Born in a suburb of Paris, Loïc Badé played for Paris FC as a teenager before joining Le Havre at the age of 17. He made his professional debut in France's second division for the Normandy club in January 2020. At the end of that season the central defender joined RC Lens, then just promoted to the top-flight, where he quickly became a first choice making 31 league appearances including 29 starts.
Badé came to the attention of Stade Rennes thanks to his impressive first season in Ligue 1 and they signed him in the summer of 2021. After a season in Brittany, he went on loan to Nottingham Forest in the Premier League, six months later – also on loan – he joined FC Sevilla. The right-footer made 19 out of a possible 23 league appearances for the team from southern Spain and he played in two cup ties and six games in the Europa League – including winning the UEFA competition.
After that successful loan spell, FC Sevilla signed Badé permanently in the summer of 2023 and since then the central defender played 93 games for the Andalusian team including in the UEFA Champions League.
Badé also has a lot of experience on the international stage. After his time with the France U21s he was in the squad for the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris playing in all the matches in the tournament that ended with him and his teammates losing to Spain in extra time in the final. In the end he received a silver medal.
Badé made his full international debut under France coach Didier Deschamps at the start of June of this year. The new Leverkusen signing played in the game for third place in the UEFA Nations League for the full 90 minutes as he helped to keep a clean sheet in a 2-0 win.
The long-standing successful collaboration between Bayer 04 and the transport service provider wupsi GmbH has been expanded: From January 2026, 100 wupsi bikes with Bayer 04 branding will be available for hire throughout the city of Leverkusen. They will complement the many existing offers and services that provide key support, especially for fans travelling to and from home matches at the BayArena.
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The Werkself are back! Following the two-week winter break, head coach Kasper Hjulmand's team began the new year with an open session on Sunday. After Robert Andrich and his teammates arrived in Leverkusen yesterday for the official check-in, they got back down to business a day later in front of around 1,200 fans at the Ulrich Haberland Stadion. The report from the Werkself's first session of 2026.
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After a two-week winter break, the Werkself resume training on Sunday, 4 January. The first session in 2026 at the Ulrich Haberland Stadium starts at 11:00 and is open to fans. Bayer 04 look forward to welcoming supporters at the start of 2026. The Werkself schedule for the new year.
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After being nominated for the Bundesliga Goal of the Year 2025, Martin Terrier's wonderful strike for the opener against FC Köln is now also up for selection for the ARD Sportschau Goal of the Month award for December 2025. Bayer 04 fans have until 19:00 CET on 10 January to vote for the French forward.
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