Which players played for both Hannover 96 and Werder Bremen?

31 players have played for both Hannover 96 and Werder Bremen, including Per Mertesacker, Niclas Füllkrug, Hugo Almeida, Martin Harnik, Fabian Ernst, Leon Balogun, Leonardo Bittencourt, Christian Schulz, Marvin Ducksch and Leon Andreasen.

Players Who Played for Both Hannover 96 and Werder Bremen (31 Players)

According to Wikidata and Wikipedia, 31 players have played for both Hannover 96 and Werder Bremen. The best known: Per Mertesacker, Niclas Füllkrug and Hugo Almeida.

The list

#	Player	Born	Hannover 96	Werder Bremen
1	Per Mertesacker	1984	2003–2006	2006–2011
2	Niclas Füllkrug	1993	2016–2019	2012–2014, 2019–2023, 2026–
3	Hugo Almeida	1984	2016	2006–2007, 2007–2010
4	Martin Harnik	1987	2016–2018	2007–2010, 2018–2020
5	Fabian Ernst	1979	1996–1998	2000–2005
6	Leon Balogun	1988	2008–2010	2010–2012
7	Leonardo Bittencourt	1993	2013–2015	2019–2020, 2020–2026
8	Christian Schulz	1983	2007–2016	2002–2007
9	Marvin Ducksch	1994	2019–2021	2021–2025
10	Leon Andreasen	1983	2009, 2010–2016	2005–2008
11	Günter Hermann	1960	1994–1996	1982–1992
12	Valérien Ismaël	1975	2007–2009	2003–2004, 2004–2005
13	Gerhard Tremmel	1978	2002–2004	2016
14	Klaus Wunder	1950	1976–1978	1978–1980
15	Tom Trybull	1993	2021–2022	2011–2014
16	Frank Fahrenhorst	1977	2006–2009	2004–2006
17	Derrick Köhn	1999	2023	2024–2025
18	Christoph Dabrowski	1978	2003–2006	1998–2001
19	Hendrik Weydandt	1995	—	2018
20	Stefan Blank	1977	1998–2000	2001–2003
21	Karl-Heinz Geils	1955	1987–1990	1974–1980
22	Stefan Kohn	1965	1987–1989	1991–1993
23	Oliver Freund	1970	1991–1992	1989–1991
24	Uwe Harttgen	1964	1994–1996	1989–1994, 1997–1999
25	Mike Barten	1973	—	1998–2003
26	Herbert Meyer	1948	1974–1976	1968–1971
27	Sören Seidel	1972	1999	1997–2000
28	Hannes Kirk	1924	1952–1957	1948–1952
29	Eckhard Deterding	1948	1972–1974, 1978–1979	1969–1971
30	Jürgen Weber	1944	1975–1977	1971–1972
31	Bernd Heemsoth	1966	1989–1993	—

Which way they moved

Hannover 96 first, then Werder Bremen: 10
Werder Bremen first, then Hannover 96: 18

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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.

Players who played for both Hannover 96 and Werder Bremen