List of FC Schalke 04 players



FC Schalke 04 is a German football club based in Gelsenkirchen. The club was founded in 1904. They currently compete in the Bundesliga.

The following are lists of Schalke 04 players since the formation of the Bundesliga in 1963 and notable club players of the pre-Bundesliga era.

Bundesliga era
Player: All 530 players who made at least one appearance in a competitive match for Schalke 04 since August 1963 are listed below. 469 of them played in the Bundesliga. 327 players scored at least one goal for the club. 280 of them scored in the Bundesliga. {{legend|e3effa|text=H|Member of the Schalke 04 Hall of Fame ("Ehrenkabine") – 21 players}}

Nation: GER (323 players); BRA, NED (15); AUT (13); DEN, TUR (10); YUG (8); BEL, ESP, FRA, USA (7); CZE (6); GHA, GRE, NOR, POL, SUI, URU (5); CRO, HUN, JPN, MAR (4); BIH, KOS, NGA, ROU, RUS, SRB (3); ARG, CMR, ENG, FIN, GEO, MKD, PER, SVK, SWE, UKR, URS (2); ALG, ANG, AUS, AZE, CHN, COL, IRN, ISL, KOR, LUX, MLI, POR, SEN, TCH, TOG, WAL (1) {{legend|fcf6e6|text=C|Played for their national team in their Schalke 04 career (C = international caps as a Schalke player) – 140 players, 36 for Germany}}

Position (Pos): GK = Goalkeeper (44 players), DF = Defender (152), MF = Midfielder (190), FW = Forward (144)

Club career: First and last years in which the player appeared for the club in a competitive match {{legend|f2f2f2|text=A|Still actively at Schalke 04 – 29 players (in boldface)}}

League membership: Bundesliga (1963–1981, 1982–83, 1984–1988, 1991–2021, 2022–23), 2. Bundesliga (1981–82, 1983–84, 1988–1991, 2021–22, 2023–current)

Total competitive matches (2516): Bundesliga (1832), 2. Bundesliga (258), DFB-Pokal (204), UEFA Cup / Europa League (100), Champions League (70), Ligapokal (22), Cup Winners' Cup (14), UI Cup (12), Supercup (2), Relegation play-offs (2)

Statistics correct .



Pre-Bundesliga era
Notable players for Schalke 04 before 1963 are listed below.

{{legend|e3effa|text=H|Member of the Schalke 04 Hall of Fame ("Ehrenkabine") – 12 players}} {{legend|fcf6e6|text=C|Played for the Germany national team in their Schalke 04 career (C = international caps as a Schalke player) – 16 players}}

German championship participations: (titles in bold): 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1951, 1952, 1956, 1958, 1962

Total competitive matches (since 1922): Oberliga West (468), Gauliga Westfalen (206), Gauliga Ruhr (141),  German championship (116), DFB-Pokal (53), Western German championship (43), Westphalian / Western German Cup (41), Emscher-Kreisliga (39), Landesliga Westfalen (34), European Cup (7), Bundesliga, i.a.



Captains
{{legend|e3effa|Honorary captain }}