2023–24 FC Schalke 04 season explained

Club:Schalke 04
Season:2023–24
Chrtitle:CEO
Chairman:Bernd Schröder (until 31 July)
Matthias Tillmann (from 1 January)
Mgrtitle:Head coach
Stadium:Veltins-Arena
League:2. Bundesliga
League Result:10th
Cup1:DFB-Pokal
Cup1 Result:Second round
League Topscorer:Kenan Karaman (13)
Season Topscorer:Kenan Karaman (14)
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Prevseason:2022–23
Nextseason:2024–25

The 2023–24 FC Schalke 04 season is the 120th season in the football and their seventh season in the 2. Bundesliga, where they were relegated from the Bundesliga the previous season. In addition to the domestic league, Schalke also participates in this season's edition of the domestic cup, the DFB-Pokal. This is the 23rd season for Schalke in the Veltins-Arena, located in Gelsenkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia. The season covers a period from 1 July 2023 to 30 June 2024.

Players

Note: Players' appearances and goals only in their Schalke career.[1]

PlayerAgeContractLeagueTotal
width=70beganwidth=70endswidth=40Appswidth=40Goalswidth=40Appswidth=40Goals
Goalkeepers
122702890
32210220
348080
Defenders
2735775
37070
5231241
215050
224050
25120130
26251261
27450470
35696748
41600630
Midfielders
6260280
7303314
8493534
10221231
18413433
23323333
246186511
29371411
43173173
Forwards
9 (captain)90409540
11274294
17234244
1950145315
42275275

Transfers

In

Playerwidth=150 FromTypeWindowdata-sort-type=currency Transfer fee
BurnleyLoan (option to buy)Winter2024[2]
AtalantaLoanWinter2024[3]
SC PaderbornTransferSummer2026€2,000,000[4]
VolendamTransferSummer2026€800,000[5]
Union BerlinTransferSummer2026€750,000[6]
SC FreiburgTransferSummer2026€700,000[7]
FC LuzernTransferSummer2025€350,000[8]
PSVTransferSummer2025[9]
Bristol CityEnd of contractSummer2025[10]
Arminia BielefeldEnd of contractSummer2027[11]
Bayern MunichLoan (option to buy)Summer2024[12]
Schalke 04 U19PromotedSummer2027
Schalke 04 U19PromotedSummer2024
SV SandhausenLoan returnSummer2024
Jahn RegensburgLoan returnSummer2024
SC PaderbornLoan returnSummer2024
MechelenLoan returnSummer2024

Out

Playerwidth=150 ToTypeWindowdata-sort-type=currency Transfer fee
Górnik ZabrzeLoan (option to buy)Winter[13]
Darmstadt 98Loan (option to buy)Winter[14]
Patro EisdenLoanWinter[15]
Mainz 05End of loan Winter[16]
BragaTransferSummer€6,000,000[17]
MarseilleTransferSummer€5,000,000[18]
1899 HoffenheimTransferSummer€3,000,000[19]
CopenhagenTransferSummer€2,000,000[20]
1. FC HeidenheimTransferSummer€1,500,000[21]
UtrechtTransferSummer€1,000,000[22]
LommelTransferSummer€600,000[23]
1. FC NürnbergTransferSummer€500,000[24]
Austria WienTransferSummer€200,000[25]
Greuther FürthTransferSummer€150,000[26]
Arminia BielefeldEnd of contractSummer
Free agentEnd of contractSummer
LA GalaxyEnd of contractSummer[27]
TrabzonsporLoan (option to buy)Summer[28]
Club BruggeEnd of loanSummer
Royal AntwerpEnd of loanSummer
LorientEnd of loanSummer
Spartak MoscowEnd of loanSummer
RB LeipzigEnd of loanSummer
Hertha BSCEnd of loanSummer
Union BerlinEnd of loanSummer
BrestEnd of loanSummer
LiverpoolEnd of loanSummer

Competitions

2. Bundesliga

See main article: 2023–24 2. Bundesliga.

Matches

DFB-Pokal

See main article: 2023–24 DFB-Pokal.

Statistics

Squad statistics

No.PlayerNatPos2. BundesligaDFB-PokalTotal
199010110001010010
322121010110002222010
34320000000032000
28220000000022000
22826230000002826230
3000000000000000
52321161110002422161
21540100000054010
22430111100054011
251211000110001312000
262524110100002624110
271714050110001815050
353029250221003231350
40100000000010000
412512020220102714030
51730200000073020
39100000000010000
62624061220102826071
73025380111003126480
811211021100133210
102213120110012314121
1816712000000167120
2310413000000104130
2411710011010128110
291910120210002111120
4317932000000179320
45100000000010000
21110001000021000
92823510220003025510
112713420210002914420
172411460100102311450
19292813312210031301431
422511540000002511540
44100000000010000
14510001000061000
4011433020000134330
Total345272424413656765

Goalscorers

Rankwidth=120 PlayerNatPoswidth=75 2. Ligawidth=75 DFB-Pokalwidth=75 Total
113114
2505
505
4404
404
314
7303
303
213
10202
112
12101
101
101
101
101
101
101
Own goals101
Total53457

Clean sheets

Rankwidth=120 PlayerNatwidth=75 2. Ligawidth=75 DFB-Pokalwidth=75 Total
1606
2202

Notes and References

  1. Web site: First Team. FC Schalke 04. 11 July 2023.
  2. News: Darko Churlinov returns to FC Schalke 04. FC Schalke 04. 23 January 2024.
  3. News: Brandon Soppy joins FC Schalke 04. FC Schalke 04. 1 February 2024.
  4. News: FC Schalke 04 sign Ron Schallenberg. FC Schalke 04. 19 June 2023.
  5. News: Derry John Murkin joins Schalke 04. FC Schalke 04. 30 August 2023.
  6. News: Paul Seguin joins Schalke with immediate effect. FC Schalke 04. 21 June 2023.
  7. News: Lino Tempelmann joins the Royal Blues. FC Schalke 04. 14 July 2023.
  8. News: S04 sign goalkeeper Marius Müller. FC Schalke 04. 22 June 2023.
  9. News: Defender Timo Baumgartl is a Royal Blue!. FC Schalke 04. 26 July 2023.
  10. News: Centre-back Tomáš Kalas joins FC Schalke 04. FC Schalke 04. 26 August 2023.
  11. News: FC Schalke 04 sign Bryan Lasme. FC Schalke 04. 24 June 2023.
  12. News: Yusuf Kabadayi joins FC Schalke 04 on loan from FC Bayern. FC Schalke 04. 3 August 2023.
  13. News: Soichiro Kozuki moves on loan to Gornik Zabrze. FC Schalke 04. 30 January 2024.
  14. News: FC Schalke 04 loan out Sebastian Polter to SV Darmstadt 98. FC Schalke 04. 1 February 2024.
  15. News: Justin Heekeren joins Maasmechelen on loan. FC Schalke 04. 24 January 2024.
  16. News: FC Schalke 04 end Niklas Tauer's loan spell early. FC Schalke 04. 3 January 2024.
  17. News: Rodrigo Zalazar moves to Braga. FC Schalke 04. 14 July 2023.
  18. News: Amine Harit completes permanent move to Olympique Marseille. FC Schalke 04. 1 July 2023.
  19. News: Marius Bülter joins TSG 1899 Hoffenheim. FC Schalke 04. 6 July 2023.
  20. News: Jordan Larsson makes FC Copenhagen move permanent. FC Schalke 04. 13 June 2023.
  21. News: Marvin Pieringer departs Schalke to join 1. FC Heidenheim. FC Schalke 04. 3 July 2023.
  22. News: Can Bozdogan completes permanent move to FC Utrecht. FC Schalke 04. 30 May 2023.
  23. News: Dries Wouters signs for Lommel SK. FC Schalke 04. 27 June 2023.
  24. News: Florian Flick completes permanent move to 1. FC Nürnberg. FC Schalke 04. 1 August 2023.
  25. News: Reinhold Ranftl completes permanent move to Austria Wien. FC Schalke 04. 25 June 2023.
  26. News: Kerim Calhanoglu moves to SpVgg Greuther Fürth. FC Schalke 04. 13 June 2023.
  27. News: FC Schalke 04 bids farewell to eight first-team players. FC Schalke 04. 7 June 2023.
  28. News: Mehmet Can Aydin loaned to Trabzonspor. FC Schalke 04. 1 August 2023.