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31.05.2022Bayer 04

Joshua Eze awarded pro contract

From the captain of the U19s to the first team squad: Bayer 04 have awarded Joshua Eze a professional contract. The midfielder, who has been under the Bayer Cross since 2010, has penned a deal with the Werkself to 2024.
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"Joshua was a key leader in our U19 side," said Bayer 04 sporting director Simon Rolfes. "We will carry on helping him along his career path for the next two years."

U19 Bundesliga: always went the full distance

As the captain of the Werkself U19 team, Eze led his teammates to third place in the U19 Bundesliga West last term and the team under head coach Sven Hübscher missed out on second place by just one goal, which would have taken them to the German championship finals. The defender only missed three league games and he went the full distance in all the matches he did play.

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