Maximilian Fichtl, Niklas Röder, and Rico Wagner are leaving Ahrweiler BC
Footballers go – memories remain. It's not just goals or league positions that stick. It's personalities. Character. Compassion. Three more players are leaving Ahrweiler BC at the end of the 2024/2025 season. Three paths in football – each different, each valuable.
Maximilian Fichtl – Energy with Heart
The midfielder arrived in 2022 and quickly became what is commonly known as a "fan favorite." 37 games, two goals, and a lot more heart. Fichtl was present on the field – through passion, work rate, and joy of play. And off the field: always positive. Last season, he was on the field 17 times – now he's taking a break. It's not just a break from soccer. It's also a turning point in life. We wish him peace – and that the fire remains.
Niklas Röder - Mentality Against Resistance
Not every career path goes as planned. In 2024, Niklas Röder returned to ABC's first team, a club he was already shaped by as a youth player. But his comeback was overshadowed: injuries set him back, allowing only two appearances in the past season. And yet: Röder remained part of the team, remained open, remained present. 37 appearances in the ABC jersey are not just a testament to playing time, but also to character. Now, he's taking a well-deserved break. Get well soon, Niklas.
Rico Wagner – Running with Poise
He came from the very bottom - from the district league - and brought exactly what is often missing in modern football: real enthusiasm. Rico Wagner, mostly deployed on the flanks, showed not only stamina but also humility. 49 games for the ABC - nine in the Oberliga, 40 in the Rheinlandliga - speak for his reliability. Injuries repeatedly held him back, but he stayed. Now he is drawn back to his home club. Not backward, but homeward.
Farewell with an open heart
The paths of Fichtl, Röder, and Wagner now lead away from the ABC – but they remain part of the club, its history, its culture. In this case, farewell is not separation, but gratitude. For everything that was – and for what might still come. The doors in the Ahr Valley remain open. Always.