Club-pair archive

Players who played for both Borussia Dortmund and Werder Bremen

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 Werder Bremen
1 Nuri ŞahinTürkiye
2005–2014 2018–2020
2 Sokratis PapastathopoulosGreece
2013–2018 2011–2012
3 Niclas FüllkrugGermany
2023–2024 2012–2023
4 Nelson ValdezParaguay
2006–2010 2003–2006
5 Ömer ToprakTürkiye
2017–2020 2019–2022
6 Thomas DelaneyDenmark
2018–2021 2017–2018
7 Manuel FriedrichGermany
2013–2014 2002–2004
8 Torsten FringsGermany
2002–2004 1997–2011
9 Leonardo BittencourtGermany
2012–2013 2019–2026
10 Mohamed ZidanEgypt
2008–2012 2005–2007
11 Maximilian PhilippGermany
2017–2019 2023
12 Marvin DuckschGermany
2013–2016 2021–2025
13 Patrick OwomoyelaGermany
2008–2013 2005–2008

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–Werder Bremen connection

Nuri Şahin, Sokratis Papastathopoulos, Niclas Füllkrug 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 Leonardo Bittencourt. 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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