Kenan Karaman Archive

Kenan Karaman: Games like that stay with you

When Kenan Karaman thinks back to Schalke’s last away trip to Berlin, the captain still gets goosebumps to this day. In the 2-1 away win on matchday 25 of last season, around 25,000 S04 fans followed their team to the capital and turned the Olympiastadion into something that felt like a home game for the full 90 minutes.

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Number of players back in training

Over half a dozen of players were back in training for the first full week of FC Schalke 04’s calendar year.

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Kenan Karaman: Proud to reach this special milestone

The match on Friday (5/12) was a particularly meaningful one for Kenan Karaman. And not only because the FC Schalke 04 captain was back at his former club Fortuna Düsseldorf, where he made 72 competitive appearances between 2018 and 2021. For the 31-year-old, the evening in the North Rhine-Westphalia capital also brought up a notable milestone – it was his 100th competitive outing in a Schalke shirt.

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Kenan Karaman: A wonderful moment which we can all enjoy

There wasn’t just one match winner in the 2-1 home victory over SC Paderborn (28/11). Kenan Karaman was absolutely one of a number of Royal Blues to play a starring role on Friday night. The Schalke captain enjoyed quite the evening at the VELTINS-Arena, grabbing a goal and assist in what was all around an impressive display. However, the down-to-earth forward is not tempted to fall into the trap of arrogance and daydreaming, even after such a thrilling game.

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Kenan Karaman: The defeat is tough to take, but won’t throw us off course

On Saturday (1/11), FC Schalke 04 were beaten after having taken the lead for the first time this season. A third loss of the 2. Bundesliga campaign was a bitter blow, coming as the result of an injury-time winner from Karlsruher SC. However, Kenan Karaman stressed that the defeat will not throw the team off course.

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Kenan Karaman: We gave it absolutely everything right to the end

With passion and determination, Schalke battled their way to a home victory over SV Darmstadt 98 on Friday (24/10). After the final whistle at the VELTINS-Arena, both head coaches as well as Hasan Kuruçay and captain Kenan Karaman shared their thoughts on the game.

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Kenan Karaman: Ruthless in taking our chances

Schalke captain Kenan Karaman and his teammates celebrated a 3-0 victory in Hannover on Friday night (17/10). After the game, the 31-year-old spoke about the goals, the team’s progress and the night’s match-winner.

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Kenan Karaman: We saw the game out confidently

FC Schalke 04 secured all three points on Saturday afternoon (20/9) at 1. FC Magdeburg. Following the 2-0 win, the two head coaches, the goalscorer Kenan Karaman and Loris Karius had their say on the game.

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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.

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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.

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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).

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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.”

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