
All the winners of votes for Rookie of the Month are nominated for the Rookie of the Season award this term. Boniface won the award in the months from August to November. The other candidates are Xavi (RB Leipzig/December), Ian Maatsen (Borussia Dortmund/January) and Maximilian Beier (TSG Hoffenheim/February and March).
The vote started at 13.00 CEST on Monday 13 May and ends on Tuesday 14 May at 23.59 CEST. Click here to cast your vote.
Boniface joined Bayer Leverkusen from Belgian club Union Saint-Gilloise in the summer of 2023. The striker has scored 13 goals and provided nine assists in his 22 Bundesliga appearances to date.

Werkself player Montrell Culbreath and Bayer 04 loanee Francis Onyeka are part of Germany's final squad for the U19 European Championships this summer. The tournament is in Wales from 24 June to 12 July.
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New Bayer 04 head coach Carles Martínez has arrived in Leverkusen! At midday on Friday, the 42-year-old spoke in a press conference at the BayArena about his philosophy and his aims. Managing director sport Simon Rolfes also discussed the reasons for appointing the former Toulouse boss.
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