FC Köln

FC Köln net spend since 2015

FC Köln have spent €183m on disclosed transfer fees since July 2015 and received €155m: a net spend of €28m.

That covers 75 signings (57 for a disclosed fee, 17 free, 1 undisclosed) and 84 departures (39 sold for a disclosed fee, 33 free, 12 undisclosed). Loans are counted apart: 20 in, 42 out.

Record signing: Jhon Andrés Córdoba Copete, €17m from FSV Mainz 05 (Jul 2017). Record sale: Jakub Kamiński, €17m to Benfica (Jul 2026).

FC Köln transfer spending by season

FC Köln record signings

1. Jhon Andrés Córdoba Copete · €17m from FSV Mainz 05 · Jul 2017
2. Sebastiaan Bornauw · €8m from Anderlecht · Aug 2019
3. Rav van den Berg · €8m from Middlesbrough · Aug 2025
4. Ondrej Duda · €7m from Hertha BSC · Sep 2020
5. Jorge Meré Pérez · €7m from Sporting Gijón · Jul 2017

FC Köln record sales

1. Jakub Kamiński · €17m to Benfica · Jul 2026
2. Jhon Andrés Córdoba Copete · €15m to Hertha BSC · Sep 2020
3. Sebastiaan Bornauw · €14m to VfL Wolfsburg · Jul 2021
4. Yannick Gerhardt · €13m to VfL Wolfsburg · Jul 2016
5. Damion Downs · €8m to Southampton · Jul 2025

FC Köln trading record: profit on players bought and sold

On the 46 players FC Köln both signed and sold since July 2015 (academy graduates and free signings cost nothing), sales brought in €97m against €108m paid: a trading loss of €11m.

Academy graduates sold since July 2015 brought in €15m across 4 players, led by Ismail Jakobs (€7m to Monaco, Jul 2021).

• Jakub Kamiński: signed for €6m (Jul 2026), sold to Benfica for €17m (Jul 2026): profit €12m
• Ismail Jakobs: academy graduate (Jul 2019), sold to Monaco for €7m (Jul 2021): profit €7m
• Sebastiaan Bornauw: signed for €8m (Aug 2019), sold to VfL Wolfsburg for €14m (Jul 2021): profit €6m
• Anthony Modeste: signed free (Nov 2018), sold to Borussia Dortmund for €5m (Aug 2022): profit €5m
• Salih Özcan: academy graduate (Jul 2016), sold to Borussia Dortmund for €5m (Jul 2022): profit €5m

• Jannes Horn: signed for €7m (Jul 2017), left free for VfL Bochum 1848 (Jul 2022): loss €7m
• Jorge Meré Pérez: signed for €7m (Jul 2017), sold to América for €900k (Jan 2022): loss €6m
• Ellyes Skhiri: signed for €6m (Jul 2019), left free for Eintracht Frankfurt (Jul 2023): loss €6m
• Dominick Drexler: signed for €5m (Jul 2018), left free for Schalke 04 (Jul 2021): loss €5m
• Ondrej Duda: signed for €7m (Sep 2020), sold to Hellas Verona for €3m (Jul 2023): loss €4m

FC Köln ins and outs 2026/27: who left and who came in, by position

FC Köln have made 7 signings and 5 departures in 2026/27, plus 3 loans in and 4 out. Who left each position and who came in:

• Defence: out Dominique Heintz (left free for Fortuna Düsseldorf, 5 league starts in 2025/26), Jusuf Gazibegovic (loan to Widzew Lodz, 1 league appearance in 2025/26), Julian Pauli (loan to Odense BK); in Jahmai Simpson-Pusey (from Manchester City, 810 league minutes since), Luka Lochoshvili (from Nürnberg, 617 league minutes since), Borna Sosa (loan from Crystal Palace, 476 league minutes since), Gideon Mensah (free from Auxerre, 334 league minutes since).
• Midfield: out Eric Martel (left free for FSV Mainz 05, 30 league starts in 2025/26), Denis Huseinbasic (left free for Sporting Braga, 9 league starts in 2025/26), Rasmus Carstensen (to AGF); in Tom Krauß (from FSV Mainz 05, 729 league minutes since), Paul Okon-Engstler (from Sydney, 324 league minutes since), Ellyes Skhiri (from Eintracht Frankfurt, 295 league minutes since).
• Attack: out Youssoupha Niang (loan to St. Pauli, 2 league starts in 2025/26), Fynn Schenten (loan to Roda JC Kerkrade, 1 league start in 2025/26); in Mikey Moore (loan from Tottenham U21, 496 league minutes since), Thijs Dallinga (loan from Bologna, 153 league minutes since), Jakub Kamiński (from VfL Wolfsburg, then sold to Benfica).

FC Köln injury news: injuries and suspensions

FC Köln have 5 players injured as of 9 Nov 2026, with €26m of value sidelined.

• Thijs Dallinga (FWD): Cruciate ligament injury · out since 3 Oct 2026 · return date not set · 7 games missed
• Rav van den Berg (DEF): Muscle injury · out since 10 Oct 2026 · return date not set · 6 games missed
• Ellyes Skhiri (MID): Syndesmotic ligament tear · out since 12 Oct 2026 · return date not set · 5 games missed
• Imad Rondic (FWD): Hamstring injury · out since 15 Oct 2026 · return date not set · 5 games missed
• Timo Hübers (DEF): Knee injury · out since 26 Oct 2025 · return date not set · 43 games missed

FC Köln last starting XI

FC Köln's last league starting XI, v Bayer 04 Leverkusen on 8 Nov 2026: Marvin Schwäbe; Jahmai Simpson-Pusey, Tom Krauß, Joël Schmied; Borna Sosa, Linton Maina, Sebastian Sebulonsen, Mikey Moore, Paul Okon-Engstler; Marius Bülter, Saïd El Mala.

1 change from the side that started v FC Union Berlin on 1 Nov 2026.

Started at least 3 of the last 5 league games but not this one: Ísak Jóhannesson (4) and Luka Lochoshvili (3).

Opponent: Bayer 04 Leverkusen.

FC Köln minutes played 2026/27

After 9 league games of 2026/27, 9 FC Köln players have played at least 60% of the minutes open to them, 6 are rotating and 20 have played under a quarter.

Surplus watch, notable value on under a quarter of the minutes: Ragnar Ache (24%, €7m), Jan Thielmann (18%, €5m).

Out of contract on 30 June 2027 unless extended: Marvin Schwäbe, Luca Waldschmidt, Marius Bülter, Timo Hübers, Youssoupha Niang, Matthias Köbbing, Ron-Robert Zieler.

FC Köln club-trained players

We can verify 6 club-trained players in the FC Köln squad: Jan Thielmann, Emin Kujovic, Elias Bakatukanda, Fayssal Harchaoui, Fynn Schenten and Youssoupha Niang. Between them they have played 2% of FC Köln's league minutes in 2026/27. 8 other squad players are not verifiable on our record.

• Jan Thielmann (FWD): 149 league minutes
• Emin Kujovic (MID): no league minutes yet
• Elias Bakatukanda (DEF): no league minutes yet
• Fayssal Harchaoui (MID): no league minutes yet
• Fynn Schenten (FWD): no league minutes yet
• Youssoupha Niang (FWD): no league minutes yet

On the record we can verify, 22 players club-trained at FC Köln now play for other clubs we track, led by Yann Bisseck (Inter, value €55m), Tim Lemperle (TSG Hoffenheim, value €18m) and Jonas Urbig (FC Bayern München, value €10m).

• Yann Bisseck · Inter · €55m
• Tim Lemperle · TSG Hoffenheim · €18m
• Jonas Urbig · FC Bayern München · €10m
• Max Finkgräfe · RB Leipzig · €7m
• Jens Castrop · Borussia Mönchengladbach · €7m
• Ismail Jakobs · Galatasaray · €6m
• Julian Pauli · Odense BK · €5m
• Marcel Hartel · St. Louis City · €4m

We count a player as club-trained when his record shows him registered with the club for three entire seasons or 36 months between the ages of 15 and 21 (UEFA's home-grown test), wherever he started and whatever he cost; time on loan counts for the club that borrowed him.

FC Köln free agents: released players without a club

One former FC Köln player is a verified free agent as of 10 Nov 2026: Luca Kilian (€100k, without a club since 1 July 2026).

Every verified free agent