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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Karl-Heinz Spikofski | Midfielder | 1950-1952 | 27 | 3 | ||
Udo Lattek | Forward | 1955-1957 | 6 | 2 | ||
Heinz Höher | Mifielder/Forward | 1957-1963 | 155 | 60 | ||
Zvonko Bego | Midfielder | 1960-1969 | 17 | 1 | ||
Manfred Manglitz | Goalkeeper | 1961-1963 | 26 | 0 | ||
Werner Görts | Forward | 1962-1965 | 41 | 8 | ||
Dieter Fern | Forward | 1965-1967 | 4 | 0 | ||
Leo Wilden | Defender | 1966-1969 | 0 | 0 | ||
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 | ||
Peter Hermann | Forward | 1976-1984 | 215 | 32 | ||
Thomas Hörster | Defender | 1977-1991 | 404 | 26 | ||
Kurt Eigl | Midfielder | 1979-1982 | 39 | 2 | ||
Dietmar Demuth | Defender | 1979-1983 | 92 | 14 | ||
Arne Larsen Økland | Forward | 1980-1983 | 101 | 43 | ||
Mathias Hönerbach | Defender | 1980-1981 | 0 | 0 | ||
Valentin Herr | Goalkeeper | 1980-1982 | 2 | 0 | ||
Christian Sackewitz | Forward | 1981-1982 | 20 | 2 | ||
Jürgen Röber | Forward | 1982–1986 | 105 | 18 | ||
Helmut Winklhofer | Defender | 1982-1985 | 90 | 5 | ||
Rüdiger Vollborn | Goalkeeper | 1982-1999 | 401 | 0 | ||
Herbert Waas | Forward | 1982-1989 | 209 | 72 | ||
Rudolf Wojtowicz | Defender | 1982-1986 | 76 | 2 | ||
Frank Saborowski | Defender | 1982-1984 | 41 | 0 | ||
Cha Bum-kun | Forward | 1983-1989 | 185 | 52 | ||
Ulrich Bittorf | Midfielder | 1983-1984 | 37 | 3 | ||
Dieter Bast | Defender/Midfelder/Forward | 1983-1986 | 71 | 2 | ||
Thomas Zechel | Midfilder/Defender | 1983-1988 | 70 | 6 | ||
Christian Schreier | Midfielder | 1984-1991 | 203 | 63 | ||
Falko Götz | Forward | 1984–1988 | 115 | 26 | ||
Florian Hinterberger | Midfelder | 1984-1990 | 105 | 2 | ||
Anders Giske | Defender | 1984-1985 | 29 | 1 | ||
Alois Reinhardt | Defender | 1984–1991 | 156 | 1 | ||
Knut Reinhardt | Midfielder | 1985–1991 | 118 | 5 | ||
Minas Hantzidis | Midfielder | 1985-1988 | 24 | 1 | ||
Wolfgang Rolff | Midfielder | 1986–1989 | 99 | 9 | ||
Erich Seckler | Defender | 1987–1992 | 86 | 2 | ||
Tita | Forward | 1987–1988 | 21 | 10 | ||
Ralf Falkenmayer | Midfielder | 1987-1989 | 48 | 7 | ||
Marek Leśniak | Forward | 1988–1992 | 119 | 20 | ||
Terje Olsen | Midfielder | 1988-1990 | 1 | 0 | ||
Oliver Pagé | Defender | 1988-1991 | 6 | 1 | ||
Andreas Fischer | Defender | 1989–1994 | 151 | 13 | ||
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 | ||
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 | ||
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 | ||
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 | ||
Paulo Rink | Forward | 1997–2001 | 88 | 29 | ||
Sidney Sam | Forward | 2010–2014 | 92 | 24 | ||
Heiko Scholz | Defender | 1992–1995 | 75 | 5 | ||
Bernd Schuster | Midfielder | 1993–1996 | 59 | 8 | ||
Daniel Schwaab | Defender | 2009–2013 | 96 | 0 | ||
Pirmin Schwegler | Midfielder | 2006–2009 | 46 | 0 | ||
Andreas Thom | Forward | 1990–1995 | 161 | 36 | ||
Arturo Vidal | Midfielder | 2007–2011 | 117 | 15 | ||
Rudi Völler | Forward | 1994–1996 | 62 | 26 | ||
Andriy Voronin | Forward | 2004–2007 | 92 | 32 | ||
Jurica Vranješ | Midfielder | 2000–2003 | 46 | 0 | ||
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)