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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.

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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