Gian-Luca Waldschmidt

KölnContract until 30 Jun 2027

181 cm
Height: 30 years
19 May 1996: 74 kg
Weight: Germany
Country: Siegen, Germany
Born

Position

Primary

Forward

2026/27 · Bundesliga

Köln

Goals

Assists

Started

Matches

Minutes played

6.3

Rating

Yellow cards

Red cards

Expected goals

4 league games · 26' · 2 shots

Non-penalty goals

0goals from 0.12

-0.12 in line with expectation

Assists

0assists from 0.01

-0.01 in line with expectation

npxG / 90

0.42

xA / 90

0.04

xGChain / 90

1.72

xGBuildup / 90

1.13

Form · npxG + xA per game (bars), 5-game average (line), goals and assists (dots)

npxGxA5-game averagegoal

Shot map

Shots

Goals

On target

0.12

Size = xG where known.

vs Schalke

24 Oct 2026 · Bundesliga · 73'

Blocked

0.06

Body part

Foot

Situation

Open play

Distance

18 m

Shot 1 of 2

Rating

6.9 6.5 7.0 6.7 6.3 6.9 7.0 7.7 6.6 6.6 6.3 –6.5 6.3 5.9

14 Feb

21 Feb

27 Feb

21 Mar

5 Apr

12 Apr

17 Apr

25 Apr

2 May

10 May

19 Sept

11 Oct

16 Oct

24 Oct

8 Nov

Records

all competitions

Longest scoring run

4games

18 May 2019 – 24 Aug 2019

Braces · hat-tricks

2·0

games with 2 · 3+ goals

Biggest scoring game

2Gv

Kiel

3–0 · 29 Oct 2024

Best rating

8.9v

Kiel

3–0 · 29 Oct 2024

Attacking profile

36 goals (10 pen, 1 missed) · 264 shots

41%

Shots on target108 of 264

14%

Shot conversion36 goals from 264 shots

79%

Pass accuracy1127 of 1430

40%

Duels won326 of 821

When he makes the difference

GoalsAssists

1–15

16–30

31–45

46–60

61–75

76–90+

Splits

GAG+A/90Rating

Home104 apps · 4,412′2650.63NaN

Away104 apps · 4,427′1040.28NaN

Started89 apps · 6,327′1920.306.83

Off the bench119 apps · 2,512′1770.86NaN

His team with him on the pitch28% won · 58W 52D 98L

When he starts: 30% won (27W 25D 37L)

Partnerships

from match events

Assisted his goals

Scored from his assists

Favourite opponents

goals + assists

Wolfsburg9 games · 5 G · 1 A6

Gladbach11 games · 4 G · 0 A4

Augsburg12 games · 2 G · 1 A3

Schalke8 games · 2 G · 0 A2

Bremen9 games · 2 G · 0 A2

Hoffenheim11 games · 2 G · 0 A2

Managers

played under

Christian Streich56 games · 17 G · 2 A32%

Lukas Kwasniok26 games · 5 G · 4 A15%

Markus Gisdol26 games · 1 G · 1 A31%

Niko Kovač20 games · 5 G · 0 A40%

Steffen Baumgart17 games · 2 G · 0 A18%

Florian Kohfeldt10 games · 0 G · 0 A10%

Match stats

Date	Opponent	Result	Min	Rating
8 Nov	vsLeverkusenBundesliga	L1 - 2	6	5.9
24 Oct	vsSchalkeBundesliga	D0 - 0	22	6.3
16 Oct	atFrankfurtBundesliga	L1 - 0	11	6.5
11 Oct	vsGladbachBundesliga	W2 - 1	1	–
19 Sept	atHamburgBundesliga	L2 - 1	9	6.3

Season by season

Season	Club	Apps	Min	Rating	G	A	Shots	KP	Passes	Tkl	Int	Duels	Dribbles	Cards
2026/27Bundesliga	Köln	5 (0)	49	6.3	0	0	2 (1)	1	16	0	1	0/5 · 0%	–	00
2025/262 competitions	Köln	28 (16)	798	6.7	5	5	24 (13)	15	259	8	5	32/71 · 45%	7/16 · 44%	10
2024/25DFB-Pokal	1.FC Köln	3 (1)	130	7.6	2	0	5 (3)	1	56	3	–	6/13 · 46%	0/3 · 0%	00
2023/242 competitions	Köln	24 (20)	1,329	6.9	3	0	37 (17)	20	455	22	6	67/147 · 46%	21/45 · 47%	00
2022/232 competitions	Wolfsburg	20 (14)	641	6.6	5	0	9 (7)	2	172	9	5	15/50 · 30%	1/3 · 33%	00
2021/222 competitions	Wolfsburg	17 (12)	839	6.5	1	0	14 (3)	6	261	10	10	28/85 · 33%	6/16 · 38%	30
2020/21UEFA Europa League	Benfica	8 (5)	349	7.0	1	1	9 (4)	6	126	5	1	17/32 · 53%	4/11 · 36%	00
2019/202 competitions	Freiburg	24 (20)	1,390	6.8	8	1	33 (13)	12	403	10	4	47/133 · 35%	14/33 · 42%	30
2018/192 competitions	Freiburg	32 (27)	1,872	7.0	9	1	57 (30)	27	625	21	14	89/220 · 40%	24/44 · 55%	20
2017/182 competitions	Hamburg	22 (13)	816	6.6	1	0	23 (10)	7	236	10	3	39/100 · 39%	9/29 · 31%	00
2016/172 competitions	Hamburg	15 (9)	426	6.6	1	1	14 (6)	5	114	8	7	19/56 · 34%	2/12 · 17%	00
2015/16Bundesliga	Frankfurt	12 (6)	229	6.5	0	1	3 (1)	9	82	1	3	14/44 · 32%	3/11 · 27%	00
2014/15Bundesliga	Frankfurt	3	–		0	0	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	00