In football are specific shirt number hold pride and honour around the world .one of the most important numbers is ten(10),which is typically worn by extraordinary player to show that they are the club’s or country creative heartbeat below are the Top 10 Best players who has worn number for club and the country.
10
Number 10 in the list was chosen based on people’s comments about him.
Alex Ferguson: “Okocha is a fantastic player. I enjoy watching him play.
Mohammed Kudus: “He is the Greatest African Player ever”
Ronaldinho: “Jay Jay Okocha, wow!! That man made football to listen to him. At training, we would watch him doing a freestyle. Whatever he wanted to do, the ball would do it.
Alan Shearer: “He made the difficult things look easy. I must’ve tried that flicking overhead a million times, and it’s never come off once. Gifted, natural ability, superb player.
El Hadji Diouf: “The most talented African footballer since I was born is Okocha. He’s the most talented player I’ve ever seen, but he didn’t win a trophy, he didn’t win a golf ball.
Charles Chima:” So good they named him twice. Bolton Wanderers legend, Frankfurt legend, Fenerbahçe legend, Super Eagles legend. Dem rob u for African best that year sha”
Augustine Azuka “Jay-Jay” Okocha August is a Nigerian former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. Although Augustine jay -jay might not wear jersey number 10 for most clubs he has played for, but always for Nigeria 🇳🇬. He had 73 caps for the Nigeria national team between 1993 and 2006, scoring 14 goals, and was a member of three FIFA World Cup squads. He played for clubs like Borussia Neunkirchen,
Eintracht Frankfurt,
Fenerbahçe,Paris Saint-Germain,
Bolton Wanderers,Qatar SC,Hull City and Durgapur Vox Champions . Jay Jay is Africa’s most skillful dribbler in football history and his dribbling skills remain unbeaten.
AWARDS AND TROPHIES 🏆
Trophée des Champions: 1998
UEFA Intertoto Cup: 2001
Summer Olympic Games: 1996
Africa Cup of Nations: 1994
Nigerian Footballer of the Year: 1995, 1997, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005
BBC African Footballer of the Year: 2004, 2005
Africa Cup of Nations Top Scorer: 2004
Africa Cup of Nations Best Player: 2004
Bolton Wanderers Player of the Year: 2004–05
Goal of the Year (Germany): 1993
IFFHS All-time Africa Men’s Dream Team: 2021
Saarland Cup: 1989–90, 1991–92
Oberliga Südwest: 1990–91
Atatürk Cup: 1998
Afro-Asian Cup of Nations: 1995.
9
Number 9 was chosen based on Technical ability and achievements.
Ball Control: Bergkamp was renowned for his exceptional first touch and ability to control the ball in tight spaces. His technique allowed him to create opportunities for himself and his teammates.
Vision and Creativity: He had an extraordinary ability to read the game and make incisive passes, often executing spectacular assists.
Movement: Bergkamp’s intelligent movement off the ball and his ability to find space were key to his style of play, allowing him to receive the ball in advantageous positions.
Finishing: His finishing ability was outstanding, often using a variety of techniques to score, including volleys and deft chips.
Dennis Nicolaas Maria Bergkamp is a Dutch professional football coach and former player who was most recently the Assistant manager of Ajax. He is a wide midfielder.
He played for Ajax, Inter Milan and
Arsenal
AWRDS AND TROPHIES 🏆
After joining Arsenal in 1995, he helped the club to win three Premier League titles (one unbeaten), three FA Cup trophies, and reach the 2006 UEFA Champions League Final.
FOOTBALLER OF THE YEAR
Footballer of the Year
1998 Arsenal FC
1992 Ajax Amsterdam
1991 Ajax Amsterdam
5X TOP GOAL SCORER
93/94 UEFA-Cup
(2009) UEFA-Cup
92/93 Eredivisie PTT Telecompetitie – 26 Goals
91/92 Eredivisie PTT Telecompetitie – 22 Goals
91/92 UEFA Euro EURO 1992 – 3 Goals
90/91 Eredivisie PTT Telecompetitie – 25 Goals
3X PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Player of the Year
97/98 Premier League Premier League
91/92 Eredivisie PTT Telecompetitie
90/91 Eredivisie PTT Telecompetitie
3X ENGLISH CHAMPION
English Champion
03/04 Arsenal FC Arsenal FC
01/02 Arsenal FC Arsenal FC
97/98 Arsenal FC Arsenal FC
2X UEFA CUP WINNER
Uefa Cup winner
93/94 Inter Milan Inter Milan
91/92 Ajax Amsterdam Ajax Amsterdam
1X EUROPAPOKAL DER POKALSIEGER SIEGER
Europapokal der Pokalsieger Sieger
86/87 Ajax Amsterdam Ajax Amsterdam
4X ENGLISH FA CUP WINNER
English FA Cup winner
2005 Arsenal FC Arsenal FC
2003 Arsenal FC Arsenal FC
2002 Arsenal FC Arsenal FC
1998 Arsenal FC Arsenal FC
3X ENGLISH SUPER CUP WINNER
English Super Cup winner
04/05 Arsenal FC Arsenal FC
02/03 Arsenal FC Arsenal FC
98/99 Arsenal FC Arsenal FC
8
Number 8 in the list of the best 10 players to wear jersey number 10 was chosen based on 2004. During the final season of his career, Baggio became the first player in over 30 years to score 200 goals in Serie A, and is the seventh-highest goalscorer of all time in Serie A, with 205 goals. Baggio is the only Italian to score in three World Cups, and with nine goals holds the record for most goals scored in World Cup tournaments for Italy, along with Paolo Rossi and Christian Vieri.
Roberto Baggio is an Italian former professional footballer who mainly plays as an attacking midfielder. He is the former president of the technical sector of the Italian Football Federation.
Played for a team like Vicenza,
Fiorentina,Juventus. ,AC Milan, Bologna, Inter Milan and Brescia.
AWARDS AND TROPHIES 🏆
1X THE BEST FIFA MEN’S PLAYER
1993 Juventus FC
1X WINNER BALLON D’OR
Winner Ballon d’Or
1993 Juventus FC
1X TOP GOAL SCORER
90/91 UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup
2X ITALIAN CHAMPION
95/96 AC Milan AC Milan
94/95 Juventus FC Juventus FC
1X UEFA CUP WINNER
92/93 Juventus FC Juventus FC
1X ITALIAN CUP WINNER
94/95 Juventus FC Juventus FC
Roberto Baggio. Known for his utterly iconic hairstyle, Roberto Baggio is a true great Italian footballer.
7
Number 7 in the list of top 10 best player to wear jersey number 10 was give base on record set as
third-highest scorer of all time, while he also holds the fourth-highest number of assists with 103. The Manchester United’s all time goalscorer with 253 goals and made his senior international debut for England in February 2003, aged 17, and is England’s youngest-ever goalscorer.
This nobody than Wayne Mark Rooney an English professional football manager and former player who was most recently the head coach of EFL Championship club Plymouth Argyle.
He played clubs like Everton ,
Manchester United,Everton ,D.C. United and Derby County.
1X FOOTBALLER OF THE YEAR
2010 Manchester United
4X PLAYER OF THE YEAR
14/15
13/14
08/09
07/08
1X TOP GOAL SCORER
Top goal scorer
08/09 FIFA Club World Cup FIFA Club World Cup – 3 Goals
1X CHAMPIONS LEAGUE WINNER
07/08 Manchester United
5X ENGLISH CHAMPION
English Champion
12/13 Manchester United
10/11 Manchester United
08/09 Manchester United
07/08 Manchester United
06/07 Manchester United
1X EUROPA LEAGUE WINNER
16/17 Manchester United
1X FIFA CLUB WORLD CUP WINNER
2009 Manchester United
1X ENGLISH FA CUP WINNER
2016 Manchester United
4X ENGLISH LEAGUE CUP WINNER
2017 Manchester United
2010 Manchester United
2009 Manchester United
2006 Manchester United
4X ENGLISH SUPER CUP WINNER
16/17 Manchester United
11/12 Manchester United
10/11 Manchester United
07/08 Manchester United
1X U21 PREMIER LEAGUE CHAMPION
U21 Premier League champion
15/16
6
Number 6 in the list of top best players to wear jersey no. 10, he was chosen because he was regarded as one of the best playmakers in football history and won the Ballon d’Or three times in a row, and came seventh in the FIFA Player of the Century vote and his nickname is Le Roi (The King).
This is Michel Platini, a French football player and former president of the UEFA.
He played for clubs like Nancy, Saint-Étienne and Juventus.
AWARDS AND TROPHIES 🏆
3X WINNER BALLON D’OR
1985 Juventus FC
1984 Juventus FC
1983 Juventus FC
2X FOOTBALLER OF THE YEAR
1977 France
1976 France
4X TOP GOAL SCORER
84/85 Serie A – 18 Goals
83/84 Serie A – 20 Goals
83/84 UEFA Euro 1984 – 9
82/83 Serie A – 16 Goals
1X EUROPEAN CHAMPION
1984 France
1X EUROPEAN CHAMPION CLUBS’ CUP WINNER
84/85 Juventus FC
2X ITALIAN CHAMPION
85/86 Juventus FC
83/84 JJuventus FC
1X FRENCH CHAMPION
80/81 AS Saint-Étienne
1X UEFA SUPERCUP WINNER
84/85 Juventus FC
1X EUROPAPOKAL DER POKALSIEGER SIEGER
83/84 Juventus FC
1X FRENCH CUP WINNER
77/78 AS Nancy-Lorraine
1X ITALIAN CUP WINNER
82/83 Juventus FC
1X INTERCONTINENTAL CUP WINNER
1985 Juventus FC
1X CONMEBOL-UEFA CUP OF CHAMPIONS WINNER
85/86 France
5
The number 5 on the list of top 10 players to wear jersey no 10 was chosen not just because he was crowned FIFA World Player of the Year three times, but also because of recommendation from football stakeholders like
Sir Alex Ferguson: “Give me Zidane and 10 pieces of wood, and I’ll win you the Champions League.”
Pelé: “Zidane is the master. Over the years, I’ve seen many great players, but Zidane is unique.
Ronaldinho says about Zidane that he always had great respect.
Henry said Zidane is one of the greatest players of all time and praised his elegance, vision, and influence on the pitch.
Zizou is a French professional football manager and former player who played as an attacking midfielder and played for teams like
Cannes, Bordeaux, Juventus and
Real Madrid. Although Zinedine Zidane didn’t wear the number 10 shirt during his club career, he wore it when he represented France. He captivated audiences from across the world.
AWARDS AND TROPHIES
3X THE BEST FIFA MEN’S PLAYER
2003 Real Madrid
2000 Juventus FC
1998 Juventus FC
1X WINNER BALLON D’OR
1998 Juventus FC
1X UEFA BEST PLAYER IN EUROPE
2002 Real Madrid
3X FOOTBALLER OF THE YEAR
2002 Real Madrid
2001 Juventus FC
1998 Juventus FC
1X PLAYER OF THE YEAR
95/96 Ligue 1 Division 1
1X WORLD CUP WINNER
1998 France
1X EUROPEAN CHAMPION
2000 France
1X CHAMPIONS LEAGUE WINNER
01/02 Real Madrid
1X SPANISH CHAMPION
02/03 Real Madrid
2X ITALIAN CHAMPION
97/98 Juventus FC
96/97 Juventus FC
2X UEFA SUPERCUP WINNER
02/03 Real Madrid
96/97 Juventus FC
1X ITALIAN SUPER CUP WINNER
97/98 Juventus FC
2X SPANISH SUPER CUP WINNER
03/04 Real Madrid
01/02 Real Madrid
2X INTERCONTINENTAL CUP WINNER
2002 Real Madrid
1996 Juventus FC
2X UI CUP WINNER
99/00 Juventus FC
95/96 FC Girondins Bordeaux
4
Number 4 on the list of top 10 players to wear jersey no. 10, is the originator of the flip-flap or elastico skills and one of the greatest players of all time. He won two FIFA World Player of the Year awards and a Ballon d’Or. Just hear what people say about him.
“He was unbelievable,” Messi told TyC Sports about Ronaldinho.
Pele: “But, for me, Ronaldinho has been the player who has played for the longest at the top of his game.
Diego Maradona in 2001: “I wanted to play against you (Ronaldinho) just once in my life, because you’re the last person to give me hope for football.”
Ronaldo de Assis Moreira, commonly known as Ronaldinho Gaúcho, is a former Brazilian professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder or left-winger. A legend for Grêmio, Paris Saint-Germain, Barcelona, AC Milan, Flamengo, Atlético Mineiro, Querétaro, Fluminense and not just No.10s but a game determines.
Achievement
2X THE BEST FIFA MEN’S PLAYER
2005 FC Barcelona
2004 FC Barcelona
1X WINNER BALLON D’OR
2005 FC Barcelona
1X UEFA BEST PLAYER IN EUROPE
2006 FC Barcelona
3X TOP GOAL SCORER
13/14 FIFA Club World Cup – 2 Goals
98/99 Confederations Cup- 6 Goals
98/99 Campeonato Gaúcho – 15 Goals
1X WORLD CUP WINNER
2002 Brazil
1X COPA AMÉRICA WINNER
98/99 Brazil
1X CHAMPIONS LEAGUE WINNER
05/06 FC Barcelona FC
2X SPANISH CHAMPION
05/06 FC Barcelona
04/05 FC Barcelona
1X ITALIAN CHAMPION
10/11 AC Milan
2X SPANISH SUPER CUP WINNER
06/07 FC Barcelona
05/06 FC Barcelona
1X UNDER-17 WORLD CUP CHAMPION
1997 Brazil U17
1X COPA LIBERTADORES WINNER
12/13 Clube Atlético Mineiro
1X CONFEDERATIONS CUP WINNER
2005 Brazil
1X CAMPEÃO MINEIRO
2013 Clube Atlético M ineiro
D1X CAMPEÃO GAÚCHO
98/99 Grêmio Football
1X RECOPA SUDAMERICANA WINNER
13/14 Clube Atlético Mineiro
1X CAMPEÃO CARIOCA
10/11 CR Flamengo
1X CAMPEÃO DA TAÇA mRIO
10/11 CR Flamengo
1X THIRD PLACE AT THE OLYMPIC GAMES
2008 Brazil Olympic Team
3
The number 3 in list of the top 10 players to wear jersey no10 is nobody than the man who suffers the most fouls in a World Cup (53 at Mexico 1986) and the most fouls in one match (23 against Italy in Spain 1982) and the overall, on who won the most free-kicks at the World Cup with 152 free-kicks.just hear what football stakeholders say about him
“Maradona is a God to the people of Naples. Maradona changed history. In 80 years.
Maldini says:” Maradona never complained. “I consider myself a quick player with the ball, but he was even more so.
No other person than Deadly Diego Maradona was a one-man force of nature; a tornado of a man who could rip through defenses, bury from dead balls, which is a legend for Argentino’s Juniors, Barcelona, Boca Juniors, Napoli Newell’s Old Boys, and Sevilla, he one of the greatest ever footballers and not just No.10s.
Achievement
4X FOOTBALLER OF THE YEAR
1986 SSC Napoli
1981 CA Boca Juniors
1980 AA Argentinos Juniors
1979 AA Argentinos Juniors
5X TOP GOAL SCORER
87/88 Serie A – 15 Goals
87/88 IItaly Cup – 8 Goals
79/80 Professional Football League (- 23/24) – 17 Goals
78/79 Professional Football League (- 23/24) – 12 Goals
77/78 Professional Football League (- 23/24) -22 goals
1X WORLD CUP WINNER
1986 Argentina
2X ITALIAN CHAMPION
89/90 SSC Napoli
86/87 SSC Napoli
1X UEFA CUP WINNER
88/89 SSC Napoli
1X SPANISH CUP WINNER
82/83 FC Barcelona
1X ITALIAN CUP WINNER
86/87 SSC Napoli
1X ITALIAN SUPER CUP WINNER
90/91 SSC Napoli
2
Number 2 on the list of top 10 players to wear jersey no 10 is given to the youngest player ever to play and win a World Cup with him scoring two goals in the final and the Men’s Guinness Book of World Records recognizes him as the player with the most career goals in football with 1,279 goals.
Hear from the stakeholders
Messi said, this has changed it all. He turned football into art, into entertainment. He gave voice to the poor, to the blacks and especially, he gave visibility to Brazil.
Johan Cruyff: “Pele was the only footballer who surpassed the boundaries of logic.”
Michel Platini: “There’s Pele the man, and then Pele the player. And to play like Pele is to play like God.
Franz Beckenbauer: “Pele is the greatest player of all time. He reigned supreme for 20 years.
Ronaldo said Pele was an “inspiration to so many millions.”
No other person than an icon
Edson Arantes do Nascimento (Brazil), known as Pele.
17X TOP GOAL SCORER
72/73 Campeonato Paulista – 11 Goals
68/69 Campeonato Paulista – 26 Goals
64/65 Copa Libertadores- 7 Goals
64/65 Campeonato Paulista – 49 Goals
63/64 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A – 34 Goals
63/64 Campeonato Paulista – 34 Goals
62/63 Intercontinental Cup- 2 Goals
62/63 Campeonato Paulista – 22 Goals
61/62 Intercontinental Cup – 5 Goals
61/62 Campeonato Paulista – 37 Goals
60/61 Campeonato Brasileiro Série A – 9 Goals
60/61 Campeonato Paulista – 47 Goals
59/60 Campeonato Paulista – 32 Goals
58/59 Campeonato Sudamericano 1959- 8 Goals
58/59 Campeonato Paulista – 46 Goals
57/58 Campeonato Paulista – 58 Goals
56/57 Campeonato Paulista – 36 Goals
3X WORLD CUP WINNER
1970 Brazil
1962 Brazil
1958 Brazil
6X BRAZILIAN CHAMPION
1968 Santos FC
1965 Santos FC
1964 Santos FC
1963 Santos FC
1962 Santos FC
1961 Santos FC
2X COPA LIBERTADORES WINNER
62/63 Santos FC
61/62 Santos FC
2X INTERCONTINENTAL CUP WINNER
1963 Santos FC
1962 Santos FC
1X NASL SOCCER BOWL CHAMPION
76/77 New York Cosmos
10X CAMPEÃO PAULISTA
72/73 Santos FC
68/69 Santos FC
67/68 Santos FC
66/67 Santos FC
64/65 Santos FC
63/64 Santos FC
61/62 Santos FC
60/61 Santos FC
59/60 Santos FC
57/58 Santos FC
1
The number 1 on the list of the top 10 players who wear jersey#10 is
The player who they described as a fellow
Zinedine Zidane describing Him
🤩👇 🎩 “With just one word: ‘Magic’.
Carlo Ancelotti once said, “one of the best opponents — I never spoke to the players about him, otherwise they would get scared.”
Dijk said,” I had never feared a player until I faced him, because you cannot predict what he will do.
José Mourinho gets asked about which player helped him develop the most as a coach: “It was him. Because every time we played against him, he forced me to think a lot.
Paolo Maldini says: “Some of the greatest players I’ve faced are Maradona and Ronaldo. I didn’t play against Him —thank God for that!”
Pepe is the player who created many problems for
Pep Guardiola: “This guy is the BEST passer I’ve ever seen, because he has done it really, really close to the box.
Cr7: “I was a rival of his for years, and I have a lot of respect for him.
The man in question is Lionel Andrés “Leo” Messi, the golden leg 🦵 In 2025, he was named the All-Time Men’s World Best Player by the IFFHS. He is the most decorated player in the history of professional football, having won 45 team trophies.
Records
Messi’s records include most goals in a calendar year (91), most goals for a single club (672 for Barcelona), most goals in La Liga (474), most goal contributions in the FIFA World Cup (21), and most goal contributions in the Copa América (32)
Achievement
23X TOP GOAL SCORER
22/23 Leagues Cup- 10 Goals
20/21 Copa América – 4 Goals
20/21 LaLiga – 30 Goals
19/20 LaLiga – 25 Goals
18/19 UEFA Champions League – 12 Goals
18/19 LaLiga – 36 Goals
17/18 LaLiga – 34 Goals
16/17 Copa del Rey – 5 Goals
16/17 LaLiga – 37 Goals
15/16 Copa del Rey – 5 Goals
14/15 UEFA Champions League – 10 Goals
13/14 Copa del Rey – 5 Goals
12/13 LaLiga – 46 Goals
11/12 FIFA Club World Cup- 2 Goals
11/12 UEFA Champions League – 14 Goals
11/12 LaLiga – 50 Goals
10/11 Copa del Rey – 7 Goals
10/11 UEFA Champions League – 12 Goals
09/10 LaLiga – 34 Goals
09/10 UEFA Champions League – 8 Goals
08/09 Copa del Rey- 6 Goals
08/09 UEFA Champions League – 9 Goals
04/05 U20 World Cup – 6 Goals
9X PLAYER OF THE YEAR
18/19 LaLiga
17/18 LaLiga
16/17 LaLiga
14/15 LaLiga
12/13 LaLiga
11/12 LaLiga
10/11 LaLiga
09/10 LaLiga
08/09 LaLiga
4X TM—PLAYER OF THE SEASON
2021 Spain
2020 Spain
2019 Spain
2018 Spain
1X WORLD CUP WINNER
2022 Argentina
2X COPA AMÉRICA WINNER
23/24 Argentina
20/21 Argentina
4X CHAMPIONS LEAGUE WINNER
14/15 FC Barcelona
10/11 FC Barcelona
08/09 FC Barcelona
05/06 FC Barcelona
10X SPANISH CHAMPION
18/19 FC Barcelona
17/18 FC Barcelona
15/16 FC Barcelona
14/15 FC Barcelona
12/13 FC Barcelona
10/11 FC Barcelona
09/10 FC Barcelona
08/09 FC Barcelona
05/06 FC Barcelona
04/05 FC Barcelona
2X FRENCH CHAMPION
22/23 Paris Saint-Germain
21/22 Paris Saint-Germain
3X UEFA SUPERCUP WINNER
15/16 FC Barcelona
11/12 FC Barcelona
09/10 FC Barcelona
3X FIFA CLUB WORLD CUP WINNER
2016 FC Barcelona
2012 FC Barcelona
2010 FC Barcelona
7X SPANISH CUP WINNER
20/21 FC Barcelona
17/18 FC Barcelona
16/17 FC Barcelona
15/16 FC Barcelona
14/15 FC Barcelona
11/12 FC Barcelona
08/09 FC Barcelona
8X SPANISH SUPER CUP WINNER
18/19 FC Barcelona
16/17 FC Barcelona
13/14 FC Barcelona
11/12 FC Barcelona
10/11 FC Barcelona
09/10 FC Barcelona
06/07 FC Barcelona
05/06 FC Barcelona
1X SUPPORTERS’ SHIELD WINNER
23/24 Inter Miami CF
1X LEAGUES CUP WINNER
2023 Inter Miami CF
1X UNDER-20 WORLD CUP CHAMPION
2005 Argetina
1X CONMEBOL-UEFA CUP OF CHAMPIONS WINNER
21/22 Argentina
1X FRENCH SUPER CUP WINNER
22/23 Paris Saint-Germain
1X OLYMPIC MEDALIST
2008 Argentina Olympic Team
