The 2026–27 FC Schalke 04 season is their 123rd season in the football club's history and first consecutive and 55th overall season in the top flight of German football, the Bundesliga, having been promoted from the 2. Bundesliga in 2026. In addition to the domestic league, Schalke will also participate in this season's edition of the domestic cup, the DFB-Pokal. This is the 26th 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 endsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsGoalkeepers1GKFree agent38040022GK1. FC Heidenheim404036GKSchalke 04 U190000Defenders4CB OH Leuven3443745 CBHolstein Kiel6507108LB/LM Fiorentina415117RB Winterthur39141125CB Zürich30133129RB/RMEintracht Frankfurt405033LBSchalke 04 U1924226239CB Leeds United414143CBSchalke 04 U19290320Midfielders6DMSC Paderborn92397313DMFortuna Düsseldorf304014CM/DMHansa Rostock49353321CM/RM Dinamo Zagreb18419523CMAlemannia Aachen38241224AM Sunderland18419427RM/AMHolstein Kiel18119138DM/CMSchalke 04 U191010Forwards7ST Wolverhampton20209ST Pau6023642410ST Fiorentina14615811STArminia Bielefeld45648715ST Copenhagen14015019 ST/AM Beşiktaş114411214320STSC Freiburg2031
Transfers
In Player From Type Transfer fee DateJunior Adamu SC Freiburg Transfer €800,000 Fortuna Düsseldorf Transfer €1,000,000 Amiens Loan return — Union Titus Pétange Loan return — RFC Liège Loan return — Braga Loan return — Schalke 04 U19 Promoted — Schalke 04 U19 Promoted — 1. FC Heidenheim Transfer (after loan) €50,000 Fiorentina Loan — Leeds United Transfer Eintracht Frankfurt Transfer €800,000 Wolverhampton Loan —
Out Player To Type Transfer fee Date Cambuur Transfer €200,000 Free agent End of contract — Free agent End of contract — MSV Duisburg Loan — Anderlecht Loan return — Schalke 04 II Demoted — Schalke 04 II Demoted — Santos Laguna Loan — Aalesund Loan — Greuther Fürth Loan — Schalke 04 II Demoted — Schalke 04 II Demoted — Schalke 04 II Demoted — Kustošija Transfer Almere City Loan — Alemannia Aachen Loan — Tenerife Loan —
New contracts Player Contract until Date
Friendly matches
Competitions
Overview
Bundesliga
League table
Results summary
Results by round
Matches The league fixtures were released on 2 July 2026.
DFB-Pokal
Statistics
Squad statistics A = Appearances, S = Starts, G = Goals, = yellow cards, = red cards No.PlayerNatPosBundesligaDFB-PokalTotal Goalkeepers144010110005501022000000000000000 Defenders444010110005501054400011010550108431001000053100170000000000000002544010110005501029420101100053010333100011000420003940100000004010043200001001030010 Midfielders6210011100032001133300010000430001410000000001000021330001110044100234400011000550002444100110005510038100000000010000 Forwards7200000000020000932000111004310010310001020041200110000000000000001932000000003200020220001010032100Total434115205861
Goalscorers Rank Player Nat Pos Bundesliga DFB-Pokal Total 1 0 2 2 2 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 Total 3 5 8
Assists Rank Player Nat Pos Bundesliga DFB-Pokal Total 1 0 2 2 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 Total 2 5 7
Clean sheets Rank Player Nat Bundesliga DFB-Pokal Total 1 2 0 2
References