Ragnar Ache

KOE

• #9 • Center Forward

Ragnar Ache

KOE

• #9 • Center Forward

Nationality

Germany

Position

Role

Target Striker

Birthdate (Age)

Jul 28, 1998 (28)

Preferred Foot

Right

Height

6'0"

Weight

179 lb

Club

FC Köln

League

Bundesliga

Ranking

Bundesliga

2026/2027 All matches

Overall grade

58.7

152/266

Impact score

7.2

89/266

Forward rank

37th

37/89

All rank

104th

104/266

Top 5 Leagues

2026/2027 All matches

Forward rank

225th

225/598

All rank

646th

646/1,701

Grades

Key Grades

2026/2027 Bundesliga

Overall

48th/90 FWD

58.7

Shooting

N/A

Passing

67th/89 FWD

57.5

Tackle Resistance

29th/75 FWD

66.1

Aerial Duel

44th/75 FWD

61.4

Headed Shooting

N/A

Overall Grades by game

2026/2027 Bundesliga

Metrics

Key Metrics

2026/2027 Bundesliga

Appearances

Minutes

Goals

Assists

Upcoming matches

News

Jul 23, 2026

Starts in friendly

Ache (thigh) is in the starting XI for a friendly against Bergisch Gladbach.

Analysis: Ache had already joined Koln for pre-season training but has furthered his recovery this offseason, as the forward joined them for a pre-season friendly. This is good news for the player after he missed their last few matches of the 2025/26 campaign. He was a rotational option last campaign before working into a starting role, a role he will look to keep this season, recording seven goals and four assists in 29 appearances (18 starts) during the 2025/26 campaign.

Jul 17, 2026

Back in full for preseason start

Ache (thigh) is included in Rene Wagner's squad for 1. FC Koln's pre-season start, having recovered from the injury that ended his 2025-26 season in April, the club posted.

Analysis: Ache spent the final weeks of last season on the sidelines after a thigh injury forced him off against St. Pauli in April, a frustrating end to a campaign in which he had become one of Koln's most important attacking players. He contributed seven goals and five assists and produced the standout individual moment of the entire Bundesliga season with his overhead-kick winner against Hoffenheim, later crowned Goal of the Season by fan vote. He worked his way back through individual sessions before preseason and is now fully back with the squad as Koln began preparations for the new season. With Jakub Kaminski having left for Benfica, Koln's attack leans more heavily on Ache heading into the new campaign, and he looks fully available and ready to carry that increased responsibility from day one.