Kenan Karaman

Kenan Karaman: That was a clear decision for me

FC Schalke 04 picked up their third win of the season with a 1-0 victory away at Dynamo Dresden on Sunday (31/08). After the game, schalke04.de gathered the coaches’ thoughts, as well as reactions from captain Kenan Karaman and director of professional football, Youri Mulder.

2. Bundesliga

8/31/2025

Kenan Karaman: A really positive step in the right direction for me

An injury to his left knee meant that Kenan Karaman missed almost all of Schalke’s pre-season, but the club captain made his return to action last time out in Kaiserslautern. At the start of a new week of training ahead of Sunday’s (17/8) DFB-Pokal game against 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig, the 31-year-old talked about his comeback, the narrow 1-0 loss against the Red Devils and the first-round tie against last season’s Regionalliga Nordost champions.

DFB-Pokal

8/13/2025

Kenan Karaman: Small mistakes made the difference

Miron Muslic, Soufiane El-Faouzi and Kenan Karaman spoke to the media after the 1-0 defeat at 1. FC Kaiserslautern on Saturday (9/8).

2. Bundesliga

8/10/2025

Kenan Karaman: I’m now back in full training

One player that got a particularly loud cheer during the official presentation of the team at Schalke Day 2025 was Kenan Karaman. The S04 captain was impressed with how many fans turned up on Saturday (26/7). “After the past few weeks, where I haven’t been able to train with the team due to my injury, it feels great to receive such a warm welcome from the fans,” said Karaman. “The fact that so many fans came to Schalke Day again was amazing.”

Inside

7/26/2025

Timo Becker and Nikola Katic named as Kenan Karaman’s vice-captains

Head coach Miron Muslic confirmed that Timo Becker and Nikola Katic will be the club’s vice-captains this season, naming them as Kenan Karaman’s understudies.

Team

7/24/2025

S04 back in Gelsenkirchen to continue pre-season preparations

The Royal Blues started training on Wednesday morning (16/7) ahead of their two friendlies this coming weekend. Miron Muslic’s team arrived back in Gelsenkirchen on Monday (14/7) following their training camp in Austria. They will take on FC Twente this Saturday (19/7) and Rot Weiss Ahlen away from home the following day (20/7).

Team

7/16/2025

New team council confirmed

Head coach Miron Muslic announced the new team council on Friday morning (11/7) at the training camp in Stubaital. The council will consist of five players.

Team

7/11/2025

Kenan Karaman: The coach and I were quickly in agreement

FC Schalke 04 captain Kenan Karaman travelled with the rest of his teammates to Austria for their training camp despite his injury. The striker is currently completing his rehabilitation programme in Stubaital after a knee operation. After completing another run, the 31-year-old spoke to journalists about his return to action, what he’s made of pre-season so far, the new signings and his role in Miron Muslic’s system. schalke04.de has summarised what he had to say.

Training Camp

7/10/2025

Two Schalke players to undergo operations

Following consultations regarding the best possible treatment methods for each, Kenan Karaman and Tomas Kalas will both undergo knee surgery. The two operations will be performed in due course.

Team

6/25/2025

Kenan Karaman suffers knee injury

FC Schalke 04 will be without captain Kenan Karaman for the time being. The club’s medical department have diagnosed a meniscus injury in his left knee using an imaging procedure.

Team

6/23/2025

Kenan Karaman remains FC Schalke 04 club captain

Miron Muslic has already made one key decision ahead of leading his opening training session, specifically that to keep Kenan Karaman as club captain of FC Schalke 04 for the 2025/26 season. “He was the first player that I called up,” reported the new head coach, who made sure to gain an in-depth overview of his future squad before taking charge.

Inside

6/20/2025

Kenan Karaman: We need to play a lot better next week

Jakob Fimpel and Fortuna coach Daniel Thioune reflected on Saturday’s 2-0 defeat in Düsseldorf at the post-match press conference. Kenan Karaman and Ron Schallenberg also gave their thoughts after the game.

2. Bundesliga

5/10/2025