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FC Schalke 04·Regionalliga - West·Midfield - Defensive Midfield

28 years(08/10/1997)1,87mrightAustriaContract until 30/06/2028

€3.00mMarket value#8 in FC Schalke 04

Club matchesFC Schalke 04

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Recent results

03 Oct · 14:00Friendlies ClubsA

Austria LustenauW1:0Match stats 20 Sept · 16:30BundesligaH

SV Elversberg—Prediction 11 Sept · 19:30BundesligaA

Union Berlin—Prediction 05 Sept · 17:30BundesligaH

Bayern MünchenD0:0Prediction 30 Aug · 16:30BundesligaA

FC AugsburgL0:3Prediction

Key stats

Goals0

xG0.140.07 / 90

Assists0

xA0.070.04 / 90

Shots21.00 / 90

Key passes10.50 / 90

Minutes1802 matches

xG — expected goals: the quality of the chances taken; xA — expected assists: the quality of the chances created. Values per 90 minutes are shown under the totals. What xG, npxG, xA and xGChain mean

Reality checkactual vs expected, by season

Goals vs xG

+0.4

+0.5

21.5

25/26

-0.1

00.1

26/27

Goals xG · total 2 / 1.6

Assists vs xA

-0.1

00.0

25/26

-0.1

00.1

26/27

Assists xA · total 0 / 0.1

Bars above xG mean the player scores more than the quality of his chances suggests; a long run below xG is usually a finishing problem, a short one — variance.

Statistics

This season

Season	Competition	Apps	Min	G	A	YC	RC
26/27	Bundesliga	2	164	0	0	0	0
26/27	DFB-Pokal	1	85	1	0	0	0

By competition

Competition	Apps	G	A
Bundesliga	101	6	9
Bundesliga	85	8	4
Regional League East	45	3	1
2. Bundesliga	42	8	6
ÖFB Jugendliga U18	30	1	0
ÖFB Jugendliga U16	21	0	0
Europa League	18	4	0
SuperSport HNL	15	0	3
ÖFB-Cup	11	0	0
DFB-Pokal	8	3	0
2. Liga	7	0	1
Europa League Qualifying	4	0	0
Conference League	3	2	0
Champions League Qu.	2	0	1
UECL Qualifying	2	0	1
Bundesliga EC-Play-off	2	0	0
Hrvatski nogometni kup	0	0	0

By club

Club	Apps	G	A
Rapid Vienna	131	8	10
1.FC Köln	122	16	8
Rapid Wien II	45	3	1
AKA Rapid U18	30	1	0
Dinamo Zagreb	22	2	3
AKA Rapid U16	21	0	0
FC Schalke 04	18	5	3
Wiener Neustadt	7	0	1

Transfers11

Date	Season	From	To	Fee	Market value
27/01/2026	25/26	Dinamo Zagreb	FC Schalke 04	€750k	€3.00m
01/07/2025	25/26	1.FC Köln	Dinamo Zagreb	free transfer	€4.00m
01/07/2021	21/22	Rapid Vienna	1.FC Köln	free transfer	€3.00m
22/08/2017	17/18	Wiener Neustadt	Rapid Vienna	End of loan	€250k
10/07/2017	17/18	Rapid Vienna	Wiener Neustadt	loan transfer	-
01/07/2017	17/18	Rapid Wien II	Rapid Vienna	-	-
01/07/2015	15/16	AKA Rapid U18	Rapid Wien II	-	-
01/07/2013	13/14	AKA Rapid U16	AKA Rapid U18	-	-
01/07/2012	12/13	AKA Rapid U15	AKA Rapid U16	-	-
01/07/2011	11/12	Rapid Youth	AKA Rapid U15	-	-
01/07/2006	06/07	FavAC Youth	Rapid Youth	?	-

Market value

€3.00m Current€10.00m Highest · 09/11/202201/06/2026 Last change

11.07.201701.06.2026

#32 Austria#287 Bundesliga#308 Defensive Midfield#8 FC Schalke 04#3.484 Worldwide#259 Year 1997

Value history

Date	Age	Club	Value
11/07/2017	19	SC Wiener Neustadt	€100k
21/08/2017	19	SC Wiener Neustadt	€250k
11/10/2017	20	Rapid Vienna	€600k
02/01/2018	20	Rapid Vienna	€1.50m
14/06/2018	20	Rapid Vienna	€3.00m
19/12/2018	21	Rapid Vienna	€2.50m
03/06/2019	21	Rapid Vienna	€2.00m
16/12/2019	22	Rapid Vienna	€2.50m
08/04/2020	22	Rapid Vienna	€2.00m
22/07/2020	22	Rapid Vienna	€3.00m
21/12/2020	23	Rapid Vienna	€3.00m
02/06/2021	23	Rapid Vienna	€3.00m
07/10/2021	23	1.FC Köln	€4.50m
22/12/2021	24	1.FC Köln	€6.00m
09/06/2022	24	1.FC Köln	€7.50m
21/09/2022	24	1.FC Köln	€8.50m
09/11/2022	25	1.FC Köln	€10.00m
22/06/2023	25	1.FC Köln	€10.00m
14/12/2023	26	1.FC Köln	€10.00m
27/03/2024	26	1.FC Köln	€8.00m
29/05/2024	26	1.FC Köln	€5.00m
19/12/2024	27	1.FC Köln	€5.00m
19/06/2025	27	1.FC Köln	€4.00m
30/09/2025	27	GNK Dinamo Zagreb	€3.50m
22/12/2025	28	GNK Dinamo Zagreb	€3.00m
13/03/2026	28	FC Schalke 04	€2.50m
01/06/2026	28	FC Schalke 04	€3.00m

xG Statisticsall seasons

Season	League	Club	Apps	Min	G	xG	npxG	A	xA	Sh	KP	xGChain
2026	Bundesliga	Union Berlin	2	180	0	0.14	0.14	0	0.07	2	1	0.21
2025	Bundesliga	Union Berlin	2	11	2	1.51	1.51	0	0	2	0	0.61

What xG, npxG, xA and xGChain mean

xG Expected goals: How many goals an average finisher would score from the same shots. A 0.30 xG shot goes in about 3 times in 10. Goals above xG mean efficient finishing; below — a cold streak or poor finishing.
npxG Non-penalty xG: The same xG without penalties. A penalty alone is worth about 0.76 xG, so npxG is a cleaner view of open-play and set-piece chances.
xA Expected assists: The xG of the shots that followed the player's passes. High xA with few assists means teammates missed good chances.
xGChain xG chain: Team xG from every possession the player touched. It shows involvement in build-up, not only the shot or the final pass, so a deep midfielder can rank high without scoring.
KP Key passes: Passes that led directly to a shot — the volume behind xA.