Here you will find all the information you need about Chelsea’s squad numbers ahead of the 2024/25 season.
Blues fans have been fortunate to see some of the best players in the world over the years and many have made their squad numbers their own.
John Terry is synonymous with the number 26, while Frank Lampard will always be remembered with an eight on his back.
The photo shows Didier Drogba – arguably Chelsea’s best striker – wearing the number 11 as he won the Champions League.
Everything you need to know about the history of the Blues’ squad numbers and the current squad numbers for the 2024/25 season can be found below, along with some key jerseys for potential Enzo Maresca signings.
1 – Robert Sanchez
Previously worn by: Kepa Arrizabalaga, Petr Cech, Peter Bonetti
Robert Sanchez may be Chelsea’s number one in the truest sense of the word, but last season he was demoted to second-choice goalkeeper by Mauricio Pochettino after some costly mistakes.
2 – Axel Disasi
Previously worn by: Antonio Rüdiger, Branislav Ivanovic, Glen Johnson, Dan Petrescu
Axel Disasi chose the number two shirt when he arrived from AS Monaco last summer.
3 – Marc Cucurella
Previously worn by: Marcos Alonso, Ashley Cole, Wayne Bridge
The number three jersey is worn by Marc Cucurella, who succeeds his Spanish compatriot Marcos Alonso.
4 – Tosin Adarabioyo
Previously worn by: Cesc Fabregas, David Luiz, Claude Makelele, Ruud Gullit
Benoit Badiashile wore the number four in the 2023/24 season, which was assigned to Andreas Christensen between 2019 and 2022.
5 – Benoit Badiashile
Previously worn by: Jorginho, Michael Essien, Frank Leboeuf
French centre-back Badiashile moved from number four to number five last summer.
6 – Levi Colwill
Previously worn by: Thiago Silva, Ricardo Carvalho, Marcel Desailly, Ron Harris
Thiago Silva wore the number six in each of his four seasons at Stamford Bridge and has now been replaced by Levi Colwill.
7 – Raheem Sterling
Previously worn by: N’Golo Kante, Ramires, Andriy Shevchenko, Pat Nevin, Charlie Cooke
The number seven is usually worn by wingers, but the best Chelsea players to have worn this shirt have been central midfielders or strikers.
8 – Enzo Fernandez
Previously worn by: Mateo Kovacic, Oscar, Frank Lampard, Gustavo Poyet, Jimmy Greaves
Enzo Fernandez switched from Chelsea’s number five to Lampard’s former shirt, number eight, in 2023.
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Previously worn by: Tammy Abraham, Fernando Torres, Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink, Gianluca Vialli
Chelsea’s number 9 shirt has been described as a curse in recent years as many of the players who wore it struggled at Stamford Bridge, but it is still an iconic shirt that one of Enzo Maresca’s potential signings could adopt.
10 – Mykhailo Mudryk
Previously worn by: Eden Hazard, Juan Mata, Joe Cole, Bobby Tambling
The number 10 shirt has been worn by some of the greatest entertainers in Chelsea history – most notably Eden Hazard.
11 – Noni Madueke
Previously worn by: Pedro, Didier Drogba, Damian Duff, Dennis Wise, Charlie Cooke
Like the number 7, the number 11 is usually associated with wingers. However, this is not the case at Chelsea: Didier Drogba wore this shirt for most of his career with the Blues.
12 – Philipp Jorgensen
Previously worn by: Ruben Loftus-Cheek, John Obi Mikel, Ray Wilkins, Peter Osgood
The number 12 shirt had been vacant since Ruben Loftus-Cheek’s move to AC Milan at the end of the 2022-23 season, until new signing Filip Jorgensen opted for it.
13 – Marcus Bettinelli
Previously worn by: Thibaut Courtois, Michael Ballack, William Gallas
14 – Trevoh Chalobah
Previously worn by: Tiemoue Bakayoko, Andre Schurrle, Graeme Le Saux
15 – Nicholas Jackson
Previously worn by: Kurt Zouma, Victor Moses, Mario Melchiot, Florent Malouda
16 – Lesley Ugochukwu
Previously worn by: Edouard Mendy, Raul Meireles, Arjen Robben, Roberto Di Matteo
Over the years, several top players have worn the number 16 for Chelsea, including Champions League winning manager Roberto Di Matteo.
17 – Carney Chukwuemeka
Previously worn by: Mateo Kovacic, Jose Bosingwa, Emmanuel Petit
18 – Christopher Nkunku
Previously worn by: Olivier Giroud, Loic Remy, Romelu Lukaku
Christopher Nkunku is the fourth French-speaking striker to wear the number 18 shirt for Chelsea in the last eleven years.
19 – Armando Broja
Previously worn by: Mason Mount, Diego Costa, Paulo Ferreira, Lassana Diarra, Tore Andre Flo
20 – Cole Palmer
Previously worn by: Callum Hudson-Odoi, Deco, Jody Morris, Glenn Hoddle
The number 20 shirt belonged to Glenn Hoddle when he was Chelsea’s player-manager from 1993 to 1995.
21 – Ben Chilwell
Previously worn by: Davide Zappacosta, Nemanja Matic, Ryan Bertrand, Salomon Kalou
22 – Kiernan Dewsbury Hall
Previously worn by: Hakim Ziyech, Willian, Eidur Gudjohnsen
Brazilian winger Willian has made the number 22 shirt his own over the course of six seasons at Stamford Bridge and now new signing Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall will look to follow in his footsteps.
23 – Conor Gallagher
Previously worn by: Billy Gilmour, Michy Batshuayi, Daniel Sturridge, Carlo Cuducini
Carlo Cuducini wore the number 23 on his back for a whole decade between 1999 and 2009.
24 – Reece James
Previously worn by: Gary Cahill, Shaun Wright Phillips, Eddie Newton
Chelsea captain Reece James has worn the number 24 since the 2019/20 season.
25 – Moises Caicedo
Previously worn by: Gianfranco Zola
Blues legend Gianfranco Zola is by far the best player to have worn the number 25 jersey.
26 –
Previously worn by: Kalidou Koulibaly, John Terry
John Terry made Chelsea’s number 26 shirt famous during his playing days.
27 – Malo Gusto
Previously worn by: Andreas Christensen, Nathan Ake
28 – Djordje Petrovic
Previously worn by: Cesar Azpilicueta, Michael Duberry
Chelsea great Cesar Azpilicueta wore the number 28 shirt for twelve consecutive seasons at Stamford Bridge.
29 – Wesley Fofana
Previously worn by: Kai Havertz, Alvaro Morata, Samuel Eto’o, Demba Ba, Robert Huth
Wesley Fofana swapped number 33 for number 29 before the 2024/25 season.
30 –
Previously worn by: Yossi Benayoun, Tiago Mendes
Selected others
31 – Cesare Casadei
36 – David Washington
37 – Omari Kellyman
38 – Marc Guiu
40 – Renato Veiga
41 – Angelo Gabriel
43 – Diego Moreira
45 – Romeo Lavia
47 – Lucas Bergstrom
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