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Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Germany · Bundesliga · Bundesliga
Squad size26
Avg age25.9
Nations19
Latest season2002
Squad value €389.75m

About Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Bayer 04 Leverkusen, officially known as Bayer 04 Leverkusen Fußball GmbH and commonly known as Bayer Leverkusen or simply Leverkusen, is a German professional football club based in Leverkusen, North Rhine-Westphalia. It competes in the Bundesliga, the top tier of German football, and plays its home matches at the BayArena.

Streaks & runs — longest sequences in our dataset

Squad size26active players
Avg age25.9years
Domestic6Germany
Foreigners2077% of squad
EU passport20non-EU: 6
Nationalities19different countries

Age distribution

0
U18
8
18–22
6
23–26
6
27–30
6
31+

Position breakdown

GK
3 (12%)
DEF
8 (31%)
MID
8 (31%)
FWD
7 (27%)
85% foreign players
22 of 26
26.4y avg squad age
3 Goalkeepers
8 Defenders
8 Midfielders
7 Attackers
42 seasons in dataset
00/01 – 99/00
244 players ever
€9.50m biggest signing ever
€9.50m biggest sale ever
25 most goals (single season by one player)
View all-time top scorers & club history →
PlayerPosAgeNationalityFootHeightContractMarket value
Exequiel Palacios Midfield - Central Midfield 27 Argentina right 178.00m 2028-06-30 €40.00m
Edmond Tapsoba Defender - Centre-Back 27 Burkina Faso right 194.00m 2028-06-30 €35.00m
Malik Tillman Midfield - Attacking Midfield 23 United States Germany right 187.00m 2030-06-30 €32.00m
Alejandro Grimaldo Defender - Left-Back 30 Spain left 171.00m 2027-06-30 €30.00m
Eliesse Ben Seghir Attack - Left Winger 21 Morocco France right 178.00m 2030-06-30 €28.00m
Patrik Schick Attack - Centre-Forward 30 Czech Republic left 191.00m 2030-06-30 €27.00m
Loïc Badé Defender - Centre-Back 26 France Cote d'Ivoire right 191.00m 2030-06-30 €25.00m
Aleix García Midfield - Central Midfield 28 Spain right 173.00m 2029-06-30 €20.00m
Jarell Quansah Defender - Centre-Back 23 England Scotland right 190.00m 2030-06-30 €20.00m
Claudio Echeverri Midfield - Attacking Midfield 20 Argentina right 171.00m 2026-06-30 €18.00m
Martin Terrier Attack - Left Winger 29 France right 184.00m 2029-06-30 €17.00m
Jeanuël Belocian Defender - Centre-Back 21 France Guadeloupe left 186.00m 2029-06-30 €15.00m
Nathan Tella Attack - Right Winger 26 Nigeria England right 173.00m 2028-06-30 €15.00m
Equi Fernández Midfield - Defensive Midfield 23 Argentina Paraguay left 178.00m 2030-06-30 €12.00m
Ibrahim Maza Midfield - Attacking Midfield 20 Algeria Germany right 180.00m 2030-06-30 €12.00m
Mark Flekken Goalkeeper 32 Netherlands both 195.00m 2028-06-30 €10.00m
Robert Andrich Midfield - Defensive Midfield 31 Germany right 187.00m 2028-06-30 €9.00m
Arthur Defender - Right-Back 23 Brazil right 174.00m 2028-06-30 €7.00m
Christian Kofane Attack - Centre-Forward 19 Cameroon right 189.00m 2029-06-30 €5.00m
Ernest Poku Attack - Right Winger 22 Netherlands Ghana right 176.00m 2030-06-30 €4.00m
Lucas Vázquez Defender - Right-Back 34 Spain right 173.00m 2027-06-30 €3.00m
Axel Tape Defender - Centre-Back 18 France Cote d'Ivoire right 180.00m 2030-06-30 €2.00m
Jonas Hofmann Midfield - Attacking Midfield 33 Germany right 176.00m 2027-06-30 €2.00m
Alejo Sarco Attack - Centre-Forward 20 Argentina Italy left 179.00m 2029-06-30 €800k
Janis Blaswich Goalkeeper 35 Germany right 193.00m 2027-06-30 €700k
Niklas Lomb Goalkeeper 32 Germany right 186.00m 2027-06-30 €250k
SeasonDatePlayerPosFromTypeFee
25/26 2025-08-21 Claudio Echeverri Midfield - Attacking Midfield Man City Loan
01/02 2001-07-01 Michael Zepek Defender - Centre-Back Karlsruher SC Transfer €1.75m
02/03 2003-06-30 Michael Zepek Defender - Centre-Back LR Ahlen Return from loan
03/04 2004-06-30 Michael Zepek Defender - Centre-Back Karlsruher SC Return from loan
87/88 1987-07-01 Marcus Feinbier Attack - Centre-Forward Leverkusen U19 Transfer
23/24 2023-07-01 Arthur Defender - Right-Back América-MG Transfer €7.00m
00/01 2000-07-01 Marquinhos Midfield - Attacking Midfield Avaí FC Transfer €4.50m
12/13 2012-07-01 Leverkusen U19 Transfer
00/01 2000-07-25 Pascal Zuberbühler Goalkeeper FC Basel Loan
97/98 1997-07-01 Boris Zivkovic Defender - Right-Back Hrv Dragovoljac Transfer €615k
05/06 2006-01-01 Michal Papadopulos Attack - Centre-Forward Banik Ostrava Transfer €1.50m
07/08 2008-06-30 Michal Papadopulos Attack - Centre-Forward Energie Cottbus Return from loan
25/26 2025-07-01 Francis Onyeka Midfield - Attacking Midfield Leverkusen U19 Transfer
25/26 2026-06-30 Francis Onyeka Midfield - Attacking Midfield VfL Bochum Return from loan
99/00 2000-01-01 Jurica Vranjes Midfield - Defensive Midfield NK Osijek Transfer €3.00m
24/25 2024-07-01 Jeanuël Belocian Defender - Centre-Back Stade Rennais Transfer €15.00m
13/14 2013-07-01 Heung-min Son Attack - Left Winger Hamburger SV Transfer €12.50m
99/00 1999-07-01 Miroslaw Spizak Attack - Centre-Forward KFC Uerdingen Transfer
00/01 2001-06-30 Miroslaw Spizak Attack - Centre-Forward Unterhaching Return from loan
25/26 2025-07-01 Ibrahim Maza Midfield - Attacking Midfield Hertha BSC Transfer €12.00m
02/03 2002-07-01 Jan Simak Midfield - Attacking Midfield Hannover 96 Transfer €6.50m
03/04 2004-06-30 Jan Simak Midfield - Attacking Midfield Hannover 96 Return from loan
25/26 2025-07-27 Farid Alfa-Ruprecht Attack - Right Winger Man City U21 Transfer €1.30m
25/26 2026-06-30 Farid Alfa-Ruprecht Attack - Right Winger VfL Bochum Return from loan
12/13 2012-07-06 Junior Fernandes Attack - Left Winger U. de Chile Transfer €4.70m
13/14 2014-06-30 Junior Fernandes Attack - Left Winger Dinamo Zagreb Return from loan
15/16 2015-08-13 Charles Aránguiz Midfield - Central Midfield Internacional Transfer €13.00m
98/99 1998-07-01 Zé Roberto Midfield - Left Midfield Real Madrid Transfer €7.00m
13/14 2013-07-01 Giulio Donati Defender - Right-Back Inter Transfer €3.00m
97/98 1997-07-01 Paulo Rink Attack - Centre-Forward Atlético-PR Transfer €4.00m
99/00 1999-12-31 Paulo Rink Attack - Centre-Forward Santos Return from loan
01/02 2002-06-30 Paulo Rink Attack - Centre-Forward 1.FC Nuremberg Return from loan
97/98 1997-07-01 Leverkusen U19 Transfer
04/05 2004-07-01 Leverkusen II Transfer
05/06 2005-12-31 Germ. Beerschot Return from loan
12/13 2012-07-01 Leverkusen U19 Transfer
11/12 2011-07-01 Danny da Costa Defender - Centre-Back Leverkusen U19 Transfer
13/14 2014-06-30 Danny da Costa Defender - Centre-Back FC Ingolstadt Return from loan
16/17 2016-07-01 Danny da Costa Defender - Centre-Back FC Ingolstadt Transfer €500k
12/13 2012-07-01 Niklas Lomb Goalkeeper Leverkusen U19 Transfer
SeasonDatePlayerPosToTypeFee
25/26 2026-06-30 Claudio Echeverri Midfield - Attacking Midfield Man City Return from loan
02/03 2002-07-01 Michael Zepek Defender - Centre-Back LR Ahlen Loan
03/04 2003-07-01 Michael Zepek Defender - Centre-Back Karlsruher SC Loan
04/05 2004-07-01 Michael Zepek Defender - Centre-Back TSG Hoffenheim Transfer
92/93 1992-07-01 Marcus Feinbier Attack - Centre-Forward Hertha BSC Transfer
02/03 2002-07-01 Marquinhos Midfield - Attacking Midfield Flamengo Transfer
12/13 2012-08-30 Liverpool Transfer €1.30m
00/01 2000-12-31 Pascal Zuberbühler Goalkeeper FC Basel Return from loan
03/04 2003-07-01 Boris Zivkovic Defender - Right-Back Portsmouth Transfer
07/08 2008-01-01 Michal Papadopulos Attack - Centre-Forward Energie Cottbus Loan
08/09 2008-07-01 Michal Papadopulos Attack - Centre-Forward Mlada Boleslav Transfer €300k
25/26 2025-07-01 Francis Onyeka Midfield - Attacking Midfield VfL Bochum Loan
03/04 2003-07-01 Jurica Vranjes Midfield - Defensive Midfield VfB Stuttgart Transfer
15/16 2015-08-28 Heung-min Son Attack - Left Winger Tottenham Transfer €30.00m
00/01 2000-07-01 Miroslaw Spizak Attack - Centre-Forward Unterhaching Loan
01/02 2001-08-01 Miroslaw Spizak Attack - Centre-Forward Unterhaching Transfer
03/04 2003-07-01 Jan Simak Midfield - Attacking Midfield Hannover 96 Loan
04/05 2004-07-15 Jan Simak Midfield - Attacking Midfield Sparta Prague Transfer
25/26 2025-09-01 Farid Alfa-Ruprecht Attack - Right Winger VfL Bochum Loan
13/14 2013-07-01 Junior Fernandes Attack - Left Winger Dinamo Zagreb Loan
14/15 2014-07-01 Junior Fernandes Attack - Left Winger Dinamo Zagreb Transfer €2.50m
22/23 2023-04-02 Charles Aránguiz Midfield - Central Midfield Internacional Transfer
02/03 2002-07-01 Zé Roberto Midfield - Left Midfield Bayern Munich Transfer €9.50m
15/16 2016-01-25 Giulio Donati Defender - Right-Back 1.FSV Mainz 05 Transfer €1.00m
94/95 1994-07-01 F. Düsseldorf Transfer
99/00 1999-07-01 Paulo Rink Attack - Centre-Forward Santos Loan
01/02 2001-11-19 Paulo Rink Attack - Centre-Forward 1.FC Nuremberg Loan
02/03 2002-07-01 Paulo Rink Attack - Centre-Forward Without Club Transfer
98/99 1998-07-01 F. Düsseldorf Transfer €100k
05/06 2005-07-09 Germ. Beerschot Loan
05/06 2006-01-02 1.FC Nuremberg Transfer
13/14 2013-07-18 Chemnitzer FC Transfer
12/13 2012-07-03 Danny da Costa Defender - Centre-Back FC Ingolstadt Loan
14/15 2014-07-01 Danny da Costa Defender - Centre-Back FC Ingolstadt Transfer
17/18 2017-07-01 Danny da Costa Defender - Centre-Back E. Frankfurt Transfer €1.00m
14/15 2015-01-08 Niklas Lomb Goalkeeper Hallescher FC Loan
15/16 2015-07-01 Niklas Lomb Goalkeeper Pr. Münster Loan
18/19 2018-07-01 Niklas Lomb Goalkeeper SV Sandhausen Loan
01/02 2001-07-01 VfL Wolfsburg Loan
05/06 2005-07-01 Urawa Reds Transfer
NationalityPlayers% of squad
Germany 4 15.4%
Spain 3 11.5%
Argentina 2 7.7%
France Cote d'Ivoire 2 7.7%
Burkina Faso 1 3.8%
United States Germany 1 3.8%
Morocco France 1 3.8%
Czech Republic 1 3.8%
England Scotland 1 3.8%
France 1 3.8%
France Guadeloupe 1 3.8%
Nigeria England 1 3.8%
Argentina Paraguay 1 3.8%
Algeria Germany 1 3.8%
Netherlands 1 3.8%
Brazil 1 3.8%
Cameroon 1 3.8%
Netherlands Ghana 1 3.8%
Argentina Italy 1 3.8%
SeasonCompetition
99/00Bundesliga
99/00Champions League
99/00DFB-Pokal
99/00Ligapokal
99/00UEFA Cup
98/99Bundesliga
98/99DFB-Pokal
98/99Ligapokal
98/99UEFA Cup
97/98Bundesliga
97/98Champions League
97/98Champions League Qu.
97/98DFB-Pokal
97/98Ligapokal
96/97Bundesliga
96/97DFB-Pokal
95/96Bundesliga
95/96DFB-Pokal
95/96UI Cup
94/95Bundesliga
94/95DFB-Pokal
94/95Intertoto-Cup (- 94/95)
94/95UEFA Cup
93/94Bundesliga
93/94Cup Winners' Cup
93/94DFB-Pokal
93/94DFB-SuperCup
92/93Bundesliga
92/93DFB-Pokal
92/93Intertoto-Cup (- 94/95)
91/92Bundesliga
91/92DFB-Pokal
90/91Bundesliga
90/91DFB-Pokal
90/91UEFA Cup
89/90Bundesliga
89/90DFB-Pokal
88/89Bundesliga
88/89DFB-Pokal
88/89UEFA Cup
87/88Bundesliga
87/88DFB-Pokal
87/88UEFA Cup
86/87Bundesliga
86/87DFB-Pokal
86/87UEFA Cup
85/86Bundesliga
85/86DFB-Pokal
84/85Bundesliga
84/85DFB-Pokal
50 matches this season · 252 all-time
DateCompStageHomeScoreAwayStatus
2026-05-16 L1 REGULAR SEASON Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1–1 Hamburger SV D
2026-05-09 L1 REGULAR SEASON VfB Stuttgart 3–1 Bayer 04 Leverkusen L
2026-05-09 L1 REGULAR SEASON VfB Stuttgart 3–1 Bayer 04 Leverkusen L
2026-05-02 L1 REGULAR SEASON Bayer 04 Leverkusen 4–1 RB Leipzig W
2026-05-02 L1 REGULAR SEASON Bayer 04 Leverkusen 4–1 RB Leipzig W
2026-04-25 L1 REGULAR SEASON 1. FC Köln 1–2 Bayer 04 Leverkusen W
2026-04-25 L1 REGULAR SEASON 1. FC Köln 1–2 Bayer 04 Leverkusen W
2026-04-18 L1 REGULAR SEASON Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1–2 FC Augsburg L
2026-04-18 L1 REGULAR SEASON Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1–2 FC Augsburg L
2026-04-11 L1 REGULAR SEASON Borussia Dortmund 0–1 Bayer 04 Leverkusen W
2026-04-04 L1 REGULAR SEASON Bayer 04 Leverkusen 6–3 VfL Wolfsburg W
2026-03-21 L1 REGULAR SEASON 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 3–3 Bayer 04 Leverkusen D
2026-03-17 CL LAST 16 Arsenal FC 2–0 Bayer 04 Leverkusen L
2026-03-14 L1 REGULAR SEASON Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1–1 FC Bayern München D
2026-03-11 CL LAST 16 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1–1 Arsenal FC D
2026-03-07 L1 REGULAR SEASON SC Freiburg 3–3 Bayer 04 Leverkusen D
2026-03-04 L1 REGULAR SEASON Hamburger SV 0–1 Bayer 04 Leverkusen W
2026-02-28 L1 REGULAR SEASON Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1–1 1. FSV Mainz 05 D
2026-02-24 CL PLAYOFFS Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0–0 PAE Olympiakos SFP D
2026-02-21 L1 REGULAR SEASON 1. FC Union Berlin 1–0 Bayer 04 Leverkusen L
2026-02-18 CL PLAYOFFS PAE Olympiakos SFP 0–2 Bayer 04 Leverkusen W
2026-02-14 L1 REGULAR SEASON Bayer 04 Leverkusen 4–0 FC St. Pauli 1910 W
2026-02-07 L1 REGULAR SEASON Borussia Mönchengladbach 1–1 Bayer 04 Leverkusen D
2026-01-31 L1 REGULAR SEASON Eintracht Frankfurt 1–3 Bayer 04 Leverkusen W
2026-01-28 CL LEAGUE STAGE Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3–0 Villarreal CF W
2026-01-24 L1 REGULAR SEASON Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1–0 SV Werder Bremen W
2026-01-20 CL LEAGUE STAGE PAE Olympiakos SFP 2–0 Bayer 04 Leverkusen L
2026-01-17 L1 REGULAR SEASON TSG 1899 Hoffenheim 1–0 Bayer 04 Leverkusen L
2026-01-10 L1 REGULAR SEASON Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1–4 VfB Stuttgart L
2025-12-20 L1 REGULAR SEASON RB Leipzig 1–3 Bayer 04 Leverkusen W
2025-12-13 L1 REGULAR SEASON Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2–0 1. FC Köln W
2025-12-10 CL LEAGUE STAGE Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2–2 Newcastle United FC D
2025-12-06 L1 REGULAR SEASON FC Augsburg 2–0 Bayer 04 Leverkusen L
2025-11-29 L1 REGULAR SEASON Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1–2 Borussia Dortmund L
2025-11-25 CL LEAGUE STAGE Manchester City FC 0–2 Bayer 04 Leverkusen W
2025-11-22 L1 REGULAR SEASON VfL Wolfsburg 1–3 Bayer 04 Leverkusen W
2025-11-08 L1 REGULAR SEASON Bayer 04 Leverkusen 6–0 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 W
2025-11-05 CL LEAGUE STAGE Sport Lisboa e Benfica 0–1 Bayer 04 Leverkusen W
2025-11-01 L1 REGULAR SEASON FC Bayern München 3–0 Bayer 04 Leverkusen L
2025-10-26 L1 REGULAR SEASON Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2–0 SC Freiburg W
2025-10-21 CL LEAGUE STAGE Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2–7 Paris Saint-Germain FC L
2025-10-18 L1 REGULAR SEASON 1. FSV Mainz 05 3–4 Bayer 04 Leverkusen W
2025-10-04 L1 REGULAR SEASON Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2–0 1. FC Union Berlin W
2025-10-01 CL LEAGUE STAGE Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1–1 PSV D
2025-09-27 L1 REGULAR SEASON FC St. Pauli 1910 1–2 Bayer 04 Leverkusen W
2025-09-21 L1 REGULAR SEASON Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1–1 Borussia Mönchengladbach D
2025-09-18 CL LEAGUE STAGE FC København 2–2 Bayer 04 Leverkusen D
2025-09-12 L1 REGULAR SEASON Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3–1 Eintracht Frankfurt W
2025-08-30 L1 REGULAR SEASON SV Werder Bremen 3–3 Bayer 04 Leverkusen D
2025-08-23 L1 REGULAR SEASON Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1–2 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim L

Aggregated from 50 completed matches across all competitions in season 2025.

Record 23W-13D-14L 1.64 pts/game
Goals scored 92 1.84 per match
Goals conceded 71 1.42 per match
Goal difference +21
Clean sheets 13 26% of matches
Failed to score 7 14% of matches

Home vs Away

Home record 11W-8D-6L 52-33 goals
Away record 12W-5D-8L 40-38 goals

Highlights

13 players · sum across all competitions for selected season
PlayerPosNat MatMinGAG+APenYCRC G/90A/90G+A/90
Robert Kovac Defender - Centre-Back Croatia 34 2,373 1 1 2 0 13 0 0.04 0.04 0.08
Boris Zivkovic Defender - Right-Back Croatia 30 1,107 3 2 5 0 7 1 0.24 0.16 0.41
Michael Ballack Midfield - Central Midfield Germany 25 720 5 2 7 0 7 0 0.63 0.25 0.88
Frank Juric Goalkeeper Australia Croatia 4 360 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 0.00
Thomas Brdaric Attack - Centre-Forward Germany 30 293 7 1 8 0 3 0 2.15 0.31 2.46
Zé Roberto Midfield - Left Midfield Brazil Germany 30 276 8 7 15 0 5 0 2.61 2.28 4.89
Dirk Heinen Goalkeeper Germany 3 242 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 0.00
Paulo Rink Attack - Centre-Forward Germany Brazil 16 115 10 3 13 1 4 0 7.83 2.35 10.17
Thomas Reichenberger Attack - Centre-Forward Germany 8 43 1 0 1 0 1 0 2.09 0.00 2.09
Vratislav Gresko Defender - Left-Back Slovakia 16 0 0 1 1 0 3 0 0.00 0.00 0.00
Frankie Hejduk Defender - Right-Back United States Croatia 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 0.00
Miroslaw Spizak Attack - Centre-Forward Poland 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 0.00
Jurica Vranjes Midfield - Defensive Midfield Croatia 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 0.00

Frequently asked about Bayer 04 Leverkusen

What is Bayer 04 Leverkusen?

Bayer 04 Leverkusen is a professional football club based in Germany, competing in Bundesliga.

How many players are in Bayer 04 Leverkusen's squad?

Bayer 04 Leverkusen currently has 26 players in the first-team squad in our database.

What league does Bayer 04 Leverkusen play in?

Bayer 04 Leverkusen plays in Bundesliga.