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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
LB
+6 XI
78
now
78
max
J. Gallardo!
LBLM
30y
free
wage ?
CDM
+2 XI
76
now
81
max
E. Lira!
CDMCBCM
25y
free
wage ?
CM
+2 XI
74
now
79
max
T. Fruk!
STCAMCM
24y
free
wage ?
RW
+3 XI
75
now
75
max
Zizo!
RWCMCAMRM
29y
free
wage ?
CB
+6 XI
78
now
79
max
C. Montes!
CB
28y
free
wage ?
LW
+3 bench
76
now
81
max
O. Appollis!
LMRMLW
23y
free
wage ?
ST
no upgrade
74
now
83
max
A. González!
ST
22y
free
wage ?
GK
+1 bench
75
now
76
max
C. Acevedo!
GK
29y
free
wage ?
RB
no upgrade
72
now
75
max
B. Haijan!
RBLBRM
25y
free
wage ?
LB
+2 XI
74
now
74
max
P. Shakaramy!
LBLM
29y
free
wage ?
CDM
+6 bench
74
now
76
max
M. Attia!
CDMCM
26y
free
wage ?
CM
+3 XI
75
now
75
max
A. Carrasquilla!
CMCAMRMCDM
26y
free
wage ?
RW
+3 XI
75
now
75
max
Edmilson Junior!
LWRWLM
30y
free
wage ?
CB
+3 XI
75
now
78
max
I. Reyes!
RBCBCDM
25y
free
wage ?
LW
+1 XI
79
now
79
max
A. Afif!
LWCAMSTLM
28y
free
wage ?
ST
+3 XI
78
now
78
max
J. Peerfalak!
ST
29y
free
wage ?
GK
+2 bench
76
now
76
max
B. Asare!
GK
32y
free
wage ?
CM
+2 XI
74
now
74
max
E. Ashour!
CAMLMCM
27y
free
wage ?
RW
+3 XI
75
now
75
max
R. Alvarado!
RMLMRW
26y
free
wage ?
CB
+2 XI
74
now
77
max
K. Martis!
CB
21y
free
wage ?
LW
+4 bench
77
now
77
max
A. Vega!
LWSTLM
27y
free
wage ?
GK
no upgrade
68
now
83
max
M. Jurkas!
GK
17y
free
wage ?
RB
no upgrade
61
now
78
max
B. Karimov!
RBLBRM
17y
free
wage ?
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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