Players who played for Bayer Leverkusen and Hertha BSC

18 players have played for both Bayer Leverkusen and Hertha BSC, according to Wikidata. The best known include Hajime Hosogai, Niko Kovač and Theofánis Ghékas. 9 of them moved straight from one club to the other, including Hajime Hosogai. The earliest arrival at one of the two clubs was in 1984 (Falko Götz), the most recent in 2025 (Kennet Eichhorn).

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The full list (18 players)

PlayerPositionNationalityBayer LeverkusenHertha BSC
Hajime HosogaiMidfielderJapan2011–20132013–2016
Niko KovačMidfielderCroatia1996–19991992–2006
Theofánis GhékasForwardGreece2007–20102010
Andriy VoroninForwardUkraine2004–20072008–2009
Robert AndrichDefenderGermanysince 20212012–2015
Gábor KirályGoalkeeperHungary20091997–2004
Mitchell WeiserDefenderGermany2018–20222015–2018
Yıldıray BaştürkMidfielderGermany2001–20042004–2007
Carsten RamelowMidfielderGermany1996–20081993–1996
Marko BabićDefenderCroatia2000–20072009
Pierre-Michel LasoggaForwardGermany2009–20102010–2014
Andreas ThomForwardGermany, East Germany1990–19951998–2001
Jens HegelerMidfielderGermany2008–2014since 2014
Walter JunghansGoalkeeperGermany19941987–1994
Stefan BeinlichMidfielderGermany1997–20002000–2003
Falko GötzForwardGermany, East Germany1984–19881996–1997
Anderson LucoquiDefenderGermany, Angola––
Kennet EichhornMidfielderGermanysince 20262025–2026

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 Munich22Hamburg17Borussia Dortmund16Fortuna Düsseldorf16Mainz15Nuremberg15Eintracht Frankfurt15Borussia Mönchengladbach14

With Hertha BSC

Borussia Mönchengladbach21Hamburg14Bayern Munich14FC Augsburg14VfB Stuttgart13Schalke 0412VfL Wolfsburg12Werder Bremen12