FC 26 · Club

Rot-Weiß Essen

Germany 3. LigaGermany

Team ratings

• OVROverall65
• ATTAttack66
• MIDMidfield66
• DEFDefence64

Formation

4-2-3-1

Average age

24.3

Club worth

€6.1M

Squad size

27

Stadium capacity

20,352

Founded

1907

Domestic prestige

6/10

International prestige

1/10

Youth development

7/10

Trophies

• 1League titles
• 1Domestic cups

Line-up

Starting XI

Full squad ↓4-2-3-1

1. GK69J. Golz, Goalkeeper, overall 69
2. RB64J. Hofmann, Right Back, overall 64
3. RCB66J. Ríos Alonso, Right Centre Back, overall 66
4. LCB65CM. Schultz, Left Centre Back, overall 65, captain
5. LB62F. Bouebari, Left Back, overall 62
6. RDM67K. Gjasula, Right Defensive Midfielder, overall 67
7. LDM65T. Müsel, Left Defensive Midfielder, overall 65
8. RM65D. Abiama, Right Midfielder, overall 65
9. LM67L. Brumme, Left Midfielder, overall 67
10. CAM68K. Mizuta, Attacking Midfielder, overall 68
11. ST65M. Janssen, Striker, overall 65

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Squad

Key people & bench

CaptainMichael SchultzLeft Centre Back

Starting XI average age26.4

Bench · 12 players

1. STDanny SchmidtOverall 67
2. STJannik MauseOverall 64
3. RMMarvin ObuzOverall 66
4. CMRuben ReisigOverall 63
5. CBTobias KraulichOverall 66
6. RBMichael KostkaOverall 64
7. GKFelix WienandOverall 62
8. CBBen HüningOverall 63
9. RMRamien SafiOverall 64
10. GKTino CasaliOverall 64
11. STJaka Čuber PotočnikOverall 60
12. CBGianluca SwajkowskiOverall 57

Full squad

Squad · 27 players

By lineAll

SortBy line, best firstOVR, high to lowPOT, high to lowGrowth, high to lowAge, youngest firstName A–ZPositionContract, soonest first

Player	Pos	Age	OVR	POT	Growth	#	Contract
Goalkeepers · 4
Jakob GolzGK · 26	GK	26	Overall 69	Potential 73	+4	1	2027
Tino CasaliGK · 29	GK	29	Overall 64	Potential 65	+1	13	2030
Felix WienandGK · 23	GK	23	Overall 62	Potential 70	+8	35	2028
Malte BrüningGK · 21	GK	21	Overall 59	Potential 67	+8	25	2027
Defenders · 11
Lucas BrummeLB · 25	LB	25	Overall 67	Potential 68	+1	14	2027
José-Enrique Ríos AlonsoCB · 24	CB	24	Overall 66	Potential 71	+5	23	2027
Tobias KraulichCB · 26	CB	26	Overall 66	Potential 69	+3	33	2028
Michael SchultzCaptainCB · 32	CB	32	Overall 65	Potential 65	0	4	2030
Michael KostkaRB · 21	RB	21	Overall 64	Potential 75	+11	2	2027
Jannik HofmannRB · 23	RB	23	Overall 64	Potential 70	+6	37	2027
Ben HüningCB · 20	CB	20	Overall 63	Potential 75	+12	15	2028
Franci BouebariLB · 21	LB	21	Overall 62	Potential 73	+11	19	2027
Nils KaiserRB · 23	RB	23	Overall 59	Potential 66	+7	18	2030
Gianluca SwajkowskiCB · 20	CB	20	Overall 57	Potential 71	+14	39	2028
Nicolai Schulte-KellinghausCB · 17	CB	17	Overall 53	Potential 71	+18	38	2028
Midfielders · 7
Kaito MizutaCAM · 25	CAM	25	Overall 68	Potential 71	+3	24	2029
Klaus GjasulaCDM · 35	CDM	35	Overall 67	Potential 67	0	8	2027
Marvin ObuzRM · 23	RM	23	Overall 66	Potential 72	+6	10	2027
Torben MüselCM · 25	CM	25	Overall 65	Potential 68	+3	26	2028
Ramien SafiRM · 25	RM	25	Overall 64	Potential 65	+1	7	2028
Ruben ReisigCM · 29	CM	29	Overall 63	Potential 63	0	16	2028
Kelsey MeiselLM · 21	LM	21	Overall 58	Potential 69	+11	30	2028
Forwards · 5
Danny SchmidtST · 22	ST	22	Overall 67	Potential 72	+5	22	2028
Dickson AbiamaST · 26	ST	26	Overall 65	Potential 66	+1	11	2027
Marek JanssenST · 28	ST	28	Overall 65	Potential 65	0	20	2027
Jannik MauseST · 26	ST	26	Overall 64	Potential 65	+1	29	2027
Jaka Čuber PotočnikST · 20	ST	20	Overall 60	Potential 76	+16	9	2027

Ratings are from the EA SPORTS FC 26 squad file, build 26 Jul 2026 squad. Career Manager is not affiliated with or endorsed by EA or Rot-Weiß Essen.