Real Madrid unveiled season shit number as Mbappé’s also included

Real Madrid have confirmed six new shirt numbers ahead of the 2024/25 season, including the jersey Kylian Mbappe will wear for the club and a successor to Toni Kroos’ number 8.

Mbappe wore number 7 throughout most of his time with former club Paris Saint-Germain and has consistently donned the number 10 for France in recent years.

Neither is available at the Bernabeu as they are occupied by Vinicius Junior and Luka Modric respectively.

The new superstar arrival is expected to take over the 10 from Modric once the veteran Croatian has departed in 2025, but in the short-term he will wear number 9.

It mirrors Cristiano Ronaldo taking it in 2009/10 due to Madrid legend Raul having his preferred 7, while the last player to wear 9 was fellow Frenchman Karim Benzema until 2023.

The number 6 shirt vacated by former club captain Nacho Fernandez has been inherited by Eduardo Camavinga, who had worn 12. Federico Valverde takes over 8 following Kroos’ retirement. In turn, his old number 15 shirt has gone to Arda Guler, who was 24 last season.

Aurelien Tchouameni has a new shirt for his third season with Madrid, swapping 18 for the 14 worn previously by the now departed Joselu. Centre-back Jesus Vallejo, whose very presence in the squad could be dependent on Madrid’s success in their Leny Yoro pursuit, has been assigned 18.

One player yet to be given a shirt number is Endrick. The Brazilian prodigy won’t officially join the club until he celebrates his 18th birthday later this month. With the above changes locked in, he could feasibly end up with 12, 16, 24 or 25 for his debut season in Spain.

In La Liga, first-team squad members are numbered from 1 to 25. Players can wear higher numbers, but only those whose are primarily registered with a club’s B team.

  • 2024/25 Real Madrid squad number changes

Player

New shirt number

Previous shirt number

Eduardo Camavinga

6

12

Federico Valverde

8

15

Kylian Mbappe

9

Aurelien Tchouameni

14

18

Arda Guler

15

24

Jesus Vallejo

18

  • Full 2024/25 Real Madrid squad numbers

Shirt

Player

Position

1

Thibaut Courtois

Goalkeeper

2

Dani Carvajal

Defender

3

Eder Militao

Defender

4

David Alaba

Defender

5

Jude Bellingham

Midfielder

6

Eduardo Camavinga

Midfielder

7

Vinicius Junior

Forward

8

Federico Valverde

Midfielder

9

Kylian Mbappe

Forward

10

Luka Modric*

Midfielder

11

Rodrygo

Forward

12

13

Andriy Lunin

Goalkeeper

14

Aurelien Tchouameni

Midfielder

15

Arda Guler

Midfielder

16

17

Lucas Vazquez*

Defender/Forward

18

Jesus Vallejo

Defender

19

Dani Ceballos

Midfielder

20

Fran Garcia

Defender

21

Brahim Diaz

Forward

22

Antonio Rudiger

Defender

23

Ferland Mendy

Defender

24

25

Note: Out of contract 30 June 2024; new deal expected but not announced

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