All the winners of votes for Rookie of the Month were nominated for the Rookie of the Season award this time round. Boniface, signed from Belgian club Union Saint-Gilloise in the summer, won the award in the months from August to November. The Nigeria international is the first player to win this award four times.
In the vote for Rookie of the Season organised by the German Football League (DFL) in cooperation with Bundesliga partner Sorare, Boniface came out top ahead of Xavi (RB Leipzig/December and April), Ian Maatsen (Borussia Dortmund/January) and Maximilian Beier (TSG Hoffenheim/February and March).
This award has been presented since the 2016/17 season. The trophy for Boniface is the first to come to Leverkusen.
Barely two weeks since beating St. Pauli in the DFB Pokal quarter-finals, Bayer 04 again welcome the Hamburg club to the BayArena for Matchday 22 in the Bundesliga this Saturday (kick-off: 15:30 CET). The visitors received a welcome confidence boost last weekend with a win over VfB Stuttgart, but the head-to-head record is still very much in Leverkusen’s favour, which Kasper Hjulmand’s team will look to maintain. Here’s all you need to know ahead of the game in our matchday news.
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Werkself-TV shows the highlights of the Bayer 04 women's 2-1 win against FC Köln on the 18th matchday of the Google Pixel Frauen-Bundesliga 2025/26.
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In preparation for the Bundesliga home match against FC St. Pauli on Saturday, 14 February (kick-off: 15:30 CET), the Werkself had a full week of training for the first time since the first match in 2026. At the press conference ahead of the clash against the relegation-threatened Kiezkicker, coach Kasper Hjulmand spoke about the intensive work during the week and the lessons learnt. The Dane also announced the good news that Ibrahim Maza is available again.
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Bayer 04 Leverkusen are strengthening the squad for next season with the addition of Serbia U19 international Aleksa Damjanovic. The 17-year-old centre-forward is set to join the Bundesliga club in the summer from Serbian champions Red Star Belgrade. Damjanovic, who also has Austrian citizenship, has signed a long-term contract.
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