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Dejan Ljubicic

Dejan LjubicicCM#21

FC Schalke 04·Midfield - Defensive Midfield

28 years(08/10/1997)1,87mrightAustriaContract until 30/06/2028

6.78Rating30 matches in 12 months
€3.00mMarket value#8 in FC Schalke 04

Last 5rating per match

HNL01.116.4
UEFA Europa 06.116.4
HNL09.116.4
HNL22.116.7
UEFA Europa 27.116.6

Form, 12 monthsaverage rating per month

6.50Nov
6.70Dec
6.10Jan
7.00Feb
6.80Mar
7.30Apr
6.80May
Jun
Jul
7.00Aug
6.70Sep
6.60Oct

Key statsDFB Pokal · Bundesliga

Goals10.31 / 90
xG0.230.09 / 90
Assists0
xA0.070.03 / 90
Shots61.86 / 90
Shots on target350%
Key passes30.93 / 90
Pass accuracy73.2%

xG — expected goals: the quality of the chances taken; xA — expected assists: the quality of the chances created. Values per 90 minutes are shown under the totals. What xG, npxG, xA and xGChain mean

Player profileattributes and traits

ATTACKING56TECHNIQUE56TACTICAL42DEFENDING42CREATIVITY53

Player Position average

Attacking56
Technique56
Tactical42
Defending42
Creativity53

Strengths

No outstanding strengths

Weaknesses

No outstanding weaknesses

Player positions: MC · DM

Positions on the pitch

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Reality checkactual vs expected, by season

Goals vs xG

+0.3

Goals xG · total 2 / 1.7

Assists vs xA

-0.1

Assists xA · total 0 / 0.1

Bars above xG mean the player scores more than the quality of his chances suggests; a long run below xG is usually a finishing problem, a short one — variance.

Availability

StatusInjuredsince 23.10.2026
Missed matches10last 12 months
National teamAustria logoAustria9 caps · 1 goals
Contract until30/06/2028
Market value€3.00mHighest: €10.00m (09/11/2022)

Season statsSeason 26/27

CompetitionTeamSeasonAppsMinRatingGAG+AYCRC
DFB PokalFC Schalke 04 logoFC Schalke 0426/2721057.151—1——
Bundesliga logoBundesligaFC Schalke 04 logoFC Schalke 0426/2731856.63——0——
Transfers11
DateSeasonFromToFeeMarket value
27/01/202625/26Dinamo ZagrebFC Schalke 04€750k€3.00m
01/07/202525/261.FC KölnDinamo Zagrebfree transfer€4.00m
01/07/202121/22Rapid Vienna1.FC Kölnfree transfer€3.00m
22/08/201717/18Wiener NeustadtRapid ViennaEnd of loan€250k
10/07/201717/18Rapid ViennaWiener Neustadtloan transfer-
01/07/201717/18Rapid Wien IIRapid Vienna--
01/07/201515/16AKA Rapid U18Rapid Wien II--
01/07/201313/14AKA Rapid U16AKA Rapid U18--
01/07/201212/13AKA Rapid U15AKA Rapid U16--
01/07/201111/12Rapid YouthAKA Rapid U15--
01/07/200606/07FavAC YouthRapid Youth?-

Market value

€3.00m Current€10.00m Highest · 09/11/202201/06/2026 Last change
€10.00m
11.07.201701.06.2026
#32 Austria#287 Bundesliga#308 Defensive Midfield#8 FC Schalke 04#3.484 Worldwide#259 Year 1997
Value history
DateAgeClubValue
11/07/201719SC Wiener Neustadt€100k
21/08/201719SC Wiener Neustadt€250k
11/10/201720Rapid Vienna€600k
02/01/201820Rapid Vienna€1.50m
14/06/201820Rapid Vienna€3.00m
19/12/201821Rapid Vienna€2.50m
03/06/201921Rapid Vienna€2.00m
16/12/201922Rapid Vienna€2.50m
08/04/202022Rapid Vienna€2.00m
22/07/202022Rapid Vienna€3.00m
21/12/202023Rapid Vienna€3.00m
02/06/202123Rapid Vienna€3.00m
07/10/2021231.FC Köln€4.50m
22/12/2021241.FC Köln€6.00m
09/06/2022241.FC Köln€7.50m
21/09/2022241.FC Köln€8.50m
09/11/2022251.FC Köln€10.00m
22/06/2023251.FC Köln€10.00m
14/12/2023261.FC Köln€10.00m
27/03/2024261.FC Köln€8.00m
29/05/2024261.FC Köln€5.00m
19/12/2024271.FC Köln€5.00m
19/06/2025271.FC Köln€4.00m
30/09/202527GNK Dinamo Zagreb€3.50m
22/12/202528GNK Dinamo Zagreb€3.00m
13/03/202628FC Schalke 04€2.50m
01/06/202628FC Schalke 04€3.00m
xG Statisticsall seasons
SeasonLeagueClubAppsMinGxGnpxGAxAShKPxGChain
2026BundesligaUnion Berlin322200.230.2300.07410.39
2025BundesligaUnion Berlin21121.511.5100200.61

What xG, npxG, xA and xGChain mean

xG Expected goals
How many goals an average finisher would score from the same shots. A 0.30 xG shot goes in about 3 times in 10. Goals above xG mean efficient finishing; below — a cold streak or poor finishing.
npxG Non-penalty xG
The same xG without penalties. A penalty alone is worth about 0.76 xG, so npxG is a cleaner view of open-play and set-piece chances.
xA Expected assists
The xG of the shots that followed the player's passes. High xA with few assists means teammates missed good chances.
xGChain xG chain
Team xG from every possession the player touched. It shows involvement in build-up, not only the shot or the final pass, so a deep midfielder can rank high without scoring.
KP Key passes
Passes that led directly to a shot — the volume behind xA.