Ida Daedelow signs for VfL Bochum

“Ida came through all our youth teams and made it to the first-team squad to become a Bundesliga player,” says Achim Feifel, sporting director of the Bayer 04 Women’s team: “To take the next step in her development, she needs more playing time than we would have been able to give her next season. We wish her all the best for the future.”

Daedelow played for the Bayer 04 U13, U15 and U17 teams from 2019 and won the German U17 Championship in 2023. In July 2024, she signed her first professional contract, and three months later she made her Bundesliga debut. Since then, she played ten more games for the Werkself, including six last season.

“I joined Bayer 04 when I was eleven, spent my entire youth here, made lots of new friends, travelled to many countries and grew up,” says Daedelow: “I look back at this time very positively. Now it feels like the right moment for a move, so I can get more playing time and develop even further.”