PLAYER PROFILE / Centre-Forward
Luca Waldschmidt.
1.FC Köln · Germany
TM 196095 · Current player profileAge today30
Recorded moves13
Peak recorded value€20.00m
Current market value€2.00m
01 / PLAYER DETAILS
At a glance
- Full name
- Gian-Luca Waldschmidt
- Born
- 19 May 1996
- Nationality
- Germany
- Position
- Centre-Forward
- Preferred foot
- left
- Height
- 181
- Joined current club
- 01 Jul 2024
- Contract expires
- 30 Jun 2027
02 / THE JOURNEY
Previous clubs
- VfL WolfsburgLast recorded move · 01 Jul 2024
- SL BenficaLast recorded move · 22 Aug 2021
- SC FreiburgLast recorded move · 14 Aug 2020
- Hamburger SVLast recorded move · 01 Jul 2018
- Eintracht FrankfurtLast recorded move · 01 Jul 2016
- Eintracht Frankfurt U19Last recorded move · 01 Jul 2014
- Eintracht Frankfurt U17Last recorded move · 01 Jul 2013
- Eintracht Frankfurt YouthLast recorded move · 01 Jul 2011
- TSG Wieseck YouthLast recorded move · 01 Jul 2010
- SSC Juno Burg YouthLast recorded move · 01 Jul 2009
- SSV Frohnhausen YouthLast recorded move · 01 Jul 2007
Clubs from completed, dated transfers, most recent first. Repeat spells are listed in the full transfer history.
03 / VALUE OVER TIME
Market value history
| Valuation date | Age then | Club at the time | Market value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 27 May 2026 | 30 | 1.FC Köln | €2.00m |
| 19 Dec 2025 | 29 | 1.FC Köln | €2.00m |
| 19 Jun 2025 | 29 | 1.FC Köln | €2.00m |
| 19 Dec 2024 | 28 | 1.FC Köln | €1.50m |
| 25 Sep 2024 | 28 | 1.FC Köln | €1.50m |
| 29 May 2024 | 28 | 1.FC Köln | €2.50m |
| 14 Dec 2023 | 27 | 1.FC Köln | €3.00m |
| 22 Jun 2023 | 27 | VfL Wolfsburg | €3.00m |
| 29 Mar 2023 | 26 | VfL Wolfsburg | €3.00m |
| 09 Nov 2022 | 26 | VfL Wolfsburg | €4.50m |
| 09 Jun 2022 | 26 | VfL Wolfsburg | €7.00m |
| 24 Mar 2022 | 25 | VfL Wolfsburg | €7.00m |
| 22 Dec 2021 | 25 | VfL Wolfsburg | €10.00m |
| 07 Oct 2021 | 25 | VfL Wolfsburg | €12.00m |
| 21 May 2021 | 25 | SL Benfica | €15.00m |
| 28 Jan 2021 | 24 | SL Benfica | €17.00m |
| 22 Oct 2020 | 24 | SL Benfica | €16.00m |
| 08 Apr 2020 | 23 | SC Freiburg | €16.00m |
| 17 Dec 2019 | 23 | SC Freiburg | €20.00m |
| 02 Oct 2019 | 23 | SC Freiburg | €20.00m |
| 05 Jun 2019 | 23 | SC Freiburg | €12.00m |
| 06 Mar 2019 | 22 | SC Freiburg | €10.00m |
| 18 Dec 2018 | 22 | SC Freiburg | €6.00m |
| 22 Aug 2018 | 22 | SC Freiburg | €4.00m |
| 05 Jun 2018 | 22 | Hamburger SV | €2.50m |
| 28 Dec 2017 | 21 | Hamburger SV | €1.50m |
| 19 Jun 2017 | 21 | Hamburger SV | €1.50m |
| 07 Feb 2017 | 20 | Hamburger SV | €1.50m |
| 22 Jul 2016 | 20 | Hamburger SV | €1.50m |
| 15 Feb 2016 | 19 | Eintracht Frankfurt | €1.00m |
Each row is a dated valuation. The bar shows its share of the player’s peak recorded value. — means not recorded.
04 / EVERY MOVE
Full transfer history
| Date | From | To | Move | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 Jul 2024 | VfL Wolfsburg | 1.FC Köln | Transfer | Free |
| 30 Jun 2024 | 1.FC Köln | VfL Wolfsburg | Loan return | — End of loan |
| 01 Jul 2023 | VfL Wolfsburg | 1.FC Köln | Loan | — loan transfer |
| 22 Aug 2021 | SL Benfica | VfL Wolfsburg | Transfer | €12.00m |
| 14 Aug 2020 | SC Freiburg | SL Benfica | Transfer | €15.00m |
| 01 Jul 2018 | Hamburger SV | SC Freiburg | Transfer | €5.00m |
| 01 Jul 2016 | Eintracht Frankfurt | Hamburger SV | Transfer | €1.30m |
| 01 Jul 2014 | Eintracht Frankfurt U19 | Eintracht Frankfurt | Internal move | — |
| 01 Jul 2013 | Eintracht Frankfurt U17 | Eintracht Frankfurt U19 | Internal move | — |
| 01 Jul 2011 | Eintracht Frankfurt Youth | Eintracht Frankfurt U17 | Internal move | — |
| 01 Jul 2010 | TSG Wieseck Youth | Eintracht Frankfurt Youth | Transfer | Free |
| 01 Jul 2009 | SSC Juno Burg Youth | TSG Wieseck Youth | Transfer | Free |
| 01 Jul 2007 | SSV Frohnhausen Youth | SSC Juno Burg Youth | Transfer | Free |
Includes loans, loan returns, internal moves and scheduled transfers. Free means a recorded €0 fee; — means no figure was recorded.