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FC Schalke 04 is a German football club based in Gelsenkirchen. The club was founded in 1904. They currently compete in the Bundesliga.

The following are lists of Schalke 04 players since the formation of the Bundesliga in 1963 and notable club players of the pre-Bundesliga era.

Players

Bundesliga era

Player: All 544 players who made at least one appearance in a competitive match for Schalke 04 since August 1963 are listed below. 469 of them played in the Bundesliga. 334 players scored at least one goal for the club. 280 of them scored in the Bundesliga.

Nation: GER (329 players); BRA, NED (15); AUT (13); DEN (11); TUR (10); BEL, FRA, YUG (8); ESP, USA (7); CZE, GHA, SUI, URU (6); GRE, NOR, POL (5); CRO, HUN, JPN, MAR (4); ARG, BIH, KOS, NGA, ROU, RUS, SRB (3); CMR, ENG, FIN, GEO, MLI, MKD, PER, SVK, SWE, UKR, URS (2); ALG, ANG, AUS, AZE, CHN, COL, IRN, ISL, KOR, LUX, POR, SEN, TCH, TOG, WAL (1)

Position: GK = Goalkeeper (45 players), DF = Defender (157), MF = Midfielder (193), FW = Forward (149)

Club career: First and last years in which the player appeared for the club in a competitive match

League membership: Bundesliga (1963–1981, 1982–83, 1984–1988, 1991–2021, 2022–23), 2. Bundesliga (1981–82, 1983–84, 1988–1991, 2021–22, 2023–current)

Total competitive matches (2535): Bundesliga (1832), 2. Bundesliga (275), DFB-Pokal (206), UEFA Cup / Europa League (100), Champions League (70), Ligapokal (22), Cup Winners' Cup (14), UI Cup (12), Supercup (2), Relegation play-offs (2)

Statistics correct as of 21 December 2024.

Player	H	Nat.	C	Pos.	Club career	A	League		Total
							Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Hans-Joachim Abel				FW	1982–1984		63	23	73	29
Mathias Abel				DF	2006		1	0	4	0
Rüdiger Abramczik	✓		19	FW	1973–1980, 1987		202	44	235	58
Volker Abramczik				FW	1981–1984		55	13	61	13
Ibrahim Afellay			3	MF	2012		10	2	15	4
Victor Agali			7	FW	2001–2004		54	14	74	20
Aílton				FW	2004–2005		29	14	44	20
Jörg Albracht				GK	1995		2	0	2	0
Alcides				DF	2003		6	0	10	0
Ünal Alpuğan				MF	1999–2000		42	1	44	1
Halil Altıntop			21	FW	2006–2009		96	16	129	22
Hamit Altıntop			32	MF	2003–2007		113	8	160	14
Ingo Anderbrügge	✓			MF	1988–1999		316	82	355	88
Markus Anfang				MF	1997		3	0	5	0
Anthony Annan			4	MF	2011, 2014		12	0	14	0
Christopher Antwi-Adjei				FW	2024–	✓	10	0	10	0
Dennis Aogo				DF	2013–2017		65	0	92	3
Gerald Asamoah	✓		43	FW	1999–2010, 2013		279	44	381	64
Donis Avdijaj			2	FW	2016–2017		9	2	12	2
Danilo Avelar				DF	2011		3	0	3	0
Mehmet-Can Aydın				MF	2021–	✓	54	1	59	1
Kaan Ayhan				MF	2013–2015		30	1	39	1
Mimoun Azaouagh				MF	2006–2007		9	0	16	1
Janik Bachmann				MF	2024–	✓	14	1	16	1
Holger Badstuber				DF	2017		10	0	12	0
Zlatan Bajramović			12	MF	2005–2007		64	6	91	8
Éder Balanta				MF	2023		6	0	6	0
Manfred Bär				FW	1980–1981		2	0	2	0
Tranquillo Barnetta			9	MF	2012–2015		44	3	60	3
Michel Bastos				MF	2013		14	4	16	5
Timo Baumgartl				DF	2023–2024		12	0	13	0
Alexander Baumjohann				MF	2006, 2010–2012		30	0	47	0
Hans-Jürgen Becher				DF	1963–1971		201	2	229	4
Karl-Heinz Bechmann				MF	1963–1967		75	7	81	8
Timo Becker				DF	2019–2021		35	0	39	0
Rachid Belarbi				MF	1988–1990		45	0	48	0
Younès Belhanda			1	MF	2016		15	2	17	2
Nabil Bentaleb			16	MF	2016–2021		82	12	107	19
Klaus Berge				MF	1983–1985, 1987		36	2	43	2
Winfried Berkemeier				MF	1979–1980		29	5	34	5
Manfred Berz				MF	1963–1965		30	8	34	9
Marinus Bester				FW	1993		5	0	6	0
Til Bettenstaedt				FW	1995		1	0	1	0
Klaus Beverungen				MF	1970–1974		49	6	67	7
Siegmar Bieber				MF	1989–1990		8	1	8	1
André Bistram				FW	1986–1987		38	9	39	9
Ulrich Bittcher				MF	1976–1983		206	29	234	31
Horst Blechinger				FW	1966–1968		64	6	68	8
Kevin-Prince Boateng			6	MF	2013–2015		46	6	60	7
Sebastian Boenisch				DF	2005–2006		9	0	14	0
Jörg Böhme			10	MF	2000–2004		101	23	131	31
Mario Boljat				MF	1979		9	2	10	2
Hans Bongartz			4	MF	1974–1978		131	24	156	28
Marcelo Bordon	✓			DF	2004–2010		168	14	231	18
Rainer Borgmeier				FW	1992–1993		2	0	2	0
Aleksandr Borodyuk			6	FW	1989–1993		124	41	130	42
Nassim Boujellab			3	MF	2019–2021		30	1	34	1
Can Bozdoğan				MF	2020–2021		17	0	18	0
Nico Braun			9	FW	1971–1973		35	14	52	23
Josef Broden				GK	1963–1965		5	0	5	0
Kai Bruckmann				MF	1994		1	0	1	0
Jeffrey Bruma				DF	2019		9	0	12	0
Cédric Brunner				DF	2022–2024		45	0	47	0
Hans-Günter Bruns				DF	1975–1976		20	2	22	2
Theo Bücker				MF	1981–1983		54	5	61	5
Rainer Budde				MF	1972–1975		50	12	59	14
Marius Bülter				FW	2021–2023		65	21	69	23
Taylan Bulut				DF	2024–	✓	13	1	15	1
Dieter Burdenski				GK	1970–1971		3	0	6	0
Henning Bürger				DF	1991		5	0	6	0
Guido Burgstaller			16	FW	2017–2020		95	24	119	32
Mike Büskens	✓			MF	1992–2002		257	13	302	17
Júnior Caiçara				DF	2015–2016		26	0	41	1
Kerim Çalhanoğlu				MF	2021–2022		17	0	18	0
Daniel Caligiuri				MF	2017–2020		108	17	130	21
Jonas Carls				DF	2019		1	0	1	0
Niklas Castelle				FW	2024		1	0	1	0
Angelos Charisteas				FW	2011		4	1	5	1
Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting			15	FW	2014–2017		82	18	106	22
Bent Christensen			9	FW	1991–1993		49	8	52	9
Darko Churlinov			15	MF	2021–2022, 2024		32	3	33	3
Ibrahima Cissé			1	DF	2023–	✓	8	1	9	1
Christian Clemens				MF	2013–2014		19	0	28	0
Hubert Clute-Simon				MF	1982–1984		48	12	56	13
Coke				DF	2017		9	1	10	1
Heinz Crawatzo				DF	1964–1965		27	2	29	2
Simon Cziommer				MF	2003, 2005		2	0	9	1
Rufat Dadashov				FW	2021		2	0	2	0
Dietmar Danner				MF	1980–1981		19	0	19	0
Johan de Kock			1	DF	1996–1999		83	6	104	8
Ciprian Deac			6	MF	2010–2011		2	0	5	0
Chad Deering			2	MF	1993–1994		6	0	6	0
Michael Delura				FW	2003–2005		23	4	30	4
Herbert Demange				FW	1977–1979		31	4	38	5
Franco Di Santo				FW	2015–2018		71	5	88	12
Bernd Dierßen				MF	1983–1987		124	13	139	16
Bernard Dietz				DF	1982–1986		135	8	158	11
Serhiy Dikhtiar				FW	1994–1995		13	2	16	3
Herbert Dittrich				FW	1967–1968		4	0	4	0
Anton Donkor				DF	2024–	✓	13	0	15	0
Thomas Dooley			18	DF	1995–1997		28	3	35	3
Kristijan Đorđević				MF	2001–2002		10	0	16	0
Norbert Dörmann				DF	1977–1979		27	2	33	2
Julian Draxler			15	FW	2011–2015		119	18	170	30
Dominick Drexler				MF	2021–2024		61	8	65	11
Manfred Drexler				MF	1979–1984		129	28	144	35
Manfred Dubski				MF	1972–1978		73	2	97	4
Arnold Dybek				MF	1997		1	0	1	0
Vilson Džoni				DF	1979–1981		55	6	58	7
Dieter Eckstein				FW	1993–1995		30	4	31	5
Reiner Edelmann				FW	1987–1990		95	12	101	12
Edu				FW	2010–2013		43	5	57	7
Peter Ehmke				FW	1972–1974		40	6	50	12
Yves Eigenrauch				DF	1990–2001		236	4	269	5
René Eijkelkamp				FW	1997–1999		44	6	56	9
Norbert Eilenfeldt				MF	1984–1985		17	1	18	1
Norbert Elgert	✓			FW	1975, 1978–1982		77	17	85	18
Josef Elting				GK	1965–1970		64	0	70	0
Breel Embolo			18	FW	2016–2019		48	10	61	12
Peter Endrulat				GK	1974		1	0	1	0
Orlando Engelaar			1	MF	2008–2009		25	0	35	1
Hermann Erlhoff				MF	1967–1970		75	8	87	8
Fabian Ernst			4	MF	2005–2009		106	1	146	3
Christian Erwig				FW	2007		1	0	1	0
Sergio Escudero				DF	2010–2012		12	0	22	0
Ralf Fährmann				GK	2008, 2011–2024		227	0	289	0
Jefferson Farfán			28	FW	2008–2015		170	39	228	53
Klaus Fichtel	✓		23	DF	1965–1980, 1985–1988		477	14	556	17
Christos Figas				MF	1988		3	0	5	0
Klaus Fischer	✓		30	FW	1970–1981		295	182	349	226
Egon Flad				MF	1989–1992		74	6	77	6
Florian Flick				MF	2021–2022		39	1	42	1
Michael Fonfara				FW	1988		2	0	2	0
Martin Fraisl				GK	2021–2022		26	0	26	0
Steffen Freund				MF	1991–1993		53	3	56	3
Karl-Heinz Frey				FW	1972		9	0	19	2
Michael Frey				FW	2023		15	0	15	0
Marvin Friedrich				DF	2014–2016		7	0	9	0
Christian Fuchs			26	DF	2011–2015		99	4	136	8
Andreas Gaber				MF	1991		3	0	3	0
Jürgen-Michael Galbierz				DF	1968–1971		27	1	30	1
Adrian Gantenbein				DF	2024–	✓	6	0	6	0
Thomas Gaßmann				DF	1988		2	0	2	0
Mario Gavranović			2	FW	2010–2011		10	0	14	4
Hans-Jürgen Gede				MF	1975–1977		33	2	39	3
Holger Gehrke				GK	1992–1993		40	0	41	0
Winfried Geier				DF	1979–1984		87	5	95	5
Johannes Geis				MF	2015–2017		46	2	61	5
Waldemar Gerhardt				FW	1963–1965		52	20	58	25
Fabian Giefer				GK	2015–2016		2	0	3	0
Martin Giesel				MF	1987–1988		17	1	18	1
Eduard Glieder			2	FW	2003–2004		16	2	17	2
Bjarne Goldbæk			1	MF	1987–1989		74	8	79	11
Benjamin Goller				MF	2018		0	0	1	0
Michaël Goossens			4	FW	1997–1999		51	5	64	8
Leon Goretzka			16	MF	2013–2018		116	14	147	19
Dieter Götz				FW	1987–1988		19	6	20	6
Bernd Grabosch				MF	1986		11	0	12	0
Siegfried Grams				DF	1966		1	0	1	0
Werner Grau				FW	1964–1966		12	3	14	5
Jürgen Gredig				DF	1991–1992		5	0	5	0
Michael Gregoritsch				FW	2020		14	1	16	1
Leo Greiml				DF	2022–2023		7	0	7	0
Frode Grodås			5	GK	1998–2001		3	0	6	0
Volkmar Groß				GK	1977–1978		35	0	45	0
Carlos Grossmüller			1	MF	2007–2008		13	1	22	1
Max Grüger				MF	2024–	✓	10	1	11	1
Michael Gspurning				GK	2015		0	0	1	0
Günter Güttler				DF	1990–1994		119	4	125	5
Tamás Hajnal				MF	1999–2000		8	0	8	0
Tomasz Hajto			30	DF	2000–2004		104	6	141	9
Ilyes Hamache				FW	2024–	✓	5	0	5	0
Mike Hanke			5	FW	2002–2005		58	7	87	23
Wilfried Hannes				DF	1986–1988		48	4	49	4
Ľuboš Hanzel				DF	2009		1	0	1	0
Junmin Hao			10	MF	2010–2011		14	0	19	0
Markus Happe				DF	1999–2001		26	1	28	1
Amine Harit			11	MF	2017–2021		102	12	119	13
Frank Hartmann				MF	1984–1986		52	20	57	24
Franz Hasil			2	MF	1968–1969		23	5	25	5
Justin Heekeren				GK	2023–	✓	17	0	18	0
Dieter Heimen				GK	1987		2	0	2	0
Christofer Heimeroth				GK	2004–2005		8	0	9	0
Oliver Held				MF	1995–2001		96	4	110	5
Markus Heppke				MF	2006		1	0	2	0
Matthias Herget				DF	1989–1990		19	0	20	0
Christian Herrmann				DF	1988		1	0	1	0
Günther Herrmann			2	MF	1963–1967		110	22	119	27
Hendrik Herzog				DF	1991–1995		73	9	78	10
Norbert Heßling				MF	1972		0	0	1	0
Antoine Hey				MF	1992–1993		19	0	19	0
Timo Hildebrand				GK	2011–2013		39	0	58	0
Herbert Höbusch				MF	1967–1969		53	0	58	0
Uwe Höfer				MF	1977–1980		10	2	13	4
Ron-Thorben Hoffmann				GK	2024–	✓	2	0	3	0
Jonas Hofmann				MF	2020		1	0	1	0
Marco Höger				MF	2011–2016		88	7	127	7
Pierre-Emile Højbjerg			10	MF	2015–2016		23	0	30	0
Emil Højlund				FW	2024–	✓	6	0	6	0
Dragan Holcer				DF	1981–1982		12	0	12	0
Lewis Holtby			1	MF	2009, 2011–2013		55	10	79	13
Paul Holz				MF	1971–1974		59	3	73	5
Tim Hoogland				DF	2004–2007, 2012–2014		34	0	42	1
Matthew Hoppe			5	FW	2020–2021		23	6	25	6
Egon Horst				DF	1963–1964		39	1	42	1
Benedikt Höwedes	✓		44	DF	2007–2017		240	12	335	23
Hartmut Huhse				DF	1971–1975		113	1	142	1
Klaas-Jan Huntelaar			40	FW	2010–2017, 2021		184	84	249	128
Vedad Ibišević				FW	2020		4	0	5	1
Besart Ibraimi			2	FW	2010		2	0	2	0
Blendi Idrizi			9	MF	2021–2024		41	3	43	3
Uwe Igler				FW	1989		10	0	10	0
Pablo Insua				DF	2018		1	0	1	0
Ko Itakura			7	DF	2021–2022		31	4	32	4
Andreas Ivan				MF	2023		1	0	1	0
Abdul Iyodo				FW	2002		4	0	6	0
Michael Jakobs				DF	1983–1988		134	7	149	10
Norbert Janzon				FW	1981–1983		58	15	61	16
Kurt Jara			7	MF	1980–1981		31	2	32	2
Erik Jendrišek			5	FW	2010		3	0	5	0
Moritz Jenz				DF	2023		11	0	11	0
Jermaine Jones			32	MF	2007–2013		129	7	185	10
Walter Junghans				GK	1982–1987		148	0	168	0
José Manuel Jurado				MF	2010–2012		46	3	72	9
Yusuf Kabadayı				FW	2023–2024		23	4	24	4
Ozan Kabak			7	DF	2019–2021		40	3	42	3
Tomáš Kalas				DF	2023–	✓	36	1	38	1
Marcin Kamiński				DF	2021–	✓	80	6	86	8
Jimmy Kaparos				MF	2021, 2024		2	0	2	0
Kenan Karaman				FW	2022–	✓	66	24	71	26
Ali Karimi				MF	2011		1	0	2	0
Günter Karnhof				MF	1963–1965		34	1	37	1
Gerd Kasperski				MF	1968		7	3	7	3
Markus Kaya				MF	1999		1	0	1	0
Thilo Kehrer				DF	2016–2018		45	4	59	4
Levan Kenia			13	MF	2008–2009		11	0	14	1
Jonjoe Kenny				DF	2019–2020		31	2	34	2
Jan Kirchhoff				DF	2014–2015		16	0	20	0
Hans-Peter Kirchwehm				FW	1967		2	0	3	0
Thomas Kläsener				DF	2003–2006		32	1	49	2
Jürgen Klein				DF	1972–1974		27	0	36	0
Uwe Kleina				DF	1963–1966		19	0	21	0
Gerhard Kleppinger				DF	1984–1987		97	12	106	13
Mario Klinger				MF	2005		0	0	1	0
Michael Klinkert				DF	1987–1989		63	9	69	9
Harald Klose				FW	1963–1968		58	7	63	7
Peer Kluge				MF	2010–2011		38	1	52	1
Denis Klyuyev				MF	1997–1998		24	1	28	1
Sven Kmetsch				MF	1998–2003		88	3	108	5
Levan Kobiashvili			44	MF	2003–2009		168	9	233	17
Stefan Kohn				FW	1995		12	5	13	5
Sead Kolašinac			21	DF	2012–2017, 2021		111	5	141	5
Timothée Kolodziejczak				DF	2022		1	0	1	0
Fabijan Komljenović				MF	1994		2	0	2	0
Yevhen Konoplyanka			26	MF	2016–2019		57	6	78	13
Thomas Kortmann				MF	1989		3	0	3	0
Roland Kosien				FW	1972		2	0	4	0
Willi Koslowski	✓		3	FW	1963–1965		39	12	46	16
Jarosław Kotas				DF	1988–1990		37	1	41	1
Sōichirō Kōzuki				FW	2023		10	1	11	1
Alex Král			5	MF	2022–2023		29	0	31	0
Bleron Krasniqi				FW	2021		1	0	1	0
Willi Kraus				FW	1966–1968		36	16	39	17
Tom Krauß				MF	2022–2023		32	2	33	2
Franz Krauthausen				MF	1973–1975		6	0	6	0
Erwin Kremers	✓		15	FW	1971–1978		212	50	260	54
Helmut Kremers	✓		8	MF	1971–1980		226	45	274	59
Manfred Kreuz	✓			FW	1963–1968		83	17	91	19
Michael Kroninger				MF	1990–1992		33	2	36	2
Mladen Krstajić			28	DF	2004–2009		131	7	183	9
Thomas Kruse				DF	1978–1988		262	6	285	8
Waldemar Ksienzyk				MF	1994–1995		25	1	31	1
Günter Kuczinski				DF	1972		0	0	1	0
Harald Kügler				MF	1980–1982		45	11	48	11
Timo Kunert				MF	2007		1	0	1	0
Kevin Kurányi			23	FW	2005–2010		162	71	209	87
Marco Kurz				DF	1995–1998		58	0	67	0
Ahmed Kutucu			2	FW	2018–2021		45	5	52	6
Karl-Heinz Kuzmierz				MF	1970		2	0	3	0
Hans-Georg Lambert				FW	1963		1	0	1	0
Fabian Lamotte				DF	2004–2005		10	1	11	1
Thomas Lander				FW	1976–1979		21	3	27	3
Michael Langer				GK	2020–	✓	8	0	8	0
Alexander Langlitz				FW	2011		0	0	1	0
Søren Larsen			8	FW	2005–2008		51	10	73	15
Jordan Larsson				FW	2022–2023		11	0	12	0
Lennart Larsson			10	MF	1977–1979		26	3	27	3
Bryan Lasme				FW	2023–	✓	33	4	35	4
Radoslav Látal			44	MF	1994–2001		187	14	225	14
Danny Latza				MF	2009, 2021–2024		49	3	53	4
Joseph Laumann				FW	2005		1	0	2	0
Dong-gyeong Lee				MF	2022		1	0	1	0
Thorsten Legat				MF	2000		4	0	4	0
Jens Lehmann			2	GK	1988–1998		274	2	312	2
Uwe Leifeld				FW	1991–1993		30	2	30	2
Reinhard Libuda	✓		24	FW	1963–65, 1968–72, 1974		190	20	225	26
Lincoln				MF	2004–2007		83	20	117	31
Thomas Linke			2	DF	1992–1998		175	13	205	16
Marius Lode				DF	2022		6	0	6	0
Heinz-Dieter Lömm				MF	1965–1966		5	0	6	0
Werner Lorant				MF	1982–1983		18	0	21	0
Peter Løvenkrands			7	FW	2006–2008		44	6	61	9
Kilian Ludewig				DF	2020		6	0	8	0
Jürgen Luginger				MF	1988–1994		191	9	204	13
Herbert Lütkebohmert	✓			MF	1968–1979		286	28	351	33
Volodymyr Lyutyi			3	FW	1989–1991		45	9	48	10
Pavel Mačák				GK	1984–1987		17	0	18	0
Richard Mademann				DF	1990–1993		52	0	54	1
Mikail Maden				MF	2021		1	0	1	0
Hami Mandıralı			3	MF	1998–1999		22	3	25	5
Hans-Dieter Mangold				FW	1980		2	0	3	0
Helmut Manns				FW	1971–1973		19	1	32	2
Carsten Marell				MF	1988–1989		17	1	21	1
Enver Marić				GK	1976–1978		47	0	60	0
Ciprian Marica			12	FW	2011–2013		34	5	52	9
Carsten Marquardt				FW	1985–1990		82	10	88	12
Omar Mascarell				MF	2018–2021		61	1	71	1
Aníbal Matellán				DF	2001–2003		43	1	66	1
Joël Matip			27	DF	2009–2016		194	17	258	23
Klaus Matischak				FW	1963–1964		22	18	25	21
Rabbi Matondo			6	FW	2019–2020		30	2	32	2
Henning Matriciani				DF	2021–2024		60	0	63	0
Martin Max				FW	1995–1999		109	33	133	39
Philipp Max				DF	2014		2	0	2	0
Weston McKennie			19	MF	2017–2020		75	4	91	5
Caspar Memering				MF	1984–1985		17	1	20	1
Hamza Mendyl			4	DF	2018–2021		12	0	21	0
Levent Mercan				MF	2019–2021		6	0	7	1
Christoph Metzelder				DF	2010–2013		52	2	74	2
Max Meyer			4	MF	2013–2018		146	17	192	22
Bernd Michel				FW	1968–1969		4	0	5	0
Jörg Mielers				DF	1988–1989		33	0	37	0
Radmilo Mihajlović				FW	1991–1993		58	12	60	12
Yaroslav Mikhaylov				MF	2021–2022		8	0	10	1
Christian Mikolajczak				MF	2000–2001		13	0	13	0
Mineiro				MF	2009–2010		7	0	7	0
Juan Miranda				DF	2019–2020		11	0	12	0
Manuel Mirbach				MF	1987–1988		6	0	6	0
Tobias Mohr				MF	2022–	✓	49	4	55	5
Mike Möllensiep				FW	1997		2	0	2	0
Andreas Möller				MF	2000–2003		86	6	112	11
Florent Mollet				MF	2022		9	1	11	1
Jan Morávek			2	MF	2009–2011		13	2	20	2
Christoph Moritz				MF	2009–2013		54	1	69	1
Émile Mpenza			18	FW	2000–2003		79	28	96	33
Horst Mühlmann				GK	1963–1966		42	0	45	0
Youri Mulder			9	FW	1993–2002		177	33	202	44
Andreas Müller				MF	1988–2000		286	30	323	32
Joey Müller				DF	2023		1	0	1	0
Marius Müller				GK	2023–2024		21	0	22	0
Derry Murkin				DF	2023–	✓	40	1	43	1
Shkodran Mustafi				DF	2021		13	1	13	1
Dragan Mutibarić				GK	1975		2	0	3	0
Naldo				DF	2016–2018		60	8	80	9
Matija Nastasić			12	DF	2015–2021		122	1	157	2
Jiří Němec	✓		64	MF	1993–2002		256	6	307	8
Manuel Neuer			20	GK	2005–2011		156	0	203	0
Gerhard Neuser				MF	1965–1970		143	19	162	25
Roman Neustädter			5	MF	2012–2016		122	7	161	8
Alex Nielsen				MF	1988–1989		15	0	15	0
Norbert Nigbur	✓		6	GK	1966–1976, 1979–1982		393	0	455	0
Žarko Nikolić				DF	1966–1967		11	0	11	0
Hans Nowak			15	DF	1963–1965		47	3	53	5
Alexander Nübel				GK	2016–2020		46	0	53	0
Chinedu Obasi				FW	2012–2014		35	4	51	5
Branko Oblak			10	MF	1975–1977		49	5	61	6
Bastian Oczipka				DF	2017–2021		111	1	126	1
Michael Opitz				MF	1980–1988		224	12	246	14
Niels Oude Kamphuis			1	MF	1999–2005		134	8	173	9
Assan Ouédraogo				MF	2023–2024		17	3	17	3
Thomas Ouwejan				DF	2021–2024		73	5	77	5
Mesut Özil				MF	2006–2007		30	0	39	1
Helmut Pabst				GK	1972–1973		11	0	14	0
Gonçalo Paciência				FW	2020–2021		15	1	16	1
Victor Pálsson			3	MF	2021–2022		28	0	30	0
Christian Pander			2	DF	2002–2011		78	5	108	9
Kyriakos Papadopoulos			16	DF	2010–2014		61	3	97	7
Wolfgang Patzke				MF	1986–1988		21	4	22	4
Vasilios Pavlidis				DF	2021		1	0	1	0
Miguel Pereira			11	FW	1993–1995, 1997–1999		16	1	18	1
Sladan Peric				DF	2000		0	0	1	0
Reinhard Pfeiffer				FW	1971		1	0	1	0
Marvin Pieringer				FW	2021–2022		24	2	26	2
Sérgio Pinto				MF	1999, 2003–2004		23	0	30	1
Hans Pirkner			4	FW	1969–1971		47	8	59	11
Marko Pjaca			6	FW	2018		7	2	9	2
Felix Platte				FW	2015		3	0	4	0
Nicolas Plestan				DF	2010		3	0	4	0
Vasileios Pliatsikas			3	MF	2009–2011		9	0	12	0
Heinz Pliska				MF	1965–1968		75	2	80	2
Manfred Pohlschmidt				FW	1967–1971		106	26	125	31
Sebastian Polter				FW	2022–2024		31	5	35	5
Christian Poulsen			32	MF	2002–2006		111	3	162	6
Michael Prus				DF	1986–1996		220	0	239	2
Teemu Pukki			20	FW	2011–2013		37	8	47	8
Alfred Pyka				MF	1965–1967		58	5	61	5
Marco Quotschalla				FW	2010		0	0	1	0
Raffael				MF	2013		16	2	16	2
Rafinha			1	DF	2005–2010		153	7	198	10
Baba Rahman			6	DF	2016, 2018		16	0	26	1
Ivan Rakitić			32	MF	2007–2011		97	12	135	16
Benito Raman			1	FW	2019–2021		50	6	55	12
Reinhold Ranftl				MF	2021–2022		15	0	16	0
Raúl	✓			FW	2010–2012		66	28	98	40
Friedel Rausch				DF	1963–1971		170	6	194	6
Oliver Reck				GK	1998–2002		112	1	132	1
Fabian Reese				FW	2015–2017, 2019		13	0	16	0
Ralf Regenbogen				FW	1985–1986, 1997		30	3	33	4
Tore Reginiussen				DF	2010		1	0	1	0
Sascha Riether				DF	2015–2019		23	0	30	0
Manfred Ritschel				MF	1977–1978		22	0	26	0
Darío Rodríguez			27	DF	2002–2007		102	6	142	9
Frederik Rønnow			1	GK	2020–2021		11	0	11	0
Frank Rost			3	GK	2002–2006		130	0	196	0
Dietmar Roth				DF	1985–1987		50	0	55	0
Sebastian Rudy			1	MF	2018–2020		23	0	30	0
Rolf Rüssmann	✓		20	DF	1969–1980		304	30	375	46
Werner Ruthmann				DF	1989–1991		7	0	9	0
Marc Rzatkowski				MF	2021–2022		2	0	2	0
Alban Sabah				DF	2011		0	0	1	0
Sidney Sam				MF	2014–2016		13	0	22	0
Felipe Sánchez				DF	2024–	✓	4	0	6	0
Vicente Sánchez			5	FW	2008–2010		50	3	60	4
Ebbe Sand	✓		51	FW	1999–2006		214	73	282	104
Peter Sandhofe				GK	1979–1980		30	0	31	0
Andreas Sandt				GK	1981		1	0	1	0
Leroy Sané			4	FW	2014–2016		47	11	57	13
Salif Sané			13	DF	2018–2022		70	4	82	6
Sidi Sané				FW	2022		1	0	2	0
Felipe Santana				DF	2013–2014		24	1	32	1
Hans Sarpei			2	DF	2010–2011		9	0	18	0
Dietmar Schacht				DF	1989–1991		67	7	70	7
Ron Schallenberg				MF	2023–	✓	42	2	45	2
Dieter Schatzschneider				FW	1984–1986		47	10	53	11
Klaus Scheer				MF	1969–1975		165	38	203	48
Uwe Scherr				MF	1992–1996		82	2	91	4
Mark Schierenberg				MF	1992–1995, 1997–1999		17	0	20	0
Mathias Schipper				DF	1976–1979, 1982–1988		221	7	258	10
Günter Schlipper				MF	1989–1992		111	15	118	16
Tim Schmidt				DF	2024		0	0	1	0
Lukas Schmitz				DF	2009–2011		52	2	70	2
Mathias Schober				GK	1997–1999, 2008–2012		30	0	39	0
Frank Schön				DF	1995–1996		12	0	13	0
Rudolf Schonhoff				FW	1975–1976		2	0	2	0
Alessandro Schöpf			28	MF	2016–2021		112	10	143	16
Ulrich Schröder				FW	1980–1981		2	0	2	0
Günther Schubert				GK	1976		3	0	4	0
Markus Schubert				GK	2019–2020		9	0	10	0
Luca Schuler				FW	2020–2021		2	0	2	0
Willi Schulz			22	DF	1963–1965		52	2	57	2
Toni Schumacher				GK	1987–1988		33	0	34	0
Friedhelm Schütte				DF	1976		4	0	6	1
Markus Schwiderowski				DF	1992		4	0	4	0
Alexander Schwolow				GK	2022–2023		23	0	25	0
Paul Seguin				MF	2023–	✓	41	4	43	5
Jochen Seitz				MF	2003–2004		18	2	25	2
Peter Sendscheid				FW	1989–1994		149	46	155	46
Klaus Senger				DF	1966–1971		102	3	113	3
Suat Serdar			4	MF	2018–2021		71	10	83	11
Thomas Siewert				DF	1980–1982		30	1	30	1
Tim Skarke				FW	2023		9	1	9	1
Michael Skibbe				FW	1984–1986		15	1	16	1
Steven Skrzybski				FW	2018–2021		25	3	32	4
Waldemar Słomiany				DF	1967–1970		52	5	62	6
Jürgen Sobieray				DF	1969–1979		210	14	239	17
Brandon Soppy				DF	2024		5	0	5	0
Martin Spanring				DF	1992		8	0	8	0
Benjamin Stambouli				DF	2016–2021		105	0	133	0
Peter Stichler				DF	1981–1985		69	6	79	7
Albert Streit				MF	2008		14	0	15	0
Wim Suurbier			7	DF	1977–1978		12	0	15	0
Moussa Sylla				FW	2024–	✓	16	11	17	11
Ádám Szalai			3	FW	2013–2014		28	7	40	9
Krisztián Szollár				DF	2000		1	0	1	0
Detlev Szymanek				FW	1980–1982		19	2	20	2
Filip Tapalović				MF	1998–1999		18	0	20	0
Jürgen Täuber				DF	1981		17	1	17	1
Klaus Täuber				FW	1983–1987		125	58	138	64
Stephan Täuber				MF	1986–1987		8	0	8	0
Niklas Tauer				MF	2023		1	0	2	0
Bernard Tekpetey			2	FW	2016–2017		2	0	3	0
Lino Tempelmann				MF	2023–	✓	27	1	28	1
Simon Terodde				FW	2021–2024		90	40	95	40
Cedric Teuchert				FW	2018–2019		9	0	15	0
Malick Thiaw				DF	2020–2022		57	3	61	3
Bernd Thiele				DF	1973–1982		189	6	215	6
Olaf Thon	✓		40	DF	1983–1988, 1994–2002		333	66	384	75
George Timotheou				DF	2019		1	0	1	0
Jean-Clair Todibo				DF	2020		8	0	10	0
Michael Tönnies				FW	1978–1980		7	0	9	0
Keke Topp				FW	2021–2024		27	5	27	5
Gyula Tóth				GK	1964–1965		21	0	25	0
Filip Trojan				FW	2002–2004		11	0	21	3
Uwe Tschiskale				FW	1988		16	4	16	4
İlyas Tüfekçi			1	FW	1981–1983		62	15	68	16
Atsuto Uchida			43	DF	2010–2016		104	1	153	2
Volkan Ünlü				GK	2004		4	0	4	0
Lars Unnerstall				GK	2011–2012		34	0	47	0
Jere Uronen			2	DF	2023		11	0	11	0
Mark Uth			1	FW	2018–2021		48	5	59	7
Sepp van den Berg				DF	2022–2023		9	1	9	1
Ulrich van den Berg				DF	1972–1976		60	4	77	6
Steven van der Sloot				DF	2024		7	0	7	0
Heinz van Haaren				MF	1968–1972		126	10	154	16
Marco van Hoogdalem				DF	1997–2003		151	10	193	14
Nico Van Kerckhoven			26	DF	1998–2004		134	5	164	6
Gustavo Varela			13	MF	2002–2008		82	8	118	12
Sven Vermant			11	MF	2001–2005		98	6	138	7
Andreas Vindheim				DF	2022		7	1	7	1
Werner Vollack				GK	1988–1990		36	0	39	0
David Wagner			6	FW	1995–1997		29	2	36	3
Friedrich Wagner				DF	1978–1979		28	1	30	1
Hans-Joachim Wagner				DF	1972		0	0	2	0
Tomasz Wałdoch	✓		23	DF	1999–2006		141	12	184	13
Martin Wasinski				DF	2024–	✓	1	0	3	0
Uwe Wassmer				FW	1988–1989		35	10	40	14
Jürgen Wegmann				FW	1986–1987		28	10	28	10
Uwe Weidemann				MF	1995–1996		19	1	26	3
Werner Weikamp				FW	1965–1966		5	0	5	0
Timon Wellenreuther				GK	2015		8	0	10	0
Jürgen Welp				GK	1990–1991		6	0	8	0
Siegfried Werner				FW	1965–1966		9	1	9	1
Heiko Westermann			19	DF	2007–2010		92	12	123	18
Andreas Wiegel				FW	2011		0	0	1	1
Andreas Wildoer				MF	1989		1	0	1	0
William				DF	2021		8	0	9	0
Marc Wilmots	✓		38	MF	1996–2003		138	27	178	38
Ludger Winkel				MF	1981		3	0	4	0
Hans-Jürgen Wittkamp				MF	1967–1971		101	30	122	37
Sascha Wolf				FW	1998–1999		14	3	14	3
Claus-Dieter Wollitz				MF	1987–1988		29	3	30	3
Michael Wollitz				DF	1987–1989		33	3	38	3
Thorsten Wörsdörfer				MF	1990–1991		12	1	12	1
Dries Wouters				DF	2021		2	0	3	0
Haji Wright				FW	2018–2019		7	1	7	1
Alban Wüst				FW	1969–1971		32	4	40	5
Wolfram Wuttke				MF	1979–1980, 1982–1983		48	10	57	10
Maya Yoshida			7	DF	2022–2023		29	0	31	0
Amin Younes				FW	2024–	✓	13	1	13	1
Mauro Zalazar				MF	2024–	✓	0	0	1	0
Rodrigo Zalazar			1	MF	2021–2023		52	7	55	9
Carlos Zambrano			11	DF	2009–2010		16	0	20	1
Zé Roberto				MF	2008		3	1	3	1
Thomas Zechel				MF	1990–1991		20	1	22	1

Pre-Bundesliga era

Notable players for Schalke 04 before 1963 are listed below.

German championship participations: (titles in bold):
1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1951, 1952, 1956, 1958, 1962

Total competitive matches (since 1922): Oberliga West (468), Gauliga Westfalen (206), Gauliga Ruhr (141), German championship (116), DFB-Pokal (53), Western German championship (43), Westphalian / Western German Cup (41), Emscher-Kreisliga (39), Landesliga Westfalen (34), European Cup (7), Bundesliga, i.a.

Captains

Player	Nat.	Years
Thomas Student		1916–1928
Ernst Kuzorra		1928–1948
Otto Tibulski		1948
Hermann Eppenhoff		1949–1955
Bernhard Klodt		1955–1962
Manfred Kreuz		1962–1968
Heinz Pliska		1968–1969
Reinhard Libuda		1969–1972
Helmut Kremers		1972–1976
Klaus Fischer		1976–1980
Bernd Thiele		1980–1981
Klaus Fischer		1981
Norbert Janzon		1981–1983
Manfred Drexler		1983–1985
Bernard Dietz		1985–1986
Walter Junghans		1986–1987
Wilfried Hannes		1987–1988
Andreas Müller		1988–1992
Günter Güttler		1992–1993
Holger Gehrke		1993–1994
Andreas Müller		1994–1995
Olaf Thon		1995–1996
Jens Lehmann		1996–1997
Olaf Thon		1997–2000
Tomasz Wałdoch		2000–2004
Frank Rost		2004–2005
Ebbe Sand		2005–2006
Marcelo Bordon		2006–2009
Mladen Krstajić		2009
Heiko Westermann		2009–2010
Manuel Neuer		2010–2011
Benedikt Höwedes		2011–2017
Ralf Fährmann		2017–2019
Alexander Nübel		2019
Omar Mascarell		2020–2021
Sead Kolašinac		2021
Danny Latza		2021–2023
Simon Terodde		2023–2024
Kenan Karaman		2024–

See also

• List of FC Schalke 04 records and statistics

Sources

• Königsblau: Die Geschichte des FC Schalke 04. Die Werkstatt. 2015. ISBN 978-3-7307-0204-8.
• "FC Schalke 04 » Players from A-Z". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 5 October 2017.

References

1. "Ehrenspielführer". FC Schalke 04 (in German). Retrieved 13 July 2023.

• FC Schalke 04 players
• FC Schalke 04
• Lists of footballers in Germany by club