Players who played for Bayer Leverkusen and VfB Stuttgart

14 players have played for both Bayer Leverkusen and VfB Stuttgart, according to Wikidata. The best known include Hajime Hosogai, Gonzalo Castro and Robbie Kruse. 6 of them moved straight from one club to the other, including Robbie Kruse. The earliest arrival at one of the two clubs was in 1990 (Franco Foda), the most recent in 2014 (Dario Krešić).

The full list (14 players)

PlayerPositionNationalityBayer LeverkusenVfB Stuttgart
Hajime HosogaiMidfielderJapan2011–20132016–2017
Gonzalo CastroMidfielderGermany2005–2015since 2018
Robbie KruseMidfielderAustralia2013–20172015–2016
Yıldıray BaştürkMidfielderGermany2001–20042007–2010
Thomas BrdarićForwardGermany1999–20041993–1994
Jurica VranješMidfielderCroatia2000–20032003–2005
Roberto HilbertDefenderGermanysince 20132006–2010
Franco FodaDefenderGermany1990–19941994–1996
Karim HagguiDefenderTunisia2006–20092013–2015
Daniel SchwaabDefenderGermany2009–2013since 2013
Boris ŽivkovićDefenderCroatia1997–20032004–2006
Dario KrešićGoalkeeperCroatia2014–2016–
Daniel BierofkaMidfielderGermany2002–20052005–2007
Jan ŠimákMidfielderCzech Republic2002–20032008–2009

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.

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With Bayer Leverkusen

With VfB Stuttgart