Tottenham recently confirmed the signing of Richarlison as their fourth signing of the summer for Antonio Conte.
The Brazil international was captured for a £60 million fee from Everton (The Guardian), seeing him join the earlier arrivals of Yves Bissouma, Ivan Perisic and Fraser Forster.
Spurs also revealed Richarlison will take possession of the No. 9 shirt, which has remained vacant since the end of Gareth Bale’s loan stint in 2020-21.
In doing so, the 25-year-old has joined some esteemed company in donning the iconic number from the likes of Spurs legends Jimmy Greaves, Ossie Ardiles and Ricky Villa.
However, he also moves alongside some notable flops to have briefly worn the shirt, including Vincent Janssen and Roberto Soldado in recent years.
And on the subject of Spurs history, here is an extensive list detailing every player to have worn the number nine for the club, according to database Transfermarkt.
Every player to wear the No. 9 shirt for Tottenham
Len Duquemin – 1951/52
Dave Dunmore – 1957/58
Bobby Smith – 1957/58, 1960/61—1961/62, 1963/64
Les Allen – 1962/63—1964/65
Laurie Brown – 1963/64
Frank Saul – 1964/65—1965/66, 1967/68
Jimmy Greaves – 1964/65, 1967/68
Jimmy Robertson – 1964/65
Alan Gilzean – 1964/65—1969/70
Roy Low – 1964/65
Martin Chivers – 1967/68—1975/76
Jimmy Pearce – 1968/69
Mike England – 1968/69
John Pratt – 1971/72
Jimmy Neighbour – 1972/73, 1975/76—1976/77
Chris Jones – 1974/75, 1978/79
John Duncan – 1975/76—1976/77
Ian Moores – 1976/77
Gerry Armstrong – 1976/77, 1978/79—1979/80
Colin Lee – 1978/79
Ricky Villa – 1980/81
Tony Galvin – 1980/81—1984/85
Terry Gibson – 1982/83
Mark Falco – 1983/84
Dave Leworthy – 1984/85
Clive Allen – 1984/85—1985/86
Chris Waddle – 1985/86—1988/89
John Chiedozie – 1985/86
Paul Allen – 1985/86, 1990/91
Gary Stevens – 1985/86
Osvaldo Ardiles – 1987/88
Paul Walsh – 1988/89, 1990/91
Paul Stewart – 1989/90
Vinny Samways – 1989/90—1992/93
Nayim – 1989/90—1992/93
Paul Gascoigne – 1990/91
Phil Gray – 1990/91
Mitchell Thomas – 1990/91
David Howells – 1991/92
Andy Gray – 1991/92
Jeff Minton – 1991/92
Darren Anderson – 1992/93—1998/99
Les Ferdinand – 1999/00—2002/03
Frederic Kanoute – 2003/04—2005/06
Grzegorz Rasiak – 2005/06
Dimitar Berbatov – 2006/07—2007/08
Roman Pavlyuchenko – 2008/09—2011/12
Roberto Soldado – 2013/14—2014/15
Vincent Janssen – 2016/17—2018/19
Gareth Bale – 2020/21
Richarlison – since 2022/23