Tom KraußCM#5

1.FC Köln·Bundesliga·Midfield - Defensive Midfield

25 years(22/06/2001)1,82mrightGermanyContract until 30/06/2029

6.92Rating25 matches in 12 months

€4.50mMarket value#11 in 1.FC Köln · #242 in Bundesliga

Last 5rating per match

Bundesliga02.116.8

Bundesliga29.116.7

Bundesliga06.127.2

Bundesliga13.127.4

Bundesliga20.127

Form, 12 monthsaverage rating per month

6.80Nov

7.20Dec

7.10Jan

7.00Feb

6.80Mar

6.70Apr

7.00May

Jun

Jul

7.30Aug

6.20Sep

Oct

Club matches1.FC Köln

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Recent results

03 Oct · 13:00Friendlies ClubsA

FC Viktoria Köln—Match stats 19 Sept · 14:30BundesligaA

Hamburger SV—Prediction 12 Sept · 17:30BundesligaH

Werder Bremen—Prediction 04 Sept · 19:30BundesligaA

VfB StuttgartL1:4Prediction 29 Aug · 14:30BundesligaH

1899 HoffenheimW3:2Prediction

Key statsBundesliga · DFB Pokal

Goals08 of 23Rank

xG0.700.35 / 906 of 22Rank

Assists07 of 23Rank

xA0.060.03 / 9017 of 23Rank

Shots51.03 / 9010 of 22Rank

Shots on target240%7 of 22Rank

Key passes40.82 / 9012 of 23Rank

Pass accuracy86.6%

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. Rank: place among midfielders — Bundesliga, season 26/27. What xG, npxG, xA and xGChain mean

Player profileattributes and traits

Player Position average

Attacking49

Technique48

Tactical57

Defending61

Creativity56

Strengths

Through balls
Ground duels

Weaknesses

No outstanding weaknesses

Player positions: MC · DM

Positions on the pitch

Percentiles per 90per 90 minutes vs positional peers of the league

AttackingPer 90 · Percentile

Goals0.0034%

xG0.2476%

Shots1.2943%

Shots on target0.5267%

Conversion %033%

Big chances missed0.529%

Dribbles0.0018%

Fouls won1.0357%

PlaymakingPer 90 · Percentile

Assists0.0036%

xA0.0427%

Key passes1.0336%

Big chances created0.0023%

Accurate passes35.1759%

Pass accuracy %8568%

Final third passes6.7232%

Long balls0.265%

Crosses0.2625%

DefendingPer 90 · Percentile

Tackles1.0336%

Interceptions1.5573%

Clearances2.5973%

Blocks0.5271%

Aerial duels won0.5230%

Duels won2.5918%

Recoveries5.4368%

Dribbled past1.2927%

Fouls1.8110%

Errors leading to goal0.0055%

What a percentile means

The percentile shows what share of players of the same position in this league the player beats on a per-90-minute metric. 90% — better than nine out of ten peers; 50% — the league median. Per 90 minutes removes the effect of playing time.

For fouls, offsides, being dribbled past and goals conceded the scale is inverted: a higher percentile means fewer of them.

vs 22 midfielders · Bundesliga · season 26/27 · min 270′ · player 348′

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80%

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Raphael ObermairSC Paderborn · Midfield - Left Midfield6.80Rating0G0A30age 76%

Santiago CastañedaSC Paderborn · Midfield - Defensive Midfield7.25Rating1G0A21age 75%

Michel AebischerUnion Berlin · Midfield - Central Midfield6.23Rating0G0A29age

Profile match = 100 − mean gap of per-90 percentiles across 27 metrics of this position; players of the same league, position group and season with at least 270 minutes.

Reality checkactual vs expected, by season

Goals vs xG

-1.1

-0.4

00.4

25/26

-0.7

00.7

26/27

Goals xG · total 0 / 1.1

Assists vs xA

+0.7

+0.7

21.3

25/26

-0.1

00.1

26/27

Assists xA · total 2 / 1.3

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 11.05.2026

Missed matches1last 12 months

National teamGermany U2114 caps · 3 goals

Contract until30/06/2029

Market value€4.50mHighest: €7.00m (22/06/2023)

Season statsSeason 26/27

Competition	Team	Season	Apps	Min	Rating	G	A	G+A	YC	RC
Bundesliga	1. FC Köln	26/27	4	348	6.45	—	—	0	1	—
DFB Pokal	1. FC Köln	26/27	1	90	7.50	—	—	0	—	—

Transfers16

Date	Season	From	To	Fee	Market value
01/07/2026	26/27	Mainz	1.FC Köln	€3.50m	€4.50m
30/06/2026	25/26	1.FC Köln	Mainz	End of loan	€4.50m
05/07/2025	25/26	Mainz	1.FC Köln	Loan fee:€500k	€4.00m
30/06/2025	24/25	VfL Bochum	Mainz	End of loan	€4.00m
30/01/2025	24/25	Mainz	VfL Bochum	Loan fee:€200k	€4.00m
29/01/2025	24/25	Luton	Mainz	End of loan	€4.00m
22/08/2024	24/25	Mainz	Luton	Loan fee:€250k	€4.00m
14/07/2023	23/24	Leipzig	Mainz	€5.00m	€7.00m
30/06/2023	22/23	FC Schalke 04	Leipzig	End of loan	€7.00m
01/07/2022	22/23	Leipzig	FC Schalke 04	Loan fee:€600k	€4.00m
30/06/2022	21/22	1.FC Nuremberg	Leipzig	End of loan	€4.00m
04/08/2020	20/21	Leipzig	1.FC Nuremberg	loan transfer	€300k
01/07/2019	19/20	RB Leipzig U19	Leipzig	-	-
01/07/2018	18/19	RB Leipzig U17	RB Leipzig U19	-	-
01/07/2016	16/17	RB Leipzig Yth.	RB Leipzig U17	-	-
01/07/2011	11/12	S. Leipzig Yth.	RB Leipzig Yth.	free transfer	-

Market value

€4.50m Current€7.00m Highest · 22/06/202327/05/2026 Last change

28.07.201927.05.2026

#11 1.FC Köln#242 Bundesliga#224 Defensive Midfield#119 Germany#2.576 Worldwide#251 Year 2001

Value history

Date	Age	Club	Value
28/07/2019	18	RB Leipzig	€300k
17/12/2019	18	RB Leipzig	€300k
18/11/2020	19	1.FC Nuremberg	€1.00m
08/02/2021	19	1.FC Nuremberg	€1.50m
16/06/2021	19	1.FC Nuremberg	€3.00m
13/10/2021	20	1.FC Nuremberg	€4.00m
15/12/2021	20	1.FC Nuremberg	€4.00m
16/06/2022	20	1.FC Nuremberg	€4.00m
09/11/2022	21	FC Schalke 04	€6.00m
22/06/2023	22	FC Schalke 04	€7.00m
18/10/2023	22	1.FSV Mainz 05	€5.50m
14/12/2023	22	1.FSV Mainz 05	€5.50m
29/05/2024	22	1.FSV Mainz 05	€4.00m
30/12/2024	23	Luton Town	€4.00m
05/06/2025	23	VfL Bochum	€4.00m
19/12/2025	24	1.FC Köln	€3.50m
20/03/2026	24	1.FC Köln	€4.50m
27/05/2026	24	1.FC Köln	€4.50m

xG Statisticsall seasons

Season	League	Club	Apps	Min	G	xG	npxG	A	xA	Sh	KP	xGChain
2026	Bundesliga	FC Cologne	2	180	0	0.7	0.7	0	0.06	4	1	0.81
2025	Bundesliga	FC Cologne	26	1779	0	0.39	0.39	2	1.26	9	15	7.15

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.