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FC Schalke 04

2. Bundesliga · FC 26 · squad update Jul 23, 2026

Starting XI
72.2
GK
L. Karius
73
LB
M. N'Diaye
73→81
CB
N. Katić
72→73
CB
T. Becker
71
RB
F. Porath
66
CDM
R. Schallenberg
70→72
CM
D. Ljubičić
73
CM
S. El-Faouzi
71→80
LW
K. Karaman
74
ST
E. Džeko
79
RW
M. Sylla
72→75

Where your squad is weakest

STE. Džeko (79)39 years old41RBF. Porath (66)contract nearly up38LBM. N'Diaye (73)contract expires this season30GKL. Karius (73)contract nearly up23CDMR. Schallenberg (70)contract nearly up22

What this club offers

Squad strengthfrom the squad71
League strengthaverage club rating in their league71
What they usually paymeasured from their real transfers€2.8M median
Top wage in the squadfrom the squad€19K / week
Signed from their own countrymeasured from their real transfers54%
Built on young playersgrowth left in the squad66%
Average agefrom the squad24.2

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 · 38 players

PlayerAgeOVRPOT
XIE. DžekosimilarST397979
XIK. KaramansimilarCAMSTLWCM317373
XID. LjubičićsimilarCMCAMRM277373
XIM. N'DiayesimilarLBLMCB237381
XIL. KariussimilarGK327373
K. MüllersimilarGK347272
XIM. SyllasimilarSTRW257275
XIN. KatićsimilarCB287273
XIS. El-FaouzisimilarCMCDMCAM227180
XIT. BeckersimilarCBRBRM287171
H. KuruçaysimilarCB277171
A. AouchichesimilarCAMCMLM227077
XIR. SchallenbergsimilarCDMCMCB267072
XIF. PorathsimilarRMLMRB286969
C. Antwi-AdjeisimilarLMRMCAMLW316969
T. KalassimilarCB326868
V. BeckersimilarLBLM206779
M. AyhansimilarCBRB186782
A. GantenbeinsimilarRBRMCM246771
J. BachmannsimilarCDMCMCAM296666
B. LasmesimilarSTRWRM266667
F. SánchezsimilarCBLB216675
M. GrügersimilarCDMCM206575
A. DonkorsimilarLBLM276565
C. GomissimilarSTCAMRW246569
H. MatricianisimilarRBCBLBCDM256466
M. WallentowitzsimilarRMCAMRB176379
D. LeonardsimilarCB176383
E. HøjlundsimilarST206175
P. RemmertsimilarSTCAM196073
P. PöpperlsimilarCAMCM226068
L. PodlechsimilarGK205973
A. GulasisimilarCAMLWCM195870
Z. TchibarasimilarRWCAMSTRM195875
J. SiebekingsimilarGK195874
T. DietrichsimilarLBLM225867
M. KhadrsimilarCB195771
L. VozarsimilarCDMCMCAM185774