“With her vast experience at national and international level, Carolin can become a face of our team,” said Thomas Eichin, director of professional teams, who is also responsible for the Bayer 04 Women: "She brings a special winning mentality that will do us a lot of good."
“We're incredibly excited about Carolin. She has been playing at the absolute top level for years and is always successfully involved in attacking actions with her outstanding left foot,” said Achim Feifel, the Bayer 04 Women’s team sporting director: "With her wealth of experience and her personality, she will also help the young players in the team to develop further and play an important role for us.”
Simon has won the German league title five times since moving to Munich from Olympique Lyon in the summer of 2019, and she also won the DFB Pokal in 2024/25. In the current campaign, with FC Bayern winning their fourth championship title in a row last Wednesday and also reaching the DFB Pokal final again, she has made 14 Bundesliga appearances and played in four DFB Pokal ties. Born in Kassel, she played a total of 22 international matches for Germany between 2016 and 2023, including four at the 2019 World Cup. She has made 259 Bundesliga appearances (29 goals) to date, including 70 of those games in a Bayer 04 jersey from 2013 to 2016.
“I had really good talks with the people in charge, I'm keen to take on an extremely cool challenge and I'm definitely happy to be coming back to Leverkusen. I had a great time here back then and both the club and I have developed a lot since then,” says Simon: “I'm looking forward to seeing one or two familiar faces, but also to all the new impressions and experiences I'll gain. I'm expecting a young squad with a lot of potential and I want to help them become even more successful in a leadership role.”
After eight years in the youth set-up at Bayer 04 Leverkusen, Benjamin Adam is leaving the club. The 35-year-old, who most recently coached the Leverkusen U17s, will take charge of the Hansa Rostock U19 team next season.
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There was a successful end to the women's internationals with Werkself players Carlotta Wamser and Cornelia Kramer qualifying for the 2027 World Cup finals in Brazil. A third Leverkusen player is still in with a chance of joining them. The Germany U23 players also experienced success in their last two international friendlies of the season.
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Traveling to North America for the World Cup this summer to see your favorite Bayer 04 players? Here’s a quick cheat sheet with thumbnail portraits and insider tips for each city from a local expert, so you can make the most of your visit and activities beyond the game!
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A fresh look for the BayArena: The Bayer 04 stadium will have new seating in the form of folding seats for the 2026/27 campaign that will ensure significantly improved seating comfort and simplified movement within the rows of seats. As part of routine replacement after 17 years, fans of the Werkself were able to purchase the existing seats, used to witness the first German league title in the club's history. In addition, a large proportion of the seats will be donated to charitable projects, primarily in the local region. Bayer 04 fans can look forward to new, functional folding seats for the season opener at the beginning of August - still in the club colours of black and red, of course. A glimpse at the BayArena during the refurbishment.
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