2024–25 FC Schalke 04 season

Schalke 04
2024–25 season
CEO	Matthias Tillmann
Head coach	Karel Geraerts; (until 21 September); Jakob Fimpel; (interim, from 21 September ; to 6 October); Kees van Wonderen; (from 6 October)
Stadium	Veltins-Arena
2. Bundesliga	13th
DFB-Pokal	Second round
Top goalscorer	League: ; Moussa Sylla (13); All: Moussa Sylla (13)
Biggest win	5–1 v Braunschweig (H); 2. Bundesliga, 3 August 2024
Biggest defeat	0–3 v Kaiserslautern (H); 2. Bundesliga, 29 November 2024; 0–3 v Augsburg (A); DFB Pokal, 29 October 2024
	← 2023–24 2025–26 →
	All statistics correct as of 29 January 2025.

The 2024–25 FC Schalke 04 season is their 121st season in football and their eighth season in the 2. Bundesliga. In addition to the domestic league, Schalke also participates in this season's edition of the domestic cup, the DFB-Pokal. This is the 24th season for Schalke in the Veltins-Arena, located in Gelsenkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia. The season covers a period from 1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025.

Players

Note: Players' appearances and goals only in their Schalke career.

As of 29 January 2025^[1]

No.	Player	Nat	Pos	Age	Contract		Signed from	League		Total
No.	Player	Nat	Pos	Age	began	ends	Signed from	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
27	Loris Karius		GK	31	Jan 2025	Jun 2025	Free agent	0	0	0	0
28	Justin Heekeren		GK	24	Jul 2022	Jun 2026	Schalke 04 II	19	0	20	0
32	Luca Podlech		GK	19	Jul 2024	Jun 2028	Schalke 04 U19	0	0	0	0
34	Michael Langer		GK	40	Aug 2017	Jun 2025	IFK Norrköping	8	0	8	0
–	Ralf Fährmann		GK	36	Jul 2011	Jun 2025	Eintracht Frankfurt	227	0	289	0
Defenders
2	Felipe Sánchez		DF	20	Jul 2024	Jun 2028	Gimnasia LP	4	0	6	0
4	Steve Noode		DF	19	Aug 2024	Jun 2029	AS International	0	0	0	0
5	Derry Murkin		DF	25	Aug 2023	Jun 2026	Volendam	41	1	44	1
17	Adrian Gantenbein		DF	23	Jul 2024	Jun 2028	Winterthur	7	0	7	0
22	Ibrahima Cissé		DF	23	Jul 2022	Jun 2026	Gent	8	1	9	1
23	Mehmet-Can Aydın		DF	22	Jul 2021	Jun 2025	Schalke 04 II	56	1	61	1
26	Tomáš Kalas		DF	31	Aug 2023	Jun 2027	Bristol City	37	1	39	1
30	Anton Donkor		DF	27	Jul 2024	Jun 2027	Eintracht Braunschweig	15	0	17	0
31	Taylan Bulut		DF	19	Jul 2024	Jun 2026	Schalke 04 U19	15	1	17	1
33	Vitalie Becker		DF	19	Jul 2024	Jun 2027	Schalke 04 U19	0	0	0	0
35	Marcin Kamiński		DF	33	Jul 2021	Jun 2025	VfB Stuttgart	82	6	88	8
36	Niklas Barthel		DF	19	Jul 2024	Jun 2025	Schalke 04 U19	0	0	0	0
Midfielders
6	Ron Schallenberg		MF	26	Jul 2023	Jun 2026	SC Paderborn	44	2	47	2
7	Paul Seguin		MF	29	Jul 2023	Jun 2026	Union Berlin	43	4	45	5
14	Janik Bachmann		MF	28	Jul 2024	Jun 2027	Hansa Rostock	14	1	16	1
16	Mauro Zalazar		MF	19	Aug 2024	Jun 2028	Granada U19	0	0	1	0
20	Arış Bayındır		MF	18	Jul 2024	Jun 2028	RB Leipzig U19	0	0	0	0
29	Tobias Mohr		MF	29	Jul 2022	Jun 2025	1. FC Heidenheim	51	4	57	5
37	Max Grüger		MF	19	Jul 2024	Jun 2028	Schalke 04 U19	12	1	13	1
38	Tristan Osmani		MF	19	Jul 2024	Jun 2027	Schalke 04 U19	0	0	0	0
–	Dominick Drexler		MF	34	Jul 2021	Jun 2025	1. FC Köln	61	8	65	11
Forwards
8	Amin Younes		FW	31	Jul 2024	Jun 2026	Free agent	13	1	13	1
9	Moussa Sylla		FW	25	Jul 2024	Jun 2028	Pau	18	13	19	13
10	Pape Meïssa Ba		FW	27	Jan 2025	Jun 2028	Grenoble	0	0	0	0
15	Emil Højlund		FW	20	Jul 2024	Jun 2028	Copenhagen	6	0	6	0
18	Christopher Antwi-Adjei		FW	30	Aug 2024	Jun 2026	VfL Bochum	11	0	11	0
19	Kenan Karaman (captain)		FW	30	Sep 2022	Jun 2028	Beşiktaş	68	25	73	27
24	Ilyes Hamache		FW	21	Aug 2024	Jun 2028	Valenciennes	7	0	7	0
39	Peter Remmert		FW	19	Jul 2024	Jun 2028	VfL Osnabrück U19	0	0	0	0

Transfers

In

Player	Pos	From	Type	Transfer fee	Date	Ref
Moussa Sylla	FW	Pau	Transfer	€2,500,000	1 Jul 2024	^[2]
Adrian Gantenbein	DF	Winterthur	Transfer	€300,000	1 Jul 2024	^[3]
Arış Bayındır	MF	RB Leipzig U19	Transfer	€200,000	1 Jul 2024	^[4]
Janik Bachmann	MF	Hansa Rostock	End of contract	—	1 Jul 2024	^[5]
Anton Donkor	DF	Eintracht Braunschweig	End of contract	—	1 Jul 2024	^[6]
Ron-Thorben Hoffmann	GK	Eintracht Braunschweig	End of contract	—	1 Jul 2024	^[7]
Peter Remmert	FW	VfL Osnabrück U19	End of contract	—	1 Jul 2024	^[8]
Martin Wasinski	DF	Charleroi	End of contract	—	1 Jul 2024	^[9]
Amin Younes	FW	Free agent	End of contract	—	1 Jul 2024	^[10]
Niklas Barthel	DF	Schalke 04 U19	Promoted	—	1 Jul 2024
Vitalie Becker	DF	Schalke 04 U19	Promoted	—	1 Jul 2024	^[11]
Taylan Bulut	DF	Schalke 04 U19	Promoted	—	1 Jul 2024
Max Grüger	MF	Schalke 04 U19	Promoted	—	1 Jul 2024	^[12]
Emmanuel Gyamfi	MF	Schalke 04 II	Promoted	—	1 Jul 2024	^[13]
Tristan Osmani	MF	Schalke 04 U19	Promoted	—	1 Jul 2024	^[14]
Luca Podlech	GK	Schalke 04 U19	Promoted	—	1 Jul 2024
Paul Pöpperl	FW	Schalke 04 II	Promoted	—	1 Jul 2024	^[15]
Mehmet-Can Aydın	DF	Trabzonspor	Loan return	—	1 Jul 2024
Justin Heekeren	GK	Patro Eisden	Loan return	—	1 Jul 2024
Sebastian Polter	FW	Darmstadt 98	Loan return	—	1 Jul 2024
Felipe Sánchez	DF	Gimnasia LP	Transfer	€1,200,000	9 Jul 2024	^[16]
Emil Højlund	FW	Copenhagen	Transfer	€300,000	16 Jul 2024	^[17]
Ilyes Hamache	FW	Valenciennes	Transfer	€200,000	20 Aug 2024	^[18]
Mauro Zalazar	MF	Granada U19	Transfer	€100,000	20 Aug 2024	^[19]
Steve Noode	DF	AS International	Transfer	Free	20 Aug 2024	^[20]
Christopher Antwi-Adjei	FW	VfL Bochum	End of contract	—	23 Aug 2024	^[21]
Sōichirō Kōzuki	FW	Górnik Zabrze	Loan return	—	1 Sep 2024	^[22]
Loris Karius	GK	Free agent	End of contract	—	14 Jan 2025	^[23]
Pape Meïssa Ba	FW	Grenoble	Transfer	€300,000	29 Jan 2025	^[24]

Out

Player	Pos	To	Type	Transfer fee	Date	Ref
Assan Ouédraogo	MF	RB Leipzig	Transfer	€10,000,000	1 Jul 2024	^[25]
Keke Topp	FW	Werder Bremen	Transfer	€2,000,000	1 Jul 2024	^[26]
Marius Müller	GK	VfL Wolfsburg	Transfer	€1,500,000	1 Jul 2024	^[27]
Cédric Brunner	DF	Free agent	End of contract	—	1 Jul 2024	^[28]
Blendi Idrizi	MF	Free agent	End of contract	—	1 Jul 2024	^[28]
Danny Latza	MF	Free agent	End of contract	—	1 Jul 2024	^[28]
Thomas Ouwejan	DF	NEC Nijmegen	End of contract	—	1 Jul 2024	^[28]
Simon Terodde	FW	Retired	End of contract	—	1 Jul 2024	^[29]
Emmanuel Gyamfi	MF	VVV-Venlo	Loan	—	1 Jul 2024	^[15]
Paul Pöpperl	FW	VVV-Venlo	Loan	—	1 Jul 2024	^[15]
Darko Churlinov	MF	Burnley	Loan return	—	1 Jul 2024	^[30]
Yusuf Kabadayı	FW	Bayern Munich	Loan return	—	1 Jul 2024	^[30]
Brandon Soppy	DF	Atalanta	Loan return	—	1 Jul 2024
Leo Greiml	DF	NAC Breda	Transfer	€300,000	1 Aug 2024	^[31]
Sebastian Polter	FW	Eintracht Braunschweig	Contract dissolved	—	22 Aug 2024	^[32]
Henning Matriciani	DF	Waldhof Mannheim	Loan	—	26 Aug 2024	^[33]
Timo Baumgartl	DF	Free agent	Contract dissolved	—	29 Aug 2024	^[34]
Sōichirō Kōzuki	FW	1860 Munich	Transfer	€20,000	2 Sep 2024	^[22]
Paul Pöpperl	FW	Viktoria Köln	Loan	—	3 Jan 2025	^[35]
Lino Tempelmann	MF	Eintracht Braunschweig	Loan	—	6 Jan 2025	^[36]
Ron-Thorben Hoffmann	GK	Eintracht Braunschweig	Loan	—	14 Jan 2025	^[37]
Bryan Lasme	FW	Grasshopper	Loan	—	14 Jan 2025	^[38]
Martin Wasinski	DF	Genk	Loan	—	24 Jan 2025	^[39]

New contracts

Player	Pos	Contract until	Date	Ref
First team
Michael Langer	GK	Jun 2025	12 Jun 2024	^[40]
Kenan Karaman	FW	Jun 2028	5 Jul 2024	^[41]
Tomáš Kalas	DF	Jun 2027	31 Jul 2024	^[42]
Justin Heekeren	GK	Jun 2026	18 Nov 2024	^[43]
Max Grüger	MF	Jun 2028	23 Dec 2024	^[44]
Luca Podlech	GK	Jun 2028	2 Jan 2025	^[45]
Academy
Mika Khadr	DF	Jun 2028	23 Dec 2024	^[46]
Ayman Gulasi	MF	Jun 2028	16 Jan 2025	^[47]

Friendly matches

Win Draw Loss

3 July 2024 (2024-07-03) 1	SSVg Velbert	0–7	Schalke 04	Ratingen, Germany
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	Polter 9' Younes 35' Sylla 62', 66' Lasme 71' Kalas 75' Karaman 83'	Stadium: Stadion Ratingen Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Martin Ulankiewicz

6 July 2024 (2024-07-06) 2	Kickers Emden	1–0	Schalke 04	Meppen, Germany
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Steffens 12'	Report		Stadium: Hänsch-Arena Attendance: 3,184 Referee: Maximilian Nie-Hoegen
Note: The match lasted 45 minutes.

6 July 2024 (2024-07-06) 3	SV Meppen	2–4	Schalke 04	Meppen, Germany
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Schepp 9' Janssen 23'	Report	Sylla 4', 13', 45' Mohr 34'	Stadium: Hänsch-Arena Attendance: 3,184 Referee: Lennart Kernchen
Note: The match lasted 45 minutes.

10 July 2024 (2024-07-10) 4	Schalke 04	2–4	Midtjylland	Saalfelden, Austria
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Sylla 15' Seguin 36'	Report	Brynhildsen 21' Priske 54' Kamara 62' (pen.) Gogorza 67'	Stadium: SaalfeldenArena Attendance: 600 Referee: Arnes Talic
Note: The match ended after 82 minutes due to bad weather.

13 July 2024 (2024-07-13) 5	Schalke 04	2–2	Dynamo Kyiv	Mittersill, Austria
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Karaman 30' Sylla 57'	Report	Tsarenko 14' Vanat 66'	Stadium: Stadion Mittersill Attendance: 700 Referee: Christopher Jäger

18 July 2024 (2024-07-18) 6	SC Verl	0–1	Schalke 04	Verl, Germany
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	Aydın 24'	Stadium: Sportclub Arena Attendance: 3,089 Referee: Yannick Rupert

19 July 2024 (2024-07-19) 7	Schalke 04	0–2	Utrecht	Gelsenkirchen, Germany
13:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	Ohio 78' Descotte 83'	Stadium: Training ground Attendance: 0 Referee: Cengiz Kabalakli

24 July 2024 (2024-07-24) 8	Schalke 04	0–0	Twente	Marl, Germany
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Evonik Sportpark Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Timo Gansloweit

27 July 2024 (2024-07-27) 9	Schalke 04	0–2	Leeds United	Hamm, Germany
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	Joseph 57' Piroe 66'	Stadium: Hellmeister Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Felix Weller

4 September 2024 (2024-09-04) 10	Schalke 04	2–1	NAC Breda	Gelsenkirchen, Germany
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Wasinski 28' Lasme 39'	Report	Ómarsson 11'	Stadium: Parkstadion Attendance: 1,400 Referee: Sören Storks

12 October 2024 (2024-10-12) 11	Aarau	2–2	Schalke 04	Aarau, Switzerland
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Fofana 10' Odutayo 42'	Report	Højlund 37' Schallenberg 74'	Stadium: Stadion Brügglifeld Attendance: 7,525 Referee: Hajrim Qovanaj

14 November 2024 (2024-11-14) 12	Schalke 04	2–1	Alemannia Aachen	Gelsenkirchen, Germany
14:00 CET (UTC+1)	Tempelmann 29' Amoussou-Tchibara 88'	Report	Strujić 50'	Stadium: Parkstadion Attendance: 0 Referee: Cengiz Kabalakli

6 January 2025 (2025-01-06) 13	Schalke 04	3–1	Aarau	Belek, Turkey
13:00 CET (UTC+1)	Antwi-Adjei 30' Lasme 67' (pen.), 79'	Report	Toure 52'	Stadium: Titanic Sports Center Attendance: 150 Referee: Sercan Sahan

9 January 2025 (2025-01-09) 14	Schalke 04	3–0	Zürich	Belek, Turkey
13:00 CET (UTC+1)	Sylla 7' Kamiński 10' Højlund 68' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Titanic Sports Center Attendance: 200 Referee: Hakan Yurtseven

Competitions

Overview

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
2. Bundesliga	3 August 2024	18 May 2025	Matchday 1		19	6	6	7	35	34	+1	031.58
DFB-Pokal	17 August 2024	29 October 2024	First round	Second round	2	1	0	1	2	3	−1	050.00
Total					21	7	6	8	37	37	+0	033.33

Last updated: 26 January 2025
Source: Soccerway

2. Bundesliga

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
11	1. FC Nürnberg	19	7	4	8	34	34	0	25
12	Hertha BSC	19	7	4	8	31	31	0	25
13	Schalke 04	19	6	6	7	35	34	+1	24
14	Preußen Münster	19	4	8	7	22	26	−4	20
15	Greuther Fürth	19	5	5	9	27	39	−12	20

Updated to match(es) played on 26 January 2025. Source: Bundesliga
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Head-to-head away goals scored; 6) Away goals scored; 7) Play-off.^[48]
(Rules 4–6 only apply after home and away matches have been played between the tied teams.)

Results summary


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
19	6	6	7	35	34	+1	24	3	2	4	20	20	0	3	4	3	15	14	+1

Last updated: 26 January 2025.
Source: Soccerway

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34
Ground	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	W	L	D	L	L	L	W	D	L	L	D	W	D	L	W	D	W	D	W
Position	1	9	9	12	13	16	13	13	14	15	16	14	13	14	14	14	13	13	13
Points	3	3	4	4	4	4	7	8	8	8	9	12	13	13	16	17	20	21	24

Updated to match(es) played on 25 January 2025. Source: DFB
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

3 August 2024 (2024-08-03) 1	Schalke 04	5–1	Eintracht Braunschweig	Gelsenkirchen
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Mohr 9' Sylla 25', 82' Karaman 73', 83'	Report	Ehlers 33'	Stadium: Veltins-Arena Attendance: 60,534 Referee: Tobias Stieler

10 August 2024 (2024-08-10) 2	1. FC Nürnberg	3–1	Schalke 04	Nuremberg
13:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Schleimer 47' Jander 56' Lubach 77'	Report	Cissé 45+1'	Stadium: Max-Morlock-Stadion Attendance: 49,923 Referee: Nicolas Winter

25 August 2024 (2024-08-25) 3	1. FC Magdeburg	2–2	Schalke 04	Magdeburg
13:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Mathisen 40' Kaars 45+2'	Report	Sylla 8' Karaman 76'	Stadium: MDCC-Arena Attendance: 27,146 Referee: Timo Gerach

1 September 2024 (2024-09-01) 4	Schalke 04	1–3	1. FC Köln	Gelsenkirchen
13:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Karaman 66' (pen.)	Report	Downs 25' Maina 45+1' Lemperle 46'	Stadium: Veltins-Arena Attendance: 61,624 Referee: Sven Jablonski

13 September 2024 (2024-09-13) 5	Karlsruher SC	2–0	Schalke 04	Karlsruhe
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Zivzivadze 45+3', 73'	Report		Stadium: Wildparkstadion Attendance: 31,845 Referee: Tobias Welz

20 September 2024 (2024-09-20) 6	Schalke 04	3–5	Darmstadt 98	Gelsenkirchen
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Mohr 14' Sylla 34' Schallenberg 38'	Report	Hornby 45+5' (pen.) Lidberg 56', 76', 87' López 90+7'	Stadium: Veltins-Arena Attendance: 61,021 Referee: Florian Heft

28 September 2024 (2024-09-28) 7	Preußen Münster	1–2	Schalke 04	Münster
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Makridis 53'	Report	Sylla 67', 74'	Stadium: Preußenstadion Attendance: 12,422 Referee: Robin Braun

5 October 2024 (2024-10-05) 8	Schalke 04	2–2	Hertha BSC	Gelsenkirchen
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Karaman 24' Mohr 33'	Report	Cuisance 9' Prevljak 72' (pen.)	Stadium: Veltins-Arena Attendance: 61,939 Referee: Tom Bauer

19 October 2024 (2024-10-19) 9	Hannover 96	1–0	Schalke 04	Hanover
13:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Kunze 4'	Report		Stadium: Heinz von Heiden Arena Attendance: 49,000 Referee: Eric Weisbach

26 October 2024 (2024-10-26) 10	Schalke 04	3–4	Greuther Fürth	Gelsenkirchen
13:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Grüger 32' Seguin 78' Bulut 90+2'	Report	Massimo 23', 39' Michalski 27' Futkeu 62'	Stadium: Veltins-Arena Attendance: 60,344 Referee: Patrick Alt

1 November 2024 (2024-11-01) 11	SSV Ulm	0–0	Schalke 04	Ulm
18:30 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Donaustadion Attendance: 17,400 Referee: Felix Prigan

10 November 2024 (2024-11-10) 12	Schalke 04	2–0	Jahn Regensburg	Gelsenkirchen
13:30 CET (UTC+1)	Karaman 16' Sylla 53'	Report		Stadium: Veltins-Arena Attendance: 60,755 Referee: Patrick Schwengers

23 November 2024 (2024-11-23) 13	Hamburger SV	2–2	Schalke 04	Hamburg
20:30 CET (UTC+1)	Richter 29' Königsdörffer 30'	Report	Younes 57' Karaman 74'	Stadium: Volksparkstadion Attendance: 57,000 Referee: Wolfgang Haslberger

29 November 2024 (2024-11-29) 14	Schalke 04	0–3	1. FC Kaiserslautern	Gelsenkirchen
18:30 CET (UTC+1)		Report	Ache 12' Hanslik 52' Yokota 61'	Stadium: Veltins-Arena Attendance: 62,075 Referee: Robin Braun

6 December 2024 (2024-12-06) 15	SC Paderborn	2–4	Schalke 04	Paderborn
18:30 CET (UTC+1)	Kostons 12' Götze 52'	Report	Sylla 23' Karaman 43', 69' Bachmann 88'	Stadium: Home Deluxe Arena Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Robert Kampka

14 December 2024 (2024-12-14) 16	Schalke 04	1–1	Fortuna Düsseldorf	Gelsenkirchen
13:00 CET (UTC+1)	Sylla 72'	Report	Kownacki 62'	Stadium: Veltins-Arena Attendance: 61,955 Referee: Florian Heft

20 December 2024 (2024-12-20) 17	SV Elversberg	1–4	Schalke 04	Spiesen-Elversberg
18:30 CET (UTC+1)	Sickinger 25'	Report	Karaman 11' Sylla 55', 75' Schallenberg 67'	Stadium: Waldstadion an der Kaiserlinde Attendance: 9,323 Referee: Eric Weisbach

18 January 2025 (2025-01-18) 18	Eintracht Braunschweig	0–0	Schalke 04	Braunschweig
13:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Eintracht-Stadion Attendance: 22,389 Referee: Florian Lechner

25 January 2025 (2025-01-25) 19	Schalke 04	3–1	1. FC Nürnberg	Gelsenkirchen
13:00 CET (UTC+1)	Karaman 7' Sylla 15', 45'	Report	Tzimas 17'	Stadium: Veltins-Arena Attendance: 62,278 Referee: Max Burda

1 February 2025 (2025-02-01) 20	Schalke 04	v	1. FC Magdeburg	Gelsenkirchen
20:30 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Veltins-Arena

9 February 2025 (2025-02-09) 21	1. FC Köln	v	Schalke 04	Cologne
13:30 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: RheinEnergieStadion

16 February 2025 (2025-02-16) 22	Schalke 04	v	Karlsruher SC	Gelsenkirchen
13:30 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Veltins-Arena

23 February 2025 (2025-02-23) 23	Darmstadt 98	v	Schalke 04	Darmstadt
13:30 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Merck-Stadion am Böllenfalltor

28 February 2025 (2025-02-28) 24	Schalke 04	v	Preußen Münster	Gelsenkirchen
18:30 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Veltins-Arena

7–9 March 2025 (2025-03) 25	Hertha BSC	v	Schalke 04	Berlin
				Stadium: Olympiastadion

14–16 March 2025 (2025-03) 26	Schalke 04	v	Hannover 96	Gelsenkirchen
				Stadium: Veltins-Arena

28–30 March 2025 (2025-03) 27	Greuther Fürth	v	Schalke 04	Fürth
				Stadium: Sportpark Ronhof Thomas Sommer

4–6 April 2025 (2025-04) 28	Schalke 04	v	SSV Ulm	Gelsenkirchen
				Stadium: Veltins-Arena

11–13 April 2025 (2025-04) 29	Jahn Regensburg	v	Schalke 04	Regensburg
				Stadium: Jahnstadion

19–20 April 2025 (2025-04) 30	Schalke 04	v	Hamburger SV	Gelsenkirchen
				Stadium: Veltins-Arena

25–27 April 2025 (2025-04) 31	1. FC Kaiserslautern	v	Schalke 04	Kaiserslautern
				Stadium: Fritz-Walter-Stadion

2–4 May 2025 (2025-05) 32	Schalke 04	v	SC Paderborn	Gelsenkirchen
				Stadium: Veltins-Arena

9–11 May 2025 (2025-05) 33	Fortuna Düsseldorf	v	Schalke 04	Düsseldorf
				Stadium: Merkur Spiel-Arena

18 May 2025 (2025-05-18) 34	Schalke 04	v	SV Elversberg	Gelsenkirchen
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Veltins-Arena

DFB-Pokal

17 August 2024 (2024-08-17) 1R	VfR Aalen	0–2	Schalke 04	Aalen
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	Karaman 31' Mohr 68'	Stadium: Städtisches Waldstadion Attendance: 10,850 Referee: Felix Brych

29 October 2024 (2024-10-29) 2R	FC Augsburg	3–0	Schalke 04	Augsburg
18:00 CET (UTC+1)	Claude-Maurice 26' Maier 87' Essende 90'	Report		Stadium: WWK Arena Attendance: 27,511 Referee: Frank Willenborg

Statistics

As of 29 January 2025

Squad statistics

A = Appearances, S = Starts, G = Goals, = yellow cards, = red cards

No.	Player	Nat	Pos	2. Bundesliga					DFB-Pokal					Total
No.	Player	Nat	Pos	A	S	G			A	S	G			A	S	G
Goalkeepers
28	Justin Heekeren		GK	17	17	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	18	18	0	0	0
1	Ron-Thorben Hoffmann		GK	2	2	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	3	3	0	1	0
Defenders
2	Felipe Sánchez		DF	4	4	0	1	1	2	1	0	1	0	6	5	0	2	1
5	Derry Murkin		DF	18	18	0	3	0	2	2	0	0	0	20	20	0	3	0
17	Adrian Gantenbein		DF	7	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	4	0	0	0
22	Ibrahima Cissé		DF	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	3	1	1	0
23	Mehmet-Can Aydın		DF	16	10	0	2	0	2	2	0	0	0	18	12	0	2	0
26	Tomáš Kalas		DF	12	8	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	13	9	0	1	0
30	Anton Donkor		DF	15	1	0	2	0	2	1	0	1	0	17	2	0	3	0
31	Taylan Bulut		DF	14	13	1	2	0	2	2	0	0	0	16	15	1	2	0
35	Marcin Kamiński		DF	13	11	0	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	14	12	0	4	0
41	Tim Schmidt ^U23		DF	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
21	Martin Wasinski		DF	1	1	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	3	2	0	0	0
Midfielders
6	Ron Schallenberg		MF	18	17	2	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	19	18	2	2	1
7	Paul Seguin		MF	13	11	1	4	0	1	0	0	1	0	14	11	1	5	0
14	Janik Bachmann		MF	14	11	1	4	0	2	2	0	1	0	16	13	1	5	0
16	Mauro Zalazar		MF	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
29	Tobias Mohr		MF	14	12	3	4	0	2	2	1	1	0	16	14	4	5	0
37	Max Grüger		MF	12	11	1	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	13	12	1	3	0
27	Lino Tempelmann		MF	5	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	2	0	0	0
Forwards
8	Amin Younes		FW	13	9	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	13	9	1	2	0
9	Moussa Sylla		FW	18	18	13	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	19	19	13	1	0
10	Pape Meïssa Ba		FW	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
15	Emil Højlund		FW	6	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	1	0	0	0
18	Christopher Antwi-Adjei		FW	11	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	5	0	1	0
19	Kenan Karaman		FW	18	18	11	5	0	2	2	1	0	0	20	20	12	5	0
24	Ilyes Hamache		FW	7	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	2	0	0	0
11	Bryan Lasme		FW	6	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	1	0
40	Sebastian Polter		FW	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
Total				19		35	44	2	2		2	5	0	21		37	49	2

Players in white left the club during the season.

Goalscorers

Rank	Player	Pos	2. Liga	DFB-Pokal	Total
1	Moussa Sylla	FW	13	0	13
2	Kenan Karaman	FW	11	1	12
3	Tobias Mohr	MF	3	1	4
4	Ron Schallenberg	MF	2	0	2
5	Janik Bachmann	MF	1	0	1
	Taylan Bulut	DF	1	0	1
	Ibrahima Cissé	DF	1	0	1
	Max Grüger	MF	1	0	1
	Paul Seguin	MF	1	0	1
	Amin Younes	FW	1	0	1
Total			35	2	37

Assists

Rank	Player	Pos	2. Liga	DFB-Pokal	Total
1	Tobias Mohr	MF	6	1	7
2	Mehmet-Can Aydın	DF	5	0	5
3	Derry Murkin	DF	3	0	3
3	Paul Seguin	MF	3	0	3
5	Christopher Antwi-Adjei	FW	2	0	2
	Kenan Karaman	FW	2	0	2
	Amin Younes	FW	2	0	2
8	Janik Bachmann	MF	1	0	1
	Anton Donkor	MF	1	0	1
	Adrian Gantenbein	DF	1	0	1
	Justin Heekeren	GK	1	0	1
	Tomáš Kalas	DF	1	0	1
	Ron Schallenberg	MF	1	0	1
	Moussa Sylla	FW	1	0	1
Total			30	1	31

Clean sheets

Rank	Player	Nat	2. Liga	DFB-Pokal	Total
1	Justin Heekeren		3	0	3
2	Ron-Thorben Hoffmann		0	1	1

References

^ "First Team". FC Schalke 04. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
^ "Attacker Moussa Sylla signs for Schalke". FC Schalke 04. 24 June 2024.
^ "Adrian Gantenbein signs for Schalke". FC Schalke 04. 27 May 2024.
^ "Aris Bayindir joins FC Schalke 04". FC Schalke 04. 18 June 2024.
^ "Janik Bachmann joins Royal Blues". FC Schalke 04. 29 May 2024.
^ "Anton Donkor signs for FC Schalke 04". FC Schalke 04. 14 May 2024.
^ "FC Schalke 04 sign Ron-Thorben Hoffmann". FC Schalke 04. 31 May 2024.
^ "Young striker Peter Remmert joins FC Schalke 04". FC Schalke 04. 22 June 2024.
^ "Defender Martin Wasinski is a Royal Blue". FC Schalke 04. 21 June 2024.
^ "Amin Younes signs a contract with FC Schalke 04". FC Schalke 04. 5 June 2024.
^ "Vitalie Becker signs first professional contract with Schalke 04". FC Schalke 04. 22 February 2024.
^ "Germany U19 international Max Grüger signs professional contract". FC Schalke 04. 6 June 2024.
^ "Emmanuel Gyamfi signs professional contract". FC Schalke 04. 16 May 2024.
^ "Tristan Osmani signs professional contract". FC Schalke 04. 24 May 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Paul Pöpperl signs a professional contract and moves on loan with Emmanuel Gyamfi to partner club Venlo". FC Schalke 04. 26 June 2024.
^ "Defender Felipe Sanchez signs for FC Schalke 04". FC Schalke 04. 9 July 2024.
^ "Emil Højlund joins Schalke 04". FC Schalke 04. 16 July 2024.
^ "Schalke 04 sign attacker Ilyes Hamache". FC Schalke 04. 20 August 2024.
^ "Mauro Zalazar moves to FC Schalke 04". FC Schalke 04. 20 August 2024.
^ "Youngster Steve Noode joins the Royal Blues". FC Schalke 04. 20 August 2024.
^ "Christopher Antwi-Adjei joins FC Schalke 04". FC Schalke 04. 23 August 2024.
^ ^a ^b "Soichiro Kozuki joins TSV 1860 München". FC Schalke 04. 3 September 2024.
^ "Schalke 04 sign goalkeeper Loris Karius". FC Schalke 04. 14 January 2025.
^ "Striker Pape Meïssa Ba joins FC Schalke 04". FC Schalke 04. 29 January 2025.
^ "Assan Ouédraogo moves to RB Leipzig". FC Schalke 04. 13 June 2024.
^ "Keke Topp joins Werder Bremen". FC Schalke 04. 19 June 2024.
^ "Marius Müller completes move to VfL Wolfsburg". FC Schalke 04. 4 June 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Schalke 04's release list announced at the end of the season". FC Schalke 04. 17 May 2024.
^ "Simon Terodde to end his playing career at the end of this season – farewell on Saturday". FC Schalke 04. 9 May 2024.
^ ^a ^b "Darko Churlinov and Yusuf Kabadayi to leave S04 following the end of their loan spells". FC Schalke 04. 29 May 2024.
^ "Leo Greiml joins NAC Breda". FC Schalke 04. 1 August 2024.
^ "Schalke 04 and Sebastian Polter agree to dissolve contract". FC Schalke 04. 22 August 2024.
^ "Henning Matriciani joins Waldhof Mannheim on loan". FC Schalke 04. 26 August 2024.
^ "S04 and Timo Baumgartl agree to dissolve contract". FC Schalke 04. 29 August 2024.
^ "Paul Pöpperl loaned out to Viktoria Köln for the second half of the season". FC Schalke 04. 3 January 2025.
^ "Lino Tempelmann moves on loan to Eintracht Braunschweig". FC Schalke 04. 6 January 2025.
^ "Ron-Thorben Hoffmann moves on loan to Eintracht Braunschweig". FC Schalke 04. 14 January 2025.
^ "Bryan Lasme joins Grasshopper Club Zurich on loan for the rest of the season". FC Schalke 04. 14 January 2025.
^ "Martin Wasinski loaned out to KRC Genk". FC Schalke 04. 24 January 2025.
^ "Michael Langer to remain at Schalke for another year". FC Schalke 04. 12 June 2024.
^ "Kenan Karaman signs new contract at Schalke". FC Schalke 04. 5 July 2024.
^ "Defender Tomas Kalas extends his contract at Schalke". FC Schalke 04. 31 July 2024.
^ "Justin Heekeren's contract now valid until 2026". FC Schalke 04. 18 November 2024.
^ "FC Schalke 04 extend with Max Grüger until 2028". FC Schalke 04. 23 December 2024.
^ "Goalkeeper Luca Podlech agrees contract extension with Schalke 04". FC Schalke 04. 2 January 2025.
^ "Mika Khadr signs professional deal". FC Schalke 04. 23 December 2024.
^ "Schalke 04 hand Ayman Gulasi first senior contract". FC Schalke 04. 16 January 2025.
^ "DFL–Spielordnung (SpOL)" [Match rules] (PDF) (in German). Deutsche Fußball Liga. 7 June 2024. p. 3. Retrieved 10 September 2024.

[1] "First Team". FC Schalke 04. Retrieved 1 July 2024.

[2] "Attacker Moussa Sylla signs for Schalke". FC Schalke 04. 24 June 2024.

[3] "Adrian Gantenbein signs for Schalke". FC Schalke 04. 27 May 2024.

[4] "Aris Bayindir joins FC Schalke 04". FC Schalke 04. 18 June 2024.

[5] "Janik Bachmann joins Royal Blues". FC Schalke 04. 29 May 2024.

[6] "Anton Donkor signs for FC Schalke 04". FC Schalke 04. 14 May 2024.

[7] "FC Schalke 04 sign Ron-Thorben Hoffmann". FC Schalke 04. 31 May 2024.

[8] "Young striker Peter Remmert joins FC Schalke 04". FC Schalke 04. 22 June 2024.

[9] "Defender Martin Wasinski is a Royal Blue". FC Schalke 04. 21 June 2024.

[10] "Amin Younes signs a contract with FC Schalke 04". FC Schalke 04. 5 June 2024.

[11] "Vitalie Becker signs first professional contract with Schalke 04". FC Schalke 04. 22 February 2024.

[12] "Germany U19 international Max Grüger signs professional contract". FC Schalke 04. 6 June 2024.

[13] "Emmanuel Gyamfi signs professional contract". FC Schalke 04. 16 May 2024.

[14] "Tristan Osmani signs professional contract". FC Schalke 04. 24 May 2024.

[vvv-15] "Paul Pöpperl signs a professional contract and moves on loan with Emmanuel Gyamfi to partner club Venlo". FC Schalke 04. 26 June 2024.

[16] "Defender Felipe Sanchez signs for FC Schalke 04". FC Schalke 04. 9 July 2024.

[17] "Emil Højlund joins Schalke 04". FC Schalke 04. 16 July 2024.

[18] "Schalke 04 sign attacker Ilyes Hamache". FC Schalke 04. 20 August 2024.

[19] "Mauro Zalazar moves to FC Schalke 04". FC Schalke 04. 20 August 2024.

[20] "Youngster Steve Noode joins the Royal Blues". FC Schalke 04. 20 August 2024.

[21] "Christopher Antwi-Adjei joins FC Schalke 04". FC Schalke 04. 23 August 2024.

[kozuki-22] "Soichiro Kozuki joins TSV 1860 München". FC Schalke 04. 3 September 2024.

[23] "Schalke 04 sign goalkeeper Loris Karius". FC Schalke 04. 14 January 2025.

[24] "Striker Pape Meïssa Ba joins FC Schalke 04". FC Schalke 04. 29 January 2025.

[25] "Assan Ouédraogo moves to RB Leipzig". FC Schalke 04. 13 June 2024.

[26] "Keke Topp joins Werder Bremen". FC Schalke 04. 19 June 2024.

[27] "Marius Müller completes move to VfL Wolfsburg". FC Schalke 04. 4 June 2024.

[releaselist-28] "Schalke 04's release list announced at the end of the season". FC Schalke 04. 17 May 2024.

[29] "Simon Terodde to end his playing career at the end of this season – farewell on Saturday". FC Schalke 04. 9 May 2024.

[loanend-30] "Darko Churlinov and Yusuf Kabadayi to leave S04 following the end of their loan spells". FC Schalke 04. 29 May 2024.

[31] "Leo Greiml joins NAC Breda". FC Schalke 04. 1 August 2024.

[32] "Schalke 04 and Sebastian Polter agree to dissolve contract". FC Schalke 04. 22 August 2024.

[33] "Henning Matriciani joins Waldhof Mannheim on loan". FC Schalke 04. 26 August 2024.

[34] "S04 and Timo Baumgartl agree to dissolve contract". FC Schalke 04. 29 August 2024.

[35] "Paul Pöpperl loaned out to Viktoria Köln for the second half of the season". FC Schalke 04. 3 January 2025.

[36] "Lino Tempelmann moves on loan to Eintracht Braunschweig". FC Schalke 04. 6 January 2025.

[37] "Ron-Thorben Hoffmann moves on loan to Eintracht Braunschweig". FC Schalke 04. 14 January 2025.

[38] "Bryan Lasme joins Grasshopper Club Zurich on loan for the rest of the season". FC Schalke 04. 14 January 2025.

[39] "Martin Wasinski loaned out to KRC Genk". FC Schalke 04. 24 January 2025.

[40] "Michael Langer to remain at Schalke for another year". FC Schalke 04. 12 June 2024.

[41] "Kenan Karaman signs new contract at Schalke". FC Schalke 04. 5 July 2024.

[42] "Defender Tomas Kalas extends his contract at Schalke". FC Schalke 04. 31 July 2024.

[43] "Justin Heekeren's contract now valid until 2026". FC Schalke 04. 18 November 2024.

[44] "FC Schalke 04 extend with Max Grüger until 2028". FC Schalke 04. 23 December 2024.

[45] "Goalkeeper Luca Podlech agrees contract extension with Schalke 04". FC Schalke 04. 2 January 2025.

[46] "Mika Khadr signs professional deal". FC Schalke 04. 23 December 2024.

[47] "Schalke 04 hand Ayman Gulasi first senior contract". FC Schalke 04. 16 January 2025.

[48] "DFL–Spielordnung (SpOL)" [Match rules] (PDF) (in German). Deutsche Fußball Liga. 7 June 2024. p. 3. Retrieved 10 September 2024.

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