Players who played for Bayer Leverkusen and Hannover 96

11 players have played for both Bayer Leverkusen and Hannover 96, according to Wikidata. The best known include Tranquillo Barnetta, Jacek Krzynówek and Sergej Barbarez. 6 of them moved straight from one club to the other, including Tranquillo Barnetta. The earliest arrival at one of the two clubs was in 1992 (Sergej Barbarez), the most recent in 2008 (Constant Djakpa).

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The full list (11 players)

PlayerPositionNationalityBayer LeverkusenHannover 96
Tranquillo BarnettaMidfielderSwitzerland2004–20122004–2005
Jacek KrzynówekMidfielderPoland2004–20062009–2010
Sergej BarbarezMidfielderBosnia and Herzegovina2006–20081992–1993
Emanuel PogatetzDefenderAustria2001–20052010–2012
Pirmin SchweglerMidfielderSwitzerland2006–20092017–2019
Thomas BrdarićForwardGermany1999–20042003–2008
Constant DjakpaDefenderIvory Coast2008–20112009–2011
Karim HagguiDefenderTunisia2006–20092009–2013
Hanno BalitschMidfielderGermany2002–20122005–2010
Thomas KleineDefenderGermany2001–20032007
Jan ŠimákMidfielderCzech Republic2002–20032000–2004

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 Bayer Leverkusen

Bayern Munich22Hertha BSC18Hamburg17Borussia Dortmund16Fortuna Düsseldorf16Mainz15Nuremberg15Eintracht Frankfurt15

With Hannover 96

VfB Stuttgart16Werder Bremen15Borussia Dortmund13Eintracht Frankfurt13Hamburg13Schalke 0412Borussia Mönchengladbach11Nuremberg11