Players who played for 1. FC Kaiserslautern and Schalke 04

18 players have played for both 1. FC Kaiserslautern and Schalke 04, according to Wikidata. The best known include Halil Altıntop, Erik Jendrišek and Sidney Sam. 6 of them moved straight from one club to the other, including Halil Altıntop. The earliest arrival at one of the two clubs was in 1974 (Hans Bongartz), the most recent in 2012 (Philipp Hofmann).

Play today's football grid (in French)One player ticks both the row and the column, for every square. 1. FC Kaiserslautern special (in French)Today's games with its 175 players. Schalke 04 special (in French)Today's games with its 244 players.

The full list (18 players)

PlayerPositionNationality1. FC KaiserslauternSchalke 04
Halil AltıntopMidfielderTurkey2003–20042006–2010
Erik JendrišekForwardSlovakia2007–20102010
Sidney SamMidfielderGermany2008–20102014–2017
Thomas DooleyForwardUnited States1988–19931995–1997
Tamás HajnalMidfielderHungary2006–20071998–2004
Alexander BaumjohannMidfielderGermany2012–20132005–2012
Jan MorávekMidfielderCzech Republic2010–20112009–2012
Steffen FreundMidfielderGermany2003–20041991–1993
Cassio LincolnMidfielderBrazil2001–20042004–2007
Wolfram WuttkeMidfielderGermany1985–19901979–1983
Christoph MoritzMidfielderGermany–2009–2013
Bjarne GoldbækMidfielderDenmark1989–19931987–1989
Mimoun AzaouaghMidfielderGermany2012–20142005–2008
Mathias AbelDefenderGermany2008–20132005–2008
Hans BongartzMidfielderGermany1978–19841974–1978
Marius MüllerGoalkeeperGermany2012–20182023–2024
Philipp HofmannForwardGermany2014–20152012–2014
Marco KurzDefenderGermany–1995–1998

Players ranked from best known to least known (number of language editions of their Wikipedia page). Data from Wikidata: spotted a mistake? Let us know.

Other club pairs

With 1. FC Kaiserslautern

Eintracht Frankfurt17Werder Bremen14Nuremberg13Köln13Bayern Munich12VfB Stuttgart12Borussia Mönchengladbach12Bayer Leverkusen11

With Schalke 04

Bayern Munich20Mainz19Hamburg18VfB Stuttgart17Borussia Mönchengladbach17Eintracht Frankfurt16Werder Bremen14Borussia Dortmund13