The talented Senkbeil took third place in the big offline final, which was staged at the BayArena in mid-August after the online preliminary round, and he played his way into the selection committee's focus with his performance. He showed great potential and will therefore be part of the Bayer 04 squad for the Virtual Bundesliga (VBL) in the coming season.
Marc Fiedler, manager eSports at Bayer 04, says: "Keanu impressed us as a person and with his performance at the eAcademy tournament. We are convinced he will strengthen the VBL squad in the medium to long term."
As a new eTalent at Bayer 04, Senkbeil will receive an eSports talent contract and weekly coaching over the 2025/26 season to improve his own skills. From the start of EA FC 26, Senkbeil will join Markus Hüttemann, last year's eTalent, in the training sessions and go through the development programme together with him.
From his arrival at the airport, the medical and contract signing, right through to photo shoots, his very own trading card and his first interview at the BayArena: Werkself TV followed new signing Afonso Moreira up close on his first day in Leverkusen. In the interview, the 21-year-old Portuguese left-winger, who has joined the Werkself from Lyon, talks about his excitement ahead of joining Bayer 04 and the Bundesliga, as well as his conversation with head coach Carles Martínez. Moreira also reveals the secret behind his iconic goal celebration – which he intends to perform “as often as possible” at the BayArena next season...
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After eight years, Ida Daedelow is set to leave Bayer 04 Leverkusen. The 18-year-old, whose original contract was due to run to 2027, is joining second-division side VfL Bochum.
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As with the other youth teams (U16 to U19), Bayer 04 are also relying on familiar faces—some in new roles—and fresh impetus from the coaching staff for the 2026/27 season in the younger age groups. An overview of the U11 to U15 teams.
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