Christian
Kofane
Centre-forward Christian Kofane joined Bayer 04 at the start of the 2025/26 preseason. At the age of 18, the Cameroonian joined Leverkusen from Spanish second division club Albacete Balompié and signed a contract to 2029. Managing director sport Simon Rolfes said on signing the 1.89-metre tall goalscorer: "Christian Kofane is an extremely powerful and fast striker, technically gifted and very assertive. He will make our game even more varied with his strengths."
Profile
- At Bayer 04 since
- 11.07.2025
- Date of birth
- 26.07.2006
- Height / Weight
- 1.86m / 82kg
- Nationality
- KAM
Former clubs
| Period | Club | Games | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 - 2025 | Albacete Balompié | 20 | 8 |
Statistics
Latest games
| Games | Date | Competition |
|---|---|---|
 2:0  | 20.09.2026 | Bundesliga |
2:0  | 16.09.2026 | UEFA Europa League |
 2:2 | 12.09.2026 | Bundesliga |
4:0  | 05.09.2026 | Bundesliga |
 3:2 | 29.08.2026 | Bundesliga |
 0:4 | 22.08.2026 | DFB-Pokal |
 3:1 | 09.05.2026 | Bundesliga |
4:1 | 02.05.2026 | Bundesliga |
1:2 | 18.04.2026 | Bundesliga |
 0:1 | 11.04.2026 | Bundesliga |
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Striker Christian Kofane sidelined
Bayer 04 will have to manage without striker Christian Kofane in the coming weeks. The 20-year-old sustained a muscle injury to his left thigh on international duty with the Cameroon national team during the recent international break. This will prevent him from playing in the upcoming Werkself matches.
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Kofane: 'We kept pushing but it was not enough to win'
After the 2-2 draw at FC Augsburg on Matchday 3 of the 2026/27 Bundesliga season, Edmond Tapsoba and Christian Kofane spoke to Werkself-TV...
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Big crowd at shirt sale for a good cause with Tapsoba, Maza and Kofane - last chance at home matchday
This special event showed once again how strong Bayer 04 are as a team: As part of ‘BarmeniaGothaer gives joy’, the Werkself players Edmond Tapsoba, Ibrahim Maza and Christian Kofane supported the sale of individually designed T-shirts for a good cause at the Fanwelt on Thursday. Several hundred fans came to take part in the charity campaign. Leverkusen's main sponsor BarmeniaGothaer donated the proceeds to the Fondation Edmond Tapsoba, which helps people in Tapsoba's home country of Burkina Faso in their challenging everyday lives.
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AFCON blog: Senegal win the tournament
Four Bayer 04 players are in action at the 35th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations being played in Morocco from 21 December to 18 January 2026: Eliesse Ben Seghir for the hosts, Edmond Tapsoba with Burkina Faso, Ibrahim Maza for Algeria and Christian Kofane with Cameroon. Updates on the AFCON matches involving Werkself players...
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Africa Cup of Nations: Four Leverkusen players involved, Ben Seghir opens with hosts Morocco
The Werkself may have the festive season off, but four players will still be in action as they compete at the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations. Eliesse Ben Seghir will open the 35th edition of the tournament with hosts Morocco on Sunday, 21 December. Edmond Tapsoba (Burkina Faso), Ibrahim Maza (Algeria) and Christian Kofane (Cameroon) are also going for continental glory.
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