Club-pair archive

Players who played for both Schalke 04 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 Schalke 04 Werder Bremen
1 Mesut ÖzilGermany
2006–2008 2008–2010
2 Angelos CharisteasGreece
2011 2002–2005
3 Fabian ErnstGermany
2005–2009 2000–2005
4 Franco Di SantoArgentina
2015–2019 2013–2015
5 AíltonBrazil
2004–2005 1998–2004
6 NaldoBrazil
2016–2019 2005–2012
7 Sebastian BoenischPoland
2006–2007 2007–2012
8 Frank RostGermany
2002–2007 1995–2002
9 Keke ToppGermany
2023–2024 2024
10 Benjamin GollerGermany
2018–2019 2019–2023
11 Lukas SchmitzGermany
2009–2011 2011–2014
12 Predrag StevanovicSerbia
2009–2010 2011–2014
13 Mladen KrstajicSerbia
2004–2009 2000–2004

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 Schalke 04–Werder Bremen connection

Mesut Özil, Angelos Charisteas, Fabian Ernst 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 2024, for Keke Topp. 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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