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 2013–2014
2 André SchürrleGermany
2016–2020 2011–2013
3 Robert KovacCroatia
2007–2009 1996–2001
4 Ömer ToprakTürkiye
2017–2020 2011–2017
5 Christian WörnsGermany
1999–2008 1991–1998
6 Jonas HofmannGermany
2013–2016 2023
7 Gonzalo CastroGermany
2015–2018 2005–2015
8 Manuel FriedrichGermany
2013–2014 2007–2013
9 Kevin KamplSlovenia
2015 2010–2017
10 Sergej BarbarezBosnia-Herzegovina
1998–2000 2006–2008
11 Julian BrandtGermany
2019–2026 2014–2019
12 Sven BenderGermany
2009–2017 2017–2021
13 Ahmed MadouniAlgeria
2001–2005 2005–2007

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.

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