Players who played for Hamburg and VfB Stuttgart

14 players have played for both Hamburg and VfB Stuttgart, according to Wikidata. The best known include Gōtoku Sakai, Khalid Boulahrouz and Filip Kostić. 5 of them moved straight from one club to the other, including Gōtoku Sakai. The earliest arrival at one of the two clubs was in 1971 (Georg Volkert), the most recent in 2024 (Ermedin Demirović).

The full list (14 players)

PlayerPositionNationalityHamburgVfB Stuttgart
Gōtoku SakaiDefenderJapan2015–20192012–2015
Khalid BoulahrouzDefenderNetherlands2004–20062008–2012
Filip KostićMidfielderSerbia2016–20182014–2016
Martin HarnikMidfielderGermany2019–20202010–2016
Sven UlreichGoalkeeperGermany2020–20212008–2015
Dennis AogoDefenderGermany2008–2014–
Markus BabbelDefenderGermany1992–19942004–2007
Julian GreenMidfielderUnited States2014–2015–
Ermedin DemirovićForwardBosnia and Herzegovina–since 2024
Danijel LjubojaForwardSerbia2006–20072005–2009
Tunay TorunMidfielderTurkey2008–20112012–2013
Georg VolkertForwardGermany1971–19781978–1980
Sven SchipplockForwardGermany2015–20182010–2011
Benjamin LauthForwardGermany2004–20072007

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

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With VfB Stuttgart