	Kenan Karaman	FW	6	0	6
2	Soufiane El-Faouzi	MF	5	0	5
3	Edin Džeko	FW	4	0	4
3	Nikola Katić	DF	3	1	4
5	Adil Aouchiche	MF	3	0	3
5	Moussa Sylla	FW	3	0	3
7	Ron Schallenberg	MF	2	0	2
8	Christopher Antwi-Adjei	MF	1	0	1
	Mertcan Ayhan	DF	1	0	1
	Vitalie Becker	DF	1	0	1
	Christian Gomis	FW	1	0	1
	Finn Porath	MF	1	0	1
	Peter Remmert	FW	1	0	1
	Zaid Tchibara	FW	1	0	1
	Mika Wallentowitz	FW	1	0	1
Total			34	1	35

Clean sheets

Rank	Player	2. Liga	DFB-Pokal	Total
1	Loris Karius	10	0	10
2	Kevin Müller	1	0	1
2	Justin Heekeren	0	1	1
Total		11	1	12

References

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^ "Schalke complete Nikola Katic signing". FC Schalke 04. 1 July 2025.
^ "Schalke 04 sign Soufiane El-Faouzi". FC Schalke 04. 19 June 2025.
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^ "Johannes Siebeking signs first professional contract". FC Schalke 04. 26 June 2025.
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^ "FC Schalke 04 sign youngster Dylan Leonard". FC Schalke 04. 15 September 2025.
^ "FC Schalke 04 sign Kevin Müller on loan". FC Schalke 04. 20 January 2026.
^ "FC Schalke 04 sign Edin Džeko". FC Schalke 04. 22 January 2026.
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^ ^a ^b "Jakob Sachse signs professional contract and is loaned to Viktoria Köln". FC Schalke 04. 2 February 2026.
^ "Midfielder Adil Aouchiche joins FC Schalke 04". FC Schalke 04. 2 February 2026.
^ "FC Schalke 04 sign Moussa N'Diaye on loan from RSC Anderlecht". FC Schalke 04. 2 February 2026.
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^ "Taylan Bulut joins Besiktas". FC Schalke 04. 16 August 2025.
^ "Ilyes Hamache joins Amiens SC on loan". FC Schalke 04. 1 September 2025.
^ "Martin Wasinski joins RFC Liège on loan". FC Schalke 04. 2 September 2025.
^ "Pape Meïssa Ba moves to Widzew Lodz". FC Schalke 04. 5 September 2025.
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^ "Justin Heekeren moves to RSC Anderlecht". FC Schalke 04. 20 January 2026.
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^ "DFL–Spielordnung (SpOL)" [Match rules] (PDF) (in German). Deutsche Fußball Liga. 29 May 2025. p. 3. Retrieved 21 June 2025.

[1] "First Team". FC Schalke 04. Retrieved 29 June 2025.

[2] "Schalke complete Nikola Katic signing". FC Schalke 04. 1 July 2025.

[3] "Schalke 04 sign Soufiane El-Faouzi". FC Schalke 04. 19 June 2025.

[4] "Timo Becker to return to Schalke this summer". FC Schalke 04. 7 April 2025.

[5] "Johannes Siebeking signs first professional contract". FC Schalke 04. 26 June 2025.

[6] "FC Schalke 04 agree contract extension with Zaid Amoussou-Tchibara". FC Schalke 04. 31 January 2025.

[7] "Steve Noode returns to FC Schalke 04". FC Schalke 04. 18 June 2025.

[8] "Mertcan Ayhan signs long-term contract". FC Schalke 04. 21 July 2025.

[9] "Schalke 04 sign Hasan Kurucay". FC Schalke 04. 29 July 2025.

[10] "Finn Porath joins FC Schalke 04". FC Schalke 04. 21 August 2025.

[11] "Christian Gomis joins Schalke 04". FC Schalke 04. 1 September 2025.

[12] "FC Schalke 04 sign youngster Dylan Leonard". FC Schalke 04. 15 September 2025.

[13] "FC Schalke 04 sign Kevin Müller on loan". FC Schalke 04. 20 January 2026.

[14] "FC Schalke 04 sign Edin Džeko". FC Schalke 04. 22 January 2026.

[15] "Schalke 04 complete the signing of Dejan Ljubičić". FC Schalke 04. 27 January 2026.

[sachse-16] "Jakob Sachse signs professional contract and is loaned to Viktoria Köln". FC Schalke 04. 2 February 2026.

[17] "Midfielder Adil Aouchiche joins FC Schalke 04". FC Schalke 04. 2 February 2026.

[18] "FC Schalke 04 sign Moussa N'Diaye on loan from RSC Anderlecht". FC Schalke 04. 2 February 2026.

[19] "Derry John Murkin moves to FC Utrecht". FC Schalke 04. 27 May 2025.

[20] "Paul Seguin moves to Hertha BSC". FC Schalke 04. 18 June 2025.

[21] "Lino Tempelmann joins Eintracht Braunschweig on a permanent basis". FC Schalke 04. 21 June 2025.

[22] "Emmanuel Gyamfi departs for Aberdeen". FC Schalke 04. 6 June 2025.

[23] "Schalke-Leihgabe Ron-Thorben Hoffmann wechselt fest nach Braunschweig". wa.de (in German). 28 May 2025.

[release-24] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "Schalke 04 to say farewell to seven players ahead of final game of the season". FC Schalke 04. 16 May 2025.

[25] "Steve Noode joins Union Titus Pétange on loan". FC Schalke 04. 24 July 2025.

[26] "Taylan Bulut joins Besiktas". FC Schalke 04. 16 August 2025.

[27] "Ilyes Hamache joins Amiens SC on loan". FC Schalke 04. 1 September 2025.

[28] "Martin Wasinski joins RFC Liège on loan". FC Schalke 04. 2 September 2025.

[29] "Pape Meïssa Ba moves to Widzew Lodz". FC Schalke 04. 5 September 2025.

[30] "Ibrahima Cissé joins FC Aarau". FC Schalke 04. 2 January 2026.

[31] "Justin Heekeren moves to RSC Anderlecht". FC Schalke 04. 20 January 2026.

[32] "Mauro Zalazar joins Braga on loan". FC Schalke 04. 2 February 2026.

[33] "Schalke 04 agree to terminate contract with Amin Younes". FC Schalke 04. 18 February 2026.

[34] "Loris Karius extends his contract until 2027". FC Schalke 04. 11 June 2025.

[35] "Ron Schallenberg: It's not something I take for granted". FC Schalke 04. 22 February 2026.

[36] "DFL–Spielordnung (SpOL)" [Match rules] (PDF) (in German). Deutsche Fußball Liga. 29 May 2025. p. 3. Retrieved 21 June 2025.

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