Players who played for Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund

20 players have played for both Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund, according to Wikidata. The best known include Robert Lewandowski, Mario Götze and Mats Hummels. 13 of them moved straight from one club to the other, including Robert Lewandowski. The earliest arrival at one of the two clubs was in 1982 (Michael Rummenigge), the most recent in 2021 (Marcel Sabitzer).

Play today's football grid (in French)One player ticks both the row and the column, for every square. Bayern Munich special (in French)Today's games with its 301 players. Borussia Dortmund special (in French)Today's games with its 244 players.

The full list (20 players)

PlayerPositionNationalityBayern MunichBorussia Dortmund
Robert LewandowskiForwardPoland2014–20222010–2014
Mario GötzeMidfielderGermany2013–20162009–2020
Mats HummelsDefenderGermany2007–20192008–2024
Ivan PerišićForwardCroatia2019–20202011–2013
Emre CanMidfielderGermany2012–20132020
Raphaël GuerreiroDefenderPortugal2023–20262016–2023
Niklas SüleDefenderGermany2017–20222022–2026
Jürgen KohlerDefenderGermany1989–19911995–2002
Torsten FringsMidfielderGermany2004–20052002–2004
Marcel SabitzerForwardAustria2021–2023since 2023
Robert KovačDefenderCroatia2001–20052007–2008
Harald SchumacherGoalkeeperGermany1991–19921995–1996
Michael RummeniggeMidfielderGermany1982–19881988–1993
Sebastian RodeMidfielderGermany2014–20162016–2019
Stefan ReuterDefenderGermany1988–19911992–2004
Udo LattekForwardGermany––
Thomas HelmerDefenderGermany1992–19991986–1992
Markus FeulnerMidfielderGermany2001–20032009–2011
Christian NerlingerMidfielderGermany1992–19981998–2001
Mohammed GargoDefenderGhana19941993–1994

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 Bayern Munich

Hamburg23VfB Stuttgart23Nuremberg23Bayer Leverkusen22Schalke 0420Werder Bremen17Köln17VfL Wolfsburg16

With Borussia Dortmund

VfB Stuttgart22Eintracht Frankfurt18Werder Bremen18Köln18Bayer Leverkusen16Mainz14Borussia Mönchengladbach13Schalke 0413