"In Malik Tillman we have gained another player who has great ability and is very dangerous in front of goal. He can play in midfield either as a number 10 or as a number 8. Malik is an absolute top signing for us," declared Bayer 04 managing director sport Simon Rolfes before adding: "His style suits Bayer 04 Leverkusen down to the ground. Our attacking game will gain a new boost thanks to Malik's dynamism."
After two league titles in succession in the Netherlands, Tillman now wants to achieve great things with Bayer 04. "This club has always played great football. But in the last four or five years Leverkusen have grown enormously and become attractive to a lot of players throughout Europe. I want to win something. That was my aim in Glasgow and in Eindhoven and it remains my aim here," said Tillman.
The move to the Bundesliga for the 1.87 metre tall right-footer represents a return to Germany. In 2015 he moved from SpVgg Greuther Fürth to the youth set-up at Bayern Munich from where he went out on loan to top Scottish club Rangers in 2022. Bayern sent him out on loan a year later to PSV Eindhoven who signed the playmaker on permanent terms in 2024.
Tillman made 21 appearances for several Germany teams. He played for the Germany U21s four times before deciding to play for the USA in 2022. Tillman produced impressive performances with the USA team at the Gold Cup in the USA and Canada that ended with a 2-1 defeat against Mexico in the final.
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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