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1. FC Köln - transfers & net spend
1. FC Köln signed 19 players for £22.0m and sold 20 for £15.4m in the 2026/27 window. Their current wage bill is on the 1. FC Köln salaries page. Every club in the league is on the Bundesliga transfers page.
SPENT £22.0m
RECEIVED £15.4m
NET SPEND £6.6m
MOVES 39
Data as of the 2026/27 window, the most recent transfer window held for 1. FC Köln.
Biggest deals since 2024/25
Biggest signings 5
| PLAYER | FEE | FROM | WINDOW |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rav van den Berg | £6.9m | Middlesbrough | 2025/26 |
| Jahmai Simpson-Pusey | £5.1m | Manchester City U21 | 2026/27 |
| Jakub Kamiński | £4.7m | VfL Wolfsburg | 2026/27 |
| Ísak Jóhannesson | £4.7m | Fortuna Düsseldorf 1895 | 2025/26 |
| Luka Lochoshvili | £4.2m | 1. FC Nürnberg | 2026/27 |
Biggest sales 5
| PLAYER | FEE | TO | WINDOW |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jakub Kamiński | £14.6m | Sport Lisboa e Benfica | 2026/27 |
| Damion Downs | £6.9m | Southampton | 2025/26 |
| Jonas Urbig | £6.0m | FC Bayern München | 2024/25 |
| Max Finkgräfe | £3.4m | RB Leipzig | 2025/26 |
| Jeff Chabot | £3.4m | VfB Stuttgart | 2024/25 |
2026/27
£22.0m spent · £15.4m received · net spend £6.6mSignings 29
| PLAYER | FEE | FROM | POS | AGE | NATION |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jahmai Simpson-Pusey | £5.1m | Manchester City U21 | Centre-Back | 20 | England |
| Jakub Kamiński | £4.7m | VfL Wolfsburg | Left Winger | 24 | Poland |
| Luka Lochoshvili | £4.2m | 1.FC Nuremberg | Centre-Back | 28 | Georgia |
| Tom Krauß | £3.0m | 1.FSV Mainz 05 | Defensive Midfield | 25 | Germany |
| Reigan Heskey | £1.7m | Manchester City U21 | Left Winger | 18 | England/Antigua and Barbuda |
| Paul Okon-Engstler | £1.5m | Sydney FC | Defensive Midfield | 21 | Australia/Italy |
| Ellyes Skhiri | £857k | Eintracht Frankfurt | Defensive Midfield | 31 | Tunisia/France |
| Thijs Dallinga | Loan fee £857k | Bologna FC 1909 | Centre-Forward | 26 | Netherlands |
| Alina Kerschbaumer | Free | First Vienna FC 1894 | Midfield | 17 | Austria |
| Beke Sterner | Undisclosed | SG Essen-Schönebeck | Defence, Fullback, right | 23 | Germany |
| Borna Sosa | Loan | Crystal Palace | Left-Back | 28 | Croatia/Germany |
| Elias Bakatukanda | Loan ended | FC Blau-Weiss Linz | Centre-Back | 22 | DR Congo/Germany |
| Elise Stenevik | Free | Everton LFC | Defence, Fullback, left | 26 | Norway |
| Emin Kujovic | Loan ended | Wolfsberger AC | Central Midfield | 21 | Bosnia-Herzegovina/Montenegro |
| Gideon Mensah | Free | AJ Auxerre | Left-Back | 27 | Ghana |
| Gil Neves | Undisclosed | SL Benfica U23 | Central Midfield | 18 | Portugal/Luxembourg |
| Imad Rondic | Loan ended | Preußen Münster | Centre-Forward | 27 | Bosnia-Herzegovina |
| Inga Schuldt | Free | Hamburger SV | Goalkeeper | 29 | Germany |
| Jil Schäfer | Undisclosed | 1. FC Köln II | Midfield | 17 | Germany |
| Julian Pauli | Loan ended | SG Dynamo Dresden | Centre-Back | 20 | Germany/England |
| Jusuf Gazibegovic | Loan ended | SK Sturm Graz | Right-Back | 26 | Bosnia-Herzegovina |
| Kathrin Hendrich | Undisclosed | Chicago Red Stars | Defence, Centre Back | 34 | Germany |
| Laureta Elmazi | Undisclosed | SG Essen-Schönebeck | Striker, Left Wing | 23 | Germany |
| Martin James | Free | Paris Saint-Germain Espoirs | Goalkeeper | 18 | France |
| Mikey Moore | Loan | Tottenham Hotspur U21 | Right Winger | 19 | England/Wales |
| Pauline Nelles | Free | Arizona State Sun Devils | Goalkeeper | 24 | Germany |
| Rasmus Carstensen | Loan ended | Aarhus GF | Right Midfield | 25 | Denmark |
| Sædís Rún Heiðarsdóttir | Undisclosed | Vålerenga Fotball | Defence, Fullback, left | 21 | Iceland |
| Sophie Nachtigall | Undisclosed | SC Freiburg | Midfield, Attacking Midfield | 22 | Germany |
Departures 27
| PLAYER | FEE | TO | POS | AGE | NATION |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jakub Kamiński | £14.6m | SL Benfica | Left Winger | 24 | Poland |
| Rasmus Carstensen | £857k | Aarhus GF | Right Midfield | 25 | Denmark |
| Adriana Achcińska | Undisclosed | VfB Stuttgart 1893 | Midfield, Central Midfield | 24 | Poland |
| Amélie Delabre | Undisclosed | FC Brügge | Striker, Centre Forward | 25 | France |
| Aurora Mikalsen | Undisclosed | Without Club | Goalkeeper | 30 | Norway |
| Cenk Özkacar | Loan ended | Valencia CF | Centre-Back | 25 | Türkiye |
| Denis Huseinbasic | Free | SC Braga | Central Midfield | 24 | Bosnia-Herzegovina/Germany |
| Dominique Heintz | Free | Fortuna Düsseldorf | Centre-Back | 32 | Germany |
| Elias Bakatukanda | Loan | VfL Osnabrück | Centre-Back | 22 | DR Congo/Germany |
| Ella Touon | Free | Ajax Amsterdam | Defence, Fullback, left | 22 | Switzerland |
| Emin Kujovic | Undisclosed | 1.FC Köln II | Central Midfield | 21 | Bosnia-Herzegovina/Montenegro |
| Eric Martel | Free | 1.FSV Mainz 05 | Defensive Midfield | 24 | Germany |
| Fayssal Harchaoui | Undisclosed | 1.FC Köln II | Defensive Midfield | 20 | Germany/Morocco |
| Felipe Chávez | Loan ended | Bayern Munich | Central Midfield | 19 | Peru/Germany |
| Florian Kainz | Undisclosed | Attacking Midfield | 33 | Austria | |
| Fynn Schenten | Loan | Roda JC Kerkrade | Centre-Forward | 18 | Germany/France |
| Jahmai Simpson-Pusey | Loan ended | Manchester City U21 | Centre-Back | 20 | England |
| Jakub Kamiński | Loan ended | VfL Wolfsburg | Left Winger | 24 | Poland |
| Julian Pauli | Loan | Odense Boldklub | Centre-Back | 21 | Germany/England |
| Jusuf Gazibegovic | Loan | Widzew Lodz | Right-Back | 26 | Bosnia-Herzegovina |
| Kristoffer Lund | Loan ended | Palermo FC | Left-Back | 24 | United States/Denmark |
| Luca Kilian | Undisclosed | Without Club | Centre-Back | 26 | Germany |
| Martyna Wiankowska | Free | Como 1907 | Midfield, Midfield, left | 29 | Poland |
| Sara Agrež | Free | Liverpool LFC | Defence, Centre Back | 25 | Slovenia |
| Sylwia Matysik | Free | Hamburger SV | Defence, Fullback, right | 29 | Poland |
| Tom Krauß | Loan ended | 1.FSV Mainz 05 | Defensive Midfield | 25 | Germany |
| Youssoupha Niang | Loan | FC St. Pauli | Right Winger | 20 | Germany/Senegal |
2025/26
£0 spent · £0 received · net profit £0Signings 36
| PLAYER | FEE | FROM | POS | AGE | NATION |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rav van den Berg | £6.9m | Middlesbrough FC | Centre-Back | 21 | Netherlands |
| Ísak Jóhannesson | £4.7m | Fortuna Düsseldorf | Central Midfield | 22 | Iceland/England |
| Ragnar Ache | £3.9m | 1.FC Kaiserslautern | Centre-Forward | 26 | Germany/Ghana |
| Sebastian Sebulonsen | £2.1m | Bröndby IF | Right-Back | 25 | Norway |
| Alessio Castro-Montes | £1.7m | Union Saint-Gilloise | Right-Back | 28 | Belgium/Spain |
| Marius Bülter | £857k | TSG 1899 Hoffenheim | Left Winger | 32 | Germany |
| Tom Krauß | Loan fee £429k | 1.FSV Mainz 05 | Defensive Midfield | 24 | Germany |
| Cenk Özkacar | Loan fee £193k | Valencia CF | Centre-Back | 24 | Türkiye |
| Ron-Robert Zieler | £171k | Hannover 96 | Goalkeeper | 36 | Germany |
| Felipe Chávez | Loan fee £86k | Bayern Munich | Central Midfield | 18 | Peru/Germany |
| Amélie Delabre | Undisclosed | RSC Anderlecht | Striker, Centre Forward | 24 | France |
| Carolin Elsen | Undisclosed | 1. FC Köln II | Midfield, Attacking Midfield | 20 | Germany |
| Chilohem Onuoha | Loan ended | SC Verl | Centre-Forward | 20 | Germany/Nigeria |
| Ella Touon | Free | ASV Ofenbinder Spratzern | Defence, Fullback, left | 21 | Switzerland |
| Emin Kujovic | Undisclosed | 1.FC Köln II | Central Midfield | 20 | Bosnia-Herzegovina/Montenegro |
| Florian Dietz | Loan ended | SCR Altach | Centre-Forward | 26 | Germany |
| Fynn Schenten | Undisclosed | 1.FC Köln U19 | Centre-Forward | 18 | Germany/France |
| Imad Rondic | Loan ended | Raków Częstochowa | Centre-Forward | 26 | Bosnia-Herzegovina |
| Irina Fuchs | Undisclosed | FC Basel | Goalkeeper | 19 | Switzerland |
| Jahmai Simpson-Pusey | Loan | Manchester City U21 | Centre-Back | 20 | England |
| Jakub Kamiński | Loan | VfL Wolfsburg | Left Winger | 23 | Poland |
| Kristoffer Lund | Loan | Palermo FC | Left-Back | 23 | United States/Denmark |
| Lina Száraz | Undisclosed | Werder Bremen | Defence | 17 | Germany |
| Lisa Schmitz | Free | VfL Wolfsburg | Goalkeeper | 33 | Germany |
| Lydia Andrade | Free | Rasenballsport Leipzig | Midfield | 26 | Switzerland |
| Malek El Mala | Loan ended | FC Viktoria Köln | Centre-Forward | 20 | Germany |
| Marina Hegering | Free | VfL Wolfsburg | Defence, Centre Back | 35 | Germany |
| Merle Hokamp | Free | FSV Gütersloh 2009 | Defence, Centre Back | 18 | Germany |
| Pauline Bremer | Free | Brighton & Hove Albion WFC | Striker, Centre Forward | 29 | Germany |
| Rasmus Carstensen | Loan ended | Lech Poznan | Right Midfield | 24 | Denmark |
| Said El Mala | Loan ended | FC Viktoria Köln | Left Winger | 18 | Germany |
| Sandra María Jessen | Undisclosed | Thór Akureyri | Striker, Left Wing | 30 | Iceland |
| Sargis Adamyan | Loan ended | SSV Jahn Regensburg | Centre-Forward | 32 | Armenia |
| Weronika Zawistowska | Free | Bayern München | Midfield | 25 | Poland |
| Youssoupha Niang | Undisclosed | 1.FC Köln II | Right Winger | 19 | Germany/Senegal |
| Zoë Hasenauer | Free | Odense Boldklub Q | Midfield | 25 | United States |
Departures 33
| PLAYER | FEE | TO | POS | AGE | NATION |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Damion Downs | £6.9m | Southampton FC | Centre-Forward | 21 | United States/Germany |
| Max Finkgräfe | £3.4m | RB Leipzig | Left-Back | 21 | Germany |
| Steffen Tigges | £343k | SC Paderborn 07 | Centre-Forward | 27 | Germany |
| Alena Bienz | Free | SC Freiburg | Midfield | 22 | Switzerland |
| Amélie Delabre | Undisclosed | RSC Anderlecht | Striker, Centre Forward | 24 | France |
| Anthony Racioppi | Loan ended | Hull City | Goalkeeper | 26 | Switzerland |
| Chilohem Onuoha | Free | CF Estrela Amadora | Centre-Forward | 20 | Germany/Nigeria |
| Dejan Ljubicic | Free | GNK Dinamo Zagreb | Defensive Midfield | 27 | Austria |
| Ella Touon | Free | SG Essen-Schönebeck | Defence, Fullback, left | 21 | Switzerland |
| Emin Kujovic | Loan | Wolfsberger AC | Central Midfield | 21 | Bosnia-Herzegovina/Montenegro |
| Florian Dietz | Undisclosed | SSV Jahn Regensburg | Centre-Forward | 27 | Germany |
| Imad Rondic | Loan | Raków Częstochowa | Centre-Forward | 26 | Bosnia-Herzegovina |
| Imad Rondic | Loan | Preußen Münster | Centre-Forward | 26 | Bosnia-Herzegovina |
| Jacob Christensen | Undisclosed | Molde FK | Defensive Midfield | 24 | Denmark |
| Jaka Cuber Potocnik | Loan | Rot-Weiss Essen | Centre-Forward | 20 | Slovenia |
| Janina Hechler | Free | VfB Stuttgart 1893 | Defence, Centre Back | 26 | Germany |
| Jasmin Pal | Free | FK Austria Wien | Goalkeeper | 28 | Austria |
| Jonas Nickisch | Free | 1.FC Saarbrücken | Goalkeeper | 21 | Germany |
| Josefine Osigus | Free | ASV Ofenbinder Spratzern | Goalkeeper | 20 | Germany |
| Julian Pauli | Loan | SG Dynamo Dresden | Centre-Back | 20 | Germany/England |
| Jusuf Gazibegovic | Loan | SK Sturm Graz | Right-Back | 25 | Bosnia-Herzegovina |
| Leart Paçarada | Undisclosed | 1.FC Heidenheim 1846 | Left-Back | 30 | Kosovo/Germany |
| Lilith Schmidt | Free | VfL Bochum | Midfield, Central Midfield | 19 | Germany |
| Lotta Cordes | Free | FK Austria Wien | Midfield, Defensive Midfield | 24 | Germany |
| Mark Uth | Undisclosed | Centre-Forward | 33 | Germany | |
| Marvin Obuz | Free | Rot-Weiss Essen | Right Winger | 23 | Germany/Türkiye |
| Mathias Olesen | Free | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | Defensive Midfield | 24 | Luxembourg/Denmark |
| Neo Telle | Free | SC Fortuna Köln | Centre-Back | 20 | Germany/Cameroon |
| Nicole Billa | Undisclosed | VfB Stuttgart 1893 | Striker, Centre Forward | 29 | Austria |
| Philipp Pentke | Undisclosed | Without Club | Goalkeeper | 40 | Germany |
| Rasmus Carstensen | Loan | Aarhus GF | Right Midfield | 24 | Denmark |
| Sargis Adamyan | Undisclosed | 1.FC Köln II | Centre-Forward | 32 | Armenia |
| Tim Lemperle | Free | TSG 1899 Hoffenheim | Centre-Forward | 23 | Germany |
2024/25
£0 spent · £0 received · net profit £0Signings 32
| PLAYER | FEE | FROM | POS | AGE | NATION |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joël Schmied | £2.1m | FC Sion | Centre-Back | 26 | Switzerland |
| Said El Mala | £1.9m | FC Viktoria Köln | Left Winger | 17 | Germany |
| Jusuf Gazibegovic | £1.7m | SK Sturm Graz | Right-Back | 24 | Bosnia-Herzegovina |
| Imad Rondic | £1.3m | Widzew Lodz | Centre-Forward | 25 | Bosnia-Herzegovina |
| Rasmus Carstensen | £1.3m | KRC Genk | Right Midfield | 23 | Denmark |
| Malek El Mala | £107k | FC Viktoria Köln | Centre-Forward | 19 | Germany |
| Amelie Bohnen | Free | SC Sand | Defence, Centre Back | 22 | Germany |
| Amélie Delabre | Undisclosed | RSC Anderlecht | Striker, Centre Forward | 23 | France |
| Anna-Lena Stolze | Free | FC Twente | Striker, Right Wing | 23 | Germany |
| Anthony Racioppi | Loan | Hull City | Goalkeeper | 26 | Switzerland |
| Aurora Mikalsen | Free | SK Brann | Goalkeeper | 28 | Norway |
| Chilohem Onuoha | Free | RB Leipzig U19 | Centre-Forward | 19 | Germany/Nigeria |
| Fayssal Harchaoui | Undisclosed | 1.FC Köln U19 | Defensive Midfield | 18 | Germany/Morocco |
| Jaka Cuber Potocnik | Undisclosed | 1.FC Köln U19 | Centre-Forward | 19 | Slovenia |
| Jonas Urbig | Loan ended | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | Goalkeeper | 20 | Germany |
| Julian Pauli | Undisclosed | 1.FC Köln U19 | Centre-Back | 18 | Germany/England |
| Julia Schiffarth | Undisclosed | 1. FC Köln II | Midfield | 16 | Germany |
| Laura Feiersinger | Undisclosed | AS Rom | Midfield, Attacking Midfield | 31 | Austria |
| Luca Waldschmidt | Free | VfL Wolfsburg | Centre-Forward | 28 | Germany |
| Mansour Ouro-Tagba | Loan ended | SSV Jahn Regensburg | Centre-Forward | 20 | Togo/United States |
| Mansour Ouro-Tagba | Free | TSV 1860 Munich | Centre-Forward | 19 | Togo/United States |
| Marvin Obuz | Loan ended | Rot-Weiss Essen | Right Winger | 22 | Germany/Türkiye |
| Mathias Olesen | Loan ended | Yverdon Sport FC | Defensive Midfield | 23 | Luxembourg/Denmark |
| Maximilian Schmid | Undisclosed | 1.FC Köln II | Centre-Forward | 21 | Germany |
| Meiko Wäschenbach | Undisclosed | 1.FC Köln II | Central Midfield | 20 | Germany |
| Neo Telle | Undisclosed | 1.FC Köln II | Centre-Back | 19 | Germany/Cameroon |
| Nicole Billa | Free | 1899 Hoffenheim | Striker, Centre Forward | 28 | Austria |
| Nikola Soldo | Loan ended | 1.FC Kaiserslautern | Centre-Back | 23 | Croatia |
| Sylwia Matysik | Undisclosed | Bayer Leverkusen | Defence, Fullback, right | 27 | Poland |
| Taylor Ziemer | Free | FC Twente | Midfield, Attacking Midfield | 25 | United States |
| Tim Lemperle | Loan ended | SpVgg Greuther Fürth | Centre-Forward | 22 | Germany |
| Vanessa Leimenstoll | Free | 1899 Hoffenheim | Striker, Right Wing | 23 | Germany |
Departures 29
| PLAYER | FEE | TO | POS | AGE | NATION |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonas Urbig | £6.0m | Bayern Munich | Goalkeeper | 21 | Germany |
| Jeff Chabot | £3.4m | VfB Stuttgart | Centre-Back | 26 | Germany/France |
| Andrea Gavrić | Undisclosed | Vereinslos | Defence | 22 | Bosnia-Herzegovina |
| Benno Schmitz | Free | Grasshopper Club Zurich | Defensive Midfield | 29 | Germany |
| Chilohem Onuoha | Loan | SC Verl | Centre-Forward | 19 | Germany/Nigeria |
| Davie Selke | Free | Hamburger SV | Centre-Forward | 29 | Germany |
| Elias Bakatukanda | Loan | FC Blau-Weiss Linz | Centre-Back | 20 | DR Congo/Germany |
| Emma Lattus | Undisclosed | 1. FC Köln II | Striker | 17 | Germany |
| Faride Alidou | Loan ended | Eintracht Frankfurt | Left Winger | 22 | Germany/Togo |
| Florian Dietz | Loan | SCR Altach | Centre-Forward | 26 | Germany |
| Justin Diehl | Free | VfB Stuttgart | Left Winger | 19 | Germany/Ghana |
| Lena Uebach | Undisclosed | Karriereende | Midfield | 23 | Germany |
| Luca Waldschmidt | Loan ended | VfL Wolfsburg | Centre-Forward | 28 | Germany |
| Malek El Mala | Loan | FC Viktoria Köln | Centre-Forward | 19 | Germany |
| Manjou Wilde | Free | Sporting Clube de Braga Feminino | Midfield | 29 | Germany |
| Mansour Ouro-Tagba | Undisclosed | 1.FC Köln II | Centre-Forward | 20 | Togo/United States |
| Mansour Ouro-Tagba | Loan | SSV Jahn Regensburg | Centre-Forward | 19 | Togo/United States |
| Marleen Schimmer | Free | Rasenballsport Leipzig | Striker | 23 | Germany |
| Maximilian Schmid | Undisclosed | FC Erzgebirge Aue | Centre-Forward | 21 | Germany |
| Meike Meßmer | Free | VfB Stuttgart 1893 | Midfield | 28 | Germany |
| Meiko Wäschenbach | Undisclosed | Karlsruher SC | Central Midfield | 21 | Germany |
| Nikola Soldo | Undisclosed | Without Club | Centre-Back | 24 | Croatia |
| Rasmus Carstensen | Loan ended | KRC Genk | Right Midfield | 23 | Denmark |
| Rasmus Carstensen | Loan | Lech Poznan | Right Midfield | 24 | Denmark |
| Said El Mala | Loan | FC Viktoria Köln | Left Winger | 17 | Germany |
| Sargis Adamyan | Loan | SSV Jahn Regensburg | Centre-Forward | 31 | Armenia |
| Selina Cerci | Free | 1899 Hoffenheim | Striker, Centre Forward | 24 | Germany |
| Sharon Beck | Free | Werder Bremen | Midfield, Central Midfield | 29 | Israel |
| Sofie Vendelbo | Free | AGF Kvindefodbold | Defence | 24 | Denmark |
Transfers at other clubs
Eintracht Frankfurt1. FC Union BerlinVfL Bochum 1848TSG Hoffenheim1. FC Heidenheim 1846Sport-Club FreiburgVfB StuttgartBayer 04 LeverkusenBorussia MönchengladbachSV Darmstadt 98FC AugsburgVfL WolfsburgBorussia DortmundRB Leipzig1. FSV Mainz 05FC Bayern MünchenSV Werder BremenHertha BerlinMax MeyerKristian PedersenMarius WolfDominique HeintzLuca WaldschmidtDavie Selke
Frequently asked questions
How much have 1. FC Köln spent on transfers?
1. FC Köln spent £22.0m on 19 signings in the 2026/27 window.
What is 1. FC Köln's net spend?
1. FC Köln had a net spend of £6.6m, having received £15.4m from 20 sales.
Who is 1. FC Köln's most expensive signing?
Jahmai Simpson-Pusey from Manchester City U21 for £5.1m.