🏆 World Cup 2026 players who passed through Bayer Leverkusen
These players were part of this club at some point in their careers and are called up for the World Cup 2026 with their national teams.
J. Tah
Here: 405PJ 18G ·
2015–2025
P. Schick
Here: 219PJ 106G ·
2020–2025
F. Wirtz
Here: 197PJ 57G ·
2019–2025
E. Palacios
Here: 192PJ 15G ·
2019–2025
P. Hincapié
Here: 174PJ 7G ·
2021–2025
Álex Grimaldo
Here: 151PJ 31G ·
2023–2025
K. Havertz
Here: 150PJ 46G ·
2016–2020
N. Amiri
Here: 146PJ 12G ·
2019–2023
H. Çalhanoğlu
Here: 115PJ 28G ·
2014–2016
O. Kossounou
Here: 102PJ 1G ·
2021–2024
G. Xhaka
Here: 98PJ 6G ·
2023–2024
Son Heung-Min
Here: 87PJ 29G ·
2013–2015
A. Hložek
Here: 80PJ 14G ·
2022–2024
M. Flekken
Here: 69PJ 0G ·
2022–2025
J. Quansah
Here: 55PJ 5G ·
2024–2025
I. Maza
Here: 51PJ 6G ·
2022–2025
M. Tillman
Here: 49PJ 11G ·
2024–2025
J. Stanišić
Here: 38PJ 4G ·
2023–2023
M. Kovář
Here: 37PJ 0G ·
2023–2025
G. Puerta
Here: 10PJ 0G ·
2023–2024
Borja Iglesias
Here: 10PJ 0G ·
2023–2023
Kerim-Sam Alajbegović
Here: 4PJ 0G ·
2024–2025
S. Arias
Here: 1PJ 0G ·
2020–2021
P. Pentz
Here: 0PJ 0G ·
2022–2023
🟢 Active players (2020+) — 22
World Cup 2026 players who passed through Bayer Leverkusen in recent years.
J. Tah
2025
P. Schick
2025
F. Wirtz
2025
E. Palacios
2025
P. Hincapié
2025
Álex Grimaldo
2025
K. Havertz
2020
N. Amiri
2023
O. Kossounou
2024
G. Xhaka
2024
A. Hložek
2024
M. Flekken
2025
J. Quansah
2025
I. Maza
2025
M. Tillman
2025
J. Stanišić
2023
M. Kovář
2025
G. Puerta
2024
Borja Iglesias
2023
Kerim-Sam Alajbegović
2025
S. Arias
2021
P. Pentz
2023
📜 Historic (pre-2020) — 2
Players who passed through Bayer Leverkusen before 2020 and are still relevant for the World Cup 2026.
🌎 By nationality
Distribution by country of World Cup 2026 players who passed through Bayer Leverkusen.
Argentina (1)
Austria (1)
Bosnia and Herzegovina (1)
Colombia (2)
Croatia (1)
Czech Republic (1)
Czechia (2)
Côte d'Ivoire (1)
Ecuador (1)
England (1)
Germany (5)
Korea Republic (1)
Netherlands (1)
Spain (2)
Switzerland (1)
Türkiye (1)
USA (1)
Data via API-Football