The list
| # | Player | Born | Bayer Leverkusen | Hertha BSC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niko Kovač | 1971 | 1996–1999 | 1992–1996, 2003–2006 |
| 2 | Hajime Hosogai | 1986 | 2011–2013 | 2013–2016 |
| 3 | Theofanis Gekas | 1980 | 2007–2010 | 2010 |
| 4 | Andriy Voronin | 1979 | 2004–2007 | 2008–2009 |
| 5 | Yıldıray Baştürk | 1978 | 2001–2004 | 2004–2007 |
| 6 | Mitchell Weiser | 1994 | 2018–2022 | 2015–2018 |
| 7 | Carsten Ramelow | 1974 | 1995–2008 | 1991–1995 |
| 8 | Ibrahim Maza | 2005 | ?– | 2023 |
| 9 | Marko Babić | 1981 | 2000–2007 | 2009 |
| 10 | Pierre-Michel Lasogga | 1991 | 2010 | 2010–2014 |
| 11 | Jens Hegeler | 1988 | 2008–2014 | 2014–2017 |
| 12 | Andreas Thom | 1965 | 1990–1995 | 1998–2001 |
| 13 | Falko Götz | 1962 | 1984–1988 | 1996–1997 |
| 14 | Stefan Beinlich | 1972 | 1997–2000 | 2000–2003 |
| 15 | Kennet Eichhorn | 2009 | 2026– | 2025–2026 |
| 16 | Andreas Neuendorf | 1975 | 1994–1997, 2000–2001 | 1998–2000, 2001–2007, 2010 |
| 17 | Claus-Dieter Wollitz | 1965 | 1988–1989 | 1993–1994 |
| 18 | Marcus Feinbier | 1969 | 1987–1992 | 1992–1993 |
| 19 | Sven Demandt | 1965 | 1989–1990 | 1992–1994 |
| 20 | Wolfgang Patzke | 1959 | 1983–1986 | 1988–1991 |
| 21 | Erich Seckler | 1963 | 1987–1992 | 1992–1993 |
| 22 | Christian Sackewitz | 1955 | 1981–1982 | 1986–1987 |
| 23 | Christian Hausmann | 1963 | 1986–1988 | 1991 |
| 24 | Uwe Klimaschefski | 1938 | 1960–1963 | 1963–1965 |
| 25 | Pavle Kiš | 1940 | 1969–1970 | 1966–1968 |
| 26 | Dirk Schlegel | 1961 | 1984–1985 | 1997–1998 |
Which way they moved
- Bayer Leverkusen first, then Hertha BSC: 19
- Hertha BSC first, then Bayer Leverkusen: 5
Test yourself
Three more club pairs: name one player for each.
Play it
In Who Played Both you and your opponent secretly pick a club each. If the clubs are Bayer Leverkusen and Hertha BSC, the first to name one of the players above in 15 seconds wins the round.
More pairs with Bayer Leverkusen
- Bayer Leverkusen – Köln 38 players
- Bayer Leverkusen – Fortuna Düsseldorf 37 players
- Bayer Leverkusen – Nürnberg 30 players
- Bayer Leverkusen – VfL Bochum 30 players
- Bayer Leverkusen – Bayern München 25 players
- Bayer Leverkusen – Hamburger SV 25 players
- Bayer Leverkusen – Borussia Dortmund 21 players
- Bayer Leverkusen – Borussia Mönchengladbach 21 players
Bayer Leverkusen: every club it shares players with
More pairs with Hertha BSC
- Hertha BSC – Nürnberg 33 players
- Hamburger SV – Hertha BSC 32 players
- Borussia Mönchengladbach – Hertha BSC 27 players
- Hertha BSC – Köln 26 players
- Hertha BSC – Schalke 04 26 players
- Hertha BSC – Stuttgart 26 players
- Fortuna Düsseldorf – Hertha BSC 23 players
- Eintracht Frankfurt – Hertha BSC 22 players
Hertha BSC: every club it shares players with
Source: Wikidata (CC0), Wikipedia club articles and player infoboxes (years at each club). Youth spells and appearances that look unplayed are left out; volunteer-kept records can contain gaps or errors.