Hakan Çalhanoğlu

#10 · Midfielder · age 32 · (C)

Captain; regista; elite free-kick specialist

Club

Inter Milan

Italy · Serie A

Caps

Intl goals

WC26 rating

high confidence

Recent form: 92
Career peak: 100
League level: 90
Competition pedigree: 98
International pedigree: 99
Longevity: 76

Independent rating — league strength (Opta-anchored) × competition tier × position-normalized output. Not affiliated with EA or FIFA.

Career by season

Season	Club	Competition	Apps	Gls	Ast	Rating
25/26	Football Club Internazionale Milano S.p.A.	Serie A	22	9	4	—
25/26	Football Club Internazionale Milano S.p.A.	UEFA Champions League	6	1	2	—
25/26	Football Club Internazionale Milano S.p.A.	Coppa Italia	2	2	1	—
24/25	Football Club Internazionale Milano S.p.A.	Serie A	29	5	6	—
24/25	Football Club Internazionale Milano S.p.A.	UEFA Champions League	12	4	2	—
24/25	Football Club Internazionale Milano S.p.A.	Coppa Italia	4	2	0	—
24/25	Football Club Internazionale Milano S.p.A.	Supercoppa Italiana	2	0	0	—
23/24	Football Club Internazionale Milano S.p.A.	Serie A	32	13	3	—
23/24	Football Club Internazionale Milano S.p.A.	UEFA Champions League	6	1	0	—
23/24	Football Club Internazionale Milano S.p.A.	Supercoppa Italiana	2	1	0	—
22/23	Football Club Internazionale Milano S.p.A.	Serie A	33	3	6	—
22/23	Football Club Internazionale Milano S.p.A.	UEFA Champions League	12	1	2	—
22/23	Football Club Internazionale Milano S.p.A.	Coppa Italia	3	0	0	—
22/23	Football Club Internazionale Milano S.p.A.	Supercoppa Italiana	1	0	0	—
21/22	Football Club Internazionale Milano S.p.A.	Serie A	34	7	13	—
21/22	Football Club Internazionale Milano S.p.A.	UEFA Champions League	6	0	0	—
21/22	Football Club Internazionale Milano S.p.A.	Coppa Italia	5	1	0	—
21/22	Football Club Internazionale Milano S.p.A.	Supercoppa Italiana	1	0	0	—
20/21	Associazione Calcio Milan	Serie A	43	9	16	—
20/21	Associazione Calcio Milan	UEFA Europa League	6	1	0	—
20/21	Associazione Calcio Milan	UEFA Europa League	3	4	2	—
20/21	Associazione Calcio Milan	Coppa Italia	1	0	0	—
19/20	Associazione Calcio Milan	Serie A	25	4	3	—
19/20	Associazione Calcio Milan	Coppa Italia	3	2	0	—
18/19	Associazione Calcio Milan	Serie A	36	3	6	—
18/19	Associazione Calcio Milan	UEFA Europa League	5	1	4	—
18/19	Associazione Calcio Milan	Coppa Italia	4	0	1	—
18/19	Associazione Calcio Milan	Supercoppa Italiana	1	0	0	—
17/18	Associazione Calcio Milan	Serie A	31	6	9	—
17/18	Associazione Calcio Milan	UEFA Europa League	8	2	4	—
17/18	Associazione Calcio Milan	Coppa Italia	4	0	0	—
17/18	Associazione Calcio Milan	UEFA Europa League	2	0	1	—
16/17	Bayer 04 Leverkusen Fußball	Bundesliga	15	6	5	—
16/17	Bayer 04 Leverkusen Fußball	UEFA Champions League	6	1	2	—
16/17	Bayer 04 Leverkusen Fußball	DFB-Pokal	1	0	0	—
15/16	Bayer 04 Leverkusen Fußball	Bundesliga	31	3	6	—
15/16	Bayer 04 Leverkusen Fußball	UEFA Champions League	6	2	5	—
15/16	Bayer 04 Leverkusen Fußball	UEFA Europa League	4	1	0	—
15/16	Bayer 04 Leverkusen Fußball	DFB-Pokal	3	1	0	—
15/16	Bayer 04 Leverkusen Fußball	UEFA Champions League	2	1	0	—
14/15	Bayer 04 Leverkusen Fußball	Bundesliga	33	8	7	—
14/15	Bayer 04 Leverkusen Fußball	UEFA Champions League	8	2	2	—
14/15	Bayer 04 Leverkusen Fußball	DFB-Pokal	4	2	0	—
14/15	Bayer 04 Leverkusen Fußball	UEFA Champions League	2	1	2	—
13/14	Hamburger Sport Verein	Bundesliga	32	11	4	—
13/14	Hamburger Sport Verein	DFB-Pokal	4	0	1	—

Source: transfermarkt · fetched 2026-05-29

Çalhanoğlu is the on-pitch coach of a Türkiye side that finally feels like more than the sum of its parts. Vincenzo Montella’s system is built around getting him on the ball deep, then letting Arda Güler and Kenan Yıldız operate ahead of him. Every set piece, every long switch, every game-state decision routes through him. Against Group D opposition he is arguably the highest-ceiling individual player in the entire group.

Strengths

elite free-kick delivery
long-range passing from deep
long-range shooting
captaincy and game management

Recent form

Inter Milan starter and Champions League contender through 2025-26.

Holds Inter's record for most direct free-kick goals in a single Serie A campaign and remains one of the league's most dangerous set-piece takers.