Yurchenko joined Bayer 04 from Shakhtar Donetsk in 2014. The Ukrainian made 18 appearances and scored three goals in his four seasons with the Werkself. The 24-year-old has had a number of setbacks due to injury.
Marlon Frey has an even longer Bayer 04 history. The 22-year-old played for all the youth teams at the club before moving up from the U19s to the first team squad in 2015. This season he returned to Leverkusen after a year on loan at FC Kaiserslautern. The midfielder made twelve appearances for the Werkself.
The Bayer 04 Women clcoked up a 3-2 win in a friendly against Twente Enschede on Thursday afternoon in the last international break of 2025. In drizzle, Lilla Turanyi (16’), Kristin Kögel (65’) and Paulina Bartz (69’) scored the goals for the Werkself against the Dutch Eredivisie Vrouwen leaders, who are still unbeaten in the league.
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Brazilian legends, media and representatives of Bayer 04 Leverkusen and Bayer AG gathered at the Clube de Bayer in the south of São Paulo on Tuesday to take part in a panel discussing the club’s presence in Brazil and to watch the team’s 2–0 win over Manchester City in the Champions League. More than 50 participants from various Brazilian media were on hand. The event also included a light-hearted friendly media game prior to the match against the team of coaching legend Pep Guardiola.
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The annual Black and Red Week is up and running. Day three, Thursday 27 November, includes non-kit supplier merchandise...
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Werkself TV shows highlights of the 2-0 win for Bayer 04 at Manchester City on matchday 5 in the UEFA Champions League 2025/26 league phase...
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