
The Solingen-born midfielder joined Bayer 04 as a seven-year-old before going on to play for all the youth teams. After time at Aalen, Osnabrück, Salzburg and Dortmund the Slovenia international returned to Leverkusen in 2015. Kampl played 53 Bundesliga games, six DFB Cup ties and made 13 appearances in the Champions League plus one in the Europa League for the Werkself.
"I'd like to say thank you for two great years. It was an emotional time with highs and lows. I was very happy to wear the shirt of the club where I started. I always gave 100 per cent on the pitch and Bayer 04 will continue to have a place in my heart," said Kevin Kampl.

The Werkself host Premier League club Newcastle United on matchday 6 in the league phase of the 2025/26 UEFA Champions League campaign. The match at the BayArena is on Wednesday, 10 December, at 21:00 CET. Read on for information on ticket sales for this fixture.
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Bayer 04 Women moved up to third place in the Bundesliga table, overnight at least, thanks to a commanding 4-2 win away at Carl Zeiss Jena on Sunday afternoon. An own goal by the hosts, Caroline Kehrer, Valentina Mädl and Vanessa Fudalla secured the Werkself their fifth win of the season on Matchday 8.
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After 37 games and two and a half years, the Werkself finally lost away from home in the Bundesliga. Kasper Hjulmand and his team were extremely self-critical after the 3-0 defeat to unbeaten league leaders Bayern Munich, but they were not demoralised. “We made too many mistakes in defence in certain phases of the first half. We’ll now continue to work on that and on our game management,” said Hjulmand after the match. All the reaction, facts and figures are here in our review.
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Werkself-TV shows the highlights of Bayer 04's 0-3 loss at FC Bayern Munich on the 9th matchday of the Bundesliga 2025/26...
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