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Schalke 04

2017–18 season
President	Clemens Tönnies
Manager	Domenico Tedesco
Stadium	Veltins-Arena
Bundesliga	2nd
DFB-Pokal	Semi-finals
Top goalscorer	League: Guido Burgstaller (11) All: Guido Burgstaller (13)
Highest home attendance	62,271
Lowest home attendance	50,642
Average home league attendance	61,297
Biggest win	BFC Dynamo 0–2 Schalke Schalke 2–0 Leipzig Schalke 3–1 Stuttgart Hertha 0–2 Schalke Schalke 2–0 Mainz 05 Wiesbaden 1–3 Schalke Schalke 2–0 Hamburg Stuttgart 0–2 Schalke Leverkusen 0–2 Schalke Schalke 2–0 Freiburg Schalke 2–0 Dortmund
Biggest defeat	Schalke 0–3 Bayern
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The 2017–18 FC Schalke 04 season was the 114th season in the football club's history and 27th consecutive and 50th overall season in the top flight of German football, the Bundesliga, having been promoted from the 2. Bundesliga in 1991. In addition to the domestic league, Schalke 04 are also participating in this season's edition of the domestic cup, the DFB-Pokal. This is the 17th season for Schalke in the Veltins-Arena, located in Gelsenkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia. The season covers a period from 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018.

The season was the first since 2006-07 without Benedikt Höwedes, who departed to Juventus on a loan.

Players

Squad information

As of 29 January 2018

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  GER Ralf Fährmann (captain) 2 MF  USA Weston McKennie 3 DF  ESP Pablo Insua 5 DF  SRB Matija Nastasić 7 MF  GER Max Meyer 8 MF  GER Leon Goretzka (vice-captain) 9 FW  ARG Franco Di Santo 10 MF  ALG Nabil Bentaleb 11 MF  UKR Yevhen Konoplyanka 14 DF  GHA Baba Rahman (on loan from Chelsea) 17 MF  FRA Benjamin Stambouli 18 MF  GER Daniel Caligiuri 19 FW  AUT Guido Burgstaller

No. Pos. Nation Player 20 DF  GER Thilo Kehrer 21 DF  GER Sascha Riether 22 FW  CRO Marko Pjaca (on loan from Juventus) 23 FW  GER Cedric Teuchert 24 DF  GER Bastian Oczipka 25 MF  MAR Amine Harit 28 MF  AUT Alessandro Schöpf 29 DF  BRA Naldo 32 FW  GHA Bernard Tekpetey 34 GK  AUT Michael Langer 35 GK  GER Alexander Nübel 36 FW  SUI Breel Embolo

Transfers

In

No.	Pos	Player	From	Type	Window	Ends	Fee	Source
23	FW	Cedric Teuchert	1. FC Nürnberg	Transfer	Winter	2021	€1,000,000
22	FW	Marko Pjaca	Juventus	Loan	Winter	2018	€800,000
14	DF	Baba Rahman	Chelsea	Loan	Winter	2019	Free
32	MF	Bernard Tekpetey	SCR Altach	End of Loan	Winter	2020	—
10	MF	Nabil Bentaleb	Tottenham Hotspur	Transfer	Summer	2021	€19,000,000
11	MF	Yevhen Konoplyanka	Sevilla	Transfer	Summer	2020	€12,500,000
25	MF	Amine Harit	Nantes	Transfer	Summer	2021	€8,000,000
24	DF	Bastian Oczipka	Eintracht Frankfurt	Transfer	Summer	2020	€4,500,000
3	DF	Pablo Insua	Deportivo La Coruña	Transfer	Summer	2021	€3,500,000
21	DF	Sascha Riether	Free agent	Transfer	Season (Matchday 8)	2018	—
34	GK	Michael Langer	IFK Norrköping	Transfer	Summer	2019	Free
30	FW	Haji Wright	Schalke 04 U19	Promoted	Summer	2020	—	—
2	MF	Weston McKennie	Schalke 04 U19	Promoted	Summer	2022	—	—
21	MF	Luke Hemmerich	Schalke 04 U19	Promoted	Summer	2020	—	—
16	FW	Fabian Reese	Karlsruher SC	End of loan	Summer	2019	—	—
15	FW	Felix Platte	Darmstadt 98	End of loan	Summer	2018	—	—
18	MF	Sidney Sam	Darmstadt 98	End of loan	Summer	2018	—	—
34	GK	Fabian Giefer	Bristol City	End of loan	Summer	2018	—	—

Out

No.	Pos	Player	To	Type	Window	Fee	Source
23	DF	Coke	Levante	Loan	Winter	Free
16	FW	Fabian Reese	SpVgg Greuther Fürth	Loan	Winter	Free
33	FW	Donis Avdijaj	Roda JC Kerkrade	Loan	Winter	Free
15	FW	Felix Platte	Darmstadt 98	Transfer	Summer	€800,000
34	GK	Fabian Giefer	FC Augsburg	Transfer	Summer	€750,000
25	FW	Klaas-Jan Huntelaar	Ajax	Transfer	Summer	Free
6	DF	Sead Kolašinac	Arsenal	Transfer	Summer	Free
30	GK	Timon Wellenreuther	Willem II	Transfer	Summer	Free
13	MF	Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting	Stoke City	Transfer	Summer	Free
15	DF	Dennis Aogo	VfB Stuttgart	Transfer	Summer	Free
22	DF	Atsuto Uchida	Union Berlin	Transfer	Summer	Free
40	MF	Sidney Sam	VfL Bochum	Transfer	Summer	Free
27	DF	Sascha Riether	Free agent	—	Summer	—	—
4	DF	Benedikt Höwedes	Juventus	Loan	Summer	€3,500,000
6	MF	Johannes Geis	Sevilla	Loan	Summer	€2,000,000
32	FW	Bernard Tekpetey	Rheindorf Altach	Loan	Summer	Free
30	FW	Haji Wright	SV Sandhausen	Loan	Summer	Free
21	MF	Luke Hemmerich	VfL Bochum	Loan	Summer	Free
10	MF	Nabil Bentaleb	Tottenham Hotspur	End of loan	Summer	—	—
11	MF	Yevhen Konoplyanka	Sevilla	End of loan	Summer	—	—
14	DF	Baba Rahman	Chelsea	End of loan	Summer	—	—
24	DF	Holger Badstuber	Bayern Munich	End of loan	Summer	—	—

Club

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Home

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Away

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Third

Third

Friendly matches

  Win   Draw   Loss

8 July 2017 (2017-07-08) Friendly	SpVgg Erkenschwick	1–9	Schalke 04	Oer-Erkenschwick, Germany
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Sascha Drepper 78'	Report	Avdijaj 9' Konoplyanka 16', 27' Uchida 48', 52' Wright 60', 63', 66', 74'	Stadium: Stimbergstadion Attendance: 5,187 Referee: Tim Zahnhausen (Germany)

15 July 2017 (2017-07-15) Friendly	SC Paderborn	0–1	Schalke 04	Paderborn, Germany
14:05 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	Konoplyanka 20'	Stadium: Benteler-Arena Attendance: 8,017 Referee: Sven Waschitzki (Germany)

19 July 2017 (2017-07-19) Friendly	Beşiktaş	2–3	Schalke 04	Zhuhai, China
20:00 CST (UTC+8) 14:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Tosun 68', 75'	Report	Harit 42' Hemmerich 57' Konoplyanka 63'	Stadium: ZhuHai Sports Center Attendance: 6,500 Referee: Li Haixin (China)

21 July 2017 (2017-07-21) Friendly	Internazionale	1–1	Schalke 04	Changzhou, China
19:30 CST (UTC+8) 13:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Murillo 73'	Report	Caligiuri 60'	Stadium: Changzhou Olympic Sports Center Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Gu Chunhan (China)

26 July 2017 (2017-07-26) Friendly	Neftçi	0–1	Schalke 04	Neukirchen am Großvenediger, Austria
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	Tekpetey 27'	Stadium: Wildkogel-Arena Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Thomas Hochstaffl (Austria)

30 July 2017 (2017-07-30) Friendly	Eibar	0–1	Schalke 04	Mittersill, Austria
17:30 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	José Ángel 70' (o.g.)	Stadium: Waldstadion Attendance: 2,500 Referee: Christopher Jäger (Austria)

5 August 2017 (2017-08-05) Friendly	Crystal Palace	1–1	Schalke 04	London, England
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Benteke 61'	Report	Insua 43'	Stadium: Selhurst Park

31 August 2017 (2017-08-31) Friendly	FC Gütersloh 2000	0–9	Schalke 04	Gütersloh, Germany
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	Coke 28', 30' Meyer 36', 64', 84', 86' Embolo 49', 57' Oczipka 67'	Stadium: Heidewaldstadion Attendance: 4,032 Referee: Dr. Michael Negri (Germany)

7 January 2018 (2018-01-07) Friendly	KRC Genk	1–2	Schalke 04	Benidorm, Spain
14:30 CET (UTC+1)	Karelis 88'		Pjaca 49' Embolo 80'	Stadium: Estadio Municipal Guillermo Amor Attendance: 800 Referee: Campo Hernandez (Spain)

Competitions

  Win   Draw   Loss

Overview

Last updated: 21 May 2018
Source: Competitions

Bundesliga

League table

Results summary

Last updated: 21 May 2018.
Source: Bundesliga

Results by round

Matches

27 August 2017 (2017-08-27) 2	Hannover 96	1–0	Schalke 04	Hanover
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Jonathas 67'	Report		Stadium: HDI-Arena Attendance: 49,000 Referee: Patrick Ittrich

10 September 2017 (2017-09-10) 3	Schalke 04	3–1	VfB Stuttgart	Gelsenkirchen
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Bentaleb 4' (pen.) Naldo 47' Burgstaller 48'	Report	Akolo 40'	Stadium: Veltins-Arena Attendance: 61,098 Referee: Frank Willenborg

16 September 2017 (2017-09-16) 4	Werder Bremen	1–2	Schalke 04	Bremen
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Sané 20'	Report	Veljković 22' (o.g.) Goretzka 83'	Stadium: Weser-Stadion Attendance: 42,100 Referee: Benjamin Brand

29 September 2017 (2017-09-29) 7	Schalke 04	1–1	Bayer Leverkusen	Gelsenkirchen
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Goretzka 34'	Report	Bailey 61'	Stadium: Veltins-Arena Attendance: 61,515 Referee: Guido Winkmann

28 October 2017 (2017-10-28) 10	Schalke 04	1–1	VfL Wolfsburg	Gelsenkirchen
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Bentaleb 43' (pen.)	Report	Origi 90+3'	Stadium: Veltins-Arena Attendance: 60,429 Referee: Markus Schmidt

4 November 2017 (2017-11-04) 11	SC Freiburg	0–1	Schalke 04	Freiburg
15:30 CET (UTC+1)		Report	Caligiuri 62'	Stadium: Schwarzwald-Stadion Attendance: 24,000 Referee: Felix Brych

2 December 2017 (2017-12-02) 14	Schalke 04	2–2	1. FC Köln	Gelsenkirchen
18:30 CET (UTC+1)	Burgstaller 36' Harit 72'	Report	Guirassy 50', 77' (pen.)	Stadium: Veltins-Arena Attendance: 61,761 Referee: Tobias Stieler

9 December 2017 (2017-12-09) 15	Borussia Mönchengladbach	1–1	Schalke 04	Mönchengladbach
18:30 CET (UTC+1)	Kramer 24'	Report	Vestergaard 62' (o.g.)	Stadium: Borussia-Park Attendance: 54,018 Referee: Sascha Stegemann

13 January 2018 (2018-01-13) 18	RB Leipzig	3–1	Schalke 04	Leipzig
18:30 CET (UTC+1)	Keïta 41' Werner 69' Bruma 71'	Report	Naldo 55'	Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 42,558 Referee: Deniz Aytekin

21 January 2018 (2018-01-21) 19	Schalke 04	1–1	Hannover 96	Gelsenkirchen
18:00 CET (UTC+1)	Pjaca 16'	Report	Füllkrug 86'	Stadium: Veltins-Arena Attendance: 60,650 Referee: Martin Petersen

3 February 2018 (2018-02-03) 21	Schalke 04	1–2	Werder Bremen	Gelsenkirchen
15:30 CET (UTC+1)	Konoplyanka 24'	Report	Kruse 79' Junuzović 90+3'	Stadium: Veltins-Arena Attendance: 62,271 Referee: Guido Winkmann

10 February 2018 (2018-02-10) 22	Bayern Munich	2–1	Schalke 04	Munich
18:30 CET (UTC+1)	Lewandowski 6' Müller 36'	Report	Di Santo 29'	Stadium: Allianz Arena Attendance: 75,000 Referee: Tobias Stieler

17 February 2018 (2018-02-17) 23	Schalke 04	2–1	1899 Hoffenheim	Gelsenkirchen
18:30 CET (UTC+1)	Kehrer 11' Embolo 28'	Report	Kramarić 78'	Stadium: Veltins-Arena Attendance: 60,741 Referee: Benjamin Brand

3 March 2018 (2018-03-03) 25	Schalke 04	1–0	Hertha BSC	Gelsenkirchen
15:30 CET (UTC+1)	Pjaca 37'	Report		Stadium: Veltins-Arena Attendance: 61,578 Referee: Sascha Stegemann

9 March 2018 (2018-03-09) 26	Mainz 05	0–1	Schalke 04	Mainz
20:30 CET (UTC+1)		Report	Caligiuri 55'	Stadium: Opel Arena Attendance: 30,655 Referee: Felix Brych

17 March 2018 (2018-03-17) 27	VfL Wolfsburg	0–1	Schalke 04	Wolfsburg
18:30 CET (UTC+1)		Report	Knoche 86' (o.g.)	Stadium: Volkswagen Arena Attendance: 27,502 Referee: Benjamin Cortus

28 April 2018 (2018-04-28) 32	Schalke 04	1–1	Borussia Mönchengladbach	Gelsenkirchen
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Caligiuri 45+3' (pen.)	Report	Raffael 32'	Stadium: Veltins-Arena Attendance: 62,271 Referee: Harm Osmers

5 May 2018 (2018-05-05) 33	FC Augsburg	1–2	Schalke 04	Augsburg
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Max 27'	Report	Kehrer 23', 34'	Stadium: WWK Arena Attendance: 30,660 Referee: Robert Kampka

12 May 2018 (2018-05-12) 34	Schalke 04	1–0	Eintracht Frankfurt	Gelsenkirchen
15:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Burgstaller 26'	Report		Stadium: Veltins-Arena Attendance: 61,585 Referee: Frank Willenborg

DFB-Pokal

14 August 2017 (2017-08-14) First round	BFC Dynamo	0–2	Schalke 04	Berlin
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	Konoplyanka 78', 90+1'	Stadium: Friedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Sportpark Attendance: 14,117 Referee: Arne Aarnink

24 October 2017 (2017-10-24) Second round	Wehen Wiesbaden	1–3	Schalke 04	Wiesbaden
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Blacha 76'	Report	Di Santo 26' Burgstaller 30' Mintzel 53' (o.g.)	Stadium: Brita-Arena Attendance: 11,373 Referee: Sven Jablonski

19 December 2017 (2017-12-19) Round of 16	Schalke 04	1–0	1. FC Köln	Gelsenkirchen
20:45 CET (UTC+1)	Meyer 63'	Report		Stadium: Veltins-Arena Attendance: 56,392 Referee: Robert Hartmann

7 February 2018 (2018-02-07) Quarter-finals	Schalke 04	1–0	VfL Wolfsburg	Gelsenkirchen
20:45 CET (UTC+1)	Burgstaller 10'	Report		Stadium: Veltins-Arena Attendance: 50,642 Referee: Christian Dingert

18 April 2018 (2018-04-18) Semi-finals	Schalke 04	0–1	Eintracht Frankfurt	Gelsenkirchen
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	Jović 75'	Stadium: Veltins-Arena Attendance: 60,000 Referee: Robert Hartmann

Statistics

Appearances and goals

Squad Season 2017–18
No	NAT	Player	Age	Contract ends	All A					BL A	BL				Cup A	Cup
Goalkeepers
1		Ralf Fährmann (C)	36	30.06.2020	39 (0)	0	1	0	0	34 (0)	0	1	0	0	5 (0)	0	0	0	0
34		Michael Langer	39	30.06.2019	0 (0)	0	0	0	0	0 (0)	0	0	0	0	0 (0)	0	0	0	0
35		Alexander Nübel	28	30.06.2020	0 (1)	0	0	0	0	0 (1)	0	0	0	0	0 (0)	0	0	0	0
Defenders
3		Pablo Insua	31	30.06.2021	0 (1)	0	1	0	0	0 (1)	0	1	0	0	0 (0)	0	0	0	0
5		Matija Nastasić	31	30.06.2019	25 (2)	0	5	1	0	22 (2)	0	5	1	0	3 (0)	0	0	0	0
14		Baba Rahman	30	30.06.2019	0 (1)	0	0	0	0	0 (1)	0	0	0	0	0 (0)	0	0	0	0
20		Thilo Kehrer	28	30.06.2019	31 (1)	3	5	0	0	26 (1)	3	4	0	0	5 (0)	0	1	0	0
21		Sascha Riether	41	30.06.2018	0 (0)	0	0	0	0	0 (0)	0	0	0	0	0 (0)	0	0	0	0
23		Coke	37	30.06.2019	1 (1)	0	1	0	0	0 (1)	0	1	0	0	1 (0)	0	0	0	0
24		Bastian Oczipka	35	30.06.2020	30 (3)	0	3	0	0	26 (3)	0	2	0	0	4 (0)	0	1	0	0
29		Naldo	42	30.06.2019	38 (0)	7	5	0	0	34 (0)	7	4	0	0	4 (0)	0	1	0	0
		Joshua Bitter	27	30.06.2019	0 (0)	0	0	0	0	0 (0)	0	0	0	0	0 (0)	0	0	0	0
Midfielders
2		Weston McKennie	26	30.06.2022	14 (11)	0	3	0	0	13 (10)	0	3	0	0	1 (1)	0	0	0	0
7		Max Meyer	29	30.06.2018	23 (4)	1	6	0	0	20 (3)	0	6	0	0	3 (1)	1	0	0	0
8		Leon Goretzka	29	30.06.2018	23 (6)	4	3	0	0	21 (5)	4	3	0	0	2 (1)	0	0	0	0
10		Nabil Bentaleb	30	30.06.2021	15 (4)	4	3	0	1	12 (4)	4	3	0	1	3 (0)	0	0	0	0
11		Yevhen Konoplyanka	35	30.06.2020	20 (10)	6	1	0	0	18 (9)	4	1	0	0	2 (1)	2	0	0	0
17		Benjamin Stambouli	34	30.06.2020	27 (5)	0	4	0	0	24 (4)	0	4	0	0	3 (1)	0	0	0	0
18		Daniel Caligiuri	36	30.06.2020	35 (2)	6	4	0	0	32 (1)	6	4	0	0	3 (1)	0	0	0	0
25		Amine Harit	27	30.06.2021	27 (8)	3	4	0	0	23 (8)	3	3	0	0	4 (0)	0	1	0	0
28		Alessandro Schöpf	30	30.06.2021	12 (7)	0	3	0	0	9 (7)	0	3	0	0	3 (0)	0	0	0	0
32		Bernard Tekpetey	27	30.06.2020	0 (0)	0	0	0	0	0 (0)	0	0	0	0	0 (0)	0	0	0	0
Forwards
9		Franco Di Santo	35	30.06.2019	24 (10)	4	4	0	0	22 (8)	3	4	0	0	2 (2)	1	0	0	0
16		Fabian Reese	27	30.06.2019	0 (7)	0	0	0	0	0 (7)	0	0	0	0	0 (0)	0	0	0	0
19		Guido Burgstaller	35	30.06.2020	29 (8)	13	9	0	0	23 (8)	11	8	0	0	5 (0)	2	1	0	0
22		Marko Pjaca	29	30.06.2018	5 (4)	2	0	0	0	3 (4)	2	0	0	0	2 (0)	0	0	0	0
23		Cedric Teuchert	27	30.06.2021	0 (6)	0	0	0	0	0 (4)	0	0	0	0	0 (2)	0	0	0	0
33		Donis Avdijaj	28	30.06.2019	0 (0)	0	0	0	0	0 (0)	0	0	0	0	0 (0)	0	0	0	0
36		Breel Embolo	27	30.06.2021	9 (14)	3	4	0	0	9 (12)	3	4	0	0	0 (2)	0	0	0	0
		Felix Schröter	28	30.06.2018	0 (0)	0	0	0	0	0 (0)	0	0	0	0	0 (0)	0	0	0	0
Total					—	56	67	1	1	—	50	62	1	1	—	6	5	0	0
Last updated: 13 May 2018

Players in white left the club during the season.

Goalscorers

As of 13 May 2018

Rank	Position	Name	Bundesliga	DFB-Pokal	Total
1	FW	Guido Burgstaller	11	2	13
2	DF	Naldo	7	0	7
3	MF	Daniel Caligiuri	6	0	6
3	MF	Yevhen Konoplyanka	4	2	6
5	MF	Nabil Bentaleb	4	0	4
5	FW	Franco Di Santo	3	1	4
5	MF	Leon Goretzka	4	0	4
8	FW	Breel Embolo	3	0	3
8	MF	Amine Harit	3	0	3
8	DF	Thilo Kehrer	3	0	3
11	FW	Marko Pjaca	2	0	2
12	MF	Max Meyer	0	1	1
Own goals	3	1	4
Total			53	7	60

Clean sheets

As of 13 May 2018

Rank	Name	Bundesliga	DFB-Pokal	Total
1	Ralf Fährmann	13	3	16
2	Alexander Nübel	1	0	1
Total		13	3	16

Disciplinary record

As of 13 May 2018

Rank	Position	Name	Bundesliga			DFB-Pokal			Total
1	FW	Guido Burgstaller	8	0	0	1	0	0	9	0	0
2	DF	Matija Nastasić	5	1	0	0	0	0	5	1	0
3	MF	Max Mayer	6	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0
4	DF	Thilo Kehrer	4	0	0	1	0	0	5	0	0
4	DF	Naldo	4	0	0	1	0	0	5	0	0
6	MF	Nabil Bentaleb	3	0	1	0	0	0	3	0	1
7	MF	Daniel Caligiuri	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
7	FW	Franco Di Santo	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
7	FW	Breel Embolo	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
7	MF	Amine Harit	3	0	0	1	0	0	4	0	0
7	MF	Benjamin Stambouli	4	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0
12	MF	Leon Goretzka	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
12	MF	Weston McKennie	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
12	DF	Bastian Oczipka	2	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	0
12	MF	Alessandro Schöpf	3	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0
16	DF	Coke	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
16	GK	Ralf Fährmann	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
16	DF	Pablo Insua	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
16	MF	Yevhen Konoplyanka	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Total			62	1	1	5	0	0	67	1	1

References

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3. "Marko Pjaca joins on loan from Juventus". schalke04.de.en. 4 January 2018.
4. "Baba joins until end of 2018/2019 season on loan". schalke04.de.en. 29 January 2018.
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6. "S04 sign Amine Harit from FC Nantes". schalke04.de.en. 10 July 2017.
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