Teenager Kaan Ayhan pictured making his Champions League debut for Schalke - against
Chelsea in London. Ayhan joined Schalke's youth academy when he was four years old !
He was born in Gelsenkirchen, the club's home town.
Schalke 04 is named after the borough Schalke, while the club's stadium,
the Veltins-Arena, is located in the borough of Erle
2014/2015 EUFA Champions League. Group G games.
Chelsea (1) v (1) FC Schalke 04. (Fabregas 11 mins, Hunterlaar 62 min). Stamford Bridge Stadium, London. 17/09//14.
FC Schalke:
1. Ralf Fährmann (GK), 7. Max Meyer (13. Eric-Maxim Choupo-Moting 74min), 9. Kevin-Prince Boateng,
10. Julian Draxler (20. Chinedu Obasi 86 min), 12. Marco Höger, 15.
Dennis Aogo, 18. Sidney Sam (27. Tranquillo Barnetta 78 min),
23. Christian Fuchs, 24. Kaan Ayhan, 25. Klaas-Jan Huntelaar (C), 33. Roman Neustädter.
FC Schalke 04 (1) v (1) NK Maribor. (Bohar 37m, Hunterlaar 56m). Stadion Gelsenkirchen, Gelsenkirchen 30/09/2014.
FC Schalke:
1. Ralf Fährmann (GK), 9. Kevin-Prince Boateng (7. Max Meyer 79 min), 10. Julian Draxler, 15.
Dennis Aogo,
13. Eric-Maxim Choupo-Moting (20. Chinedu Obasi 66 min), 23. Christian Fuchs, 24. Kaan Ayhan (22. Atsuto Uchida 46 min),
25. Klaas-Jan Huntelaar (C), 27. Tranquillo Barnetta, 32. Joel Matip, 33. Roman Neustädter.
FC Schalke 04 (3) v (2) Sporting Clube de Portugal. (Obasi 34m, Huntelaar 51m, Höwedes 60m, Choupo-Moting 90+3m Pen).
Stadion Gelsenkirchen - Gelsenkirchen 21/10/2014.
FC Schalke:
1. Ralf Fährmann (GK), 4. Benedikt Höwedes (C), 9. Kevin-Prince Boateng (13. Eric-Maxim Choupo-Moting 46 min),
10. Julian Draxler (18. Sidney Sam 82 min), 12. Marco Höger, 15.
Dennis Aogo, 20. Chinedu Obasi (7. Max Meyer 65 min),
22. Atsuto Uchida, 24. Kaan Ayhan, 25. Klaas-Jan Huntelaar (C), 33. Roman Neustädter.
NK Maribor 0:1 FC Schalke 04. (Meyer 62 min) Stadion Ljudski vrt - Maribor 10/12/2014
FC Schalke:
1. Ralf Fährmann (GK), 3. Jan Kirchhoff, 4. Benedikt Höwedes (C), 12. Marco Höger (24. Kaan Ayhan 88 min)
13. Eric-Maxim Choupo-Moting, 15.
Dennis Aogo, 22. Atsuto Uchida, 23. Christian Fuchs
25. Klaas-Jan Huntelaar (2. Marvin Friedrich 90+2 min), 27. Tranquillo Barnetta (7. Max Meyer 56 min), 33. Roman Neustädter.