“Despite her young age, Emily is already a centre-back of an exceptionally high standard. As a left-footed player, her composure on the ball, strong build-up play, pace and aggression mean she has exactly the qualities we're looking for in our style of play,” said Bayer 04 Women sporting director Achim Feifel: “We're convinced she'll take the next step and quickly adapt to the level of the Bundesliga. That's why we're delighted to have brought Emily in and to have another player with great potential at our disposal.”
The defender had played for Eintracht Frankfurt’s women's reserves since 2022 and made a total of 62 appearances in the Women’s Bundesliga 2. Wallrabenstein also progressed through all the DFB youth teams from the U16s to the U19s and won the U17 European Championship with the German national team in 2022.
“I’m really looking forward to this new challenge and I’m confident I’ll be able to develop my game further here at Bayer 04,” said Wallrabenstein: “I can't wait to get to know the squad and hope I can help the team have a successful season.”
Bayer 04 will be preparing young talents for a potential sporting career in an even more systematic way in future. The club is breaking new ground to help develop their academic, social and personal skills as well. With the ‘Haus der Talente' or 'Talent House’, Bayer 04 Leverkusen Fußball GmbH is creating a new centre for the development of young athletes in a central location in Leverkusen. Once completed – expected to be in the summer of 2027 – the project will be run in partnership with TSV Bayer 04 Leverkusen e.V.
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Werkself-TV shows the highlights of the Bayer 04 women's 1-3 loss against Werder Bremen on the 26th matchday of the Google Pixel Frauen-Bundesliga 2025/26.
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Bayer 04 Women have finished in fifth place after the best Bundesliga season in the club's history in terms of points. Roberto Pätzold's side went down 3-1 at home to SV Werder Bremen on the final matchday. With 46 points and 15 wins, they've bettered the previous record campaign of 2024/25. Despite periods of pressure, Cornelia Kramer's 73rd-minute strike was not enough at the Ulrich-Haberland-Stadion, and the Werkself miss out on European qualification despite a strong end to the season.
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Bayer 04 Leverkusen have agreed a conract extension with home-grown talent Sofie Zdebel by a further year ahead of schedule. The 21-year-old Germany U23 international will stay at the club until 30 June 2028.
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