Transitioning to the first team

Every season, young talents from the 'Knappenschmiede' make the transition from youth football to the Schalke first team. The board does not claim to be exhaustive but is continuously updated. Since 2004, the following players have celebrated their competitive debut in the FC Schalke 04 first team:

2024

Niklas Castelle

Steven van der Sloot

Taylan Bulut

Max Grüger

2023

Soichiro Kozuki

Andreas Ivan

Assan Ouédraogo

Joey Müller

2022

Sidi Sané

2021

Kerim Calhanoglu

Mehmet Can Aydin

Florian Flick

Blendi Idrizi

Henning Matriciani

Keke Topp

2020

Malick Thiaw

Can Bozdogan

Matthew Hoppe

2019

Nassim Boujellab

Jonas Carls

Levent Mertcan

Timo Becker

2018

Haji Wright

Ahmed Kutucu

Benjamin Goller

2017

Weston McKennie

2016

Thilo Kehrer

Donis Avdijaj

Bernard Tekpetey

2015

Timon Wellenreuther

Felix Platte

Fabian Reese

2014

Philipp Max

Leroy Sané

Marvin Friedrich

2013

Max Meyer

Kaan Ayhan

2012

Sead Kolasinac

2011

Julian Draxler

Lars Unnerstall

Andreas Wiegel

2009

Danny Latza

Carlos Zambrano

Christoph Moritz

Joel Matip

Lukas Schmitz

2008

Ralf Fährmann

Levan Kenia

2007

Timo Kunert

Benedikt Höwedes

2006

Sebastian Boenisch

Mesut Özil

Manuel Neuer

Markus Heppke

Niko Bungert

Alexander Baumjohann

2005

Tim Hoogland

2004

Volkan Ünlü

Fabian Lamotte