FC 26 · Club

Bayer 04 Leverkusen

Germany 1. BundesligaGermany

Team ratings

• OVROverall79
• ATTAttack80
• MIDMidfield80
• DEFDefence78

Formation

3-4-2-1

Average age

24.0

Club worth

€556M

Squad size

32

Stadium capacity

30,210

Founded

1904

Domestic prestige

9/10

International prestige

7/10

Youth development

7/10

Trophies

• 1League titles
• 2Domestic cups
• 1Europa League

Line-up

Starting XI

Full squad ↓3-4-2-1

1. GK78M. Flekken, Goalkeeper, overall 78
2. RCB76J. Quansah, Right Centre Back, overall 76
3. CB79CR. Andrich, Centre Back, overall 79, captain
4. LCB82E. Tapsoba, Left Centre Back, overall 82
5. RM77Lucas Vázquez, Right Midfielder, overall 77
6. RCM84Aleix García, Right Centre Midfielder, overall 84
7. LCM83E. Palacios, Left Centre Midfielder, overall 83
8. LM85Grimaldo, Left Midfielder, overall 85
9. RAM79I. Maza, Right Attacking Midfielder, overall 79
10. LAM78N. Tella, Left Attacking Midfielder, overall 78
11. ST85P. Schick, Striker, overall 85

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Squad

Key people & bench

CaptainRobert AndrichCentre Back

Starting XI average age27.3

Bench · 12 players

1. CAMMalik TillmanOverall 79
2. CAMJonas HofmannOverall 77
3. RMErnest PokuOverall 76
4. CAMEliesse Ben SeghirOverall 75
5. CBLoïc BadéOverall 78
6. CBTim OermannOverall 72
7. GKJanis BlaswichOverall 74
8. STChristian KofaneOverall 76
9. CDMEzequiel FernándezOverall 76
10. RMMontrell CulbreathOverall 67
11. CBAxel TapeOverall 67
12. CMJeremiah MensahOverall 62

Full squad

Squad · 32 players

By lineAll

SortBy line, best firstOVR, high to lowPOT, high to lowGrowth, high to lowAge, youngest firstName A–ZPositionContract, soonest first

Player	Pos	Age	OVR	POT	Growth	#	Contract
Goalkeepers · 5
Mark FlekkenGK · 32	GK	32	Overall 78	Potential 78	0	1	2028
Janis BlaswichGK · 34	GK	34	Overall 74	Potential 74	0	28	2027
Jonas OmlinGK · 31	GK	31	Overall 73	Potential 73	0	18	2027
Niklas LombGK · 31	GK	31	Overall 66	Potential 66	0	36	2027
Jesper SchlichGK · 17	GK	17	Overall 57	Potential 73	+16	40	2028
Defenders · 9
Edmond TapsobaCB · 26	CB	26	Overall 82	Potential 83	+1	12	2028
Robert AndrichCaptainCB · 30	CB	30	Overall 79	Potential 79	0	8	2028
Loïc BadéCB · 25	CB	25	Overall 78	Potential 83	+5	5	2030
Lucas VázquezRB · 34	RB	34	Overall 77	Potential 77	0	21	2027
Jarell QuansahCB · 22	CB	22	Overall 76	Potential 84	+8	4	2030
Tim OermannCB · 21	CB	21	Overall 72	Potential 80	+8	15	2029
Axel TapeCB · 17	CB	17	Overall 67	Potential 84	+17	16	2030
Ben HawighorstCB · 17	CB	17	Overall 60	Potential 82	+22	43	2028
Ferdinand PohlCB · 18	CB	18	Overall 59	Potential 77	+18	46	2028
Midfielders · 16
GrimaldoLM · 29	LM	29	Overall 85	Potential 85	0	20	2027
Aleix GarcíaCM · 28	CM	28	Overall 84	Potential 84	0	24	2029
Exequiel PalaciosCM · 26	CM	26	Overall 83	Potential 83	0	25	2030
Ibrahim MazaCAM · 19	CAM	19	Overall 79	Potential 87	+8	30	2030
Malik TillmanCAM · 23	CAM	23	Overall 79	Potential 84	+5	10	2030
Martin TerrierCAM · 28	CAM	28	Overall 79	Potential 79	0	11	2029
Nathan TellaRM · 25	RM	25	Overall 78	Potential 79	+1	23	2031
Jonas HofmannCAM · 32	CAM	32	Overall 77	Potential 77	0	7	2027
Ernest PokuRM · 21	RM	21	Overall 76	Potential 85	+9	19	2030
Ezequiel FernándezCDM · 22	CDM	22	Overall 76	Potential 84	+8	6	2030
Eliesse Ben SeghirCAM · 20	CAM	20	Overall 75	Potential 84	+9	17	2030
ArthurRM · 22	RM	22	Overall 73	Potential 78	+5	13	2028
Montrell CulbreathRM · 17	RM	17	Overall 67	Potential 83	+16	42	2030
Jeremiah MensahCM · 17	CM	17	Overall 62	Potential 82	+20	27	2027
Emmanuel Chigozie OwenRM · 18	RM	18	Overall 60	Potential 79	+19	47	2028
Naba MensahCM · 18	CM	18	Overall 60	Potential 79	+19	45	2027
Forwards · 2
Patrik SchickST · 29	ST	29	Overall 85	Potential 85	0	14	2030
Christian KofaneST · 18	ST	18	Overall 76	Potential 86	+10	35	2029

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