Club-pair archive

Players who played for both Bayer Leverkusen and Hamburg

Our snapshot records 17 footballers at both clubs. Read their names and recorded years below; youth and loan records may be included.

Player Bayer Leverkusen Hamburg
1 Kerem DemirbayGermany
2019–2023 2013–2016
2 Hakan ÇalhanoğluTürkiye
2014–2017 2012–2014
3 Zé RobertoBrazil
1998 2009
4 Hans Jörg ButtGermany
2001–2007 1997–2001
5 Kyriakos PapadopoulosGreece
2014–2020 2017
6 Sidney SamGermany
2010 2007–2014
7 Tom StarkeGermany
2000–2007 2004
8 Jonathan TahGermany
2015–2025 2013–2015
9 Sergej BarbarezBosnia-Herzegovina
2006–2008 2000–2006
10 Stefan BeinlichGermany
1997–2000 2003–2006
11 Levin ÖztunaliGermany
2013–2016 2023–2025
12 Joel PohjanpaloFinland
2013–2022 2020
13 Emir SpahicBosnia-Herzegovina
2013 2015
14 Heung-min SonKorea, South
2013–2015 2010–2013
15 René AdlerGermany
2003–2012 2012–2017
16 Josip DrmicSwitzerland
2014–2015 2016
17 Jonas MeffertGermany
2013–2016 2021–2026

Years show the first and last recorded season at that club. For players with two separate stints the range spans both.

Source: CrossOver Football’s Transfermarkt-based career snapshot. A verified snapshot update date is unavailable; this is not live data. Loan and youth records may be merged into a parent club. Recorded years are not proof of uninterrupted senior appearances or a direct transfer. See our data scope and corrections policy.

Reading the Bayer Leverkusen–Hamburg connection

Kerem Demirbay, Hakan Çalhanoğlu, Zé Roberto are among the names recorded at both clubs. These are career links: the players need not have moved directly between the two clubs.

The latest year among these records is 2026, for Jonas Meffert. This is a snapshot date within a career record, not confirmation of the player’s current club.

Use the years to distinguish an early career spell from a later return. A merged year range can span separate spells; consult the underlying record before treating it as continuous first-team service.

Use the pairing as a football quiz

Try to name one connection before looking at the table, then compare your answer. In a shared-player duel, the challenge is to recall a valid name before your opponent. This web archive is a reference snapshot, not a guarantee about today’s live game pool.

For a different combination, use the two-club player finder or browse the full shared-player archive.

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