All the players in the Bundesliga, Bundesliga 2, League 3 and the Regional Leagues plus all other VDV members are entitled to vote.
The 22-year-old topped the poll with 29.1% votes ahead of Bayern Munich players Harry Kane (20%) and Michael Olise (17%). The Leverkusen midfielder made 31 Bundesliga appearances last season scoring ten goals and providing 13 assists. That secured him the Silver Boot award as the best player in the Bundesliga following the vote of the members of the players union.
Nick Woltemade from VfB Stuttgart was voted VDV Newcomer of the Season (31.7%). Bo Henriksen from Mainz 05 (25.7%) was voted Coach of the Season.
Bayer 04 will have to manage without forward Moussa Diaby for their upcoming matches. The 27-year-old Frenchman sustained a thigh injury in the 3-0 defeat against TSG Hoffenheim yesterday afternoon, Sunday 25 October. Diaby is expected to be available again after the international break in November.
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It has been a long time since feeling what it’s like to come away empty-handed. The last – and so far only – defeat of the season, in Elversberg, was two months ago. Since then, Bayer 04 have followed that up with seven wins and a draw. Now it has happened again away to TSG Hoffenheim. As the match progressed, the Werkself grew in confidence and “could even have scored the opening goal”, as Robert Andrich said after the game. In the end, it was the side from Sinsheim who sealed a 3–0 victory after “hectic closing stages” (kicker). The Werkself review.
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Werkself-TV shows the highlights of Bayer 04 Women's 0-2 loss at 1. FC Nürnberg on Matchday 8 of the 2026/27 Google Pixel Women's Bundesliga.
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Werkself TV shows the highlights of Bayer 04's 0-3 loss at TSG Hoffenheim on Matchday 7 of the 2026/27 Bundesliga season...
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