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The 12 Greatest Footballers to Wear the Number 16

By YPB Team

Captains, anchors, wingers and even a goalkeeper have all carried the same number on very different shoulders. Where do you stand?

  1. Sergio Busquets — ranked #11
    Sergio Busquets
    The Barcelona anchor who inherited the number 16 shirt and controlled midfields for club and country.
    1000pts
  2. Philipp Lahm — ranked #22
    Philipp Lahm
    The Germany full-back who wore 16 and lifted the 2014 World Cup as captain.
    1000pts
  3. Sergio Aguero — ranked #33
    Sergio Aguero
    Manchester City's record scorer, who wore 16 when he scored the title-winning goal in 2012.
    800pts
  4. Roy Keane — ranked #44
    Roy Keane
    Manchester United's fierce captain who wore 16 through the club's trophy-laden treble era.
    600pts
  5. Abou Diaby — ranked #55
    Abou Diaby
    The elegant Arsenal midfielder whose number 16 career was defined by immense talent and cruel injuries.
    600pts
  6. Aaron Ramsey — ranked #66
    Aaron Ramsey
    The Welsh midfielder who wore 16 at Arsenal and scored the 2014 FA Cup final winner.
    491pts
  7. Rodri — ranked #77
    Rodri
    Manchester City and Spain's holding midfielder, a Ballon d'Or winner who wears 16 for club and country.
    491pts
  8. Edouard Mendy — ranked #88
    Edouard Mendy
    The Chelsea goalkeeper who wore 16 and was named the world's best keeper in 2021.
    491pts
  9. Mark van Bommel — ranked #99
    Mark van Bommel
    The combative Dutch midfielder who wore 16 for the Netherlands at the 2010 World Cup.
    360pts
  10. Michael Carrick — ranked #1010
    Michael Carrick
    The composed deep-lying midfielder who wore 16 across a decorated Manchester United career.
    360pts
  11. Arjen Robben — ranked #1111
    Arjen Robben
    The flying Dutch winger who wore 16 during his Chelsea years before Bayern glory.
    360pts
  12. Kolo Toure — ranked #1212
    Kolo Toure
    The Ivorian defender who wore 16 during Arsenal's Invincibles era and beyond.
    200pts

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Squad numbers are the loosest thing that can put two footballers on the same list, and this one runs twelve deep: https://youpick.best/articles/where-does-rodri-actually-rank

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