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.
Bayer 04 will round off their 2026/27 pre-season preparations with a friendly against Premier League side Newcastle United. The match against the side featuring German internationals Malik Thiaw and Nick Woltemade will take place on Saturday 15 August (kick-off: 4 pm German time/3 pm local time) at St James’ Park. Werkself-TV will stream the match live in full and free of charge after logging in from 3.50 pm...
After the 2-1 defeat at Premier League club Nottingham Forest the night before, it was straight back to work for the Werkself at midday on Thursday with an intensive training session in hot temperatures at the hosts' training ground.
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The Werkself suffered a first defeat in the current pre-season fixtures. The sixth friendly of the summer ended in 2-1 reverse at Premier League Nottingham Forest. The English side took an early lead (4’) but Patrik Schick levelled just after the half-hour mark (32’). Nothing much happened after that, and the match looked set to end in a draw. However, the hosts managed to score the winning goal late on (90').
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Bayer 04 Leverkusen have loaned U19 midfielder Jeremiah Mensah to Dutch second-tier side Roda JC Kerkrade for one year. The 18-year-old Germany youth international has a long-term contract at the club to 2031.
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Bayer 04 Leverkusen Fußball GmbH has taken note of the final, non-binding statement issued by the Bundeskartellamt regarding the 50+1 rule and its application, and will now examine it carefully.
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