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Loris Karius

Loris Karius

Goalkeeper  at FC Schalke 04
Age32
CitizenshipGermany
Height1.91 m
Footright
BornJune 22, 1993
at FC Schalke 04 495 days · joined 2025-01-14
👕200+ Apps
Market value €800k
Goalkeeper

Career snapshot

8
clubs played for
09/10
debut season
0
goals / match
1.FSV Mainz 05
top club · 96 apps

Position rank · 25/26

#89
goals rank
#106
assists rank
0
season goals
0
season assists

Among 1,246 Goalkeepers · ≥200 mins

Career highs

€12.00m
peak value · 2018
€6.20m
top transfer fee · 16/17
best season
8 / 0
int'l caps / goals
258Appearances
0Goals
0Assists
8Yellow cards
0Red cards
255Full matches (90′)
Full nameLoris Karius
Name in home countryLoris Sven Karius
Date of birth1993-06-22 (32 yrs)
Place of birthBiberach an der Riß, Germany
CitizenshipGermany
PositionGoalkeeper
Footright
Height191.00 m
Current clubFC Schalke 04
Joined2025-01-14
Contract expires2027-06-30
AgentRelatives
Outfitteradidas
Jul 2025
25/26 — FC Schalke 04
4 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Mar 2025
Injury: unknown
7 games missed
Jan 2025
Transfer: Without Club → FC Schalke 04
24/25 · Transfer
Jul 2024
24/25 — FC Schalke 04
4 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2024
Transfer: Newcastle → Without Club
24/25 · Transfer
Jul 2023
23/24 — Newcastle United
1 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Sep 2022
Transfer: Without Club → Newcastle
22/23 · Transfer
Jul 2022
22/23 — Newcastle United
1 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2022
Transfer: Liverpool → Without Club
22/23 · Transfer
Jun 2021
Transfer: Union Berlin → Liverpool
20/21 · Return from loan
Oct 2020
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Sep 2020
Transfer: Liverpool → Union Berlin
20/21 · Loan
Jul 2020
20/21 — 1.FC Union Berlin
5 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
May 2020
Transfer: Besiktas → Liverpool
19/20 · Return from loan
Aug 2019
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Jul 2019
19/20 — Besiktas JK
32 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Nov 2018
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Aug 2018
Transfer: Liverpool → Besiktas
18/19 · Loan
Jul 2018
18/19 — Besiktas JK, Liverpool FC
35 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
May 2018
Injury: unknown
Jul 2017
17/18 — Liverpool FC
33 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2016
Injury: unknown
4 games missed
Jul 2016
16/17 — Liverpool FC
16 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2016
Transfer: 1.FSV Mainz 05 → Liverpool
16/17 · Transfer · €6.20m
Jul 2015
15/16 — 1.FSV Mainz 05
36 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
May 2015
Injury: unknown
Apr 2015
Injury: unknown
Jul 2014
14/15 — 1.FSV Mainz 05
36 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Sep 2013
Injury: unknown
16 games missed
Jul 2013
13/14 — 1.FSV Mainz 05, 1.FSV Mainz 05 II
26 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2012
12/13 — 1.FSV Mainz 05, 1.FSV Mainz 05 II
7 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jan 2012
Transfer: Man City Res. → 1.FSV Mainz 05
11/12 · Transfer
Dec 2011
Transfer: 1.FSV Mainz 05 → Man City Res.
11/12 · Return from loan
Aug 2011
Transfer: Man City Res. → 1.FSV Mainz 05
11/12 · Loan
Jul 2011
11/12 — 1.FSV Mainz 05, 1.FSV Mainz 05 II
18 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2010
10/11 — Manchester City Reserves
3 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2010
Transfer: Man City U18 → Man City Res.
10/11 · Transfer
Jul 2009
09/10 — Manchester City Reserves
1 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2009
Transfer: Stuttgart U17 → Man City U18
09/10 · Transfer · €225k
Jul 2008
Transfer: Stuttgart Yth. → Stuttgart U17
08/09 · Transfer
Jul 2005
Transfer: SSV Ulm 1846 Yo → Stuttgart Yth.
05/06 · Transfer
Jul 2001
Transfer: Mettenberg Yth. → SSV Ulm 1846 Yo
01/02 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €12.00m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset

Percentile rank vs 388 other Goalkeepers with ≥500 minutes in 25/26. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).

Goals0 total · 0.00/90
0
Assists0 total · 0.00/90
0
G+A0 total · 0.00/90
0
Yellow cards1 total · 0.25/90
5
Clean sheets1 total · 1.00/90
11
22,974 min
Minutes played by club
FC Schalke 04 2.9%
Newcastle United 0.8%
1.FC Union Berlin 1.7%
Besiktas JK 26.2%
Liverpool FC 19.2%
1.FSV Mainz 05 37.3%
1.FSV Mainz 05 II 10.4%
Manchester City Reserves 1.6%
ClubSeasonsFirstLastMatchesGoalsAssistsMinutes
FC Schalke 04 2 24/25 25/26 8 0 0 675
Newcastle United 2 22/23 23/24 2 0 0 180
1.FC Union Berlin 1 20/21 20/21 5 0 0 381
Besiktas JK 2 18/19 19/20 67 0 0 6,030
Liverpool FC 3 16/17 18/19 49 0 0 4,410
1.FSV Mainz 05 5 11/12 15/16 96 0 0 8,560
1.FSV Mainz 05 II 3 11/12 13/14 27 0 0 2,378
Manchester City Reserves 2 09/10 10/11 4 0 0 360

Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value

0€3M1€6M1€9M1€12M11/1212/1313/1414/1515/1616/1717/1818/1919/2020/2122/2323/2424/2525/2611/12 — €200K12/13 — €200K13/14 — €200K14/15 — €5M15/16 — €5M16/17 — €9M17/18 — €8M18/19 — €12M19/20 — €9.5M20/21 — €5M22/23 — €1.5M23/24 — €1.2M24/25 — €1M25/26 — €800KGoalsAssistsMarket value

Goals by season

09/10: 0009/1010/11: 0010/1111/12: 0011/1212/13: 0012/1313/14: 0013/1414/15: 0014/1515/16: 0015/1616/17: 0016/1717/18: 0017/1818/19: 0018/1919/20: 0019/2020/21: 0020/2122/23: 0022/2323/24: 0023/2424/25: 0024/2525/26: 0025/26

Assists by season

09/10: 0009/1010/11: 0010/1111/12: 0011/1212/13: 0012/1313/14: 0013/1414/15: 0014/1515/16: 0015/1616/17: 0016/1717/18: 0017/1818/19: 0018/1919/20: 0019/2020/21: 0020/2122/23: 0022/2323/24: 0023/2424/25: 0024/2525/26: 0025/26
SeasonCompetitionClubMatchesGoalsAssistsYCRCMinutes
25/26 2. Bundesliga FC Schalke 04 4 0 0 1 0 360
24/25 2. Bundesliga FC Schalke 04 4 0 0 0 0 315
23/24 Champions League Newcastle United 0 0 0 0 0 0
23/24 EFL Cup Newcastle United 0 0 0 0 0 0
23/24 FA Cup Newcastle United 0 0 0 0 0 0
23/24 Premier League Newcastle United 1 0 0 0 0 90
22/23 EFL Cup Newcastle United 1 0 0 0 0 90
22/23 Premier League Newcastle United 0 0 0 0 0 0
20/21 Bundesliga 1.FC Union Berlin 4 0 0 0 0 291
20/21 DFB-Pokal 1.FC Union Berlin 1 0 0 0 0 90
19/20 Europa League Besiktas JK 5 0 0 0 0 450
19/20 Süper Lig Besiktas JK 25 0 0 1 0 2,250
19/20 Türkiye Kupasi Besiktas JK 2 0 0 0 0 180
18/19 Europa League Besiktas JK 5 0 0 0 0 450
18/19 Premier League Liverpool FC 0 0 0 0 0 0
18/19 Süper Lig Besiktas JK 30 0 0 2 0 2,700
17/18 Champions League Liverpool FC 13 0 0 0 0 1,170
17/18 Champions League Qu. Liverpool FC 0 0 0 0 0 0
17/18 EFL Cup Liverpool FC 0 0 0 0 0 0
17/18 FA Cup Liverpool FC 1 0 0 0 0 90
17/18 Premier League Liverpool FC 19 0 0 1 0 1,710
16/17 EFL Cup Liverpool FC 3 0 0 0 0 270
16/17 FA Cup Liverpool FC 3 0 0 0 0 270
16/17 Premier League Liverpool FC 10 0 0 0 0 900
15/16 Bundesliga 1.FSV Mainz 05 34 0 0 1 0 3,060
15/16 DFB-Pokal 1.FSV Mainz 05 2 0 0 0 0 180
14/15 Bundesliga 1.FSV Mainz 05 33 0 0 1 0 2,912
14/15 DFB-Pokal 1.FSV Mainz 05 1 0 0 0 0 120
14/15 Europa League Qualifying 1.FSV Mainz 05 2 0 0 0 0 180
13/14 Bundesliga 1.FSV Mainz 05 23 0 0 0 0 2,070
13/14 Regionalliga Südwest 1.FSV Mainz 05 II 3 0 0 0 0 270
12/13 Bundesliga 1.FSV Mainz 05 1 0 0 0 0 38
12/13 DFB-Pokal 1.FSV Mainz 05 0 0 0 0 0 0
12/13 Regionalliga Südwest 1.FSV Mainz 05 II 6 0 0 1 0 540
11/12 Bundesliga 1.FSV Mainz 05 0 0 0 0 0 0
11/12 RL West 1.FSV Mainz 05 II 18 0 0 0 0 1,568
10/11 Reserve League Manchester City Reserves 3 0 0 0 0 270
09/10 Reserve League North Manchester City Reserves 1 0 0 0 0 90
SeasonDateFromToTypeMarket valueFee
01/02 2001-07-01 Mettenberg Yth. SSV Ulm 1846 Yo Transfer 0
05/06 2005-07-01 SSV Ulm 1846 Yo Stuttgart Yth. Transfer 0
08/09 2008-07-01 Stuttgart Yth. Stuttgart U17 Transfer 0
09/10 2009-07-01 Stuttgart U17 Man City U18 Transfer 0 €225k
10/11 2010-07-01 Man City U18 Man City Res. Transfer 0
11/12 2011-08-28 Man City Res. 1.FSV Mainz 05 Loan 0
11/12 2011-12-31 1.FSV Mainz 05 Man City Res. Return from loan 200000
11/12 2012-01-01 Man City Res. 1.FSV Mainz 05 Transfer 200000
16/17 2016-07-01 1.FSV Mainz 05 Liverpool Transfer 7000000 €6.20m
18/19 2018-08-28 Liverpool Besiktas Loan 12000000
19/20 2020-05-04 Besiktas Liverpool Return from loan 3200000
20/21 2020-09-28 Liverpool Union Berlin Loan 3200000
20/21 2021-06-30 Union Berlin Liverpool Return from loan 2000000
22/23 2022-07-01 Liverpool Without Club Transfer 1500000
22/23 2022-09-12 Without Club Newcastle Transfer 1500000
24/25 2024-07-01 Newcastle Without Club Transfer 1000000
24/25 2025-01-14 Without Club FC Schalke 04 Transfer 800000
SeasonInjuryFromToDays missedGames missed
13/14 Patellar tendon problems 2013-09-19 2013-10-31 43 16
14/15 Right hip flexor problems 2015-04-13 2015-04-16 4 0
14/15 Patellar tendon irritation 2015-05-11 2015-05-14 4 0
16/17 Broken hand 2016-07-28 2016-09-08 43 4
17/18 concussion 2018-05-28 2018-06-11 15 0
18/19 Back problems 2018-11-10 2018-11-15 6 1
19/20 Hamstring strain 2019-08-05 2019-08-19 15 1
20/21 Foot injury 2020-10-21 2020-11-05 16 2
24/25 Calf injury 2025-03-31 2025-06-01 63 7
Current€800k
Peak€12.00m
Low€200k
Δ since start+€600k
€200k€3.15m€6.10m€9.05m€12.00m197019701970
DateValue
Jan 1, 1970 €800k
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €800k
Jan 1, 1970 €1.20m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €2.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €4.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €5.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.20m
Jan 1, 1970 €5.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €7.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €9.50m
Jan 1, 1970 €8.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €12.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €8.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €8.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €7.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €9.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €5.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €5.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €3.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €5.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €1.00m
Jan 1, 1970 €200k
Jan 1, 1970 €200k
Jan 1, 1970 €200k
Jan 1, 1970 €200k
Jan 1, 1970 €200k
TeamShirtMatchesGoalsDebutAge at debutStatus
Team #17662 1 0 former national player
Team #17368 3 0 former national player
Team #9067 1 0 former national player
Team #5710 1 0 former national player
Team #5709 1 0 former national player
Team #3817 #12 1 0 former national player
TeammatePPG played withJoint goalsMinutes
Yunus Mallı 1 0 0
Stefan Bell 1 0 0
Johannes Geis 1 0 0
Daniel Brosinski 1 0 0
Domagoj Vida 2 0 0
Caner Erkin 2 0 0
Adem Ljajic 2 0 0
Jairo Samperio 1 0 0
Jeremain Lens 2 0 0
Roberto Firmino 2 0 0
Pablo de Blasis 1 0 0
Georginio Wijnaldum 2 0 0
Sadio Mané 2 0 0
Güven Yalçın 2 0 0
James Milner 2 0 0
Dejan Lovren 2 0 0

Every loan spell across this player's career.

SeasonDateFromToTypeFeeValue at transfer
20/21 2021-06-30 Union Berlin Liverpool Return from loan €2.00m
20/21 2020-09-28 Liverpool Union Berlin Loan €3.20m
19/20 2020-05-04 Besiktas Liverpool Return from loan €3.20m
18/19 2018-08-28 Liverpool Besiktas Loan €12.00m
11/12 2011-12-31 1.FSV Mainz 05 Man City Res. Return from loan €200k
11/12 2011-08-28 Man City Res. 1.FSV Mainz 05 Loan

Last 28 matches for FC Schalke 04 while Loris Karius was at the club (joined 2025-01-14). The Availability column cross-references our injury database — matches inside a known injury window are flagged INJURED. Per-match goal attribution requires a paid feed (FBref/Sofascore) and isn't wired up yet.

DateCompHomeScoreAwayAvailability
2025-11-01 L2 Karlsruher SC 2–1 FC Schalke 04 Available
2025-10-24 L2 FC Schalke 04 1–0 SV Darmstadt 98 Available
2025-10-17 L2 Hannover 96 0–3 FC Schalke 04 Available
2025-10-05 L2 Arminia Bielefeld 1–2 FC Schalke 04 Available
2025-09-26 L2 FC Schalke 04 1–0 SpVgg Greuther Fürth Available
2025-09-20 L2 1. FC Magdeburg 0–2 FC Schalke 04 Available
2025-09-13 L2 FC Schalke 04 0–1 Holstein Kiel Available
2025-08-31 L2 Dynamo Dresden 0–1 FC Schalke 04 Available
2025-08-23 L2 FC Schalke 04 2–1 VfL Bochum Available
2025-08-09 L2 1. FC Kaiserslautern 1–0 FC Schalke 04 Available
2025-08-01 L2 FC Schalke 04 2–1 Hertha BSC Available
2025-05-18 L2 FC Schalke 04 1–2 SV 07 Elversberg INJURED Calf injury
2025-05-10 L2 Fortuna Düsseldorf 2–0 FC Schalke 04 INJURED Calf injury
2025-05-02 L2 FC Schalke 04 0–2 SC Paderborn 07 INJURED Calf injury
2025-04-27 L2 1. FC Kaiserslautern 2–1 FC Schalke 04 INJURED Calf injury
2025-04-19 L2 FC Schalke 04 2–2 Hamburger SV INJURED Calf injury
2025-04-13 L2 Jahn Regensburg 2–0 FC Schalke 04 INJURED Calf injury
2025-04-06 L2 FC Schalke 04 2–1 SSV Ulm 1846 INJURED Calf injury
2025-03-30 L2 SpVgg Greuther Fürth 3–3 FC Schalke 04 Available
2025-03-14 L2 FC Schalke 04 1–2 Hannover 96 Available
2025-03-08 L2 Hertha BSC 1–2 FC Schalke 04 Available
2025-02-28 L2 FC Schalke 04 1–0 Preußen Münster Available
2025-02-23 L2 SV Darmstadt 98 2–0 FC Schalke 04 Available
2025-02-16 L2 FC Schalke 04 2–1 Karlsruher SC Available
2025-02-09 L2 1. FC Köln 1–0 FC Schalke 04 Available
2025-02-01 L2 FC Schalke 04 2–5 1. FC Magdeburg Available
2025-01-25 L2 FC Schalke 04 3–1 1. FC Nürnberg Available
2025-01-18 L2 Eintracht Braunschweig 0–0 FC Schalke 04 Available

Teams faced most often by Loris Karius's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).

OpponentPWDLGFGAGDWin %
Chelsea FC 60 20 16 24 75 89 -14 33%
Arsenal FC 56 16 16 24 91 97 -6 29%
Manchester City 53 14 9 30 63 120 -57 26%
Everton FC 51 20 17 14 71 60 +11 39%
Manchester United 44 11 10 23 53 72 -19 25%
Tottenham Hotspur 44 20 7 17 65 60 +5 45%
Southampton FC 40 23 8 9 72 46 +26 58%
West Ham United 38 23 6 9 81 44 +37 61%
Fulham FC 36 17 8 11 59 42 +17 47%
West Bromwich Albion 33 12 12 9 45 41 +4 36%
Aston Villa 33 17 9 7 50 31 +19 52%
Stoke City 32 16 6 10 49 35 +14 50%

Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.

Season / YearMilestoneDate
09/10 Senior debut season

Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.

SeasonMatchesMinsYC2nd YCRCCards / 90′
25/26 4 360 1 0 0 0.25
19/20 32 2,880 1 0 0 0.03
18/19 35 3,150 2 0 0 0.06
17/18 33 2,970 1 0 0 0.03
15/16 36 3,240 1 0 0 0.03
14/15 36 3,212 1 0 0 0.03
12/13 7 578 1 0 0 0.16

Goalkeeper-specific aggregates: clean sheets and goals conceded by season.

SeasonMatchesMinsClean sheetsCS %Goals concededGC / 90′
25/26 4 360 1 25% 3 0.75
24/25 4 315 1 25% 5 1.43
23/24 1 90 0 0% 4 4
22/23 1 90 0 0% 2 2
20/21 5 381 3 60% 4 0.94
19/20 32 2,880 8 25% 46 1.44
18/19 35 3,150 6 17% 49 1.4
17/18 33 2,970 16 48% 31 0.94
16/17 16 1,440 6 38% 16 1
15/16 36 3,240 10 28% 44 1.22
14/15 36 3,212 12 33% 49 1.37
13/14 26 2,340 10 38% 36 1.38
12/13 7 578 1 14% 13 2.02
11/12 18 1,568 5 28% 24 1.38
10/11 3 270 1 33% 6 2
09/10 1 90 1 100% 0 0

Output by competition

Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.

2. Bundesliga
8 apps
0 G
0 A
Premier League
30 apps
0 G
0 A
Champions League
13 apps
0 G
0 A
Bundesliga
95 apps
0 G
0 A
Süper Lig
55 apps
0 G
0 A
Europa League
10 apps
0 G
0 A
Regionalliga Südwest
9 apps
0 G
0 A
RL West
18 apps
0 G
0 A

Frequently asked about Loris Karius

Who is Loris Karius?

Loris Karius is a Germany professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for FC Schalke 04.

How old is Loris Karius?

Loris Karius is 32 years old. He was born on June 22, 1993 in Biberach an der Riß.

What position does Loris Karius play?

Loris Karius plays as a goalkeeper (Goalkeeper).

What club does Loris Karius play for?

Loris Karius currently plays for FC Schalke 04.

What is Loris Karius's market value?

Loris Karius's most recent reported market value is €800k.