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Players who played for both Bayer Leverkusen and Werder Bremen

12 players in our database played for both Bayer Leverkusen and Werder Bremen. 5 of them moved directly between the two clubs. The first was Rudi Völler (from 1982); the most recent to join the list is Victor Boniface (from 2023).

PlayerBayer LeverkusenWerder Bremen
Angelos Charisteas2009 (loan)2002–2005
Clemens Fritz2003–20062006–2017
Jurica Vranješ2000–20032005–2011
Levin Öztunalı2013–20152015–2016 (loan)
Manuel Friedrich2007–20132003
Mitchell Weiser2018–20222021–present
Ömer Toprak2011–20172019–2022
Rudi Völler1994–19961982–1987
Sebastian Boenisch2012–20162007–2012
Simon Rolfes2005–20152002–2004
Thanos Petsos20102016–2019
Victor Boniface2023–present2025–2026 (loan)

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Covers the 12 players in Football Pathfinder’s database, not every player in history. Career data from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).