The 2024–25 season is the 121st season in the history of Bayer 04 Leverkusen, and the club's 46th consecutive season in the Bundesliga. In addition to the domestic league, the club is participating in the DFB-Pokal, the DFL-Supercup, and the UEFA Champions League.
| 2024–25 season | ||||
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| Administration | Fernando Carro (CEO) Simon Rolfes (Managing Director Sports) | |||
| Head coach | Xabi Alonso | |||
| Stadium | BayArena | |||
| Bundesliga | 4th | |||
| DFB-Pokal | Round of 16 | |||
| DFL-Supercup | Winners | |||
| UEFA Champions League | League phase | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Victor Boniface (6) All: Victor Boniface (8) | |||
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| All statistics correct as of 1 November 2024. | ||||
Players
editFirst-team squad
edit- As of 28 August 2024[1]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Players out on loan
editNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transfers
editIn
edit| Pos. | Player | Transferred from | Fee | Date | Source |
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| DF |  Sadik Fofana
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 Fortuna Sittard
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Loan return | 30 June 2024 | |
| FW |  Sardar Azmoun
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 Roma
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Loan return | 30 June 2024 | [2] |
| DF |  Jeanuël Belocian
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Rennes
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€15,000,000 | 1 July 2024 | [3] |
| DF | Andrea Natali
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 Barcelona
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Free | 1 July 2024 | [4] |
| MF | Aleix García
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Girona
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€18,000,000 | 1 July 2024 | [5] |
| FW | Martin Terrier
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Rennes
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€20,000,000 | 18 July 2024 | [6] |
| DF | Nordi Mukiele
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Paris Saint-Germain
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Loan | 28 August 2024 | [7] |
Out
edit| Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Fee | Date | Source |
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| FW | Borja Iglesias
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Real Betis
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Loan return | 30 June 2024 | [8] |
| DF |  Josip Stanišić
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 Bayern Munich
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Loan return | 30 June 2024 | [9] |
| GK |  Patrick Pentz
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 Brøndby
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€2,550,000 | 1 July 2024 | [10] |
| DF | Anton Bäuerle
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SC Paderborn
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Free | 1 July 2024 | [11] |
| DF | Timothy Fosu-Mensah
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End of contract | 1 July 2024 | ||
| FW | Sardar Azmoun
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 Shabab Al-Ahli
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€5,000,000 | 28 July 2024 | [12] |
| FW |  Adam Hložek
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TSG Hoffenheim
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€18,000,000 | 17 August 2024 | [13] |
| MF |  Gustavo Puerta
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 Hull City
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Loan | 27 August 2024 | [14] |
| DF |  Odilon Kossounou
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Atalanta
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Loan | 28 August 2024 | [15] |
Friendlies
editPre-season
edit| 26 July 2024 Friendly | Rot-Weiss Essen | 1–2 | Bayer Leverkusen | Essen |
| 19:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: Stadion an der Hafenstraße Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Thibaut Scheer |
| 3 August 2024 Friendly | Lens | 2–2 | Bayer Leverkusen | Lens, France |
| 16:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Stade Bollaert-Delelis Attendance: 38,223 Referee: Marc Bollengier (France) |
Competitions
editOverall record
edit| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| Bundesliga | 23 August 2024 | 17 May 2025 | Matchday 1 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 26 | 18 | +8 | 45.45 | |
| DFB-Pokal | 28 August 2024 | First round | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 100.00 | ||
| DFL-Supercup | 17 August 2024 | Final | Winners | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +0 | 0.00 | |
| UEFA Champions League | 19 September 2024 | League phase | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 50.00 | ||
| Total | 18 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 38 | 25 | +13 | 50.00 | ||||
Last updated: 23 November 2024
Source: Soccerway
Bundesliga
editLeague table
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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| 2 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 27 | 16 | +11 | 23 | Qualification for the Champions League league phase |
| 3 | RB Leipzig | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 9 | +9 | 21 | |
| 4 | Bayer Leverkusen | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 26 | 18 | +8 | 20 | |
| 5 | Borussia Dortmund | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 22 | 18 | +4 | 19 | Qualification for the Europa League league phase |
| 6 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 14 | +3 | 17 | Qualification for the Conference League play-off round |
Updated to match(es) played on 24 November 2024. Source: Bundesliga
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Head-to-head away goals scored; 6) Away goals scored; 7) Play-off.[16]
(Rules 4–6 only apply after home and away matches have been played between the tied teams.)
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Head-to-head away goals scored; 6) Away goals scored; 7) Play-off.[16]
(Rules 4–6 only apply after home and away matches have been played between the tied teams.)
Results summary
edit| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 26 | 18 | +8 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 11 | +4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 7 | +4 |
Last updated: 22 November 2024.
Source: DFB
Results by round
editUpdated to match(es) played on 22 November 2024. Source: DFB
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
editThe match schedule was released on 4 July 2024.[17]
| 23 August 2024 1 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 2–3 | Bayer Leverkusen | Mönchengladbach |
| 20:30 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: Borussia-Park Attendance: 54,042 Referee: Robert Schröder |
| 31 August 2024 2 | Bayer Leverkusen | 2–3 | RB Leipzig | Leverkusen |
| 18:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 29,615 Referee: Matthias Jöllenbeck |
| 14 September 2024 3 | TSG Hoffenheim | 1–4 | Bayer Leverkusen | Sinsheim |
| 15:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Rhein-Neckar-Arena Attendance: 30,150 Referee: Daniel Schlager |
| 22 September 2024 4 | Bayer Leverkusen | 4–3 | VfL Wolfsburg | Leverkusen |
| 15:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 29,250 Referee: Sascha Stegemann |
| 28 September 2024 5 | Bayern Munich | 1–1 | Bayer Leverkusen | Munich |
| 18:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Allianz Arena Attendance: 75,000 Referee: Felix Zwayer |
| 5 October 2024 6 | Bayer Leverkusen | 2–2 | Holstein Kiel | Leverkusen |
| 15:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 30,210 Referee: Robert Hartmann |
| 19 October 2024 7 | Bayer Leverkusen | 2–1 | Eintracht Frankfurt | Leverkusen |
| 15:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 30,210 Referee: Felix Brych |
| 26 October 2024 8 | Werder Bremen | 2–2 | Bayer Leverkusen | Bremen |
| 18:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Weserstadion Attendance: 42,100 Referee: Florian Badstübner |
| 1 November 2024 9 | Bayer Leverkusen | 0–0 | VfB Stuttgart | Leverkusen |
| 20:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 30,210 Referee: Daniel Siebert |
| 9 November 2024 10 | VfL Bochum | 1–1 | Bayer Leverkusen | Bochum |
| 15:30 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Ruhrstadion Attendance: 26,000 Referee: Robert Hartmann |
| 23 November 2024 11 | Bayer Leverkusen | 5–2 | 1. FC Heidenheim | Leverkusen |
| 15:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 29,103 Referee: Bastian Dankert |
| 30 November 2024 12 | Union Berlin | v | Bayer Leverkusen | Berlin |
| 15:30 CET (UTC+1) | Stadium: Stadion An der Alten Försterei |
DFB-Pokal
edit| 28 August 2024 First round | Carl Zeiss Jena | 0–1 | Bayer Leverkusen | Jena |
| 18:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Ernst-Abbe-Sportfeld Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Tobias Welz |
| 29 October 2024 Second round | Bayer Leverkusen | 3–0 | SV Elversberg | Leverkusen |
| 18:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 29,787 Referee: Benjamin Brand |
| 3–4 December 2024 Round of 16 | Bayern Munich | v | Bayer Leverkusen | Munich |
| --:-- CET (UTC+1) | Stadium: Allianz Arena |
DFL-Supercup
editBayer Leverkusen secured their spot by winning both the Bundesliga and the domestic cup.
| 17 August 2024 Final | Bayer Leverkusen | 2–2 (4–3 p) | VfB Stuttgart | Leverkusen |
| 20:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 30,210 Referee: Tobias Stieler | ||
| Penalties | ||||
UEFA Champions League
editLeague phase
editThe draw for the league phase was held on 29 August 2024.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 11 | Juventus
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4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 7 | Advance to knockout phase play-offs (seeded) |
| 12 | Arsenal
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4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 7 | |
| 13 | Bayer Leverkusen
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4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 7 | |
| 14 | Lille
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4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 7 | |
| 15 |  Celtic
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4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 7 |
Updated to match(es) played on 6 November 2024. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: League phase tiebreakers
Rules for classification: League phase tiebreakers
Updated to match(es) played on 5 November 2024. Source: UEFA
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
| 19 September 2024 1 | Feyenoord | 0–4 | Bayer Leverkusen | Rotterdam, Netherlands |
| 18:45 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report |
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Stadium: De Kuip Attendance: 42,297 Referee: Davide Massa (Italy) |
| 1 October 2024 2 | Bayer Leverkusen | 1–0 | Milan | Leverkusen |
| 21:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: BayArena Attendance: 30,210 Referee: Sandro Schärer (Switzerland) |
| 23 October 2024 3 | Brest | 1–1 | Bayer Leverkusen | Guingamp, France |
| 18:45 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: Stade de Roudourou Attendance: 15,510 Referee: Ivan Kružliak (Slovakia) | |
| Note: The match was played at Stade de Roudourou in Guingamp, instead of Brest's regular stadium, Stade Francis-Le Blé in Brest, which did not meet UEFA requirements.[18] | ||||
| 5 November 2024 4 | Liverpool | 4–0 | Bayer Leverkusen | Liverpool, England |
| 20:00 GMT (UTC+0) | Report | Stadium: Anfield Attendance: 59,790 Referee: Danny Makkelie (Netherlands) |
| 26 November 2024 5 | Bayer Leverkusen | v | Red Bull Salzburg | Leverkusen |
| 21:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: BayArena |
| 10 December 2024 6 | Bayer Leverkusen | v | Inter Milan | Leverkusen |
| 21:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: BayArena |
| 21 January 2025 7 | Atlético Madrid | v | Bayer Leverkusen | Madrid, Spain |
| 21:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Metropolitano Stadium |
| 29 January 2025 8 | Bayer Leverkusen | v | Sparta Prague | Leverkusen |
| 21:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: BayArena |
Statistics
editAppearances and goals
edit| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Bundesliga | DFB-Pokal | DFL-Supercup | Champions League | |||||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| Goalkeepers | |||||||||||||
| 1 | GK |  FIN
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Lukas Hradecky | 9 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | GK | CZE
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Matěj Kovář | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | GK | GER
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Niklas Lomb | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defenders | |||||||||||||
| 3 | DF |  ECU
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Piero Hincapié | 9 | 1 | 4+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | GER
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Jonathan Tah | 10 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | DF |  BFA
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Edmond Tapsoba | 10 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | DF |  BRA
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Arthur | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | ESP
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Álex Grimaldo | 10 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 23 | DF | FRA
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Nordi Mukiele | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | DF | NED
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Jeremie Frimpong | 10 | 1 | 4+2 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 33 | DF | TOG
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Sadik Fofana | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | DF | FRA
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Jeanuël Belocian | 6 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
| Midfielders | |||||||||||||
| 7 | MF | GER
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Jonas Hofmann | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | GER
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Robert Andrich | 8 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | GER
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Martin Terrier | 9 | 1 | 3+3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 19 | MF |  NGA
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Nathan Tella | 6 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 21 | MF |  MAR
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Amine Adli | 10 | 0 | 1+5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | ESP
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Aleix García | 9 | 0 | 2+3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 25 | MF |  ARG
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Exequiel Palacios | 5 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 34 | MF |  SUI
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Granit Xhaka | 10 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 47 | MF | MAR
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Ayman Aourir | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Forwards | |||||||||||||
| 10 | FW | GER
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Florian Wirtz | 10 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 14 | FW | CZE
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Patrik Schick | 7 | 1 | 1+3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 22 | FW | NGA
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Victor Boniface | 9 | 6 | 5+1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Players transferred out during the season | |||||||||||||
Last updated: 1=5 October 2024
Source: Competitions
Goalscorers
edit| Position | Player | Bundesliga | DFB-Pokal | DFL-Supercup | Champions League | Total |
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| 1 | Victor Boniface |
4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Florian Wirtz |
4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | |
| 3 | Álex Grimaldo |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Jonas Hofmann |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 5 | Robert Andrich |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jeremie Frimpong |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Piero Hincapié |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Patrik Schick |
4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | |
| Jonathan Tah |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Martin Terrier |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Granit Xhaka |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Own goals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 16 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 24 | |
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