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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 25
CDM
+2 bench
70
now
74
max
E. Leopold
CMCDM
24y
€9.0M
€20K/wk
CM
+1 bench
71
now
71
max
J. Justvan
CAMCMRW
27y
€3.5M
€10K/wk
LB
+6 bench
71
now
71
max
J. Föhrenbach
LBLMCB
29y
€1.8M
€19K/wk
CB
+2 bench
74
now
76
max
B. Tomiak
CBCDMCM
26y
€3.9M
€18K/wk
LW
+1 bench
74
now
74
max
F. Reese
LMSTRMLW
27y
€9.6M
€12K/wk
GK
+2 bench
76
now
76
max
M. Zetterer
GK
29y
€6.5M
€18K/wk
CM
+2 bench
72
now
73
max
C. Boukhalfa
CAMCMCDM
26y
€220K
€11K/wk
RW
+2 bench
70
now
71
max
C. Conteh
RMSTCAMRW
25y
€2.1M
€13K/wk
CDM
+4 bench
72
now
74
max
J. Schöppner
CDMCM
26y
€3.9M
€20K/wk
CM
+1 bench
71
now
72
max
L. Tempelmann
CMCAM
26y
€2.9M
€8K/wk
LB
+1 bench
66
now
72
max
F. Keidel
LBRBCM
22y
€2.7M
€8K/wk
CB
+1 bench
73
now
76
max
J. Niehues
CDMCM
24y
€3.2M
€18K/wk
LW
+1 bench
74
now
74
max
M. Grüll
LMSTRMLW
26y
€6.5M
€24K/wk
GK
+1 bench
75
now
75
max
M. Müller
GK
31y
€2.4M
€23K/wk
RW
+2 bench
70
now
70
max
S. Skrzybski
CAMSTCM
32y
€1.0M
€13K/wk
CDM
+4 bench
72
now
72
max
N. Dorsch
CMCDM
27y
€6.8M
€26K/wk
CM
+1 bench
71
now
71
max
L. Bittencourt!
CAMCM
31y
€3.8M
€23K/wk
LB
+1 bench
66
now
71
max
C. Brackelmann
CBLB
25y
€3.4M
€7K/wk
LW
+1 bench
74
now
74
max
J. Brekalo
LMLWCAM
27y
€6.8M
€11K/wk
GK
+3 bench
77
now
78
max
F. Dahmen
GK
27y
€12M
€20K/wk
CM
+2 bench
72
now
72
max
R. Fellhauer
CDMCMRM
27y
€5.6M
€27K/wk
RW
+2 bench
70
now
70
max
S. Conteh
STRMRWCAM
28y
€1.5M
€17K/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