Who is the best number 9 in Chelsea history?
Clinical finishers and hard-working centre-forwards from across Europe and South America have all worn Chelsea's coveted number 9. Who made the shirt legendary?
1Didier Drogba
Though he wore #11 for most of his Chelsea career, Drogba is the greatest striker the club has ever had — four Premier League titles, three FA Cups and a Champions League winner.
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2Liam Delap
Young English striker signed in 2025 who took the famous number 9 shirt, tasked with ending Chelsea's long wait for a truly dominant centre-forward.
699pts
3Fernando Torres
Wore #9 after a £50 million transfer in 2011, winning the Champions League and Europa League despite a prolonged struggle to recapture his Liverpool form.
636pts
4Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink
Wore #9 from 2000 to 2004, scoring 87 goals in 177 appearances and winning the 2000–01 Premier League Golden Boot with 23 goals.
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5Radamel Falcao
Colombian striker who wore #9 on loan in 2015–16, once rated among the world's best number 9s but battling injury throughout a difficult season.
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6Romelu Lukaku
Belgian powerhouse who wore #9 after a €115 million re-signing in 2021, a world-class striker who ultimately could not recapture his best form at Stamford Bridge.
518pts
7Gianluca Vialli
Italian legend who wore #9 and later became player-manager, helping Chelsea win the FA Cup in 1997 and bringing Italian sophistication to west London.
194pts
8Álvaro Morata
Spanish striker who wore #9 from 2017 to 2019, scoring 24 goals despite an inconsistent spell that embodied Chelsea's infamous curse of the number 9.
194pts
9Gonzalo Higuaín
Argentine striker who wore #9 on loan in 2019, bringing World Cup and Champions League pedigree to Chelsea in a brief but notable spell.
194pts
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