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
Netfçi PFK
Netfçi PFK
Team
Netfçi PFK
No.
9
Player
Anatoliy Banishevskiy
Pos.
1963–1978
Tenure
Club legend
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
Borac Banja Luka
Borac Banja Luka
Team
Borac Banja Luka
No.
8
Player
Mladen Žižović
Pos.
MF
Tenure
2012–14
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
Macclesfield
Team
Macclesfield
No.
20
Player
Ethan McLeod
Pos.
MF
Tenure
2025–26
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 . Municipal
1990
1990–2010
C . Municipal
Team
C . 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
| 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 | ||
| Netfçi PFK | 9 | Anatoliy Banishevskiy | 1963–1978 | Club legend | |
| 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 |
| Borac Banja Luka | 8 | Mladen Žižović | MF | 2012–14 | 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 | 20 | Ethan McLeod | MF | 2025–26 | 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 |
· 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
PSIM Yogyakarta
PSIM Yogyakarta
Team
PSIM Yogyakarta
No.
91
Player
Rafinha
Pos.
FW
Tenure
2024–25
Notes
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 | |
| PSIM Yogyakarta | 91 | Rafinha | FW | 2024–25 | 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 |
References
- Number retired after García died by suicide on 4 February 2021. He was the all-time club top scorer in Argentine Primera
- 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