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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.

Reinforcement · CB

Now: E. Martel (76)

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All players 4504Starters 468Future stars 539Depth 235Free agents 25Loan targets 15
74
now
76
max
at CB
B. Tomiak+2 on the bench
CBCDMCM
26y
€3.9M
€18K/wk
73
now
76
max
at CB
J. Niehues+1 on the bench
CDMCM
24y
€3.2M
€18K/wk
73
now
75
max
at CB
J. Schöppner+1 on the bench
CDMCM
26y
€3.9M
€20K/wk
75
now
75
max
at CB
N. Stark+3 on the bench
CB
30y
€4.9M
€24K/wk
75
now
75
max
at CB
D. da Costa+3 on the bench!
CBRBRM
31y
€4.2M
€26K/wk
73
now
73
max
at CB
H. Wahl+1 on the bench
CB
31y
€3.5M
€22K/wk
73
now
73
max
at CB
M. Friedrich+1 on the bench!
CB
29y
€3.4M
€20K/wk
73
now
74
max
at CB
P. Sander+1 on the bench!
CDMCMCB
27y
€11M
€24K/wk
73
now
73
max
at CB
E. Fernandes+1 on the bench
CDMCMCB
29y
€5.4M
€20K/wk
75
now
75
max
at CB
P. Sandler+3 on the bench
CB
28y
€5.4M
€11K/wk
75
now
76
max
at CB
N. Katić+3 on the bench!
CB
28y
€3.3M
€9K/wk
74
now
76
max
at CB
S. Van der Heyden+2 on the bench
CBLB
27y
€4.8M
€13K/wk
74
now
74
max
at CB
K. Akpoguma+2 on the bench
CBRB
30y
€4.3M
€26K/wk
74
now
75
max
at CB
E. Cömert+2 on the bench
CBCDMCM
27y
€4.7M
€26K/wk
73
now
73
max
at CB
M. Franke+1 on the bench
CB
32y
€1.4M
€11K/wk
74
now
74
max
at CB
M. Svoboda+2 on the bench
CB
26y
€3.3M
€4K/wk
73
now
76
max
at CB
Y. Keitel+1 on the bench
CDMCMCB
25y
€2.0M
€20K/wk
75
now
75
max
at CB
J. St. Juste+3 on the bench
CBRBCM
28y
€5.3M
€15K/wk
74
now
74
max
at CB
G. Wüthrich+2 on the bench
CB
30y
€2.9M
€17K/wk
73
now
75
max
at CB
P. Neumann+1 on the bench
CB
27y
€3.8M
€33K/wk
74
now
75
max
at CB
M. Erlić+2 on the bench
CB
27y
€4.3M
€21K/wk
74
now
76
max
at CB
M. Pongračić+2 on the bench
CB
27y
€3.5M
€32K/wk
74
now
75
max
at CB
C. Awaziem+2 on the bench
CB
28y
€3.3M
€14K/wk
73
now
74
max
at CB
L. Maloney+1 on the bench
CDMCBCM
25y
€4.4M
€18K/wk
73
now
73
max
at CB
A. Vukotić+1 on the bench
CB
29y
€1.9M
€12K/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