Position
Defender
Age
20
Nationality
Turkey
Birthday
2006-09-08
Place of birth
-
Country of birth
Germany
Length
-
Weight
-
Next match
Last match
Career statistics Mertcan Ayhan
Full career · 2025 - 2026
Matches
31
21 in the starting XI
Minutes played
2,068
67 per match
Goals
0
0.00 per 90 minutes
Assists
0
0.00 per 90 minutes
Goals + assists
0
FN rating
6.67
average
Cards
7 / 0
295 minutes per card
Unused substitute
8
matches
Season 2026
Matches
3
1 in the starting XI
Minutes played
68
23 per match
Goals
0
0.00 per 90 minutes
Assists
0
0.00 per 90 minutes
Goals + assists
0
FN rating
6.13
average
Cards
1 / 0
68 minutes per card
Unused substitute
1
matches
1. Bundesliga · 2026
Matches
2
1 in the starting XI
Minutes played
33
17 per match
Goals
0
0.00 per 90 minutes
Assists
0
0.00 per 90 minutes
Goals + assists
0
FN rating
6.20
average
Cards
0 / 0
Unused substitute
1
matches
DFB Pokal · 2026
Matches
1
0 in the starting XI
Minutes played
35
35 per match
Goals
-
Assists
0
0.00 per 90 minutes
Goals + assists
0
FN rating
6.00
average
Cards
1 / 0
35 minutes per card
Season 2025
Matches
28
20 in the starting XI
Minutes played
2,000
71 per match
Goals
-
Assists
0
0.00 per 90 minutes
Goals + assists
0
FN rating
6.73
average
Cards
6 / 0
333 minutes per card
Unused substitute
6
matches
2. Bundesliga · 2025
Matches
26
19 in the starting XI
Minutes played
1,869
72 per match
Goals
-
Assists
0
0.00 per 90 minutes
Goals + assists
0
FN rating
6.74
average
Cards
6 / 0
312 minutes per card
Unused substitute
6
matches
DFB Pokal · 2025
Matches
2
1 in the starting XI
Minutes played
131
66 per match
Goals
-
Assists
0
0.00 per 90 minutes
Goals + assists
0
FN rating
6.60
average
Cards
0 / 0
2. Bundesliga · 2024 - 2025
Matches
26
19 in the starting XI
Minutes played
1,869
72 per match
Goals
-
Assists
0
0.00 per 90 minutes
Goals + assists
0
FN rating
6.74
average
Cards
6 / 0
312 minutes per card
Unused substitute
7
matches
DFB Pokal · 2025 - 2026
Matches
3
1 in the starting XI
Minutes played
166
55 per match
Goals
-
Assists
0
0.00 per 90 minutes
Goals + assists
0
FN rating
6.40
average
Cards
1 / 0
166 minutes per card
1. Bundesliga · 2026
Matches
2
1 in the starting XI
Minutes played
33
17 per match
Goals
0
0.00 per 90 minutes
Assists
0
0.00 per 90 minutes
Goals + assists
0
FN rating
6.20
average
Cards
0 / 0
Unused substitute
1
matches
No data available
Full career · 2025 - 2026
Matches
31
21 in the starting XI
Minutes played
2,068
67 per match
Goals
0
0.00 per 90 minutes
Assists
0
0.00 per 90 minutes
Goals + assists
0
FN rating
6.67
average
Cards
7 / 0
295 minutes per card
Unused substitute
8
matches
FN rating over the last matches
Success rates across the whole career
Shots on target
22.2%
Goals per shot
0.0%
Successful dribbles
71.4%
Duels won
50.7%
Starts
67.7%
Stats Mertcan Ayhan
| Match | Competition | Date | FN rating | Min | Pos | G | A | Sh | SoT | Pas | KP | Pas+ | Tkl | Blk | Int | Du | Du+ | Dri | Dri+ | Foul | Foul+ | Off | Sav | GC | Pen+ | Pen- | PenSv | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ø Average | - | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Union Berlin - FC Schalke 04
|
1. Bundesliga | 2026-09-11 | 0.0 | 0 | Defender | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - |
|
FC Schalke 04 - Bayern Munich
|
1. Bundesliga | 2026-09-05 | 6.2 | 25 | Defender | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | - | - |
|
FC Augsburg - FC Schalke 04
(sub) |
1. Bundesliga | 2026-08-30 | 6.2 | 8 | Defender | - | 0 | - | - | 4 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
|
Hallescher FC - FC Schalke 04
(sub) |
DFB Pokal | 2026-08-24 | 6.0 | 35 | Defender | - | 0 | - | - | 22 | - | 16 | - | - | 1 | 4 | - | - | - | 2 | - | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
|
FC Schalke 04 - Eintracht Braunschweig
|
2. Bundesliga | 2026-05-17 | 7.0 | 72 | Defender | - | 0 | - | - | 63 | 1 | 52 | 1 | - | 1 | 9 | 4 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
|
FC Nurnberg - FC Schalke 04
|
2. Bundesliga | 2026-05-09 | 5.3 | 90 | Defender | - | 0 | 1 | - | 47 | 1 | 38 | 2 | - | 2 | 13 | 5 | - | - | 2 | - | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
|
FC Schalke 04 - Fortuna Dusseldorf
|
2. Bundesliga | 2026-05-02 | 6.9 | 90 | Defender | - | 0 | - | - | 32 | - | 23 | - | - | - | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
|
SC Paderborn 07 - FC Schalke 04
|
2. Bundesliga | 2026-04-26 | 6.6 | 90 | Defender | - | 0 | - | - | 60 | - | 55 | 3 | - | 2 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 1 | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
|
FC Schalke 04 - Preussen Munster
|
2. Bundesliga | 2026-04-19 | 7.6 | 90 | Defender | - | 0 | - | - | 73 | 1 | 67 | 1 | - | 1 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
|
FC Schalke 04 - Karlsruher SC
|
2. Bundesliga | 2026-04-05 | 6.5 | 90 | Defender | - | 0 | - | - | 65 | - | 56 | - | - | 3 | 7 | - | - | - | 2 | - | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
|
SV Darmstadt 98 - FC Schalke 04
(sub) |
2. Bundesliga | 2026-03-21 | - | - | Defender | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
|
FC Schalke 04 - Hannover 96
(sub) |
2. Bundesliga | 2026-03-15 | 6.3 | 34 | Defender | - | 0 | 1 | - | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
|
FC Schalke 04 - Arminia Bielefeld
|
2. Bundesliga | 2026-03-06 | 6.6 | 90 | Defender | - | 0 | 1 | - | 26 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 8 | - | - | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
|
SpVgg Greuther Furth - FC Schalke 04
(sub) |
2. Bundesliga | 2026-02-28 | - | - | Defender | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
|
FC Schalke 04 - FC Magdeburg
(sub) |
2. Bundesliga | 2026-02-21 | 5.9 | 18 | Defender | - | 0 | - | - | 9 | - | 6 | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
|
Holstein Kiel - FC Schalke 04
(sub) |
2. Bundesliga | 2026-02-15 | 6.3 | 45 | Defender | - | 0 | - | - | 15 | - | 9 | 2 | - | 2 | 10 | 5 | - | - | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
|
FC Schalke 04 - Dynamo Dresden
|
2. Bundesliga | 2026-02-07 | 7.0 | 90 | Defender | - | 0 | - | - | 45 | 1 | 36 | 3 | 1 | - | 12 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | - | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
|
VfL BOCHUM - FC Schalke 04
|
2. Bundesliga | 2026-01-31 | 6.6 | 90 | Defender | - | 0 | - | - | 90 | 1 | 81 | - | - | - | 6 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
|
Hertha Berlin - FC Schalke 04
(sub) |
2. Bundesliga | 2026-01-17 | 6.9 | 15 | Defender | - | 0 | - | - | 2 | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
|
Eintracht Braunschweig - FC Schalke 04
|
2. Bundesliga | 2025-12-21 | 6.2 | 74 | Defender | - | 0 | - | - | 30 | - | 19 | - | - | - | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
|
FC Schalke 04 - FC Nurnberg
|
2. Bundesliga | 2025-12-14 | 8.0 | 90 | Defender | - | 0 | - | - | 31 | 1 | 22 | 5 | - | - | 11 | 11 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
|
Fortuna Dusseldorf - FC Schalke 04
|
2. Bundesliga | 2025-12-05 | 7.2 | 90 | Defender | - | 0 | - | - | 29 | - | 17 | 4 | 3 | - | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
|
FC Schalke 04 - SC Paderborn 07
|
2. Bundesliga | 2025-11-28 | 6.6 | 90 | Defender | - | 0 | - | - | 26 | - | 13 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
|
Preussen Munster - FC Schalke 04
|
2. Bundesliga | 2025-11-22 | 7.0 | 69 | Defender | - | 0 | 1 | - | 30 | - | 20 | 1 | - | - | 4 | 1 | - | - | 3 | - | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
|
FC Schalke 04 - SV Elversberg
|
2. Bundesliga | 2025-11-08 | 6.9 | 90 | Defender | - | 0 | - | - | 19 | - | 9 | - | - | 2 | 6 | 2 | - | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
|
Karlsruher SC - FC Schalke 04
|
2. Bundesliga | 2025-11-01 | 6.2 | 90 | Defender | - | 0 | 1 | 1 | 21 | - | 15 | 1 | - | 1 | 7 | 4 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
|
SV Darmstadt 98 - FC Schalke 04
|
DFB Pokal | 2025-10-29 | 6.3 | 90 | Defender | - | 0 | - | - | 35 | - | 26 | 4 | - | 1 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
|
FC Schalke 04 - SV Darmstadt 98
|
2. Bundesliga | 2025-10-24 | 7.3 | 90 | Defender | - | 0 | - | - | 32 | - | 22 | 2 | - | 3 | 5 | 5 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
|
Hannover 96 - FC Schalke 04
|
2. Bundesliga | 2025-10-17 | 7.2 | 90 | Defender | - | 0 | 1 | - | 30 | - | 22 | 3 | - | 1 | 5 | 3 | - | - | 1 | - | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
|
Arminia Bielefeld - FC Schalke 04
|
2. Bundesliga | 2025-10-05 | 6.7 | 90 | Defender | - | 0 | - | - | 17 | - | 10 | 2 | - | 1 | 11 | 6 | - | - | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
|
FC Schalke 04 - SpVgg Greuther Furth
(sub) |
2. Bundesliga | 2025-09-26 | 7.2 | 78 | Defender | - | 0 | 1 | - | 56 | 1 | 48 | 3 | - | 1 | 7 | 5 | - | - | 1 | - | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
|
FC Magdeburg - FC Schalke 04
(sub) |
2. Bundesliga | 2025-09-20 | 7.0 | 13 | Defender | - | 0 | - | - | 2 | - | 2 | 3 | - | - | 4 | 3 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
|
FC Schalke 04 - Holstein Kiel
(sub) |
2. Bundesliga | 2025-09-13 | - | - | Defender | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
|
Dynamo Dresden - FC Schalke 04
(sub) |
2. Bundesliga | 2025-08-31 | - | - | Defender | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
|
FC Schalke 04 - VfL BOCHUM
(sub) |
2. Bundesliga | 2025-08-23 | - | - | Defender | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
|
Lokomotive Leipzig - FC Schalke 04
(sub) |
DFB Pokal | 2025-08-17 | 6.9 | 41 | Defender | - | 0 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 9 | - | - | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
|
FC Kaiserslautern - FC Schalke 04
(sub) |
2. Bundesliga | 2025-08-09 | - | - | Defender | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
|
FC Schalke 04 - Hertha Berlin
(sub) |
2. Bundesliga | 2025-08-01 | 6.3 | 11 | Defender | - | 0 | - | - | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
|
Fortuna Dusseldorf - FC Schalke 04
(sub) |
2. Bundesliga | 2025-05-10 | - | - | Defender | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Legend
Min
Minutes played
Pos
Position
G
Goals
A
Assists
Sh
Shots
SoT
Shots on target
Pas
Passes
KP
Key passes
Pas+
Accurate passes
Tkl
Tackles
Blk
Blocked shots
Int
Interceptions
Du
Duels
Du+
Duels won
Dri
Dribbles
Dri+
Successful dribbles
Foul
Fouls committed
Foul+
Fouls drawn
Yellow cards
Red cards
Off
Offside
Sav
Saves
GC
Goals conceded
Pen+
Penalties scored
Pen-
Penalties missed
PenSv
Penalties saved
sub
Substitute
Stats per match and per 90 minutes
| Statistic | Season 2026 | Full career | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | per match | per 90 | Total | per match | per 90 | |
| Matches | 3 | - | - | 31 | - | - |
| Minutes played | 68 | 22.7 | - | 2,068 | 66.7 | - |
| Attacking | ||||||
| Goals | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Assists | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Goals + assists | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Shots | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 9 | 0.29 | 0.39 |
| Shots on target | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 2 | 0.06 | 0.09 |
| Dribbles | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 14 | 0.45 | 0.61 |
| Successful dribbles | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 10 | 0.32 | 0.44 |
| Offside | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Passing | ||||||
| Passes | 33 | 11.00 | 43.68 | 933 | 30.10 | 40.60 |
| Key passes | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 9 | 0.29 | 0.39 |
| Accurate passes | 22 | 7.33 | 29.12 | 713 | 23.00 | 31.03 |
| Defending | ||||||
| Tackles | 2 | 0.67 | 2.65 | 46 | 1.48 | 2.00 |
| Interceptions | 1 | 0.33 | 1.32 | 27 | 0.87 | 1.18 |
| Blocked shots | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 7 | 0.23 | 0.30 |
| Duels | 11 | 3.67 | 14.56 | 225 | 7.26 | 9.79 |
| Duels won | 2 | 0.67 | 2.65 | 114 | 3.68 | 4.96 |
| Dribbled past | 2 | 0.67 | 2.65 | 21 | 0.68 | 0.91 |
| Discipline | ||||||
| Fouls committed | 2 | 0.67 | 2.65 | 30 | 0.97 | 1.31 |
| Fouls drawn | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 12 | 0.39 | 0.52 |
| Yellow cards | 1 | 0.33 | 1.32 | 7 | 0.23 | 0.30 |
| Red cards | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Penalties | ||||||
| Penalties scored | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Penalties missed | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Penalty conceded | - | - | - | 1 | 0.03 | 0.04 |
Season by season
| Competition | M | St | Min | G | A | G+A | Min/G | Ø | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season 2026 | ||||||||||
|
1. Bundesliga
|
2 | 1 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 6.20 |
|
DFB Pokal
|
1 | 0 | 35 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 6.00 |
| Total 2026 | 3 | 1 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | 6.13 |
| Season 2025 | ||||||||||
|
2. Bundesliga
|
26 | 19 | 1,869 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 6 | 0 | 6.74 |
|
DFB Pokal
|
2 | 1 | 131 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 6.60 |
| Total 2025 | 28 | 20 | 2,000 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 6 | 0 | 6.73 |
| Full career | 31 | 21 | 2,068 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 7 | 0 | 6.67 |
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Bio
Mertcan Ayhan is a 20 year old football player from Turkije who mostly plays as a defender. The last game Mertcan played was FC Schalke 04 - Atalanta on 2026-08-08.