Kenan Karaman Archive

Royal Blues sign city’s Golden Book as 2. Bundesliga champions

FC Schalke 04’s 2025/26 season officially came to a close on Monday (18/5) with a fitting ceremony. At the invitation of mayor Andrea Henze, the squad were given the honour of signing the city’s Golden Book at Gelsenkirchen town hall as 2. Bundesliga champions and a newly-promoted Bundesliga side.

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Kenan Karaman named 2. Bundesliga Player of the Season

Kenan Karaman has been recognised with a special individual award. The forward was named Player of the Season by DFL managing directors Dr Marc Lenz and Dr Steffen Merkel on Sunday (17/5) after the home game against Eintracht Braunschweig.

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Kenan Karaman lifts 2. Bundesliga Meisterschale to huge applause

FC Schalke 04 secured the 2. Bundesliga title two weeks ago, with two games to spare. On Sunday (17/5), just a few minutes after the final whistle in their 1-0 win over Eintracht Braunschweig, the Royal Blues were officially honoured for their outstanding campaign.

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Three Schalke players nominated for Player of the Season in DFL fan vote

With the 2025/26 season almost at an end, the battle is on to be crowned MVP for the year. The German Football League (DFL) is looking to name its Player of the Season for the current campaign in its official app. Among the 16 nominees are three Schalke players: Loris Karius, Soufiane El-Faouzi and Kenan Karaman.

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Kenan Karaman: The whole region is ready for the Bundesliga

Having recorded 14 goals and seven assists in 31 appearances this campaign, Kenan Karaman has played nothing short of a starring role in Schalke 04 securing a return to the German top flight. The Royal Blues’ captain may even have been able to fire himself top of the goal contribution rankings for 2025/26, had he not missed one game through injury and another through suspension.

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Kenan Karaman: Together we have brought FC Schalke 04 back where it belongs!

A 14th goal of the season from Kenan Karaman not only paved the way for win number 20 of the term for FC Schalke 04 on Saturday (02/05), but the captain’s eye-catching strike on 15 minutes against Fortuna Düsseldorf also proved the key to unlock the door back to the top flight for the Knappen. “It makes me really proud to be able to score the goal to clinch promotion, but I am even prouder of the team and the club on the whole”, said the attacker.

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Kenan Karaman: The love is mutual

With his 36th minute header to open the scoring on Sunday (19/4), Kenan Karaman set the Royal Blues on the path to victory over SC Preußen Münster, once again showing just how important he is. "I’m just happy to have contributed again,” said the 32-year-old after the 4-1 victory.

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Royal Blues preparing for home game against Preußen Münster

FC Schalke 04’s training session on Wednesday (15/4) was open to the fans as preparations continue for Sunday’s (19/4) home match against Preußen Münster.

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Vitalie Becker back in team training

Vitalie Becker took the next step in his recovery on Wednesday (8/4) as the left-back completed the full training session with the team. The 21-year-old, whose last appearance came on matchday 18 in Berlin, had already been partially integrated into team training last week.

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Kenan Karaman: We have to perform like that again

Kenan Karaman made history in Schalke’s home game against Hannover 96 on Sunday (15/3), but after the frustrating 2-2 draw which saw all three points snatched away in the final seconds, it meant little to the Schalke captain. The strong performance did at least leave him positive about the weeks ahead.

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Kenan Karaman: The simple goals are the most beautiful

There was a clear sense of relief after Schalke’s 2-1 win away at Holstein Kiel on Sunday (15/2). The Royal Blues took a two-goal lead, as they had done against Dynamo Dresden, but managed to hold on to the advantage this time to secure all three points and a first win of the new year.

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Kenan Karaman looks beyond the 2-0 defeat in Bochum: “The season is a marathon”

When Kenan Karaman turned the ball into the opposition net in the 76th minute in Bochum on Saturday (31/01), celebrations were initially raucous. However, that joy of potentially reducing the deficit was short-lived, since the VAR spotted that Edin Džeko had handled the ball in the build-up.

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