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WSL champions Manchester City have significantly boosted their defensive options by confirming the signing of defender Carlotta Wamser from Bayer Leverkusen.
The German international joins the Cityzens on a four-year deal, running until the summer of 2030. At just 22 years old, the left back was being chased by numerous clubs in Europe, including the likes of Chelsea, Arsenal and Barcelona; however, chose to put pen to paper with the English Champions.
She began her senior career at the age of 16, playing for SGS Essen, where in the 2020/21 season, at just 17, she was awarded the fans player of the season award. Following her breakout season, a move to Eintracht Frankfurt in 2022 was orchestrated.
During her time there, she joined FC Köln on loan for the second half of the season in 23/24, recording 11 appearances and scoring once. Leverkusen snapped Wamser up in August of 2025 and, across the course of the season, featured 20 times scoring once, playing predominantly as a left back, whose defensive abilities caught various clubs’ attention.
Away from her club career, she has progressed through her nation’s age rankings in Germany from the under-17s to the senior side. Currently holding 14 international caps, “Calle”, as she’s known to her teammates, was a part of the Germany squad that reached the WEURO 2025 semi-finals in Switzerland.
Now joining Manchester City, the club confirmed she will wear the number 37 shirt, the same as she wore at Leverkusen. Wamser joins her international teammates Rebecca Knaak and Sydney Lohmann at the club, with whom she described herself as being an influence in her move to the champions.
Upon joining the club, she stated; “The English league is the best league in the world, and Manchester City are one of the best clubs in the world…I feel like I need the next step for my career, and I feel that I can develop as a player here very well. And I like the challenge as well, so I think it’s the perfect step for me right now to move to Manchester.” (Quotes via Manchester City).