Which players played for both Bayer Leverkusen and Fortuna Düsseldorf?

37 players have played for both Bayer Leverkusen and Fortuna Düsseldorf, including Jonathan Tah, Michael Rensing, Andriy Voronin, Joel Pohjanpalo, Robbie Kruse, Kerem Demirbay, Dmitriy Bulykin, Thomas Brdarić, Dieter Herzog and Karim Haggui.

Players Who Played for Both Bayer Leverkusen and Fortuna Düsseldorf (37 Players)

According to Wikidata and Wikipedia, 37 players have played for both Bayer Leverkusen and Fortuna Düsseldorf. The best known: Jonathan Tah, Michael Rensing and Andriy Voronin.

The list

#	Player	Born	Bayer Leverkusen	Fortuna Düsseldorf
1	Jonathan Tah	1996	2015–2025	2014–2015
2	Michael Rensing	1984	2012–2013	2013–2020, 2017–2020
3	Andriy Voronin	1979	2004–2007	2012–2013
4	Joel Pohjanpalo	1994	2016–2022	2014
5	Robbie Kruse	1988	2013–2017	2011–2013, 2012
6	Kerem Demirbay	1993	2019–2023	2015–2016
7	Dmitriy Bulykin	1979	2007–2008	2009–2010
8	Thomas Brdarić	1975	1999–2004	1994–1996
9	Dieter Herzog	1946	1976–1983	1970–1976
10	Karim Haggui	1984	2006–2009	2015–2016
11	Andrzej Buncol	1959	1987–1992	1992–1997
12	Fabian Giefer	1990	2008–2012, 2009–2012	2012–2014
13	Noah Mbamba	2005	2023–	2024–2025
14	Holger Fach	1962	1995–1996	1981–1987, 1996–1997, 1998–1999
15	Christian Schreier	1959	1984–1991	1991–1992
16	Sascha Dum	1986	2004–2010	2010–2012
17	Frank Juric	1973	1999–2004	1997–1999
18	Marek Leśniak	1964	1988–1992	1997–1999
19	Marcus Feinbier	1969	1987–1992	2005–2007
20	Rudolf Wojtowicz	1956	1982–1986	1986–1992
21	Kenan Şahin	1984	2003–2004	2008
22	Werner Biskup	1942	1962–1965	1965–1968
23	Sven Demandt	1965	1989–1990	1984–1989, 1990–1992
24	Franz-Josef Wolfframm	1934	1964–1966	1957–1964
25	Fabian Hergesell	1985	2004–2007	2007–2010
26	Jürgen Luginger	1967	1986–1987	1987–1988
27	Tim Kruse	1983	—	2004–2007
28	Thorsten Judt	1971	—	1994–1998
29	Mike Rietpietsch	1974	1994–1997	1997–1998
30	Daniel Cartus	1978	1996–1998	1998–2000
31	Mario Tolkmitt	1970	1992–1996	1997–1998
32	Peter Sichmann	1947	—	—
33	Frank-Michael Schonert	1951	1975–1977	1975
34	Jürgen Radschuweit	1967	1988–1993	1999–2001
35	Willi Marzok	1946	1971–1973	1965–1967
36	Uwe Greiner	1959	1981–1983	1984–1986
37	Jürgen Papies	1944	1973	1967–1970

Which way they moved

Bayer Leverkusen first, then Fortuna Düsseldorf: 21
Fortuna Düsseldorf first, then Bayer Leverkusen: 12

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Players who played for both Bayer Leverkusen and Fortuna Düsseldorf