His as yet short career started back home in Cameroon. From AS Nylon in Douala, the biggest city in the country, in November of last year he joined the youth set-up at partner club Albacete, which lies in land between Madrid and Valencia.
Starting with the U19 team, the 1.89 metre tall Christian Kofane made his senior debut in January of this year in Spain’s second tier. The beefy centre-forward started in the 2-2 draw with Racing de Santander – and he scored his first goal after just 114 seconds.
Kofane went from strength to strength in La Liga 2 and at the end of his first season he had clocked up 20 appearances – including 17 starts – and he scored eight goals. That makes him the second highest goalscorer at Albacete despite missing the Hinrunde.
Kofane now has a contract with the Werkself. Managing director sport Simon Rolfes said about the signing: “Christian Kofane is an extremely powerful and fast striker, technically gifted and very prolific. He will help make our game more variable with his strengths.”
Kofane is also looking forward to the next chapter in his career as a footballer with great anticipation: “I will give everything to take this chance in the Bundesliga. In the history of Bayer 04 there are lots of examples of young players who have achieved great things here."
Contribute to a good cause and win something special! The Bayer 04 jersey competition is entering its third round: From 10 October and up to and including 29 November, raffle tickets can be purchased for five euros each at the Fanwelt on the south side of the BayArena for the chance to win one of two signed away jerseys. The proceeds from the raffle will be donated to Tafel Leverkusen e.V. as part of the 25th anniversary celebrations.
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Heads up, girls! Do you dream of wearing the Bayer Cross on your chest? To play in black and red like your role models Carlotta Wamser, Kristin Kögel, Friederike Repohl and Co. from the Google Pixel Women's Bundesliga? Then take your chance now. Our female youth teams are once again on the lookout for new talent. That's why Bayer 04 is organising trials for female junior players on 26 October 2025 for the second time this year.
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A strong and successful partnership that will be continued: Bayer 04 and Energieversorgung Leverkusen GmbH & Co. KG (EVL) have extended their contract for energy supply and related services until 30 June 2027. As part of this, EVL will continue to hold the naming rights to the family section at the BayArena.
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Just over a year after Bayer 04 Leverkusen fans in the New York City area crowded into a beer garden in Brooklyn to celebrate Die Werkself with an early season Bundesliga win, another enthusiastic crowd dressed in black and red gathered at The Banshee pub in Boston on Saturday morning to watch the boys take down 1. FC Union Berlin, 2-0, on Matchday 6.
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