News Overview

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Taylan Bulut and Janik Bachmann back in training

At the start of a new week of training before Sunday’s away game (30/3) at SpVgg Greuther Fürth, Taylan Bulut was able to complete parts of the session with the rest of his team. The right-back has been out recently due to illness and missed the home match with Hannover 96 as well as the Germany U19 fixtures over the international break.

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Peter Remmert: Working towards getting more minutes with the first team

In last Wednesday’s friendly against FC Groningen, Peter Remmert won a penalty after smartly using his body, just as he did in the move that resulted in Pape Meïssa Ba’s winning goal in the 1-0 victory over Preußen Münster a few weeks prior on his professional debut. “It was an incredible feeling,” said the 19-year-old as he reflected on the atmosphere at the VELTINS-Arena, hoping it’s something he gets to experience a lot more in the future.

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Max Grüger plays 90 minutes as Germany U20 win in Czechia

Max Grüger and the Germany U20 national team were able to celebrate a 1-0 win away to Czechia on Friday night (21/3). The FC Schalke 04 midfielder was named in the starting line-up and played the duration of proceedings.

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Luca Podlech undergoes successful knee operation

Luca Podlech underwent a successful arthroscopic operation on Friday (21/3) on his right knee at the Knappschaft Kliniken Gelsenkirchen-Buer.

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Positive result sees Schalke meet equity capital rule

FC Gelsenkirchen-Schalke 04 e.V. published their financial figures for the first half of the 2024/25 season on Thursday (20/3). During the first half of the season (1/7 to 31/12/24), the Royal Blues recorded a consolidated profit of €6.6 million (previous year: -€2.4 million).

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Kees van Wonderen on match practice, fitness levels and youngsters from the academy

Kees van Wonderen was pleased with the 1-0 friendly win over FC Groningen on Wednesday night (19/3). “I’m satisfied with the performance,” said the Schalke head coach after the game. Aymen Barkok scored the only goal of the evening in the 18th minute from the penalty spot after Peter Remmert was brought down in the box.

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Matchdays 31 to 33 scheduled

The DFL confirmed the exact dates and times for matchdays 31 to 33 on Thursday (20/3). As is always the case, all nine games on matchday 34 will be played at the same time.

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S04 defeat FC Groningen in friendly at the Parkstadion

Aymen Barkok scored the only goal of the game on Wednesday evening (19/3) against Dutch top-flight side FC Groningen. Around 1,500 fans were in attendance as the midfielder netted from the penalty spot in the 18th minute.

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Taylan Bulut returns to Gelsenkirchen to recover from illness

Taylan Bulut, who missed the home game against Hannover 96 due to an infection, will also not play for Germany U19s in their upcoming European Championship qualifiers.

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Moussa Sylla and Emil Højlund return to complete parts of team training

Two players returned to team training on Monday (17/3) for the first session during the current international break. Moussa Sylla has now recovered from a muscle fibre strain, while Emil Højlund was also back after his thigh injury.

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Grüger called up by Germany U20s, Bulut with the Germany U19s

Max Grüger and Taylan Bulut will both be in action during the upcoming international break, having been called up to play for the Germany U20s and U19s respectively.

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Christopher Antwi-Adjei: Frustrating that we let the win slip

Christopher Antwi-Adjei’s Friday night (14/3) consisted of a mix of emotions after netting his first goal for the Knappen, only to see the game ultimately end in defeat following his substitution.