{{short description|German footballer (born 1998)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2020}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Ron Schallenberg | full_name = | image = | caption = | height = 1.85 m<ref>{{Soccerway}}</ref> | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1998|10|6}} | birth_place = Paderborn, Germany | position = Defensive midfielder | currentclub = Schalke 04 | clubnumber = 6 | youthyears1 = 2001–2009 | youthclubs1 = SV Marienloh | youthyears2 = 2009–2016 | youthclubs2 = SC Paderborn | years1 = 2016–2018 | clubs1 = SC Paderborn II | caps1 = 41 | goals1 = 0 | years2 = 2017–2023 | clubs2 = SC Paderborn | caps2 = 95 | goals2 = 7 | years3 = 2018–2020 | clubs3 = → SC Verl (loan) | caps3 = 48 | goals3 = 8 | years4 = 2023– | clubs4 = Schalke 04 | caps4 = 90 | goals4 = 3 | club-update = 19 May 2026 }} '''Ron Schallenberg''' (born 6 October 1998) is a German professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for 2. Bundesliga club Schalke 04.<ref>{{WorldFootball.net}}</ref>
==Career== ===SC Paderborn=== Schallenberg made his debut for SC Paderborn in the first round of the 2020–21 DFB-Pokal on 13 September 2020, coming on as a substitute in the 36th minute for Sebastian Vasiliadis against fourth-division side SC Wiedenbrück, which finished as a 5–0 away win.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/match-report/ma9100569/lineup/ |title=Germany » DFB-Pokal 2020/2021 » 1. Round » SC Wiedenbrück – SC Paderborn 07 0:5 |website=WorldFootball.net |date=13 September 2020 |access-date=28 September 2020}}</ref> He made his 2. Bundesliga debut for the club on 28 September 2020, coming on as a substitute in the 73rd minute for Julian Justvan against Hamburger SV, which finished as a 4–3 home loss.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/match-report/ma9114446/lineup/ |title=Germany » 2. Bundesliga 2020/2021 » 2. Round » SC Paderborn 07 – Hamburger SV 3:4 |website=WorldFootball.net |date=28 September 2020 |access-date=28 September 2020}}</ref>
===Schalke 04=== On 19 June 2023, Schallenberg agreed to join Schalke 04, newly relegated from the Bundesliga, signing a three-year contract.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://schalke04.de/en/team/ron-schallenberg-transfer/|title=FC Schalke 04 sign Ron Schallenberg|website=FC Schalke 04|date=19 June 2023}}</ref>
==Career statistics== {{updated|match played 17 May 2026}}<ref>{{cite web|title=Ron Schallenberg - Club matches|url=https://www.worldfootball.net/person/pe361746/ron-schallenberg/club-matches/|website=Worldfootball}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition |- !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|DFB-Pokal !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan="3"|SC Paderborn II |2016–17 |Oberliga Westfalen |21||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||21||0 |- |2017–18 |Oberliga Westfalen |20||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||20||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !41!!0!!colspan="2"|—!!colspan="2"|—!!41!!0 |- |rowspan="3"|SC Verl (loan) |2018–19 |Regionalliga West |27||4||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||27||4 |- |2019–20 |Regionalliga West |21||4||3||1||2{{efn|Appearances in 3. Liga promotion play-offs}}||1||26||6 |- !colspan="2"|Total !48!!8!!3!!1!!2!!1!!53!!10 |- |rowspan="4"|SC Paderborn |2020–21 |2. Bundesliga |31||1||3||0||colspan="2"|—||34||1 |- |2021–22 |2. Bundesliga |31||3||1||0||colspan="2"|—||32||3 |- |2022–23 |2. Bundesliga |33||3||2||0||colspan="2"|—||35||3 |- !colspan="2"|Total !95!!7!!6!!0!!colspan="2"|—!!101!!7 |- |rowspan="4"|Schalke 04 |2023–24 |2. Bundesliga |26||0||2||0||colspan="2"|—||28||0 |- |2024–25 |2. Bundesliga |31||3||1||0||colspan="2"|—||32||3 |- |2025–26 |2. Bundesliga |33||0||1||0||colspan="2"|—||34||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !90!!3!!4!!0!!colspan="2"|—!!94!!3 |- !colspan="3"|Career total !274!!18!!13!!1!!2!!1!!289!!20 |} {{notelist}}
==Honours== '''Schalke 04''' * 2. Bundesliga: 2025–26<ref>{{cite web |title=Elversberg siegt – Schalke ist Meister! |url=https://www.bundesliga.com/de/2bundesliga/news/sv-elversberg-siegt-schalke-04-ist-meister-2-bundesliga-37217 |website=bundesliga.com |access-date=4 May 2026 |language=de |date=3 May 2026}}</ref>
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * [https://schalke04.de/en/teams/profis/person/ron-schallenberg/ Profile] at the Schalke 04 website * {{DFB}} * {{Kicker}}
{{FC Schalke 04 squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Schallenberg, Ron}} Category:1998 births Category:Living people Category:Footballers from Paderborn Category:German men's footballers Category:Men's association football midfielders Category:SC Paderborn 07 players Category:SC Paderborn 07 II players Category:SC Verl players Category:FC Schalke 04 players Category:2. Bundesliga players Category:Regionalliga players Category:Oberliga (football) players Category:21st-century German sportsmen