The '30' of Messi and other strange numbers in football

Messi (30)

Lionel Messi has signed this summer for PSG and will wear number 30 in the Parisian team, as when he started at Barcelona.

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Edgar Davids (1)

The former Barcelona player during his time at Barnet Football Club, in addition to being a coach-player, wore number 1.

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Osvaldo Ardiles (1)

Osvaldo Ardiles carried the 1 during the 1982 World Cup held in Argentina since these numbers were designated alphabetically. Despite this, Diego Armando Maradona ignored it and wore the mythical '10'.

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Ubaldo Matildo Fillol (7)

The Argentine goalkeeper took the 7 during the World Cup held in Spain.

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Ivan Zamorano (1 + 8)

The Chilean Inter striker had to manage to continue wearing the number 9 on his back since after Ronaldo's arrival at the Italian club this number went to the Brazilian.

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Buffon (77)

Buffon was accused of sympathizing with fascism for wearing the number 88 and the player had to change the number quickly.

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Buffon (88)

The Italian goalkeeper with 88 on his back.

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Hicham Zerouali (0)

The Moroccan striker for Aberdeen had a nickname: Zero. And in 2000, he managed to wear that number on his back for some games.

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Peruzzi (70)

The Italian goalkeeper wore the '70' in his time at Lazio because it was the year of his birth.

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Ronaldo (99)

The Brazilian forward wore the 99 on his back during his time at AC Milan as the 9 was worn by Italian striker Filippo Inzaghi.

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Toquero (2)

One of the rarest numbers that are remembered in LaLiga. The former Athletic striker carried the 2 on his back despite being a forward.

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Lizarazu (69)

The Bayern winger had to explain that this was his lucky number since he was born in 1969, his height was 1.69 cm and he weighed 69 kilos.

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Jorge Campos

The Mexican goalkeeper during his career wore unusual numbers for a goalkeeper like the 9 or 19.

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Ronaldinho (49)

The Brazilian star looks 'weird' with any number other than ten. At the Mexican club, Querétaro Fútbol Club, he wore 49.

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Ronaldinho (80)

Ronaldinho during his time at Milan carried 80 (the year of his birth) on his back, since the 10th was occupied by Clarence Seedorf.

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Rogerio Ceni (01)

The world's top scorer and Sao Paulo legend decided to wear the number 01.

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Ubaldo Fillol (5)

Ubaldo Fillol also took number five with the Argentine team.

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Derek Riordan (01)

When the Scottish striker returned to Hibernian in 2008 he was unable to wear the number 10 he normally wore as it was already chosen by a teammate, the player decided to change the order of the digits.

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