win over Stuttgart on 21 January 2012. Two weeks later, on 4 February 2012, Obasi scored his first goal for the club, in a 1–1 draw against Mainz 05. As the season progressed, Obasi continued to remain in the first team despite being sidelined with injuries. At the end of the 2011–12 season, Obasi made ten appearances and scored once for the side whilst on loan. On 2 July 2012, Schalke 04 confirmed that Obasi signed a three-year professional contract with them until 30 June 2015. The transfer fee was reported as €4,000,000 to €5,000,000 by Schalke's sport and communications manager Horst Heldt. Obasi was assigned a number 19 shirt. However, at the start of the season, Obasi suffered a setback when he continued to recover from his injury. After returning to training, Obasi then made his first appearance since joining them on a permanent basis in a 2–2 draw against Fortuna Düsseldorf on 28 September 2012. However, Obasi continued to be plagued by injuries and was on the substitute bench for the most of the season. At the end of the 2012–13 season, Obasi had made only seven appearances for the club. In the 2013–14 season, Obasi continued to recover from injury at the start of the season. After returning to training around November, Obasi did not make a return to the first team until the following month, where he played 20 minutes, in a 0–0 draw against Nürnberg. Despite suffering from another injury, Obasi scored his first goal in two years in a 4–0 against his former club, Hoffenheim, on 8 March 2014. After the match, Obasi said scoring a goal motivated him after missing out a long time. At the end of the 2013–14 season, Obasi had made nineteen appearances and scored three times in all competitions. Ahead of the 2014–15 season, Obasi was then reassigned a number 20 shirt for his last season with Schalke 04. He remained in the first team at the start of the season and then scored his first goal of the season, in a European match, in a 4–3 win over Sporting Lisbon on 21 October 2014. There were hints of getting a new contract, but Obasi suffered a shinbone injury that kept him out for the rest of the season. At the end of the 2014–15 season, Obasi was released by the club after his contract expired and had made