Which players have changed shirt numbers for 2026/27?
A new season means new jerseys and also some new numbers on the back of those shirts. Make sure you don’t get caught out trying to spot your favourite players in 2026/27. Here’s an overview of changed numbers for the coming campaign…
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Going into his second season at Bayern, the midfielder and occasional left-back has cast off the No.20 shirt to take the No.8 vacated by Leon Goretzka.
Bakayoko took the No.9 shirt and Harder had 11 when the pair joined Leipzig last summer, but the pair have now made a swap to give the Belgian winger the No.11 and the Danish striker the No.9.
Like Bischof, the German midfielder has swapped from No.20 to the previously vacant No.8. New man Rocco Reitz has inherited the No.20.
Fresh from scoring for Austria at the FIFA World Cup 2026, attacking midfielder Schmid has taken over Leonardo Bittencourt’s No.8 jersey, freeing up his No.20 for new signing Chuki.
Intending to be the new first-choice goalkeeper, Hein has taken the No.1 shirt last held by Michael Zetterer, having worn No.13 while on loan from Arsenal last season.
The 20-year-old striker previously wore 33 after breaking through in 2023/24 but has now taken the weight of the No.9 shirt from Ihlas Bebou as he looks to stake his claim to be the main man up front.
The Portuguese striker wore No.21 during his initial six-month loan spell at Augsburg but has now taken the No.9 shirt from Samuel Essende after completing a permanent move from Sporting Lisbon.
The Austrian took No.38 after returning on loan from Brondby in January but has now reclaimed the No.11 shirt he previously wore from 2017 to 2022 after he made a full move and Ismaël Gharbi went back to Braga.
The striker has vacated the No.20 shirt – now taken by new man Otto Ruoppi – to don the No.9 left by Arnaud Nordin’s permanent move to Rennes.
The South Korean was previously No.14 before loan spells last season at Nantes and Gent but returns to take the unoccupied No.13.
First choice in goal as of last season, the 28-year-old has given up his No.33 shirt – now taken by new signing Daniel Batz – to take Jonas Omlin’s No.1 shirt after his departure to Basel.
The Iceland midfielder has dropped down a digit from the No.18 he held in his first season at the club to take the No.8 vacated by Braga-bound Denis Huseinbašić.
The Dane has gone from No.23 to No.11 after completing a permanent move from Rennes.
The centre-back has moved down a couple of numbers from 25 to the 23 vacated by Grønbæk.
