"We are very happy, in accordance with our philosophy, to be able to bring through three players from our own youth teams to the first-team squad," said Achim Feifel, sporting director of the Bayer 04 Women: “Louisa, Paula and Amy have really earned this move up thanks to their relentless commitment. We are very excited about their future development."
Goalkeeper Remien (came from SC 13 Bad Neuenahr) has played for Bayer 04 youth teams since 2020 and in 2023 won the U17 German championship. The 19-year-old keeper has been training with the first team since last season and she also took part in the two training camps in Katowice (Poland) and Alicante (Spain).
Full-back Schwartze was also at the training camp in Spain in the winter and has regularly trained with the first team since the start of the year. The 17-year-old joined Bayer 04 from SpVg Eidertal Molfsee in 2023 and last season she was in the Bundesliga squad three times (no appearances). Striker Wrigge has scored six goals in nine internationals for the Germany U17 team. The 17-year-old has played for Leverkusen since her move from SG Westküste in 2024.
They narrowly missed out on the title in the spring of this year as they enjoyed their most successful season to date under the Bayer Cross. Now they want to build on that success. In an interview ahead of today's start of the new season in the VBL Club Championship by WOW (live on the Bayer 04 app from 18:00 CEST), the two Bayer 04 eSports players and cousins Marc and Sean Landwehr talk about the organisational changes to the VBL CC and their everyday lives as professional gamers and they also give pro tips for the new EA FC 26.
Show moreA Black and Red player in the U20 World Cup final in Chile. Alejo Sarco and Argentina beat Colombia 1-0 in the semi-final on Wednesday night. Morocco, who knocked out France, now await in the final on Sunday night.
Show moreHere we go! The new season of the VBL Club Championship by WOW starts on Thursday, 16 October. The games can be seen live on the Bayer 04 app and on the club Twitch channel. Bayer04.de presents an overview of the first opponents for the Leverkusen eSports team in the new season.
Show moreThe autumn holidays attracted a host of Bayer 04 fans to the BayArena on Tuesday, 14 October. An open training session for the Werkself in the morning ended with the players taking time out for selfies and autograph requests from the 160 or so fans in attendance. During a children's press conference organised by Barmenia Gothaer, Werkself player Arthur and Kristin Kögel from the Bayer 04 Women's team fielded questions posed by the youngsters. Meanwhile, a trio of young players from the Leverkusen U19 squad put a smile on everyone's faces at a meet & greet event. And fans enjoyed a range of exciting activities at the Fanwelt.
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