"Natasha has consistently proven her qualities in the Bundesliga over recent years. With her, we're getting a creative player for central attacking midfield who has the ability to score and also has the eye and technique for the final pass," said Achim Feifel, Sporting Director of Bayer 04 Women: "She also has a high quality at set-pieces and can therefore be a difference-maker. Thanks to her profile, we've been focussing on her for some time now and we still see she has a lot of potential to develop."
Since 2022, Kowalski has played a total of 85 Bundesliga matches for SGS Essen, scoring 17 goals and providing 19 assists. She played for all Germany junior teams from the U15s to the U23s up to 2024 and she was crowned European U17 champion in Bulgaria in 2019.
"I want to take the next step here at Leverkusen and continue to develop. Bayer 04 are the ideal club for that," says Kowalski: "I hope to use my qualities to help the team achieve great things."
Following the Bundesliga clash against RB Leipzig (Sunday, 20 September, 15:30 CEST), some of the Werkself first team players will be heading off for the first international break of the season. Here is an overview of the Bayer 04 players called up for their national teams and all the details of their upcoming matches.
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A special visit to the BayArena: 222 members from volunteer fire brigades in Leverkusen, the Rheinisch-Bergisch district and the Oberbergisch district watched the Werkself’s 2–0 home win over Slovenian champions NK Celje live in the stadium. Bayer 04 had invited them to the 2026/27 Europa League opener as a thank-you for their tremendous dedication. They watched the match together in Block F4.
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The Bayer 04 U19s have extended their winning run with a fifth consecutive victory on Matchday 5 of the DFB Youth League’s preliminary round. Coach Patrick Greveraars’ side secured a 3–2 (2–1) win in their match against second-placed FC Viktoria Köln, with Burak Kir and Nebe Domnic scoring for the hosts in the first half before captain Ben Hawighorst found the net after the break.
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Bayer 04 will have to manage without defender Guéla Doué for the time being. The Ivory Coast international sustained a muscle injury to his right calf during the final Werkself training session yesterday ahead of the Europa League clash with Slovenian champions NK Celje.
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For the first time since reaching the final against AS Roma (2–2, first leg 2–0) in May 2024, Bayer 04 are playing another home match in the UEFA Europa League – and they will be wearing their new European kit. On Wednesday 16 September (kick-off: 21:00 CEST), the BayArena will welcome Slovenian champions NK Celje, who appointed a new coach this week following a mixed start to the season. Under the slogan “40 Years Across Europe. Still Creating History.”, the Black and Reds now aim to add the next chapter to their European history, which has seen so much success in recent years. Bayer 04 fans can follow the match on free-to-air TV on RTL, as well as on Sky and Werkself Radio. The matchday news.
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