List of Bayer 04 Leverkusen players
This is a list of notable footballers who have played for Bayer Leverkusen. Generally, this means players that have played a significant amount of first-class matches for the club. Other players who have played an important role for the club can be included, but the reason why they have been included should be added in the 'Notes' column.
For a list of all Bayer Leverkusen players, major or minor, with a Wikipedia article, see Category:Bayer Leverkusen players, and for the current squad see the main Bayer Leverkusen article.
Players are listed according to the date of their first team debut. Appearances and goals are for first-team competitive league matches only; wartime matches are excluded. Substitute appearances included.
Table[edit]
Player | Nationality | Position | Bayer Leverkusen career | Appearances | Goals | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Zvonko Bego | Midfielder | 1968-1969 | 17 | 1 | ||
Walter Posner | Defender | 1975-1984 | 274 | 5 | ||
Theodor Rielander | Midfielder | 1975-1978 | 44 | 2 | ||
Dieter Herzog | Midfielder | 1976-1983 | 193 | 29 | ||
Jürgen Gelsdorf | Defender | 1976-1986 | 296 | 26 | ||
Thomas Hörster | Defender | 1977-1991 | 404 | 26 | ||
Stefan Beinlich | Midfielder | 1997–2000 | 80 | 24 | ||
Thomas Brdarić | Forward | 1999–2003 | 82 | 14 | ||
Marko Babić | Midfielder | 2000–2007 | 144 | 13 | ||
Pascal Zuberbühler | Goalkeeper | 2000-2001 | 14 | 0 | ||
Yıldıray Baştürk | Midfielder | 2001–2004 | 73 | 8 | ||
Hans-Jörg Butt | Goalkeeper | 2001-2007 | 191 | 7 | ||
Lúcio | Defender | 2001-2004 | 92 | 15 | ||
Daniel Bierofka | Midfielder | 2002–2005 | 78 | 12 | ||
Gonzalo Castro | Midfielder | 2005–2015 | 220 | 18 | ||
Emerson | Midfielder | 1997–2000 | 88 | 11 | ||
Markus Feldhoff | Forward | 1995–1998 | 77 | 14 | ||
Andreas Fischer | Defender | 1989–1994 | 151 | 13 | ||
Franco Foda | Defender | 1990–1994 | 113 | 10 | ||
França | Forward | 2002–2005 | 102 | 29 | ||
Paul Freier | Midfielder | 2004–2008 | 111 | 17 | ||
Manuel Friedrich | Defender | 2007–2013 | 147 | 11 | ||
Theofanis Gekas | Forward | 2007–2010 | 50 | 13 | ||
Heung Min Son | Forward | 2013–2015 | 62 | 21 | ||
Kai Havertz | Midfielder | 2016–2020 | 118 | 36 | ||
Julian Brandt | Midfielder | 2014–2019 | 165 | 34 | ||
Falko Götz | Forward | 1984–1988 | 115 | 26 | ||
Pavel Hapal | Midfielder | 1992–1995 | 86 | 13 | ||
Markus Happe | Defender | 1991–1999 | 188 | 8 | ||
Dirk Heinen | Goalkeeper | 1990–1999 | 107 | 0 | ||
Patrick Helmes | Forward | 2008–2011 | 57 | 28 | ||
Jorginho | Defender | 1989–1992 | 87 | 9 | ||
Juan | Defender | 2002–2007 | 139 | 10 | ||
Michal Kadlec | Defender | 2007–2013 | 128 | 8 | ||
Radosław Kałużny | Defender | 2003–2004 | 12 | 0 | ||
Stefan Kießling | Forward | 2006–2018 | 344 | 131 | ||
Ulf Kirsten | Forward | 1990–2003 | 350 | 182 | ||
Niko Kovač | Midfielder | 1996–1999 | 77 | 8 | ||
Robert Kovač | Defender | 1996–2001 | 127 | 1 | ||
Martin Kree | Defender | 1989–1994 | 156 | 22 | ||
Toni Kroos | Midfielder | 2009–2010 | 43 | 10 | ||
Jacek Krzynówek | Midfielder | 2004–2006 | 52 | 9 | ||
Hans-Peter Lehnhoff | Midfielder | 1994–2000 | 139 | 11 | ||
Bernd Leno | Goalkeeper | 2011–2018 | 233 | 0 | ||
Marek Leśniak | Forward | 1988–1992 | 119 | 20 | ||
Ioan Lupescu | Midfielder | 1990–1996 | 184 | 4 | ||
Adam Matysek | Goalkeeper | 1998–2001 | 78 | 0 | ||
Josef Nehl | Midfielder | 1992–1996 | 56 | 5 | ||
Oliver Neuville | Forward | 1999–2004 | 165 | 42 | ||
Paulo Sérgio | Forward | 1993–1997 | 121 | 47 | ||
Alois Reinhardt | Defender | 1984–1991 | 156 | 1 | ||
Knut Reinhardt | Midfielder | 1985–1991 | 118 | 5 | ||
Paulo Rink | Forward | 1997–2001 | 88 | 29 | ||
Jürgen Röber | Forward | 1982–1986 | 105 | 18 | ||
Wolfgang Rolff | Midfielder | 1986–1989 | 99 | 9 | ||
Sidney Sam | Forward | 2010–2014 | 92 | 24 | ||
Heiko Scholz | Defender | 1992–1995 | 75 | 5 | ||
Christian Schreier | Forward | 1984–1991 | 203 | 63 | ||
Bernd Schuster | Midfielder | 1993–1996 | 59 | 8 | ||
Daniel Schwaab | Defender | 2009–2013 | 96 | 0 | ||
Pirmin Schwegler | Midfielder | 2006–2009 | 46 | 0 | ||
Erich Seckler | Defender | 1987–1992 | 86 | 2 | ||
Andreas Thom | Forward | 1990–1995 | 161 | 36 | ||
Tita | Forward | 1987–1988 | 21 | 10 | ||
Arturo Vidal | Midfielder | 2007–2011 | 117 | 15 | ||
Rüdiger Vollborn | Goalkeeper | 1982–1999 | 401 | 0 | ||
Rudi Völler | Forward | 1994–1996 | 62 | 26 | ||
Andriy Voronin | Forward | 2004–2007 | 92 | 32 | ||
Jurica Vranješ | Midfielder | 2000–2003 | 46 | 0 | ||
Herbert Waas | Forward | 1982–1989 | 209 | 72 | ||
Helmut Winklhofer | Defender | 1982–1985 | 90 | 5 | ||
Rudolf Wojtowicz | Defender | 1982–1986 | 76 | 2 | ||
Christian Wörns | Defender | 1991–1998 | 211 | 13 | ||
Zé Roberto | Midfielder | 1998–2002 | 113 | 17 |
World Cup players[edit]
The following players have been selected by their country for the FIFA World Cup finals, while playing for Bayer Leverkusen.
- Cha Bum-kun (1986)
- Jorginho (1990)
- Ioan Lupescu (1994)
- Paulo Sérgio (1994)
- Emerson (1998)
- Jan Heintze (1998)
- Christian Wörns (1998)
- Ulf Kirsten (1994, 1998)
- Lúcio (2002)
- Yıldıray Baştürk (2002)
- Frankie Hejduk (2002)
- Carsten Ramelow (2002)
- Oliver Neuville (2002)
- Michael Ballack (2002)
- Hans-Jörg Butt (2002)
- Diego Placente (2002)
- Boris Živković (2002)
- Jurica Vranješ (2002)
- Jens Nowotny (2006)
- Bernd Schneider (2002, 2006)
- Jacek Krzynówek (2006)
- Fredrik Stenman (2006)
- Juan (2006)
- Marko Babić (2006)
- Assimiou Touré (2006)
- Andriy Voronin (2006)
- Stefan Kießling (2010)
- Toni Kroos (2010)
- Hans Sarpei (2010)
- Arturo Vidal (2010)
- Tranquillo Barnetta (2006, 2010)
- Eren Derdiyok (2010)
- Andrés Guardado (2014)
- Emir Spahić (2014)
- Son Heung-min (2014)
- Tin Jedvaj (2018)
- Julian Brandt (2018)
- Piero Hincapié (2022)
- Jeremie Frimpong (2022)
- Sardar Azmoun (2022)
- Exequiel Palacios (2022)
- Kai Havertz (2022)