The 2025–26 FC Schalke 04 season was their 122nd season in the football club's history, and their ninth overall and third consecutive season in the second flight of German football, the 2. Bundesliga. In addition to the domestic league, Schalke also participated in this season's edition of the domestic cup, the DFB-Pokal. This was the 25th season for Schalke in the Veltins-Arena, located in Gelsenkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia.
Players Note: Players' appearances and goals only in their Schalke career.
PlayerAgeContractSigned fromLeagueTotal began endsAppsGoalsAppsGoals Goalkeepers1GKFree agent34035022GK1. FC Heidenheim404032GKSchalke 04 U19000036GKSchalke 04 U190000 Defenders2CB Gimnasia LP3003403CB Western United20204CB OH Leuven3043245CBHolstein Kiel61066016LB Anderlecht14014017RB Winterthur39141125CB Zürich26128126CB Bristol City48250230LBEintracht Braunschweig28031033LBSchalke 04 U1921222241RBSchalke 04 II61064043CBSchalke 04 U19270290 Midfielders6DMSC Paderborn90394314CM/DMHansa Rostock48352318LM/LWVfL Bochum34235221CM Dinamo Zagreb15415423CMAlemannia Aachen34236224AM Sunderland14314327RM/AMHolstein Kiel18119137CM/DMSchalke 04 U19271301 Forwards7ST Winterthur1911919ST Pau5723602310ST Fiorentina11611611STArminia Bielefeld45648715ST Copenhagen14015019 ST/AM Beşiktaş111411184339STVfL Osnabrück U19506047STSchalke 04 U193030
Transfers
In
Player From Type Transfer fee Date Zürich Transfer €450,000 Alemannia Aachen Transfer €200,000 Holstein Kiel End of contract — Schalke 04 U19 Promoted — Schalke 04 U19 Promoted — VVV-Venlo Loan return — Grasshopper Loan return — Waldhof Mannheim Loan return — SCR Altach Loan return — Viktoria Köln Loan return — Genk Loan return — Schalke 04 U19 Promoted — OH Leuven End of contract — Holstein Kiel Transfer €500,000 Winterthur Transfer €1,500,000 Western United End of contract — 1. FC Heidenheim Loan — Fiorentina Transfer Dinamo Zagreb Transfer €750,000 Schalke 04 II Promoted — Sunderland Transfer Anderlecht Loan —
Out
Player To Type Transfer fee Date Utrecht Transfer €1,200,000 Hertha BSC Transfer €400,000 Eintracht Braunschweig Transfer €300,000 Aberdeen Transfer €250,000 Eintracht Braunschweig Transfer €200,000 Eintracht Braunschweig End of contract — Free agent End of contract — Retired End of contract — Retired End of contract — Wisła Płock End of contract — Retired End of contract — Standard Liège End of contract — Schalke 04 II Demoted — Schalke 04 II Demoted — Union Titus Pétange Loan — Beşiktaş Transfer €6,000,000 Amiens Loan — RFC Liège Loan — Widzew Łódź Transfer Aarau Transfer Anderlecht Transfer €500,000 Braga Loan — Viktoria Köln Loan — Free agent Released —
New contracts Player Contract until Date
Friendly matches
Competitions
Overview
2. Bundesliga
League table
Results summary
Results by round
Matches
DFB-Pokal
Statistics
Squad statistics A = Appearances, S = Starts, G = Goals, = yellow cards, = red cards No.PlayerNatPos2. BundesligaDFB-PokalTotal Goalkeepers130300301100031310302244000000004400028000101100011000 Defenders22570202001027703032000000000200004302846022000323046052624040110002725040161413011000001413011171910050210002111050252625151220102827161260000000000000003020000100003000031U231000000000100003321182601101022192704110010000001001043272006021000292106031200000000020000 Midfielders6333304011000343404014232020210002530201814811011000159110211515430000001515430233434240220003636240241413330000001413330271861301100019713034U231000000000100003740010210006101046U23310000000031000853010100006301016100000000010000 Forwards7198120000001981209302571022000322771010116601000001166011112020010100130300154101011000520101932311450220003433145035 U19137010000001370103932000100004200047100000000010000Total344867321303649703 Players in white left the club during the season.
Goalscorers Rank Player Nat Pos 2. Liga DFB-Pokal Total 1 14 0 14 2 7 0 7 3 6 0 6 4 4 0 4 4 0 4 6 3 0 3 2 1 3 8 2 0 2 2 0 2 10 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 Own goals 2 0 2 Total 50 1 51
Assists Rank Player Nat Pos 2. Liga DFB-Pokal Total 1 7 0 7 2 5 0 5 5 0 5 5 0 5 5 4 0 4 3 1 4 7 3 0 3 8 2 0 2 2 0 2 2 0 2 11 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 Total 46 1 47
Clean sheets Rank Player Nat 2. Liga DFB-Pokal Total 1 13 0 13 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 Total 14 1 15
References