Chelsea squad numbers 2024/25 as Jadon Sancho takes Mason Mount's former shirt

Here is all the information you need on Chelsea’s squad numbers ahead of the 2024/25 season.

Blues supporters have been lucky enough to watch some of the world’s best players over the years, and many have made 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.

Didier Drogba – arguably Chelsea’s greatest striker – can be pictured wearing the number 11 as he lifted the Champions League title.

Everything you need to know about the Blues’ squad number history and the current 2024/25 squad numbers is below, with new signing Jadon Sancho taking Mason Mount’s former shirt.

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1 – Robert Sanchez

Previously worn by: Kepa Arrizabalaga, Petr Cech, Peter Bonetti

Robert Sanchez was demoted to second-choice goalkeeper by Mauricio Pochettino last season after some costly mistakes but he appears to be Enzo Maresca’s number one.

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2 – Axel Disasi

Previously worn by: Antonio Rudiger, Branislav Ivanovic, Glen Johnson, Dan Petrescu

Axel Disasi chose the number two shirt upon arrival from AS Monaco last summer.

3 – Marc Cucurella

Previously worn by: Marcos Alonso, Ashley Cole, Wayne Bridge

The number three shirt is worn by Marc Cucurella, who took over from fellow Spaniard Marcos Alonso.

4 – Tosin Adarabioyo

Previously worn by: Cesc Fabregas, David Luiz, Claude Makelele, Ruud Gullit

Benoit Badiashile wore the number four in 2023/24, which had previously been assigned to Andreas Christensen between 2019 and 2022.

5 – Benoit Badiashile

Previously worn by: Jorginho, Michael Essien, Frank Leboeuf

French central defender Badiashile switched from the number four to the number five shirt 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 now Levi Colwill has replaced him.

7 – Pedro Neto

Previously worn by: N’Golo Kante, Ramires, Andriy Shevchenko, Pat Nevin, Charlie Cooke

The number seven is typically worn by wingers but the best Chelsea players to wear the shirt have been central midfielders or strikers. Pedro Neto will try to change that.

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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 number eight shirt in 2023.

9 –

Previously worn by: Tammy Abraham, Fernando Torres, Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink, Gianluca Vialli

Chelsea’s number nine shirt has been described as a curse in recent years as many of the players to wear it have struggled at Stamford Bridge.

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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 biggest entertainers in Chelsea history – none more so than 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 but that is not the case at Chelsea, with Didier Drogba wearing the shirt for the majority of his Blues career.

12 – Filip 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 left for AC Milan at the end of the 2022-23 season until new signing Filip Jorgensen chose it.

13 – Marcus Bettinelli

Previously worn by: Thibaut Courtois, Michael Ballack, William Gallas

14 – Joao Felix

Previously worn by: Tiemoue Bakayoko, Andre Schurrle, Graeme Le Saux

Summer signing Joao Felix has taken 14 away from Trevoh Chalobah, who joined Crystal Palace on loan on deadline day.

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15 – Nicolas Jackson

Previously worn by: Kurt Zouma, Victor Moses, Mario Melchiot, Florent Malouda

16 –

Previously worn by: Edouard Mendy, Raul Meireles, Arjen Robben, Roberto Di Matteo

Some quality players have worn the number 16 for Chelsea over the years, including Champions League-winning manager Roberto Di Matteo.

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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 forward to wear the number 18 at Chelsea in the last 11 years.

19 – Jadon Sancho

Previously worn by: Mason Mount, Diego Costa, Paulo Ferreira, Lassana Diarra, Tore Andre Flo

Armando Broja had the number 19 until Chelsea signed Neto from Wolves, though the winger has since switched to seven. It has now gone to another winger, Jadon Sancho, who signed from Manchester United on deadline day.

20 – Cole Palmer

Previously worn by: Callum Hudson-Odoi, Deco, Jody Morris, Glenn Hoddle

The number 20 shirt belonged to Glenn Hoddle while he was player-manager of Chelsea from 1993 to 1995 and now Cole Palmer has made it his own.

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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 wideman Willian made the number 22 shirt his own across six seasons at Stamford Bridge and now new signing Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall will look to follow in his footsteps.

23 –

Previously worn by: Billy Gilmour, Michy Batshuayi, Daniel Sturridge, Carlo Cuducini

Carlo Cuducini had the number 23 on his back for an entire 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 shirt.

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26 –

Previously worn by: Kalidou Koulibaly, John Terry

John Terry made Chelsea’s number 26 shirt famous in his playing days.

27 – Malo Gusto

Previously worn by: Andreas Christensen, Nathan Ake

28 –

Previously worn by: Cesar Azpilicueta, Michael Duberry

Chelsea great Cesar Azpilicueta wore the number 28 shirt for 12 consecutive seasons at Stamford Bridge.

29 – Wesley Fofana

Previously worn by: Kai Havertz, Alvaro Morata, Samuel Eto’o, Demba Ba, Robert Huth

Wesley Fofana has swapped the number 33 for the number 29 ahead of the 2024/25 season.

30 –

Previously worn by: Yossi Benayoun, Tiago Mendes

Selected others

31 – Cesare Casadei

32 – Tyrique George

34 – Josh Acheampong

36 – Deivid Washington

37 – Omari Kellyman

38 – Marc Guiu

40 – Renato Veiga

45 – Romeo Lavia

47 – Lucas Bergstrom

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