“In Ezequiel Fernández, we are getting a player who is very confident on the ball and strong in challenges, and who will be of great benefit to us with his power and aggressive style of play," explains Bayer 04 managing director sport Simon Rolfes. “In addition to his robustness and physical resilience, he has excellent game intelligence; he is clever and seasoned despite his relative youth. This special combination makes him a highly interesting player for us. Ezequiel will invigorate the competition and greatly increase the quality of our squad,” said Rolfes.
Fernández moved to Saudi Arabia a year ago from Boca Juniors in his native Argentina. “Now I want to further my career in Europe at an internationally renowned club,” says the left-footer, who played four matches for Argentina at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, scoring one goal. “Bayer 04 currently has three of my Argentinian colleagues in its squad: Exequiel Palacios, Alejo Sarco and Claudio Echeverri. They told me about the club culture and the high sporting standards here in Leverkusen. I am very confident that we will all achieve significant victories together.”
The German Football League (DFL) has announced the three candidates for Bundesliga ‘Rookie of the Month’ for February. Among the candidates is Werkself player Jarell Quansah. Fans of Bayer 04 can vote for their favourite on the Bundesliga app from now until Thursday, 5 March (23:59 CET).
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On a day that celebrated 50 years of official Bayer 04 fan clubs with festivities on the pitch during the match against FSV Mainz 05 on Saturday, New York-based Werkself Warriors were proudly represented on the field by co-founder Alex Kramm.
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The Werkself conceded a goal at home for the first time since the beginning of January 67 minutes into the game against FSV Mainz 05 on Saturday. Jarell Quansah levelled late on for the final score of 1-1 to secure a point and avoid a first home defeat in six games. Bayer 04 were very critical of their performance after the game. The Werkself review.
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Rüdiger Vollborn has been at the club for 40 years, he holds the record number of Bundesliga appearances for the club (401) and is the only Bayer 04 player to have won both the UEFA Cup (1988) and the DFB Pokal (1993). And the Berliner stayed with the Werkself after ending his impressive playing career as he worked as a goalkeeping coach for the following nine years. Vollborn now works under the Bayer Cross as a fan liaison officer and club archivist. Since February 2021, the personalised Black and Red lexicon takes Werkself fans under the heading of 'Rudi recounts...' on a brief trip through the history of Bayer 04 every month…
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