Association football Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players who primarily use their feet to propel the ball around a rectangular field called a pitch. The objective of the game is ...

clubs around the world sometimes retire

squad number In team sports, the number, often referred to as the uniform number, squad number, jersey number, shirt number, sweater number, or similar (with such naming differences varying by sport and region) is the number worn on a player's uniform, to ...

s to recognise players' loyal service, most as a memorial after their death.

Background

This practice, long established in the major North American sports, is a recent development in football elsewhere, since squad numbers for specific players were not widely used until the 1990s. Before then, it was typical for players in the starting lineup to be issued numbers 1 to 11 by formation/position on a match-by-match basis, and substitutes to be numbered from 12 upwards, meaning a player might wear different numbers during the season if they were to play in different positions for tactical reasons, or simply not be a regular in the starting lineup. In contrast, in the

American American(s) may refer to: * American, something of, from, or related to the United States of America, commonly known as the "United States" or "America" ** Americans, citizens and nationals of the United States of America ** American ancestry, pe ...

league NASL, players have always worn permanent numbers since its inception in 1967. Moreover,

Pelé Edson Arantes do Nascimento (; born 23 October 1940), known as Pelé (), is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a forward. Widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time and labelled "the greatest" by FIFA, ...

's #10 was retired by the

New York Cosmos New York Cosmos may refer to * New York Cosmos (1970–1985), a team in the North American Soccer League (then the top-tier soccer league in the United States and Canada) * New York Cosmos (2010), a team playing since 2020 in the National Independe ...

during the farewell of the Brazilian star on 1 October 1977, probably becoming the first number ever retired in association football.

Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatema ...

was a pioneer country in the use of permanent numbers in football; these were adopted in the Primera División in the 1980s. Retiring a player's shirt number usually occurs after the player has left the team or retired. It honours a player who has meant much to his club, and no other player is permitted to use that number in the future. In some cases, such as those of Jason Mayélé, Vittorio Mero,

Marc-Vivien Foé Marc-Vivien Foé (1 May 1975 – 26 June 2003) was a Cameroonian professional footballer, who played as a defensive midfielder for both club and country. Having initially played for Canon Yaoundé, Foé went on to play professionally in Ligue 1 ...

Miklós Fehér Miklós "Miki" Fehér (; 20 July 1979 – 25 January 2004) was a Hungarian professional footballer who played as a striker. He spent most of his nine-year career in Portugal, representing four clubs and amassing Primeira Liga totals of 80 game ...

, Ray Jones,

Dylan Tombides Dylan James Tombides (8 March 1994 – 18 April 2014) was an Australian professional footballer who played as a striker for West Ham United and the Australian under-17 and under-23 teams. He partially grew up in Macau and played in Hong ...

, François Sterchele,

David di Tommaso David di Elias Alemu Tommaso (6 October 1979 – 29 November 2005) was a French professional footballer who played as a central defender. Early life Di Tommaso was born in Échirolles, Isère. His father Pascal Di Tommaso and uncle Louis Di To ...

Antonio Puerta Antonio José Puerta Pérez (; 26 November 1984 – 28 August 2007) was a Spanish professional footballer who played solely for Sevilla. Mainly a left midfielder who could also operate as an attacking left-back, he died on 28 August 2007 affec ...

Besian Idrizaj Besian Idrizaj (12 October 1987 – 15 May 2010) was an Austrian professional footballer. He also played in the Football League for Crystal Palace and Luton Town both whilst on loan from Liverpool for whom he did not make a League appearance. He ...

Piermario Morosini Piermario Morosini (5 July 1986 – 14 April 2012) was an Italian professional footballer who played as a midfielder. On 14 April 2012, during a match between Pescara and Livorno, Morosini suffered a fatal cardiac arrest on the pitch. Early life ...

and

Davide Astori Davide Astori (; 7 January 1987 – 4 March 2018) was an Italian professional footballer who played as a central defender. After playing youth football for Pontisola and AC Milan, Astori started his senior career at Serie C clubs Pizzighettone ...

, numbers have been retired to posthumously honour a player who died while still active. Also, Norwegian club

Fredrikstad Fredrikstad (; previously ''Frederiksstad''; literally "Fredrik's Town") is a city and municipality in Viken county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the city of Fredrikstad. The city of Fredrikstad was founded in 15 ...

retired

Dagfinn Enerly Dagfinn Enerly (born 9 December 1972) is a Norwegian former footballer who played as a winger for Norwegian Premier League clubs Skeid, Moss, Rosenborg and Fredrikstad. In 2005, he broke his neck during a match, which left him paralyzed from th ...

's number following an on-pitch accident that left him

paralysed Paralysis (also known as plegia) is a loss of motor function in one or more muscles. Paralysis can also be accompanied by a loss of feeling (sensory loss) in the affected area if there is sensory damage. In the United States, roughly 1 in 50 ...

. In Britain, only

Bobby Moore Robert Frederick Chelsea Moore (12 April 1941 – 24 February 1993) was an English professional footballer. He most notably played for West Ham United, captaining the club for more than ten years, and was the captain of the England natio ...

's,

Jack Lester Jack William Lester (born 8 October 1975) is an English football coach and former professional footballer, who is a first team coach at EFL Championship side of Sheffield United. As a player Sheffield born Lester played as a forward from 1994 ...

's and

Jude Bellingham Jude Victor William Bellingham (born 29 June 2003) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Bundesliga club Borussia Dortmund and the England national team. Bellingham joined Birmingham City as an under-8, became t ...

's shirt numbers have been retired due to great service to the club as opposed to a tragic incident. Although it has not been officially retired,

Gianfranco Zola Gianfranco Zola (; born 5 July 1966) is an Italian football manager and former footballer who played predominantly as a forward. He was most recently the assistant manager of Chelsea. He spent the first decade of his playing career playing in ...

's No. 25 shirt has not been reissued by

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since he left the club in 2003. The

Argentina Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a country in the southern half of South America. Argentina covers an area of , making it the second-largest country in South America after Brazil, th ...

Ecuador Ecuador ( ; ; Quechua: ''Ikwayur''; Shuar: ''Ecuador'' or ''Ekuatur''), officially the Republic of Ecuador ( es, República del Ecuador, which literally translates as "Republic of the Equator"; Quechua: ''Ikwadur Ripuwlika''; Shuar: ''Eku ...

and

Cameroon Cameroon (; french: Cameroun, ff, Kamerun), officially the Republic of Cameroon (french: République du Cameroun, links=no), is a country in west-central Africa. It is bordered by Nigeria to the west and north; Chad to the northeast; the C ...

national teams have been prevented from retiring the numbers of

Diego Maradona Diego Armando Maradona (; 30 October 196025 November 2020) was an Argentine professional football player and manager. Widely regarded as one of the greatest players in the history of the sport, he was one of the two joint winners of the FI ...

(10),

Christian Benítez Christian Rogelio Benítez Betancourt (1 May 1986 – 29 July 2013), also known as Chucho, was an Ecuadorian professional footballer who played as a striker. He began his career with El Nacional in Ecuador and then joined Santos Laguna, with ...

(11) and

(17), respectively, by

FIFA FIFA (; stands for ''Fédération Internationale de Football Association'' ( French), meaning International Association Football Federation ) is the international governing body of association football, beach football and futsal. It was found ...

rules dealing with squad numbers for Finals tournaments; in other competitions, qualifiers or

friendlies An exhibition game (also known as a friendly, a scrimmage, a demonstration, a preseason game, a warmup match, or a preparation match, depending at least in part on the sport) is a sporting event whose prize money and impact on the player's or ...

, national associations may assign numbers according to criteria of their choosing. Similarly, several clubs have been required to reissue retired numbers for continental club competitions due to squad numbering rules of continental confederations. For example, CAF and

CONMEBOL The South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL, , or CSF; es, Confederación Sudamericana de Fútbol; pt, Confederação Sul-Americana de Futebol) is the continental governing body of football in South America (apart from Guyana, Suri ...

have such rules in their club competitions, but

CONCACAF The Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football,, ; french: Confédération de football d'Amérique du Nord, d'Amérique centrale et des Caraïbes, . Dutch uses the English name. abbreviated as CONCACAF ( ; typese ...

does not. Some South American teams (such as

Universitario de Deportes Club Universitario de Deportes, popularly known as Universitario or simply as La "U", is a Peruvian football club located in Lima. The club was founded in 1924 under the name Federación Universitaria by students of the National University of S ...

and

Flamengo Clube de Regatas do Flamengo (; English: ''Flamengo Rowing Club''), more commonly referred to as simply Flamengo, is a Brazilian sports club based in Rio de Janeiro, in the neighborhood of Gávea, best known for their professional football t ...

, and even Mexican teams invited for the occasions) have occasionally had to re-issue their retired numbers for special cases due to CONMEBOL rules, which state that shirts must be numbered 1–25 in continental club competitions (such as

Copa Libertadores The CONMEBOL Libertadores, also known as the Copa Libertadores de América ( pt, Copa Libertadores da América), is an annual international club football competition organized by CONMEBOL since 1960. It is the highest level of competition in S ...

and

Copa Sudamericana The CONMEBOL Sudamericana, named as ''Copa Sudamericana'' (; pt, Copa Sul-Americana ), is an annual international club football competition organized by CONMEBOL since 2002. It is the second-most prestigious club competition in South American ...

, among others).

Retired numbers

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Queens Park Rangers Queens Park Rangers Football Club, commonly abbreviated to QPR, is a professional football club based in Shepherd's Bush, West London, England, which compete in the . After a nomadic early existence, they have played home matches at Loftus Ro ...

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Rushden & Diamonds Rushden & Diamonds Football Club was an association football club based in Irthlingborough, Northamptonshire, England. Nicknamed "The Diamonds", the club played at Nene Park. The club's main rivals were county neighbours Kettering Town. The cl ...

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Clément Pinault Clément Pinault (4 February 1985 – 22 January 2009) was a French professional footballer who played as a defender. Career Born in Grasse, Alpes-Maritimes, Pinault began his career with Le Mans UC72. He on loan to Angers SCO in the summ ...

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Emiliano Sala Emiliano Raúl Sala Taffarel (; 31 October 1990 – 21 January 2019) was an Argentine professional footballer who played as a striker. After playing youth football in Argentina and following a short spell in Portugal's regional leagues, Sala ...

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Nice Nice ( , ; Niçard: , classical norm, or , nonstandard, ; it, Nizza ; lij, Nissa; grc, Νίκαια; la, Nicaea) is the prefecture of the Alpes-Maritimes department in France. The Nice agglomeration extends far beyond the administrative c ...

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Romain Danzé Romain Danzé (born 3 July 1986) is a French former professional footballer who spent his entire career with Stade Rennais in Ligue 1. He played as a right-back, but could also play as a midfielder or left-back. Danzé spent his entire career ...

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Saint-Étienne Saint-Étienne (; frp, Sant-Etiève; oc, Sant Estève, ) is a city and the prefecture of the Loire department in eastern-central France, in the Massif Central, southwest of Lyon in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. Saint-Étienne is the t ...

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Loïc Perrin Loïc Bruno Perrin (; born 7 August 1985) is a French former professional footballer who played as a centre-back. He spent all of his professional career with his hometown club Saint-Étienne. Club career Perrin made his debut for Saint-Etienne ...

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Wacker Burghausen SV Wacker Burghausen is a German football club based in Burghausen, Bavaria and is part of one of the nation's largest sports clubs with some 6,000 members participating in two dozen different sports. History The club was founded on 13 Novemb ...

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Marek Krejčí Marek Krejčí (20 November 1980 – 26 May 2007) was a Slovak footballer who played as a striker. Career Born in Bratislava, he started his career with local club Inter Bratislava, moving to Spartak Trnava in November 2000. He went on to move ...

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VfL Wolfsburg Verein für Leibesübungen Wolfsburg e. V., commonly known as VfL Wolfsburg () or Wolfsburg, is a German professional sports club based in Wolfsburg, Lower Saxony. The club grew out of a multi-sports club for Volkswagen workers in the city of W ...

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Junior Malanda Bernard Malanda-Adje (28 August 1994 – 10 January 2015), nicknamed Junior Malanda, was a Belgian professional footballer who last played for German club VfL Wolfsburg as a defensive midfielder. He was a youth team player at Brussels, Anderlech ...

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Panagiotis Katsouris Panagiotis Katsouris ( el, Παναγιώτης Κατσούρης, born 28 October 1976 in Athens) was a Greek football player. He played for Naoussa F.C. and PAOK FC until his sudden death on 9 February 1998 in a car accident outside Thessa ...

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Skoda Xanthi Xanthi Football Club ( el, Α.Ο. Ξάνθη Π.Α.Ε.) is a Greek professional football club based in Xanthi, Western Thrace and plays at Xanthi FC Arena. The club resigned from the Super League 2 due to financial issues. Founded in 1967, Xan ...

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C.S.D. Municipal Club Social y Deportivo Municipal, also known as Municipal or ''Los Rojos'' (the Reds), is a Guatemalan football club based in Guatemala City. They compete in the Liga Nacional, the top tier of Guatemalan football, and play their home matches ...

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Juan Carlos Plata Juan Carlos Plata (born 1 January 1971) is a Guatemalan soccer coach and retired football striker. He is the highest-scoring player in the history of Guatemala's top division. As of January 2010, Plata has, except for Marc Lloyd-Williams, bee ...

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Jean-Robert Menelas Jean Rebort Menelas (born 11 December 1972) is a Haitian footballer who has played for the Haiti national football team. He played striker for Roulado, a club from the Gonâve Island with which he won the Ligue Haïtienne on the occasions: 2002 ...

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Wilmer Velásquez Wilmer Raynel Neal Velásquez (born April 28, 1972) is a retired Honduran footballer who played as a forward. He was regarded as one of the greatest footballers in Honduran soccer for Olimpia, and by foremost as the nation's greatest striker ev ...

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Cheung Sai Ho Cheung Sai Ho (27 August 1975 – 22 April 2011) was a Hong Kong professional footballer. International career In the 1993 Gothia Cup, at the age of 18, Cheung scored the then fastest ever goal on record (2.8 seconds). Cheung played hi ...

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Hong Kong Rangers Hong Kong Rangers Football Club (), often abbreviated to Rangers, currently known as Biu Chun Rangers due to sponsorship reasons, is a Hong Kong football club which currently competes in the Hong Kong Premier League. They have won the Hong Kong ...

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Tai Po Tai Po is an area in the New Territories of Hong Kong. It refers to the vicinity of the traditional market towns in the area presently known as Tai Po Old Market or Tai Po Kau Hui () (the original "Tai Po Market") on the north of Lam Tsue ...

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Mao Mengsuo Mao Mengsuo (, 15 June 1989 – 12 June 2010) was a Chinese professional footballer who played as a winger. Club career Mao had only one appearance in the first season of his professional football career. He appeared in a 2008–09 Hong Kong FA ...

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Sham Shui Po Sham Shui Po is an area of Kowloon, Hong Kong, situated in the northwestern part of the Kowloon Peninsula, north of Tai Kok Tsui, east of Cheung Sha Wan and south of Shek Kip Mei (). It is located in and is the namesake of the Sham Shui P ...

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Wong Chun Hin Wong Chun Hin (; 9 July 1995 – 6 June 2022) was a Hong Kong professional footballer who played as a midfielder A midfielder is an outfield position in association football. Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, break ...

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Ferencváros Ferencváros () is the 9th district of Budapest ( hu, Budapest IX. kerülete), Hungary. Name The southern suburb of Pest was named after King Francis I on 4 December 1792 when he was crowned king of Hungary. History The development of Fe ...

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Tibor Simon Tibor Simon (1 September 1965 – 23 April 2002) was a Hungarian football player and manager. Career Simon, who played as a defender, spent his entire professional club career with Ferencváros, and also earned 16 caps at international level f ...

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Ferenc Puskás Ferenc Puskás (, ; born Ferenc Purczeld; 1 April 1927 – 17 November 2006) was a Hungarian football player and manager, widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time and the sport's first international superstar. A forward, ...

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Peter Biaksangzuala Following an increase in deaths, both during matches and training, in 2007 the FIFA, International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) considered mandatory cardiac testing, already in place for years in some countries, such as Italy. By 2 ...

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Dempo SC Dempo Sports Club, or simply known as Dempo, is an Indian professional football club based in Panjim, Goa, that competes in the Goa Professional League. The club is owned and sponsored by the Dempo Mining Corporation Limited. Popularly known a ...

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Kurnia Meiga Kurnia Meiga Hermansyah (born 7 May 1990) is an Indonesian former footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He is also the younger brother of former goalkeeper Achmad Kurniawan, who also played for Arema. In 2008-09 Indonesia Super League he rec ...

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Persebaya Surabaya Persatuan Sepakbola Surabaya ( 'Football Association of Surabaya'), commonly known as Persebaya Surabaya or simply Persebaya, is an Indonesian professional football club based in Surabaya, East Java. It currently plays in the Liga 1, the top fl ...

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Eri Irianto Eri Irianto (12 January 1974 – 3 April 2000) was an Indonesian footballer. He played for Persebaya Surabaya. He died on 3 April 2000 after collapsing following a heart attack on the pitch during a league match against PSIM Yogyakarta at ...

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Persela Lamongan Persatuan Sepakbola Lamongan, or commonly known as Persela, is an Indonesian football club based in Lamongan, East Java. Currently the club plays in Liga 2, the second tier of football in the country. History Although it has been establishe ...

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Choirul Huda Choirul Huda (2 June 1979 – 15 October 2017) was an Indonesian professional footballer and civil servant. Personal life Huda began his career in Persela Lamongan since 1999 and stayed with the club until his death in 2017. A legend of the club ...

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Persija Jakarta Persatuan Sepakbola Indonesia Jakarta ( 'Indonesian Football Association of Jakarta'; abbreviated as Persija), is an Indonesian professional football club based in the Indonesian capital city of Jakarta. Persija Jakarta is one of the most suc ...

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Ismed Sofyan Ismed Sofyan (born 28 August 1979) is an Indonesian former footballer who plays as a right back or a wing back. His speciality are free kick taking and assisting with high-curved pass. He has made 53 appearances for the Indonesia national footba ...

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Bambang Pamungkas Bambang Pamungkas (born 10 June 1980), also known as Bepe, is an Indonesian Manager (association football), football manager and former Football player, player. As a footballer, he predominantly played for Persija Jakarta and the Indonesia nation ...

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Persis Solo Persatuan Sepakbola Indonesia Surakarta (commonly known as PERSIS Solo, literally translates to Indonesian Football Association of Surakarta), is an Indonesian football club based in the Central Java city of Surakarta. Founded on 8 November 1923 ...

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Hadi Norouzi Hadi Norouzi ( fa, هادی نوروزی, 22 June 1985 – 1 October 2015) was an Iranian football striker who last played for Persepolis in the Persian Gulf Pro League.

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Sepahan Foolad Mobarakeh Sepahan Sport Club ( fa, باشگاه فرهنگی ورزشی فولاد مبارکه سپاهان اصفهان, ''Bâšgâh-è Varzeši-ye Fulâd-è Mobârake-ye Sepâhân''), commonly known as Sepahan S.C., are an Iranian spor ...

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Moharram Navidkia Moharram Navidkia ( fa, محرم نویدکیا, born 1 November 1982 in Isfahan, Iran) is an Iranian retired footballer, and was lately the head coach of Sepahan in Persian Gulf Pro League from 2020 to 2022. He played for the club for 18 yea ...

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Mehdi Rajabzadeh Mehdi Rajabzadeh ( fa, مهدی رجب‌زاده; born June 21, 1978) is a retired Iran, Iranian footballer who last played for Zob Ahan Esfahan F.C., Zob Ahan and Sanat Mes Kerman F.C., Mes kerman Rajabzadeh played as a Forward (association foo ...

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Derry City Derry, officially Londonderry (), is the second-largest city in Northern Ireland and the fifth-largest city on the island of Ireland. The name ''Derry'' is an anglicisation of the Old Irish name (modern Irish: ) meaning 'oak grove'. The ...

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Ryan McBride Ryan may refer to: People and fictional characters *Ryan (given name), a given name (including a list of people with the name) *Ryan (surname), a surname (including a list of people with the name) Places Australia * Division of Ryan, an elector ...

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Mark Farren Mark Farren (1 May 1982 – 3 February 2016) was an Irish footballer who played as a forward for Derry City in his prime.FW , 2000–14 , , - ,

Limerick Limerick ( ; ga, Luimneach ) is a western city in Ireland situated within County Limerick. It is in the province of Munster and is located in the Mid-West which comprises part of the Southern Region. With a population of 94,192 at the 2016 ...

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Treaty United Treaty United Football Club is an Irish association football club based in Limerick. The club was founded in 2020 following the demise of Limerick F.C. and began playing in the League of Ireland in 2021. They play their home matches at Market ...

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Hapoel Be'er Sheva Hapoel Be'er Sheva Football Club ( he, מועדון הכדורגל הפועל באר שבע, ''Moadon HaKaduregel Hapoel Be'er Sheva'') is an Israeli football club from the city of Be'er Sheva, that competes in the Israeli Premier League. The cl ...

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Chaswe Nsofwa Chaswe Nsofwa (22 October 1978 – 29 August 2007) was a Zambian international footballer who played as a striker. He died during a training match in Be'er Sheva, Israel. Career ; Hapoel Be'er Sheva During a trial in August 2007, Nsofwa score ...

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Maccabi Haifa Maccabi Haifa ( he, מכבי חיפה) is one of the biggest sports clubs in Israel and a part of the Maccabi association. It runs several sports clubs and teams in Haifa which have competed in a variety of sports over the years, such as Football ...

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Yaniv Katan Yaniv Katan ( he, יניב קטן; born 27 January 1981) is a retired Israeli international footballer who played professionally for Maccabi Haifa, as a forward and winger. He earned 31 caps for Israel, scoring five goals. Personal life Katan ...

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Maccabi Tel Aviv Maccabi Tel Aviv ( he, מכבי תל אביב) is one of the largest sports clubs in Israel, and a part of the Maccabi association. Many sports clubs and teams in Tel Aviv are in association with Maccabi and compete in a variety of sports, such ...

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Avi Nimni Avi Nimni ( he, אבי נמני; born 26 April 1972) is a former Israeli football player and Maccabi Tel Aviv's highest ever scorer. He is regarded as one of Maccabi Tel Aviv's greatest players ever. Until 2006, he served as the captain of the I ...

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Meni Levi Meni Levi ( he, מני לוי; born August 6, 1980), is a retired Israeli footballer who played as a right back for Israeli football club Maccabi Tel Aviv. Levi started playing for Maccabi Tel Aviv from a young age, making his debut for the club ...

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Atalanta Atalanta (; grc-gre, Ἀταλάντη, Atalantē) meaning "equal in weight", is a heroine in Greek mythology. There are two versions of the huntress Atalanta: one from Arcadia, whose parents were Iasus and Clymene and who is primarily known ...

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Federico Pisani Federico Pisani (25 July 1974 – 12 February 1997) was an Italian professional footballer who played as a forward for Atalanta and Monza. Pisani died in a car crash on 12 February 1997, and his squad number (#14) was retired as a mark of respec ...

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Bari Bari ( , ; nap, label= Barese, Bare ; lat, Barium) is the capital city of the Metropolitan City of Bari and of the Apulia region, on the Adriatic Sea, southern Italy. It is the second most important economic centre of mainland Southern Italy a ...

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Bologna Bologna (, , ; egl, label= Emilian, Bulåggna ; lat, Bononia) is the capital and largest city of the Emilia-Romagna region in Northern Italy. It is the seventh most populous city in Italy with about 400,000 inhabitants and 150 different nat ...

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Brescia Brescia (, locally ; lmo, link=no, label= Lombard, Brèsa ; lat, Brixia; vec, Bressa) is a city and ''comune'' in the region of Lombardy, Northern Italy. It is situated at the foot of the Alps, a few kilometers from the lakes Garda and Iseo. ...

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Roberto Baggio Roberto Baggio (; born 18 February 1967) is an Italian former professional footballer who mainly played as a second striker, or as an attacking midfielder, although he was capable of playing in several offensive positions. He is the former pre ...

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Cagliari Cagliari (, also , , ; sc, Casteddu ; lat, Caralis) is an Italian municipality and the capital of the island of Sardinia, an autonomous region of Italy. Cagliari's Sardinian name ''Casteddu'' means ''castle''. It has about 155,000 inhabitant ...

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Gigi Riva Luigi "Gigi" Riva (; born 7 November 1944) is an Italian former professional footballer who played as a centre-forward. Considered to be one of the best players of his generation, as well as one of the greatest strikers of all time, Riva enjoyed ...

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Chievo Chievo (4,500 inhabitants) is a frazione of Verona located to the west of the city, around from the historic city centre, on the shores of the river Adige. It is best known for its football team, A.C. ChievoVerona, which competes in the second ...

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Crotone Crotone (, ; nap, label= Crotonese, Cutrone or ) is a city and ''comune'' in Calabria, Italy. Founded as the Achaean colony of Kroton ( grc, Κρότων or ; la, Crotona) in Magna Graecia, it was known as Cotrone from the Middle Ages until ...

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Antonio Galardo Antonio Galardo (born 18 September 1976) is a former Italian professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Career He began his football career in youth squad of Sporting Crotone, second team of the city. Then he went to Crotone. From ...

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Fiorentina ACF Fiorentina, commonly referred to as Fiorentina (), is an Italian professional football club based in Florence, Tuscany, Italy. The original team was founded by a merger in August 1926, while the actual club was refounded in August 2002 fo ...

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Genoa Genoa ( ; it, Genova ; lij, Zêna ). is the capital of the Italian region of Liguria and the List of cities in Italy, sixth-largest city in Italy. In 2015, 594,733 people lived within the city's administrative limits. As of the 2011 Italian ce ...

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Internazionale Football Club Internazionale Milano, commonly referred to as Internazionale () or simply Inter, and colloquially known as Inter Milan in English-speaking countries, is an Italian professional football club based in Milan, Lombardy. Inter is ...

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Giacinto Facchetti Giacinto Facchetti (; 18 July 1942 – 4 September 2006) was an Italian association football, footballer who played as a left-back for Inter Milan from 1960 to 1978. He later served as Inter chairman from January 2004 until his death in 2006. He ...

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Javier Zanetti Javier Adelmar Zanetti (; born 10 August 1973) is an Argentine former professional footballer. He is regarded as one of the best players of his generation, and is especially well known for his role in Inter Milan's treble-winning 2009–10 seas ...

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Livorno Livorno () is a port city on the Ligurian Sea on the western coast of Tuscany, Italy. It is the capital of the Province of Livorno, having a population of 158,493 residents in December 2017. It is traditionally known in English as Leghorn (pronou ...

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Messina Messina (, also , ) is a harbour city and the capital of the Italian Metropolitan City of Messina. It is the third largest city on the island of Sicily, and the 13th largest city in Italy, with a population of more than 219,000 inhabitants in ...

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Salvatore Sullo Salvatore "Sasà" Sullo (born 23 October 1971) is an Italian football coach and a former midfielder. He was mainly known for having been the captain of Messina from 2001 to 2007 as part of the squad that gained two promotions, which led the team ...

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Milan Milan ( , , Lombard: ; it, Milano ) is a city in northern Italy, capital of Lombardy, and the second-most populous city proper in Italy after Rome. The city proper has a population of about 1.4 million, while its metropolitan city h ...

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Paolo Maldini Paolo Cesare Maldini (; born 26 June 1968) is an Italian former professional footballer who played primarily as a left back and centre back for AC Milan and the Italy national team. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest defenders of a ...

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Franco Baresi Franchino Baresi (; born 8 May 1960) is an Italian football youth team coach and a former player and manager. He mainly played as a sweeper or as a central defender, and spent his entire 20-year career with Serie A club AC Milan, captaining t ...

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Napoli Naples (; it, Napoli ; nap, Napule ), from grc, Νεάπολις, Neápolis, lit=new city. is the regional capital of Campania and the third-largest city of Italy, after Rome and Milan, with a population of 909,048 within the city's adminis ...

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Parma Parma (; egl, Pärma, ) is a city in the northern Italian region of Emilia-Romagna known for its architecture, Giuseppe Verdi, music, art, prosciutto (ham), Parmigiano-Reggiano, cheese and surrounding countryside. With a population of 198,292 ...

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Alessandro Lucarelli Alessandro Lucarelli ( born 22 July 1977) is an Italian former professional footballer who last played for Parma as a defender. Playing career Alessandro Lucarelli started his professional career at Piacenza, whose youth sides he also represent ...

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Pescara Pescara (; nap, label= Abruzzese, Pescàrë; nap, label= Pescarese, Piscàrë) is the capital city of the Province of Pescara, in the Abruzzo region of Italy. It is the most populated city in Abruzzo, with 119,217 (2018) residents (and approxim ...

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Salernitana Unione Sportiva Salernitana 1919, commonly referred to as Salernitana, is an Italian football club based in Salerno, Campania. The original club was founded in 1919 and has been reconstituted three times in the course of its history, most recentl ...

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Roberto Breda Roberto Breda (born 21 October 1969) is an Italian football coach and former player. He was most recently the manager of Serie B club Pescara. Playing career A midfielder, Breda made his Serie A debut with Sampdoria and later played with sever ...

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Sassuolo Sassuolo (; egl, label=Modenese dialect, Modenese, Sasól ) is an Italian town, ''comune'', and industrial centre of the Province of Modena in Emilia-Romagna. Standing on the right bank of the river Secchia some southwest of Modena, the town ...

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Siena Siena ( , ; lat, Sena Iulia) is a city in Tuscany, Italy. It is the capital of the province of Siena. The city is historically linked to commercial and banking activities, having been a major banking center until the 13th and 14th centuri ...

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Vicenza Vicenza ( , ; ) is a city in northeastern Italy. It is in the Veneto region at the northern base of the ''Monte Berico'', where it straddles the Bacchiglione River. Vicenza is approximately west of Venice and east of Milan. Vicenza is a th ...

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Montego Bay Montego Bay is the capital of the Parishes of Jamaica, parish of Saint James Parish, Jamaica, St. James in Jamaica. The city is the fourth-largest urban area in the country by population, after Kingston, Jamaica, Kingston, Spanish Town, and Por ...

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Stephen Malcolm Stephen Malcolm (2 May 1970 – 28 January 2001) was a Jamaican international football player. His position was defender. Club career During his club career he played for Seba United. International career Nicknamed ''Shorty'', he represented hi ...

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Reno Reno ( ) is a city in the northwest section of the U.S. state of Nevada, along the Nevada-California border, about north from Lake Tahoe, known as "The Biggest Little City in the World". Known for its casino and tourism industry, Reno is the c ...

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Fujieda MYFC are a Japanese J2 League football club based in Fujieda, Shizuoka. It is funded by online subscribers and is the first of its kind in Japan. The club spent two seasons in the Japan Football League before having their application accepted in 201 ...

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Toshihide Saito is a Japanese former football player and manager. He is the current assistant coach Japan national team. Club career Saito was born in Shizuoka on April 20, 1973. After graduating from Waseda University, he joined his local club Shimizu S-Pulse ...

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Thespa Kusatsu is a professional football (soccer) club based in Maebashi, Gunma Prefecture in Japan. The club plays in the J2 League, the second division of professional football in Japan. History The club was founded in 1995 in Kusatsu, one of the most w ...

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Ryosuke Okuno is a former Japanese football player and manager. Playing career Okuno was born in Kyoto on 13 November 1968. After graduating from Waseda University, he joined Kashima Antlers in 1993. He played many matches as center back with Yutaka Akita f ...

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Yokohama F. Marinos is a Japanese professional football club based in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, part of the Greater Tokyo Area. The club competes in the J1 League, which is the top tier of football in the country. Having won the J-League title four times an ...

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Naoki Matsuda was a Japanese professional footballer who played as a central defender for the Japan national team. Club career Matsuda was born in Kiryu on 14 March 1977. After graduating from high school, he joined Yokohama Marinos (later ''Yokohama F. M ...

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Astana Astana, previously known as Akmolinsk, Tselinograd, Akmola, and most recently Nur-Sultan, is the capital city of Kazakhstan. The city lies on the banks of the Ishim (river), Ishim River in the north-central part of Kazakhstan, within the Akmo ...

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Nenad Erić Nenad Erić ( sr-cyr, Ненад Ерић; born 26 May 1982) is a Serbian-born Kazakh goalkeeper who last played and captained Astana in the Kazakhstan Premier League. Career Club On 2 March 2021, Astana confirmed that Erić had left the club af ...

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Andrei Finonchenko Andrei Finonchenko (Russian: Андрей Финонченко; born 21 June 1982) is a Kazakh football coach and former footballer striker who spent his whole career with FC Shakhter Karagandy, as well as representing the Kazakhstan national fo ...

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Fadil Vokrri Fadil Avdullah Vokrri ( sh-Latn-Cyrl, separator=" / ", Fadilj Avdulah Vokri, Фадиљ Авдулах Вокри; 23 July 1960 – 9 June 2018) was a yugoslavian football player and administrator of albanian origin. Arguably one of the greates ...

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George Weah George Tawlon Manneh Oppong Ousman Weah (; born 1 October 1966) is a Liberian politician and former professional footballer who is the incumbent president of Liberia, in office since 2018. Prior to his election to the presidency, Weah served a ...

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Tarik El Taib Tarek Al Taib ( ar, طارق التائب; born 28 February 1977) is a Libyan football midfielder. Club career Al-Taib began his career in Libya with Al Ahli Tripoli. In his first year, he played 26 matches and scored 11 goals, coming third ...

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VB Addu FC AT Sports Club is a Maldivian professional football club based in Malé. VB Addu FC is the former VB Sports club, which was re-branded on 14 January 2012.Ali Ashfaq Ali Ashfaq (; born 6 September 1985) is a Maldivian professional footballer who plays as a forward and captains the Maldives national team. Nicknamed "Man of Steel" (), he is regarded as one of the best players in the South Asian region. A proli ...

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Valletta Valletta (, mt, il-Belt Valletta, ) is an Local councils of Malta, administrative unit and capital city, capital of Malta. Located on the Malta (island), main island, between Marsamxett Harbour to the west and the Grand Harbour to the east, i ...

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Gilbert Agius Gilbert Agius (born 21 February 1974) is a former professional Maltese footballer, currently head coach of Malta national under-21 football team. Playing career Agius was the captain of his hometown club side Valletta F.C. and is one of the mo ...

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Guadalajara Guadalajara ( , ) is a metropolis in western Mexico and the capital of the list of states of Mexico, state of Jalisco. According to the 2020 census, the city has a population of 1,385,629 people, making it the 7th largest city by population in Me ...

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José Martínez González José Martínez González (29 May 1953 – 14 February 1981) was a Mexican footballer. Club career "Pepe" Martínez played club football for Chivas de Guadalajara. Death He died in a traffic accident involving the Chivas team bus in Puebl ...

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Monterrey Monterrey ( , ) is the capital and largest city of the northeastern state of Nuevo León, Mexico, and the third largest city in Mexico behind Guadalajara and Mexico City. Located at the foothills of the Sierra Madre Oriental, the city is anchor ...

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Humberto Suazo Humberto Andrés Suazo Pontivo (; born 10 May 1981), nicknamed ''Chupete'' (in English, ''Lollipop''), is a Chilean professional footballer who plays as a striker for Deportes La Serena. In 2006, he was awarded the IFFHS World's Top Goal Sco ...

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Jesús Arellano José de Jesús Arellano Alcocer (born 8 May 1973) is a Mexican former professional Association football, footballer who played as a Midfielder#Winger, winger and a wanted fugitive. He last played for C.F. Monterrey, Monterrey in the Liga MX, Pr ...

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Pachuca Pachuca (; ote, Nju̱nthe), formally known as Pachuca de Soto, is the capital and largest city of the Mexican state of Hidalgo. It is located in the south-central part of the state. Pachuca de Soto is also the name of the municipality of whic ...

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Miguel Calero Miguel Ángel Calero Rodríguez (14 April 1971 – 4 December 2012) was a Colombian professional association football, footballer who played as a goalkeeper (association football), goalkeeper. He played 50 times for the Colombia national footba ...

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Hernán Medford Hernán Evaristo Medford Bryan ( , ; born May 23, 1968) is a Costa Rican former Association football, football player and coach. Highly regarded as one of the most important figures in the history of Central American football, Medford achieved su ...

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Zakaria Zerouali Zakaria Zerouali (24 May 1978 – 3 October 2011) was a Moroccan football defender. He played for the Morocco national football team. Career Zakaria Zerouali was transferred to Raja Casablanca in 2005 after his good performance with Mouloudia ...

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Johan Cruyff Hendrik Johannes Cruijff (, internationally known as Johan Cruyff; 25 April 1947 – 24 March 2016) was a Dutch professional football player and manager. As a player, he won the Ballon d'Or three times, in 1971, 1973 and 1974. Cruyff was a ...

, FW , 1957–73, 1981–83 , , - , NAC Breda , align=center, 13 , Ferry van Vliet , MF , 2001–02 , , - , SC Telstar, Telstar , align=center, 22 , Luciano van den Berg , DF , 2004–05 , , - , FC Utrecht, Utrecht , align=center, 4 ,

, DF , 2004–05 , , - , SBV Vitesse, Vitesse , align=center, 4 , Theo Bos (footballer), Theo Bos , DF , 1983–98 , , - , Wellington Phoenix FC, Wellington Phoenix , align=center, 22 , Andrew Durante , DF , 2008–19 , , - , FK Osogovo , align=center, 7 , Nikola Mantov , FW , ?–1973 , , - , Linfield F.C., Linfield , align=center, 11 , Noel Bailie , DF , 1986–2011 , , - , Fredrikstad FK, Fredrikstad , align=center, 8 ,

, Winger (association football), MF , 2004–05 , , - , C.D. Árabe Unido, Árabe Unido , align=center, 21 , Amílcar Henríquez , MF , 2003–08, 2016–17 , , - , Chepo F.C., Chepo , align=center, 77 , Jonathan Rodríguez , MF , 2006–09 , , - , Universitario de Deportes, Universitario , align=center, 22 , José Luis Carranza , MF , 1986–2004 , , - , Lech Poznań , align=center, 9 , Piotr Reiss , FW , 1994–98, 2002–08, 2012–13 , , - , Legia Warsaw , align=center, 10 , Kazimierz Deyna , MF , 1966–78 , , - , Widzew Łódź , align=center, 11 , Włodzimierz Smolarek , FW , 1974–78, 1980–86 , , - , S.L. Benfica, Benfica , align=center, 29 ,

, FW , 2002–04 , , - , Boavista F.C., Boavista , align=center, 29 , Edu Ferreira , FW , 2016–17 , , - , FC Dinamo București, Dinamo București , align=center, 11 , Cătălin Hîldan , MF , 1994–2000 , , - , FC Dinamo Bucuresti, Dinamo București , align=center, 14 , Patrick Ekeng , MF , 2016 , , - , FC Dinamo București, Dinamo București , align=center, 25 , Ionel Dănciulescu , FW , 1995–97, 2002–13 , , - , CSA Steaua București (football), Steaua București , align=center, 7 , Marius Lăcătuș , FW , 1983–90, 1993–2000 , , - , PFC CSKA Moscow, CSKA Moscow , align=center, 16 , Serhiy Perkhun , GK , 2001 , , - , FC Rubin Kazan, Rubin Kazan , align=center, 17 , Lenar Gilmullin , DF , 2003–07 , , - , FC Rubin Kazan, Rubin Kazan , align=center, 61 , Gökdeniz Karadeniz , MF , 2008–18 , , - , FC Ural Sverdlovsk Oblast, Ural , align=center, 23 , Pyotr Hrustovsky , FW , 1999, 2001–2003 , , - , Heart of Midlothian F.C., Heart of Midlothian , align=center, 26 , Marius Žaliūkas , DF , 2007–13 , , - , C.D. FAS, FAS , align=center, 10 , Mágico González , FW , 1977–82, 1991–99 , , - , C.D. Municipal Limeño, Municipal Limeño , align=center, 11 , Oscar Armando Díaz , FW , ?–1998 , , - , Najran SC , align=center, 20 , Al Hasan Al-Yami , FW , 1991–96, 2005–10 , , - , Radnički Niš , align=center, 10 , Ivan Krstić (footballer), Ivan Krstić , MF , 2000 , , - , FC Spartak Trnava, Spartak Trnava , align=center, 9 , Ladislav Kuna , MF , 1964–80 , , - , NK Maribor, Maribor , align=center, 19 , Stipe Balajić , DF/ MF , 1998–2005 , , - , NK Maribor, Maribor , align=center, 33 , Jasmin Handanović , GK , 2011–21 , , - , NK Maribor, Maribor , align=center, 9 , Marcos Tavares , FW , 2008–22 , , - , Cape Town Spurs F.C., Ajax Cape Town , align=center, 21 , Cecil Lolo , DF , 2009–15 , , - , Orlando Pirates FC, Orlando Pirates , align=center, 1 , Senzo Meyiwa , FW , 2005–14 , , - , Orlando Pirates FC, Orlando Pirates , align=center, 10 , Jomo Sono , MF , , , - , Orlando Pirates FC, Orlando Pirates , align=center, 13 , Clifford Moleko , MF , 1997–98 , , - , Orlando Pirates FC, Orlando Pirates , align=center, 22 , Lesley Manyathela , FW , 2000–03 , , - , Daejeon Citizen FC , align=center, 18 , Kim Eun-jung (footballer), Kim Eun-jung , FW , 1997–2003, 2014 , , - , Daejeon Citizen FC , align=center, 21 , Choi Eun-sung , GK , 1998–2012 , , - , Busan IPark, Daewoo Royals , align=center, 16 , Kim Joo-Sung , MF , 1987–92, 1994–99 , , - , Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors , align=center, 20 , Lee Dong-gook , FW , 2009–20 , , - , Córdoba CF, Córdoba , align=center, 8 , Juan García Díaz, Juanín , FW , 1960–70 , , - , RCD Espanyol, Espanyol , align=center, 21 , Daniel Jarque , DF , 2002–09 , , - , Extremadura UD, Extremadura , align=center, 19 , Jose Antonio Reyes , FW , 2019 , , - , Real Betis , align=center, 26 , Miki Roqué , DF , 2010–12 , , - , Assyriska FF , align=center, 18 , Eddie Moussa , FW , 2001–10 , , - , Helsingborgs IF , align=center, 17 , Henrik Larsson , FW , 1992–93, 2006–09 , , - , Kalmar FF , align=center, 15 , Johny Erlandsson , Winger (association football), MF , 1973–88 , , - , Kalmar FF , align=center, 8 , Henrik Rydström , Winger (association football), MF , 1993–2013 , , - , IFK Norrköping, Norrköping , align=center, 18 , Stefán Þórðarson , FW , 2004–07, 2009 , , - , Umeå IK , align=center, 6 , Malin Moström , MF , 1995–2007 , , - , FC Basel, Basel , align=center, 2 , Massimo Ceccaroni , DF , 1987–2002 , {{small, , - , {{fbaicon, SUI FC St. Gallen, St. Gallen , align=center, 17 , {{flagicon, SUI Marc Zellweger , DF , 1994–01, 2003–10 , {{small} , - , {{fbaicon, THA TOT-CAT F.C., TOT-CAT , align=center, 19 , {{flagicon, THA Chanont Wong-aree , DF , 2009–10 , {{small, Posthumous , - , {{fbaicon, TUR Alanyaspor , align=center, 90 , {{flagicon, CZE Josef Šural , FW , 2019 , {{small, Posthumous , - , {{fbaicon, TUR İstanbul Başakşehir F.K., İstanbul Başakşehir , align=center, 12 , {{flagicon, TUR Recep Tayyip Erdoğan , – , – , {{small, Significative supporer{{refn, Erdogan was not a player but a politician and long-time supporter of the club. The number 12 refers to the "12th man (football), 12th. man"., group=n3, name=erdog , - , {{fbaicon, TUR Konyaspor , align=center, 6 , {{flagicon, TUR Ahmet Yılmaz Çalık , DF , 2013–22 , {{small, Posthumous , - , {{fbaicon, USA Colorado Rapids , {{center, 25 , {{flagicon, USA Pablo Mastroeni , MF , 2002–13 , {{small, Number retired on 4 July 2021 , - , {{flagicon, USA Eastern Illinois Panthers men's soccer, Eastern Illinois , , {{center, 19 , , {{flagicon, USA Erik Proffitt , , MF , , 1987–88 , , {{small, Number retired in November 1988.{{refn, Proffitt died in April 1989 after contracting spinal meningitis. He was 20 years old., group=n3, name=proff , - , {{fbaicon, USA FC Kansas City , align=center, 12 , {{flagicon, USA Lauren Holiday , MF , 2013–15 , {{small} , - , {{fbaicon, USA New York Cosmos (2010), New York Cosmos , {{center, 9 , {{flagicon, ITA Giorgio Chinaglia , FW , 1976–1983 , {{small, Posthumous{{refn, Number retired in June 2014 by the New York Cosmos (2010), current Cosmos franchise., group=n3, name=chinag , - , {{fbaicon, USA New York Cosmos (1970–1985), New York Cosmos , {{center, 10 , {{flagicon, BRA

, FW , 1975–77 , {{small, Club legend{{refn, Number retired on 1 October 1977, at half-time of his testimonial match and retired again in July 2013 by the New York Cosmos (2010), second club of the same name., group=n3, name=pele , - , {{fbaicon, USA New York Red Bulls , {{center, 99 , {{flagicon, ENG Bradley Wright-Phillips , FW , 2013–19 , {{small, Club legend{{refn, Wright-Phillips left the New York Red Bulls in 2019, but the franchise had announced his number would be retired in August 2018, group=n3, name=wrightp , - , {{fbaicon, USA Portland Timbers , {{center, 3 , {{flagicon, ENG Clive Charles , DF , 1978–81 , {{small, Posthumous{{refn, Number retired on 23 August 2003, group=n3, name=charl , - , {{fbaicon, USA Real Salt Lake , {{center, 9 , {{flagicon, USA Jason Kreis , MF/ FW , 2005–07 , {{small, Retired on 4 July 2011 , - , {{fbaicon, USA Tampa Bay Rowdies , {{center, 6 , {{flagicon, RSA, 1928 Mike Connell (soccer), Mike Connell , DF , 1975–84 , {{small, Number retired on 10 August 2013 , - , {{fbaicon, USA Tampa Bay Rowdies , {{center, 12 , {{flagicon, USA Perry Van der Beck , MF , 1978–82, 1984, 1991–93 , {{small, Club legend{{refn, Number retired on 1 October 2010 by Tampa Bay before they rebranded into the second incarnation of the Rowdies., group=n3, name=vander , - , {{flagicon, USA UMass Minutemen and Minutewomen, UMass , , {{center, 1 , , {{flagicon, USA Briana Scurry , , GK , , 1989–93 , , {{small, , - , {{fbaicon, UKR FC Shakhtar Donetsk, Shakhtar Donetsk , align=center, 33 , {{flagicon, CRO Darijo Srna , DF , 2003–18 , {{small, Club legend , - , {{fbaicon, UKR FC Zorya Luhansk, Zorya Luhansk , {{center, 33 , {{flagicon, UKR Maksym Bilyi (footballer, born 1989), Maksym Bilyi , MF , 2010–13 , {{small, Posthumous , - , {{fbaicon, VIE Hoang Anh Gia Lai F.C., Hoàng Anh Gia Lai , align=center, 13 , {{flagicon, THA Kiatisuk Senamuang , FW , 2001–06 , {{small, Club legend , - , {{fbaicon, VIE Hoang Anh Gia Lai F.C., Hoàng Anh Gia Lai , {{center, 14 , {{flagicon, VIE Võ Bá Khôi , DF , 2003–06 , {{small, Posthumous , - , {{fbaicon, WAL Cardiff City F.C., Cardiff City , align=center, 7 , {{flagicon, ENG Peter Whittingham , MF , 2007–17 , {{small, Posthumous , - , {{fbaicon, WAL Swansea City A.F.C., Swansea City , {{center, 40 , {{flagicon, AUT

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{, class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: " ! width=170px , Team ! width=40px , No. ! width=200px , Player ! width= px , Pos. ! width=200px , Tenure ! Notes , - , {{fb, ARG, name= Argentina national team , , {{center, 10 , , {{flagicon, ARG

, , MF , , 1977–94 , , {{small, Retired but forced to be re-issued.{{refn, The number 10 had been retired by the Argentine Football Association in October 2001 to honour Maradona. Before the 2002 FIFA World Cup, 2002 World Cup, the AFA submitted a squad list of 23 players for the tournament, listed 1 through 24, with the number 10 omitted. FIFA rejected Argentina's list, and the governing body's president, Sepp Blatter suggested the number 10 shirt be instead given to the team's third-choice goalkeeper, Roberto Bonano. AFA ultimately submitted a revised list with Ariel Ortega, originally listed as number 23, as the number 10. The number 10 has been worn by other players since, most notably by Lionel Messi, whom Maradona considered "his successor"., group=n1, name=marad , - , {{fbaicon, ARG Club Atlético River Plate, River Plate , , {{center, 12 , , –, , –, , 1949–2013 {{refn, Period counts since squad numbers were established as mandatory in Argentina., group=n1, name=numbarg , , {{small, Unofficially retired, then reissued.{{refn, The club decided to put this number out of circulation in 2013. The official reasons for this decision were never given, but it is believed to be because arch-rival Boca Juniors fans are nicknamed "La 12". Nevertheless, the number was later re-issued and has been worn by several players since., group=n1, name=river12 , - , {{fbaicon, AUS Sydney FC , , {{center, 15 , , {{flagicon, NIR Terry McFlynn , , MF , , 2005–14 , , {{small, Unofficially retired.{{refn, Sydney FC have not officially retired the number 15 shirt, but it has not been allocated to another player since McFlynn retired from professional football in 2014. McFlynn also held a staffing position with Sydney FC from 2014 until 2019., group=n1, name=syd , - , {{fbaicon, AUT SK Rapid Wien, Rapid Wien , , {{center, 5 , , {{flagicon, AUT Peter Schöttel , , DF , , 1986–2001 , , {{small, Temporarily retired {{refn, Schottel's number was temporarily retired for at least ten years. In 2013, it was reactivated and given to Thanos Petsos., group=n1, name=schott , - , {{fbaicon, AUT SK Rapid Wien, Rapid Wien , {{center, 11 , {{flagicon, GER Steffen Hofmann , MF , 2002–18 , {{small, Retired for at least eleven years , - , {{fbaicon, COL Independiente Santa Fe, Santa Fe , , {{center, 23 , , {{flagicon, COL Léider Preciado , , FW , , {{small, 1995–98, 2000–01, 2004–08, 2011 , , {{small, Temporarily retired {{refn, The number was out of circulation for a period of 23 months (starting May 2012) in honor of the second top scorer in the history of the club., group=n1, name=precia , - , {{fbaicon, CZE SK Slavia Prague, Slavia Prague , {{center, 7 , {{flagicon, CZE Stanislav Vlček , FW , 2004–07, 2009–13 , {{small, Not fully retired.{{refn, Rather than retiring the number, the club opted to freeze the number for any future player that wants it, provided that the applying player meets 7 game achievements. Among those are scoring 3 goals overall against AC Sparta Prague, Sparta Prague, being nominated for his national team, winning the trophy for top goalscorer and others. Even though Milan Škoda met the requirements in the 2016–17 Czech First League, 2016–17 season, he opted to keep his number 21. The 7 was eventually given to Danny (footballer), Danny upon him joining the team for 2017–18 Czech First League, 2017-18 season. Vlček gave his consent and Danny pledged to work to meet the remaining criteria., group=n1, name=vlcek , - , {{fb, ECU, name=Ecuador national team , , {{center, 11 , , {{flagicon, ECU

, , FW , , 2005–13 , , {{small, Retired but forced to be re-issued.{{refn, The number 10 had been retired by the Ecuadorian Football Federation, FEF in 2013 to honour Benítez, died at 27 years old from a cardiac arrest. Nevertheless, the number had to be reissued due to FIFA rules for the 2014 FIFA World Cup, 2014 World Cup that stated squads to be numbered 1–23. For that occasion, Felipe Caicedo was given number 11., group=n1, name=benitz , - , {{fbaicon, ENG Bradford City A.F.C., Bradford City , , {{center, 8 , , {{flagicon, ENG Tomi Solomon , , , , 2019–21 , , {{small, Retired in academy {{refn, Bradford retired number 8 across all age groups of the Bradford Academy, after the tragic death of 13-yo player Tomi Solomon, stating that it shall 'remain with him forever'. Solomon drowned in River Calder in 2021. The decision did not include the senior squad, where the number remain in use., group=n1, name=solomon , - , {{fbaicon, ENG

, , {{center, 25 , , {{flagicon, ITA

, , FW , , 1996–2003 , , {{small, Unofficially retired {{refn, Chelsea have not officially retired the number 25 shirt, but it has not been allocated to another player since Zola left the club in 2003., group=n1, name=gzola , - , {{fbaicon, ENG Portsmouth F.C., Portsmouth , {{center, 13 , {{flagicon, ENG Aaron Flahavan , GK , 1994–2001 , {{small, Temporarily retired.{{refn, Following Flahavan's death in a car accident in August 2001, Portsmouth and his first club, Southampton F.C., Southampton, retired their number 1 shirts for the 2001–02 season as a mark of respect. From the 2003–04 season, Portsmouth retired the number 13 shirt, as this was the number Flahavan wore during the majority of his time at the club. Number 13 remained unused until 2011, when it was allocated to goalkeeper Stephen Henderson (footballer born 1988), Stephen Henderson, and it has been reissued since., group=n1, name=flahy , - , {{fbaicon, ENG Leeds United F.C., Leeds United , , {{center, 17 , , – , , – , , –, , {{small, Temporarily retired {{refn, After their 15-point deduction, Leeds retired the number 15 for the 2007–08 Leeds United F.C. season, 2007–08 season only. , - , {{fbaicon, ENG Leeds United F.C., Leeds United , , {{center, 17 , , {{flagicon, ITA Massimo Cellino , , – , , 2014 , , {{small, Temporarily retired {{refn, Leeds retired the number 17 shirt due to Italian chairman Massimo Cellino's superstitions, as 17 is considered an unlucky number in Culture of Italy, Italian culture. Number was re-issued in July 2019., group=n1, name=cellino , - , {{fbaicon, ENG Exeter City F.C., Exeter City , , {{center, 9 , , {{flagicon, ENG Adam Stansfield , , FW , , 2006–10 , , {{small, Temporarily retired {{refn, The club retired the number 9 for nine seasons after the striker died of cancer on 10 August 2010., group=n1, name=stansf , - , {{fbaicon, ENG Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C., Wolverhampton , , {{center, 1 , , {{flagicon, NGA Carl Ikeme , , goalkeeper (association football), GK , , 2003–18 , , {{small, Temporarily retired.{{refn, Carl Ikeme retired from professional football before the 2018–2019 season after complete remission from acute leukaemia and the club decided to leave the jersey –previously worn by Ikeme– vacant, with newly signed Rui Patrício unusually wearing the number 11 and the other team goalkeepers wearing numbers ending in "1". In 2021, the number was reissued following the signing of new goalkeeper José Sá, and after Ikeme stated publicly that he wished for someone to take the number., group=n1, name=ikeme , - , {{fbaicon, FIN FC Haka , , {{center, 14 , , {{flagicon, RUS Valeri Popovitch , , FW, , 1994–2008 , , {{small, Partially retired {{refn, First ever retired shirt number in the history of Finnish football is ex-Haka's Valeri Popovitch's number 14. Popovitch has stated that his sons, who are still playing for Haka's junior teams, can wear the legendary number if they want., group=n1, name=popov , - , {{fbaicon, FRA Olympique Lyonnais, Lyon , , {{center, 16 , , {{flagicon, FRA Luc Borrelli , , GK , , 1998–99 , , {{small, Temporarily retired {{refn, Posthumous – returned to use in 2011., group=n1, name=borrell , - , {{fbaicon, FRA Olympique Lyonnais, Lyon , , {{center, 17 , , {{flagicon, CMR

, , MF , , 2000–03, , {{small, Temporarily retired {{refn, Posthumous – returned to use in 2008., group=n1, name=foe , - , {{fbaicon, GER 1. FC Köln , {{center, 10 , {{flagicon, GER Lukas Podolski , Winger (sports), MF , 2002–06, 2009–12 , {{small, Temporarily retired.{{refn, The club had announced that the number would remain out of circulation as long as Podolski is playing football on a professional level. Nevertheless, the #10 was given to Patrick Helmes in July 2014., group=n1, name=podol , - , {{fbaicon, GER FC Schalke 04, Schalke 04 , , {{center, 7 , , {{flagicon, ESP Raúl (footballer), Raúl , , FW , , 2010–12 , , {{small, Temporarily retired.{{refn, At the time Raúl left the club, the team intended to retire the jersey indefinitely. However, the retirement of this shirt only lasted one year; with Max Meyer (footballer), Max Meyer wearing it from 2013 to 2018., group=n1, name=raulsch , - , {{fbaicon, HON C.D. Motagua, Motagua , align=center, 16 , {{flagicon, HON Edy Vásquez , MF , 2003–07 , {{small, Temporarily retired {{refn, Posthumous, retired from 2007 to 2009., group=n1, name=edyvas , - , {{fbaicon, HUN Diósgyőri VTK , align=center, 77 , {{flagicon, ESP José Juan Luque , Midfielder#Winger, MF , 1996–2013 , {{small, Temporarily retired {{refn, Number retired on 2 June 2013 in respect of Luque being the most notable player in the DVTK history. His number was retired for ten years., group=n1, name=luque , - , {{fbaicon, IRN

, {{center, 7 , {{flagicon, IRN Ali Parvin , , MF , , 1970–87 , , {{small, Partially retired.{{refn, The shirt was retired after Parvin's retirement, but Parvin gave the shirt to player Hamid Estili and the shirt has since not been retired permanently., group=n1, name=parv , - , {{fbaicon, ISR Maccabi Tel Aviv FC, Maccabi Tel Aviv , {{center, 12 , {{flagicon, ISR

, DF , 2000–02 , {{small, Unofficially retired.{{refn, During a game between Maccabi Tel Aviv and Beitar Jerusalem FC, Beitar Jerusalem, Levi chest-controlled and kicked the ball, ran back to defend, then collapsed. He returned to his feet, and then collapsed a second time. He was subsequently on a life-support machine, and has since returned home. The club claims that the number 12 is unofficially reserved for the fans., group=n1, name=menilev , - , {{fbaicon, ITA AS Livorno Calcio, Livorno , {{center, 10 , {{flagicon, ITA Igor Protti , Striker (football), FW , 1985–88, 1999–2005 , {{small, Temporarily retired.{{refn, In December 2005, Livorno officially retired the #10 jersey. However, Protti, who led the forward line and captained his side in two promotions from Serie C1 to Serie A, quickly gaining a reputation as a fan favourite, announced his willingness to see the #10 number reissued to another player, in order to "give anybody back a dream to dress it one day." This was made effective starting from the 2007–08 Serie A, 2007–08 season, in which Francesco Tavano played with the #10 number., group=n1, name=prott , - , {{fbaicon, ITA

, {{center, 3 , {{flagicon, ITA

, Defender (association football)#Left-back, DF , 1984–2009 , {{small, Partially retired.{{refn, Maldini's number was not fully retired so he gave consent for his sons to adopt the number 3 shirt if either of them play professionally for the club., group=n1, name=maldini , - , {{fbaicon, ITA A.S. Roma, Roma , , {{center, 6 , , {{flagicon, BRA Aldair , , Defender (association football)#Centre-back, DF, , 1990–2003 , , {{small, Temporarily retired {{refn, The shirt number had been retired by the club when the player left the club in 2003. When Kevin Strootman joined Roma in 2013, he asked for permission to wear number 6. The club approved the request after Aldair gave his consen
ROMA’S REFRESHING APPROACH TO RETIRING NUMBERS
22 Nov 2018 The number remained in use and has given to other players since., group=n1, name=aldair , - , {{fbaicon, JPN Sagan Tosu , {{center, 17 , {{flagicon, JPN Sakata Michitaka , – , 2001– , {{small, Key figure.{{refn, The shirt was retired posthumously, to honour Michikata who played a key role in establishment of former Tosu Futures and their revival as Sagan Tosu, and who died due to kidney cancer on 7 January 2000. Number 17, derived from the day of his death, was selected to be retired. The number would later also be dedicated to the club's fans, thus they have not retired squad number 12 like most Japanese League teams., group=n1, name=michit , - , {{fbaicon, LBN Akhaa Ahli Aley FC, Akhaa Ahli Aley , {{center, 20 , {{flagicon, LBN Mohamed Atwi , MF , 2018–20 , {{small, Temporarily retired.{{refn, Akhaa Ahli Aley have retired the squad number 20, in honour of Atwi's death in 2020 due to a stray bullet in the head. The club has retired the number for two seasons—from 2020 to 2022—the duration in which Atwi stayed at the club., group=n1, name=atwi , - , {{fbaicon, MEX

, {{center, 11 , {{flagicon, MEX Ramón Morales , MF , 1998–2011 {{refn, Career as player. Since 2013, Morales became part of the coaching staff., group=n1, name=staff , {{small, Unofficially retired.{{refn, The shirt was never officially retired, but it was not issued out of American competitions for the time between Morales' exit and his return as a coach. All players intending to wear the jersey have to ask for Morales' consent. It is now being worn by Isaác Brizuela., group=n1, name=morales , - , {{fbaicon, MEX

, {{center, 8 , {{flagicon, MEX Gabriel Caballero , MF/ FW , 1998–2009 , {{small, Temporarily retired.{{refn, Caballero's number was just temporarily retired for five years. After that period, it was reactivated and given to Hirving Lozano in 2014., group=n1, name=caball , - , {{fbaicon, MEX Club Universidad Nacional, UNAM , , {{center, 12 , , {{flagicon, MEX Sergio Bernal , , GK , , 1989–2001, 2003–10, , {{small, Number retired in 2010, then reissued. , - , {{fbaicon, NED

, , {{center, 34, , {{flagicon, NED Abdelhak Nouri , , MF , , 2016–17 , , {{small, Unofficially retired.{{refn, Nouri collapsed on the pitch after suffering severe cardiac arrhythmia, which forced him to leave football. Number 34 has not been issued since then., group=n1, name=nouri , - , {{fbaicon, NOR Stabæk Fotball, Stabæk , , {{center, 7 , , {{flagicon, NOR Christer Basma , , Defender (association football)#Centre-back, DF , , 1995–98 , , {{small, Temporarily retired.{{refn, The club had retired the number to honor Basma's career at Stabæk. However, the retirement was revoked after 2004 season and the number given to Henning Hauger., group=n1, name=basma , - , {{flagicon, Peru Club Universitario de Deportes, Universitario , , {{center, 9 , , {{flagicon, Peru Teodoro Fernández, Lolo Fernández , , FW , , 1930–53 , , {{small, Number retired only for the 2013 season. , - , {{flagicon, POR S.L. Benfica, Benfica , , {{center, 10 , , {{flagicon, Portugal Fernando Chalana , , Midfielder#Winger, MF , , 1976–84, 1987–90 , , {{small, Temporarily retired {{refn, After the death of Chalana, the club announced the number 10 jersey would become vacated for the 2022–23 season., group=n1, name=chalan , - , {{fbaicon, POR União Leiria , align=center, 10 , {{flagicon, POR Hugo Cunha , MF , 2004–05 , {{small, Temporarily retired {{refn, Posthumous; has been worn again since 2009., group=n1, name=cuhn , - , {{fbaicon, SCO Dunfermline Athletic F.C., Dunfermline Athletic , {{center, 4 , {{flagicon, SCO Norrie McCathie , DF , 1981–96 , {{small, Temporarily retired.{{refn, The club retired the number after club captain McCathie was found dead in his home on 8 January 1996, as a result of Carbon monoxide poisoning. At that time, Scottish League clubs used shirt numbered from 1 to 11, so for the remainder of the 1995–96 season, 12 was used instead. However, the number was not retired permanently, and has been re-issued since., group=n1, name=mccathie , - , {{fbaicon, SCO Motherwell F.C., Motherwell , {{center, 10 , {{flagicon, SCO Phil O'Donnell (footballer), Phil O'Donnell , MF , 1990–94, 2004–07 , {{small, Unofficially retired.{{refn, O'Donnell collapsed while playing for Motherwell against Dundee United FC, Dundee United in 2007. He was pronounced dead at Wishaw General Hospital. The number 10 shirt was worn by his nephew David Clarkson (Scottish footballer), David Clarkson during the 2008–09 season. Since Clarkson left in June 2009, it has not been retired, but has not been issued to any subsequent player., group=n1, name=odonn , - , {{fbaicon, RSA Orlando Pirates Football Club, Orlando Pirates , {{center, 22 , {{flagicon, RSA Lesley Manyathela , FW , 2000−03 , {{small, Ocasionally re-issued.{{refn, The club retired the number 22 after Manyathela died in a car crash in August 2003. However, Confederation of African Football rules state that shirts must be numbered 1–30 in continental club competitions, so Pirates has re-issued it in those special cases., group=n1, name=manyath , - , {{fbaicon, SPA FC Barcelona, Barcelona , , {{center, 21 , , {{flagicon, ESP Luis Enrique , , MF , , 1996–2004 , , {{small, Temporarily retired.{{refn, Luis Enrique joined the club as a free agent from eternal rivals Real Madrid CF, Real Madrid, spending eight years at Barcelona, even becoming captain of the team. The shirt was retired for just two years (2004–06), since La Liga did not allow numbers to be retired permanently. The number 21 shirt was awarded to Lilian Thuram in 2006. Since his arrival at the club in 2020, Frenkie de Jong currently holds the number 21 shirt, taking it from Carles Aleñá., group=n1, name=lenriq , - , {{fbaicon, SPA Real Oviedo, Oviedo , , {{center, 10 , , {{flagicon, SVK Peter Dubovský (footballer), Peter Dubovský , , MF, , 1995–2000 , , {{small, Temporarily retired.{{refn, The Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional, Spanish Football League allowed Oviedo to retire number 10 just for the 2000–01 La Liga, 2000–01 season, as an exception to its rules. At the end of the season, number 10 was re-issued., group=n1, name=dubovs , - , {{fbaicon, SPA Sevilla FC, Sevilla , , {{center, 16 , , {{flagicon, SPA

, , DF , , 2004–07, , {{small, Temporarily retired.{{refn, The number was temporarily retired after Puerta died of a cardiac arrest on the first match day in La Liga 2007–2008. However, Spanish Football Federation rules state that clubs must use number 1 to 25 for their regular squad, and as a result, David Prieto wore the number in 2008 in honour of his friend. It has become a club policy to reserve number 16 for players coming from the Cantera, youth academy as a tribute to Puerta, who was a youth system product. Exceptions have been made when 16 was the only jersey number available., group=n1, name=apuerta , - , {{fbaicon, SWE Östers IF , {{center, 6 , {{flagicon, SWE Mario Vasilj , Central Defender, DF , 2006–18 , {{small, Temporarily retired.{{refn, Number retired for six years., group=n1, name=vsil , - , {{fbaicon, SWE Hammarby Fotboll, Hammarby IF , align=center, 10 , {{flagicon, SWE Kennedy Bakircioglu , MF , 1999–2003, 2012–18 , {{small, Temporarily retired {{refn, Retired for ten years between 2019 and 2028., group=n1, name=bakirc , - , {{fbaicon, TUR Galatasaray S.K. (football), Galatasaray , , {{center, 3 , , {{flagicon, TUR Bülent Korkmaz , , Central defender, DF , , 1984–2005 , , {{small, Temporarily retired {{refn, Despite the club announcing the retirement of the number, it has been re-issued., group=n1, name=korkma , - , {{fbaicon, USA LA Galaxy , , {{center, 13 , , {{flagicon, USA Cobi Jones , , MF , , 1996–2007 , , {{small, Unofficially retired, ocasionally reissued.{{refn, The number was not officially retired by the Galaxy but had not been worn since Jones retired. In 2017, it was given to Jermaine Jones., group=n1, name=cobi , - , {{fbaicon, USA Tampa Bay Rowdies (1975–93), Tampa Bay Rowdies , , {{center, 7 , , {{flagicon, RSA Steve Wegerle , , FW , , 1977–81, 1984, 1988–90 , , {{small, Temporarily retired {{refn, Although his number had been retired by Tampa Bay Rowdies (1975–93), the original franchise in 1989, the Tampa Bay Rowdies, current team has reissued it., group=n1, name=weger ;Notes {{reflist, group=n1

Dedication to fans

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Number 12

Some clubs dedicate a number to their fans, and do not issue it to any player. The most common number for this practice is 12, from descriptions of the fans as "12th man (football), the twelfth man". Clubs and teams that do not give the '12' to any player include: {{div col, colwidth=20em *{{fbaicon, ALB KF Tirana, Tirana *{{fbaicon, AUS Melbourne Victory FC, Melbourne Victory *{{fbaicon, AUS Perth Glory FC, Perth Glory *{{fbaicon, BEL

*{{fbaicon, BEL

*{{fbaicon, BIH FK Sarajevo, Sarajevo *{{fbaicon, BRA Clube Atlético Mineiro, Atlético Mineiro{{refn, Despite of having their number "12" retired, Brazilian clubs have had to re-issue them for

competitions such as

, where the squads must be numbered from 1 to 25 consecutively, although that rule changed and teams can use aleatory numbers from 1 to 50.{{cite web , url=https://www.conmebol.com/es/conmebol-libertadores-2021/reglamento , title=Reglamento Copa Libertadores 2021 , date=15 February 2021 , website=CONMEBOL , language=es, group=n2, name=braz *{{fbaicon, BRA

{{refn, group=n2, name=braz *{{fbaicon, BRA Clube de Regatas do Flamengo, Flamengo{{refn, group=n2, name=braz *{{flagicon, BUL PFC Botev Plovdiv, Botev Plovdiv *{{fbaicon, CAN

*{{fbaicon, CHN Beijing Guoan *{{fbaicon, CHN Changchun Yatai *{{fbaicon, CHN Shandong Luneng Taishan *{{fbaicon, CHN Tianjin Teda F.C., Tianjin Jinmen Tigers *{{fbaicon, CHN Zhejiang Yiteng F.C., Zhejiang Yiteng *{{fbaicon, CRO HNK Hajduk Split, Hajduk Split *{{fbaicon, CYP AC Omonia, Omonia *{{fbaicon, CZE AC Sparta Prague, Sparta Prague *{{fbaicon, DEN Aarhus Gymnastikforening, AGF *{{fbaicon, DEN Odense Boldklub, OB *{{fbaicon, ENG Bristol Rovers F.C., Bristol Rovers *{{fbaicon, ENG Gillingham F.C., Gillingham *{{fbaicon, ENG Oxford United F.C., Oxford United *{{fbaicon, ENG Oldham Athletic A.F.C., Oldham Athletic *{{fbaicon, ENG Plymouth Argyle F.C., Plymouth Argyle{{cite news , url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/the-gentleman-ultra/2018/nov/15/football-club-retire-players-shirt-number-maradona-baggio-maldini-moore , title=When should a football club retire a player's shirt number? , first=Ricci , last=Potts , date=15 November 2018 , newspaper=The Guardian *{{fbaicon, ENG Portsmouth F.C., Portsmouth *{{fbaicon, ENG Reading F.C., Reading *{{fbaicon, EST FC Flora, Flora *{{fbaicon, FRA

*{{fbaicon, FIN Mikkelin Palloilijat *{{fbaicon, GER Arminia Bielefeld *{{fbaicon, GER FC Bayern Munich, Bayern Munich{{cite web , url=https://www.bundesliga.com/en/news/Bundesliga/number-12-shirt-rarely-used-reserved-for-fans-12-th-man-517494.jsp , title=The Bundesliga's 12th man: why you hardly ever see Bundesliga players wearing the No.12 shirt , date=2018 , website=Bundesliga *{{fbaicon, GER Borussia Mönchengladbach *{{fbaicon, GER Rot-Weiss Essen *{{fbaicon, GER TuS Koblenz *{{fbaicon, GER SV Werder Bremen, Werder Bremen *{{fbaicon, GRE PAOK FC, PAOK *{{fbaicon, HUN

*{{fbaicon, HUN Újpest FC, Újpest *{{fbaicon, IND Kerala Blasters FC, Kerala Blasters *{{fbaicon, INA

*{{fbaicon, IRN Foolad F.C., Foolad *{{fbaicon, IRN

*{{fbaicon, IRL Cork City F.C., Cork City *{{fbaicon, IRL Shamrock Rovers F.C., Shamrock Rovers *{{fbaicon, ITA

*{{fbaicon, ITA A.C. Cesena, Cesena *{{fbaicon, ITA

*{{fbaicon, ITA S.S. Lazio, Lazio *{{fbaicon, ITA Palermo F.C., Palermo *{{fbaicon, ITA

*{{fbaicon, ITA Torino F.C., Torino *{{fbaicon, KOR FC Seoul *{{fbaicon, KOR Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors FC *{{fbaicon, KOR Incheon United FC, Incheon United *{{fbaicon, KOR Jeju United FC *{{fbaicon, KOR Seoul United FC, Seoul United *{{fbaicon, LTU FK Ekranas *{{fbaicon, MAS Terengganu F.C. I, Terengganu *{{fbaicon, MLT

*{{fbaicon, MEX

*{{fbaicon, MEX UANL *{{fbaicon, MEX

*{{fbaicon, MYA Yangon United F.C., Yagon United *{{fbaicon, MYA Yadanarbon F.C., Yadanarbon *{{fbaicon, MYA Thanlyin Technological University FC, Thanlyin Technological University *{{fbaicon, NED PSV Eindhoven *{{fbaicon, NED Feyenoord *{{fbaicon, NED SBV Vitesse, Vitesse *{{fbaicon, NED PEC Zwolle *{{fbaicon, NED Roda JC Kerkrade *{{fbaicon, NOR IK Start *{{fbaicon, NOR Vålerenga Fotball, Vålerenga *{{fbaicon, POL Pogoń Szczecin *{{fbaicon, POL Lech Poznań *{{fbaicon, POL Polonia Warsaw *{{fbaicon, POR Vitória S.C., Vitória de Guimarães *{{fbaicon, POR Sporting CP *{{fbaicon, ROU FC Rapid București, Rapid București *{{fbaicon, RUS FC Zenit Saint Petersburg, Zenit Saint Petersburg *{{fbaicon, RUS PFC CSKA Moscow, CSKA Moscow *{{fbaicon, SCO Aberdeen F.C., Aberdeen *{{fbaicon, SCO Hibernian F.C., Hibernian *{{fbaicon, SCO Rangers F.C., Rangers *{{fbaicon, SRB Red Star Belgrade *{{fbaicon, SWE AIK Fotboll, AIK *{{fbaicon, SWE Hammarby IF *{{fbaicon, SWE Malmö FF *{{fbaicon, SWE GIF Sundsvall *{{fbaicon, SUI FC Basel, Basel *{{fbaicon, TUN Club Africain *{{fbaicon, THA Bangkok United F.C., Bangkok United *{{fbaicon, THA Chonburi F.C., Chonburi *{{fbaicon, THA BEC Tero Sasana F.C., BEC Tero Sasana *{{fbaicon, THA Muangthong United F.C., Muangthong United *{{fbaicon, THA Port F.C., Port *{{fbaicon, THA Buriram United F.C., Buriram United *{{fbaicon, TUR Fenerbahçe S.K. (football), Fenerbahçe *{{fbaicon, TUR Sivasspor *{{fbaicon, UKR FC Dynamo Kyiv, Dynamo Kyiv *{{fbaicon, USA Atlanta United FC *{{fbaicon, VNM Hanoi FC, Hà Nội FC {{div col end ;Notes {{reflist, group=n2

Other numbers retired

* 1 – AIK Fotboll, AIK and Djurgårdens IF Fotboll, Djurgården IF reserve the number for their supporters. * 10 – Levadiakos F.C., Levadiakos have reserved the number for the club president, Giannis Kobotis. * 11 – Indy Eleven reserve the number for their supporters. * 13 – Gillingham F.C., Gillingham use the number for the 'Rainham End' Stand of Priestfield Stadium as this stand holds the majority of hardcore supporters. * 13 – Reading F.C., Reading and Bryne FK, Bryne reserve the number for their supporters, Panathinaikos F.C., Panathinaikos reserve the number in honour of Gate 13, the ultras based in the respective gate in home matches. Between 2002 and 2007 Norwich City F.C., Norwich City reserved the number 13 shirt for "the fans" after which it was worn by Declan Rudd while Shrewsbury Town F.C., Shrewsbury Town reserve the number 13 shirt for the fan who wins a pre-season competition. * 16 – Bursaspor reserve the number for their supporters. * 17 – Atlanta United FC reserve the number for their supporters and to reference their 2017 Atlanta United FC season, inaugural season in Major League Soccer. For the 2021 MLS season, the club also reserved the number 44 as part of a tribute by Atlanta-area sports teams in memory of Hank Aaron, Henry Aaron of Atlanta Braves, the local MLB club, who died 22 January 2021, where all sports teams in the area reserved the No. 44 for the year. * 17 – Sagan Tosu retired the number in dedication to their fans. * 27 – AFC Bournemouth, Bournemouth use squad number for the Steve Fletcher Stand which houses the large majority of hardcore supporters, the number 50 for "12th man" and the number 99 shirt for their mascot, Cherry Bear. * 40 – Oldham Athletic A.F.C., Oldham Athletic reserve the number for their fans. * 55 – Rochdale A.F.C., Rochdale retired the number on 13 January 2017 in honour of five-year old Joshua McCormack who died of cancer. * 58 – Portsmouth F.C , Portsmouth retired the number for their mascot Nelson, with Nelson’s name and number appearing on club issued match day programmes * 79 – APOEL FC, APOEL have reserved the shirt number in honour of APOEL FC#Supporters, PAN.SY.FI. (APOEL Ultras), to denote the year the group was founded, 1979.{{cite web , url=http://sentragoal.philenews.com/article.asp?catid=19171&subid=2&pubid=72090657 , title=To "79" ανήκει στους πορτοκαλί! , trans-title="79" belongs to the oranges! , language=el , website=sentragoal.philenews.com , date=12 October 2010 , access-date=2 August 2014 , url-status=dead , archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140808045018/http://sentragoal.philenews.com/article.asp?catid=19171&subid=2&pubid=72090657 , archive-date=8 August 2014

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