Wirtz racked up 31 scorer points in a total of 45 competitive appearances last season, scoring 16 goals and providing 15 assists across all competitions. The 31-time Germany international also won the Bundesliga Player of the Month award for December 2024 and January 2025. These were his fifth and sixth awards, making him the most decorated player in the history of the award, which has been given out since the 2018/19 season.
The playmaker received 54.87 per cent of all votes cast in the poll.
Striker Patrik Schick came second in the poll for Bayer 04's ‘Player of the Season’ for 2024/25 with 19.67 per cent of the votes. The Czech international scored 27 goals in 45 competitive appearances last season and also set up one goal.
As in the previous year, Jonathan Tan was voted into third place with 7.44 per cent of the votes cast. The centre-back, who moved to FC Bayern Munich at the end of the season, impressed once again in what was his last campaign with the club as the team's defensive leader with strong performances throughout the season.
The top five in the rankings at a glance:
While Florian Wirtz won the poll for Bayer 04 ‘Player of the Season’, Cornelia Kramer came out on top as Bayer 04 Women's 'Player of the Season’. Read the article HERE.
In the final international break in the current 2025/26 campaign, Bayer 04 striker Patrik Schick with Czechia will be battling for a place at the World Cup. Meanwhile, national teams that have already qualified, include other Werkself players called up, are involved in friendlies in the build-up to the World Cup. Read on for an overview of the Leverkusen internationals and their match dates.
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The Werkself kicked off the final international break of the current season on Monday morning with the first of three open training sessions this week. While eleven Bayer 04 players will be away on international duty in the coming days, the other players will be working together in Leverkusen. The next challenge in the Bundesliga awaits on Saturday, 4 April (kick-off: 15:30 CEST) with the home game against VfL Wolfsburg.
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Due to maintenance work, the online shop and other digital services from Bayer 04 Leverkusen will be temporarily restricted or unavailable from Monday, 23 March (18:00 CET) to Thursday, 26 March. Bayer 04 will provide immediate updates via the club's official channels if the work is completed earlier than planned. The overview.
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Werkself-TV shows the highlights of the Bayer 04 women's 1-0 win against FC Carl Zeiss Jena on the 21th matchday of the Google Pixel Frauen-Bundesliga 2025/26.
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Thanks to a masterstroke from Katharina Piljic, the Werkself secured their eleventh win of the season in the Google Pixel Women's Bundesliga. On Sunday evening, coach Roberto Pätzold's team beat FC Carl Zeiss Jena 1-0. Midfielder Piljic scored the winning goal with a volley into the corner from the edge of the box (19’) in front of 633 spectators at the Ulrich Haberland Stadium - and ensured that Leverkusen moved up to fifth place in the table for at least one night with 34 points.
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