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The 20-year-old Werkself player talks about special moments in Leverkusen including the impressive start made by Bayer 04 in the UEFA Europa League this season, his serious injury, his comeback as well as ambitions with the Werkself in Europe.
At the start of the many hours filming the Rise Up video, Florian Wirtz looks out from the top floor of the Sparkasse bank headquarters over Leverkusen – the city where he developed from a youth player into a Germany international. Then it moves on to the Chem Park site of Bayer AG where Florian Wirtz demonstrates his ability with the ball against an industrial backdrop.
The outcome is an entertaining film where Florian Wirtz presents his football home of Leverkusen and also demonstrates the close connection between Bayer 04, Bayer AG and the city of Leverkusen.
Florian Wirtz is one of Leverkusen's key players in the UEFA Europa League this season with six goal involvements in three games.
Rise Up:
UEFA launched the Wonderkids series in 2022/23 with the focus on promising players in the UEFA Europa League. The protagonists in the three-part series were Xavi Simons (PSV Eindhoven, now RB Leipzig), Mohamed Ali Cho (Real Sociedad) and Luiz Henrique (Real Betis).
UEFA has further developed the concept for the current 2023/23 season the focus on telling the stories of players who have shone in the Europa League this season – the result is the Rise Cup series.
Bayer 04 Leverkusen have extended Abdoulaye Faye’s contract by a further year to 30 June 2031. During the 2026/27 season, the talented defender will play for Celta Vigo on loan without an option to buy. The 21-year-old Senegalese is set to feature in La Liga and the UEFA Europa League with last season’s sixth-placed side in Spain.
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The Werkself's training camp in Weimarer Land all in one place: in our daily blog you'll find all the insights and updates from the day. The programme on day one (Sunday 2 August) includes a media round with managing director sport Simon Rolfes, free time for the team after the friendly against Rot-Weiss Essen and before an intensive week of training begins, as well as a coffee get-together where CEO Fernando Carro and Rolfes met around 100 fans in the afternoon.
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Bayer 04 Leverkusen have agreed Kerim Alajbegovic’s transfer to Italian record champions Juventus. The club brought the 18-year-old attacking player back to Leverkusen this summer via a buy-back option, following a season at Red Bull Salzburg. Until his move to Austria, the Bosnia international had been playing for Bayer 04’s Under-19s.
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A warm welcome to the Weimarer Land, Bayer 04! The Werkself moved into their accommodation for this year’s training camp on Saturday evening. In Blankenhain, Thuringia, head coach Carles Martínez’s team have a programme of gruelling training sessions – several of which will be open to fans – and team-building activities lined up for the next six days. We’ll be following the Werkself up close and providing you with exclusive insights, quotes, photos and videos from the training camp.
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With 22 days to go until the start of the Bundesliga campaign, the Bayer 04 Women’s team have gained a fresh boost of confidence. In a friendly against Belgian top-flight side KRC Genk on Saturday afternoon, coach Roberto Pätzold’s team secured a 1–0 win. Lobke Loonen (20’) scored the winner for the Black and Reds at the Kurtekotten training centre.
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