Statistics for Footballers with unusual shirt numbers

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General Stats

  • This quiz has been taken 32 times
  • The average score is 9 of 17

Answer Stats

PlayerTeamYearsHint / BackgroundNumber% Correct
Trent Alexander-ArnoldLiverpool2016-kept this number since his debut for the first team66
93%
RonaldinhoAC Milan2008-11year of birth80
76%
Samuel Eto'oEverton2014-15unusual number for a striker5
69%
Joao CanceloManCity2022-23unusual number for a full-back, in memory of his mother who died in a car crash7
62%
Sandro WagnerBayern Munich2018-19unusual number for a striker, symbolized that it was not his first stint with the club2
59%
Gianluigi BuffonParma2000chose this number because it has "four balls". Switched to another number when he was accused of using a Nazi symbol88
59%
Jonathan de GuzmanChievo2016-17unusual number for a midfielder1
55%
Rui PatricioWolverhampton2018-21allegedly refused to wear #1 out of respect to his predecessor who was suffering from cancer11
55%
William GallasArsenal2006-10unusual number for a defender10
48%
Gianluigi DonnarummaPSG2021-22his usual #99 was not allowed, so he switched to the highest possible number50
48%
Rogerio CeniSao Paulo-2015indication of his playmaker qualities as a goalkeeper (especially free kicks). Hint: swap order of digits of the classical playmaker number01
45%
Emmanuel AdebayorReal Madrid2011unusual number for a striker6
45%
Nicklas BendtnerWolfsburg2014-16unusual number for a striker, advice from his mother3
38%
Ivan ZamoranoInter1998-2001was unhappy that he had to give his #9 to Ronaldo1+8
34%
Jens LehmannGermany2005refused to wear a classical "second goalie number"9
31%
Bixente LizarazuBayern Munich2004-06year of birth, height, weight. Not what you're thinking of69
28%
Nicklas BendtnerArsenal2009-11allegedly switched to this number for an advice of a fortune teller52
17%

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