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1. FC Köln

Bundesliga · FC 26 · squad update Jul 23, 2026

Starting XI
74.3
GK
M. Schwäbe
78
LB
K. Lund
72→79
CB
E. Martel
76→81
CB
J. Schmied
72→74
RB
A. Castro-Montes
74
CDM
T. Krauß
74→77
CM
Í. Jóhannesson
74→81
CM
D. Huseinbašić
72→77
LW
J. Kamiński
78→82
ST
M. Bülter
75
RW
J. Thielmann
72→77

Where your squad is weakest

LBK. Lund (72)contract expires this season36CDMT. Krauß (74)contract expires this season26LWJ. Kamiński (78)contract expires this season24STM. Bülter (75)contract nearly up23CMD. Huseinbašić (72)contract nearly up22

What this club offers

Squad strengthfrom the squad74
League strengthaverage club rating in their league74
What they usually paymeasured from their real transfers€2.9M median
Top wage in the squadfrom the squad€37K / week
Signed from their own countrymeasured from their real transfers66%
Built on young playersgrowth left in the squad56%
Average agefrom the squad24.4

A dash means not measured, never zero. The measured lines come from real transfers since 2015 across 33 competitions.

Strengthen your squad

The best signings for this side, across every position. Click a position on the pitch to zoom in.

All players 25Starters 27Future stars 28Depth 22Free agents 23Loan targets 24
CM
+2 XI
74
now
78
max
E. Leopold
CMCDM
24y
€9.0M
€20K/wk
RW
+2 XI
74
now
79
max
J. Njinmah
STRMRW
24y
€5.1M
€19K/wk
LB
+2 XI
74
now
74
max
M. Neubauer
LBLMRM
29y
€3.1M
€19K/wk
LW
no upgrade
73
now
87
max
J. Diehl
LMCAMRMLW
20y
€4.0M
€9K/wk
CB
+2 XI
74
now
76
max
B. Tomiak
CBCDMCM
26y
€3.9M
€18K/wk
CDM
+1 XI
75
now
76
max
P. Osterhage
CDMCM
25y
€8.0M
€22K/wk
RB
+1 XI
75
now
78
max
P. Treu
RBLBRM
24y
€9.8M
€20K/wk
GK
no upgrade
72
now
81
max
J. Schenk
GK
22y
€4.0M
€3K/wk
CM
+1 XI
73
now
76
max
F. Becker
CMCDMCAM
25y
€4.7M
€9K/wk
RW
+2 XI
74
now
74
max
J. Justvan
CAMCMRW
27y
€3.5M
€10K/wk
LB
+7 bench
72
now
77
max
L. Oppie
LBLMCM
23y
€4.1M
€12K/wk
ST
+1 bench
75
now
75
max
T. Skarke
STRMCAM
28y
€5.6M
€29K/wk
LW
+1 bench
74
now
79
max
D. Scherhant
LMSTLW
22y
€8.3M
€19K/wk
CB
+5 XI
77
now
80
max
M. Jenz
CB
26y
€9.2M
€37K/wk
CDM
+1 XI
75
now
75
max
R. Fellhauer
CDMCMRM
27y
€5.6M
€27K/wk
RB
no upgrade
73
now
76
max
K. Fischer
RBCB
24y
€5.4M
€27K/wk
GK
no upgrade
71
now
80
max
T. Ernst
GK
22y
€4.0M
€4K/wk
CM
+1 bench
71
now
80
max
S. El-Faouzi
CMCDMCAM
22y
€6.3M
€7K/wk
RW
+2 bench
70
now
77
max
M. Winkler
RMLMRW
22y
€3.1M
€6K/wk
ST
no upgrade
72
now
78
max
N. Futkeu
ST
22y
€4.2M
€7K/wk
LW
+1 bench
74
now
74
max
F. Reese
LMSTRMLW
27y
€9.6M
€12K/wk
CB
+4 XI
76
now
77
max
K. Schlotterbeck
CB
28y
€7.8M
€31K/wk
CDM
+6 bench
74
now
77
max
N. Remberg
CMCDM
25y
€7.2M
€19K/wk
RB
+1 bench
74
now
74
max
M. Wolf
RBRM
30y
€3.7M
€26K/wk
GK
no upgrade
73
now
77
max
R. Hoffmann
GK
26y
€2.8M
€6K/wk
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Full squad · 31 players

PlayerAgeOVRPOT
XIM. SchwäbesimilarGK307878
XIJ. KamińskisimilarLMCAMLWLB237782
XIE. MartelsimilarCDMCBCM237681
XIM. BültersimilarSTLMLWCAM327575
XIA. Castro-MontessimilarRMLMRBRW287575
XIT. KraußsimilarCDMCM247477
XIÍ. JóhannessonsimilarCMCAMCDM227481
R. ZielersimilarGK367474
R. AchesimilarST267475
L. MainasimilarLMSTCAMLW267374
S. SebulonsensimilarRBCBRMCM257376
L. WaldschmidtsimilarCAMSTCM297373
XID. HuseinbašićsimilarCMCDMCAM237277
XIJ. SchmiedsimilarCB267274
D. HeintzsimilarCB317272
XIK. LundsimilarLBLM237279
XIJ. ThielmannsimilarRMRWRB237277
T. HüberssimilarCB287273
C. ÖzkacarsimilarCB247176
R. van den BergsimilarCB207182
L. KiliansimilarCB256869
J. Simpson-PuseysimilarCB196879
S. AdamyansimilarSTCAMLM326666
F. ChávezsimilarCMCAMCDM186280
F. SchentensimilarSTLW176279
Y. NiangsimilarRWSTRM196279
C. NeumannsimilarRBRM186177
F. HarchaouisimilarCDMCM196077
M. El MalasimilarSTLM205971
D. FürstsimilarRB185977
M. KöbbingsimilarGK285659