Kylian Mbappe Gets Madrid Number 9 Kit + Major Real Madrid Kit Number Changes Announced
Jul 11, 2024, by Chris
- Mbappe's Number: Kylian Mbappe will wear the number 9 jersey for Real Madrid in his first season.
- Valverde's Change: Federico Valverde will take the number 8 jersey, previously worn by Toni Kroos.
- Other Changes: Several other squad numbers have changed, with Camavinga, Tchouameni, Güler and Vallejo also receiving new numbers.
With the start of the 2024-25 season, Real Madrid has announced several significant changes to its squad numbers while also confirming the shirt number worn by Mbappe in his first season at the club.
Real Madrid 24-25 Squad Numbers
As expected, Kylian Mbappé gets the number 9 shirt in his first season at Madrid. Rumors suggest that Mbappé will get the number 10 shirt when Modric expects to leave the club in 2025.
There are various other changes. The most interesting is possibly Valverde, who gets Kroos' number 8
Madrid 24-25 Squad Number Announcement:
- Kylian Mbappé: Number 9 (formerly Benzema)
- Eduardo Camavinga: Switching from number 12 to number 6 (previously Nacho).
- Federico Valverde: Changing from number 15 to number 8 (previously Kroos).
- Aurélien Tchouameni: Leaving number 18 to wear number 14 (previously Joselu).
- Arda Güler: Moving from number 24 to number 15 (previously Valverde).
- Jesús Vallejo: Adopting the number 18 (previously Tchouameni).
The new Endrick's number has not been announced. The options currently available to him are 12, 16, 24, and 25.
Do you like the new kit numbers Real Madrid has assigned for the 24-25 season? Do you believe players should maintain the same number while playing for the same club? Let us know in the comments below.
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