List of retired numbers in association football
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Association football clubs around the world sometimes retire squad numbers to recognise players' service to the club, whether that be through their loyalty or quality.
Tables
· Retired numbers
Godoy Cruz
Godoy Cruz
Team
Godoy Cruz
No.
18
Player
Santiago García
Pos.
FW
Tenure
2016–21
Notes
Posthumous
Central Coast Mariners
Central Coast Mariners
Team
Central Coast Mariners
No.
19
Player
Matt Simon
Pos.
2006–12, 2013–15, 2018–22
Tenure
Club legend
Red Bull Salzburg
Red Bull Salzburg
Team
Red Bull Salzburg
No.
26
Player
Jonathan Soriano
Pos.
2012–17
Tenure
Club legend
Sturm Graz
1989
1989–2006
Sturm Graz
Team
Sturm Graz
No.
3
Player
Günther Neukirchner
Pos.
DF
Tenure
1989–2006
Notes
Club legend
7
7
Team
7
No.
Mario Haas
Player
FW
Pos.
1993–2012
SV Ried
SV Ried
Team
SV Ried
No.
27
Player
Sanel Kuljić
Pos.
2003–06
Sporting Charleroi
Sporting Charleroi
Team
Sporting Charleroi
No.
11
Player
Dante Brogno
Pos.
1986–2001
Tenure
Club legend
Club Brugge
Club Brugge
Team
Club Brugge
No.
23
Player
François Sterchele
Pos.
2007–08
Tenure
Posthumous
Genk
Genk
Team
Genk
No.
16
Player
Anele Ngcongca
Pos.
DF
Tenure
2007–16
Notes
Posthumous
OH Leuven
OH Leuven
Team
OH Leuven
No.
13
Player
Bjorn Ruytinx
Pos.
FW
Tenure
2004–14
Notes
Club legend
UR Namur
UR Namur
Team
UR Namur
No.
3
Player
Michel Soulier
Pos.
DF
Tenure
1967–77
Notes
Posthumous
Avaí
Avaí
Team
Avaí
No.
88
Player
Cléber Santana
Pos.
MF
Tenure
2012, 2013–14
Notes
Posthumous
São Paulo
1990
1990–2015
São Paulo
Team
São Paulo
No.
01
Player
Rogério Ceni
Pos.
GK
Tenure
1990–2015
Notes
Club legend
Lokomotiv Plovdiv
Lokomotiv Plovdiv
Team
Lokomotiv Plovdiv
No.
8
Player
Hristo Bonev
Pos.
MF
Tenure
1963–67, 1968–79, 1982–84
Notes
Club legend
Ludogorets Razgrad
Ludogorets Razgrad
Team
Ludogorets Razgrad
No.
84
Player
Marcelinho
Pos.
2011–20
CF Montréal
CF Montréal
Team
CF Montréal
No.
20
Player
Mauro Biello
Pos.
FW
Tenure
1993–98, 2000–09
Serbian White Eagles
Serbian White Eagles
Team
Serbian White Eagles
No.
9
Player
Mike Stojanović
Pos.
1973–76
Tenure
Club legend
Vancouver Whitecaps
Vancouver Whitecaps
Team
Vancouver Whitecaps
No.
5
Player
Bob Lenarduzzi
Pos.
DF
Tenure
1974–84, 1987–93
Notes
Club legend
10
10
Team
10
No.
Domenic Mobilio
Player
FW
Pos.
1987–2001
Tenure
Club legend
Cobreloa
Cobreloa
Team
Cobreloa
No.
8
Player
Fernando Cornejo
Pos.
MF
Tenure
1992–97, 2000–04
Notes
Posthumous
Beijing Enterprises
Beijing Enterprises
Team
Beijing Enterprises
No.
24
Player
Cheick Tioté
Pos.
2017
Beijing Guoan
1999
1999–2016
Beijing Guoan
Team
Beijing Guoan
No.
13
Player
Xu Yunlong
Pos.
DF
Tenure
1999–2016
Notes
Club legend
Chengdu Blades
Chengdu Blades
Team
Chengdu Blades
No.
18
Player
Yao Xia
Pos.
FW
Tenure
2005–10
Dalian Shide
Dalian Shide
Team
Dalian Shide
No.
26
Player
Zhang Yalin
Pos.
MF
Tenure
2000–09
Notes
Posthumous
Dalian Transcendence
Dalian Transcendence
Team
Dalian Transcendence
No.
17
Player
Wang Renlong
Pos.
FW
Tenure
2014
Heilongjiang Ice City
Heilongjiang Ice City
Team
Heilongjiang Ice City
No.
5
Player
Ren Jianglong
Pos.
DF
Tenure
2015–22
Alajuelense
Alajuelense
Team
Alajuelense
No.
20
Player
Mauricio Montero
Pos.
DF
Tenure
1987–98
Notes
Club legend
Cartaginés
Cartaginés
Team
Cartaginés
No.
11
Player
Leonel Hernández
Pos.
FW
Tenure
1957–77
Anorthosis Famagusta
Anorthosis Famagusta
Team
Anorthosis Famagusta
No.
14
Player
Temur Ketsbaia
Pos.
MF
Tenure
1991–94, 2002–09
Baník Ostrava
Baník Ostrava
Team
Baník Ostrava
No.
27
Player
Milan Baroš
Pos.
FW
Tenure
1998–01, 2013, 2014–15, 2017–20
Notes
No. retired in 2020
České Budějovice
České Budějovice
Team
České Budějovice
No.
8
Player
Karel Poborský
Pos.
MF
Tenure
1991–94, 2005–07
Notes
Club legend
Viktoria Plzeň
Viktoria Plzeň
Team
Viktoria Plzeň
No.
27
Player
František Rajtoral
Pos.
DF/MF
Tenure
2009–16
Notes
Posthumous
28
28
Team
28
No.
Marián Čišovský
Player
DF
Pos.
2011–14
AaB
AaB
Team
AaB
No.
12
Player
Torben Boye
Pos.
1984–2002
Tenure
Club legend
Nordsjælland
Nordsjælland
Team
Nordsjælland
No.
26
Player
Jonathan Richter
Pos.
MF
Tenure
2005–09
Notes
After retirement
Næstved BK
Næstved BK
Team
Næstved BK
No.
7
Player
Rasmus Green
Pos.
2005–06
Tenure
Posthumous
Viborg FF
Viborg FF
Team
Viborg FF
No.
22
Player
Søren Frederiksen
Pos.
FW
Tenure
1989–94, 1998, 2001–05
Accrington Stanley
Accrington Stanley
Team
Accrington Stanley
No.
29
Player
Billy Kee
Pos.
2009–10, 2015–20
Tenure
Prematurely retired
Birmingham City
Birmingham City
Team
Birmingham City
No.
22
Player
Jude Bellingham
Pos.
MF
Tenure
2019–20
Chesterfield
Chesterfield
Team
Chesterfield
No.
14
Player
Jack Lester
Pos.
FW
Tenure
2007–13
Notes
Club legend
Hartlepool United
Hartlepool United
Team
Hartlepool United
No.
25
Player
Michael Maidens
Pos.
MF
Tenure
2004–07
Notes
Posthumous
Liverpool
Liverpool
Team
Liverpool
No.
20
Player
Diogo Jota
Pos.
FW
Tenure
2020–25
Notes
Posthumous
Macclesfield Town
Macclesfield Town
Team
Macclesfield Town
No.
21
Player
Richard Butcher
Pos.
MF
Tenure
2010–11
Notes
Posthumous
Manchester City
Manchester City
Team
Manchester City
No.
23
Player
Marc-Vivien Foé
Pos.
MF
Tenure
2002–03
Notes
Posthumous
Millwall
Millwall
Team
Millwall
No.
20
Player
Matija Sarkic
Pos.
GK
Tenure
2023–24
Notes
Posthumous
Queens Park Rangers
Queens Park Rangers
Team
Queens Park Rangers
No.
31
Player
Ray Jones
Pos.
FW
Tenure
2006–07
Notes
Posthumous
Rochdale
Rochdale
Team
Rochdale
No.
15
Player
Joe Thompson
Pos.
CM
Tenure
2006–12, 2016–19
Notes
Posthumous
Rushden & Diamonds
Rushden & Diamonds
Team
Rushden & Diamonds
No.
1
Player
Dale Roberts
Pos.
GK
Tenure
2008–10
Notes
Posthumous
West Ham United
West Ham United
Team
West Ham United
No.
6
Player
Bobby Moore
Pos.
DF
Tenure
1958–74
Notes
Posthumous
38
38
Team
38
No.
Dylan Tombides
Player
FW
Pos.
2010–14
Tenure
Posthumous
Wycombe Wanderers
Wycombe Wanderers
Team
Wycombe Wanderers
No.
14
Player
Mark Philo
Pos.
MF
Tenure
2004–06
Notes
Posthumous
Clermont
Clermont
Team
Clermont
No.
14
Player
Clément Pinault
Pos.
DF
Tenure
2008–09
Notes
Posthumous
Lens
Lens
Team
Lens
No.
17
Player
Marc-Vivien Foé
Pos.
MF
Tenure
1995–99
Nantes
Nantes
Team
Nantes
No.
9
Player
Emiliano Sala
Pos.
FW
Tenure
2015–19
Notes
Posthumous
Nice
Nice
Team
Nice
No.
17
Player
Kevin Anin
Pos.
MF
Tenure
2012–13
Notes
Prematurely retired
Rennes
Rennes
Team
Rennes
No.
29
Player
Romain Danzé
Pos.
DF
Tenure
2006–19
Notes
Club legend
Saint-Étienne
Saint-Étienne
Team
Saint-Étienne
No.
24
Player
Loïc Perrin
Pos.
2003–20
Tenure
Club legend
Sedan
Sedan
Team
Sedan
No.
29
Player
David Di Tommaso
Pos.
2000–04
Tenure
Posthumous
Bayern Munich
Bayern Munich
Team
Bayern Munich
No.
5
Player
Franz Beckenbauer
Pos.
DF
Tenure
1964–77
Notes
Posthumous
Wacker Burghausen
Wacker Burghausen
Team
Wacker Burghausen
No.
11
Player
Marek Krejčí
Pos.
FW
Tenure
2004–07
Notes
Posthumous
VfL Wolfsburg
VfL Wolfsburg
Team
VfL Wolfsburg
No.
19
Player
Junior Malanda
Pos.
MF
Tenure
2012–15
AEL
AEL
Team
AEL
No.
29
Player
Mathías Acuña
Pos.
FW
Tenure
2021–22
Panathinaikos
Panathinaikos
Team
Panathinaikos
No.
32
Player
George Baldock
Pos.
DF
Tenure
2024
PAOK
PAOK
Team
PAOK
No.
17
Player
Panagiotis Katsouris
Pos.
MF
Tenure
1996–98
Skoda Xanthi
Skoda Xanthi
Team
Skoda Xanthi
No.
13
Player
Olubayo Adefemi
Pos.
DF
Tenure
2010–11
56
56
Team
56
No.
Steve Gohouri
Player
2013–14
C.S.D. Municipal
1990
1990–2010
C.S.D. Municipal
Team
C.S.D. Municipal
No.
15
Player
Juan Carlos Plata
Pos.
FW
Tenure
1990–2010
Notes
Club legend
Roulado
Roulado
Team
Roulado
No.
7
Player
Jean-Robert Menelas
Pos.
1993–2007
Olimpia
Olimpia
Team
Olimpia
No.
11
Player
Wilmer Velásquez
Pos.
1991–2009
Tenure
Club legend
Happy Valley
1994
1994–2011
Happy Valley
Team
Happy Valley
No.
8
Player
Cheung Sai Ho
Pos.
MF
Tenure
1994–2011
Notes
Posthumous
Hong Kong Rangers
Hong Kong Rangers
Team
Hong Kong Rangers
No.
15
Player
Cheung Yiu Lun
Pos.
DF
Tenure
1992–99, 2001–02
Notes
Posthumous
Sham Shui Po
Sham Shui Po
Team
Sham Shui Po
No.
83
Player
Wong Chun Hin
Pos.
MF
Tenure
2022
Notes
Posthumous
South China
South China
Team
South China
No.
38
Player
Mateja Kežman
Pos.
FW
Tenure
2011, 2012
Notes
Club legend
Kitchee
Kitchee
Team
Kitchee
No.
19
Player
Huang Yang
Pos.
MF
Tenure
2011–24
Notes
Club legend
Ferencváros
Ferencváros
Team
Ferencváros
No.
2
Player
Tibor Simon
Pos.
DF
Tenure
1985–99
Notes
Posthumous
Kispest AC/Honvéd
Kispest AC/Honvéd
Team
Kispest AC/Honvéd
No.
10
Player
Ferenc Puskás
Pos.
FW
Tenure
1939–56
Notes
No. retired in 2000
BHC FC New Delhi
BHC FC New Delhi
Team
BHC FC New Delhi
No.
5
Player
Andrew Ould
Pos.
2014–15
Tenure
Club Legend
7
7
Team
7
No.
Kev Burgess
Player
MF
Pos.
2015–16
Tenure
Club Legend
Bethlehem Vengthlang
Bethlehem Vengthlang
Team
Bethlehem Vengthlang
No.
21
Player
Peter Biaksangzuala
Pos.
?–2014
Tenure
Posthumous
Dempo SC
Dempo SC
Team
Dempo SC
No.
10
Player
Christiano Junior
Pos.
FW
Tenure
2004
Notes
Posthumous
Arema
Arema
Team
Arema
No.
1
Player
Kurnia Meiga
Pos.
GK
Tenure
2008–17
Notes
Club legend
47
47
Team
47
No.
Achmad Kurniawan
Player
2006–08, 2010–17
Pos.
Posthumous
Persebaya Surabaya
1998
1998–2000
Persebaya Surabaya
Team
Persebaya Surabaya
No.
19
Player
Eri Irianto
Pos.
MF
Tenure
1998–2000
Persela Lamongan
1999
1999–2017
Persela Lamongan
Team
Persela Lamongan
No.
1
Player
Choirul Huda
Pos.
GK
Tenure
1999–2017
Persib Bandung
Persib Bandung
Team
Persib Bandung
No.
24
Player
Hariono
Pos.
MF
Tenure
2008–19
Notes
Club legend
Persija Jakarta
Persija Jakarta
Team
Persija Jakarta
No.
14
Player
Ismed Sofyan
Pos.
DF
Tenure
2002–22
20
20
Team
20
No.
Bambang Pamungkas
Player
FW
Pos.
1999–2005, 2007–13, 2015–19
Persis Solo
Persis Solo
Team
Persis Solo
No.
17
Player
Ferry Anto
Pos.
2001–16
Tenure
Posthumous
33
33
Team
33
No.
Diego Mendieta
Player
2011–12
PSIS Semarang
PSIS Semarang
Team
PSIS Semarang
No.
9
Player
Erik Dwi Ermawansyah
Pos.
2017–18
22
22
Team
22
No.
Hari Nur Yulianto
Player
2013–23
Pos.
Club legend
Persepolis
Persepolis
Team
Persepolis
No.
24
Player
Hadi Norouzi
Pos.
MF/FW
Tenure
2008–15
Notes
Posthumous
Sepahan
1998
1998–2004
Sepahan
Team
Sepahan
No.
4
Player
Moharram Navidkia
Pos.
MF
Tenure
1998–2004, 2006–16
Notes
Club legend
Zob Ahan
Zob Ahan
Team
Zob Ahan
No.
30
Player
Mehdi Rajabzadeh
Pos.
MF
Tenure
2003–07, 2010–18
Derry City
Derry City
Team
Derry City
No.
5
Player
Ryan McBride
Pos.
DF
Tenure
2007–17
Notes
Posthumous
18
18
Team
18
No.
Mark Farren
Player
FW
Pos.
2000–14
Tenure
Posthumous
Limerick
Limerick
Team
Limerick
No.
4
Player
Joe O'Mahony
Pos.
DF
Tenure
1966–86
Notes
Posthumous
Treaty United
Treaty United
Team
Treaty United
No.
4
Player
Posthumous
Hapoel Be'er Sheva
Hapoel Be'er Sheva
Team
Hapoel Be'er Sheva
No.
6
Player
Chaswe Nsofwa
Pos.
FW
Tenure
2007
Maccabi Haifa
1998
1998–2014
Maccabi Haifa
Team
Maccabi Haifa
No.
20
Player
Yaniv Katan
Pos.
MF/FW
Tenure
1998–2014
Notes
Club legend
Maccabi Tel Aviv
1998
1998–2003
Maccabi Tel Aviv
Team
Maccabi Tel Aviv
No.
8
Player
Avi Nimni
Pos.
FW
Tenure
1990–97, 1998–2003, 2005–08
12
12
Team
12
No.
Meni Levi
Player
DF
Pos.
2000–02
Tenure
Prematurely retired
Atalanta
Atalanta
Team
Atalanta
No.
14
Player
Federico Pisani
Pos.
FW
Tenure
1991–97
Notes
Posthumous
Bari
Bari
Team
Bari
No.
2
Player
Giovanni Loseto
Pos.
DF
Tenure
1982–93
Notes
Club legend
Bologna
Bologna
Team
Bologna
No.
27
Player
Niccolò Galli
Pos.
2000–01
Tenure
Posthumous
Brescia
Brescia
Team
Brescia
No.
10
Player
Roberto Baggio
Pos.
FW
Tenure
2000–04
Notes
Club legend
13
13
Team
13
No.
Vittorio Mero
Player
DF
Pos.
1998–2002
Tenure
Posthumous
Cagliari
Cagliari
Team
Cagliari
No.
11
Player
Gigi Riva
Pos.
FW
Tenure
1963–78
Notes
Club legend
13
13
Team
13
No.
Davide Astori
Player
DF
Pos.
2008–14
Tenure
Posthumous
Chievo
Chievo
Team
Chievo
No.
30
Player
Jason Mayélé
Pos.
FW
Tenure
2001–02
31
31
Team
31
No.
Sergio Pellissier
Player
2002–19
Pos.
Club legend
Crotone
Crotone
Team
Crotone
No.
4
Player
Antonio Galardo
Pos.
MF
Tenure
1995–98, 2002–16
Notes
Club legend
Fiorentina
Fiorentina
Team
Fiorentina
No.
13
Player
Davide Astori
Pos.
DF
Tenure
2015–18
Notes
Posthumous
Genoa
Genoa
Team
Genoa
No.
6
Player
Gianluca Signorini
Pos.
1988–95
7
7
Team
7
No.
Marco Rossi
Player
MF
Pos.
2003–13
Tenure
Club legend
Internazionale
Internazionale
Team
Internazionale
No.
3
Player
Giacinto Facchetti
Pos.
DF
Tenure
1961–78
Notes
Posthumous
4
4
Team
4
No.
Javier Zanetti
Player
1995–2014
Pos.
Club legend
Livorno
Livorno
Team
Livorno
No.
25
Player
Piermario Morosini
Pos.
MF
Tenure
2012
Notes
Posthumous
Messina
Messina
Team
Messina
No.
41
Player
Salvatore Sullo
Pos.
2001–07
Tenure
Club legend
Milan
1984
1984–2009
Milan
Team
Milan
No.
3
Player
Paolo Maldini
Pos.
DF
Tenure
1984–2009
Notes
Club legend
6
6
Team
6
No.
Franco Baresi
Player
1977–97
Pos.
Club legend
Napoli
Napoli
Team
Napoli
No.
10
Player
Diego Maradona
Pos.
MF
Tenure
1984–91
Notes
Club legend
Parma
Parma
Team
Parma
No.
6
Player
Alessandro Lucarelli
Pos.
DF
Tenure
2008–18
Notes
Club legend
Pescara
Pescara
Team
Pescara
No.
4
Player
Vincenzo Zucchini
Pos.
MF
Tenure
1973–79
Notes
Posthumous
Roma
1993
1993–2017
Roma
Team
Roma
No.
10
Player
Francesco Totti
Pos.
FW
Tenure
1993–2017
Notes
Club legend
Salernitana
Salernitana
Team
Salernitana
No.
4
Player
Roberto Breda
Pos.
MF
Tenure
1993–99, 2003–05
Sassuolo
Sassuolo
Team
Sassuolo
No.
Francesco Magnanelli
Player
2005–22
Pos.
Club legend
Siena
Siena
Team
Siena
No.
Michele Mignani
Player
DF
Pos.
1996–97, 1998–2006
Tenure
Club legend
Vicenza
Vicenza
Team
Vicenza
No.
3
Player
Giulio Savoini
Pos.
1953–66
Tenure
Posthumous
25
25
Team
25
No.
Piermario Morosini
Player
MF
Pos.
2007–09, 2011
Montego Bay
1989
1989–2001
Montego Bay
Team
Montego Bay
No.
2
Player
Stephen Malcolm
Pos.
DF
Tenure
1989–2001
Reno
Reno
Team
Reno
No.
7
Player
Caple Donaldson
Pos.
MF
Fujieda MYFC
Fujieda MYFC
Team
Fujieda MYFC
No.
2
Player
Toshihide Saito
Pos.
DF
Tenure
2009–13
Thespa Kusatsu
Thespa Kusatsu
Team
Thespa Kusatsu
No.
31
Player
Ryosuke Okuno
Pos.
2002–03
Yokohama F. Marinos
Yokohama F. Marinos
Team
Yokohama F. Marinos
No.
3
Player
Naoki Matsuda
Pos.
1995–2010
Tenure
Posthumous
Astana
Astana
Team
Astana
No.
1
Player
Nenad Erić
Pos.
GK
Tenure
2011–20
Shakhtar Karagandy
Shakhtar Karagandy
Team
Shakhtar Karagandy
No.
14
Player
Andrei Finonchenko
Pos.
FW
Tenure
2000–16
Trepça '89
Trepça '89
Team
Trepça '89
No.
15
Player
Erion Kajtazi
Pos.
MF
Tenure
2022
Notes
Posthumous
Liberia
1987
1987–2018
Liberia
Team
Liberia
No.
14
Player
George Weah
Pos.
FW
Tenure
1987–2018
Al Ahly Tripoli
Al Ahly Tripoli
Team
Al Ahly Tripoli
No.
Tarik El Taib
Player
MF
Pos.
1995–2001
VB Addu FC
VB Addu FC
Team
VB Addu FC
No.
7
Player
Ali Ashfaq
Pos.
FW
Tenure
2008–11
Valletta
Valletta
Team
Valletta
No.
Gilbert Agius
Player
MF
Pos.
1990–2013
Tenure
Club legend
Lija
Lija
Team
Lija
No.
6
Player
Daniel Scerri
Pos.
2003–23
Atlante
1989
1989–2003
Atlante
Team
Atlante
No.
12
Player
Félix Fernández
Pos.
GK
Tenure
1989–2003
Guadalajara
Guadalajara
Team
Guadalajara
No.
8
Player
Salvador Reyes
Pos.
FW
Tenure
1953–67, 2008
Notes
No. retired in 2013
22
22
Team
22
No.
José Martínez González
Player
MF
Pos.
1970–81
Tenure
Posthumous
Monterrey
Monterrey
Team
Monterrey
No.
26
Player
Humberto Suazo
Pos.
FW
Tenure
2007–14
Notes
Club legend
28
28
Team
28
No.
Jesús Arellano
Player
1992–97, 2000–11
Pachuca
Pachuca
Team
Pachuca
No.
1
Player
Miguel Calero
Pos.
GK
Tenure
2000–11
Notes
Posthumous
17
17
Team
17
No.
Hernán Medford
Player
FW
Pos.
1994–97
20
20
Team
20
No.
Pablo Gómez
Player
1999–2001
Pos.
Posthumous
110
110
Team
110
No.
Andrés Chitiva
Player
MF
Pos.
2001–08, 2011
UANL
UANL
Team
UANL
No.
7
Player
Gerónimo Barbadillo
Pos.
1977–82
Raja Casablanca
Raja Casablanca
Team
Raja Casablanca
No.
23
Player
Zakaria Zerouali
Pos.
DF
Tenure
2011
Notes
Posthumous
Ajax
Ajax
Team
Ajax
No.
14
Player
Johan Cruyff
Pos.
FW
Tenure
1957–73, 1981–83
Notes
No. retired in 2007
SCG'18
SCG'18
Team
SCG'18
No.
11
Player
Jan van Os
Pos.
1998–
Telstar
Telstar
Team
Telstar
No.
22
Player
Luciano van den Berg
Pos.
DF
Tenure
2004–05
Notes
Posthumous
Utrecht
Utrecht
Team
Utrecht
No.
4
Player
David di Tommaso
Pos.
2004–05
Vitesse
Vitesse
Team
Vitesse
No.
Theo Bos
Player
1983–98
Wellington Phoenix
Wellington Phoenix
Team
Wellington Phoenix
No.
22
Player
Andrew Durante
Pos.
2008–19
Tenure
Club legend
FK Osogovo
FK Osogovo
Team
FK Osogovo
No.
7
Player
Nikola Mantov
Pos.
FW
Tenure
?–1973
Notes
Posthumous
Linfield
1986
1986–2011
Linfield
Team
Linfield
No.
11
Player
Noel Bailie
Pos.
DF
Tenure
1986–2011
Notes
Club legend
Fredrikstad
Fredrikstad
Team
Fredrikstad
No.
8
Player
Dagfinn Enerly
Pos.
MF
Tenure
2004–05
Árabe Unido
Árabe Unido
Team
Árabe Unido
No.
21
Player
Amílcar Henríquez
Pos.
2003–08, 2016–17
Tenure
Posthumous
Chepo
Chepo
Team
Chepo
No.
77
Player
Jonathan Rodríguez
Pos.
2006–09
Tenure
Posthumous
Universitario
Universitario
Team
Universitario
No.
9
Player
Teodoro Fernández
Pos.
FW
Tenure
1930–53
22
22
Team
22
No.
José Luis Carranza
Player
MF
Pos.
1986–2004
Arka Gdynia
Arka Gdynia
Team
Arka Gdynia
No.
5
Player
Zbigniew Bieliński
Pos.
DF
Tenure
1966–81
Notes
Posthumous
Cracovia
Cracovia
Team
Cracovia
No.
1
Player
John Paul II
Pos.
GK
Tenure
–
Notes
Club supporter
GKS Katowice
GKS Katowice
Team
GKS Katowice
No.
9
Player
Jan Furtok
Pos.
FW
Tenure
1979–88, 1995–98
Notes
Club legend
Legia Warsaw
Legia Warsaw
Team
Legia Warsaw
No.
10
Player
Kazimierz Deyna
Pos.
MF
Tenure
1966–78
Notes
Posthumous
Piast Gliwice
Piast Gliwice
Team
Piast Gliwice
No.
21
Player
Gerard Badía
Pos.
2014–21
Tenure
Club legend
Pogoń Szczecin
Pogoń Szczecin
Team
Pogoń Szczecin
No.
5
Player
Edi Andradina
Pos.
FW
Tenure
2005–07, 2011–13
Notes
Club legend
78
78
Team
78
No.
Olgierd Moskalewicz
Player
MF
Pos.
1991–98, 2003–04, 2009–10
Tenure
Club legend
Raków Częstochowa
Raków Częstochowa
Team
Raków Częstochowa
No.
13
Player
Piotr Malinowski
Pos.
2015–21
Tenure
Club legend
Stomil Olsztyn
1985
1985–2001
Stomil Olsztyn
Team
Stomil Olsztyn
No.
2
Player
Andrzej Biedrzycki
Pos.
DF
Tenure
1985–2001, 2002
Notes
Posthumous
Widzew Łódź
Widzew Łódź
Team
Widzew Łódź
No.
11
Player
Włodzimierz Smolarek
Pos.
FW
Tenure
1974–78, 1980–86
Notes
Posthumous
Zagłębie Lubin
1996
1996–2002
Zagłębie Lubin
Team
Zagłębie Lubin
No.
10
Player
Paweł Piotrowski
Pos.
MF
Tenure
1996–2002
Notes
Posthumous
Benfica
Benfica
Team
Benfica
No.
29
Player
Miklós Fehér
Pos.
FW
Tenure
2002–04
Notes
Posthumous
Boavista
Boavista
Team
Boavista
No.
Edu Ferreira
Player
2016–17
Pos.
Posthumous
Argeș Pitești
Argeș Pitești
Team
Argeș Pitești
No.
10
Player
Nicolae Dobrin
Pos.
MF
Tenure
1962–81, 1982–83
Notes
Posthumous
Dinamo București
Dinamo București
Team
Dinamo București
No.
11
Player
Cătălin Hîldan
Pos.
1994–2000
14
14
Team
14
No.
Patrick Ekeng
Player
2016
25
25
Team
25
No.
Ionel Dănciulescu
Player
1995–97, 2002–09, 2010–13
Pos.
Club Legend
Steaua București
1993
1993–2000
Steaua București
Team
Steaua București
No.
7
Player
Marius Lăcătuș
Pos.
FW
Tenure
1983–90, 1993–2000
Notes
No. retired on 7 July 2021
CSKA Moscow
CSKA Moscow
Team
CSKA Moscow
No.
16
Player
Serhiy Perkhun
Pos.
GK
Tenure
2001
Notes
Posthumous
Rubin Kazan
Rubin Kazan
Team
Rubin Kazan
No.
17
Player
Lenar Gilmullin
Pos.
DF
Tenure
2003–07
Notes
Posthumous
61
61
Team
61
No.
Gökdeniz Karadeniz
Player
MF
Pos.
2008–18
Tenure
Club legend
Ural
Ural
Team
Ural
No.
23
Player
Pyotr Hrustovsky
Pos.
FW
Tenure
1999, 2001–03
Notes
Posthumous
Heart of Midlothian
Heart of Midlothian
Team
Heart of Midlothian
No.
26
Player
Marius Žaliūkas
Pos.
DF
Tenure
2007–13
Notes
Posthumous
FAS
FAS
Team
FAS
No.
10
Player
Mágico González
Pos.
FW
Tenure
1977–82, 1991–99
Notes
Club legend
Municipal Limeño
Municipal Limeño
Team
Municipal Limeño
No.
11
Player
Oscar Armando Díaz
Pos.
?–1998
Tenure
Posthumous
Najran SC
Najran SC
Team
Najran SC
No.
20
Player
Al Hasan Al-Yami
Pos.
1991–96, 2005–10
Tenure
No. retired in 2012
Partizan Belgrade
1996
1996–2005
Partizan Belgrade
Team
Partizan Belgrade
No.
22
Player
Saša Ilić
Pos.
MF
Tenure
1996–2005, 2010–19
Notes
Club legend
Radnički Niš
Radnički Niš
Team
Radnički Niš
No.
10
Player
Ivan Krstić
Pos.
1999–2000
Tenure
Posthumous
Red Star Belgrade
Red Star Belgrade
Team
Red Star Belgrade
No.
11
Player
Dragan Džajić
Pos.
1963–75, 1977–78
Tenure
Club legend
26
26
Team
26
No.
Goran Gogić
Player
2013−14
Pos.
Posthumous
Spartak Trnava
Spartak Trnava
Team
Spartak Trnava
No.
9
Player
Ladislav Kuna
Pos.
1964–80
Tenure
Posthumous
Maribor
1998
1998–2005
Maribor
Team
Maribor
No.
19
Player
Stipe Balajić
Pos.
DF/MF
Tenure
1998–2005
Notes
Club legend
33
33
Team
33
No.
Jasmin Handanović
Player
GK
Pos.
2011–21
9
9
Team
9
No.
Marcos Tavares
Player
FW
Pos.
2008–22
Ajax Cape Town
Ajax Cape Town
Team
Ajax Cape Town
No.
21
Player
Cecil Lolo
Pos.
DF
Tenure
2009–15
Notes
Posthumous
Orlando Pirates
Orlando Pirates
Team
Orlando Pirates
No.
1
Player
Senzo Meyiwa
Pos.
GK
Tenure
2005–14
Notes
Posthumous
10
10
Team
10
No.
Jomo Sono
Player
MF
Tenure
Club legend
13
13
Team
13
No.
Clifford Moleko
Player
1997–98
Pos.
Posthumous
22
22
Team
22
No.
Lesley Manyathela
Player
FW
Pos.
2000–03
Daejeon Citizen FC
Daejeon Citizen FC
Team
Daejeon Citizen FC
No.
18
Player
Kim Eun-jung
Pos.
1997–2003, 2014
Tenure
Club legend
21
21
Team
21
No.
Choi Eun-sung
Player
GK
Pos.
1998–2012
Daewoo Royals
Daewoo Royals
Team
Daewoo Royals
No.
16
Player
Kim Joo-Sung
Pos.
MF
Tenure
1987–92, 1994–99
FC Seoul
FC Seoul
Team
FC Seoul
No.
13
Player
Go Yo-han
Pos.
2004–23
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
Team
Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
No.
20
Player
Lee Dong-gook
Pos.
FW
Tenure
2009–20
Córdoba
Córdoba
Team
Córdoba
No.
8
Player
Juanín
Pos.
1960–70
Tenure
Posthumous
Espanyol
Espanyol
Team
Espanyol
No.
21
Player
Daniel Jarque
Pos.
DF
Tenure
2002–09
Extremadura
Extremadura
Team
Extremadura
No.
19
Player
Jose Antonio Reyes
Pos.
FW
Tenure
2019
Notes
Posthumous
Real Betis
Real Betis
Team
Real Betis
No.
26
Player
Miki Roqué
Pos.
DF
Tenure
2010–12
Notes
Posthumous
Assyriska FF
Assyriska FF
Team
Assyriska FF
No.
18
Player
Eddie Moussa
Pos.
FW
Tenure
2001–10
Helsingborgs IF
Helsingborgs IF
Team
Helsingborgs IF
No.
17
Player
Henrik Larsson
Pos.
1992–93, 2006–09
Kalmar FF
Kalmar FF
Team
Kalmar FF
No.
15
Player
Johny Erlandsson
Pos.
MF
Tenure
1973–88
Notes
Club legend
8
8
Team
8
No.
Henrik Rydström
Player
1993–2013
Pos.
Club legend
Norrköping
Norrköping
Team
Norrköping
No.
18
Player
Stefán Þórðarson
Pos.
FW
Tenure
2004–07, 2009
Notes
Club legend
Umeå IK
1995
1995–2007
Umeå IK
Team
Umeå IK
No.
6
Player
Malin Moström
Pos.
MF
Tenure
1995–2007
Notes
Club legend
Basel
1987
1987–2002
Basel
Team
Basel
No.
2
Player
Massimo Ceccaroni
Pos.
DF
Tenure
1987–2002
20
20
Team
20
No.
Fabian Frei
Player
MF
Pos.
2007–15, 2018–24
St. Gallen
1994
1994–2001
St. Gallen
Team
St. Gallen
No.
17
Player
Marc Zellweger
Pos.
DF
Tenure
1994–2001, 2003–10
TOT-CAT
TOT-CAT
Team
TOT-CAT
No.
19
Player
Chanont Wong-aree
Pos.
2009–10
Tenure
Posthumous
Alanyaspor
Alanyaspor
Team
Alanyaspor
No.
90
Player
Josef Šural
Pos.
FW
Tenure
2019
Notes
Posthumous
İstanbul Başakşehir
İstanbul Başakşehir
Team
İstanbul Başakşehir
No.
12
Player
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
Pos.
–
Tenure
–
Notes
Significant supporter
Konyaspor
Konyaspor
Team
Konyaspor
No.
6
Player
Ahmet Yılmaz Çalık
Pos.
DF
Tenure
2013–22
Notes
Posthumous
Baltimore Blast
Baltimore Blast
Team
Baltimore Blast
No.
3
Player
Mike Reynolds
Pos.
DF
Tenure
1986–91
Notes
Posthumous
Colorado Rapids
1996
1996–2001
Colorado Rapids
Team
Colorado Rapids
No.
17
Player
Marcelo Balboa
Pos.
DF
Tenure
1996–2001
Notes
No. retired in 2025
25
25
Team
25
No.
Pablo Mastroeni
Player
MF
Pos.
2002–13
Tenure
No. retired in 2021
Eastern Illinois men's
Eastern Illinois men's
Team
Eastern Illinois men's
No.
19
Player
Erik Proffitt
Pos.
1987–88
Tenure
Posthumous
Hofstra men's
Hofstra men's
Team
Hofstra men's
No.
5
Player
Gary Flood
Pos.
DF
Tenure
2003–06
Notes
No. retired in 2008
9
9
Team
9
No.
Michael Todd
Player
FW
Pos.
2003–06
Tenure
No. retired in 2008
Hofstra women's
Hofstra women's
Team
Hofstra women's
No.
17
Player
Tiffany Yovino
Pos.
FW
Tenure
2007–10
Notes
No. retired in 2011
20
20
Team
20
No.
Sue Weber
Player
DF
Pos.
2005–07
Tenure
No. retired in 2008
FC Kansas City
FC Kansas City
Team
FC Kansas City
No.
12
Player
Lauren Holiday
Pos.
MF
Tenure
2013–15
New York Cosmos
New York Cosmos
Team
New York Cosmos
No.
9
Player
Giorgio Chinaglia
Pos.
FW
Tenure
1976–83
Notes
Posthumous
10
10
Team
10
No.
Pelé
Player
1975–77
Pos.
Club legend
New York Red Bulls
New York Red Bulls
Team
New York Red Bulls
No.
99
Player
Bradley Wright-Phillips
Pos.
2013–19
Tenure
Club legend
Portland Timbers
Portland Timbers
Team
Portland Timbers
No.
3
Player
Clive Charles
Pos.
DF
Tenure
1978–81
Notes
Posthumous
Rochester New York
Rochester New York
Team
Rochester New York
No.
14
Player
Mickey Trotman
Pos.
MF
Tenure
2001
Notes
Posthumous
19
19
Team
19
No.
Doug Miller
Player
FW
Pos.
1996–99, 2003–06
Tenure
No. retired in 2006
Tampa Bay Rowdies
Tampa Bay Rowdies
Team
Tampa Bay Rowdies
No.
6
Player
Mike Connell
Pos.
DF
Tenure
1975–84
Notes
No. retired in 2013
12
12
Team
12
No.
Perry Van der Beck
Player
MF
Pos.
1978–82, 1984, 1991–93
Tenure
Club legend
UMass women's
UMass women's
Team
UMass women's
No.
1
Player
Briana Scurry
Pos.
GK
Tenure
1990–93
Notes
Club legend
2
2
Team
2
No.
April Kater
Player
FW
Pos.
1987–90
Tenure
Club legend
Shakhtar Donetsk
Shakhtar Donetsk
Team
Shakhtar Donetsk
No.
33
Player
Darijo Srna
Pos.
DF
Tenure
2003–18
Notes
Club legend
Zorya Luhansk
Zorya Luhansk
Team
Zorya Luhansk
No.
Maksym Bilyi
Player
MF
Pos.
2010–13
Tenure
Posthumous
Hoàng Anh Gia Lai
Hoàng Anh Gia Lai
Team
Hoàng Anh Gia Lai
No.
13
Player
Kiatisuk Senamuang
Pos.
FW
Tenure
2001–06
Notes
Club legend
14
14
Team
14
No.
Võ Bá Khôi
Player
DF
Pos.
2003–06
Tenure
Posthumous
Cardiff City
Cardiff City
Team
Cardiff City
No.
7
Player
Peter Whittingham
Pos.
MF
Tenure
2007–17
Swansea City
Swansea City
Team
Swansea City
No.
40
Player
Besian Idrizaj
Pos.
FW
Tenure
2009–10
Emerald FC
Emerald FC
Team
Emerald FC
No.
2
Player
Hussein Hammoud
Pos.
DF
Tenure
2017–24
| Team | No. | Player | Pos. | Tenure | Notes |
| Godoy Cruz | 18 | Santiago García | FW | 2016–21 | Posthumous |
| Central Coast Mariners | 19 | Matt Simon | 2006–12, 2013–15, 2018–22 | Club legend | |
| Red Bull Salzburg | 26 | Jonathan Soriano | 2012–17 | Club legend | |
| Sturm Graz | 3 | Günther Neukirchner | DF | 1989–2006 | Club legend |
| 7 | Mario Haas | FW | 1993–2012 | ||
| SV Ried | 27 | Sanel Kuljić | 2003–06 | ||
| Sporting Charleroi | 11 | Dante Brogno | 1986–2001 | Club legend | |
| Club Brugge | 23 | François Sterchele | 2007–08 | Posthumous | |
| Genk | 16 | Anele Ngcongca | DF | 2007–16 | Posthumous |
| OH Leuven | 13 | Bjorn Ruytinx | FW | 2004–14 | Club legend |
| UR Namur | 3 | Michel Soulier | DF | 1967–77 | Posthumous |
| Avaí | 88 | Cléber Santana | MF | 2012, 2013–14 | Posthumous |
| São Paulo | 01 | Rogério Ceni | GK | 1990–2015 | Club legend |
| Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 8 | Hristo Bonev | MF | 1963–67, 1968–79, 1982–84 | Club legend |
| Ludogorets Razgrad | 84 | Marcelinho | 2011–20 | ||
| CF Montréal | 20 | Mauro Biello | FW | 1993–98, 2000–09 | |
| Serbian White Eagles | 9 | Mike Stojanović | 1973–76 | Club legend | |
| Vancouver Whitecaps | 5 | Bob Lenarduzzi | DF | 1974–84, 1987–93 | Club legend |
| 10 | Domenic Mobilio | FW | 1987–2001 | Club legend | |
| Cobreloa | 8 | Fernando Cornejo | MF | 1992–97, 2000–04 | Posthumous |
| Beijing Enterprises | 24 | Cheick Tioté | 2017 | ||
| Beijing Guoan | 13 | Xu Yunlong | DF | 1999–2016 | Club legend |
| Chengdu Blades | 18 | Yao Xia | FW | 2005–10 | |
| Dalian Shide | 26 | Zhang Yalin | MF | 2000–09 | Posthumous |
| Dalian Transcendence | 17 | Wang Renlong | FW | 2014 | |
| Heilongjiang Ice City | 5 | Ren Jianglong | DF | 2015–22 | |
| Alajuelense | 20 | Mauricio Montero | DF | 1987–98 | Club legend |
| Cartaginés | 11 | Leonel Hernández | FW | 1957–77 | |
| Anorthosis Famagusta | 14 | Temur Ketsbaia | MF | 1991–94, 2002–09 | |
| Baník Ostrava | 27 | Milan Baroš | FW | 1998–01, 2013, 2014–15, 2017–20 | No. retired in 2020 |
| České Budějovice | 8 | Karel Poborský | MF | 1991–94, 2005–07 | Club legend |
| Viktoria Plzeň | 27 | František Rajtoral | DF/MF | 2009–16 | Posthumous |
| 28 | Marián Čišovský | DF | 2011–14 | ||
| AaB | 12 | Torben Boye | 1984–2002 | Club legend | |
| Nordsjælland | 26 | Jonathan Richter | MF | 2005–09 | After retirement |
| Næstved BK | 7 | Rasmus Green | 2005–06 | Posthumous | |
| Viborg FF | 22 | Søren Frederiksen | FW | 1989–94, 1998, 2001–05 | |
| Accrington Stanley | 29 | Billy Kee | 2009–10, 2015–20 | Prematurely retired | |
| Birmingham City | 22 | Jude Bellingham | MF | 2019–20 | |
| Chesterfield | 14 | Jack Lester | FW | 2007–13 | Club legend |
| Hartlepool United | 25 | Michael Maidens | MF | 2004–07 | Posthumous |
| Liverpool | 20 | Diogo Jota | FW | 2020–25 | Posthumous |
| Macclesfield Town | 21 | Richard Butcher | MF | 2010–11 | Posthumous |
| Manchester City | 23 | Marc-Vivien Foé | MF | 2002–03 | Posthumous |
| Millwall | 20 | Matija Sarkic | GK | 2023–24 | Posthumous |
| Queens Park Rangers | 31 | Ray Jones | FW | 2006–07 | Posthumous |
| Rochdale | 15 | Joe Thompson | CM | 2006–12, 2016–19 | Posthumous |
| Rushden & Diamonds | 1 | Dale Roberts | GK | 2008–10 | Posthumous |
| West Ham United | 6 | Bobby Moore | DF | 1958–74 | Posthumous |
· Special cases
Argentina national team
Argentina national team
Team
Argentina national team
No.
10
Player
Diego Maradona
Pos.
MF
Tenure
1977–94
Notes
Retired and re-issued
River Plate
1949
1949–2013
River Plate
Team
River Plate
No.
12
Player
–
Pos.
–
Tenure
1949–2013
Notes
Unofficially retired
Sydney FC
Sydney FC
Team
Sydney FC
No.
15
Player
Terry McFlynn
Pos.
MF
Tenure
2005–14
Notes
Unofficially retired
Rapid Wien
1986
1986–2001
Rapid Wien
Team
Rapid Wien
No.
5
Player
Peter Schöttel
Pos.
DF
Tenure
1986–2001
Notes
Temporarily retired
Rapid Wien
Rapid Wien
Team
Rapid Wien
No.
11
Player
Steffen Hofmann
Pos.
MF
Tenure
2002–18
Notes
Retired for at least eleven years
Palmeiras
1993
1993–2012
Palmeiras
Team
Palmeiras
No.
12
Player
Marcos
Pos.
GK
Tenure
1993–2012
Notes
Retired for GK only
Santos
Santos
Team
Santos
No.
10
Player
Pelé
Pos.
FW
Tenure
1956–74
Notes
Temporarily retired
Santa Fe
Santa Fe
Team
Santa Fe
No.
23
Player
Léider Preciado
Pos.
FW
Tenure
1995–98, 2000–01, 2004–08, 2011
Notes
Temporarily retired
Slavia Prague
Slavia Prague
Team
Slavia Prague
No.
7
Player
Stanislav Vlček
Pos.
2004–07, 2009–13
Tenure
Not fully retired
Ecuador national team
Ecuador national team
Team
Ecuador national team
No.
11
Player
Christian Benítez
Pos.
2005–13
Tenure
Retired and re-issued
Bradford City
Bradford City
Team
Bradford City
No.
8
Player
Tomi Solomon
Tenure
2019–21
Notes
Retired in academy
Portsmouth
1994
1994–2001
Portsmouth
Team
Portsmouth
No.
13
Player
Aaron Flahavan
Pos.
GK
Tenure
1994–2001
Notes
Temporarily retired
Leeds United
Leeds United
Team
Leeds United
No.
17
Player
Massimo Cellino
Pos.
–
Tenure
2014
Notes
Temporarily retired
Exeter City
Exeter City
Team
Exeter City
No.
9
Player
Adam Stansfield
Pos.
FW
Tenure
2006–10
Notes
Temporarily retired
Wolverhampton
Wolverhampton
Team
Wolverhampton
No.
1
Player
Carl Ikeme
Pos.
GK
Tenure
2003–18
Notes
Temporarily retired
FC Haka
1994
1994–2008
FC Haka
Team
FC Haka
No.
14
Player
Valeri Popovitch
Pos.
FW
Tenure
1994–2008
Notes
Partially retired
Lyon
Lyon
Team
Lyon
No.
16
Player
Luc Borrelli
Pos.
GK
Tenure
1998–99
Notes
Temporarily retired
17
17
Team
17
No.
Marc-Vivien Foé
Player
MF
Pos.
2000–03
Tenure
Temporarily retired
1. FC Köln
1. FC Köln
Team
1. FC Köln
No.
10
Player
Lukas Podolski
Pos.
MF
Tenure
2002–06, 2009–12
Notes
Temporarily retired
Schalke 04
Schalke 04
Team
Schalke 04
No.
7
Player
Raúl
Pos.
FW
Tenure
2010–12
Notes
Temporarily retired
Motagua
Motagua
Team
Motagua
No.
16
Player
Edy Vásquez
Pos.
MF
Tenure
2003–07
Notes
Temporarily retired
Diósgyőri VTK
Diósgyőri VTK
Team
Diósgyőri VTK
No.
77
Player
José Juan Luque
Pos.
1996–2013
Tenure
Temporarily retired
Persepolis
Persepolis
Team
Persepolis
No.
7
Player
Ali Parvin
Pos.
MF
Tenure
1970–87
Notes
Partially retired
Maccabi Tel Aviv
Maccabi Tel Aviv
Team
Maccabi Tel Aviv
No.
12
Player
Meni Levi
Pos.
DF
Tenure
2000–02
Notes
Unofficially retired
Livorno
1999
1999–2005
Livorno
Team
Livorno
No.
10
Player
Igor Protti
Pos.
FW
Tenure
1985–88, 1999–2005
Notes
Temporarily retired
Milan
1984
1984–2009
Milan
Team
Milan
No.
3
Player
Paolo Maldini
Pos.
DF
Tenure
1984–2009
Notes
Partially retired
Roma
1990
1990–2003
Roma
Team
Roma
No.
6
Player
Aldair
Pos.
DF
Tenure
1990–2003
Notes
Temporarily retired
Sagan Tosu
Sagan Tosu
Team
Sagan Tosu
No.
17
Player
Sakata Michitaka
Pos.
–
Tenure
2001–
Notes
Key figure
Llapi
Llapi
Team
Llapi
No.
9
Player
Fadil Vokrri
Pos.
FW
Tenure
1976–79
Notes
Retired and re-issued
Akhaa Ahli Aley
Akhaa Ahli Aley
Team
Akhaa Ahli Aley
No.
20
Player
Mohamed Atwi
Pos.
MF
Tenure
2018–20
Notes
Temporarily retired
Guadalajara
Guadalajara
Team
Guadalajara
No.
11
Player
Ramón Morales
Pos.
1998–2011
Tenure
Unofficially retired
Pachuca
1998
1998–2009
Pachuca
Team
Pachuca
No.
8
Player
Gabriel Caballero
Pos.
MF/FW
Tenure
1998–2009
Notes
Temporarily retired
UNAM
1989
1989–2001
UNAM
Team
UNAM
No.
12
Player
Sergio Bernal
Pos.
GK
Tenure
1989–2001, 2003–10
Notes
Retired and re-issued
Ajax
Ajax
Team
Ajax
No.
34
Player
Abdelhak Nouri
Pos.
MF
Tenure
2016–17
Notes
Unofficially retired
Stabæk
Stabæk
Team
Stabæk
No.
7
Player
Christer Basma
Pos.
DF
Tenure
1995–98
Notes
Temporarily retired
Benfica
Benfica
Team
Benfica
No.
10
Player
Fernando Chalana
Pos.
MF
Tenure
1976–84, 1987–90
Notes
Temporarily retired
União Leiria
União Leiria
Team
União Leiria
No.
Hugo Cunha
Player
2004–05
Pos.
Temporarily retired
Dunfermline Athletic
Dunfermline Athletic
Team
Dunfermline Athletic
No.
4
Player
Norrie McCathie
Pos.
DF
Tenure
1981–96
Notes
Temporarily retired
Motherwell
Motherwell
Team
Motherwell
No.
10
Player
Phil O'Donnell
Pos.
MF
Tenure
1990–94, 2004–07
Notes
Unofficially retired
Orlando Pirates
Orlando Pirates
Team
Orlando Pirates
No.
22
Player
Lesley Manyathela
Pos.
FW
Tenure
2000−03
Notes
Occasionally re-issued
Barcelona
1996
1996–2004
Barcelona
Team
Barcelona
No.
21
Player
Luis Enrique
Pos.
MF
Tenure
1996–2004
Notes
Temporarily retired
Oviedo
1995
1995–2000
Oviedo
Team
Oviedo
No.
10
Player
Peter Dubovský
Pos.
MF
Tenure
1995–2000
Notes
Temporarily retired
Sevilla
Sevilla
Team
Sevilla
No.
16
Player
Antonio Puerta
Pos.
DF
Tenure
2004–07
Notes
Temporarily retired
Östers IF
Östers IF
Team
Östers IF
No.
6
Player
Mario Vasilj
Pos.
DF
Tenure
2006–18
Notes
Temporarily retired
Hammarby IF
1999
1999–2003
Hammarby IF
Team
Hammarby IF
No.
10
Player
Kennedy Bakircioglu
Pos.
MF
Tenure
1999–2003, 2012–18
Notes
Temporarily retired
Galatasaray
1984
1984–2005
Galatasaray
Team
Galatasaray
No.
3
Player
Bülent Korkmaz
Pos.
DF
Tenure
1984–2005
Notes
Temporarily retired
LA Galaxy
1996
1996–2007
LA Galaxy
Team
LA Galaxy
No.
13
Player
Cobi Jones
Pos.
MF
Tenure
1996–2007
Notes
Unofficially retired
North Carolina women's
North Carolina women's
Team
North Carolina women's
No.
19
Player
Mia Hamm
Pos.
FW
Tenure
1989–93
Notes
Retired and re-issued
Real Salt Lake
Real Salt Lake
Team
Real Salt Lake
No.
9
Player
Jason Kreis
Pos.
MF/FW
Tenure
2005–07
Notes
Retired and re-issued
11
11
Team
11
No.
Javier Morales
Player
MF
Pos.
2007–16
Tenure
Retired and re-issued
Tampa Bay Rowdies
Tampa Bay Rowdies
Team
Tampa Bay Rowdies
No.
7
Player
Steve Wegerle
Pos.
FW
Tenure
1977–81, 1984, 1988–90
Notes
Temporarily retired
| Team | No. | Player | Pos. | Tenure | Notes |
| Argentina national team | 10 | Diego Maradona | MF | 1977–94 | Retired and re-issued |
| River Plate | 12 | – | – | 1949–2013 | Unofficially retired |
| Sydney FC | 15 | Terry McFlynn | MF | 2005–14 | Unofficially retired |
| Rapid Wien | 5 | Peter Schöttel | DF | 1986–2001 | Temporarily retired |
| Rapid Wien | 11 | Steffen Hofmann | MF | 2002–18 | Retired for at least eleven years |
| Palmeiras | 12 | Marcos | GK | 1993–2012 | Retired for GK only |
| Santos | 10 | Pelé | FW | 1956–74 | Temporarily retired |
| Santa Fe | 23 | Léider Preciado | FW | 1995–98, 2000–01, 2004–08, 2011 | Temporarily retired |
| Slavia Prague | 7 | Stanislav Vlček | 2004–07, 2009–13 | Not fully retired | |
| Ecuador national team | 11 | Christian Benítez | 2005–13 | Retired and re-issued | |
| Bradford City | 8 | Tomi Solomon | 2019–21 | Retired in academy | |
| Portsmouth | 13 | Aaron Flahavan | GK | 1994–2001 | Temporarily retired |
| Leeds United | 17 | Massimo Cellino | – | 2014 | Temporarily retired |
| Exeter City | 9 | Adam Stansfield | FW | 2006–10 | Temporarily retired |
| Wolverhampton | 1 | Carl Ikeme | GK | 2003–18 | Temporarily retired |
| FC Haka | 14 | Valeri Popovitch | FW | 1994–2008 | Partially retired |
| Lyon | 16 | Luc Borrelli | GK | 1998–99 | Temporarily retired |
| 17 | Marc-Vivien Foé | MF | 2000–03 | Temporarily retired | |
| 1. FC Köln | 10 | Lukas Podolski | MF | 2002–06, 2009–12 | Temporarily retired |
| Schalke 04 | 7 | Raúl | FW | 2010–12 | Temporarily retired |
| Motagua | 16 | Edy Vásquez | MF | 2003–07 | Temporarily retired |
| Diósgyőri VTK | 77 | José Juan Luque | 1996–2013 | Temporarily retired | |
| Persepolis | 7 | Ali Parvin | MF | 1970–87 | Partially retired |
| Maccabi Tel Aviv | 12 | Meni Levi | DF | 2000–02 | Unofficially retired |
| Livorno | 10 | Igor Protti | FW | 1985–88, 1999–2005 | Temporarily retired |
| Milan | 3 | Paolo Maldini | DF | 1984–2009 | Partially retired |
| Roma | 6 | Aldair | DF | 1990–2003 | Temporarily retired |
| Sagan Tosu | 17 | Sakata Michitaka | – | 2001– | Key figure |
| Llapi | 9 | Fadil Vokrri | FW | 1976–79 | Retired and re-issued |
| Akhaa Ahli Aley | 20 | Mohamed Atwi | MF | 2018–20 | Temporarily retired |
| Guadalajara | 11 | Ramón Morales | 1998–2011 | Unofficially retired | |
| Pachuca | 8 | Gabriel Caballero | MF/FW | 1998–2009 | Temporarily retired |
| UNAM | 12 | Sergio Bernal | GK | 1989–2001, 2003–10 | Retired and re-issued |
| Ajax | 34 | Abdelhak Nouri | MF | 2016–17 | Unofficially retired |
| Stabæk | 7 | Christer Basma | DF | 1995–98 | Temporarily retired |
| Benfica | 10 | Fernando Chalana | MF | 1976–84, 1987–90 | Temporarily retired |
| União Leiria | Hugo Cunha | 2004–05 | Temporarily retired | ||
| Dunfermline Athletic | 4 | Norrie McCathie | DF | 1981–96 | Temporarily retired |
| Motherwell | 10 | Phil O'Donnell | MF | 1990–94, 2004–07 | Unofficially retired |
| Orlando Pirates | 22 | Lesley Manyathela | FW | 2000−03 | Occasionally re-issued |
| Barcelona | 21 | Luis Enrique | MF | 1996–2004 | Temporarily retired |
| Oviedo | 10 | Peter Dubovský | MF | 1995–2000 | Temporarily retired |
| Sevilla | 16 | Antonio Puerta | DF | 2004–07 | Temporarily retired |
| Östers IF | 6 | Mario Vasilj | DF | 2006–18 | Temporarily retired |
| Hammarby IF | 10 | Kennedy Bakircioglu | MF | 1999–2003, 2012–18 | Temporarily retired |
| Galatasaray | 3 | Bülent Korkmaz | DF | 1984–2005 | Temporarily retired |
| LA Galaxy | 13 | Cobi Jones | MF | 1996–2007 | Unofficially retired |
| North Carolina women's | 19 | Mia Hamm | FW | 1989–93 | Retired and re-issued |
| Real Salt Lake | 9 | Jason Kreis | MF/FW | 2005–07 | Retired and re-issued |
References
- Number retired after García committed suicide on 4 February 2021. He was the all-time club top scorer in Argentine Prime
- His double-digit number, worn from 2007, was retired on 12 December 2015 when he retired from football. The single-digit
- Richter lost his leg as a result of a lightning strike
- Kee had to leave football due to mental health issues.
- Recognised as the youngest-ever first-team player and goalscorer.
- Foé died on the pitch while playing for Cameroon, was at Manchester City on loan from Lyon at the time.
- Philo was killed in a car accident and the number 14 shirt retired. It was later revealed he was significantly over the
- Anin retired after suffering a serious car accident which left him paralyzed.
- Number was retired in recognition of his career at the club and for his all-time record goal scoring in the league. He i
- Biaksangzuala died while celebrating a goal
- Number was retired in dedication to the club's captain after he died in his sleep in 2017. McBride was 27 years old.
- Number was retired in dedication to the club's all-time record goal scorer after Farren died of cancer in 2016.
- On January 26, 2002 during an Israeli Premier League match against Beitar Jerusalem, Levi suddenly collapsed in the midd
- Exception granted for another member of Maldini family, in which case the number would be reissued.
- Current record holder for most appearances
- The shirt is not fully retired. Arellano has given consent for his son to adopt the number 28.
- Calero's number had been retired on 23 October 2011 after Calero's retirement as a professional player. Later his number
- Chitiva was given number 100 in 2011 to commemorate the 110th. anniversary of the club. Chitiva was chosen to carry that
- No. retired in 2011 to commemorate his world record of 1,013 senior appearances for the club.
- Pope John Paul did not play for Cracovia but was a strong supporter of the team. The number was retired on 4 January 200
- Ferreira died on 23 December 2017, with the number retired on 3 January 2018. Leonardo Acevedo was the last player to ho
- Previous record holder for most appearances
- Current record holder for most appearances and current manager
- The shirt was worn by Þórðarson during his comeback for the club during the 2009 season. Has been worn again since 2017.
- The shirt was worn by Moström during her comeback at the club during the 2007 season.
- Erdogan was not a player but a politician and long-time supporter of the club. The number 12 refers to the "12th. man".
- Proffitt died in April 1989 after contracting spinal meningitis. He was 20 years old.
- Number retired in June 2014 by the second Cosmos franchise.
- Number retired on 1 October 1977, at half-time of his testimonial match. The number remained retired by the reborn Cosmo
- Wright-Phillips left the New York Red Bulls in 2019, but the franchise had announced his number would be retired in Augu
- Number retired on 23 August 2003
- Number retired on 1 October 2010 by Tampa Bay before they rebranded into the second incarnation of the Rowdies.
- The number 10 had been retired by the Argentine Football Association in October 2001 to honour Maradona. Before the 2002
- Period counts since squad numbers were established as mandatory in Argentina.
- Following an initiative by then manager Ramón Díaz, the club decided to put this number out of circulation in 2013 becau
- Sydney FC have not officially retired the number 15 shirt, but it has not been allocated to another player since McFlynn
- Schottel's number was temporarily retired for at least ten years. In 2013, it was reactivated and given to Thanos Petsos
- Outfield players are allowed to use the number.
- The number 10 was temporarily retired in honor renowned striker Pelé following the club's relegation from the Campeonato
- The number was out of circulation for a period of 23 months (starting May 2012) in honor of the second top scorer in the
- Rather than retiring the number, the club opted to freeze the number for any future player that wants it, provided that
- The number 10 had been retired by the FEF in 2013 to honour Benítez, died at 27 years old from a cardiac arrest. Neverth
- Bradford retired number 8 across all age groups of the Bradford Academy, after the tragic death of 13-yo player Tomi Sol
- Following Flahavan's death in a car accident in August 2001, Portsmouth and his first club, Southampton, retired their n
- Leeds retired the number 17 shirt due to Italian chairman Massimo Cellino's superstitions, as 17 is considered an unluck
- The club retired the number 9 for nine seasons after the striker died of cancer on 10 August 2010. The number returned t
- Carl Ikeme retired from professional football before the 2018–2019 season after complete remission from acute leukaemia
- First ever retired shirt number in the history of Finnish football is ex-Haka's Valeri Popovitch's number 14. Popovitch
- Posthumous – returned to use in 2011.
- Posthumous – returned to use in 2008.
- The club had announced that the number would remain out of circulation as long as Podolski is playing football on a prof
- At the time Raúl left the club, the team intended to retire the jersey indefinitely. However, the retirement of this shi
- Posthumous, retired from 2007 to 2009.
- Retired on 2 June 2013 in respect of Luque being the most notable player in the DVTK history. His number was retired for
- The shirt was retired after Parvin's retirement, but Parvin gave the shirt to player Hamid Estili and the shirt has sinc
- During a game between Maccabi Tel Aviv and Beitar Jerusalem, Levi chest-controlled and kicked the ball, ran back to defe
- In December 2005, Livorno officially retired the #10 jersey. However, Protti, who led the forward line and captained his
- Maldini's number was not fully retired so he gave consent for his sons to adopt the number 3 shirt if either of them pla
- The shirt number had been retired by the club when the player left the club in 2003. When Kevin Strootman joined Roma in
- The shirt was retired posthumously, to honour Michikata who played a key role in establishment of former Tosu Futures an
- 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. T
- Career as player. Since 2013, Morales became part of the coaching staff.
- The shirt was never officially retired, but it was not issued out of American competitions for the time between Morales'
- Caballero's number was just temporarily retired for five years. After that period, it was reactivated and given to Hirvi
- Nouri collapsed on the pitch after suffering severe cardiac arrhythmia, which forced him to leave football. Number 34 ha
- The club had retired the number to honor Basma's career at Stabæk. However, the retirement was revoked after 2004 season
- After the death of Chalana, the club announced the number 10 jersey would become vacated for the 2022–23 season.
- Posthumous; has been worn again since 2009.
- The club retired the number after club captain McCathie was found dead in his home on 8 January 1996, as a result of Car
- O'Donnell collapsed while playing for Motherwell against Dundee United in 2007. He was pronounced dead at Wishaw General
- The club retired the number 22 after Manyathela died in a car crash in August 2003. However, Confederation of African Fo
- Luis Enrique joined the club as a free agent from eternal rivals Real Madrid, spending eight years at Barcelona, even be
- The Spanish Football League allowed Oviedo to retire number 10 just for the 2000–01 season, as an exception to its rules
- The number was temporarily retired after Puerta died of a cardiac arrest on the first match day in La Liga 2007–2008. Ho
- Retired for six years.
- Retired for ten years between 2019 and 2028.
- Despite the club announcing the retirement of the number, it has been re-issued.
- The number was not officially retired by the Galaxy but had not been worn since Jones retired. In 2017, it was given to
- Jason Kreis's number 9 was not worn by RSL players after the time of its retirement in 2011. However, in 2019, when the
- Although his number had been retired by the original franchise in 1989, the current team has reissued it.
- Despite having their number "12" retired, Brazilian clubs have had to re-issue them for CONMEBOL competitions such as Co
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- radnews.irhttps://web.archive.org/web/20160920022231/http://radnews.ir/News/Detail/3794
- 90tv.irhttps://web.archive.org/web/20190209124438/https://90tv.ir/videos/%D8%AD%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%B4%DB%8C-%D8%AE%D8%AA%D9%85-%D9%87%D8%A7%D8%AF%DB%8C-%D9%86%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%B2%DB%8C-%D9%88-%D8%A8%D8%A7%DB%8C%DA%AF%D8%A7%D9%86%DB%8C-%D9%BE%DB%8C%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%87%D9%86-%D8%B4%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%87-24
- FC Persepolishttps://web.archive.org/web/20151008011953/http://www.fc-perspolis.com/Contents/3928/%D8%B7%D8%A7%D9%87%D8%B1%DB%8C-%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%B2%D8%B4-%DA%A9%D8%A7%D9%BE%DB%8C%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%86-%D9%86%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%B2%DB%8C-%D8%A8%D8%B1%D8%A7%DB%8C-%D9%BE%D8%B1%D8%B3%D9%BE%D9%88%D9%84%DB%8C%D8%B3-%D9%81%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%AA%D8%B1-%D8%A7%D8%B2-%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%A7%D8%A6%D9%84-%D9%81%D9%86%DB%8C-%D8%A8%D9%88%D8%AF
- Varzesh 3http://www.varzesh3.com/news/1531836/%D8%B1%D8%AC%D8%A8-%D8%B2%D8%A7%D8%AF%D9%87-%D8%AE%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%AD%D8%A7%D9%81%D8%B8%DB%8C-%DA%A9%D8%B1%D8%AF-%D8%B4%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%87-30-%D8%A8%D8%A7%DB%8C%DA%AF%D8%A7%D9%86%DB%8C-%D8%B4%D8%AF
- Limerick FChttp://www.limerickfc.ie/limerick-fc-retire-no4-jersey-in-memory-of-joe-omahony
- Avi Nimni: It took me a long time to recover from Meni's collapse on Walla!http://sports.walla.co.il/?w=/7/2504041
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- "Inter make Zanetti vice-president and retire No.4 jersey"http://www.goal.com/en/news/10/italian-football/2014/06/30/4925488/inter-make-zanetti-vice-president-retire-no4-jersey
- Hürriyet Daily Newshttp://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/livorno--retires--morosinis-number-25-18602
- HISTORY OF RETIRED SQUAD NUMBERS IN ITALY by Kevin Pogorzelski at Forzaitalianfootball.com, 8 Mar 2018https://forzaitalianfootball.com/2018/03/history-of-retired-squad-numbers-in-italy/14/
- Former AC Milan CEO Adriano Galliani has revealed that there is a scenario whereby a player could wear the number threehttps://sempremilan.com/galliani-milan-un-retire-maldinis-no-3-shirt
- El Napoli retirará la camiseta 10 de Diego Maradona at Infobae, 21 Sep 2004https://www.infobae.com/2004/09/21/140934-el-napoli-retirara-la-camiseta-10-diego-maradona/
- "Sassuolo retire legendary Francesco Magnanelli jersey #4"https://www.sassuolocalcio.it/en/first-team/sassuolo-retire-legendary-francesco-magnanelli-jersey-4/
- FC Astanahttps://fcastana.kz/news/nenad-erich-chast-menya-navsegda-ostanetsya-na-astana-arene-i-v-fk-astana
- FC Astanahttps://fcastana.kz/news/fk-astana-zakrepil-nomer-odin-za-erichem
- FC Shakhterhttps://web.archive.org/web/20180310075409/https://shakhter.kz/main.php?mod=news&lang=rus&newsid=4064
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- "George Weah: Former World Player of the Year plays for Liberia, aged 51"https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/45490570
- Chivas retira el número 8 de sus playeras en honor a 'Chava' Reyes at Expansion.com.mx, 6 Jan 2013https://expansion.mx/deportes/2013/01/06/chivas-retira-el-numero-8-de-sus-playeras-en-honor-a-chava-reyes
- ¿Qué números están retirados para siempre en los equipos de la Liga MX? at Goal.comhttps://www.goal.com/es-ar/noticias/numeros-retirados-para-siempre-liga-mx/1g3wypzmshosc1xccjnmmwehff
- Era ídolo en Club Chivas, Maradona lo admiraba, pero un accidente acabó con la vida de Pepe Martínez by Daniel Jiménez ahttps://www.sdpnoticias.com/deportes/era-idolo-en-club-chivas-maradona-lo-admiraba-pero-un-accidente-acabo-con-la-vida-de-pepe-martinez/
- CHITIVA PORTARÁ EL NÚMERO 110 EN PACHUCA by Alvaro Cruz on Récordhttps://www.record.com.mx/futbol-futbol-nacional-pachuca/chitiva-portara-el-numero-110-en-pachuca
- Chitiva portará número conmemorativo on ESPN, 22 Jul 2011https://www.espn.com.pa/noticias/nota?s=mex&id=1342412&type=story
- Barbadillo acusó falta de respeto de Tigres at Mediotiempo, 17 Feb 2015https://www.mediotiempo.com/futbol/liga-mx/barbadillo-acuso-falta-de-respeto-de-tigres
- "Johan Cruyff: Why the Dutch master wore the famous number 14 shirt"https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/news-and-comment/why-did-johan-cruyff-wear-number-14-a6950206.html
- "Nix to retire Durante's shirt number"https://www.goal.com/en-au/news/nix-to-retire-durantes-shirt-number/1okqvgwq7eyvk1j04b8zkq5fgu
- "¿Cómo prevenir las muertes en los campos de fútbol?"https://www.goal.com/es/news/4194/editoriales/2012/04/21/3050958/cómo-prevenir-las-muertes-en-los-campos-de-fútbol
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- "Josef Sural shirt number retired after death in bus crash"https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/48113654
- Web24 Newshttps://www.web24.news/u/2020/09/istanbul-basaksehir-the-club-that-removed-the-turkish-presidents-jersey.html
- The Evening Sunhttps://www.newspapers.com/article/the-evening-sun-blast-to-honor-reynolds/132824177/
- Colorado Rapidshttps://www.coloradorapids.com/news/club-announces-30th-season-celebrations
- Colorado Rapidshttps://www.coloradorapids.com/news/rapids-retire-pablo-mastroeni-s-number-25
- Triple Threat: EIU tragic deaths by Matt Daniels at The Daily Western News - April 29, 2007https://www.dailyeasternnews.com/2007/04/30/triple-threat-eiu-tragic-deaths/
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- Retired numbers - Hofstra Universityhttps://gohofstra.com/sports/2014/8/18/GEN_0818144806
- FLOOD, TODD TO HAVE JERSEY NUMBERS RETIRED SATURDAY, 20 Oct 2008https://gohofstra.com/news/2008/10/20/FLOOD_TODD_TO_HAVE_JERSEY_NUMBERS_RETIRED_SATURDAY
- BMB_2091.jpg WSOC: Tiffany Yovino Jersey Retirement on Gohofstra, 26 Sep 2011https://gohofstra.com/news/2011/9/26/WSOC_Tiffany_Yovino_Jersey_Retirement
- "Cosmos retiring Giorgio Chinaglia's No. 9 shirt"http://www.goal.com/en-us/news/6105/north-american-soccer-league/2014/06/05/4863678/cosmos-retiring-giorgio-chinaglias-no-9-shirt
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- New York Cosmoshttp://www.nycosmos.com/heritage
- "Cosmos honor Pele by retiring number - almost 37 years after they already did"https://www.espn.com/soccer/blog/name/93/post/1850762/headline
- Major League Soccerhttps://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2018/08/05/new-york-red-bulls-honor-bradley-wright-phillips-last-wear-no-99
- F.C. Portland Academyhttps://web.archive.org/web/20141123082828/http://www.fcportland.org/club/clive/index_E.html
- Sancho’s connection to Rochester Rhinos has long history on Socawarriors.nethttps://socawarriors.net/foreign-based/5766-sanchos-connection-to-rochester-rhinos-has-long-history.html
- Getting his kicks running his own business by Thomas Adams – August 17, 2012 on Rbj.nethttps://rbj.net/2012/08/17/getting-his-kicks-running-his-own-business/
- "| Tampa Bay Rowdies"https://web.archive.org/web/20161104025912/http://www.rowdiessoccer.com/index.php?id=52&newsid=5130
- The NASL Fanatichttps://acstlfanatic.wordpress.com/2010/09/15/perry-van-der-becks-number-to-be-retired-by-fc-tampa-bay-rowdies/
- Traditions - UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS RETIRED NUMBERShttps://umassathletics.com/sports/2016/7/5/trads-numbers-html.aspx
- UMass Holds Special Jersey Retirement For Former Women's Soccer Players April Kater & Briana Scurry by Kellen Becoats athttps://www.hustlebelt.com/2014/3/3/5453538/umass-jersey-retirement-briana-scurry-uswnt
- "Shakhtar retired the number 33"https://shakhtar.com/en/news/2018/june/22_news/22_shakhtar-retired-the-number-33/
- Мы помним тебя, Максим!http://zarya-lugansk.com/news_show.php?news_id=4164
- Cardiff City FChttps://www.cardiffcityfc.co.uk/news/202223-squad-numbers
- Swansea City FChttps://web.archive.org/web/20120329044146/http://www.swanseacity.net/page/Latest/0%2C%2C10354~2054509%2C00.html
- "Ortega fills Maradona's shirt"https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport3/worldcup2002/hi/team_pages/argentina/newsid_2010000/2010680.stm
- Así nació la tradición de usar números en las camisetas by Gustavo Farías on La Voz del Interior, 22 Aug 2013https://mundod.lavoz.com.ar/node/624034
- River juega sin número 12: la disimulada y progresiva eliminación de la camiseta “enemiga” by Andrés Burgo on TyC. 13 Auhttps://www.tycsports.com/river-plate/river-juega-sin-numero-12-la-disimulada-y-progresiva-eliminacion-de-la-camiseta-enemiga-id679445.html
- Infobaehttps://www.infobae.com/2013/02/02/694571-river-retirara-la-camiseta-numero-12/
- River retira la camiseta 12? on El Díahttps://www.eldia.com/nota/2013-2-3--river-retira-la-camiseta-12
- River retira la camiseta número 12, El Patagónico, 8 February 2013https://www.elpatagonico.com/river-retira-la-camiseta-numero-12-n683521
- CBS Sportshttps://www.cbssports.com/soccer/news/santos-to-retire-peles-legendary-no-10-jersey-until-they-return-to-brasileirao-after-shock-relegation/
- Sangre Cardenalhttps://archive.today/20140711190823/http://sangrecardenal.net/2012/05/adios-a-la-23/
- SK Slavia Prahahttp://slavia.cz/clanek.asp?id=Danny-bude-nosit-cislo-7-Velka-zodpovednost-hlasi-14793
- Ecuador retira la "11" por el "Chucho" Benítez at Infobae, 1 Aug 2013https://www.infobae.com/2013/08/01/1200270-ecuador-retira-la-11-el-chucho-benitez/
- Ecuador retirará el número 11 en homenaje a 'Chucho' Benítez at El Espectadorhttps://www.elespectador.com/deportes/futbol-mundial/ecuador-retirara-el-numero-11-en-homenaje-a-chucho-benitez-article-437526/
- FIFA WC 2014 squadlistshttps://web.archive.org/web/20141006104522/https://resources.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/02/36/33/44/fwc_2014_squadlists_neutral.pdf
- "Tomi Solomon drowning: Bradford football shirt number retired"https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leeds-57544546
- Bradford City academy player Tomi Solomon, 13, dies in River Calder at The Telegraph, 3 Jun 2021https://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/news/19348872.bradford-city-academy-player-tomi-solomon-13-dies-river-calder/
- "Squad Numbers"https://web.archive.org/web/20080805040225/http://www.leedsunited.com/page/NewsroomDetail/0%2C%2C10273~1355522%2C00.html
- English footballer Stansfield takes his father's retired number by Emre Asikci at aa.com.tr, 4 Sep 2022https://www.aa.com.tr/en/sports/english-footballer-stansfield-takes-his-fathers-retired-number/2676596
- Sports Molehttps://www.sportsmole.co.uk/off-the-pitch/wolves/news/wolves-retire-number-one-shirt_333080.html
- 90min.comhttps://www.90min.com/posts/6140432-wolves-confirm-bizarre-squad-number-for-new-goalkeeper-rui-patricio-ahead-of-premier-league-debut
- Sportbible.comhttp://www.sportbible.com/football/funny-rui-patricio-has-chosen-to-take-the-number-11-shirt-20180810
- Wolves.co.ukhttps://www.wolves.co.uk/team/first-team/
- BirminghamLivehttps://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/jose-sa-rui-patricio-wolves-21119751
- "With the probability of a new keeper joining us soon it would be nice to see somebody take that No.1 Jersey !"https://x.com/carl_ikeme/status/1415068315589005314
- FC Hakahttps://archive.today/20120729170254/http://www.fchaka.fi/etusivu/542-numero-14-poistui-kaeytoestae
- "Podolski vexed as Koln U-turn on promise to retire his shirt"http://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/3275/bundesliga/2014/07/06/4940029/podolski-vexed-as-koln-u-turn-on-promise-to-retire-his-shirt
- "Auf Wiedersehen, Raul! Schalke's Spanish superstar leaves behind a legendary legacy in Germany"http://www.goal.com/en-my/news/4004/germany/2012/04/19/3046693/auf-wiedersehen-raul-schalkes-spanish-superstar-leaves
- Persepolis FChttps://web.archive.org/web/20181017002013/http://fc-perspolis.com/Contents/3061/%D9%BE%DB%8C%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%87%D9%86-%D8%B4%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%87-7-%D8%B9%D9%84%DB%8C-%D9%BE%D8%B1%D9%88%DB%8C%D9%86-%D8%A8%D8%A7%DB%8C%DA%AF%D8%A7%D9%86%DB%8C-%D8%B4%D8%AF
- Bank Varzeshhttps://web.archive.org/web/20161009115751/http://old.bankvarzesh.com/newsdetail.aspx?ser_id=4&news_id=59063
- footballonline.irhttp://footballonline.ir/News.aspx?ID=90923
- fardanews.comhttps://web.archive.org/web/20171107113728/http://www.fardanews.com/fa/news/433709/%DB%B7-%D9%BE%D8%B1%D8%B3%D9%BE%D9%88%D9%84%DB%8C%D8%B3-%D9%87%D9%85-%D9%85%D8%AB%D9%84-%DB%B7-%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA%D9%82%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%84-%D8%A8%D8%A7%DB%8C%DA%AF%D8%A7%D9%86%DB%8C-%D8%B4%D8%AF
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- "Aldair at 50: 13 facts you need to know"https://www.asroma.com/en/news/2015/11/aldair-at-50-13-facts-you-need-to-know
- ROMA’S REFRESHING APPROACH TO RETIRING NUMBERS, 22 Nov 2018https://www.squadnumbers.com/2018/11/22/romas-refreshing-approach-to-retiring-numbers/
- "Akhaa Ahli Aley retires number 20"https://www.falebanon.com/akhaa-ahli-aley-retires-number-20/
- "Caballero regresó el retirado número 8 a Pachuca para Hirving Lozano"http://www.espn.com.ar/news/nota/_/id/2137455/caballero-regreso-el-retirado-numero-8-a-pachuca-para-hirving-lozano
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- ITV Newshttp://www.itv.com/news/2017-07-13/ajax-midfielder-nouri-suffers-permanent-brain-damage/
- "Update situatie Abdelhak Nouri"https://web.archive.org/web/20170909233525/http://www.ajax.nl/streams/ajax-actueel/update-situatie-abdelhak-nouri.htm
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- Norrie McCathie Benevolent Fundhttps://web.archive.org/web/20070929070314/http://www.nmbf.org.uk/profile.php
- "Prieto: Wearing Puerta's No. 16 Is An Honour"http://www.goal.com/en-india/Articolo.aspx?ContenutoId=790559
- ABChttps://sevilla.abc.es/deportes/orgullodenervion/noticias/sevilla-fc/ultimo-heredero-puerta-128989-1502140190.html
- Sveriges Radiohttps://sverigesradio.se/sida/artikel.aspx?programid=106&artikel=7087902
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- LA Galaxyhttps://www.lagalaxy.com/post/2017/02/07/cobi-jones-confirms-jermaine-jones-will-wear-la-galaxy-no-13-kit-insider
- Mia Hamm profile on NC Soccer Hall of Famehttps://www.ncsoccerhalloffame.org/Hall-of-fame/mia-hamm
- Feet of gold on ESPN.comhttps://www.espn.com/classic/s/add_hamm_mia.html
- "2024 Roster & Pronunciation Guide" on 2025 Women's soccer record book – UNC Athleticshttps://s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/sidearm.nextgen.sites/unc.sidearmsports.com/documents/2025/3/20/2025_WSRB.pdf
- KSL.comhttps://www.ksl.com/article/46645695/better-late-than-never-real-salt-lake-finally-does-right-by-javier-morales
- Salt Lake Tribunehttps://www.sltrib.com/sports/2019/09/26/jason-kreis-asks-rsl/
- The St. Petersburg Timeshttps://www.newspapers.com/image/322315752/?terms=Wegerle
- CONMEBOLhttps://web.archive.org/web/20120324044843/http://www.conmebol.com/export/sites/conmebol/Docs/Copa_Libertadores/2012/Lista-jugadores_Libertadores-2012.pdf
- The Timeshttps://www.thetimes.com/sport/football/article/flamengo-retire-no-12-shirt-in-honour-of-fans-j6s7jhqfqkp
- The Guardianhttps://www.theguardian.com/football/the-gentleman-ultra/2018/nov/15/football-club-retire-players-shirt-number-maradona-baggio-maldini-moore
- Bundesligahttps://www.bundesliga.com/en/news/Bundesliga/number-12-shirt-rarely-used-reserved-for-fans-12-th-man-517494.jsp
- persija.idhttps://web.archive.org/web/20220905030057/https://persija.id/berita/fakta-persija-ini-sosok-pemain-terakhir-yang-gunakan-nomor-punggung-12
- FC Persepolishttp://fc-perspolis.com/Contents/15374/پیروانی-به-پاس-زحمات-هواداران-پیشنهاد-بایگانی-شدن-شماره-را-به-نشانه-یار-دوازدهم-به-باشگاه-ارائه-کردم
- "FB'de de 12 numara taraftara ayrıldı"http://arsiv.ntv.com.tr/news/96644.asp
- instagram.comhttps://www.instagram.com/reel/C0WcUF8hVNV/?igshid=NTYzOWQzNmJjMA%3D%3D
- "Atlanta, Number 17 is for You"http://www.atlutd.com/post/2017/02/10/atlanta-number-17-you
- "Hank Aaron and His No. 44 Jersey Will Receive Special Recognition by Georgia Sports Teams"https://www.sportscasting.com/hank-aaron-and-his-no-44-jersey-will-receive-special-recognition-by-georgia-sports-teams/
- Rochdale AFChttps://www.rochdaleafc.co.uk/news/2017/january/rochdale-football-club-saddened-to-learn-of-the-passing-of-joshua-mccormack/
- sentragoal.philenews.comhttps://web.archive.org/web/20140808045018/http://sentragoal.philenews.com/article.asp?catid=19171&subid=2&pubid=72090657
- "Hasnuryadi Sulaiman Jelaskan Makna Nomor 88 bagi Barito Putera"https://www.bolasport.com/read/311374621/hasnuryadi-sulaiman-jelaskan-makna-nomor-88-bagi-barito-putera?page=all