H. Kuruçay
FC Schalke 04Türkiye28 years old187
58
Tackles
31
Interceptions
7.2
Rating
30
Appearances
2439 mins
4
Goals
📊 Season Performance
📅 Career History
| Season | Club · League | Apps | Goals | Ast | Rtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26/27 | FC Schalke 04 · Bundesliga | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7.2 |
| 25/26 | FC Schalke 04 · 2. Bundesliga | 30 | 4 | 0 | 7.2 |
| 24/25 | OH Leuven · Jupiler Pro League | 24 | 1 | 0 | 6.9 |
| 23/24 | Eintracht Braunschweig · 2. Bundesliga | 27 | 4 | 2 | 7.0 |
| 22/23 | Ham-Kam · Eliteserien | 28 | 4 | 0 | 7.1 |
| 21/22 | Ham-Kam · 1. Division | 24 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
| 20/21 | Strommen · 1. Division | 25 | 3 | 0 | N/A |
| 19/20 | Floro · 2. Division - Group 2 | 22 | 1 | 0 | N/A |
Kuruçay's 2025/26 season, read from the numbers
In 2025/26, H. Kuruçay was close to ever-present for FC Schalke 04 in the 2. Bundesliga: 30 appearances and 2439 minutes, averaging 81 minutes per outing. Per 90 minutes that is 2.1 tackles per 90, 1.1 interceptions per 90 and 62% of his duels won — the rate profile behind Kuruçay's totals.
Kuruçay played 1,371 passes at 84% accuracy — 50.6 per 90, which is the volume that decides whether a side builds through him or around him. Set against Kuruçay's own record, 2025/26 reads differently: he is playing far less than he once did — 2609 minutes against 3684 at his peak; his average match rating has risen from 6.90 to 7.17 since 2024/25.
Discipline is part of the picture for Kuruçay: 6 bookings in 30 appearances, one every 5.0 games.
How these scores are built, and the minutes and rating floors a player must clear to appear on our boards, are set out in our methodology.