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.
Jarell Quansah and Alejandro Grimaldo speak to Werkself-TV following Bayer 04's 4-1 defeat to VfB Stuttgart on Bundesliga Matchday 16...
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Four Bayer 04 players are in action at the 35th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations being played in Morocco from 21 December to 18 January 2026: Eliesse Ben Seghir for the hosts, Edmond Tapsoba with Burkina Faso, Ibrahim Maza for Algeria and Christian Kofane with Cameroon. Updates on the AFCON matches involving Werkself players...
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Werkself TV shows the highlights of Bayer 04's 1-4 loss against VfB Stuttgart on Matchday 16 of the 2025/26 Bundesliga season...
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The Werkself began 2026 with defeat, losing 4-1 at home to VfB Stuttgart on Matchday 16 of the 2025/26 Bundesliga. Jamie Leweling opened the scoring early, with Maximilian Mittelstädt making it 2-0 from a penalty before Leweling again and Deniz Undav increased the lead to 4-0 just before half-time. Alejandro Grimaldo's penalty reduced the deficit midway through the second period.
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