Club-pair archive

Players who played for both Borussia Dortmund and Bayer Leverkusen

Our snapshot records 13 footballers at both clubs. Read their names and recorded years below; youth and loan records may be included.

Player Borussia Dortmund Bayer Leverkusen
1 Emre CanGermany
2020 20132014
2 André SchürrleGermany
20162020 20112013
3 Robert KovacCroatia
20072009 19962001
4 Ömer ToprakTürkiye
20172020 20112017
5 Christian WörnsGermany
19992008 19911998
6 Jonas HofmannGermany
20132016 2023
7 Gonzalo CastroGermany
20152018 20052015
8 Manuel FriedrichGermany
20132014 20072013
9 Kevin KamplSlovenia
2015 20102017
10 Sergej BarbarezBosnia-Herzegovina
19982000 20062008
11 Julian BrandtGermany
20192026 20142019
12 Sven BenderGermany
20092017 20172021
13 Ahmed MadouniAlgeria
20012005 20052007

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 Borussia Dortmund–Bayer Leverkusen connection

Emre Can, André Schürrle, Robert Kovac 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 Julian Brandt. 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.

Know the name? Try a duel.

Play Club × Club in CrossOver Football on iOS.

Download on theApp Store Google PlayComing soon
Download Free